Healthy BBQ

The author of Clean Plates NYC offers tips for keeping healthy during BBQ season - including a couple vegetarian BBQ tricks.

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By Jared Koch

With summer upon us, barbecue season is getting into full swing. Jared Koch, nutritionist and author of Clean Plates NYC has these tips for how to incorporate healthier eating into your BBQs this summer:

One of the primary messages I try and get across to my clients and in Clean Plates is that because we are a nation overly obsessed with quantity (think high calorie, low carb, high protein, low salt etc.) we often overlook the more important aspect of the quality of food we are eating. Simply improving the quality of the same foods you are used to eating can have profound positive effects on your health.

Here are some examples of how to do this during your summer BBQs:

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