Healthiest Barbeque Recipe of the Season
Summer brings us many exciting and fun activities, but it also offers challenges in form of enticing high-calorie foods. That’s when motivation and focus on a healthy regimen are instrumental in maintaining and enhancing weight loss after bariatric surgery. Here at Griffin Bariatrics, we want to make sure that our Connecticut bariatric patients stay faithful to their goal and maintain an optimal low-calorie nutritional program. One of the favorite summer pastimes is gathering with friends and family over sizzling barbeque. But did you know that high-fat meats top the list of the unhealthiest foods of the summertime? In fact, let’s take a look at this list: High-fat meats, sausages and hot dogs (one steak can pack up to 1,500 calories/120 grams of fat!) Daiquiri, pina colada and other cocktails (up to 800 calories) Smoothies and slurpees alike (over 700 calories) Ice cream (over 600 calories for a treat in a cone) Salads with mayonnaise (up to 180 calories per serving) These are some of the most preferred items on many dining tables, and we understand that it can be easy... Read More