Healthy alternative to chips
Mamaofboys1120
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I love to eat salsa, cheese dips, and chicken dips with tortilla chips. Especially while watching football on Sunday, but the chips are way too many calories. Anyone know of a tasty alternative to chips that would go with one of the dips?
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Carrot, cucumber, pepper, celery3
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Sigh, chips are my downfall too. Sadly, I use rice cakes when I want to dip. Of course, veggies work too, but they're just not the same.0
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Unfortunately I have not found anything to be a great alternative to chips, but the closest I've gotten to it are the Quakers rice cake crackers--flavored of course. I like the sweet chili and the cheddar kinds! 18 of them are only 130 calories and low in fat.
Actually there's also some yummy crackers I've found recently--Earth Balance Vegan Cheddar Squares. 30 of the crackers are only 100 calories, and they're sooo yummy! I'm not even vegan and I love them.0 -
a variety of raw veggies....
But usually I just portion out a reasonable amount of tortilla chips...I love tortilla chips and salsa. Also, with some of those dips you're probably getting more calories there than in the chips.3 -
TavistockToad wrote: »Carrot, cucumber, pepper, celery
This.
I will usually budget calories for a serving of chips and whatever dip I'm using, whether it's a serving of Barber's French Onion Party Dip (aka the DIP OF THE GODS) or a tablespoon or two of hummus, and fill up the rest of my snack plate with veggies.
This way, I can still have chips but get to have a pretty decent volume of food, too.
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Many chips are just around 130 calories for an ounce. I like Xochitl brand and I think those are 135 calories for 1 ounce, which is a good number of chips. It seems like you'd be getting more calories from the chicken and cheese dip than from the chips. But veggies are a good choice too.3
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Many chips are just around 130 calories for an ounce. I like Xochitl brand and I think those are 135 calories for 1 ounce, which is a good number of chips. It seems like you'd be getting more calories from the chicken and cheese dip than from the chips. But veggies are a good choice too.
Oh man. My sister makes this freaking awesome buffalo chicken dip. I would gladly give up 140 calories of tortilla chips and just dip celery in that instead. But yeah, the dip is way more calorie dense than the chips in that case.
I don't really know what I'm saying and I'm not really adding to the conversation but this made me think of that dip and now I want some...3 -
Alyssa_Is_LosingIt wrote: »Many chips are just around 130 calories for an ounce. I like Xochitl brand and I think those are 135 calories for 1 ounce, which is a good number of chips. It seems like you'd be getting more calories from the chicken and cheese dip than from the chips. But veggies are a good choice too.
Oh man. My sister makes this freaking awesome buffalo chicken dip. I would gladly give up 140 calories of tortilla chips and just dip celery in that instead. But yeah, the dip is way more calorie dense than the chips in that case.
I don't really know what I'm saying and I'm not really adding to the conversation but this made me think of that dip and now I want some...
I love that stuff and agree with giving up the chips for it.1 -
Ripped up taco shells! I like chips and salsa too. Or tortilla strips instead of tortilla chips.0
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Nothing is a substitute for chips.5
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I second the veggies. Or a spoon!! Or use a fork and knife and eat them with deli meat.
I also "like" Blue Diamond almond flour artisan seed crackers. They kinda taste awful, but they're pretty low calorie, and they're good enough to not ruin the dip but bad enough to not want to snack on them forever. I've also had pretty good experience with Mary's Gone Crackers.0 -
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Make your own in the oven... I slice up a regular potato (or sweet potato) using a mandolin (so they are the same thickness) and season them up with oregano or black pepper or anything else I have on hand, as long as there is no salt or oil involved. Then I lay them out on parchment paper on a cookie sheet and put them in the oven at 425 for 25-25 mins (flip them at the half way mark)... I nice healthy snack with no oil or salt. Yum!1
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fewer chips3
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Now I want chips and dip...0
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Colorscheme wrote: »Ripped up taco shells! I like chips and salsa too. Or tortilla strips instead of tortilla chips.
All of your substitutes are made out of the same thing as the thing you are substituting....Tortillas are tortillas whether they are chips, taco shells, or cut in strips. Why no0t just eat the thing you want to eat. In a measured portion that fits your goals.
OP I agree with the others who say you can have veggies with your dips to cut some of the calories but those dips are probably a bigger problem than the chips.
IDK me, when I want a specific food substitutes don't do it. I would rather have a controlled portion of the thing I want , than stuff myself on something I am not going to enjoy.3 -
I LOVE the good thins crackers(there are several varieties and they are good to me. I really enjoy the sweet potatoe chips or crackers. The veggie blend is good dipped in hummus. But I do the grape tomatoes, cucumbers, carrot chips dipped in bolthouse ranch- pretty good in a pinch1
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i got this strange knife, it makes carrots into crinkle cut chips basically like whats often in cali mixed veggies? Because its ridged I find it makes it extra awesome with gauc or dip!1
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Eat less chips! I don't think there are too many calories in very few chips!!
The suggestions of vegetables gave me a chuckle. That's essentially changing your favorite food. If you are ok with that, might as well switch salsa to vinegar. Veggies + vinegar = you even "earn" calorie points.
This calorie minded eating starts to get funny.
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endlessfall16 wrote: »Eat less chips! I don't think there are too many calories in very few chips!!
The suggestions of vegetables gave me a chuckle. That's essentially changing your favorite food. If you are ok with that, might as well switch salsa to vinegar. Veggies + vinegar = you even "earn" calorie points.
This calorie minded eating starts to get funny.
uh no. No such thing.1 -
Uh yes. There's not a single person on this earth who has become overweight from eating too much carrot, cucumber, pepper, celery.
I would think you even lose energy from chewing, processing those veggies raw.
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shadowfax_c11 wrote: »Colorscheme wrote: »Ripped up taco shells! I like chips and salsa too. Or tortilla strips instead of tortilla chips.
All of your substitutes are made out of the same thing as the thing you are substituting....Tortillas are tortillas whether they are chips, taco shells, or cut in strips. Why no0t just eat the thing you want to eat. In a measured portion that fits your goals.
OP I agree with the others who say you can have veggies with your dips to cut some of the calories but those dips are probably a bigger problem than the chips.
IDK me, when I want a specific food substitutes don't do it. I would rather have a controlled portion of the thing I want , than stuff myself on something I am not going to enjoy.
Yeah but it's about volume....0 -
endlessfall16 wrote: »Eat less chips! I don't think there are too many calories in very few chips!!
The suggestions of vegetables gave me a chuckle. That's essentially changing your favorite food. If you are ok with that, might as well switch salsa to vinegar. Veggies + vinegar = you even "earn" calorie points.
This calorie minded eating starts to get funny.
Meh...a lot of those raw veggies go great with cheese dips and the like...
No need to change the salsa to vinegar though...salsa is pretty friggin' healthy.
Also, I eat around 250 calories in veg daily...so what you're telling me is that those are just free calories then and don't count towards my targets?1 -
endlessfall16 wrote: »Uh yes. There's not a single person on this earth who has become overweight from eating too much carrot, cucumber, pepper, celery.
I would think you even lose energy from chewing, processing those veggies raw.
There's like 30 calories in a carrot. How long do you spend chewing your food...? O.o
ETA: I used to spend a lot of time trying to find substitutes for my favorite snacks. Tried 'em all. None of them were appropriately satisfying and pretty much all of them disappointed (roasted chickpeas may be pretty tasty on their own, but they're sure not gonna satisfy a craving for tortilla chips or potato chips, in my book). I just started making the foods I want fit into my day. And only spending my calories, since they're fairly limited atm, on foods that taste worth it - I have higher standards now than I used to. Garden of Eatin tortilla chips aaaall the way. If only we hadn't eaten all the salsa fresca last night, hrmph.1 -
shadowfax_c11 wrote: »Colorscheme wrote: »Ripped up taco shells! I like chips and salsa too. Or tortilla strips instead of tortilla chips.
All of your substitutes are made out of the same thing as the thing you are substituting....Tortillas are tortillas whether they are chips, taco shells, or cut in strips. Why no0t just eat the thing you want to eat. In a measured portion that fits your goals.
OP I agree with the others who say you can have veggies with your dips to cut some of the calories but those dips are probably a bigger problem than the chips.
IDK me, when I want a specific food substitutes don't do it. I would rather have a controlled portion of the thing I want , than stuff myself on something I am not going to enjoy.
It sounds to me like the food OP wants might be the dip, not the chips. If so, the lowest cal option (vegetables) would be my choice, as like you say the dip on its own is still going to be quite caloric.1 -
cwolfman13 wrote: »
Also, I eat around 250 calories in veg daily...so what you're telling me is that those are just free calories then and don't count towards my targets?
I've read about a guy who's done a month of diet on McDonald to prove a point about calories, but I have not seen anyone who has done a week with only carrot, cucumber, pepper, celery, essentially complex carb veggies. That would be very interesting from the point of calories.
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Consider buying a dehydrator to make your own vegetable chips:
http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2012/11/30/a-real-food-alternative-to-potato-chips-munchy-crunchy-salty-and-nourishing/1 -
endlessfall16 wrote: »Uh yes. There's not a single person on this earth who has become overweight from eating too much carrot, cucumber, pepper, celery.
I would think you even lose energy from chewing, processing those veggies raw.
No. You don't spend more energy eating these foods than contained in the food. No such thing as negative calorie food.1 -
@Alyssa_Is_LosingItAlyssa_Is_LosingIt wrote: »Many chips are just around 130 calories for an ounce. I like Xochitl brand and I think those are 135 calories for 1 ounce, which is a good number of chips. It seems like you'd be getting more calories from the chicken and cheese dip than from the chips. But veggies are a good choice too.
Oh man. My sister makes this freaking awesome buffalo chicken dip. I would gladly give up 140 calories of tortilla chips and just dip celery in that instead. But yeah, the dip is way more calorie dense than the chips in that case.
I don't really know what I'm saying and I'm not really adding to the conversation but this made me think of that dip and now I want some...
I think you just got tongue tied thinking of the dip...ya know the 'freaking awesome buffalo chicken dip your Sister makes'?! Just a thought :laugh:
Regarding chips and veggies... if it's a day I feel I can do moderate chip eating I'd measure out a serving or two if I plan ahead. If it wasn't a safe chip day I'd do as many have suggested, raw veggies. Persian cukes, baby carrots, red pepper strips, raw cauliflower, broccoli etc. I love those plain as an everyday crunchy treat.
Wow, I'm so craving crunchy veggies now.. multi-colored crunchy veggies..
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I'm with everyone else...sounds like what you really want are the dips, which are far more calories than the chips..do you make all three at the same time? Maybe you'd be best to stick primarily with salsa most of the time, or smaller portions of the dips. That should help control the amount of chips you're eating...
Though, the baked versions of chips provide a few less calories.0
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