I have heard many people with PKU Stress about the summer weather and BBQ season approaching us.  Stressing about what to eat on the BBQ however for me I do not worry. I love the opportunity to grill out doors in the summer months and on the fire when camping.

there are so many great ways to make low protein BBQ dishes.  Above are photos from our Dinner tonight.  My Low protein dinner tonight is shishkobobs made with mushrooms, peppers, strawberries, apples and tomatoes.  Sprinkled with olive oil and roasted pepper seasoning, then coated with alfalfa honey while on the grill.  Secondly I grilled a portabella mushroom with Dayiah cheese and pineapple grilled with cinnamon and brown sugar.  And I finished of the dish with 1 Cup low protein cambrooke sticky rice , thai sweet chili sauce and applesauce!

Normally I do sweet potatoes on the grill with a veggie basket.  When I make a grill basket I chop up veggies into wedges into a glass bowl and sprinkle them with oil and seasonings, then wrap them in tin foil and put them directly on the grill.

Another thing I like to do is cut up carrots , potatoes and asparagus into “fries” with oil and lemon spice and lay them on the top shelf of the BBQ.

I have never felt left out at a BBQs cause not only do I have these dishes I can make, but BBQs usually always mean my favorite corn on the cob,  fruit platters, vegetable platters , juice and freezes or Sherbert.  I have also made my own potatoe salad its basically mashed potatoes with raw onions, peppers, celery and spices mixed with miracle whip.

Then of course thanks to Cambrooke foods there are more options for low pro BBQ food, such as the cambrooke camburgers and buns, corny dogs, and other pre made meals or chips and cookies.  As well the country sunrise chicken nuggets, hot dogs and burgers. I make my own buns though with the wheatstarch dough recipe. much better texture than the pre made buns, they always taste to tough to me.

To finish off a good BBQ there  is nothing like a nice tall glass of Lemonade and some ice!

Yes, I love BBQ weather and I am looking forward to trying some new meal ideas and more fruit on the grill this season!

So Bring on the sun and the heat and pull up a chair along my pool side :)