Can I still BBQ?

Well, chicken's good. How do you feel about turkey? There are lots of healthier turkey-based alternatives to things that are normally made with beef, but they're not as much fun.

If you like cooking on the grill, I definitely suggest trying some of the different stuff mentioned in the posts above. Learning how to cook more options allows you to have all the stuff you are used to in moderation.

I've made Chicken & Vegetable teriyaki skewers.

Imarinade the vegetables in the teriyaki sauce along with the cut pieces of chicken

I use Cherry tomatoes, Pineapple, mushrooms, bell pepper, onions and jalapenos on occasion.

I'd cook the Tomatoes seperately and for a very short time.

Find teriyaki sauce that is low in Fat & calories. I bought mine at a store called Trader Joe's.

Always BBQ! We hit 4-5 lbs of meat every weekend to use throughout the week. Our rotation normally includes lean hamburger (fatty grills better, but 93-95% FF works just fine!), Chicken breasts, pork chops and the occassional fish fillet or saussage.

If you have a fish block --try-- getting a preseasoned Salmon steak from your grocier. If you grill it medium, there wont be a strong fishy smell and the taste is great and protein is good!

You're going to have to give up the sausages except for when you get a treat. Sorry brother.

Here are the lean meats that grill well:

Poultry: Skinless, white meat chicken or turkey; ground turkey breast
Beef: Flank steak, top loin, sirloin, porterhouse, T-bone steak and tenderloin; 90% lean ground beef
Veal: Any trimmed cut
Pork: Pork chops or tenderloin
Lamb: Look for the word “loin”
Game: Rabbit and buffalo
Game birds: pheasant, quail and ostrich

If you're having trouble giving up the fatty meats, then try reducing your portion size.

Look for a low calorie BBQ sauce recipes online or use marinades and dry rubs on your meats before you grill to add flavour.

Halloumi is a type of cheese that you can grill (not melty) and it's AWESOME. It's sold in regular groceries where I live, but might be specialty in other places.

Also kebob? You could check out more traditional ways it's made with different meats, and try at home.

Since I'm from BBQ town (KC), I eat BBQ at least once or twice a month, if not more often. I make it work. As far as healthier choices on the grill, just about any kind of meat can be smoked or grilled. Just pick whatever healthy meat you want and do a Google search on how to grill it. Grilling and smoking meats are a healthy way to prepare them.

Cookouts are awesome! Enjoy! :happy:

You're going to have to give up the sausages except for when you get a treat. Sorry brother.

I have to disagree. I haven't given up sausages. I just eat one serving now instead of 10.

If it's BBQ though, then it HAS to be ribs. And if it's grilling, then I prefer a burger or chicken. And yes, there's a difference between grilling and real BBQ. Google it if you're interested.

We love to grill at my house! Lean hamburger, ground turkey, chicken breast, veggies kebabs all the time.
Also, I bought a grill basket so I can grill cut up veggies without having to skewer them or worry about them falling in the coals. That works amazingly well.
Buffalo chicken breast is our newest fave. Bonesless, skinless chicken breast grilled and instead of bbq sauce use a thick buffalo sauce. It's nice and spicy. then I make light ranch dip and serve on the side with some celery sticks and my grilled veggies.
Mmmmm. I see another cook out in my near future.

Oh my gosh yes! One of the best things about the BBQ is that so much flavor is added from the smoke that you don't necessarily need to add a lot to what you're grilling to get tons of flavor.

I stick with the leaner cuts of beef mentioned in the above posts, skip most BBQ sauce (you can get BBQ dry rub seasoning that gives the great flavor for significantly fewer calories), use only a light spray of olive oil when needed (using my Misto sprayer or the store-bought olive oil spray), and always grill veggies too. We have a basket that we load up with onions, bell peppers, asparagus, mushrooms, tomatoes - whatever, really - then we mist them with olive oil, a dash of garlic powder and salt. They always come out awesome. Sometimes I'd rather eat those than the meat.

Re: fish, I'm picky about it, too. The tasting like it smells bit is what gets to me also. I have found a few varieties that I do like pretty well. Salmon is NOT one of them. Can't stand the flavor, no matter how I've had it prepared.

Cod is my go-to. It has almost no fishy taste. It's also what they usually use in fried fish & chips, so maybe that's why you can tolerate the fried kind. Doesn't hurt that it's usually the cheapest fish, too... I also like halibut and swordfish. Grilled swordfish is so freaking good. It's really dense, too, so you don't get that typical fish texture. It's more like steak. A couple other thoughts about fish: I find that I like mine a little overcooked - most "properly" cooked fish is too wet and soft for me. I press my filets between paper towels to absorb extra juices before I cook them. And I usually season them with a small amount of light teriyaki sauce (the watery, not thick kind), soy sauce, jerk marinade, or fat-free Italian dressing. My husband loves lemon pepper on any kind of fish.

Good luck!