Ruffles - Reduced Fat Potato Chips Review

I must frankly admit that when it comes to potato chips, I nurse a secret fondness for the "real thing", the original version -- savory, salty, and tending to leave a greasy spot on a paper plate.  That's what I really like but harsh reality demands that we also try to cultivate a taste for that which is better for us ... namely, Ruffles Reduced Fat Potato Chips.  This healthy alternative product is to me a little dryer and harder than the original but still have the same delicious taste.  Their ingredient list is mercifully short ... potatoes, sunflower oil, and salt.  That's important to note because you should not confuse Ruffles Reduced Fat Potato Chips with the treacherous Ruffles Fat Free Potato Chips containing Olestra and other unholy and barely pronounceable things which are specifically designed to make you sick and rush through your system without being digested properly.  No, Ruffles Reduced Fat Potato Chips contain harmless natural ingredients, just less fat.

STATS:

One ounces of Ruffles Reduced Fat Potato Chips constitutes a single serving containing 140 calories with 60 calories from fat.  There are seven grams total fat, one gram saturated fat, zero each trans fat and cholesterol, 180 mg. sodium, 310 grams potassium, 18 grams total carbs, one gram dietary fiber, zero sugars, two grams protein, 2% (D.V.) Iron and 10% Vitamin C.  Yes, the fat is still a little high but it is 25% less than the original version and remember, these are potato chips ... an occasional snack and a special treat.

TASTE TIP:

Ruffles Reduced Fat Potato Chips are good all by themselves.  Of course, there is also the option of sticking these reduced fat wonders in a Lipton sour cream onion dip but even that treacherous course provides an opportunity for damage control -- make the dip with Breakstone's Reduced Fat Sour Cream!