I am always on the lookout for healthier food options, so I'd been wanting to try Flat Earth chips ever since I saw the TV commercial. I thought, Well, here's something that seems tasty and nutritious - I'll give it a go.
Yesterday, at Subway, I found some small bags of Flat Earth and decided to try the stuff. They do taste good, but when I got home and inspected the bag more closely, I was a bit disappointed.
Although a 1.25 oz bag only contains 7 grams of fat, it also contains 260 mg of sodium!! Yikes. Not exactly heart-healthy.
Looking at the ingredients, I noticed some names that I highly doubt are found in nature:
Corn maltodextrin
Mono and diglycerides
Beet juice concentrate (the concentrate is what gets me)
Disodium phosphate
Dextrose
Artificial flavours
Sodium caseinate
Why can't they just put normal salt in the things? Dextrose, I know, is a type of sugar that can be found naturally in honey and fruit, but it can also be synthetically obtained from starch.
Really, if I want a completely natural snack, I can make a salad or go to my grandmother's house and pick blackberries, but it would be really nice to be able to have 'junk food' that was good for me, too. I've been trying to forge healthier eating habits, so I've been very picky about labels.
By all means, go out and try Flat Earth - it's good stuff, and a lot healthier in some ways than regular chips; just don't expect them to be as natural as they claim.
One snack that has not disappointed me: Soy Joy!!
