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6 Great Tips for a Healthy, Delicious Barbeque

..................................................................................................... Do you find closing the kitchen and heading outdoors to enjoy gathering with some friends or family over a barbeque party great? We are sad to inform you that grilling puts you at a risk of eating carcinogenic compounds. Fortunately, there are great tips you can follow for grilling that keeps you safe from cancerand other harms of incautious BBQ. 6. Watch the Temperature of Meat : Grilling meat with high temperatures for a long duration produces carcinogenic compounds like heterocyclic amines, HCAs, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, PAHs. Use a meat thermometer to make sure that meat doesn’t cook above 325 degrees F because on this temperature heterocyclic amines start forming. Cook burgers so that their internal temperature just reaches 160 degrees F. 5. Clean the Grill Well : Cleaning the grill well with a brush between barbecues prevents the accumulation of carcinogens on its surface. 4. Add Herbs to Marinades : Herbs like rosemary, garlic, thyme and sage don’t only add a tasty flavor to your marinade; they also significantly reduce carcinogens like HCAs with about a 90% decrease.


3. Flip Burgers Frequently : The more you flip burgers on a low heat, the more you reduce HCAs and kill E. coli. A good rate for flipping would be a flip after 30 seconds. 2. Grill Some Vegetables Along with Meat : Vegetables are important to provide you with fiber along with other nutrients. The great thing about grilling veggies is that they don’t produce HCAs. Nonetheless, don’t char vegetables or else you will end up with different carcinogens. 1. Choose Your Meat Wisely : It is preferable to choose leaner meat as it contains less fat and thus healthier. Grilling white meat like chicken breasts then removing their skins is another healthy option. You can also grill different kinds of fish like trout and salmon to benefit from their rich omega-3 content.

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