Comments on: 6 Tips For Eating Healthy At Your 4th of July BBQ

By: Darya Pino

Darya Pino — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 00:25:51 +0000

Curry vinaigrette is particularly good on quinoa. Add 1-2 tsp to 2:1 olive oil to rice vinegar. It’s nice with a little ginger, coriander and cilantro! A touch of garlic too.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 00:20:29 +0000

Great! I’ll just see what they have at the farmers market tomorrow and throw some of it in with some quinoa, since I have some. (I love farro but haven’t been able to find it at my local health food stores.) But that sounds like a good plan. Thanks, as always.

By: Darya Pino

Darya Pino — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 00:15:23 +0000

Hi Rachel,

Bean, lentil or grain (quinoa or farro) salads are always really popular (if you use good ingredients) and filling. Just mix in fresh veggies like carrots, radish, cucumber, tomato, squash, arugula, etc. and toss with a vinaigrette of olive oil, red wine (or rice) vinegar, green onion and either Dijon or miso. Add some herbs (parsley or cilantro are perfect), salt and pepper and bingo!

Alternatively, almost everything grilled is pretty healthy. Bring your own veggie/shrimp skewers for a light, healthy meal. Marinate in soy sauce and garlic or something tangy.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 23:35:39 +0000

I have not one but two of these this weekend. Since I’m not that into bbq, I don’t really feel like splurging but will have to eat something at these things. Any suggestions for a dish I could bring to the table as a dish for everyone that I could mainly stick to without seeming to have food issues? I’ll have a bite here and there, I’d just rather save the unhealthy stuff for something I’d actually enjoy…

By: Grok

Grok — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:32:51 +0000

Eat the fruit first. Carbs to satiate and kill your processed junk sweet tooth, water to keep you hydrated in the heat

By: Darya Pino

Darya Pino — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 16:21:53 +0000

Absolutely! Whatever works for you is always best.

By: Berthold

Berthold — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 10:03:00 +0000

No bread huh? I don’t know if I’ll become a fan of that. For me, flatbread or baguette and garlic butter belong to a BBQ just as much as the meat itself. I guess if you’re not eating BBQ every night, you can be a little more lenient as to what you eat, right?

By: Stephen Wise

Stephen Wise — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 18:39:42 +0000

This time, you had me at Wine & Beer.

By: Emmy

Emmy — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 07:31:05 +0000

for anyone who like crackers (that includes me!) Kamut crackers are AMAZING. i find them much more digestible than wheat and they taste sooooo much better. they also keep you full for ages and have a lower calorific value than wheat/spelt for some reason.
they also cost a B****y fortune and come in small packages – so maybe not the worlds best party food (unless u bring a personal supply ) but that makes them much harder to overdo…. It sounds really naff but setting yourself a strict weekly food budget and buying expensive food, is one of my key tips for imposing moderation and self control!

By: Chandra

Chandra — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:58:20 +0000

Wonderful post, Darya! I’m very glad I checked your blog out before heading out for festivities.