Super Bowl Dips and Dippers

Many of my friends across the pond will be gearing up for the great Super Bowl match on Sunday between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks. I’m told a staggering amount of chips and dips are eaten during this time! One on-line food guru says that on average 1200 calories (and 50g fat) are consumed just in snacks alone…

Not many of them will be bariatric-friendly so I am posting a few here which you might just smuggle past the high-fat die-hards! I promise, one taste or scoop, and they won’t notice the difference. Serve with vegetable sticks, baked chips (like my tortilla based ones below) or roast swede/rutabaga chips.

The first is perhaps an all-time favourite – a Mexican style layered dip. At just 90 calories per serving (without dippers) and portioned individually it has the virtue of built-in portion control and is a genius way of serving that avoids a messy dip bowl. Enjoy and I hope your team wins!

MINI MEXICAN SUPER BOWL LAYERED DIP

Ingredients

METRIC/US

1 X 215 g/7 oz can refried spicy beans (I used Discovery)

1 tbsp taco seasoning mix (if you have a very spicy bean mixture omit or add to strength liked)

100 g/3/4 cup reduced-fat sour cream

100 g/3/4 cup reduced-fat guacamole

100 g/1 cup fat-free salsa

50 g/1/2 cup low-fat grated/shredded Cheddar cheese (I used Weight Watchers)

1 medium red pepper/capsicum, cored, seeded and chopped

4 large spring onions/scallions, chopped

4 tbsp/1/4 cup chopped fresh coriander/cilantro

METHOD

1. Mix the refried beans with the taco seasoning if used.

2. Layer the bean mixture, sour cream, guacamole, salsa, cheese, pepper/capsicum, spring onions/scallions and coriander/cilantro in 8 small glasses or bowls. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

SERVES 8

WLS PORTION: 1/2-1

CALORIES PER PORTION: 90

PROTEIN: 5g

CARBOHYDRATE: 8.8g

FAT: 3.8g

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