HAPPY LONG WEEKEND, almost Memorial Day everyone!!!! As requested, I am bringing back my Healthy Memorial Day Recipes and Menu ideas. I thought it would be fun to browse my recipe section and give you all a bunch of ideas you could make to kick off the Unofficial First Day of Summer, Memorial day! I picked out everything from appetizers to healthy salads, beans, grilling options and, of course, dessert!
The best part about these Weight Watchers Memorial Day Recipes ~ they are all points+/calorie friendly, easy to make and deeeeliciooouuus!!!!
COCKTAILS!!
* All you NEED are these Summer Berry Pomtini’s ~ with or without alcohol, 3 points+
GRAB ~ N ~ GO
TWO things I highly recommend that EVERY Weight Watcher have at their parties in addition to any of the treats below are BIG POWER FOODS TRAYS!!
These two options give you something you can go back to over and over again!
VEGETABLE TRAY ~ Mix Fat Free Greek Yogurt with Ranch for a quick dip
FRUIT TRAY ~ Use your FAVORITE flavored Chobani Greek Yogurt for dip!
My favorite EASY appetizer of all time ~ BRUSCHETTA and a fancy one too
* Pesto & Sun Dried Tomato Cream Cheese/Pesto Spread, 1 Point+ for 2 Tbsp
* Janetha’s Healthy Stuffed Mushrooms ~ 5 MUSHROOMS for only 2 Points+
* Spicy Buffalo Chicken Meatballs, 1 Point+ each
* Gina’s Skinny Baked Jalapeno Poppers, 1 Points+ each
* Marisa’ Breaded Cheese Stuffed Zucchini, 2 HALVES for 3 points+
* Better than Shrimp Cocktail ~ Shrimp Scampi, 6 shrimp for 3 points+
* Holly’s Garbanzo Guacamole 2 Points+ per 1/4 cup
* Susan’s Simple Salsa, 0 points+
* Party Bean Dip with Baked Tortilla Chips, 4 Points+
HEALTHY SALADS
* A Healthier Potato Salad, 3 points+ per 1/2 cup
* VEGAN Pasta Salad, 5 points+
* Harvest Grain Salad, 4 points+
* Creamy Dill Macaroni Salad, 4 points+
* No Cook Summer Garden Pasta Salad
* Crunchy Feta, Bacon & Pecan Salad, 4 points+
* Sunomono, 1 Point+ per 1/4 cup
BEANS!
* Slow Cooker Molasses Baked Beans
* Quick & Easy Slow Cooker Baked Beans
* Slow Cooked Chipotle Beer Baked Beans, 4 points+
GET YOUR GRILL ON
* Bacon Inside Out Cheeseburger Sliders
* Bacon Cheeseburgers with sweet potato fries
* Bacon, Maple Turkey Burgers with Zucchini Fries
* Grilled Chicken Sausage & Veggie Skewers
* POM Infused BBQ Chicken with Fresh Corn Salad
* Shrimp Skewers with Tropical Brown Rice
* Grilled Tri Tip Carne Asada Steak Salads
* NO GRILL ~ You can still “BBQ” ~ Crockpot Spicy BBQ Brisket with a Healthy Asian Slaw
* Don’t forget, you can always COOK with BEER & drink it too!
EASY DESSERTS
* Nectarine Raspberry Sorbet, 3 points+
* Meyer Lemon Sugar Cookies, 1 points+
* Nectarine Crisp with Low-Fat Vanilla Frozen Yogurt, 5 points+
* Easy Rocky Road Squares, 3 points+
* Just for fun ~ A RAINBOW CAKE OR CUPCAKES!
If you would like to print any of the above recipes and it is not noted on the page you open up, head on over to My Recipe page to find the recipe and print (they are all in alphabetical order).
Q’s:
What are you all "fixin’" this Memorial Day? If you have any ideas to share with everyone, leave a comment and/or post the link below. After all, you can never have enough recipes!
Happy Friday Eve everyone!
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Whether she’s enjoying a dish at a local restaurant or whipping up a crowd-pleasing, nutritious meal at home, Danica has a passion for all things food. She believes in and follows the Weight Watchers principle of “all things in moderation” and chronicles her culinary adventures here. Besides sharing her daily eats and tasty, nutritious recipes, Danica connects others seeking a healthier lifestyle on her other site Friends For Weight Loss. 
