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Healthy Dips for Chips or Veggies

Last Updated on February 18, 2023 by Ellen Christian

If you’re looking for healthy dips for chips or veggies, keep reading. I’m sharing a few of my favorites. Get these healthy dip recipes right here.

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Healthy Dips for Chips and Veggies

Tis the season for holiday parties and holiday parties mean holiday eating. No matter how healthy I try to be, I find myself tempted by the snacks and hors-d’oeuvres that seem to call my name at every party I attend.

Staying on track with healthy eating during the holidays can be a challenge even if you normally have tons of willpower. I try very hard to stay away from cakes, cookies, and candies because I know that these are probably the least healthy options at holiday parties.

My first choice at parties is almost always some sort of not messy finger food. Have you ever tried to make the rounds at a party while balancing a plate, napkin, fork, purse, and glass? It doesn’t work for me and I inevitably end up dropping something.

To solve this problem, I choose foods that are not messy and do not require a fork. That’s one less thing I’m going to drop on the floor. I love adding a spoonful of dip to my plate and some veggies or snack foods to dip.

Hummus

Hummus is made of cooked, mashed chickpeas blended with tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and garlic. It is a perfect accompaniment for New York Style Pita Chips. The Garden Fresh Ranch Variety are delicious! So, what is good to dip in hummus?

My personal healthy favorite is carrot sticks. Try this Olive Oil and Beetroot Hummus from Recipes from a Pantry or this Roasted Beetroot Hummus from Happy Kitchen Rocks.

Salsa

Salsa is a spicy, tomato-based dipping sauce that is typically paired with Mexican cuisine. Generally low in fat, it’s one of my favorite healthy dipping options. Perfect paired with New York Style Panetini (oven baked Italian toast) in Garlic Parmesan flavor. Love that these are baked and not fried!

So, check the sodium level if you buy salsa from the store. Or, try one of these homemade salsa recipes.

Guacamole

Guacamole is mashed avocado mixed with chopped onion, tomatoes, chili peppers, and seasoning. Plus, guacamole is loaded with vitamins and nutrients and is delicious with New York Style Mni Bagels.

Finally, they are baked extra crispy and my personal favorite is the Sea Salt variety. So, try my easy guacamole recipe. It’s seriously ready in just a few minutes.

Greek yogurt with sweeteners

Greek yogurt-based dips that are slightly sweetened with healthy sweeteners like honey or maple syrup. I created this Primal Fruit Dip that was delicious with not only apples but with New York Style Sweet Swirls Chocolate or Cinnabon baked snack crisps.

This apple corer and divider makes cutting apples so easy.

Greek yogurt with herbs

So, Greek yogurt-based dips can also be made with garlic and herbs like my Healthy Herb Dip. My guests enjoyed dipping New York Style Roasted Garlic Bagel Crisps in this dip!

What is good to dip celery in?

Celery is one of my favorite vegetables for dipping because it’s rather bland on its own. It’s also loaded with antioxidants as well as folate, potassium and Vitamin B6.

Try dipping your celery in one of these healthy dip recipes for vegetables. Or, try this homemade veggie dip with cream cheese from Finding Zest.

Is spinach dip healthy?

A lot depends on what goes into making the spinach dip. Spinach itself is amazing for you and it’s loaded with Vitamins A and E and zinc.

However, once you start adding mayonnaise, sour cream, and packaged dip mix, you lose some of that. So, check out this hot spinach dip recipe from Skinny Taste that reduces some of the fat content.

Healthy dips for carrots:

Fresh Dill Vegetable Dip from The Kitchen Garten
Homemade Dill Dip from Faithfully Gluten Free
Caramelized Onion & Dill Greek Yogurt Dip from Chicken Scratch NY
Sour Cream Taco Dip from My Gluten-Free Kitchen

Easy healthy dips:

Gluten Free Cheesy Bean Dip from My Gluten Free Kitchen
Easy Layered Greek Dip from Joy Food Sunshine
Easy Guacamole Recipe from Cadry’s Kitchen