Healthier Festival Food? Yes!! We all know how notorious festival food is for being unhealthy: too much sugar, too much salt, too much fat, way too many calories. So a couple of years ago I convinced my food vendors to include some healthier food on their menus. To qualify as a “Healthier Food” it has to aim for a maximum of 200 calories. Other guidelines include: a maximum of 30% calories from fat, a maximum of 480 mg sodium, a maximum of 35% sugar by weight, and a maximum of 10% saturated fat.
The ❤ healthier items ❤ on the menus are bracketed by hearts in the list below. Look for a plastic red heart next to the items on the menus at the food stands.
Sue Harris has been the Food Vendor Coordinator for over 20 years.
2023 Participants
(As of 5/28/23. Participant list is subject to change up until the day of the event)
❤ Lite Beer ❤
Beer.
FOOD
❤ Apples, bananas, oranges, whole wheat pizza, Smart Food Popcorn ❤
Pizza, chicken tenders, french fries, mozzarella sticks, lemonade, soda, water.
❤ Vegetable spring rolls, fish tacos, tofu crumble taco, pancit( veg stir fry with noddles, chicken adobo taco ❤
Pork belly sisig, Marinated steak taco, chicken adobo, beans and tofu crumble (taco), lemon grass braised pork belly, beef kaldereta, fish taco.
❤ Grilled chicken poke, ahi tuna poke, filet mignon poke, bao buns, vegan dumpling, scallion pancake quesadilla, fruit cups ❤
Korean fried chicken, grilled pineapple chicken, 100% juice drinks.
❤ Chicken parm sandwich, vegetable sandwich, fruit cups, veggie cups, yogurt, mozzarella-tomato salad, riceballs, eggplant stackers ❤
Chicken & fries, mozzarella sticks, fried ravioli, mac and cheese bites, lemonade, green tea, soda, water.
❤ Apples, bananas, oranges, whole wheat pretzel, veggie straws ❤
Fried Oreos with powdered sugar, funnel cake, cotton candy, lemonade, soda, water.
❤ Grilled veggie boat, grilled chicken, veggie burgers, roasted peppers & cheese, veggie sticks ❤
Italian sausage sandwich, cheesesteak sandwich.
❤ Fresh fruit bowls ❤
Funnel cake, chili cheese nachos, ice cream.
❤ Italian ice, fresh popcorn, hot pretzels, frozen fruit bars ❤
Cotton candy, Good Humor ice cream, Gatorade, soda, water.
❤ Salad, low fat pulled pork, pineapple coleslaw, southwest rice, fruit salad ❤
Pulled pork, brisket, jalapeno cheddar sausage, beef kielbasa, baked beans, mac and cheese, Coke products, Gatorade, Snapple teas.
❤ Apples, bananas, oranges, grilled chicken sandwich, grilled veggies ❤
Italian sausage sandwich, cheesesteak sandwich, French fries, cheese fries, grilled chicken sandwich, lemonade, soda, water.
❤ Natural juices, piña colada ❤
Smoothies, fruit punch, lemonade, water.
❤ Sabrett’s hot dogs ❤
Chips, soda, water.