Self-Love Routine: Discover 5 Tips On How To Make Summer BBQ Healthy And Enjoyable For You.
When it comes to taking good care of yourself, healthy eating is an essential part of this journey. Especially, during summer BBQ where food is the centrepiece of the party. I understand that this beautiful weather surrounded by friends and family can cause you to go a bit overboard. But part of loving yourself is to love your body. If you love yourself, you wouldn’t feed your body with anything harmful. So, here are some tips on how you can make this summer BBQ party healthy and enjoyable for you.
1. Invite more veggies to the party and Kebab it.
You know veggies love BBQ too and it tastes delicious. So, invite more veggies to your summer BBQ and start building a more balanced plat. Fill half of your plate with non-starchy vegetables (peppers, cucumber, spinach, onion, etc) and salad. Even better, consider making a delicious and nutritious kebab with the veggies. This help even helps with reducing the grilling time.
In the other half of your plate, fill them in with starchy vegetables such as potato salad, pasta salad. Still considering eating meat? Well, then try eating half of what you’ve just served. For example, if you serve a hamburger then try half of it. It is recommendable to help reduce your meat intake.
2. Choose Whole-grain buns
If you decide to eat hamburgers, use whole-grain instead of white bread. White bread has surplus calories and provides no nutrient or benefit to your body, whereas whole-grain bread contains vitamin B, minerals, and fiber.
3. Make your own marinade
The bottled marinade is full of sugar, sodium, and calories. Consider making your own marinade. Maybe a chimichurri sauce or lemon garlic sauce, ginger- orange marinade? Take a look here for more inspiration.
Making your own marinade can be tastier and is healthier.
4. Avoid processed meat
Processed meat such as Hot dogs, sausages, bacon. Cooking it on a high temperature on a BBQ can produce dangerous chemicals compounds. These compounds can cause cancer. So, no matter what stage you are in your healthy journey, avoid processed meat.
5. Ever consider meat substitutes?
If you feel ready to take self-love routine to a new level, then consider eating meat substitutes. Brands like Beyond Meat has made it easier for meat eaters to find this as a substitute. Meat substitute is better for the environment and healthier for you. It is a good way to start on a healthy journey. So instead of hamburger, try out a plant-based Burger instead.
Key Take Away
● Eat More Veggies: Make sure that there are more veggies on your plate than anything else.
● Try meat substitute: It’s the easiest way for meat-eats to start reducing their intake.
● Avoid Processed meat at all cost (hot dogs, sausages, bacon, etc…)
Finally, eating healthy is part of self-love. If you love yourself, you wouldn’t feed yourself with anything that harms you. So, if you ever wonder how you can love yourself, start by paying attention to what you are feeding yourself.
Originally published at www.theinvisibletalent.com.
