How To Have A Healthy BBQ
June 19, 2009 by pam · Leave a Comment
Everybody enjoys summer barbecues. Trouble is, grilled meals are loaded with fat and calories. But that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the pleasure of grilling and eating with your family and friends. You still can and at the same time, stay fit and healthy!
Here are several summer barbecue survival tips from Zone Delivery USA to help you get through summer barbecue season and still maintain a healthy eating lifestyle.
You can also read these 6 easy ideas to make your barbecue much healthier. While you plan for your barbecue gathering, it is important to remember a few things to ensure that it does not ruin your healthy diet.
- Avoid using barbecue sauces with high sugar and calorie content. Instead, marinate your meat in soy sauce and your selection of herbs and spices.
- Create your own pasta or potato salad. Be especially choosy when picking up ingredients for your salad.
- Make your own desserts with fruits. They are lighter, cooler and healthier.
- Watch what you drink. Do not drink soda, it is full of sugar and the diet versions are full of chemicals. It is also good to avoid drinking alcohol but if you do, choose a light beer. A fruit punch or a fruit shake would be a good alternative.
- Consider making home-made sweet potato french fries.
- Watch how much you eat. Don’t get carried away with the set of delicious dishes on the table.
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Spinach Lasagna
June 12, 2009 by Carolin · Leave a Comment
Last night I made the Spinach Lasagna from Animal, Vegetable Miracle. I was out of mozzarella, but that did not stop me.
This is how the recipe turned out in my kitchen. All I can say is; double the recipe!
What Is A Virus Anyway?
June 9, 2009 by Carolin · 4 Comments
“It sound like she has the flu but you know there is no cure for a virus.” That’s what the doctors office told me over the phone when my 2 year-old had over 104 a few weeks ago.
There is no cure for virus but that doesn’t mean that you are powerless against viruses like the swine flu. You can still boost your immune system to decrease your chances of falling ill.
Swine Flu, Why Are They Hiding It?
June 7, 2009 by Carolin · Leave a Comment
What is the point in statistics when it is based on an image that someone wants to present?
Maybe their goal is to keep us from panicking. But I would still like to know the truth about the swine flu. I would feel better if I felt they where monitoring it. And it may seem like they do until I tell you how it really works.
Lean Hamburger with Fries Recipe
On the barbecue or in the house, few burgers are as good as the ones you make at home from scratch.
It’s not even hard so why not enjoy a healthy lean hamburger this summer.
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