What are your plans for this Labor Day extended holiday weekend? Well, I’d love to be grilling it up at some friends’ house, but the kidlets and I are going to be at home while daddy goes to a Fantasy Football draft weekend. What will he be taking with him for snacks for his yearly fun event? Nothing other than Frito Lay and some yummy homemade dip that we will be making beforehand. Who can deny chips, snacks, dip and of course – Frito Lay?
Whether you are on a diet or not, here are some recipes that my family and I will be trying out soon and I encourage you to test these out for yourself:
No party is complete without chips and dips. When choosing chips for the party, it’s important to turn the bag around and read the nutrition label.
Here’s what you’ll find out about America’s favorite chips:
- Tostitos Scoops! tortilla chips are made with just three simple ingredients – corn, vegetable oil and salt – and have 8 grams of whole grains per serving. Another fun fact: they have less sodium than a slice of bread!
- Lay’s Original potato chips are also made with just three ingredients – potatoes, vegetable oil and salt – that’s it!
- SunChips Original Multigrain snacks are always a fun alternative that pack 18 grams of whole grains into ever serving!
Chips can be a vehicle to deliver more nutrition into the diet when paired with fruit and veggie dips. To add even more nutritious goodness to your chips, check out these three recipes from Registered Dietitian Jessica Levinson – all made with fresh, seasonal fruits and vegetables.
Watermelon Salsa (Perfect with Lay’s Classic Potato Chips)
Serves: 6; Serving Size: ½ cup
Ingredients:
- 3 cups finely diced seedless watermelon
- 1 to 2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and minced (use the seeds to add spice)
- ¼ cup chopped cilantro
- ¼ cup minced red onion
- ¼ cup lime juice
- Kosher salt to taste
Directions:
- In a medium bowl, combine the watermelon, jalapeno peppers, cilantro, onion, and lime juice. Season with salt and stir everything together.
- Serve immediately or chill for at least an hour.
Nutrition Information (per ½ cup serving):
29 calories, 1 g protein, 7 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 0 g fat, 0 g sat fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 98 mg sodium
Corn and Heirloom Tomato Salsa (Perfect with Tostitos Scoops! Tortilla Chips)
Serves: 8; Serving Size: ½ cup
Ingredients:
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 ears of corn
- 1 to 1 ½ cups cherry heirloom tomatoes, halved
- 1/3 cup minced red onions
- 1 teaspoon minced and seeded jalapeno peppers (use the seeds to add spice)
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon rice vinegar
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
Directions:
- Lightly brush olive oil on the ears of corn. Grill the corn on all sides for about 2 minutes on all sides. (If you don’t have a grill, you can “grill” the corn over a stove’s flame – just be sure to hold the corn with tongs.) Remove the corn and set aside to cool.
- Once corn is cool enough to touch, use a paring knife to cut kernels off cob into a medium bowl. Be sure to cut very close to the cob to use as much corn as possible. Add the remaining ingredients to the bowl and toss to combine.
Nutrition Information (per ½ cup serving):
40 calories, 2 g protein, 9 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 1 g fat, 0 g sat fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 85 mg sodium
Cucumber Yogurt Dip
Serves: 8; Serving Size: ¼ cup
Ingredients:
- 1 English cucumber, peeled, halved lengthwise, and seeded
- 1 ½ cups nonfat Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
- 1 to 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
- Cumin to taste
Directions:
- Grate cucumber halves by hand or chop in a food processor until coarse, but not mushy. Place grated/chopped cucumber in a strainer and cover with a paper towel to squeeze out the excess juice. You may need to change the paper towel a few times.
- In a medium bowl, combine the yogurt, chives, garlic, lemon juice, and olive oil. Fold in the cucumber and season with salt and pepper. Add cumin to taste.
- Refrigerate until chilled, about an hour.
Nutrition Information (per ¼ cup serving):
45 calories, 5 g protein, 3 g carbohydrate, 0 g fiber, 2 g fat, 0 g sat fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 91 mg sodium
All opinions in this posting are 100% my own.
For more information and some tasty recipes to help with all your Labor Day and party planning, please visit www.fritolay.com.
In honor of Labor Day, I have teamed up with Frito Lay to help with your snack thoughts for whatever you may be planning to help get your recipe ideas sparked for a giveaway for one winner of a fun
- One (1) winner will receive a fun Frito Lay Labor Day Party Pack that will be filled with some fab products from Frito-Lay & Crate& Barrel that will include a chip and dip pack, complete with a chip and dip bowl, extra dip bowls for all of your recipes and chips for the weekend.
Mandatory!
- Do you have a favorite Frito Lay product? Tell me what it is!
- EXTRA ENTRY: Post to me if you have plans for this Labor Day extended holiday weekend and how the Frito Lay Labor Day Party Pack will help with your party plans, or family get together.
- EXTRA ENTRY: Do you have a favorite recipe? Share! I’d love to see & the other’s can get some snack ideas!
- Twitter the giveaway (copy & paste text below to Twitter. Leave link on comment entry) -OR- You can click the TWEET THIS button on the top or bottom of this post, it will take you directly to Twitter & it will write your tweet for you. Tweet & bring the link back here! You can tweet daily, but be sure to leave your link here, but you must also have the initial entry as asked above!
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I love Ruffles and Cheetos Cheese Puffs.
Quick Corn Dip Recipe
Ingredients
* 1 can (11 ounces) white corn, drained
* 1 can (11 ounces) Mexicorn, drained
* 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded fat-free cheddar cheese
* 4 green onions, chopped
* 1/2 cup fat-free sour cream
* 1/2 cup fat-free mayonnaise
* 1 can (4 ounces) chopped green chilies
* 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
* 1/4 teaspoon seasoned salt
* 1/8 teaspoon chili powder
* Baked tortilla chip scoops
Directions
* In a large bowl, combine the first nine ingredients; sprinkle with chili powder. Refrigerate until serving. Serve with tortilla chips. Makes 4 cups.
My Mom used to make us walking tacos…you take a small bag of Fritos, put in a ladle of chili, and choice of toppings(onions, tomatoes, shredded lettuce, cheese). Grab a spoon and eat it right out of the bag. We luved them! Great for picnics too.
Munchos!
Doritos Natural Cheese are my favorite.
My favorite Frito Lay product is definitely Chili Cheese Fritos! Yummy!!
We were going on a picnic, but it was raining so we picniced at home!
I tweeted!
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Our Labor Day Weekend with family & friends in San Diego will be fueled by Tostitos & homemade salsa !
I like the multigrain Sunchips, original flavor, yum. Thanks for the neat recipes!
We had a neighborhood block party for Labor Day and each person bought a dish or two.
This party pack would have been nice to bring along
My favorite is DORITOS® Nacho Cheese Flavored Tortilla Chips
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My favorite Frito Lay product are the original fritos
I love FRITOS!
Thanks for the giveaway…my favorite are BAKED! LAY’S Southwestern Ranch Flavored Potato Crisps.
I’m a big fan of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos!
I tweeted.
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My birthday was Labor Day. I could have used these while visiting with my parents.
I love French Onion Sun Chips.
We had a cookout for Labor Day.
I love lay’s classic potato chips.
I love Fritos Scoops, they are my favorites!
Corn Dip
3 cans summer crisp corn, well drained
1 large or 2 small cans chopped green chiles, well drained
1 small jar chopped pimentos, well drained
8 oz. jar Mayonnaise
8 oz. sour cream
3 bunches chopped green onions, including green tops
2 c. finely shredded cheese (Mexican Blend is good)
Put the corn, chiles and pimento in the strainer, mix up all the other ingredients. I only use about 6 oz. mayo.
Mix well. Chill several hours or overnight. Serve with Frito Scoops.
We love Frito’s Scoops
We celebrated his uncles birthday over the weekend and we had Frito Lays snacks..they are good to keep the little ones happy while the adults cooked and grilled.
I like to use Tostitos in our Taco Salad
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Winning this giveaway would be amazing for my end of summer BBQ, chips are a must!
Cool Ranch Doritos!
Cool Ranch Doritos are my fave!
I tweeted:
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I did not have plans this labor day but I wish I did! I just stayed at home and got some work done…It would help me to have these products anyway since I have different people over sometimes…
I make a mix of black beans (rinsed), corn (drained) and a jar of salsa. Mix all together and enjoy with scoops!! Thanks.
On Labor Day wknd we went to see my daughter in college. Fun, but sadly no frito products involved. Thanks.
We had our college daughter home and had hamburgers and chips! The baked chips are the best. I do love salsa and Tostitos also. Every once in a while someone buys a different brand but I ca tell the difference!!! Thanks for the giveaway!!!
My fave Frito Lay product is their classic Crunchy Cheetos
YUM! I of course like everything else too!
Frito’s are my Favorite!
My favorite product is Fritos Scoops!! Love them with dip. Thanks.
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I love Fritos Scoops.
I love Tostitos. They are lighter than regular Fritos (although I like those too) so I feel like I can eat more.
My family loves the frito lay corn chips. So delicious.
I love Chili Cheese Fritos, perfect with a sloppy joe!
My favorite flavor is lime! Or the Spicy Hot!
For Labor Day- we spent the whole weekend by the pool grilling!
I love the Fritos! I mix them with lettuce, cheese and chili for Frito Salad! Yummmmmmmmm
Baked tostitos are my snack of choice.
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I like to take their snack sized baked chips with me to college sometimes.
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My favorite dip recipe is~
Seven Layer Taco Dip
Ingredients
* 1 (1 ounce) package taco seasoning mix
* 1 (16 ounce) can refried beans
* 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
* 1 (16 ounce) container sour cream
* 1 (16 ounce) jar salsa
* 1 large tomato, chopped
* 1 green bell pepper, chopped
* 1 bunch chopped green onions
* 1 small head iceberg lettuce, shredded
* 1 (6 ounce) can sliced black olives, drained
* 2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
Directions
1. In a medium bowl, blend the taco seasoning mix and refried beans. Spread the mixture onto a large serving platter.
2. Mix the sour cream and cream cheese in a medium bowl. Spread over the refried beans.
3. Top the layers with salsa. Place a layer of tomato, green bell pepper, green onions and lettuce over the salsa, and top with Cheddar cheese. Garnish with black olives.
The Labor Day has passed but these products would have been great at our cook~out!
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My favorite is the Chili~Cheese Frito’s!
Thanks for the chance
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my favorite is the fritos!
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i love the frito lay scoops and i love dipping them in spinach dip
Lay’s barbeque chips
I love their corn chips but they are so bad for you!
Thanks
I like the Baked Lays!
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I love Fritos!
http://twitter.com/tiffypixie/status/24225943081 – I tweeted – Tiffypoot @ (aol.com)
fav snack dip…..canned chicken, mayo, ranch dressing, dill weed, lemon pepper…..so yummy!
I love frito lay scoops ….Tiffypoot @ (aol.com)
My favorite Frito Lay product are the scoops – my husband loves the Hint of Lime chips. We buy these products every week!
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My plans for labor day was to give birth to my son, and I did he was born Aug 31st thanks for the chance to win
I loved baked chips thanks for the chance to win eaglesforjack@gmail.com
I love Lay’s Classic Potato chips!
We had some friends over for Labor Day and has a BBQ, these snacks would have been delicious with our hambugers.
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My favorite to snack on is Fritos
I love Frito Lay Scoops! They’re perfect for dipping my fave Spinach Dip.
I love original fritos
I love Doritos!
barbeque fritos
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I tweeted http://twitter.com/My3Sons33/status/24207971810
A great, easy recipe is one I found on a cream cheese box, so it’s not original, but everyone loves it.
1 brick of cream cheese
1 15oz can of chili
1 cup shredded cheddar
pkg of Frito Lay Corn Chips Scoops or Tostitos Scoops
Spread softened cream cheese in pie plate
Spread the chili evenly over the cream cheese
Top w/cheddar cheese
Microwave for 3-4 minutes or until cheddar cheese is melted.
Serve w/chips.
We spent Labor Day at the pool with our family & friends, with lots of snacks. The Frito Lay Labor Day Party Pack would have been great for everything we had – chips, spreads, chips, crackers, fruit.
My favorite Frito Lay snack is their BBQ Potato Chips. I hide them so no one else can eat them!
Can’t get enough fritos corn chips
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We are a Tostito’s family and love to have them with a fresh pico de gallo from the garden
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When my extended family gets together, we love to snack before the main meal. The dishes will be perfect for “appetizers,” and we all love Frito-Lay munchies!
As cliche as it may sound, I love FritoLay’s original Fritos!
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Call me old-fashioned, but I love good ol’ Fritos!!!
Many thanks!!
We always go to our cabin with our family for Labor Day. There are always a variety of Frito Lay Products available
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I like Cheetos the best!
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As I said, we don’t do anything on Labor Day except BBQ with family. Tostitos are always part of the menu!
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We just stay home an BBQ on Labor Day. We always have guacamole and Tostitos!
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Here is our favorite dip recipe:
* 1 (15-ounce) can Hormel® Chili No Beans
* 1 (1-pound) package pasteurized prepared cheese product, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
In medium microwave-safe bowl, stir together chili and cheese; cover. Microwave on HIGH (100%), stirring once, 4 1/2 to 5 minutes or until hot and cheese is melted. Serve with FRITOS!
This certainly would have been great for Labor Day! I went out of state to visit my family and we had a big get-together which would have been enhanced by this great prize! Maybe next time
(I love how snacks can bring people together!)
I like the BIG SCOOP FRITOS! oh boy!
i love fritos
My favorite is the DORITOS® Spicy Sweet Chili Flavored Tortilla Chips.
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@chryskay
I love Lay’s Sour Cream & Onion potato chips.
We love the CHEETOS® Giant Puffs Cheese Flavored Snacks.
Yum…I love Tostitos scoops.
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I love the Fritos Scoops!
Thanks for the giveaway!
I love cool ranch doritos!
My favorite is FRITOS® BBQ Flavored Corn Chips.
The Tostitos Scoops are the ergonomic best! Why wasn’t this “discovered” earlier?
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My favorite frito lay is the corn chip. Classic and simply crunchy.
My favorite is the Flaming Hot Cheetos. Yum-O!
Scoops are my favorite. They hold just the right amount of salsa.
I love Frito Corn Chips, thanks for the chance!
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My kids are Cheetos fanatics, but I’m a corn chips gal myself!
I love the Funyuns Flamin Hot Onion Flavored Rings.
Cheetos makes the day brighter and really tastier. I was on a camping trip when it poured and the food was ruined. The bags of Cheetos were the only food left edible. Cheetos saved the day and I had always been a fan of Cheetos, but now I am the Number #1 fan.
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A favorite dip recipe:
2 packages of cream cheese (softened)
1 can of corn (drained)
1 small can of jalapenos (Drained) or fresh ones to taste
1 small can of olives (I don’t use it because I HATE olives), drained
1 red or yellow bell bepper
1 package of dry ranch mix
Mix together and chill.
It’s DELISH and one of my favorites.
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TWEET
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i can not get enough of Cheetos
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i like the Sour Cream and Cheddar
Had a blast over labor day and we had 3 different kinds of frito lays chips saves me from having to be in the kitchen cooking taters
love their sour cream and onion chips
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I love fritos and onion dip
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chili cheese fritos are divine…ckurzmann@yahoo.com
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Tweet.
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Chilli Cheese Fritos are my absolute favorite.
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DORITOS are our favorite!
I love fritos and nacho cheese doritos
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Our favorite dip is made from :
1- 8oz. Pkg of Cream Cheese (Softened)
2- Cups Shredded Cheddar Cheese
1- 16oz Jar of Salsa (Mild, Medium or Hot)
With a hand mixer blend cream cheese till smooth.
Slowly alternate adding shredded cheese and salsa.
Till well blended/
Chill and serve with Tostito Chips.
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This would have been perfect for our Labor Day weekend.
We had family and friends over for a cook out.
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I’m a huge baked doritos fan. Yummmm.
Kara P. Reply:
September 8th, 2010 at 9:03 AM
@Kara P., doh, baked LAYS fan and DORITOS fan. That’s what happens when you type while holding a squirmy baby.
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I love fritos corn chips.
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I like these chips, they are easy for Dipping and i like that Cheese dip..Oh, and Frito’s got together with Tim Mcgraw last year (i think) and made some Yummy Fritos with Tim Mcgraws picture on the front of the bag, wish they still made those, they were good..:)
I follow u on twitter also @swb33
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My favorite Frito-Lay product is dependent on my mood. Sometimes it’s for chips and then I love Sour Cream and Cheddar and sometimes it’s for plain ol’ original corn chips and then it’s Sun Chips. Frito -Lay has a product for my every mood munchies.
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I love cool ranch doritos
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I love the Frito bean dip.
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I love the Tostitos with Lime.
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