|
08-10-2010, 11:41 AM
|
#1
|
it's always something
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 1999
Posts: 11,615
|
Edible Paper Chips
Snack chips made from paper, flavored with organic flavors. Practically calorie free
Flavors will include mint, blueberry, cheddar and wasabi.
Apparently they will be on the shelves sometime this fall.
http://www.hafsteinnjuliusson.com/slim-chips/
It sounds crazy, but if the ingredients are all natural and there's nothing funky in there, then I'd try them. At least the mint.
How about you?
|
|
|
08-10-2010, 11:43 AM
|
#2
|
is super awesome.
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Akron, Ohio
Posts: 1,763
S/C/G: ...ticker...
Height: 5'7"
|
Ooo, I'd try the wasabi!
|
|
|
08-10-2010, 12:55 PM
|
#3
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Michigan
Posts: 161
S/C/G: (HW=174)154/ticker/125
Height: 5'1"
|
I don 't know about that, but the website is interesting and fun. But I used to eat paper in elementary school, and it's wasn't that great.
|
|
|
08-10-2010, 02:30 PM
|
#4
|
Losing the baby weight
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Prince George, British Columbia
Posts: 1,696
S/C/G: 224/183/140
Height: 5"4
|
I don't know if the whole 'It's like eating tasty air' does it for me, haha.
I would try it at least once if it was available. I'd go for cheddar or wasabi, as long as there is no gluten.
|
|
|
08-10-2010, 09:10 PM
|
#5
|
Pretty harmless really...
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Location, location!
Posts: 1,139
S/C/G: Maintaining 142-148
Height: 5 ft 8.5" athlete who can give a punch & certainly take one too! :)
|
What a concept! ROFLMAO I can only imagine the price tag on a bag of these suckers! Colorful and oh so yummy like- bring on the bag of blueberry- okay NOT! Albeit it will cause gas & someone may get "PLUGGED UP" from having too much paper consumption!
|
|
|
08-11-2010, 04:17 PM
|
#6
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Oklahoma
Posts: 2,544
S/C/G: 191/Ticker/140
Height: 5'3" Age 51
|
Hmmmm...based in Iceland.....I see it taking years to hit the markets in the U.S. with all the testing that is probably required??
I suppose people will overeat paper as much as they do snack foods, though. Then have a bowel obstruction.
|
|
|
08-11-2010, 04:21 PM
|
#7
|
Just Me
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Maryland
Posts: 14,707
S/C/G: 364/--/182
Height: 5'6"
|
I don't think I'd eat this. I think kale chips are a much better option, now if they wouldn't be so expensive, I could eat them all the time. (Although they are fairly easy to make and I have made them myself)
|
|
|
08-11-2010, 04:23 PM
|
#8
|
Moderating Mama
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Woodland, CA
Posts: 11,712
S/C/G: 295/200/175
Height: 5' 8"
|
These were in Food Network magazine as well. I think it's just...odd. And really, do we need to encourage mindless eating? Even if it is paper?
|
|
|
08-11-2010, 08:48 PM
|
#9
|
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Minneapolis
Posts: 1,214
S/C/G: 307.2/249.4/150.0
Height: 5 feet 4
|
Edible PAPER???? Oh ickkkkkkk. One time I picked up a bag of Atkins chips to eat with my lunch: the darn things tasted like cardboard sprayed with Chee-tos cheez!
|
|
|
08-11-2010, 09:06 PM
|
#10
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Wausau, WI
Posts: 13,383
S/C/G: SW:394/310/180
Height: 5'6"
|
I can't imagine it having any real appeal for the average person, or even the average dieter. For most folks (at best), I would expect it to be a novelty item (a practical joke or a one-time experiment).
Sadly I think it will have the most appeal to the people for whom it would be most unhealthy - crash dieters and people with eating disorders.
Last edited by kaplods; 08-11-2010 at 09:08 PM.
|
|
|
08-11-2010, 09:09 PM
|
#11
|
Moderating Mama
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Woodland, CA
Posts: 11,712
S/C/G: 295/200/175
Height: 5' 8"
|
What's interesting is that if they marketed in a different way, I can totally see it appealing to dieters in general, like the Shirataki noodles.
Change "eat our chips made of low-calorie paper" to "our chips are made of cellulose fiber, which allows us to make these great-tasting chips with practically no calories". Both are true - one is novelty, and one is a diet product.
|
|
|
08-11-2010, 09:11 PM
|
#12
|
Dresses and Heels.
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Mesa, AZ
Posts: 440
S/C/G: 284/Ticker/140ish
Height: 5'7"
|
I kind of thought it was a joke! But I would try the wasabi... I'm wondering about the sodium content.
|
|
|
08-11-2010, 09:15 PM
|
#13
|
It's about time
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Portland, Oregon
Posts: 1,252
S/C/G: 300/ticker/175
Height: 5'5"
|
This almost seems like a practical joke, but I'd definitely check out the cheddar one! I love snacking on crispy things.
|
|
|
08-18-2010, 09:07 AM
|
#14
|
banned
Join Date: Feb 2010
Posts: 882
|
Sounds a bit weird, and it would probably be super expensive.
|
|
|
08-18-2010, 09:26 AM
|
#15
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Midwest
Posts: 745
S/C/G: 195.5/130/120
Height: 5' 6"
|
The restaurant moto in Chicago does this. Their menu is printed on edible paper made from soybeans that is flavored. I don't have the kind of cash it takes to eat there though, so I can't tell you how it is!
For charity, Moto also infuses sheets of paper with over 2,000 calories and sends them to starving children around the world. Cheap to ship with a long shelf life.
Sorry for the t/j, I've just always found that so interesting.
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT -4. The time now is 10:00 PM.
|