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low cal/fat healthy ways to eat salsa!?

cjm0014
cjm0014 Posts: 118
edited September 2024 in Recipes
Okay i know that fresh salsa is the way to go for a healthy snack and i put it on practically every meal :happy:
but when i dont have time for a meal or when i just want salsa (not a salad with salsa as dressing, or the whole taco, etc) how should i eat it? i mean i know most chips have so much fat and salt and i was just wondering if anyone had any good ideas for a chip or cracker or anything i can dip my salsa with ?? thanks! :tongue:

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  • cjm0014
    cjm0014 Posts: 118
    Okay i know that fresh salsa is the way to go for a healthy snack and i put it on practically every meal :happy:
    but when i dont have time for a meal or when i just want salsa (not a salad with salsa as dressing, or the whole taco, etc) how should i eat it? i mean i know most chips have so much fat and salt and i was just wondering if anyone had any good ideas for a chip or cracker or anything i can dip my salsa with ?? thanks! :tongue:
  • tiarodwell
    tiarodwell Posts: 9 Member
    Last week I made some awesome baked tortilla chips. I used whole wheat tortillas (cut up) and sprayed them with veg. oil spray (like Pam). Then, I baked them at 375 for about 10-15 minutes. Just keep an eye on them. You could lightly salt them, too. Now, they weren't as good as the fried kind, but they were pretty good and very crispy.
  • kak1018
    kak1018 Posts: 183 Member
    I dip celery and carrots in salsa all the time. It fills that crunch, salty, snack void for me.
  • TRLTAMPA
    TRLTAMPA Posts: 824
    ive done the same with pita bread before. not sure if it's healthier or not but the kids love it.
  • cjm0014
    cjm0014 Posts: 118
    thanks tia, i will try this!
  • wannabeeskinny
    wannabeeskinny Posts: 93
    I dip celery and carrots in salsa all the time. It fills that crunch, salty, snack void for me.

    this is what i do too

    soooo so good
  • AmyNVegas
    AmyNVegas Posts: 2,215 Member
    mix the salsa with some FF cream cheese and eat on triscuits or your fav whole grain cracker it's yummy!
    Amy

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  • Lauralovesmfp
    Lauralovesmfp Posts: 270 Member
    Awesome on baked potatoe, chicken breast or brown rice too!
  • shar140
    shar140 Posts: 1,158 Member
    Lay's makes baked tortilla chips - they aren't the same, but still pretty tasty with some salsa!
  • laurenk182004
    laurenk182004 Posts: 1,882 Member
    I eat the "garden of eatin'" brand organic blue corn tortilla chips, the no salt added ones have only 10mg of sodium per serving and I think 140 calories. I know it's not really low calorie, but I love them with salsa and anytime I can cut the sodium on stuff I'm all for that!
  • RKC1234
    RKC1234 Posts: 1
    HOW ABOUT BAKED TOSTIDOES OR LIGHT TOSTIDOES
  • chrissyh
    chrissyh Posts: 8,235 Member
    We buy the baked scoops Tortilla chips - whole family eats them they are yummy

    Sorry didn't read the above but that's them!
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