Quick and clean recipe ideas to take to your tailgate all season long!
IT’S HERE! Football season is among us, which means fun weekends away at our favorite teams’ games. And what I consider the best part of football… tailgating!! 🏈 Food, drinks, friends. It’s doesn’t get much better than that!
The only problem? It puts a serious damper on the clean eating plan. I’ve rounded up 13 of the best tailgating foods that are healthier options for you to bring and enjoy all day long!
Hi friends 🙂 This post has been requested by multiple followers, so here it is! We all love tailgating season, but it’s not so easy on the waistline. Or more importantly on the gut. All that sugar and alcohol is no bueno for our little tummies.
So I’ve scoured my favorite healthy bloggers’ sites for better options for you to bring to your tailgates this seaion. There’s everything from dips to desserts! And I’m sure you’re going to love all of them.
Ready to dive in?
(p.s. – i’ve added a few notes to lighten-up your favorite recipes below, check it out!)
13 Easy and Healthy Tailgating Recipes
Dips/Apps
Lightened up Spinach and Artichoke Dip by Fit Foodie Finds
Pesto Tuna Caprese Cucumber Bites by Ambitious Kitchen
Homemade Guac and Pico de Gallo by Afitcado
Buffalo Chicken Baked Hummus by Lexi’s Clean Kitchen
Melon Prosciutto Mozzarella Skewers by The Comfort of Cooking
Cowboy Caviar by Culinary Hill
Skinny Taco Dip by Yellow Bliss Road
Desserts
Healthier Scotcheroos by Afitcado
Almond Butter Brownies by Afitcado
Peanut Butter Crunch Balls by Fit Foodie Finds
Edible Peanut Butter Cookie Dough by The Healthy Maven
Cookie Skillet Individuals by Rachael’s Good Eats
Tips To Lighten-Up Your Favorite Recipes
The best way to lighten-up your favorite recipes is healthy substitutions! Below you’ll find some of my favorite swaps and the measurement changes:
- Substitute plain greek yogurt for sour cream (1:1)
- Substitute coconut oil for butter (1:1)
- Substitute unsweetened applesauce for butter (1:1) – great for baking
- Substitute greek cream cheese for regular cream cheese (1:1)
- Substitute coconut sugar, maple syrup, honey for regular white sugar
Healthier Cracker Options:
- Gluten-Free Crunchmaster Multigrain Crackers
- Gluten-Free Simple Mills Almond Flour Sea Salt Crackers
Healthier Chip Options:
- Siete Foods Tortilla Chips
- Way Better Tortilla Chips
- Late July Tortilla Chips
What’s your favorite appetizer? Let me know and I’ll add it to my list of recipes to create 🙂