7 Holiday Veggie Tray Ideas

Holiday veggie trays are designed for Thanksgiving and Christmas celebrations. Both healthy and fresh, vegetable trays are perfect for any holiday party!

I had a big a-ha moment about holiday weight gain while sipping my second glass of champagne at Thanksgiving. For me, I think the biggest culprit to the holiday pounds is what eating happens before the meal: appetizers and alcohol! I was inspired to write this post about holiday veggie trays not only because of this realization, but the fact that the boys had consumed their body weight in crackers before Thanksgiving dinner. And I’m assuming the same might be true for Christmas dinner…. But we aren’t there yet!

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Honestly, this post comes from a family friend [Mrs. L] that really inspired me to find the best holiday veggie trays AND act on making a few myself this holiday season. Mrs. L. also let me know that having this veggie platter with healthier dips before a heavy Thanksgiving meal helped her fill up on the good stuff before the main event. Which is a lot to be said as I sat there chugging champagne and spinach dip…

Holiday Veggie Wreath from Super Healthy Kids

Cheddar [and Veggie] Tree from Cabot Creamery

Broccoli Christmas Tree from Betty Crocker

Santa Tray from Totally the Bomb

Joy Veggie Tray from Modern Parents Messy Kids

Turkey Veggie Tray from Eating Richly

Crudité Christmas Tree from Wendy Copley

 So here you have it: a few holiday veggie trays that not only help enable healthy holiday snacking, but hopefully they also get your kids in the kitchen to help you plate a turkey or two too! Perfect for an office holiday party, family get-together, or really just something to have no hand to get your family in the healthy holiday snacking spirit! After perusing my Pinterest page and looking for the best holiday veggie trays, these are my top 7 favorites! And I know the boys will happily scoop the ranch dip if nothing else.