BBQ sides...help!

tinalatina

Any low cal sudjestions for Sides for my 4th of july BBQ?

RyeLite

Sweet potato fries. Bake w/ Peanut Oil, yummy. I like when they get crispy...

rmstorey

Celery sticks with low-sugar peanut butter
Salad of corn, black beans, red pepper, red onions, and cilantro
Tossed green salad with fat-free or reduced-fat dressings
Brownies made with applesauce instead of vegetable oil

ShellyKay67

fruit platter would be good.. pasta salad with cucumbers, tomatoes, black olives and a little italian dressing is good. (just can't eat bowl fulls)
grilled veggies. (montreal steak seasoning is really good on grilled veggies!!)

sla0814

mixed fruit salad, veggie tray with hummus, grilled veggies!:)

ANeWcRe8N

Theres a low calorie healthy version of "potato salad" using cauliflower on Hungry-girl.com.. I cant say much for the taste because I haven't tried it but it looks pretty good lol.

ohthatmomma

How about fruit salad, mustard potato salad, regulary potato salad with olive mayo or low-fat mayo (I prefer olive oil), whole wheat penne pasta salad,

LeeKetty1176

boiled new potatoes about a cup per person

sauce

Grated lemon and the juice
1 Table spoon of dijion mustard
4 table spoon of good olive oil
4 spring onions thin sliced.

Cook the potatoes and let cool.
Mix the lemon and mustard together and add the oil a little at a time. add the onion. add to the potatoes and let cool for an hour

about 144 cal per cup

rmstorey

Fruit salad plus sugar-free Cool Whip, or fat-free sugar-free pudding topped with fruit

kcthatsme

bump

themommie

grilled veggies, or roasted potatoes with onion and mushrooms seasonings, melon, corn on the cob, hummus and vegetables, pasta salad made with fat free dressing,

christinamathes

The Zucchini Parmesan recipe from this link is good...also the Cauliflower mock mash potato's
http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/cookbooks.asp?cookbook=163730

Good luck!

sla0814

OR one of my MFP friends recommended the site skinnytaste.com?? I haven't checked it out but I hear there are AWESOME recipes on there!:)

brianna626

Grilled veggies- peppers, zucchini, mushrooms, onions.. Yummy!

Dnsnyder

Low-fat cottage cheese (plain or served with fresh fruits and/or veggies)
Cucumber salad:

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/adriennes-cucumber-salad/detail.aspx

Ingredients
4 cucumbers, thinly sliced
1 small white onion, thinly sliced
1 cup white vinegar
1/2 cup water
3/4 cup white sugar
1 tablespoon dried dill, or to taste
Directions
1.Toss together the cucumbers and onion in a large bowl. Combine the vinegar, water and sugar in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, and pour over the cucumber and onions. Stir in dill, cover, and refrigerate until cold. This can also be eaten at room temperature, but be sure to allow the cucumbers to marinate for at least 1 hour.

You could substitute stevia or splenda for sugar to reduce calories even more. Also, I would use fresh dill and throw in some grape tomatoes cut into halves.

clrrrr

Air-popped popcorn...plain or with a little bit of salt/parmesan/the spice of your choice/grated super-dark chocolate

dumb_blondes_rock

grilled veggies on scewers or grilled asparagus

MJKing2

I make a yummy light side with chopped cucumber and green pepper with a little olive oil dressing and seasoning. Serve with pita chips or tortilla chips. Easy and low cal.

I also make another one with diced tomato,chopped olives, green onion, with a little Italian dressing.

Grilled veggies are always good...egg plant, peppers, mushrooms, onions. :-)

tinalatina

OMG WOW!!! THanks for all the ideas!! Im Loving it all......

Mahalo!

MochaMixAZ

- Potato salad, swapped out with nonfat plain yogurt with mustard instead of mayo. Load with veggies, too
- homemeade, baked sweet potato fries. Slice up a sweet potato, spritz with canola oil, bake about 40 mins at 350, turning once
- Fruit is a great choice. For BBQ, we love watermelon or frozen grapes
- Light cole slaw - cabbage, shredded carrots, and either use 1/2 the coleslaw dressing or dress with a bit of olive oil and vinegar. Or make it Asian with a bit of soy sauce, dash of peanut oil, and rice wine vinegar
- Baked veggie chips instead of potato chips. Take your facorite root veggies (potato, carrots, beets), use a mandolin to shave thin. Pop into a plastic bag, drizzle a bit of olive oil, pepper, garlic salt - bake in a 400 degree oven for about 20 minutes. Turn at least once, but watch them like crazy, they can go from crisp to burned in an instant
- And my favorite: CORN ON THE COB!

2SandyCheeks

You've got some good suggestions here!

Salad Suggestion:
Spinach salad with blueberries, strawberries, feta, almond slivers, and raspberry vinaigrette

Also - Watermelon!

GorillaNJ

jalapeno coleslaw. Go easy on the mayo and heavy on the peppers.

k8ty2

Cole slaw! Use vinegar, oil and just a pinch of sugar instead of mayo. Add some cilantro and shredded carrots. YUM!

flutterqueen04

Black Bean and Corn Salsa



*This is for a big party bowl you can cut it in half if you need to*



Ingredients

1 (15 ounce) can yellow corn, drained*
1 (15 ounce) can white corn, drained*
2 (15 ounce) cans black beans, drained and rinsed
1 (14.5 ounce) can Italian-style diced tomatoes, drained**
1 bunch finely chopped cilantro
5 green onions, finely sliced
1 small red onion, finely chopped
1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1/4 cup lime juice
1 avocado - peeled, pitted, and diced
2 tablespoons olive oil, or to taste
cumin powder to taste



*I used 2 cans of Del Monte mixed yellow and white corn.

**I used 2 fresh medium tomatoes, seeded and pitted. And then added two cans of Rotel because I like a little more tomato flavor to mine.



Directions

Stir the yellow and white corn, black beans, tomatoes, cilantro, green onion, red onion, bell pepper, and garlic in a large bowl. Gently mix in the lime juice and avocado. Drizzle with olive oil to serve.

GuamGrly

Peach Jello Salad

lg. box of sugar-free peach jello
lg. container of low-fat cottage cheese
container of Cool Whip free
lg. can of peaches in juice, sliced into bite size pieces

Mix all ingredients together, grab a spoon, and enjoy!! Very light and refreshing!!