Our Best Summer Recipes!

Don't let summer parties and cookouts derail your plans to eat healthier! You can keep the flavor and cut the excess calories by trying one of SparkPeople's healthy summer recipes.

Check out our top-rated and editor's choice recipes below. You just might find a new warm-weather favorite!


Grilled Sweet 'n Sour Chicken
541 calories, 4g fat, 62g carbs, 3g fiber, 59g protein

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Light Coleslaw
72 calories, 5g fat, 8g carbs, 1g fiber, 1g protein

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Patriotic Pudding Pie
192 calories, 8g fat, 16g carbs, 1g fiber, 6g protein

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Summery Salmon with Corn Salsa
253 calories, 10g fat, 11g carbs, 3g fiber, 31g protein

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Perfectly Healthy Pasta Salad
163 calories, 2g fat, 28g carbs, 5g fiber, 9g protein

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Tropical Fruit & Quinoa Salad
111 calories, 4g fat, 18g carbs, 3g fiber, 1g protein

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Pico de Gallo
22.5 calories, 0g fat, 6g carbs, 2g fiber, 1g protein

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Roasted Summer Veggies
121 calories, 7g fat, 15g carbs, 5g fiber, 4g protein

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