How To Perfectly Grill Anything

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Grilling on a Weber gas or charcoal grill is a low fat, healthy cooking option for preparing meats, vegetables, and even fruits. Vegetable kabobs with lean meat are a popular grilled food. Grilling also adds flavor to vegetables, and is more nutritious than boiling because the vegetables lose fewer nutrients. Squash, corn, eggplant, mushrooms, zucchini, bell peppers, and potatoes are all good choices of vegetables to grill.

Seasoning vegetables before grilling adds flavor. Marinate vegetables for 15 - 30 minutes in vinegar, lemon juice, and olive oil. Add a few dashes of salt and pepper, along with some fresh basil or oregano. Cut up the vegetables into smaller pieces and put onto bamboo skewers, or wrap in aluminum foil and place on the grill. When grilling on a charcoal grill, add vegetables once the charcoal begins to turn to ash. Grill most vegetables for 3 - 4 minutes. Potatoes usually take at least 30 minutes.

Pass on some of the traditional picnic fare and choose lean beef or vegetarian burgers rather than hot dogs. Skinless chicken, lean cuts of beef, halibut, and salmon are good low fat choices. Cut away all visible fat from meat before grilling. Watch out for the added calories in favorite condiments like ketchup and BBQ sauce. With 30 calories in every tablespoon of barbeque sauce, the calories can add up quickly, especially since most people do not stop at one tablespoon. Add lettuce, tomato, onions or low fat mayonnaise instead. Eat burgers on whole grain buns, and eat a fruit salad in place of macaroni or potato salad.

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