Healthy cookout side dish ideas from a registered dietician

STORM PREDICTION CENTER UPDATE, WHICH I WILL HAVE FOR YOU SOON. AUDREY: WE APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. WE ARE IN COOKOUT SEASON. AND IF YOU’RE LIVING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE, IT MAY BE HARD TO FIND OPTIONS THAT WORK FOR YOU. THANKFULLY, WE’RE LEARNING SOME RECIPES FOR SIDE DISHES THAT WILL HAVE EVERYONE AT THE COOKOUT RETURNING FOR SECONDS. ALICE SMITH JOINS US LIVE NOW. SHE IS A REGISTERD DIETICIAN WITH ALICE APPROVED IN WINSTON-SALEM. ALWAYS GREAT TO HAVE YOU ON OUR WEDNESDAY WELLNESS SEGMENT. HOW ARE YOU? ALICE: GOOD MORNING. I AM GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I LOVE THIS TOPIC. SUPER RELEVANT. FRESH VEGGIES ARE IN SEASON. IF YOU ARE TRYING TO EAT HEALTHY, YOU CAN INCORPORATE HEALTHY EATING EVEN WHEN GRILLING OUT AT HOME OR GOING TO A COOKOUT. AUDREY: THAT IS SUCH THE REPUTATION OF COOKOUTS OR BARBECUES, THAT YOU WILL CARB LOAD. YOU WILL HAVE UNHEALTHY CHIPS AND POTATO SALAD WITH A BUNCH OF CREAMY, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER. ALICE: EXACTLY. IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE THAT WAY. AUDREY: IT DOESN’T. THAT IS WHY WE HAVE YOU ON OUR SHOW. ARE SOME GREAT STAPLES TO HELP MAKE COOKOUTS AND SIDE DISHES HEALTHIER? ALICE: FOR SURE. YOU ALWAYS WANT TO TAKE A HEALTHY DISH WITH YOU OR HAVE A HEALTHY DISH AVAILABLE AT HOME, WHETHER IT IS VEGGIES, RAW VEGGIES, A DIP LIKE HUMMUS, OR EVEN TAKING VEGETABLE SKEWERS IS A GREAT OPTION. ALWAYS TAKING A HEALTHY DISH. OR LIKE THE DISH I HAVE WITH ME. THE MORE NUTRITIOUS. BROCCOLI SALAD IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES. THIS ACTUALLY HAS NO MAYONNAISE IN HERE. JUST APPLE CIDER, VINEGAR, HONEY, AND ALL OF OIL DRESSING. YOU CAN ADD NUTS, EETSEEDS, RAISINS. AUDREY: SO IT DOES NOT TASTE DRY? APPLE CIDER, VINEGAR, AND OLIVE OIL. ALICE: AND HONEY. POUR THAT OVER IT AND YOU CAN LET IT SIT IN THE FRIDGE FOR HOURS. IT IS DELICIOUS. IT IS LIGHT AND REFRESHING SO YOU DON’T HAVE THAT HEAVY MAYONNAISE FIELD LIKE YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT — FEEL LIKE YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT. AUDREY: WHAT YOU FEEL A LITTLE TOO FULL LEAVING THE COOKOUT. WATERMELON IS IN SEASON. ALICE: IN SEASON AND DELICIOUS, AND IT IS MY FAVORITE FOOD. WATERMELON SALAD IS A GREAT SPIN ON WATERMELON. YOU CAN TAKE WATERMELON TO A COOKOUT. ADDING A FEW ADDITIONS MAKES IT A DELICIOUS SIDE DISH. HERE I HAVE ADDED JUST WATERMELON. YOU CAN ADD CUCUMBER SUNFLOWER SEEDS, MINT, OLIVE OIL, LIME JUICE, AND YOU CAN TOP IT WITH A FITTED CHEESE — FETTA CHEESE. AUDREY: WHOEVER CREATED THE COMBINATION OF THE CHEESE AND WATERMELON IS BRILLIANT. ALICE: I KNOW RIGHT. THEY KNEW WHAT THEY WERE DOING. YOU CAN ADD TO CUCUMBER AND ONIONS. IT IS REFRESHING AND FILLING AND HYDRATING. AUDREY: I REMEMBER OUR HYDRATION SEGMENT. YOU HAVE TWO MORE SIDE DISHES FOR US. ALICE: A BEAN DIP IS GOING TO HAVE FOR AN APPETIZER OR SIDE DISH THAT IS LOADED WITH LOTS OF FIBER, PROTEIN, NUTRITION. THAT WILL BE YOUR BLACK BEANS, BLACK-EYED PEAS, CORN, ONIONS, PEPPERS, AND LITTLE CILANTRO, AND THAT HAS AN ALL OF OIL DRESSING ALSO — OLIVE OIL DRESSING. YOU CAN USE BELL PEPPER SLICES TO DIP YOUR BEAN DIP IF YOU WANT TO GO SUPER NUTRITIOUS. AUDREY: FANTASTIC. AND OUR LAST ONE THIS MORNING. ALICE: TOMATO LAYERED WITH MOZZARELLA CHEESE OR NO CHEESE AND TOPPING THAT WITH OLIVE OIL, BALSAMIC VINEGAR, AND THEN BASIL. THAT IS A PERFECT REFRESHING SIDE DISH TO ALWAYS HAVE AT YOUR COOKOUTS OR FRIDGE. WHEN TOMATOES ARE IN SEASON, IT IS DELICIOUS. AUDREY: THE SKEWERS WITH LITTLE GRAPE TOMATOES AND THE BASIL AND DRIZZLED IT FOR JULY FOR JULY 4 COOKOUT LAST YEAR. THAT WAS A BIG WIN. ALICE: IT IS PERFECT. EVERYONE LOVES THAT. YOU CAN DO THE CHERRY TOMATOES. YOU CAN THROW IT IN A BOWL. YOU CAN SLICE UPHOLD TOMATOES OR DO IT ON SKEWERS. AUDREY: ALL OF THESE OPTIONS WERE WONDERFUL. WE ARE SHOWING DELICIOUS PHOTOS ON THE SCREEN AS WELL WHILE YOU WERE TALKING. THANK YOU SO MUCH AS ALWAYS. WE WILL SEE YOU NEXT TIME. EVERYONE AT HOME YOU CAN FIND , THOSE RECIPES ON ALICE’S WEBSIT

Healthy cookout side dish ideas from a registered dietician in Winston-Salem

Updated: 11:11 AM EDT Jun 22, 2022