Healthy Labor Day Recipes and Menu

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Grilled Eggplant Panini

Grilled eggplant is one of life's simpler pleasures: creamy and rich. Look for medium-size, purple eggplants with firm skins and no mushy spots. This end-of-summer treat will be even tastier if you can find the vegetables at a local farmstand—or in your own backyard!

» Grilled Eggplant Panini

Peach-Raspberry Pie

A lightened pie crust plus the tart-sweet combination of peaches and raspberries is truly a winning recipe. Make this when peaches are at their most flavorful in midsummer.

» Peach-Raspberry Pie

Roasted Zucchini & Pesto

Roasted and tossed with your favorite pesto, zucchini turns into an almost-instant summer side dish.

» Roasted Zucchini & Pesto

Grilled Corn with Chipotle-Lime Butter

Fresh lime and smoky chipotles makes this compound butter the perfect match for sweet corn. When the corn season is over, try a bit melted on some grilled fish or chicken.

» Grilled Corn with Chipotle-Lime Butter

Grilled Rib-eye with Tomato Salad & Chimichurri Sauce

This combination is inspired by Argentinian asado (barbecue), where the focus is on luscious grilled Argentinian beef. Serve with warm whole-grain bread.

» Grilled Rib-eye with Tomato Salad & Chimichurri Sauce


Make the most of the up-coming long weekend—the holiday we think of as the end of summer. Grilling is still a great option this time of year (and we bet you haven’t had enough barbecued chicken, juicy steak or kebabs yet!). There are plenty of vegetables and fruits still available: zucchini, eggplant, tomatoes, corn, raspberries, melon, to name a few. At EatingWell, we’re gearing up for cool-weather casseroles, soups and stews—but not quite yet!


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Healthy Labor Day Main Dishes

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Healthy Labor Day Sides

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Healthy Labor Day Desserts

These brownies are a high-energy treat you can pack in your lunch bag or tuck into...
Fruit on the grill? Most definitely! Try grilling other stonefruit or pineapple too!
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A lightened pie crust plus the tart-sweet combination of peaches and raspberries is...

Healthy Labor Day Drinks

A healthy version of the summertime favorite.
A refreshing and low calorie alternative to sugar-laden sodas.
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