Three Easy Recipes to Try this July 4th Weekend!

We have been cooped up all winter waiting for a long and hot holiday weekend! 

So let's face it, this Independence Day weekend is going to be filled with besties, burgers, and most likely, some booze!
By lightening up your choices in appetizers and desserts, you can save yourself from some unwanted hidden sugars.  




Here are a few recipes to try: 

          Blueberry Pineapple Salsa

• 2 cups fresh blueberries
• 1 cup finely diced fresh pineapple
• 1 jalapeno pepper, seeds and membrane removed, minced
• 2 to 3 tablespoons lime juice
• 3 tablespoons chopped cilantro
• 1/4 cup diced red onion

Combine blueberries, pineapple, jalapeno, lime juice, cilantro and red onion (you can add a pinch of sea salt to taste) and serve with tortilla or veggie chips. 

Easy Watermelon Feta Salad

• 1/2 small watermelon, cubed
• 1 cup feta, crumbled
• 2 tablespoons basil, chopped
• Organic baby spinach 

Mix watermelon, feta, basil and spinach together in a bowl & serve! Doesn't get much easier. 

These are crazy good.

Frozen Banana Bites

• 2 Bananas
• 1/4 cup of dark cacao chips (anything over 80% dark cacao)
• 1/4 cup of raw almond butter

Cut up the banana into good-sized chunks. Two bananas will get you about 10-12 pieces. 

Heat the almond butter and cacao chips in the microwave on high for one minute. Stir until smooth. Dip the bananas into the mixture; then place on parchment paper, leaving some space between them. Top them off with the chocolate-butter mixture that is left over. Freeze overnight.  

Oh, and here is the recipe for Sangria

• 1 bottle Organic Red Wine
• 1/2 lemon and 1/2 orange - thinly sliced
• 1 apple - cubed
• 1 tablespoon of lime juice
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1/4 cup Brandy and 1/4 cup Grand Marnier
• 1/2 liter seltzer water

Take your fruit and cover with Brandy, Grand Marnier, lime, orange juice and stir. Let sit for a few hours, then an hour before the party starts, mix the fruit combo with wine, seltzer water and ice and serve!  

Enjoy yourself this weekend! Just remember... everything in moderation :)