The foods you eat provide the energy your body needs to function. Just like you need to put fuel in your car or recharge your cell phone battery, your body needs to be fed energy-providing foods every day. The main form of energy for your body is carbohydrates.

Your body has the easiest time digesting carbohydrates like sugar and starch. Carbohydrates are broken down into individual glucose, fructose or galactose units. Glucose is your body’s favorite form of energy. If you don’t get enough carbohydrates, your body can make glucose from protein or fat — and if you get too many carbohydrates, your body is very good at storing them as fat.
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Using your barbecue grill is a great way to enjoy healthy foods. Move over, hotdogs and hamburgers – make room for fresh vegetables, fish and seafood

Just Kidding! Healthy Grilling is a Myth, it does not exist! First let’s look at an article I just pulled from a ‘Myth’ site…

“Do Grilled Foods Cause Cancer?

Understanding the connection between grilled foods, charred foods and carcinogens
Grilled foods – most of us enjoy a good grilled meal, whether it be a juicy steak, a low-fat chicken breast, or a veggie shish kabob. But reports linking charred food to carcinogens and cancer have made some people concerned about grilling and grilled foods. In truth, these reports are often exaggerated and don’t always explain the everyday implications. The reports mainly focus on scientific studies involving benz pyrenes. Benz pyrenes are carcinogenic particles found in charred foods. Based on studies with laboratory rats, scientists found that ingesting large amounts of benz pyrenes may cause cancer. But media reports describing the studies and the concerns about grilled foods don’t always present the information correctly or give complete information.
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