Healthy Party Food Ideas
Food and Beverages for Fun and Healthy Parties.
At all school function (parties, celebrations, receptions, festivals, meetings, etc) healthful food options promotes student, staff and community wellness. Below are some examples of nutritious food and beverages which kids love and are easy to prepare.
- Fresh fruit wedges – cantaloupe, honey dew, watermelon, pineapple, oranges, etc.
- Sliced fruit – nectarines, peaches, kiwi, star fruit, plums, mangos, apples, etc.
- Raw vegetable sticks/slices with low-fat dressing or yogurt dip
- Cereal and low-fat milk
- Fruit leathers (all fruit no sugar added)
- Applesauce cups
- Frozen fruit juice pops with fruit juice or fruit as the first ingredient
- Trail mix (dried fruit and nuts)
- Peanut butter with apple wedges or celery sticks
- Fruit smoothies made with fat-free or low-fat milk
- Dry roasted peanuts, tree nuts and soy nuts (not coconut or palm nuts)
- Lean meats and reduced fat cheese sandwiches (use light or reduced fat mayonnaise in chicken/tuna salads)
- Party Mix of variety of cereals, nuts, pretzels, etc
- Baked chips with salsa and low-fat dips
- Pretzels or reduced fat crackers
- Low-fat muffins, granola bars, and cookies (graham crackers, fig bars)
- Mini bagels with whipped light or fat-free cream cheese
- Bread sticks with marinara
- Fat-free or low-fat flavored yogurt and fruit parfaits.
- Fat-free or low-fat milk and milk products (string cheese, single-serving cottage cheese, cheese cubes)
- Low fat frozen yogurt, ice cream, sherbets
- Fat-free or low-fat pudding or Jello cups
- Popcorn (low-fat)
- Rice/popcorn cake topped peanut butter
- Low-fat and skim milk and soy milk fortified products
- Pure ice cold water
- 100% fruit or vegetable juice