Potassium Chips???

@porwest (78726)
United States
December 18, 2018 7:41pm CST
I love potato chips, and in fact, these were always a very big favorite nighttime snack for me. But since my salt restriction I have been avoiding them. So, I got to thinking. There is that No Salt salt substitute which has been marketed for years...and NO SALT is apparently what that is... I have read that potassium is a good thing to have to help wash out any salt in our bodies... What if I made homemade potato chips and "salted" them with NO SALT? I wonder if I did this could I have my cake and eat it too? I already know how to make homemade potato chips. It's actually a simple recipe. You simply slice potatoes thin, and put them into an icy bath, then fry them minimally, and serve them. But mostly you have to make these fresh. I wonder if there is a way that I could make a batch of homemade potato chips, 'salt' them with NO SALT, and store them for about a week? This might be something worth looking into, and I could still have my favorite nighttime snack. Anyone have any suggestions how I might be able to pull this off? If I had to make the potato chips fresh every time when I am ready for a snack, I would probably never do it.
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@JudyEv (323748)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Dec 18
We baked some chips once but the best of these were the sweet potato and parsnip ones. Can't remember if the potato ones were nice or not. With baking chips there is no fat involved either.
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@JudyEv (323748)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 Jan 19
@porwest Probably you'd call them potato crisps rather than 'chips'.
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@porwest (78726)
• United States
5 Jan 19
@JudyEv Maybe. Is this going to go back to that tyre conversation?
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@porwest (78726)
• United States
31 Dec 18
Yeah. I imagine baking them would add an additional healthy benefit to them. Never tried baking them though.
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@marlina (154183)
• Canada
19 Dec 18
I would never bother making my own potato chips. I prefer buying them and eating less of them.
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@porwest (78726)
• United States
31 Dec 18
@marlina Just interested in reducing my salt, and wondering if making them at home and using No Salt substitute would help to do that. I am sure there is a reduced sodium variety out there but usually they want an arm and a leg for anything like that.
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@porwest (78726)
• United States
31 Dec 18
@Moon24 One of the secrets is to soak them in an icy bath before frying them to keep them golden and crispy.
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@Moon24 (22396)
• Serbia
19 Dec 18
It is easy. But i will love to make chips myself once.
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@skysnap (20154)
19 Dec 18
I love banana chips. It's pity i can't have it regularly.
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@porwest (78726)
• United States
2 Jan 19
I have tried banana chips several ways, and none of them were ever good to me.
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@sofssu (23662)
19 Dec 18
You could deep fry until golden brown and store it or just bake it and store it. I always do that..
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@sofssu (23662)
2 Jan 19
@porwest Easily a week ..
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@porwest (78726)
• United States
2 Jan 19
I wonder how long they would actually keep though.
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@porwest (78726)
• United States
5 Jan 19
@sofssu You think? Because that could work for me.
@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
19 Dec 18
It sounds like a good alternative.
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
1 Jan 19
@porwest I bet they turn out good.
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@porwest (78726)
• United States
4 Jan 19
@just4him Still haven't given them a go. I am sure they will be good fresh, but not sure how well they will keep.
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@porwest (78726)
• United States
31 Dec 18
I have never used No Salt. But I think the next time I am out and about I might pick some up if for no other reason than pure curiosity.
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@dgobucks226 (34202)
19 Dec 18
I thought you were going to provide some big discovery for tasty non-salt potato chips. That would be some feat for sure! My suggestion eat your chips in moderation and look for low-salt alternatives. It beats the time you will put in making your own
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@porwest (78726)
• United States
31 Dec 18
Please stay tuned. I swear I am going to make myself into a billionaire coming up with a complete line of tasty foods that are salt free. Seems to be a "health" spot in the market seriously lacking. Of course, I am all talk. But you just wait. I might actually do this. Worst case scenario I start developing some recipes for salt free cooking that are delicious and I will make millions from it. Probably wishful thinking...but...stranger things have happened.
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@dgobucks226 (34202)
3 Jan 19
@porwest Wishing you the best of luck on your quest for the tastiest salt-free potato chip! What a discovery that would be
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@porwest (78726)
• United States
6 Jan 19
@dgobucks226 Indeed.
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@RasmaSandra (72527)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
19 Dec 18
Hope you can find a way to make a very big batch to last for a while. Perhaps this might help.
https://www.ehow.com/how_7728511_store-homemade-potato-chips.html
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@porwest (78726)
• United States
31 Dec 18
I will have to check that out. Thank you.
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@DianneN (246452)
• United States
19 Dec 18
They do make unsalted potato chips, but they would take some getting used to. I doubt your own would store well.
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@porwest (78726)
• United States
31 Dec 18
I am sure they do make unsalted chips. I just don't want to pay an arm and a leg for them. Potatoes are cheap, but I agree they probably would not store well at all.
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@andriaperry (116876)
• Anniston, Alabama
19 Dec 18
I actually take potassium and it had helped my blood pressure. No I love potato chips and I cant have them because of salt and diabetes, that is why I had to give up my wonderful delicious lays dill chips.
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@porwest (78726)
• United States
31 Dec 18
I wonder what would be a good dose to take on the potassium thing? I don't want to overdo it. I wonder if I should talk to my doctor before I start taking any? As for chips I have not been able to go cold turkey. I now count my chips. lol
@hillhjill (23664)
• United States
19 Dec 18
I hope you can find a good way to make homemade chips last longer.
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@hillhjill (23664)
• United States
31 Dec 18
@porwest I don't know lol.
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@porwest (78726)
• United States
31 Dec 18
@hillhjill Well, if you find an answer, please do let me know. Of course, BHT is probably some sort of salt, so not sure if I would be accomplishing anything really. Ugh. This just sucks. Of ALL the things I'd have to give up. Salt. Which is in practically EVERYTHING.
@porwest (78726)
• United States
31 Dec 18
Anyone know where I can buy BHT? I think that's one of those preservatives they put in most of the crap we buy in the store.
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@Lexibeby (425)
• Oakland, California
7 Jan 19
Are they banana flavored?
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@Lexibeby (425)
• Oakland, California
11 Jan 19
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@porwest (78726)
• United States
10 Jan 19
Oh no. I could never eat a banana chip. If I do these they will be potato chips with a No Salt substitute.
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@Lexibeby (425)
• Oakland, California
30 Dec 18
As long as there not hard like pork rinds I love them :)
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@Lexibeby (425)
• Oakland, California
1 Jan 19
@porwest for sure lol
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@Lexibeby (425)
• Oakland, California
4 Jan 19
@Lexibeby what do they taste like?
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@porwest (78726)
• United States
31 Dec 18
Yeah. I would have to agree with you there. I want a little crunch, but don't want to break my teeth on them.
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@CarolDM (203478)
• Nashville, Tennessee
28 Dec 18
I buy the low salt Pringles but there is still salt.
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@porwest (78726)
• United States
2 Jan 19
Still, lower salt is better than full-on salt I suppose. I just have to keep it under 2000 mg per day.
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@porwest (78726)
• United States
3 Jan 19
@CarolDM According to everything I have read, most people take in WAY more salt than they need, and way more salt than they should. It only becomes a problem when you start to develop health issues that make it a really bad thing, such as my high blood pressure.
@CarolDM (203478)
• Nashville, Tennessee
2 Jan 19
@porwest Yes anything you can do to cut back is a good thing. We should all cut back on salt.
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• Rupert, Idaho
20 Dec 18
That sounds like an interesting idea....worth trying out! There are lower sodium chips, out there but I don't know how low they actually are.
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@porwest (78726)
• United States
2 Jan 19
It is probably something similar to the unsalted tops saltines I buy. The regular saltines have 135 mg of salt per serving while the unsalted top ones only have 35 mg per serving.
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• Rupert, Idaho
3 Jan 19
@porwest Yeah, that is very true...I have seen the saltines...so probably similar.
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• Rupert, Idaho
5 Jan 19
@porwest I haven't heard of Ruler, we don't have that here. Yes, sounds like Walmart's has a little more...but not too bad. And that's good that you can still have up to 2000. And that's great that you bought the no salt! Will definitely help balance the salt and give you extra potassium! Sounds good to add that to your fish. Hope it is just as good :)
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@maezee (42003)
• United States
19 Dec 18
Maybe I missed it but where would the potassium come from?
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@porwest (78726)
• United States
2 Jan 19
The No Salt brand salt substitute is made from potassium.
@lady1993 (27225)
• Philippines
19 Dec 18
Healthy potato chips sound good. Do tell us if you decide to try it
• India
19 Dec 18
Here in India, we have a different recipe for potato chips. It would taste diff from that fresh ones. We cut them into thin slices , boil water , put the cut chips into boiling water , after 5 mins , strain water and dry them into sun by spreading each one of them onto some spreadsheet. After they dry up, store them into some container. When u wish to eat them, fry and sprinkle NO SALT :)
@Tampa_girl7 (48855)
• United States
19 Dec 18
I'm not sure how long they can be stored.
@Courage7 (19635)
• United States
19 Dec 18
Very good idea and they would taste yummy. I have no idea how to pull that off tho.
@Moon24 (22396)
• Serbia
19 Dec 18
I buy salty potato chips. I never made chips.
@Moon24 (22396)
• Serbia
17 Feb 19
@playertwo I eat salty or ketchup chips only.