For a lower-calorie crisp snack on a night shift, choose by the amount you plan to eat on one break, not just the figure per 100g. Walkers lists 96 kcal for a 22g Oven Baked Sea Salt pack, while Seabrook lists 75 kcal for a smaller 17g Sour Cream & Chive Lentil Hoops bag. Check salt and allergens on the exact pack, and plan more substantial food separately if a small snack will not be enough for your shift.
A small pack can be set aside for one break instead of eating from a sharing bag. Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust advises considering smaller snacks or a light meal during night breaks rather than one large meal.
Pack weight matters alongside calories: Seabrook lists 75 kcal for a 17g lentil-hoop bag, Walkers lists 96 kcal for a 22g Oven Baked Sea Salt pack, and Seabrook lists 164 kcal for a 31.8g Sea Salted crisp bag. These are different-sized portions, not equal servings.
Check the ingredients, dietary statements and allergen advice for the exact flavour and pack you intend to buy. A statement about one product in a range does not establish that every flavour has the same ingredients or warnings.
Start with the portion you expect to eat on one break. Then compare the nutrition declarations for that portion and check whether the pack fits alongside the rest of your planned food.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
|---|---|---|
| Calories and portion | Read kcal per pack or serving alongside its weight. If a bag contains more than one serving, check how many you intend to eat. | I want a defined snack for one break, rather than estimating a portion from a larger bag. |
| Pack size | Compare the stated weights: Seabrook’s lentil hoops are 17g per bag, Walkers Oven Baked Sea Salt is 22g per pack, and Seabrook Sea Salted crisps are 31.8g per bag. | A very small bag may suit a short break; if I expect to be hungry, I need to plan other food as well. |
| Fat and salt | Check both values for the portion you will eat. Walkers lists 2.8g fat and 0.19g salt per 22g Oven Baked Sea Salt pack; Tyrrells lists 6.0g fat and 0.60g salt per 30g Sour Cream & Onion Lentil Crisps serving. | Calories are not my only consideration, particularly if I might have more than one snack during the shift. |
| Food for the whole shift | Decide whether crisps are a small extra or whether you also need a meal. Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust advises planning smaller snacks or a light meal for night breaks. | I can take a crisp pack for a break without expecting it to stand in for all the food I need during a long shift. |
| Ingredients and allergens | Read the current pack’s ingredients and allergen advice, including any ‘may contain’ statement. Check dietary-suitability claims for the exact flavour. | If I avoid an ingredient or need a particular dietary label, that check comes before comparing calories. |
The amount eaten can differ substantially between a 17g bag and a 31.8g bag, even when both are sold as individual snacks.
Choose the portion you realistically expect to eat, then compare its calories, fat and salt.
Tyrrells describes its lentil crisps as lower in fat than its comparison of standard potato crisps, but its Sour Cream & Onion flavour still lists 141 kcal and 0.60g salt per 30g serving.
Use a reduced-fat statement only for the comparison it makes, and read the serving’s other nutrition values separately.
A small crisp pack is a snack-sized portion. Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust advises considering smaller snacks or a light meal during night breaks rather than one large meal.
Plan your other food for the shift instead of treating a crisp pack as a meal.
Ingredients and ‘may contain’ warnings can differ between products and flavours, even within one range.
Read the current individual pack when selecting a flavour, particularly if you need to avoid an allergen.
These examples show why the exact range, flavour and portion matter more than a brand name alone.
The Oven Baked Sea Salt range provides a stated 22g single-pack comparison.
Its lentil crisps offer a 30g serving to compare with smaller baked-crisp packs.
Its stated portions illustrate the difference between a very small lentil-hoop bag and a larger conventional crisp bag.
Lightly Salted is a reference for buyers considering a larger-format, hand-cooked crisp rather than a small stated snack pack.
Salted provides a conventional ridged-crisp nutrition reference.
These Joybuy options are multipacks of small bags that can be set aside for individual night-shift breaks. Check each bag’s current nutrition and allergen label before choosing between flavours or pack sizes.
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The five 17g bags offer defined portions to take on separate breaks. Check the current bag’s nutrition and allergen information before selecting this flavour.
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This multipack also divides the snack into five 17g bags. Compare its own nutrition and allergen label with the Sour Cream & Onion flavour rather than assuming the flavours are identical.
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The 22g bags provide separate portions for breaks. Walkers lists 96 kcal for an Oven Baked Sea Salt 22g pack; check the nutrition and allergens on each flavour in this variety pack rather than applying that figure to all of them.
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This single-flavour multipack contains six 22g bags for separate snack breaks. Check the Cheese & Onion bag’s own calorie, salt and allergen declarations; figures for Oven Baked Sea Salt do not establish this flavour’s values.
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Six individual 23g bags make the intended break-time portion clear. These are cheese-and-onion snacks, so check their own nutrition and ingredient label rather than using crisp figures from another product.
Start with calories for the pack or serving you will actually eat, then read its weight, fat and salt. For example, Walkers lists 96 kcal for a 22g Oven Baked Sea Salt pack, while Seabrook lists 75 kcal for a smaller 17g lentil-hoop bag; the lower number also represents less food.
Treat it as a snack, not a planned meal for the whole shift. Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust advises considering smaller snacks or a light meal during night breaks, so plan other food if you expect to need it.
No: compare the exact portions. Tyrrells lists 0.60g salt per 30g Sour Cream & Onion Lentil Crisps serving, while Walkers lists 0.19g per 22g Oven Baked Sea Salt pack. The serving weights differ as well.
Read the ingredients and allergen advice on the current pack for the exact flavour, including any ‘may contain’ warning. Do not assume that a plain flavour or a vegan or gluten-free statement rules out every allergen concern.