Festive 4th of July Food Ideas for Your Family!

I love the 4th of July! Some of my favorite childhood memories involved barbeques in my backyard with neighbors, friends, and a lot of GOOD FOOD!

If you've got little kids, you are just starting to make your 4th of July traditions, which means you can start healthy traditions now.

Instead of buying cookies and cakes that are loaded with food dye and sugar, try these healthier recipes that feature berries and watermelon.

Are you feeling like berries and watermelon are too expensive? check out this blog post about how to get free food this summer:

Also keep in mind that frozen berries will work for a lot of these recipes and usually cost less than fresh. I usually just buy frozen berries and let them defrost in the fridge overnight. The only recipes I wouldn't use frozen berries for are the wands, 5$ dinner flag and the fruit salad. Frozen berries would be too mushy for those recipes.

Flag Baked Oatmeal from Eating Bird Food Blog

This is my go-to source for healthy recipes. I cook from her site almost daily.

image & recipe from eating bird food: https://www.eatingbirdfood.com/flag-baked-oatmeal/

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Flag Toast from Allergy Awesomeness Blog

Great Blog to visit if someone in your family has allergies!

Image and Recipe Source: https://allergyawesomeness.com/patriotic-toast-gluten-dairy-egg-soy-peanut-tree-nut-free-vegan-top-8-free/

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Red White and Blue Fruit Salad

This recipe looks like a little too much work for me, but if you got your kids involved it could be a lot of fun.

image & recipe from Wife Mama Foodie: https://www.wifemamafoodie.com/red-white-and-blue-fruit-salad/

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Patriotic Watermelon Cake

I've made a watermelon cake before, so fun!

image and recipe from Wife, Mama, Foodie: https://www.wifemamafoodie.com/fresh-watermelon-layer-cake/

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Healthy Fruit and Yogurt Bowl from Super Healthy Kids

This is an excellent blog for finding super healthy recipes for kids, it's written by a dietitian (:

image and recipe source: https://www.superhealthykids.com/red-white-and-blueberries/

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Fruit Flag Dessert from 5$ Dinners

So simple, so healthy, so yum.

Image and Recipe Source: https://www.5dollardinners.com/real-food-patriot-dessert-the-fruit-flag/

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Simple no-cook ideas for KIDS! from Family Food on the Table

Why not just make fancy PBJ's? Popcorn and raisins are choking hazards for kids under 3, but if you've got older kids, this is a great option instead of chips while watching fireworks!

Image and Recipe Source: https://www.familyfoodonthetable.com/3-easy-red-white-blue-july-4th-appetizers/

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Fruit Infused Water from Super Healthy Kids

skip the soda and go for refreshing fruit water!

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Fruit Wands from Weelicious

I love this website, she's got great tips for feeding kids. She's got a degree in culinary arts

Image and Recipe source: https://weelicious.com/magical-fruits-wands-for-your-fourth-of-july-celebration/

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Red White and Blue Parfaits from Weelicious

So easy, so pretty and so yummy.

Image and Recipe source: https://weelicious.com/red-white-blue-parfait/

Have a happy and HEALTHY fourth of July!