Outpost Natural Foods fires up some healthier grilling ideas as part of its 51st birthday celebrations

MEQUON (CBS 58) -- It's been a long winter and Outpost Natural Foods is ready to party in the great outdoors as part of its "Camp Outpost Co-Op" 51st birthday celebration this month. Whether for the camp site or the back yard, Outpost’s Camp Chow for the Great Outdoors offers easy to make, easy to tote meal ideas that go beyond the usual warm weather foods.

Nothing says camping like a hearty skillet of beans. Cowboy beans are a meaty favorite – usually loaded with beef and bacon—but Outpost’s vegan Cowgirl Skillet Beans is decidedly lighter but just as tasty.

This and other recipes, including Sonoran-Style Hot Dogs, Grilled Sweet Potatoes with Chimichurri Sauce, Grilled Corn Salad, and Mini Cheesecakes in Jars are all featured in Outpost’s upcoming spring edition of its free Graze quarterly magazine.

Outpost also has recipes for four Road or Yard Ready Snack Mixes. From sweet and salty to sweet and spicy, as well as coconut almond treasure and high antioxidant varieties, these mixes are prefect for hiking or back yard partying. (Or you can shop Outpost for roasted cricket snacks from Iowa. Yes, BBQ Crickets!)

Also, click here to see all the birthday specials happening at Outpost.