# Tangy Vegetable Chip Recipes This Salt and Vinegar Zucchini Chips Recipe Makes a Healthy Snack By Rebecca Byers | Published 2015-05-29 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/salt-and-vinegar-zucchini-chips References: [swiss-miss](http://www.swiss-miss.com/2015/05/salt-and-vinegar-zucchini-chips.html) & [sugarfreemom](http://www.sugarfreemom.com/recipes/salt-and-vinegar-zucchini-chips/) This deliciously tangy salt and vinegar zucchini chips recipe is easy to follow, quick to prepare and low on calories. At only 40-calories per serving and with all-natural ingredients, these [healthy veggie chips](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/baked-veggie-chips) are a fantastic alternative for anyone looking to satisfy their salty and crunchy cravings without indulging in trans fats. Before the chips are dehydrated, they need to be tossed with a light mix of olive oil and balsamic vinegar before placing into a dehydrator. Once placed inside, they are lightly sprinkled with sea salt. While the preparation time for making these salt and vinegar zucchini chips is under 20 minutes, the cooking process takes a little longer, as the [thinly sliced zucchini](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vadasz-smacked-cucumbers) needs to be dehydrated for approximately 12 hours. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.9/10 - Popularity: 72% | Activity: 96% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Health](https://www.trendhunter.com/health) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Healthy Snack Alternatives:** The rise of healthy snacking, such as salt and vinegar zucchini chips, offers opportunities in the food industry for companies to offer alternatives to traditional snacks. - **Natural Ingredients:** Consumer demand for all-natural ingredients in snacks such as zucchini chips presents an opportunity for food companies to innovate and potentially disrupt the snack industry. - **Dehydrated Foods:** The trend towards dehydrated foods, such as dehydrated zucchini chips, is increasing, creating potential opportunities in the food industry for companies to explore new dehydrated snack offerings. ### Who This Affects Most - **Food and Beverage:** The food and beverage industry can take advantage of the trend towards healthy snacking, natural ingredients and dehydrated foods to create new snack offerings. - **Health and Wellness:** The health and wellness industry can leverage the trend towards healthy snacking and natural ingredients to offer new products and services catering to consumers' health-conscious preferences. - **Kitchen Appliances:** As dehydrated snacks become more popular, the kitchen appliance industry can potentially disrupt the food industry by creating more efficient and cost-effective dehydrating appliances. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Baked Nutrient-Dense Snack Chips](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/confetti-veggie-chips.md) - [Extra-Tasty Vegetable Chips](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/veg-crisps.md) - [Nutrient-Rich Vegetable Chips](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/root-foods-vegetable-chips.md) - [Balsamic Vinegar Hummus Chips](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hummus-chips.md) - [Tangy Cashew Snacks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/planters-salt-vinegar-cashews.md) - [Crispy Tomato-Based Snacks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tomato-chips.md) - [Healthy Dehydrated Fruit Snacks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vibe-foods.md) - [Brussels Sprout Chips](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/brussels-sprout-snack.md) - [BBQ-Flavored Carrot Crisps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dirt-kitchen-snacks.md)