Veggie crisps can pack a sodium punch: Sudbury dietitian

If you're reaching for a snack, those of the simulated veggie crisp variety might look like an option as healthy as vegetables themselves. But a Sudbury dietitian says those snacks might contain more sodium that you expect.

​"What the industry has done is they've found a way to take vegetables and dehydrate them and turn them into concentrates and powders so that they can be added to a whole bunch of stuff," said Tammy Cheguis, a registered dietitian with the Sudbury and District Health Unit.

Sodium is often added back into the mix, and sometimes shows up in values well beyond what's in plain vegetables. 

Cheguis is a regular food columnist on CBC Sudbury's radio show Morning North. She spoke with host Markus Schwabe on Wednesday.