It's Football Time with Frito-Lay and a Giveaway!

It’s Football Time with Frito-Lay and a Giveaway! (Closed)

Football season is upon us and everyone knows that game day just isn’t complete without the ultimate tailgating party! Whether it’s with a group of friends huddled outside the stadium or the family gathered around the TV in the den, tasty food and snacks are essential to a “winning” tailgating experience.

Tailgating for most of us conjures images of greasy pizza and saucy wings. With a little vision and planning, you can score big by offering a menu that’s just as delicious but a bit better for you.

Fewer penalties, better tailgating…

When I think about tailgating parties, I think of high calorie, fat drenched comfort foods but it doesn’t have to be that way. You can substitute some better for you ingredients such as using a lean protein, using fat-free or low-fat ingredients and offering healthier alternatives such as guacamole and nuts can trim hundreds of calories off your meals! We know few people go to tailgate parties for the veggies – it’s definitely a time to indulge and enjoy. But it doesn’t have to be a total eating catastrophe. Frito-Lay offers portion controlled sizes to make it easy to enjoy all your favorite treats – in moderation.

Here is my favorite Frito-Pie recipe:

Ingredients

1 lb of Ground turkey meat
1/2 cup diced onions
2 tbsp mustard
splash of vinegar
A can of Ranch Style Beans
1/2 cup tomato sauce
1 bag of Fritos Scoops Corn Chips
A dash of Chili powder
Pepper to taste
1 cup low-fat cheese (cheddar, american, you pick)

Directions

Brown ground turkey meat and drain.
Add your diced onions and continue to brown lightly.
Add the remaining ingredients, stir, and simmer until the Fritos have absorbed the liquid.
Top with additional low-fat cheese and low-fat sour cream if desired

Better-For-You Tailgate Recipe Contest

Frito-Lay and I want to hear the better-for-you recipes you plan to share at your next family or neighborhood game-watch! Frito-Lay is sponsoring a giveaway for a Frito-Lay Tailgating Kit with an approximate value of $50.00!

Giveaway:

One Simply Being Mommy reader will win a Frito-Lay Tailgating Kit like the one pictured above worth $50.00! It will include better-for-you Frito-Lay products, a $25.00 gift card for purchasing your ingredients and a stylish dish to serve your delicious recipes.

How to Enter:

I want to hear your better-for-you recipes. Simply leave me a comment with a recipe that is better-for-you! It may be an original recipe or a recipe where you have substituted better-for-you ingredients. You can enter more than once with separate recipes up to 3 different recipes.

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