Healthy For The Holidays
Healthy Holiday Appetizers
In need of some kidney- and heart-friendly apps to make this holiday season? You’ve landed in the right spot!
December 13, 2024
Kick off the holiday season with Somatus’ latest recipe drop! This month, Somatus’ team of dietitians have crafted some crowd-pleasing appetizers for you, friends, family, heart, and your kidneys. It’s not always easy to stick to a healthy diet during this time of year, but these recipes will satisfy all the savory and sweet cravings the holidays bring using nutritious, tasty, and seasonal ingredients.
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Holiday Fruit Tea
Servings: 16
Ingredients:
2 cups pineapple juice
2 cups white grape juice
4 Tbsp unsweetened tea, lemon-flavored
1 gallon of water
Directions:
Mix all ingredients in a large pitcher.
Chill or serve over ice.
Garnish with fresh lemon or pineapple slices.
Enjoy!
- Calories – 48
- Carbohydrates – 12 g
- Protein – 0 g
- Total Fat – 0 g
- Phosphorus – 11 mg
- Potassium – 154 mg
- Sodium – 28 mg
Cranberry Pecan Cheeseball
Servings: 16
- 16 oz of low fat cream cheese, softened to room temperature
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- ½ cup fresh parsley, chopped
- ½ cup green onions, chopped
- 1 cup dried cranberries, coarsely chopped
- ½ cup pecans
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Add pecans to a baking sheet and place in pre-heated oven to bake for 15 minutes.
- While pecans are baking, in a mixing bowl add softened cream cheese, onion powder, garlic powder, parsley, onions, and cranberries. Bring the mixture together, forming it into a ball as best you can. You can use your hands for this as needed; the mixture is slightly sticky.
- Once pecans are done baking, let cool and chop pecans into small pieces.
- Place pecans on a large plate. Roll the cheeseball in the pecans until outside is evenly coated.
- Wrap the cheeseball tightly with plastic wrap and store in the fridge for at least 2 hours until ready to serve.
- Serve with unsalted crackers.
- Enjoy!
- Calories – 130
- Carbohydrates – 10 g
- Protein – 3 g
- Total Fat – 9 g
- Phosphorus – 62 mg
- Potassium – 114 mg
- Sodium – 92 mg
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