Hummus, salsa, and guacamole

HealthiHannah

What do you use these for to keep them as healthy as possible?

I enjoy all 3 of these dips, but am so used to using pita or corn chips only to dip into them... obviously, thats not gonna cut it.

LH2011

Not sure about the dips you listed but this one below is healthy enough and I always have dips with raw carrott and cucumber sticks:-

1 tub Low Fat Cottage Cheese
1 tub Low Fat Sour Cream
1 Pot Low Fat Natural Yoghurt
2 Packets of Onion Sauce Mix

Just mix it all together its really yummy and serve in little bowls so you don't over eat.

susanswan

I make my own hummus and use it on a whole grain tortilla with veggies to make a wrap for lunch. Salsa works great on a "taco" salad instead of dressing as does the guacamole. Try dipping with veggies - cucumber slices, carrot planks, celery sticks, and I also like to use triscuits because they are whole grain. Make a wrap and use the salsa and guacamole, too.

jalc

If you toast or grill a "sandwich round" (several companies make them at 100 cal each) they are similar to flat bread. Very good with hummus.

DieselGrrl

I personally LOVE salsa on a baked potato. Not the BEST thing for you, due to the carbs, but on weekends, it sure beats the french fries that I crave.

Drunkadelic

carrots are very low calorie dip carriers

a1schwei

i never used to be a hummus person, but i have come to LOVE hummus with carrot and celery sticks...same goes for guac and salsa still get the crunch in a healthier way

hockeyman28

carrots and home baked corn tortilla strips. I always have a sack of corn tortillas around and will bake em up for snacks or especially to dip into homemade hummus. About 130 cal. for 2 whole tortillas (taco size) sliced up and baked. Add a little chili powder or cumin to smoke up the flavor. Yum!

Tereztaylor07

I like hummus on sliced red peppers.

Grimmerick

vegetables for the hummus, I make guac with one avocado and use 1/4 of it with a serving size of chips and salsa. Then I use the extra guac for a mexican wrap meal.

AngelaPowPowPOW

Joseph's has this pita bread that is like a delicious, soft thick tortilla. It's perfect plain, with dip, or toasted into pita chips.

skinnylizzy5

As others have said, veggies are great dippers. I like bell peppers because they make perfect "scoops." Or, if you're really craving chips I like to cut up small corn tortillas and bake them to make my own chips. Just cut into 8ths, spray with oil, sprinkle some salt, and bake for about 10 minutes or so. Yum!

ladybug1620

I dip baby carrots and cucumber slices into my hummus instead of chips or bread

HealthiHannah

All are great ideas! I'm gonna try me some of these Thanks!

morganadk2_deleted

Aubergine Hummus

This is an awesome combination of Baba Ganoush and Regular Hummus. It is fantastic as a dip, or spread on some brown bread or a wholemeal pitta with spinach and sundried tomatoes.

Aubergine Hummus
Serves: 8

1 aubergine
1 garlic clove
1/4 tsp salt
2 tbsp lemon juice
2g cumin
200g chickpeas, dried
1 tbsp olive oil
1 chicken/veggie stock cube

Soak the chickpeas in water overnight
Then cook them in the same water with the stock cube added in for 20 mins.
Roast the aubergine until the skin is blackened. When it is cooled you can just peel off the skin and the flesh will be mostly mashable.
Mash the aubergine with the crushed garlic, salt, cumin, lemon juice and olive oil.
Drain the chick peas but reserve the water.
Add the chickpeas to the aubergine mixture with a little of the reserved water and blitz with a hand blender. Add a little more water if it is too thick, but not too much.

It makes 8 large (100g) portions, but you could stretch it out further.

123 calories per serving, 3.4g F, 0.4g SF, 19.1 C, 4.1g S, 6.4g Fb, 5.6g P

Fattack

I dip pitta into those, and it hasn't affected my losses although I don't really eat guacamole much anymore. I do only eat wholemeal or seeded pittas though to keep the GI content low, and I make my own salsa and, more recently, my own houmous.

bzmom

Wow!!! now im curious to mix all the ingredients on your topic and see how they taste together.................. LOL!!!

_SusieQ_

If you can find Flatout wraps, they are really good with hummus and low in calories and carbs. Baked Tostitos is what i use with salsa, or soft corn tortillas, warmed slightly in the microwave. Same with guac

posbey

I love that as well. I also used to chop up veggies, or steamed them first and add to the potato.

posbey

If you can find Flatout wraps, they are really good with hummus and low in calories and carbs. Baked Tostitos is what i use with salsa, or soft corn tortillas, warmed slightly in the microwave. Same with guac

I just bought this for the first time recently andwill be using them soon!

CARNAT22

Cucumber batons, carrot sticks or sliced red pepper for me!

Xaspar

I like to use snap peas and green beans for dip carriers as well as the carrots, cucumbers, celery, broccoli, cherry tomatoes and cauliflower. Of course, not ALL of these go with all the dips due to combatant flavors. I also like rice crackers. Oh, and I LOVE Red and yellow peppers, but for some reason, although I love the flavor, green peppers give me the burps so I try to avoid them.

bettyford4202

I make my own Guacamole! LOOOVE it! Pita triangles and veggies are what I usually use for dipping. I also found All Purpose Greek Seasoning you can sprinkle that stuff on basically anything and it makes it taste soooo yummy!!!

Barneystinson

Might sound odd, but I buy hardboiled eggs and make guac-devils out of them. Halve them, remove the yolk, and crush a few of the yolks into the guac. Fill the hollow in the egg with your guac mix. The result: Guac - deviled eggs :happy:

Guac is also a fantastic topping for stuffed peppers.

Hummus goes really well with sliced veggies. Carrots and peppers being my favorite.

Salsa & guac are also good salad dressings. They also work as "dips" if you enjoy fajitas made without the tortilla.

melsinct

I make sandwiches with hummus, sprouts, lettuce, and tomato.

I slice avocado and use it on sandwiches or salads. Guacamole I save for tacos- use corn tortillas and tacos made at home are pretty low cal.

I mix salsa w/equal parts low fat sour cream as a salad dressing.

Of course you can dip veggies in any of the above.

Schraudt814

For Hummus I love red peppers and reduced fat Triscuits (just watch your serving size) for Salsa I use celery. Works out perfectly because I hate celery but a good flavorful salsa hides that yucky taste!

christinad95

I noticed alot of postings for using them as dips, but some other suggestions are using the hummus or guacamole as a spread on a sandwich rather than mayo, and salsa is great on eggs, in soups, cooked in with different meats, etc. Just some ideas. Hope you find one that works for ya!!

bcattoes

veggie sticks are a low cal alternative, but I still use corn chips for guacamole and salsa most of the time. Sometimes I buy low carb wraps, cut them into triangles and bake until crisp (they will burn very quickly so keep an eye on them). For hummus I use carrot or bell pepper sticks or whole grain crackers. I LOVE Kellogg's All Bran crackers. They are the best crackers I've ever tasted even counting the unhealthy ones.

acakeforawife

I've used all of these as salad dressings, very yummy! I love a salad with mixed greens, tomato, crumbled veggie burger (or grilled chicken), a bit of finely-grated cheddar, and a blob of about 2tbsp of hummus. SO GOOD. I also use salsa and guacamole on my own variations of 'taco salads'.

Salsa on a baked sweet potato (or sweet potato fries in the oven) is also to die for. One of my favourite combos is a baked sweet potato topped with cottage cheese, salsa and a small bit of guacamole. YUM.

baisleac

Mission Extra Thin Corn Tortillas (2 = 80 calories). Cut into strips or triangles. Place on cookie sheet. Spray lightly with Pam or spritz olive oil. Bake at 350 for 7-8 minutes in a pre-heated oven (watch closely due to oven variations).

Insta-healthy(ish) chips.

edit: Fixed Mr. Hubby-dude.

smersh

Mission Extra Thin Corn Tortillas (2 = 80 calories). Cut into strips or triangles. Place on cookie sheet. Spray lightly with Pam or spritz olive oil. Bake at 250 for 10 minutes (watch closely due to oven variations).

Insta-healthy(ish) chips.

350 for 7-8 minutes in a pre-heated oven.