Crisps - A Bigger Con Than You Think

Crisps, what a con! One 25gm bag of crisps takes less than one potato to make. How much is the cost of one potato? Well think about it hard, you are being taken for a ride and not only that this food is one of the worse for you.

In many cases it is not even potatoes used in making crisps, but a compound made up just like they use for french-fries and this is even worse for you. Again, just think what crisps actually are. They are thin slices of potato or shaped compound that are deep-fried in fat/oil. They are then smothered in salt and other chemically enhanced flavours that give you the impression that that particular flavoured crisps. No matter how companies present their crisp products as healthy, this is a complete lie. Unless I am mistaken, a product that is saturated in fat or oil certainly can’t be healthy for you, but they get way by saying ‘healthier’. Healthier than what, another packet of crisps that have more salt and more saturated fat or oil that is.

I won’t go into the advertising, but only go as far to say that is preys on the weak willed and uneducated very successfully.

I am glad to say that crisps haven’t yet been a main play in the food here in Bulgaria but it is coming up on the rails with the advertising. The reason it is not too successful is that they are a very expensive product and like I started this post in saying, Bulgarian’s don’t like getting ripped off with crap food products that cost lots of money they haven’ got!

A big thumbs down to crisps here.