Chips, Dips and Tips that are nicer to your hips…

Posted by Marine Miguel on May 4, 2012 in Blog, Events, Fit Tips, Nutrition, Updates with 1 Comment

Buy Baked Tortilla Chips instead of fried – available at Trader Joe’s and major grocery chains.
Make fresh Salsa instead of store bought, you get less sodium more vitamins.
Use small plates and put your chips and dips on a plate instead of grazing from large bowls.

Limit alcohol consumption, saves calories and you tend to lose track of how much you are eating when you drink.
Dance! Did you know that Salsa dancing can burn 400-500 calories per hour?

Party Size Dip Recipes:

Pico de Gallo

4 large tomatoes diced

1 white or red onion diced

Palm sized Cilantro chopped

1-2 Jalapeno finely diced – no seeds

Juice of 2 limes

Salt and pepper to taste

Combine in a bowl and enjoy!

Guacamole

3 Avocados no skin no pits – save 1 pit for later

1 white onion finely diced

Palm size Cilantro chopped

Juice of 2 limes

Salt and pepper to taste

Optional: 1 Jalapeno finely diced – no seeds,

you can add diced tomato as well for a chunkier version.

After you mix it all in a bowl, put a Pit in with the dip to help

reduce browning of your Guacamole.

Heat lovers: Use Serrano peppers instead of Jalapenos.

Healthy Bean Dip

1 can Pinto beans strained

1 can Vegetarian Refried Beans

1 clove minced garlic

1 Jalapeno finely diced – no seeds

¼ tsp. Cumin

1 jar Favorite Chunky Tomato Salsa

Heat beans, pepper, garlic and cumin in a pot, add to bowl,

stir in salsa and serve!

Margarita Tips:

Never use a store bought Mix. They are pure high fructose corn syrup. You

can simply use 100% Agave Tequila, Lime Juice, Lemon Juice and Agave

nectar or Stevia to sweeten. Skip the Triple Sec also filled with sugar.

Adding fresh squeezed oranges tastes great, you can also add lime zest.

I like a 1 1/2 juice to tequila ratio, so a pitcher may have 2 cups tequila 3 cups

juice then add sweetener.

Do not add ice until sweetener had dissolved in liquid.

Oh….and HAVE FUN!