Taste it Tuesday: Festive & Healthy 4th of July Foods!

This morning I'm considering driving 2 hours away just so my kids can have fireworks for our 4th of July celebration. I guess I can understand their excitement about seeing things blow up and sparkle.

It must be like the way I feel when I see mouth watering food. I've been known to drive to nearby Massechusets for homemade sorbet.

Luckily this Independence Day there is no need to go very far to make these yummy and colorful themed dishes. Since in Granolaville we are all about promoting health and wellness (even during holidays when I want to stuff my face with all the sugar and fat my body can handle) here are some festive 4th of July treats, from around the web, you won't be ashamed to serve or eat!

Star and Stripes Toast

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Ingredients:

• Bread (Substitute with a gluten-free variety or one with sprouted grains like spelt or Ezekiel.)
• Organic Blueberries
• Banana
• Raspberry preserves
• Low-fat cream cheese of yogurt

Firework Daiquiris

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Ingredients:

Blue:

• 2 cups ice cubes
• 1/3 cup blue passion fruit liqueur, such as Hpnotiq or Alize
• 1/4 cup fresh lime juice (about 4 limes)
• 2 tablespoons blue curacao liqueur
• 2 tablespoons white rum
• 2 tablespoons raw sugar

Red:

• 1 cup frozen organic strawberries
• 1 cup watermelon chunks, frozen
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice (about 2 limes)
• 2 tablespoons white rum
• 1 tablespoon raw sugar
• 1 cup ice cubes

White:

• 1 cup coconut sorbet
• 1/4 cup rum
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice (about 2 limes)
• 1 cup ice cubes

 
Fruit Flag

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Ingredients:

• 2 bananas
• 1 pint of hulled & halved organic strawberries
• 1 cup 1/2 blue berries

Hot Dog Rocket Ships

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Ingredients:

• Hot dogs (preferably nitrite and nitrate free) 
• Gluten Free puff pastry 
• Block Cheddar Cheese
• Skewers
• Red, white & blue ribbon

Spinach and Avocado Hummus

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Ingredients:

• 1.5 C (one can) cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 C fresh spinach
• 1 Tbsp. olive oil
• Half a large ripe avocado
• Juice from 1 lemon
• 2 cloves garlic
• Salt & pepper to taste

 
 Mayo-free Deviled Eggs

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Ingredients:

• 6 hard boiled eggs, peeled and cut lengthwise
  
• 1/4 C nonfat plain Greek yogurt
  
• 2 tsp dijon mustard
  
• 1/4 tsp pepper
  
• 1/8 tsp salt
  
• paprika to garnish
  

 

What are your favorite vegetarian, gluten-free, or just healthy 4th of July recipes? Share them below!

Ready to get my eat on in Granolaville,

 

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