Tips to Lighten Up Your Summer Cooking - Borderstan | Borderstan

Posted on28 June 2013. Tags: Borderstan food, Chelsea Rinnig, Healthy foods, summer food

From Chelsea Rinnig. Email her at chelsea[AT]borderstan.com.

Some healthy tips for your summer cooking. (Chelsea Rinnig)

Healthy meal tips to keep you on track this summer

Barbecues, picnics, beach and beer ? all a recipe for fun activities this summer. But frankly, I begin to feel it after a weekend of drinking beer all day; all of a sudden, a beach weekend becomes a looming fear where you wished you?d toned up a little more and drank a little less.

So, here are a few tips and past articles that may allow you to indulge a little in the outdoor events while staying healthy and looking good!

Substitutions

• Instead of butter, use extra virgin olive oil and just a drizzle. Roast vegetables on the grill for a side instead of the potato chips and go for the ground turkey or chicken breasts when making your burgers.
• Instead of bringing that baguette and cheese to the picnic, try these collard wraps.
• Try out zucchini hummus instead of chickpeas for a backyard bash: roast a large zucchini, whole, at 425 for 30-40 minutes (until tender). Cool, slice, and blend with a ? cup olive oil, juice from half a lemon, and 3 tablespoons of Tahini. Serve with carrot sticks ??it?s delicious. Add spinach for a boost of iron and extra green! The color is beautiful.
• Swap a juicy, fresh watermelon for dessert ??they will be in season soon! Or roast some peaches and serve with plain vanilla ice cream or vanilla yogurt.

So have a beer for being good all week and enjoy the best your local markets have to offer this summer!

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chelsea - who has written 45 posts on Borderstan.

Rinnig moved to Borderstan in Fall 2011 from Baltimore and hails originally from Los Angeles. Her dedication to the local food movement and commitment to eating simply and nutritiously have led her to both develop her culinary skills and write about her tasting new dishes both in her new city as well as her own kitchen. You can find Rinnig working downtown on weekdays, selling stone fruits and berries at the Dupont Farmers market on Sundays and splurging at fine restaurants here and there in-between. Email her at chelsea[AT]borderstan.com.

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