Five Healthy, Easy Party Appetizers by Renee Kennedy

There are a few ingredients within these appetizers

that contain fat. However, we've chosen the healthier

fats like olive oil. Olive oil is better for you than butter

because it is mostly unsaturated fat.

1. Artichokes with dipping sauce: Kids love this

appetizer because it's a fun, unique finger food. Take

whole artichokes and boil or steam them for about 20

minutes, until the outer leaves pull off easily.

Dipping sauce: ¼ cup any type of vinegar,

1-2 tablespoons olive oil, salt and pepper to taste.

To eat: pull off the leaves of the artichoke, dip in the

sauce and scrape off the flesh at base of the leaf with

your teeth. Don't eat the whole leaf, just the soft parts.

When you get to the center of the artichoke, you must

scrape out the prickly part with a spoon. Then dip the

heart of the artichoke into your sauce and eat the

whole thing (this is the best part).

2. Low Fat Baked Tortilla Chips with three kinds of dip.

(Frito Lay has a good low fat tortilla chip with only two

ingredients - corn and salt!) Dips:

- Salsa - choose a variety that is low in fat with healthy ingredients.

- Avocado - 2 or 3 ripe avocados, smush with a fork

add about a tablespoon of lemon juice. Avocados are

very high in fat, but it's a healthy fat.

- Refried beans - choose a variety that is low in fat,

mix up with a little non-fat sour cream to give it a more

dip-like consistency, you might even put in a packet

of taco seasoning for a spicey dip.

3. Hummus on whole wheat pita bread. In the deli section

of your grocery store, you will find many different flavors of

prepared hummus. Hummus is made out of chick peas and the

flavored varieties are actually quite yummy. You can also make

it yourself by cooking chick peas (garbanzo beans) according

to package directions and blending in a food processor with

any types of spices you like. Chick peas are bland, so they will

pick up any flavor you add to them. Whole wheat pita bread

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