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Good Health Veggie Straws, Sea Salt
Snacks, Chips & Dips
📊 NOVA 4🌱 Vegan🌾 Gluten-Free🥛 Dairy-Free

Good Health Veggie Straws, Sea Salt

Good Health
6.25 oz
Available at Foodtown
160
Calories
1g
Protein
290mg
Sodium
1g
Fiber
37
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Good Health Veggie Straws, Sea Salt (6.25 oz) sits squarely in the grocery snack aisle—often on middle shelves near potato chips, pretzels, and other branded "better-for-you" chips. You'll also find it placed close to the natural snacks section or endcaps highlighting reduced-fat or plant-forward alternatives. This product works for grab-and-go shopping trips, lunchbox fills, after-school snacks, movie nights, and casual entertaining when a lighter, crisp option is wanted. The brand projects a health-conscious, family-friendly persona: Good Health markets toward parents and shoppers who want snack convenience but prefer vegetable-derived claims and perceived cleaner ingredients. Packaging emphasizes health halos—"veggie" in the name, sea salt, and avocado oil—to signal a more natural or wholesome choice; there is no organic certification on the label, and kid-targeted imagery is minimal compared with brightly branded children’s snacks. In plain processing terms, these are a manufactured extruded snack made from potato starch and vegetable powders rather than whole-cut vegetables. Sensory notes: the straws are light, airy and crunchy with a uniform hollow tube shape that snaps crisply and carries a saline, subtly savory flavor; color comes from vegetable extracts and turmeric rather than synthetic dyes. The 6.25 oz plastic bag is resealable in some formats or a standard heat-seal bag in others, encouraging the ritual of sharing from a bowl at parties or reaching in for solitary handfuls while watching TV. Nutrition cues on the front (calories per serving, sea salt) create a moderated indulgence narrative for shoppers seeking convenience with a vegetable-oriented twist.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 oz
Servings per Container: 6
Calories160
% Daily Value*
Total Fat9g12%
Saturated Fat1g5%
Sodium290mg13%
Total Carbohydrate18g7%
Dietary Fiber1g4%
Protein1g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

Veggie, Straws, (Potato, Starch,, Dehydrated, Potato,, Salt,, Tomato, Powder,, Potassium, Chloride,, Dehydrated, Parsley,, Dehydrated, Green, Pepper,, Spinach, Powder,, Dehydrated, Oregano,, Garlic, Powder,, Turmeric, [Color],, Paprika, Extract, [Color],, Radish, Extract, [Color],, Carrot, Extract, [Color]),, Avocado, Oil,, Sea, Salt..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • Avocado Oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Turmeric - Artificial coloring
  • Paprika Extract - Artificial coloring
  • Radish Extract - Artificial coloring
  • Carrot Extract - Artificial coloring
No Seed OilNo Additive

Dietary Labels

This product is vegan, is gluten-free, and is not organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

The product is an industrially processed extruded snack made from isolated potato starch, added flavorings, color extracts, and oils—characteristics of ultra-processed foods (NOVA 4). Ingredients are not whole foods but reconstituted components formulated into a ready-to-eat snack.

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Common Questions about Good Health Veggie Straws, Sea Salt

It depends on your definition of healthy! These veggie straws are lower in sugar and contain some vegetable powders, which can give you a little nutritional boost. However, they’re still a processed snack and not a substitute for fresh veggies. If you're looking for a crunchy treat that’s not too heavy, they can fit into a balanced diet.

Perfect For

movie-night
game-day-prep
back-to-school

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