
Have you looked out into a corn or soybean field lately? Can you notice what is missing? How about the weeds? I wish I could get my garden to look that great...or do I?
More than 9 out of 10 soybean and cotton seeds carry the Roundup Ready trait; and just a little lower for corn. You may be asking yourself..."I don't eat soy, corn and certainly not 'cotton'!" BUT lots of things have these so called "food items." What type of salad dressing are you using? It is probably starting with a soybean oil. Or the roasted almonds you enjoy at your afternoon snack?...most likely a soy or cottonseed oil.
A new self-replicating, micro-fungal virus-size organism found in Monsanto’s Roundup Ready soy and corn is being blamed for causing spontaneous abortions in livestock. This pathogen threatens the U.S. food and feed supply. We’ve reached the tipping point toward a disaster. The over use of Roundup is having profoundly bad consequences in the soil. The appearance of this new pathogen is a signal that we’ve gone too far. It is well-documented that glyphosate promotes soil pathogens and caused an increase of more than 40 plant diseases. Round Up dismantles plant defenses by chelating vital nutrients; and it reduces the bioavailability of nutrients in feed, which in turn can cause animal disorders. And then, we eat the animals and plants with little to no nutrients...no wonder why so many people are sick, on prescription medications, have food allergies, and have trouble maintaining a pregnancy. Thank you FDA.
Instead of digging into a bag of Round Up Chips, try these instead!
"Healthified" Tortilla Chips
1/3 cup almond flour
1/3 cup unflavored whey protein or egg white protein
1/3 cup Parmesan cheese, shredded
1 tsp Celtic sea salt
Water (just enough to hold dough together)
Optional: Mexican spices
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Sift all the dry ingredients together. Slowly add in water, 1 TBS at a time until dough can hold a ball shape. Grease 2 pieces of parchment paper. Place dough onto greased parchment, top with the second piece of parchment (greased side down). Roll the dough using a rolling pin on top of the parchment. Roll until 1/16th in thick. Remove the top piece of parchment. Place the bottom parchment (with the rolled out dough) onto a cookie sheet. Score the dough into chip shapes with a pizza cutter. Place cookie sheet in oven and bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven. Makes 4 servings.
NUTRITIONAL COMPARISON (per serving)
Traditional Tortilla Chips = 150 calories, 8g fat, 2g protein, 18 carbs, 1g fiber
"Healthified" Tortilla Chips = 104 calories, 7g fat, 10.3g protein, 3 carbs, 1g fiber
how much is in one serving? i know it makes 4 but how much chips in one serving? thanks
ReplyDeleteThat depends a bit on how you cut them and how thin you make them... But about 12 chips.
ReplyDeletethank you!
ReplyDeleteHi Maria. Love your site. I do have one question. I have a hard time finding UNflavored whey protein in the places where I usually shop. Is there another ingredient that can be substituted for the whey protein without increasing the carb count significantly? Thanks
ReplyDeleteI have found unflavored whey in the health food area of my small local grocery store.
ReplyDeleteI can't think of a substitute, but you could leave it out.
If your grocery store doesn't have it, I always ask them to carry certain items.
Thanks for your reply. Will keep looking/asking.
ReplyDeleteHi--how hot should the oven be for these chips? About how big should the size of the dough be when it is thin enough -- a whole baking sheet? half? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteOpps...all fixed with the temperature. 350 degrees.
ReplyDeleteThis recipe should fit a whole baking sheet.
Happy Baking!
Thanks so much! Hoping these will be a better "tortilla chip" substitute than my low carb tortillas--they just don't have enough protein.
ReplyDeleteHave you tried this with coconut flour?
ReplyDeleteYes, I have. Coconut flour doesn't work:(
ReplyDeleteJay Robb (website) has unflavored whey protein.
ReplyDeleteWhat's that yummy looking stuff on the plate with the tortilla chips???
ReplyDeleteThat is our "Nachos" which is just ground hamburger, mexican spices and cheese with salsa and sour cream. :)
DeleteHi Maria, what about Que Pasa Organic corn chips? Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI don't think they are a good option, sorry. With 29 grams of effective carbs per serving, that is just way too much. :)
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