Barbecuing is a popular way of cooking meat, poultry and sea food. However, instead of eating stuff like hamburgers, hot dogs and sausages which add fat to your bodies and inches to your waistlines. You should keep the food healthy and cut back on fatty meats and have only lean meats. Fish and chicken and lean cuts are a much better bet and do not result in clogged arteries. What you use for barbecuing should also be stuff like olive oil and less fatty substances. While enjoying good food one should also take care of one's health. This can only be done by planning the diet carefully and also the menu for barbecuing. Instead of sticking to red meat you can also try some vegetable grills which taste yummy and add to the variety of grills on your table. The vegetable cook fast and you could brush them with olive oil and season them with pepper and salt and have a great tasting snack. Vegetable which can be used for grilling on a skewer are capsicums, pearl onions, zucchini, asparagus and squash. Potatoes can also be grilled in their jackets. For vegetable grills on a skewer go for the flat skewers so that the vegetable cook evenly. A great marinate for vegetables is lime juice, crushed garlic and a dash of olive oil. Fish is another health food with its content of omega-3 fatty acids. This brings down the risk of heart disease, hypertension and cholesterol. Salmon is the best fish for grilling and also the tastiest. Marinate the fish for around 2 hours before grilling it. Fish retains and absorbs the flavor of the marinate if it is sealed in a foil and this also prevents it from breaking or falling into the grill. There are several variations for healthy marinates and you can use these low-fat ones to remain healthy and fit. Source: Food, Health, Beauty and Insurance, ***
