Healthy Holiday Menus for the Health-Conscious Host

Here’s to yummy healthy New Year’s Eve recipes! Credit: nImAdestiny

Healthy Holiday Menu: Healthy New Year Eve’s Recipes

Ring in the New Year with a healthy spread to soak up all your celebratory libations without causing you to bust a seam in your new party dress.

Shrimp Cocktail with Thai Sauce. Don’t worry about a huge meal for New Years, people just want to munch. Shrimp cocktail is a classic appetizer with no fattening extras. Use this low-calorie cocktail sauce recipe to make sure it stays that way.

Cheese, Bacon and Cranberry Endive Boats. The stronger the cheese, the less you need to use. In this recipe, blue cheese, as well as smokey bacon and tart cranberries, pack so much flavor, they shine on a simple leaf of endive.

Winter Fruit Salad. Most people don’t think of fruit in the winter months, but this salad blends together the best of the season into a bright and guilt-free dish that’ll have them coming back for seconds.

Broiled Ricotta-Tomato Toasts. The crispy texture of the bread mixed with the creamy ricotta cheese and topped with sweet cherry tomatoes make it tough to even get these appetizers to the table.

Cranberry Cosmo. While cocktails aren’t really “healthy,” you can lighten them up by nixing high-calorie mixers. This cocktail is both festive and low-calorie, so you can enjoy yourself without worrying about any extra calories.

What’s your favorite go-to healthy holiday recipe? What healthy holiday menus are you planning? Share it with us! —Kelly