Teenage Cookout Party Food Ideas for Boys & Girls
When planning a cookout party for teenage boys and girls, make sure food is plentiful as well as easy to pick up and eat. Serving a variety of self-serving foods will not only satisfy everyone's appetites, but will also minimize the post-party cleanup. Prepare as many foods in advance as possible so that by the time the party begins, you will have little more to do than sit back and relax.
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Meat and Vegetable Kabobs
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Serving meat and vegetable kabobs in lieu of hamburgers or hot dogs excuses you from setting up plates and bowls of accompanying condiments such as lettuce, tomatoes, onions, ketchup and mustard. Also, no buns are required. Rather, assemble the kabobs on disposable wooden skewers hours before the party, refrigerate them if necessary and grill them right before the boys and girls arrive or soon after the party begins.
Chocolate Fondue
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A chocolate fondue is a fun way to serve finger foods that are satisfying and delicious. Prepare or purchase the chocolate fondue and place over a low flame in a fondue pan in a safe location (away from the party action). Place fondue forks or toothpicks nearby so teenagers can easily pick up and dip strawberries, cantaloupe, honeydew, grapes or cake pieces. You may also want to supply pretzels and potato chips for dipping. Keep a stack of napkins close by in case chocolate spills or drips.
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Fruit Skewers
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Keep the food healthy at the cookout party by serving the teenage boys and girls fruit skewers. For a large fruit skewer, use disposable wooden skewers to load up grapes, melon, apples, blueberries and strawberries. Or you can make smaller miniature skewers with toothpicks by placing one or two pieces of fruit on each one. Prepare or purchase a fruit or caramel dip that teenagers can spoon out to enjoy with their fruit.
Snack Foods
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Opening a bag of chips, cheese curls or pretzels makes for a very easy food item to offer at a teenage cookout party. If you have time beforehand, make cereal mix and wrap in individual bags. Purchase 100-calorie snack packs of crackers and cookies to fill a large bowl. Also, fill smaller bowls with individually wrapped miniature candy bars, gummy candies, mints and hard candies.
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