Lay's Kettle Cooked Greektown Gyro Chips

I'm a sucker for potato chips, low and behold when I finally spotted the new Lay's Do Us A Flavor potato chips on display at a local grocery store I had to pick some up. Case in point the Lay's Kettle Cooked Greektown Gyro Potato Chips.  As a person who enjoys an occasional gyro I figured why not give 'em a shot?

The chips themselves are your classic kettle cooked potato chip which are super crunchy (with an abundance of curled potato chips which are the best). Flavor wise ... these are just "okay" and rather mediocre. I found them to initially taste just like sour cream, plain sour cream. Then as I ate a few more they started to take on a flavor of tzatziki sauce (a sour cream, cucumber, garlic, olive oil and red wine vinegar sauce). Other than that mild tzatziki flavor ... there isn't much else about it. It's not flavorful and it's certainly not a sour cream and onion.

I certainly can't say these scream gyro, nor can I say they're exceptionally delicious or worth the try. They're kind of on the boring side... I'd rather pick up a bag of sour cream and onion or barbecue chips and have something that's flavorful and worthwhile. Hit or miss? Definitely a miss....

A serving, 1 oz (28g - roughly 18 chips) is 150 calories or 4 points plus values.

Lay's Cappuccino Chips

When Lay's launched their Do Us a Flavor chip selection ... the one I was most hesitant about was the Lay's Cappuccino chips. Truthfully, I refused to buy them because when they were first launched they were only available in the big bags. I wasn't going to "waste" my money by buying a big bag and having to potentially throw it in the garbage.  So when I found a smaller bag at one of my local stores for $1 I decided to pick it up and give it a shot.

 

Now, I'm a coffee fan. I love coffee - hot or cold. I enjoy an occasional coffee ice cream. I enjoy an occasional cappuccino here or there. But I could not wrap my head around a cappuccino flavored potato chip. They're just two worlds that should never collide.

 

Opening up the bag ... there's an immediate cinnamon, cappuccino scent. There's no greasy smell from the potato chips ... just coffee. Something about the combination makes me incredibly weary. The chips are covered in a slightly brownish gray flavoring coating the chip, which makes them look daunting. Like they're dirty, old potato chips.

 

Taking the first bite you get an immediate burst of cappuccino/coffee flavoring ... and as you chew that flavor dissipates and it tastes just chemicals. The chemical taste is more apparent if you inhale as you put the chip in your mouth. It's quite weird, odd, and makes you think "what am I eating?!" A mouth full of odor-filled chemicals. Admittedly though if you eat 2 ... the flavor kind of goes away - or perhaps your taste buds just go on strike?

 

I'm not a fan of these, not even a bit. I think they're the worst idea in a potato chip flavor. Just ... wrong...

 

A 1 ounce serving (if you can even eat that many) is 160 calories or 4 points plus values.

Lay's Wavy Mango Salsa Potato Chips

Truthfully, I wasn't going to buy these potato chips. That is until I was shopping while hungry, saw they were on sale and figured "eh, why not?" That's when the Lay's Wavy Mango Salsa Potato Chips jumped into my shopping cart.

The chips are part of the Lay's Do Us A Flavor campaign ... and they are one of the flavors I was really questioning. I mean mango salsa potato chips? I LOVE mangoes and I love potato chips ... but the two just don't jive in my world. Mango salsa (the actual salsa) with tortilla chips, perhaps, but potato chips? I don't really know...

Opening the bag I could smell mango. Taking a bite of the chip ... all I could taste was mango. Mango, mango, mango! I ate another chip and couldn't handle anymore. They're a sweet, mango flavored chips. I've tried these chips a few times, each try only being able to handle 2 chips. I gave them a fair shot but I don't get any "salsa" flavor, I get mango ... crunchy mango potato chips. The two worlds just should have never crossed or become one. I think it's fair to say that I do not like these chips ... they're frankly disgusting.

If you're brave enough a serving is 1 ounce (roughly 15 chips), which is 150 calories or 4 points plus values.

Lay's Kettle Cooked Wasabi Ginger Potato Chips

When I spotted the new Do Us A Flavor display at my local grocery store I picked up two flavors: the Lay's Bacon Mac & Cheese and the Lay's Kettle Cooked Wasabi Ginger. I absolutely love ginger so I was anticipating giving these potato chips a shot.

Opening the bag you can see the flavoring on the chips.  Eating my first one I thought they're pretty decent. As I ate a few more I found myself pondering, trying to figure out what flavors I was possibly tasting. The chips tastes familiar ... like something I've had before, but like something I can't quite put my finger on. It's a unique, but satisfying flavor. I find you can taste garlic, you can taste a mild spice/wasabi flavor, and in an odd way ... they're reminiscent of a sour cream & onion potato chip. There is a minor zip in there from the ginger but it's not really noticeable ... there's just a collection of flavor categories that I find are hard to pinpoint.

Regardless of the complex flavors these are pretty delicious potato chips. I enjoy the fact that they're kettle cooked because they're nice, crunchy chips which pack a flavor punch. Admittedly ... even though I think these are tasty on their own I think the Bacon Mac & Cheese win over these just because with those the flavors are noticeable whereas with this variety it’s a guessing game.

As usual, a serving size is 1 ounce  (roughly 18 chips) which is 150 calories or 4 points plus values.

Lay's Cheddar Bacon Mac & Cheese Potato Chips

Earlier this year, Lay's was requesting their potato chip enthusiasts to submit potato chip flavors they'd like to enjoy with their Do Us A Flavor. I submitted a few myself but I was excited to see the flavor choices that were created. One of the two I purchased, I decided to try the Lay's Cheddar Bacon Mac & Cheese first.

 

Opening the bag you can really smell the smokey flavor that bacon would give off. Popping one in your mouth you can definitely taste the cheddar and a lingering smokey flavor. You don't necessarily taste bacon, but you are given the essence of smokey bacon in each bite.  The cheddar is there - sometime bolder on one chip over another, but if you're eating one after another it sort of mutes itself out and the smokey flavor is at the forefront.

 

I wouldn't say you get the effect of eating mac and cheese having these chips ... but they are definitely a cheddar bacon deliciousness. I do enjoy a good cheddar potato chip and this is perfect.  The chips were fresh and crunchy and there was an abundance of those perfectly folded rounded potato chips that I love so much.  The one downside ... these are terribly addicting.

 

Even though this is the first of the four flavors I tried ... this is definitely one of my favorite Lay's flavors and this will be getting my vote!

 

A serving is 1 oz (roughly 15 chips) which is 160 calories or 4 points plus values.