Salsa - A Healthy Snack You Can Make Yourself

Finding healthy creative meals and snacks can be difficult. One trip to your local grocery store and you’ll quickly see that most snack items on the shelf are high in calories and overall very unhealthy. When trying to eat healthy you will notice that your grocery bill also goes up, as generally it is more expensive to buy healthy fresh foods. However there is one type of food you can make that offers a healthy snack or addition to a variety of meals. Salsa is a term that stands for sauce in Spanish. Adding salsa to meals can add zip, heat or even just a hint of whatever tastes your looking for.


Salsa is easy to make, includes mostly fresh ingredients and can be customized to any taste.  Salsa can be used as a dipping sauce with chips or you can add it to any of your favorite Mexican style meals. Best of all, it can be very inexpensive to make. Peppers are usually cheap and a hand-full of tomatoes can go along way. Using canned Rotel or other tomatoes and chilies are very inexpensive and can add a lot of taste. All you’ll really need is a blender or food processor and your ingredients. You can also find a salsa recipe you like and tweak it to fit your tastes. There is no wrong way to make salsa.


Salsa comes in a variety of types including; Roja, verde, taquera, guacamole, and pico de gallo.  Finding the right salsa recipe and using the right peppers is what its all about. If you like hot salsa, then choose peppers that are high on the scoville scale. If you like your salsa mild, use peppers with low scoville heat unit numbers.  You could also opt for a different kind of salsa like fruity or a southwest black bean.

Experiment with your salsa. Add what you like and make it several times until you find the right mix.