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Sensible Portions Garden Veggie Chips, Sea Salt
Snacks, Chips & Dips
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Sensible Portions Garden Veggie Chips, Sea Salt

Sensible Portions
5 oz
Available at Foodtown
130
Calories
1g
Protein
1g
Sugars
230mg
Sodium
30
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Sensible Portions Garden Veggie Chips, Sea Salt is a branded better-for-you snack you’d spot on the supermarket snack aisle, shelved with potato chips, alternative chips and the brand’s own veggie straws—often placed near other health-forward crunchy snacks and sometimes in an endcap with lunchbox or kids’ snacks. The 5 oz bag presents a bright, approachable package that leans into natural cues and a “smart snack” message: a callout about “30% less fat than the leading potato chip,” sea salt, and vegetable-derived colors. It’s aimed at parents and adults seeking a lighter, kid-friendly chip option—people who want indulgence with a health halo. Label language highlights simple-sounding ingredients like potato and spinach powders and uses phrases that imply wholesomeness without organic certification. In plain terms, this product is a manufactured snack made from processed potato flours and starches, vegetable powders, and refined oils and salt; it’s not a fresh whole food. Sensory experience is airy and wavy: thin, crunchy ridged chips with a light salty finish and faint vegetal notes from dehydrated spinach and tomato. The bag is single-serve to small-shared size—portable for lunchboxes, picnics or quick cravings—and the ritual is casual: students tucking a chip into a sandwich, friends crunching at a movie night, or a parent packing a slightly “healthier” alternative to classic chips. It sits squarely in American grocery culture as a convenience snack that balances craving and perceived nutrition, traded for processing and added manufacturing to deliver consistent texture, shelf life, and brand familiarity.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 oz
Servings per Container: 5
Calories130
% Daily Value*
Total Fat7g9%
Saturated Fat1g5%
Sodium230mg10%
Total Carbohydrate16g6%
Total Sugars1g
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

Potato, Flour,, Potato, Starch,, Expeller, Pressed, Canola, Oil, and/or, Sunflower, Oil, and/or, Safflower, Oil,, Salt,, Cane, Sugar,, Dehydrated, Spinach,, Dehydrated, Tomato,, Potassium, Chloride,, Beetroot, Powder, (Color),, Turmeric, (Color),, Sea, Salt..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • Canola Oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Sunflower Oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Safflower Oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Expeller Pressed Canola Oil - Processed emulsifier
  • Sunflower Oil - Processed emulsifier
  • Safflower Oil - Processed emulsifier
  • Beetroot Powder (Color) - Artificial coloring
  • Turmeric (Color) - Artificial coloring
No Seed OilNo EmulsifierNo Additive

Dietary Labels

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

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

Contains industrially processed ingredients (potato flour/starch, refined oils, vegetable powders, added sugar and salt) and is a packaged formulation designed for convenience and long shelf life, consistent with ultra-processed foods.

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Common Questions about Sensible Portions Garden Veggie Chips, Sea Salt

Well, 'healthy' can be a bit subjective, right? These chips are relatively low in sugar and contain some veggies like dehydrated spinach and tomato, which is a nice bonus. However, they're not exactly a powerhouse of nutrients, so think of them as a fun snack rather than a health food.

Perfect For

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

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