Healthy Summer BBQ Ideas

As we head into the Fourth of July weekend, we’re looking forward to grilling and yard games with loved ones! Here are some delicious Paleo options for staple summer cookout dishes.

For those who are unfamiliar, the Paleo diet attempts to emulate what our Paleolithic ancestors would have eaten – plenty of meat, veggies, and healthy fats. Paleo eaters avoid most grains, dairy, refined sugar, and alcohol. Paleo Grub made an awesome Paleo 101 page with more details

Ribs by Nom Nom Paleo – This slow-roasting method for classic ribs will give you juicy, tender, meaty deliciousness! Nom Nom Paleo has a treasure trove of gluten-free, dairy-free recipes that follow Paleo guidelines for clean eating.

Coleslaw by Paleo Grubs – Coleslaw is an essential ingredient in a classic summer BBQ, and it can still be Paleo-friendly! This recipe adds a homemade mayo, but there are Paleo mayo options in stores from brands like Primal Kitchen.

Chunky Monkey Bon Bons by Nom Nom Paleo – Every summer BBQ has an amazing dessert and yours can too! This innovative recipe makes “ice cream” by simply blending frozen bananas and vanilla extract, and then covering the tasty concoction with melted dark chocolate.

These recipes can give your summer gathering a new level of flavor and health! We hope you have a happy and healthy Fourth of July weekend.

Cover photo by Tânia Mousinho from Unsplash.

Health and Wellbeing

June 28, 2022

Joan Vaughn

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Written by Joan Vaughn

I’m Joan, and I know home care from the inside out. I’ve navigated my daughter through 24/7 home care nursing and managed her PCA’s. I’ve helped my parents move into (and out of) assisted living, Medicare episodes, skilled nurse visits, home health aids, and PCAs. Sandwiched in all of that, I’ve helped coordinate home care equipment and supplies, physical therapists, occupational therapists, county workers, and medications (oh, the medications). I know emergency departments, children’s hospitals, cancer wards, cardiac floors, and specialty units. I can recite health insurance policies (and call their bluff). I know a lot of other things in life too, like Shakespeare, where to sit to see a great sunset over a lake, how to keep myself healthy, how to read a profit/loss statement and state statutes, when to use a comma, and that gratitude is one of the keys to success. So I’m going to have this blog and write about home care from time to time. I’ll include topics like current legislation, professional boundaries in a tricky environment, and being a caregiver. I’ll also post some guest blogs from clients and nurses. Join me in the conversation.

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