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A resource for making healthier choices when entertaining
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Healthy platter suggestions
When organising the catering for your next event, why not delight your guests with healthy platter options like these tasty suggestions.
Fresh platter
Small to medium sized whole fruit or fresh seasonal fruit cut into portions.
Cold roll platter
Fresh vegetable, protein and herb filled rice paper rolls.
Cheese platter
Reduced fat cheese, fresh or dried fruit served with wholegrain crackers, raw nuts and seeds.
Healthy BBQ
Serve lean meat patties in wholegrain bread or rolls with a variety of salad options.
Bruschetta platter
Toasted wholegrain sourdough served with fresh tomatoes, basil, garlic, olive oil, balsamic vinegar.
Salad share platter
Different types of salad in serving bowls to share.
Vegetable platter
A variety of raw vegetable sticks served with low fat dip.
Sandwich platter
Wholegrain sandwiches/wraps/rolls filled with different coloured vegetables, lean meats, egg, fish (salmon/tuna), and low fat cheese.
Fruit and yoghurt parfaits
Serve reduced fat yoghurt with untoasted muesli, fresh fruit and nuts.
Building a healthy platter
When making a healthy platter, try to include some of these healthy choices.
Water
As your drink of choice.
Vegetarian options
Include lots of different coloured vegetables in salad sandwiches, wraps, salads to share and vegetable sticks served with dips.
Reduced fat dairy
Yoghurt, cottage cheese, ricotta cheese, cream cheese, cheddar cheese.
Healthy spreads
Avocado, margarine, hummus, tzatziki, cottage cheese.
Healthy dressings
Vinegar, lemon juice, lime juice, extra virgin olive oil (small amounts), low fat plain Greek yoghurt, garlic, chilli, herbs (fresh/dried).
Alcoholic beverages
Both males and females should moderate their daily intake to 2 standard drinks.
Fresh fruit
Choose seasonal fruit, small amounts of dried fruit, drained canned fruit (in natural juice) in different colours.
Multigrain or wholemeal
Breads, wraps, rolls, fruit bread, English muffins, grainy crackers and rice cakes.
Lean meats and meat alternatives
Cooked meat or poultry to be trimmed of fat and skin removed, cooked or tinned fish (in spring water), falafel, eggs, nuts and seeds.
Healthy dips
Guacamole, hummus, tzatziki, eggplant, capsicum, beetroot dip.
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Download: Healthy entertaining guide