Healthy Party Foods???

pretzels, hummus, there are some healthy dips out there (try replacing sour cream/cream cheese with greek yogurt or silken tofu). Deviled eggs with avocado, maybe you can try carrot fries or homemade sweet potato fries, zucchini or potato crisps, baked edamame with salt and vinegar, broccoli cheese balls, baked buffalo wing flavored broccoli/cauliflower floret bites.

If you like spinach artichoke dip there's a great recipe from The LooneySpoons Collection. It's got canned white beans as the base so there's more protein. The recipes in the book are nice, but the titles are punny.

This one is called Hearty-Choke dip.

http://www.foodnetwork.ca/recipes/janet-and-gretas-hearty-choke-dip/recipe.html?dishId=10399

You could make Asian-style rice paper rolls with a dipping sauce. Delicious and healthy. I make big version of these for dinner sometimes.

Something like this:

http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/17608/vietnamese+rice+paper+rolls

You could also do some mini chicken breast skewers with a yummy marinade an dipping sauce

Popcorn would be a good option seasoned it with a variety of spices/nutritional yeast

Shrimp cocktail! Also, greek yogurt makes AWESOME ranch dip. Use the 0% fat and you can eat it all night with veggies. I don't personally like raw carrots that much, but I love cherry tomatores.
Fruit skewers is a great idea.
If you are looking for something wtih protein, chicken satay with peanut sauce is another favorite of mine. Or mini turkey burger "sliders" on mini whole wheat pita, topped with cranberry salsa (half salsa, half whole berry cranberry sauce). Lean ground turkey also makes really good cocktail meatballs

I'll second the shrimp cocktail idea.

Could do a bowl of parfait with the Greek yogurt topped with granola.

No worries Don't forget vodka jelly shots with low cal jelly :drinker:

one of my favorites...won ton jalapeno poppers. preheat oven to 350. spray a cooking sheet with non-stick spray. place 1/4 of a wedge of crystal farms jalapeno cheese on a won ton wrapper, can also use laughing cow. add some chopped jalapeno ( i use one large slice but then I love spicy!). wet the edges and then fold either in a "package" or a triangle. Bake for 12-15 min and serve with chunky salsa...sooooooo good, feels like junk food but is not. 27.5 calories of yummy crispy goodness.

This one is fun and pretty too! Angel Food Cake trifle. Especially this time of year with fresh berries. Low cal and easy.

Southwest Egg Rolls

They're awesome and baked, about 110 calories a piece (if you add cheese) about 95 without cheese. I make them and serve them with peach salsa!!

Egg Roll Wrappers
1 can Black Beans
1 7 oz can of chopped chilis
1 Can Sweet Corn
Shredded Cheese of your choice, I used Velveeta White Mexican
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp black pepper
4 cloves garlic chopped (I use the jar kind 1 tblsp)

Make the filling the night before you make the egg rolls (it will be a lot better).
Drain and rinse the beans, drain the corn and chilis
Mix everything but the cheese. After everything is mixed, I put it in a strainer in the fridge and cover it over night. One of the keys to this recipe working and the egg rolls being crunchy is to make sure you have no excess moisture in the mixture.

When you are ready to make them.
Preheat the over to 425 degrees
add the cheese to the other mixture, mix well.
Lay an egg roll wrapper on the counter in a diamond shape. Wet the edges with water, place about a heaping tablespoon in the middle of the egg roll and roll, bringing in the sides as you roll.
Place rolled egg rolls on a sprayed cookie sheet.
when you have rolled all the egg rolls, spray the top of them with Pam and bake for 15 minutes
Spray them again and turn over, bake for 10-15 minutes more.

We had a Nutritious Recipe Challenge at work today, I made these and won the People's Choice Award!

I feel like having a party just to try all those ideas, yum!

Everything sounds yum! Have a great birthday!

Saving for idea to make for myself!

Healthy fruit dip...
Chobani Vanilla Greek yogurt
blend in strawberry Protein Powder (my fav is Syntha-6 Strawberry)

Cut up Strawberries, pineapple, & banana slices with toothpicks to dip into...

You can also make a tray of snacks by using plain mini rice cakes, add a spoon full of dip and top with assorted fruits for a finger snack selection.

Same thing applies for a spicier finger snack, mini rice cakes, add roasted red pepper or jalapeno hummus and top with a drop of race sauce and a jalapeno ring.

I always do this: Greek yoghurt with salt and some pepper, carrot and cucumber slices! and sometimes some cherry tomatos.

Have fun!