7 Best Potato Chip Brands Made With Just 3 Ingredients

Most potato chip recipes online require just three ingredients: Potatoes, salt, and oil. And, curiously enough, many grocery store brands also make their chips with just a trio of ingredients. “Potato chips made with just three ingredients (potatoes, oil, and salt) are about as simple as a packaged snack gets,” says Tara Collingwood, MS, RDN, CSSD, LD/N, ACSM-CPT, a Board Certified Sports Dietitian and co-author of the Flat Belly Cookbook for Dummies. However, from a nutrition standpoint, the main thing that differentiates brands isn’t really the potato or salt, but the type and quality of oil used. “Some chips use oils that are higher in unsaturated fats, like avocado or sunflower oil, while others may use blends that include more refined vegetable oils,” Collingwood continues. Keep in mind that three ingredients don’t automatically mean healthy. “Even when chips have only three ingredients, they’re still a fried snack. Portion size and frequency matter more than the ingredient count alone,” she notes. “...