Moon Lodge – The Whole Shabang Chips

Have you ever just had a potato chip with the perfect flavor and the perfect crunch? Some chip brands do it just right, while others make their best efforts and fall short. Some brands are certainly better than others, but then there are the brands that you hear about and have a hard time finding on the streets. 

Moon Lodge chips, or The Whole Shabang Chips, are one such wonder. Keep reading to learn more about them! 

Moon Lodge & The Whole Shabang Chips History

If you’ve heard of Moon Lodge chips, or The Whole Shabang chips, they are one and the same. Moon Lodge is simply the owning company’s sector, and The Whole Shabang is the brand name of the chips. They have multiple different flavors that fall under the umbrella. 

And the reason you may have never seen these chips in your local grocery store is because they were created and marketed primarily to prisons. So, you have to go to jail in order to get to experience these. Or – maybe not. 

These are available to the general public now, but for a long time, they were only available to inmates whose cafeterias served them. 

Here’s where some of the confusion of Moon Lodge and The Whole Shabang come out. Originally, The Whole Shabang was a flavor of Moon Lodge chips. But as demand grew, they created their own line of The Whole Shabang, making it a line of chips rather than simply a flavor. And that line now holds several different flavors. 

Moon Lodge chips were a private label brand made by the Keefe Group. The private label was offered to prison commissary stores. The Whole Shabang flavor was like the perfect combination of BBQ mixed with salt & vinegar. They were thought to be a spin-off of a chip known as All-Dressed that was popular in Canada. 

It didn’t take very long for the popularity to take off. While they these were sold to commissary stores with no intentions of expansion, that didn’t last long. People who had been in jail or prison and then released fell in love with the chips and began to demand they be made public. 

While you could sometimes find these chips on Amazon and eBay, they were hard to get your hands on. People started reaching out to Keefe and requesting the chips. Keefe took these requests seriously. 

In 2012, they made a public announcement stating they knew these chips were highly popular. At that time, they had no intentions of offering the chips publicly or on a large-scale demand. They made that very clear with their public acknowledgement of popularity. 

However, their stance dwindled over the years. So many people were requesting them endlessly that they decided to offer them publicly. 

Now, you can find them available online, and in some retail stores as well. No longer are they reserved just for the prison commissaries. 

Separating Moon Lodge Chips from The Whole Shabang Chips

We mentioned earlier that Moon Lodge and The Whole Shabang Chips are the same, but there’s a bit more to the story. 

When The Whole Shabang Chips first came out, they were part of the brand Moon Lodge. They were just one flavor in a whole line of chips that the Keefe Group sold to commissaries. 

But as that specific flavor became so popular, change was necessary. Moon Lodge still has a line of other flavors, but those flavors now have nothing to do with The Whole Shabang chips. 

Now, there is a line of The Whole Shabang Chips. These chips and snacks were created from the very popular Whole Shabang flavor that was so highly requested by anyone who had got to try them. 

Moon Lodge chips continue to be out there in places, but in most cases, people are really just looking for The Whole Shabang chips. This is what we meant when we said they are one and the same. 

The Whole Shabang lineup was created to provide a public option available outside of those commissaries. 

Who Owns These Chips? 

Both Moon Lodge Chips and The Whole Shabang Chips are owned by Keefe Groups. Keefe has long been known as a company that produces private label brands to be sold in commissaries and other similar stores. 

Many of their items are sold exclusively to these types of stores, and never made available to the general public. Moon Lodge chips are still just sold to commissaries. The Whole Shabang chips are a specific flavor turned into a line of snacks for the general public. 

The demand must have been really high for the Keefe Group to take these steps, and create a public version of one of their private label offerings. 

How Did The Whole Shabang Chips Get Their Name? 

The Whole Shabang chips were a very popular flavor of The Moon Lodge brand. From the commissary stores they were available in, this was the most sought-after flavor, although there were several different flavor options to choose from. 

In order to avoid confusion, we’re primarily focusing on The Whole Shabang chips in this guide. 

We’re not sure exactly where the name for this flavor came from, but it was part of the Moon Lodge lineup. The flavor is described as being unique, putting several popular flavors into one chip and creating a flavor all its own. 

The brand The Whole Shabang was born of that flavor, which is why it has that name. 

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Flavors

Now, when it comes to flavor, let’s break it out. Throughout this guide, we’ve focused heavily on The Whole Shabang, which is because the story behind that brand is interesting and unique. We could say that is the most popular flavor of Moon Lodge chips. 

But in an effort to keep this guide about both things, let’s talk about the flavors of both! 

Moon Lodge Chips Flavors

The Moon Lodge chips are still sold in commissaries, and occasionally found in online retail sites as well. You won’t find their own website or anything, because this private label brand continues to be produced primarily for commissaries. 

These are the known flavors of the brand. 

• The Whole Shabang
• Sour Cream and Onion
• Stuffed Jalapenos
• BBQ
• Cheese Puffs
• Buffalo Wing Blue Cheese
• Hot, Hot, Hot Barbecue
• Pretzels
• Popcorn

It’s possible there are other flavors out there, but these are the ones we know for sure have been around. 

The Whole Shabang Chip Flavors

Now, remember that the Whole Shabang chips were created from a specific Moon Lodge flavor. That flavor is described as being part BBQ and part salt & vinegar all perfectly combined for an awesome and unique flavor combination. 

Now, there are a line of products under The Whole Shabang brand name. All of the flavors are the same, but they have several different products. Here are a few of them. 

• The Whole Shabang Original
• The Whole Shabang Extreme (rippled, stronger flavor)
• The Whole Shabang Extreme Crunchies
• The Whole Shabang Kettle chips

At one time, they also had peanuts and popcorn from the brand. We know that the popcorn was discontinued, but it’s unclear whether or not the peanuts are still available. 

Ingredients

• Potatoes
• Vegetable Oil
• Salt

The Whole Shabang Nutrition

Serving Size:	1 bag (42g)	% Daily Value*
Amount Per Serving
Calories	220
Total Fat	14g	22%
Saturated Fat	1g	5%
Trans Fat	0g
Cholesterol	0mg	0%
Sodium	500mgs	21%
Total Carbohydrates	22g	7%
Dietary Fiber	2g	8%
Sugars	2g
Includes Added Sugars	1g	2%
Protein	3g
Vitamin D	0mcg	0%
Calcium	0.8mg	0%
Iron	0.8mg	4%
Potassium	500mg	11%

• The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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Conclusion

In summary, Moon Lodge Chips are a private label brand, and for the most part, they are just like any other chip out there. But the creation of The Whole Shabang flavor is what really set them apart. Now, The Whole Shabang is its very own line, and that line is available to the general public. 

They are delicious, and there really is no other flavor that has ever been just like them. You may just want to try a bag!