Guilt Free Tortilla Chips

Hands down, no contest, chips and dip are my favorite food. No question, they are my guilty pleasure, with no guilt as I sit there chip by chip downing the bag. I can down a bag in a sitting. I'm not joking. Mexican restaurants are naturally my favorite as a brilliant person came up with the idea of unlimited chips and salsa. Say what. Oh yeah. Another basket at Table 4 please.

So, its no wonder that I had to find a healthy alternative for my favorite food. I mean, there is NO WAY I am going without chips and dip. No way. Lucky for me there is a quick, CHEAP, healthy alternative. Cha-ching. 

The only hard part is finding the right corn tortilla. My favorite are El Milgaro corn tortillas. What's important about them is that there are made of corn, water and lime. That's it. No preservatives, no fillers. no crap we don't need in our bodies, just corn, water and lime. I have found these at my local grocery store, Rouse's, as well as every Latin market I have ever been to. Because these don't have preservatives, they need to be refrigerated so you will find them in the cold food section.They are between $1.15 and $1.97 for 36 tortillas. The batch I made today used 6 tortillas. That means there are 6 batches of chips in one package of tortillas for less than $2.00. Seriously people, does it get any better?! To note: I have an extra bag frozen in my freezer for emergencies like today.

For my 21 day fixers, this one batch is 2 yellows. (3 corn tortillas = 1 yellow.)

Tortillas straight from the freezer ready to make some chips! 

Cut into triangles

Line up on a baking sheet, add some spices and they are ready for the oven! 

~ Ready for some dips ~

Guilt Free Tortilla Chips

• 6 corn tortillas (I recommend El Milgaro)
• Spices of choice (I like white pepper and cumin)

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line baking sheet with aluminum foil. Take tortillas and cut into triangles of 6. Cut in half, then cut that half into threes. Line little chips in rows. Sprinkle spices of choice. Bake until crisp (~10-15 mins). Put on plate and watch them fly! 

For your spices you can truly do anything. Think of your favorite chip from the grocery store and recreate using the spices in your cabinet. Like lime tortilla chips from Tostitos... squeeze lime and salt. Like cracked pepper...add some pepper. Like spicy, add cayenne. You get the drill. Have fun and be creative! 

Worried about sticking to your new clean eating plan at your next party? Bring a bag of these with you and your own salsa. Not only will it start a conversation, but you'll be surprised how quickly they fly. 

Enjoy!