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Seven Healthy, Affordable Summer Party Dips

Summer is here and for many families, that means gatherings around the grill, picnics and parties galore. Looking for a healthier alternative to chips and dip to serve at your summer parties?  Check out these seven delicious dips, packed with healthy ingredients.  Bonus: they’re easy on your wallet too!

1. Mango Salsa — check the freezer aisle for frozen mangoes if fresh are out of season.
2. Tomato Salsa uses canned tomatoes — just look for a product with no added salt.
3. Spicy White Bean Dip packs a garlicky punch.
4. Tabbouleh is chock full of whole grains.
5. Hummus, with only 60 calories a serving.
6. Guacamole is cool, creamy and refreshing.
7. Fruit and Yogurt Dip will bring a sweet ending to any party.

Serve these delicious dips alongside Homemade Tortilla Chips for more added nutrition and money savings.

Cooking Matters plays a critical role in Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry™, its campaign to end childhood hunger in America. Here’s how Cooking Matters helps provide kids at risk of hunger with healthy foods where they live, learn and play:

• Cooking Matters courses help families with limited resources make healthy meals at home, using a wide variety of foods that are commonly available in their grocery stores, in WIC packages and from emergency food providers such as food pantries.
• Course instructors teach cooking skills, practical nutrition information and food budgeting strategies that will last a lifetime.
• Adult and teen participants receive groceries at the end of each class to practice making the recipes they’ve learned that day.
• Courses include information on how participants can enroll in federal, state and local assistance programs.
• Cooking Matters classes are often held in conjunction with after-school, summer food, Head Start and WIC programs.

Watch the new Cooking Matters video to learn more

“Before, I would run out of money for food every month, but the class enabled me to budget differently so I don’t run out anymore. It’s more manageable. It encouraged my son and me to really work together and think. Before, we wanted to get in and out of the store fast, but now my son and I spend more time reading labels together and comparing prices. He asks, Why are the less expensive things also the least healthy”

-Cooking Matters for Families graduate, Tarrant Area Food Bank