Serve Up These Lighter Appetizers

When you’re planning a large meal for the family or your friends, it can take all sorts of 
intense planning to make sure that you have the right stuff for the evening. Along with 
planning comes the burden of being aware of the nutritional aspects of the meal, and if 
you have more discriminate guests, then you might want to consider what kind of food 
you’ll be sharing. To be a hit with your guests, you’ll need to learn a few recipes that 
give them lighter options to snack on leading up to the main course. 

Fried Sweet Potato Cubies 

Few people out there will turn their nose up at a well-made sweet potato dish. This 
sweet treat will leave your guests asking for more. A very simple way to make this dish 
is to cut a sweet potato into small cubes. Put a small amount of olive oil in a pan, 
something around 3 tablespoons and heat moderately. When the oil is heated, place the 
potato cubes into the hot lid and cook until the edges are crispy and slightly darker. 
Sprinkle with a pinch of brown sugar and cinnamon, and you’ll have a delicious treat 
ready to serve in under 15 minutes. 

Salads

Although it’s probably best to have your salads last for digestive purposes, salads have 
endured as a favorite for appetizers. Your choice of salad however can add massively 
to how it all works out. Appetizer salads can have small bits of meat or nuts in them to 
help get things started. It would be a good idea to use a very light dressing, so 
something of a light oil and vinegar dressing would be a great way to keep things light 
and fluffy while adding to your body’s ability to control its blood sugar. 

 Lettuce Wraps

These little things can go a long way and be a meal unto themselves in some ways. 
Lettuce wraps are a great way to go if you want to open a meal with something tasty 
and light. You can cook thin strips of meat, season them lightly with salt and pepper and 
dip them into a light sauce before wrapping them in some iceberg or romaine lettuce. 
Sauces can be diluted of brushed on so that you can get just the right amount of that 
flavor that you’re looking for before the main course.






