Gobbling down french fries and not gaining one or calories don’t go hand in hand. “How to make french fries healthy?” is the most posed question from people who crave for crunchy, golden treats.

Nevertheless, a few cooking tweaks will surely help make your favourite french fry exponentially healthy.

For starters, try baking rather than frying or swapping nutritious veggies instead of potatoes. Besides, here are some tips to make your favorite fries one of the healthy alternatives.

1. Air Fry Your Fries

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You can take pleasure in the crunch and crisp french fries without the oil using an air fryer. Air-fried french fries are way in good health than fries prepared using conventional deep frying in oil. The air fryer uses the uninterrupted circulation of hot air to fry the food which means, it needs little to zero oil to get the same taste and texture. The added benefit is you cut down on extra calories from excess fat that comes from deep frying in oil.

2. Bake It, Instead of Fry

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If you want to get shut of the extra fat and calories from your fries, try baking them. And while you are cutting back on oil while baking, you can always go overboard. Therefor measure just two tablespoons of olive oil and then pour or spray onto your potatoes.

3. Relish Sweet Potatoes

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Baked sweet potato fries have the crunchy outside, and the soft inside and they pack a nutritional wallop with a lot of vitamin A in one serving. And that is just one of the benefits of eating them. But if you put a question how to make sweet potatoes taste amazing, then Just add a little sugar and there is yummy caramelization.

4. Never Season Your Fries with Salt

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When it comes to flavoring your fries, opt for flavorful spices that pack a punch without adding extra sodium. You can pick anything from paprika, thyme, rosemary, and cumin, but just skip the salt. Even sweeter spices like cinnamon and nutmeg work well especially if you are baking sweet potatoes.

5. Grill Your Fries

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Another way to make delectable french fries minus the guilt is to grill them. Prepare just how you would when you roast fries in the oven, and then fire up the grill. Keep turning to head off the fries from sticking. Add some seasoning in the final stage and relish.

By Sowmya Sangam