I just talked myself out of eating a packet of crisps and had a handful of dry roasted peanuts instead. Was that the healthier thing to do or are they even worse?

Eat everything and anything you want in moderation.

Depends on the crisps, nuts, amount etc.

I would guess that one handful of nuts is probably healthier than a bag of crisps. Just a guess though. Could be completely wrong

Nuts are far worse pound for pound, depends how many you ate.

Wouldn't nuts have more natural health benefits? Plus they are boiled rather than fried.

I f i,m having a few beerrs i like nuts but if i,m just watchin telly with no beer then crisps

Judging by your post you've just had a few beers!!!

Ever since the nanny state started messing about with my nuts and crisps., i stopped eating them. They don't taste nice any more.

I tend to go for good quality crisps these days as they seem to last longer and are lower in fat. Red Sky or Tyrrells. Red Sky in particular only have 20g of fat per 100g of crisps plus lower salt as well and the Sour Cream & Bacon taste fantastic.

Planters are the best dry roasted nuts imo but unfortunately they are very difficult to get hold of. KP and own brand don't really cut it for me.

KP salt & vinegar peanuts are my faves. Just having a few now.

Care to expand on that?

Red sky make my mouth bleed once went to belgium and tasted a packet of paprika flavour crisps since then nothing has come close , got a good mind to go over there on a ferry and fetch some back and start a campaign to get them imported.

Boiled?? These were dry roasted, with the powdery coating.

Was that the highlight of your Belgian experiance?

It was a lovlely place yes crisps were very nice bought a retractable dog lead got lost on way back from pub was only 14 was on a school trip played darts in a pub had a few lagers then couldn't remememebr were our hotel was i practically shiit myself god knows how i fouind our hotel was about 1982 , a lovely place belgium is and was deffinately going to go again.

I think they are still boiled even if they do have a final roasting with the flavouring but don't quote me on that
Surely that is still healthier than frying though.

Yes, but the nanny state regulates what commercial producers make and shops sell, not what people eat.

If people depend on what others make and sell perhaps they're victims of another kind of nannyism.

I'm not saying I'd make my own crisps, as I'm sure I can't be bothered, but it is possible .

Homemade Crisps

I think nuts are healthier than crisps.

Probably healthier, but probably got more calories as well.