Are these snacks ok?
 

I found these snapea crisps today at the Better Health store.

Ingredients:
green peas, corn oil, rice, salt

150 calories, 8 grams of fat, less than 1g sugar, 5g protein

They are so good, I'm sure they are not SBD friendly.

I think with the corn oil and rice assuming it is white rice these are not SBD friendly. I am sure someone with more experience will also chime in.

Tammie

Unfortunately, the rice in these make them unsuitable for the SBD. Sorry. :(

Did you know... that ounce for ounce, these are only about 2 calories and 1 gram of fat less than regular, full fat, salted potato chips? That's right. I did say 2 calories! And.... about a gram less carb and equal in sugar. They aren't really any healthier than a bag of Lays! Maybe you could make your own.. not fried in corn oil and not inclusive of rice.. that's a little healthier?

I don't have my book here in front of me, but don't peas have a high glycemic index count?

But I have to agree that the Snapeas ARE good :)

Yes, green peas are a high GI but sugar snap and snow peas are fine because the pea seeds are not well developed.

I bought some snap peas for my hummus so not this time but maybe one day I will try roasting them with some wasabi powder and olive oil?

I love snap peas and or sugar pease plain. I like the crunch I get from them. I think they would be good with the olive oil. I have never seen wasabi powder. I think they would be yummy roasted in some olive oil and sea salt, but then I would lose my crunch. HMMM

I bought my wasabi powdered (mix with water to get the consistency of the stuff you get with sushi). It was like $4 or so and looks like this.

They're essentially corn curls made with a batter of peas instead of corn. They're shaped like snap peas and the come in plain and Caesar flavors, and sold in bright green bags - all that combines to makes them seem much healthier than they are. Definitely a wolf in sheeps clothing.

Hubby bought me a bag of those a few weeks ago when I was sick, because he remembered how much I love them and used to eat them, and the pretty green bag made him think they had to be healthy.

He forgot that I haven't bought them in years, not because I couldn't find them, but because they're high-carb junk (Yummy, but junk).

In Wisconsin and Illinois, they're usually found in asian groceries, health food stores, and the health food or asian aisle of a few grocery stores, which only adds to the illusion that they're better for you than they are.

Interestingly, I read an article recently that grassy green packaging is becoming much more popular, because shoppers associate those greens with the contents of the package being "healthy." There's no logical reason to believe that green packages guarantee a healthy product, but the association is there to the point that even label reading didn't entirely compensate for the effect. Even shoppers who read the labels and considered themselves health-conscious were still more likely to buy items packaged in green regardless of the actual healthfulness of the item.

Interesting, Kaplods. Something to keep in mind.

Wow that is so interesting, I'll have to really keep this in mind when shopping from now on. I can see this being very true.