A healthy Kiwi BBQ

Its that time of year where we get our jandals on and get together with family and friends for a great Kiwi BBQ and its time to update your BBQ from just a sausage in bread with a splash of tomato sauce!


Traditionally the BBQ is all about chargrilled meat and bread with sauce but considering that its not exactly blanced you can use these tips to make your next BBQ better:

• Take along a salad or two - that way you will have a way of adding your greens to your meal
• Pasta, rice, couscous or potato salads are a great way of adding more carohydrates to your BBQ meal - try and use lower fat dressings to keep the fat and energy down
• Make sure you dont overdo it on the meat - make a balanced meal with salad and vegetables
• A great way to add more vegetables to your meal is to add corn on the cob, or vegetable kebabs (thread mushrooms, capsicum, onion and any of your favourite veges on a skewer and cook on the BBQ)
• Try and avoid excessively buring the meat - HCA's on burnt meat and foods are not good for our health
• If there is dessert have a low fat alternative such as a fruit salad with yoghurt or a small scoop of ice cream

While you are at the BBQ also keep an eye on your alcohol intake, and try and add in an activity - think backyard cricket, rugby or pole tennis - great BBQ activities of the past!