{"id":11718,"date":"2012-03-30T03:00:41","date_gmt":"2012-03-30T13:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=11718"},"modified":"2023-08-29T17:32:01","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T03:32:01","slug":"review-the-better-chip-all-natural-tortilla-chips-fresh-corn-and-sea-salt-red-pepper-and-salsa-fresca-jalapeno-and-sea-salt-and-sweet-onion-and-white-cheddar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2012\/03\/30\/review-the-better-chip-all-natural-tortilla-chips-fresh-corn-and-sea-salt-red-pepper-and-salsa-fresca-jalapeno-and-sea-salt-and-sweet-onion-and-white-cheddar\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: The Better Chip All Natural Tortilla Chips"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"The<\/a>The Better Chip<\/a> is a line of corn chips that currently comes in four flavors: Fresh Corn with Sea Salt, Red Pepper with Salsa Fresca, Jalape\u00c3\u00b1o with Sea Salt, and Sweet Onion with White Cheddar. The chips are made from 100% natural ingredients, including non-genetically modified white corn. They are gluten free and cholesterol free. They were easily the healthiest thing I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve ingested since I swallowed that fly while I was rollerblading last month.<\/p>\n

This week I was happy to receive a complimentary sample package from them. They sent along a tote bag too, but I am proud to say I have been tote-free now for 7 years (everyday is a struggle). I also got a t-shirt, though sadly for me (happily for my wife) it was a medium. Apparently they did not know that I am a large man shaped, more or less, like when you blow into an empty juice box through its straw. <\/p>\n

Calling your product line The Better Chip, takes some real cajones. Wait, gimme one more. Calling your product line The Better Chip, takes some real corn<\/i>jones (snort). When your packaging is emblazoned with a name like that, you can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t show up with more of the same, dressed in a nice wrapper with some added buzzwords. You better be bringing some serious power. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m talking the high cheese. The stinky limburger. Where my Rookie of the Year<\/i> fans at?<\/p>\n

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Thankfully The Better Chip is not playing around, and their moxie-loaded moniker rings true. <\/p>\n

One of their big talking points (and rightfully so) is that each chip contain 40 percent produce. Yea, like actual food things. Like from nature. That 40 percent is a huge deal. From a visual perspective, these look great. You can see slices of red pepper and jalape\u00c3\u00b1os bedazzled throughout every chip. <\/p>\n

More importantly, that 40% leads to some really strong aromas and authentic flavors. <\/p>\n

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The nosegrope of the Fresh Corn and Sea Salt smells delightfully like real corn. More so than I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve ever found in packaged chip. The sea salt brings out the bright, clean flavors of the corn nicely. Each chip is heavier and denser that your average corn chip, and that, coupled with the straightforward taste, makes this a fantastically simple and satisfying effort.<\/p>\n

The Red Pepper with Salsa Fresca chips smell strongly of red peppers and chili powder (maybe a little too much chili powder). Each is lightly dusted with a mixture of tomato, bell pepper, onion, and garlic powders, along with some other spices that help to liven up the party, fresca-style (ain\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t no party like a fresca party). The salsa flavors are far superior to the recent rash of tomato and pepper-based chip varieties being trotted out by other, more mainstream chips.<\/p>\n

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The nosegrope of the Jalape\u00c3\u00b1o with Sea Salt chips was the strongest. It was green and peppery and in your face. With these, the jalape\u00c3\u00b1os do all of the work. You can see them in each chip and you can taste them. There is nothing in these to muddy up the jalape\u00c3\u00b1osity (drop that at your next fresca party). Being a spice-wuss, I like the level of heat they brought as well. Assertive but enjoyable.<\/p>\n

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The Sweet Onion and White Cheddar chips were my favorite. Again, simple and straightforward. The creamy cheese powder (which tasted like cheese) pairs nicely with the sweetness of the onion. The powder coats the mouth and welcomes the onion as it is crunched into being. Very balanced. <\/p>\n

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These chips are great. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s nice to read a flavor on a chip package and have the product inside actually taste like that flavor. Not an approximation. Not a food lab recreation. An actual, found-in-nature flavor. All it takes is the right combination of ingredients and some company men willing to get out of the way.<\/p>\n

And if Rookie of the Year<\/i> has taught us anything, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s that a good combination\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s that not getting out of the way\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6hmmm\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s that when you miss a fly ball and break your arm\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6
\nOk. That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a dumb movie.<\/p>\n

(Editor’s Note\/Disclaimer – Steve received free The Better Chip samples from the PR firm that represents the company. We received no compensation for this review. Well, Steve got free chips, along with the tote bag and t-shirt, but the swag had no influence on his review. To be honest, I hate when companies send t-shirts because I never want to wear them. Yes, I’m a t-shirt snob.)<\/b><\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 1 bag (28g) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Fresh Corn and Sea Salt<\/b> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 130 calories, 6 grams of fat, 0.5 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 120 milligrams of sodium, 17 grams of carbohydrates, 2 grams of fiber, 1 gram of sugar, and 2 grams of protein. Red Pepper and Salsa Fresco<\/b> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 130 calories, 6 grams of fat, 0.5 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 115 milligrams of sodium, 16 grams of carbohydrates, 2 grams of fiber, 1 gram of sugar, and 2 grams of protein. Jalapeno and Sea Salt<\/b> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 130 calories, 6 grams of fat, 0.5 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 150 milligrams of sodium, 16 grams of carbohydrates, 2 grams of fiber, 1 gram of sugar, and 2 grams of protein. Sweet Onion and White Cheddar<\/b> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 130 calories, 6 grams of fat, 0.5 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 160 milligrams of sodium, 16 grams of carbohydrates, 2 grams of fiber, 1 gram of sugar, and 2 grams of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Other The Better Chip reviews:<\/b>
\nThe Cheap Gourmet<\/a>
\nDelightfully Gluten Free<\/a>
\nFamFriendsFood<\/a><\/p>\n

Item:<\/b>\u00c2\u00a0The Better Chip All Natural Tortilla Chips (Fresh Corn and Sea Salt, Red Pepper and Salsa Fresca, Jalapeno and Sea Salt, and Sweet Onion and White Cheddar)
\nPrice:<\/b> FREE\u00c2\u00a0
\nSize:<\/b>\u00c2\u00a01 ounce
\nPurchased at:<\/b>\u00c2\u00a0Received for free from The Better Chip
\nRating:<\/b>\u00c2\u00a08 out of 10 (Fresh Corn and Sea Salt)
\nRating:<\/b>\u00c2\u00a08 out of 10 (Red Pepper and Salsa Fresca)
\nRating:<\/b>\u00c2\u00a08 out of 10 (Jalapeno and Sea Salt)
\nRating:<\/b>\u00c2\u00a09 out of 10 (Sweet Onion and White Cheddar)
\nPros:<\/b>\u00c2\u00a0All natural. Bedazzling. Produce. Fresca parties. Thomas Ian Nicholas. Non-GMO.
\nCons:<\/b>\u00c2\u00a0Limited local availability. Eating flies. Gary Busey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Better Chip is a line of corn chips that currently comes in four flavors: Fresh Corn with Sea Salt, Red Pepper with Salsa Fresca, Jalape\u00c3\u00b1o with Sea Salt, and Sweet Onion with White Cheddar. The chips are made from 100% natural ingredients, including non-genetically modified white corn. They are gluten free and cholesterol free. 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