The snack company Lesser Evil is known well for their, well less evil, but still tasty Kettle Korn, which comes in a variety of flavors. The Kettle Corn, although it has the sweet/salty addictiveness that kettle corn lovers expect (especially the flavor), is essentially a sweet treat and is not going to really cure the craving for salty snacks. This, combined with the lack of availability of a decent but lower fat potato chip, is what prompted the company to develop Krinkle Sticks.

Krinkle Sticks are krinkle-cut potato snacks made from real potatoes. Light and crisp, the sticks are baked, not fried, and have at least 75% less fat than the regular potato chips with only 2.5 grams of fat per cup. They are free from saturated fats, trans fats, cholesterol, gluten and preservatives, as well. The Krinkle Sticks come in four flavors: Classic Sea Salt (salt with a touch of pepper and garlic), Sour Cream and Onion (just what it sounds like!), Old School Bar-b-Que (garlic, paprika, tomato, onion, mesquite and red pepper) and Cajun Kaboom (lots of black, white and red peppers).

The brand-new products aren't available in many stores yet, but you can order them online from the company.

Lesser Evil snacks are flavored variations on kettle and caramel corn. Sweet and crunchy, the flavors include Black&White, SinNamon and Peanut Butter & Choco, in addition to caramel and original kettle varieties, which gives them some options that other purveyors of kettle corns aren’t really offering. They come in very clever packaging, as well. The boxes each have short stories explaining the origins of each flavor and even the vacuum-sealed inner bags have cute cartoons and amusing slogans on them.

Nicole's Review:

I had the original flavor and the new Peanut Butter & Choco. The original was everything that caramel corn should be: lightly glazed, crisp, sweet and buttery. It was incredibly addictive and perfect for munching, in no small part because it’s low fat! I loved that there were some larger clusters in the box, too. Somehow the larger bits just feel like more of a treat, sort of like finding a big, crunchy nugget in granola. The chocolate in the Peanut Butter & Choc flavor was not too sweet, much like cocoa, and gave a nice contrast to the more buttery, slightly sweet peanut butter bits. The chocolate was actually great when I isolated them and had them with some hot chocolate. Not being a fan of hot peanut drinks, I wasn’t able to find a suitable base for comparison, but they did pair well with the chocolate. You can buy them online.

I think these would make great snacks to sneak into movies. Not that I would do such a thing. This big purse? It's purely for fashion. Really.