Why you eat that bag of chips all at once

When it comes to chips, a bag is nothing. I stay far, far, far away from the crinkling bags for a reason. During the holidays, I treated myself to a cheese onion. Two blinks and it was empty. How come? Steffi from FavorFlav.com looked it up for you.

‘In almost all chips, except for plain chips, there is the added flavor enhancer glutamate, E621 to E625. This substance ensures that your blood sugar level does not rise but actually falls, causing your brain to urge you to eat more. In short, from one bowl of chips, you actually get hungrier and thus that bag (quickly 3 to 5 potatoes) is just empty,’ says nutritionist Laura Meerstadt in De Telegraaf.

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Fine, then the problem is solved by choosing plain chips instead of paprika chips, you would think. But unfortunately. According to health coach Merel van der Berg, the psychological effect also plays a role: the association of eating with coziness, for example, but also the association with comfort in sadness. ‘When you are sitting cozily on the couch with your friend, you associate chips with coziness and often eat unconsciously. But when you are sad, you might also reach for chips to give yourself a nice feeling when things are tough. Eating gives you a good feeling at that moment and you want to maintain that, so you also quickly eat too much.’

Looking for a ‘healthier’ alternative? Try these nori or vegetable chips once.

Text: FavorFlav