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Red, white, and blue up your Memorial Day

Red, white, and blue up your Memorial Day

This article was previously published on Openfit.com

Warmer weather means longer days and the perfect opportunity for cookouts. With Memorial Day weekend kicking off the summer celebration, finding the perfect dish to bring to your gathering may be on your mind. We’ve got you covered with these good-for-you red, white, and blue recipes.

We know finding a healthy, delicious spread for next week’s BBQ can be a challenge, since there’s definitely no shortage of unhealthy festive recipes out there. That’s why we put together this collection of summer recipes that will make your party table pop without making your belt buckle bust.

19 Healthy Red, White, and Blue Recipes

For this collection, we are keeping things patriotic. It features an array of red, white, and blue recipes with bright, delicious salads, berries galore, and plenty of tasty desserts. These 19 recipes are perfect for Memorial Day, or any other time you want to highlight the colors of the USA.

Salads

Fruit and Nut Spinach Salad

Fruit and Nut Spinach Salad

Get the recipe: Spend with Pennies 

Red, White, and Blue Salad With Beets, Blueberries, and Goat Cheese

Red, White, and Blue Salad With Beets, Blueberries, and Goat Cheese

Get the recipe: The Nohery

Red, White, and Blue Salad With Strawberries, Blueberries, and Feta

Red, White, and Blue Salad With Strawberries, Blueberries, and Feta

Get the recipe: Art From My Table

Hors d’oeuvres

Red, White, and Blue Deviled Eggs

Red, White, and Blue Deviled Eggs

Get the recipe: Created By Diana

Star Spangled Skewers

Star Spangled Skewers

Get the recipe: Stacey Homemaker

Watermelon Pizza

Watermelon Pizza

Get the recipe: Choosing Chia

Fruit Salad

Strawberry Blueberry Jicama Salad

Strawberry Blueberry Jicama Salad

Get the recipe: The Whole Serving

Red, White, and Blue Fruit Salad

Red, White, and Blue Fruit Salad

Get the recipe: Life Made Simple Bakes

Note: Using less honey helps keep the amount of sugar in this recipe to a minimum.

Patriotic Fruit Salad

Patriotic Fruit Salad

Get the recipe: Eating Richly

Desserts

Berry Protein Smoothie Bowl

Berry Protein Smoothie Bowl

Get the recipe: Openfit

Mascarpone Cheese Mousse Berries

Mascarpone Cheese Mousse Berries

Get the recipe: Low Carb Yum

Berry Chia Pudding

Berry Chia Pudding

Get the recipe: Openfit

4th of July Patriotic Popsicles

4th of July Patriotic Popsicles

Get the recipe: The Things We’ll Make

Red, White, and Blueberry Popsicles

 

Red, White, and Blueberry Popsicles

Get the recipe: The View from Great Island 

Double Berry Coconut Pops

Double berry coconut pops

Get the recipe: An Edible Mosaic

4th of July Coconut Water Fresh Berry Popsicles

4th of July Coconut Water Fresh Berry Popsicles

Get the recipe: Back to the Book Nutrition

Firecracker Popsicles

Firecracker Popsicles

Get the recipe: Fried Dandelions

Drinks

Sparking Red, White, and Blue Sangria

Sparking Red, White, and Blue Sangria

Get the recipe: Gimme Some Oven

Triple Berry Frozen Smoothie

Triple Berry Frozen Smoothie

Get the recipe: In Katrina’s Kitchen

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