However, registered dietitian Trista Best, MPH, RD, LD, reveals that baked potato chips aren't as nutritious as we think: "This healthy snack is a good replacement for fried versions, but they are ...

A typical single-serving bag of fried chips has 149 calories, 10 grams of total fat and 1 gram of saturated fat. In comparison, baked chips have 131 calories, 5 grams of fat and 0.7 grams of ...

Highly versatile in mashed, fried and baked forms, potatoes are packed with vitamins and minerals. Andy Weir’s astronaut main character famously survived off of potatoes alone on Mars in the ...

A 2017 study in the Americal Journal of Clinical Nutrition found frequent consumption of fried potatoes is associated with increased mortality, while the consumption of unfried potatoes is not.

Fried, fatty foods like potato chips can also exacerbate health conditions like acid reflux. There are also some unique risks that come with fried potatoes in particular, Zumpano says.