Veggie chips are simple snacks that can be made at home with the use of a mandoline to thinly slice various root vegetables like carrots, beets and potatoes. They are then sprinkled with salt and baked in the oven on high heat (350-400 degrees Fahrenheit) until crisp. Fresh-baked veggie chips are colorful, crunchy, delicious and have a lower calorie content compared to the fried potato chips in the market. The main ingredient in most veggie chips that are available in the market is potato or corn flour with a little vegetable powder or puree.

Most of the nutrients get destroyed while converting vegetables to powder or puree and frying. Even though the original vegetables are good sources of vitamins, almost all vitamins are absent in the veggie chips. Terra chips, as an exception, provide a spare amount of vitamin A and C. Tortilla and other corn chips are generally the only ones with some calcium. All chips contain just a trace amount of iron. Most veggie chips contain sodium, nearly as many calories and just a little less fat than present in standard potato chips.

Veggie Chips are healthier than a potato chip but on a whole it is a different snack. They are low in carbohydrates and fat. The nutritional value decreases when vegetables are processed into a powder-like form before they are mixed with other ingredients and baked into a chip .