ITS BBQ SEASON!!!!!

With the weather changing and lockdown easing how do I keep hitting my goals and be sociable?

With summer holiday, weekends and bank holidays coming up there will be a time when friends and families will inevitably socialise. If you’re working hard all week in the gym, this can be detrimental to your goals. I’m going to help you with some ways to not let it be.

I would always look at a BBQ as a positive opportunity as there can be a high proportion of protein and usually a high volume of good foods to be had. It’s the food you pick that matter. On the BBQ, there is usually a selection of chicken, beef or lamb burgers, sausages, steak and skewers. Aim to pick the leanest quality (lowest percentage of fats, salts and sugars) of meat and pair it with the healthiest combination of sides/ carbohydrates (lowest Glycemic index)

GOOD

Chicken

Steak

Aubergine Kebabs

Salmon & Seafood

Wholemeal bread

Corn on the cob

Superfood Salads

Salsa Sauces

Veggie Burgers

FAIR

Feta cheese

Beef Patie

Turkey Sausages

Turkey Bacon

Hot Dogs

Baked Potatoes

BAD

Haloumi

Coleslaw

White bread

Lamb Burgers

Other Cheeses

Bacon

Mayonnaise

Burger Condiments

For a selection of recipes that allow you to maintain a healthy balance of BBQ choices, click the link here https://www.gousto.co.uk/blog/7-healthy-barbecue-ideas

0 Calorie

Water

Slim line tonic

Juice

Better Choices

0% Beers

Gin

Prosecco

Gin

Vodka

Whisky

High Calorie

Beer

Bacardi

Cognac

Bourbon

Champagne

Red and Rose Wines

In Essence, resistance based training prior to consuming BBQ foods will help to metabolise foods and drinks (calorie intake), allowing you to have the balance and options of enjoying yourself this summer.

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