Baked Doritos Tortilla Chips

Baked instead of fried, these Doritos Tortilla Chips are proclaimed to be a smart choice due to the decrease of fat. While they shouldn't replace fruits, fresh vegetables, and nuts as your snack foods, if you are going to indulge in a bag of chips, the baked Doritos Tortilla Chips are a better choice than the regular Doritos Tortilla Chips.

I spotted two bags of the baked Doritos Tortilla chips in the local grocery store so I decided to go ahead and try them. I enlisted the aid of my two kids, who like most kids, like tortilla chips and complain loudly when they don't get to eat too many.

To be honest, I wasn't expecting much flavor and I was expecting a virtual lack of nutrition from these tortilla chips.

What I found were baked chips that didn't have the texture of cardboard, in fact, they retained a very nice crispy texture. The flavor was very similar to regular Doritos and after I ate them, I didn't have the usual indigestion that can accompany processed snack foods. My kids, Kendyl and John both appreciated the flavor of these baked chips as well.

Of course, snack food should be about more than flavor. These chips contain corn, and no whole grains, but they do have two grams of fiber per one ounce serving, or about 15 chips. They have a little bit of calcium, a little bit of some B vitamins, and just a little less sugar than the regular chips. The calorie counts are similar, with one ounce of regular Doritos containing 140 calories, and the baked Doritos have 120 calories. While not a health food, these chips aren't bad as an occasional snack, provided you keep to the one serving. If you are prone to finishing a whole 15-ounce bag you are going to consume too many calories and not get enough nutrition.