July 16, 2004
"Cookout" does not equal "pig out" This just in from Bally's (their tip of the day):

You can revel in the summer cookout experience, even piling your dish high, without compromising your commitment to lower-fat, low-calorie eating. Here are some choices that can keep fat and calories in check:

  • BURGERS. Skip the cheese. With flavorful condiments - lettuce, onions, tomatoes, ketchup, mustard, pickles - you won’t miss it.
  • SALADS. Pass on the mayo-based potato and macaroni salads. If you feel your cookout experience would suffer without them - limit yourself to one tablespoon of each.
  • SIDES. Instead of potato chips, eat pickles, carrot sticks and celery sticks to satisfy your craving for "crunch."
  • DRINKS. If you want to indulge a little in the food, go with calorie-free beverages such as water and diet sodas.

    Anyone have other suggestions?


    • Comments

    "Think big" - choose veggies that have large
    chunks rather than tiny pieces or thin strips. The larger pieces take longer to chew, forcing you to eat more slowly and maybe even helping you feel fuller.

    Posted by: Yvonne W. on July 16, 2004 12:21 PM

    Grill veggies on the grill along with the hot dogs and hamburgers.

    Make chicken skewers with boneless breast meat, peppers, mushrooms and zucchini marinated in fat free dressing or teriyaki sauce.

    Tomato salad (jersey tomatoes are in stores now) with fresh basil is very good drizzled with a very small amount of extra virgin olive oil.

    Posted by: Gloria on July 17, 2004 10:43 AM

    Question. How many people DON'T show up for your cook-out?

    If you want a good turn out you need to serve cheesecake, beer, ribs,and wet t-shirt contests.

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