Top 10 Healthy St Patrick’s Day Recipes

HWTC Staff March 14, 2013 5
Top 10 Healthy St Patrick’s Day Recipes

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St. Patrick’s Day is coming up and we’re all seeing green. Traditional Irish foods like corned beef with cabbage and soda bread are waiting to be eaten, and the coolers and fridges are stocked with beer. Even if you aren’t joining in the parades and festivities, you can still celebrate this occasion in style. Irish or not, here are our ten favorite healthy St Patrick’s Day recipes to serve up on Sunday.

What better way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day than with Guinness? It goes great in this vegetarian Irish stew with sweet potatoes and tempeh from Oh My Veggies.

No Shamrock Shake? No problem! With baby spinach, bananas and unsweetened almond milk this healthy alternative from Yummy Mummy Kitchen will attract any crowd.

It wouldn’t be St. Patrick’s Day without some corned beef and cabbage. Snack Girl offers a guilt-free take on this classic recipe.

If you’re throwing a St. Patrick’s Day party, you’ll probably be serving chips and dip. This appetizer idea from Two Peas and Their Pod combines feta and avocado to create a healthy alternative for your snack table.

Irish soda bread is great to have with any meal. This recipe from Anytime Health uses whole wheat flour to make this traditional side a little bit better for you.

Why eat regular deviled eggs when you can have green ones? These emerald eggs from Food Network get their color naturally from watercress and scallions.

This super-green apple, fennel and watercress salad from Cooking Channel is full of flavor and crunch.

Here is another excellent  healthy drink option to share with a crowd. This green smoothie from The Lemon Bowl gets an extra nutritional boost from mangoes and coconut flakes.

Warm up with this nutritious soup from Wholesome Cook. Made with cabbage, beans and crispy kale, it’s sure to be a hit! 

This is a creative, fun dessert from Snixy Kitchen. Make a sweet, flavorful sorbet by placing kiwi, sugar and water in a food processor.

How are you celebrating St. Patrick’s Day?
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