There’s a number of benefits of cooking your own foods, but perhaps my #1 is that I get to control all of the ingredients! This allows me to eliminate unnecessary fillers that may not be needed to achieve the desired result. 

In this case, I was craving something crisp with a little heat, so I whipped up these Spicy Sweet Potato Chips and yogurt dip. I got my fix and saved about 70 calories and 7g total fat #winning. You can use any low calorie dip that you enjoy, the one I created here was just from ingredients I had at home. After all, i’m not exactly making trips to the grocery store these days just to pick up a bottle ready dressing!

A healthy lifestyle is built around balance, enjoy the foods you love and feel good about it! 

Spicy Sweet Potato Chips w/ Yogurt Dill Dip 

Prep: 5 minutes

Bake: 20 minutes 

Makes: 4 Servings 

 

Ingredients: 

Dip:

o   Fat Free Greek yogurt 

o   Light mayo 

o   Dill (1 tbsp fresh or ½ tsp dried) 

o   Pinch of salt 

Potatoes: 

o   1 Large sweet potato (about 5 ounces) 

o   Cooking spray 

o   Salt 

o   Chipotle Chile powder 

Directions: 

1.     In a small bowl, mix all dip ingredients and refrigerate until ready to serve. 

2.     Meanwhile, preheat oven to 450 degrees. Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray. 

3.     Peel and then slice sweet potatoes very thinly. Spread on baking sheet in single layer. Spray with cooking spray, sprinkle with salt & lightly dust with chipotle powder. 

4.     Bake 10 minutes on each side or until crisp. Let cool slightly and serve with dip if desired. 

Nutrition information for 1-ounce chips & 2 Tbsp dip: 

91 Calories; 10g Carbohydrate; 4g Protein; 3.5g Fat (0g Sat, 2g Poly; 1g Mono); 128mg Sodium; 1g Fiber