{"id":89526,"date":"2013-07-03T08:00:39","date_gmt":"2013-07-03T13:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=89526"},"modified":"2013-06-25T07:27:05","modified_gmt":"2013-06-25T12:27:05","slug":"your-guide-to-red-white-and-blue-recipes-for-july-4th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/07\/your-guide-to-red-white-and-blue-recipes-for-july-4th\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Guide to Red, White and Blue Recipes for July 4th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Fourth of July really is the only day of the year we can all just stop, breathe, enjoy. There&#8217;s no political tip-toeing around verbiage that may or may not offend. There are no gifts to buy, or tacky sweaters to awkwardly return. In my opinion, it&#8217;s the purest day on the American calendar.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;d be remiss in celebrating everything that is grand about our country and its freedoms if we didn&#8217;t include the food. It&#8217;s the focal point of any celebration no matter where on the map you call home. In a time when we all need things to be just a little easier, this holiday comes with its own built-in color palette.<\/p>\n<p>You often hear that your plates should be colorful, <strong><a title=\"eat the rainbow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/01\/eat-the-rainbow-for-your-health\/\">reflect the rainbow<\/a><\/strong>, in order to be most healthful. In this case, your plate is going to reflect Old Glory. There are plenty of red, white, and blue foods that you can feature at your BBQs and picnics this weekend that taste great, are good for you, and pull the theme together.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"red white and blue recipes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/07\/your-guide-to-red-white-and-blue-recipes-for-july-4th\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-89527\" alt=\"july 4th burgers and sangria\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/july-4th-burgers-sangria.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/july-4th-burgers-sangria.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/july-4th-burgers-sangria-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Start with our <strong><a title=\"turkey burger sliders\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/05\/red-white-and-blueberry-turkey-burger-sliders-recipe-for-summer-cookouts\/\">Red, White and Blue Turkey Burgers<\/a> <\/strong>and <strong><a title=\"simple white sangria\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/05\/a-simple-red-white-and-blue-sangria-recipe\/\">Red, White and Blue Sangria<\/a><\/strong> for a delicious and refreshing start to your celebration that blends all three of our patriotic colors in to one plate or glass. Served together, they&#8217;re perfection.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>BLUE FOODS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"vegan blue cornbread recipe\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/01\/vegan-blue-cornbread-is-a-sweet-companion-to-hearty-winter-meals\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-83659\" alt=\"Vegan Blue Cornbread 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Vegan-Blue-Cornbread-1.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Vegan-Blue-Cornbread-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Vegan-Blue-Cornbread-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Blueberries<\/li>\n<li>Blue corn tortilla chips<\/li>\n<li>Blue cheese<\/li>\n<li>Blue crabs<\/li>\n<li><strong>Make This: <a title=\"vegan blue cornbread recipe\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/01\/vegan-blue-cornbread-is-a-sweet-companion-to-hearty-winter-meals\/\">Vegan Blue Corn Bread<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>RED FOODS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"sweet potato salad recipe\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/06\/picnic-perfect-recipe-for-red-and-sweet-potato-salad\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-85663\" alt=\"sweet potato salad\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/sweet-potato-salad.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/sweet-potato-salad.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/sweet-potato-salad-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bell peppers<\/li>\n<li>Strawberries<\/li>\n<li>Raspberries<\/li>\n<li>Red onions<\/li>\n<li>Beets<\/li>\n<li>Watermelon<\/li>\n<li>Cherries<\/li>\n<li>Red potatoes<\/li>\n<li><strong>Make This: <a title=\"sweet potato salad recipe\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/recipes\/red-and-sweet-potato-salad\/\">Red and Sweet Potato Salad<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>WHITE FOOD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"caprese grilled cheese recipe\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/04\/caprese-grilled-cheese-is-a-healthy-twist-on-an-italian-classic\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-89529\" alt=\"Caprese Grilled Cheese Sandwich\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Caprese-Grilled-Cheese-Recipe.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Caprese-Grilled-Cheese-Recipe.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Caprese-Grilled-Cheese-Recipe-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Onions<\/li>\n<li>Leeks<\/li>\n<li>Turnips<\/li>\n<li>White Asparagus<\/li>\n<li>Mozzarella<\/li>\n<li>Egg Whites<\/li>\n<li>Coconut Milk<\/li>\n<li><strong>Make This: <a title=\"caprese grilled cheese recipe\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/04\/caprese-grilled-cheese-is-a-healthy-twist-on-an-italian-classic\/\">Caprese Grilled Cheese<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>photos by Dana Shultz \/ DietsInReview.com<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Fourth of July really is the only day of the year we can all just stop, breathe, enjoy. There&#8217;s no political tip-toeing around verbiage that may or may not offend. There are no gifts to buy, or tacky sweaters &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/07\/your-guide-to-red-white-and-blue-recipes-for-july-4th\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":85,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[340,1961,1867],"class_list":["post-89526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-recipes","tag-holidays","tag-july-4th","tag-summer"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89526","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/85"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89526"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89526\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":89531,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89526\/revisions\/89531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89526"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89526"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}