What is a healthier option for chips in a chips and salsa or dips dish?

You can get baked tortilla chips and salsa is a pretty good option, especially homemade where you can leave out sugar and watch the salt. Either way much better than any chip dips I know of. Watch for 'multi grain chips', good if you want to eat a mix of grains, but I find that the kinds I can get actually have more sugar and taste sweeter so I tend to stay away from them. You could also take root vegetables like sweet potatoes or whatever you like and cut them thin and bake them using a minimal amount of oil and any seasoning you like and dip them. Depends on if you mean healthier as lower cal, lower fat, lower salt, or more nutrients.

I am also a vegetarian and don't eat either dairy, eggs or animals. I don't know if you want sweet/salty snack but here are my favorites: Carrots or celery with lime and salt Soygurt with granola Hummus and pita chips Non-dairy soy cottage cheese with strawberries, blueberries peaches and honey (I stole this one from a TV show lol) Tortilla chips with salsa Oatmeal with dates "Mini" Caprese salad: Tomato, mozarella (yeah dairy sorry), basil & olive oil (salt to taste) "Olive hummus" with baked olive oil-drizzled bread (I take black and green olives, put them in a food processor till they're nice and chopped and then add a little olive oil) Pimento & parsely dip with any chips/bread (those "fancy pimentos" that are roasted bell peppers, with non-flavored soygurt and cream cheese Refried beans & chips Stuffed and breaded mushrooms (I use vegan parmesan) and you can broil or fry them :) Falafels are always great Fried green tomatoes (like the movie hee hee) Pickles (I love them) Veg pizza (takes longer but you can personalize it) I love pumpkin seeds, almonds or macadamias as a snack (filled with good fatty acids) Fruit salad (you can personalize it if you make it at home) I've seen tofu jerky (haven't tried it yet but sounds like an alternative) Tomato, watermelon and basil skewers (I saw this one on Food network Giada's Everyday italian so good!!) I love grilled veggies (drizzle olive oil and a little garlic powder, salt & pepper to taste) (you can use bell peppers, zukini, carrots... so many veggies!) Deviled eggs (well if you're an ovo-veg) Non-dairy ice cream hmmm... I honestly can't think of anymore! But I hope this helps!!!

Try the goodness of Whole Grain Sunchips. It promotes healthy hearts and they taste like regular chips! I don't know if it won't break when you put dip on the Sunchip.

veggies - zucchini, carrot, celery, cucumber

pretzels

pitas cut in triangles & baked til crispy