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Low fat Grilling Tips
Burgers and Dogs: Opt for low fat and low sodium turkey dogs instead of smokies and sausages
Choose extra lean ground beef when making burger patties or better yet make salmon, turkey or veggie burgers for lower fat, lower calorie and heart healthier choices.
Meats, fish and Poultry:
Avoid ribs, highly marbled steaks, chicken wings with the skin, pork chops and lamb chops as they tend to be very high in saturated fats.
Choose pork or beef tenderloin, skinless chicken breasts and well- trimmed rack of lamb. Any fish on the grill is great. Try to eat fish 3 times a week.
Grilling:
Keep a clean grill
Use a vegetable oil spray to coat the grill or rub it with an oil soaked paper towel.
Use rubs and marinades for flavour. Use olive, canola or grapeseed oil mixed with an acid such as lemon or lime juice, balsamic or wine vinegar and some herbs and spices. Soy sauce ginger garlic, sesame oil and rice wine vinegar is great for an Asian flare. Lemon and dill is yummy with fish. Dijon mustard, rosemary, garlic and lemon is great for lamb. Worster, ketchup, molasses and red wine vinegar for beef. Cumin chilli and cilantro is great for a southwest flare for chicken.
Note: for marinades with a high sugar content only add them to the meat in the last 5-10 minutes so it doesn’t char.