{"id":185504,"date":"2021-08-17T13:16:06","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T13:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=185504"},"modified":"2021-08-17T13:16:06","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T13:16:06","slug":"how-to-enjoy-your-cycling-summer-bbq-and-grilling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2021\/08\/17\/how-to-enjoy-your-cycling-summer-bbq-and-grilling\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Enjoy Your Cycling Summer – BBQ and Grilling"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are you wondering how to enjoy a BBQ with your friends and family on a warm summer evening while not breaking your healthy eating habits? Grilling makes food look and smell great but is it good for you? The following tips and tricks will make sure to take your BBQ to the next level.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Before we get to how to improve your grilling, it\u2019s important to define what the potential downsides are.<\/p>\n

Potentially cancer-causing compounds<\/strong>. These compounds form when the fat from the meat drips onto hot coals, stones or any other grill element. They are also created in red meat, poultry and fish when they are exposed to high-heat cooking, like grilling.<\/p>\n

More processed food on your plate<\/strong>. BBQs tend to feature a lot of sausages, salami, and other ultra-processed foods. Eating these foods is linked to a long list of negative health effects.<\/p>\n

Not very balanced meals<\/strong>. There are often several types of meat, sausages, and bacon on offer but vegetables can be lacking.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Thankfully, all of these downsides can be fixed or improved if you know how. Here is how.<\/p>\n

Grill vegetables too<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Vegetables don\u2019t have to be the boring part of the BBQ. You can add them to the grill too and create a whole new variety of flavours. You can slather them in a marinade as well or you can simply put them on the grill whole and raw and be surprised how tasty they are.<\/p>\n

Adding veggies<\/a> will help you balance the whole BBQ experience from a nutritional perspective. And the best thing is that those potentially cancer-causing compounds don\u2019t form while grilling veggies. Here are a few veggies that work great on a grill.<\/p>\n