Healthy Living

Better than your standard burger

You don’t need to say goodbye to your grill this summer just because you want to pass on the usual hamburgers and hotdogs fare. Try these healthy grilling tips to add some spice to your backyard barbeques!

• Instead of greasy hamburgers, try out veggie burgers or ground turkey burgers.
• Grill steak by first trimming the fat and using a marinade to keep it moist.
• Experiment with kabobs. Try creating unique combinations, like chicken (no skin) and pineapple. Or alternate fish with zucchini and cherry tomatoes.
• Salmon is great on the grill. It’s high in fat (the good kind!) which helps it stay moist.
• For less fattening fish, wrap them in aluminum foil to keep them from falling apart.
• Cook corn on the cob on the grill by wrapping each ear in aluminum foil. Add just a little bit of butter for flavor.
• Create a great side dish by slicing onions, eggplant, zucchini and tomatoes and placing them on the grill.
• To add a little flavor to your vegetables, coat them in balsamic vinegar.
• Try grilling a meatless pizza. Use an assortment of cut up veggies, and coat them with olive oil. Cook them on top of a thin already-made pizza crust.

No need to skip dessert!

• Grill slices of angel food cake for one to three minutes and top with chilled strawberries.
• Slowly grill a banana in its peel for a custard-like delicacy.
• Fill peach halves with blueberries and sprinkle with brown sugar and lemon juice. Wrap in aluminum foil and grill for 15 to 20 minutes, turning once.
• Try a grilled fruit salad using pineapples, apricots, and plums. The dry heat of grilling caramelizes the natural sugars in fruit, which intensifies the flavor.

Have some more tips to add or have some healthy recipes you’d like to share? Let us know!