Tortilla chips

CarlyC08
CarlyC08 Posts: 63
edited October 3 in Food and Nutrition
Alright, so I've got a serious weakness for tortilla chips. I've always thought it was ok, there's not much to them, no big deal. Until I finally logged some today. High in fat, carbs, sodium; Low-no protein, vitamins, minerals. I mean, I knew this before, but to see it, it kinda broke my heart. I LOVE tortilla chips. I could, and probably do, eat them every day! I'm about to finish a bag as a type this! So my question is, is there something I can use to replace them? Some kind of tortilla chip substitute? It's gotta have the crunchy, and the salty, and the deliciousness.
Thanks!

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  • quitmakingexcuses
    quitmakingexcuses Posts: 906 Member
    Newman's Own makes either high fiber or high protein pretzels, I don't remember, but that might do the trick :)
    Or try pop chips, or even baked tortilla chips. Or rice cakes! I could go on!
  • timothyjkiser
    timothyjkiser Posts: 85 Member
    I used to eat a half bag a night of the multigrain ones...I haven't had any for 3 weeks now...You get used to it.

    I eat baby carrots now!
  • Rikki444
    Rikki444 Posts: 326 Member
    You can put the tortillas in the microwave for 3 to 4 minutes (be careful not to burn them) and they will be nice and crisp.... and they taste great!!!
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,210 Member
    Try adding a salsa for nutrition.......don't beat yourself up over it.........nobody's perfect, nor should they be.
  • gaylelynnbell
    gaylelynnbell Posts: 248 Member
    I buy plain corn tortillas, cut them in wedges and bake at about 350 until they're crisp. Cheap and much healthier than anything you can buy in a bag.
  • Jlynb1109
    Jlynb1109 Posts: 84 Member
    The baked ones are surprisingly good.
  • buddha5050
    buddha5050 Posts: 40 Member
    Try limiting yourself to one serving, measure them out and put them in a small bowl ( to make it look like there is more :wink: ) and put the bag up. Or try not bringing them in the house, because all they are going to do is sit there and stair at you:laugh:
  • Littlered9
    Littlered9 Posts: 81
    Chip In's are yummy, as long as you only eat a small serving at a time. Also, recently found UTZ Rice chips (Salsa Fresco & Sweet Chili flavors) and they are decent too (but really tasty!)....in moderation. None of these are really good for you though. Best to stear clear of chips. Have you tried rice cakes?
  • MikeSEA
    MikeSEA Posts: 1,074 Member
    slice up pieces of whole wheat pita and toast them briefly. Yummy with hummus.
  • Tuffjourney
    Tuffjourney Posts: 971
    I buy plain corn tortillas, cut them in wedges and bake at about 350 until they're crisp. Cheap and much healthier than anything you can buy in a bag.


    Me too, I love them actually!
  • Pea4jjab
    Pea4jjab Posts: 216 Member
    I take an LA Tortilla Factory low carb wrap, cut it into wedges with a pizza cutter, spray with Olive Oil Pam then bake until lightly crisp. Only 80 calories for the whole bunch! :)
  • betzeross
    betzeross Posts: 161 Member
    I too am addicted to tortilla chips. I still them on most days but I limit myself to the portion on the bag (13 chips). I savor them now instead of just sitting there mindlessly stuffing them in!
  • betzeross
    betzeross Posts: 161 Member
    I'd like to try the homemade ones - thank you all for sharing that. Has anyone tried it with regular flour tortillas? I'm not a big fan of the corn ones. Just curious.
  • Pea4jjab
    Pea4jjab Posts: 216 Member
    I actually did flour tortilla for dh and the children when I made chili and they loved it- especially dh :)
  • marzahl68
    marzahl68 Posts: 201
    Buy a stack of corn tortillas, cut them in wedges and bake them in the oven. Season to taste. I tried it and hated it so i wrote off tortilla chips but it might work for you.
  • Snakey74
    Snakey74 Posts: 276 Member
    Garden of Eatin makes several kinds that are no salt added. If you have a World Market near you, they make veggie tortilla chips. Food Should Taste Good makes a sweet potato tortilla chip. I have had them all, and they are very good!
  • NovemberJune
    NovemberJune Posts: 2,525 Member
    i like pita chips. i take a regular whole wheat pita, slice it up, then put it in the oven for about 15 minutes. awesome with hummus or tomato sauce.

    ............and i also love tortilla chips. i had to stop getting them at all. i thought i could keep some just to eat ONE serving of here and there, but they are just too tempting.

    i also eat pretzels and special k chips a lot but they aren't so healthy, just low calorie ;)
  • NovemberJune
    NovemberJune Posts: 2,525 Member
    slice up pieces of whole wheat pita and toast them briefly. Yummy with hummus.

    oops i repeated him ;)
  • NovemberJune
    NovemberJune Posts: 2,525 Member
    I'd like to try the homemade ones - thank you all for sharing that. Has anyone tried it with regular flour tortillas? I'm not a big fan of the corn ones. Just curious.

    i haven't done it with corn or flour, but i have with the wheat ones, and it's yummy too. i also like to squeeze lime juice on them before putting them in the oven. :)
  • Elizabeth_C34
    Elizabeth_C34 Posts: 6,376 Member
    I can't buy them. I love them too and will eat a whole bag if I'm not careful!
  • wjkfloyd
    wjkfloyd Posts: 125
    Special K has Cracker Crisps that are only 110 calories per 1 oz serving... that may help.

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  • tseecka
    tseecka Posts: 90 Member
    I eat Que Pasa tortilla chips. They are MUCH lower in all those baddies than brands like Tostitos--they are salted juuuust enough to satisfy that sodium craving, but they are way lower in fat, and the calorie difference is astounding--150 cal for 8 multigrain Tostitos versus 260 cal for 30 Que Pasa chips!

    You can buy a big bag of them at Costco; they are one of my favourite snacks for those days when I just really need a chip. It's still not as good for you as, say, baby carrots (as I noticed one other member saying), but they're nothing to feel guilty over.
  • darklord48
    darklord48 Posts: 114 Member
    Try adding a salsa for nutrition.......don't beat yourself up over it.........nobody's perfect, nor should they be.

    Same here, I eat my chips and enjoy them, but I do so with a lot of salsa. The hotter the better, spicy food is an appetite suppressant.
  • wildon883r
    wildon883r Posts: 429 Member
    Actually tortilla chips are one of the most healthy and lowest calorie snack chips. Tostido's 24 chips for like 140 calories. Add some salsa at 25 cals per tbsp and enjoy! Try to choose those that just have corn and salt, oil and nothing else
  • rockbass
    rockbass Posts: 17 Member
    3 hard taco shells are around 110 calories. Break them up, toast in the over for a few minutes, and sprinkle just a bit of salt on them. I find it to be an awesome substitute, and it visually looks like a lot of chips.
  • ShannonMpls
    ShannonMpls Posts: 1,936 Member
    I refuse to live a life without tortilla chips. And I refuse to eat the baked ones.

    The Frontera brand is quite low in sodium (75mg per serving) and fried in corn oil. They're awesome. When I eat them, I weigh one serving - which used to seem like a small number of chips but now I sometimes don't even finish my serving.

    I do sometimes bake corn tortillas to crisp them for tostadas or strips in soup or on salad, though.
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