15 Healthy Alternatives to Chips

These healthy alternatives to potato chips will satisfy your need to crunch and sneak fruits and vegetables into your diet too!

Picture collage of some healthy chip alternatives - sweet potato chips, zucchini chips, parmesan cheese crisps and apple chips.

Who doesn't love crispy chips or fries dunked in their favorite dip?

Below you'll find fruits and vegetables made into chips or fries, plus a few other chip-like munchies that check the box for healthy. They're all fantastic substitutes for chips and pair well with many low-carb game day recipes.

Most are from The Dinner-Mom site, and all are vegetarian/vegan, and gluten-free, except for one! But, you'll also find some recipes from around the web that are on my bucket list to make. 🙂

None require special equipment (although a dehydrator may seem like a good idea once you're on a roll making these regularly.) Use the oven or an air fryer to make them.

Jump to:

1. Zucchini Chips
2. Sweet Potato Chips
3. Baked Beet Chips
4. Crispy Kale Chips
5. Baked Apple Chips
6. Pear Chips
7. Parmesan Cheese Crisps
8. Carrot Fries
9. Baked Green Bean Fries
10. Okra Fries
11. Roasted Chickpeas
12. Popcorn
13. Low-Carb Tortilla Chips
More Chip Alternatives

1. Zucchini Chips

It takes a bit of patience to wait while fruits and veggies bake to perfection in a standard oven. So we added directions to make these in the microwave too!

Zucchini chips standing in a serving cup with more on the napkin below.

The Sugar-Free Mom has Salt and Vinegar Zucchini Chips and Homemade Ranch Zucchini Chips that look mighty good too!

2. Sweet Potato Chips

The fascination with homemade vegetable chips often begins with sweet potatoes. These chips are hearty enough to withstand a little dipping! They're delicious loaded up like nachos too.

3. Baked Beet Chips

When beets bake in the oven, they sweeten and become oh-so-good! They're pretty too. We used red beets, but they come in a variety of colors and are the perfect alternative to potato chips with a sandwich.

Oven-baked beet chips stacked on a plate with a raw red beet with the stem on behind it.

4. Crispy Kale Chips

Kale chips are light and papery and disappear very quickly. They also make a wonderful, crunchy salad topper.

5. Baked Apple Chips

Fruit chips, such as apple chips, would be perfect for dessert nachos! Use your favorite sweet apple and sprinkle with cinnamon. Your house will smell amazing.

6. Pear Chips

Dip these in chocolate. Or not, either way. These are a delicious way to enjoy crisp pears.

Pear chips on a plate and napkin with 2 pears next to it.

7. Parmesan Cheese Crisps

These cheesy chips stand alone and are a nice accompaniment to soups and salads. Mix Parmesan cheese with your favorite veggie shreds, like zucchini or carrot, for a colorful and healthy chip.

8. Carrot Fries

This is an easy way to step into the delicious world of vegetable "fries." These don't taste like the greasy kind. But, they sure are tasty, especially dipped in a yogurt dill sauce.

Carrot fries on a plate with yogurt dill dipping sauce behind it.

9. Baked Green Bean Fries

It's easy to eat your greens when they're baked in cheese and drizzled with a balsamic yogurt sauce.

10. Okra Fries

Okra "fries" are another easy way to enjoy healthy veggies like a fry. Use frozen whole okra and cook them the way you would cook frozen french fries! It doesn't get any easier than that.

Okra fry dipped in aioli with a platter of more okra fries below it.

11. Roasted Chickpeas

Roasted chickpeas are another plant-based snack and a great way to satisfy the crunch! Bake them in the oven or use an air fryer to crisp them to your liking. Then, toss them with your favorite spices or sauces. A few of our favorites are

12. Popcorn

You don't usually indulge in popcorn at a meal. But, it certainly is an option at a party. Our savory popcorn is spritzed with olive oil and tossed with fresh herbs and cheese, which keeps the need for extra salt to a minimum.

13. Low-Carb Tortilla Chips

Make your own, healthier keto tortilla chips in 10 minutes using high-protein, high-fiber, low-carb flour tortilla wraps! These are perfect for dipping and can be flavored with any spices you like. They're hearty enough for thick dips too.