Now that the summer grilling season has officially started, you can start planning a healthy menu for your next barbecue. This would be the perfect time to introduce family and friends to a variety of healthy food choices.
Plan your menu around a food theme:
Southwestern
- grilled chicken or steak fajitas would be a perfect start
- mango or watermelon salsa
- orange & avocado salad with cilantro-lime dressing
- grilled corn salsa
- vegetable tortilla chips with avocado dip
- fruit salad
Vegetarian
- roasted eggplant muffalettas
- grilled vegetable paninis
- grilled vegetable kabobs
- tri-color pasta salad
- garden salad
- fruit salad
Southern
- grilled barbecue chicken
- turkey franks and turkey burgers
- vegetarian beans
- corn-on-the-cob
- deviled eggs
- potato salad
- sweet & spicy coleslaw
- garden salad
- pasta salad
- fruit salad
Make your cookouts healthier by trying several of the above menu ideas, and remember to Eat and Live Healthy.
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