Celebrate America's Birthday

At your 4th of July party or barbecue, cook a healthy “more birthdays” snack and tell your friends that fighting cancer is about more than discovering cures and undergoing critical treatments (things we work for every day). It is also about staying well—and that's why you are serving healthy food that you cooked with a little help from the American Cancer Society.

More Birthdays Snacks

Crab Salad with Grapefruit, Avocado, and Baby Greens

This is a wonderful “ladies who lunch” salad. Sections of pink grapefruit and wedges of lush avocado surround a mound of lightly dressed crabmeat. It couldn’t be more “taste-full.”
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Broccoli, Garlic, and Lemon Penne

For quicker prep, buy bagged broccoli florets. For more cheese flavor and fewer calories, grate your own Parmesan cheese
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Chocolate Chip–Sour Cream Coffee Baby-Cakes

These mini cakes, sized for portion control, are great for dessert or served as part of a brunch.
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Black Bean and Corn Salad

This salad is a great summer side dish or can be used as a dip for tortilla chips to start the party. Use the measurements as a guide, but feel free to tinker. A tasty and healthy snack!
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Skewered Shrimp, Chicken, and Pineapple with Honey Orange Dipping Sauce

A flavorful, fun bbq dish perfect for a 4th of July bash. And the bonus: just 200 calories and 2 grams of fat per serving!
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Baked Sweet Potato Wedges

The party guests will be thrilled to share this tasty side. And these are not your ordinary, unhealthy french fries: 125 calories and 0 grams of fat per serving. What's better? Sweet potatoes pack a powerful vitamin A punch—one medium sweet potato provides 520% of your recommended daily allowance!
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Mint-Chocolate Meringue Cookies

These bite-sized cookies burst with flavor that belies their low calorie and fat count. These cookies will satisfy even the most sophisticated taste buds.
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