Wednesday, August 5, 2009

BBQ Balance

Had a lovely BBQ with hubby which included some healthy and filling steamed green beans (one of my fail-proof favourite staples), zucchini boats (with garlic-cayenne goat cheese, tex mex cheddar blend cheese and Kraft Fig balsamic dressing) and BBQ’d pork tenderloin:

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I only ate half and took the other half to work with me for lunch.  It was the perfect lunch too.

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And along side was a grilled slice of bread cut from a round loaf (white, I know), brushed with becel & minced garlic, sprinkled with garlic powder and grilled on the BBQ until toasted on both sides.  Then I sprinkled a bit more shredded tex mex cheese until it melted.  As if that wasn’t enough, I topped it with some of my homemade salsa (more to come on this) and some crumbled feta:

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HELLO LOVER!  That’s the money right there! :-D

I’d say it was an excellent balance of lots of healthy filling veggies, lean pork tenderloin and a little indulgence with the cheese and white bread. 

Afterwards I burned another 500 calories mowing the front yard this time so I think any minor indulgences were well earned!

7 comments:

Lynn said...

Mmm, that bread looks fantastic! Well all of it does, but the cheesy, salsa-y bread is making my belly grumble. :)

Susan said...

Yay for Maritime bloggers!!! :D I was beginning to think I was the only one over here! :P I've been seen a few zucchini boats pop up in the blog world, I've never even heard of them until now. They look like a must try :)

Big Girl said...

OMG... that looks soooo good. I'm hungry now!

Leanne said...

mmmmmmmm... looks fantastic!!!!

Lisa said...

YUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cat said...

Your food always looks so delicious!!!

Great job burning the extra calories after dinner!!

Sonya said...

just discovered your blog! you're a real inspiration. And those zucchini boats look awesome!