Weekend Roundup – BBQ edition

I have a BBQ to go to later today. Still trying to figure out what to take. BBQ’s a bit difficult for me these days because they’re usually unhealthy and unvegeterian. Luckily, the people I’m going to meet have no problem with things like veggie burgers so I should be fine.

Before we get to the articles, I just wanted to say a quick thank you to The Digerati Life and The Writer’s Manifesto. Both chose to feature articles from 60 in 3 on their weekend posts. The Writer’s Manifesto is running a very neat writing project by the way, so if you’re interested, click the link and head on over there. Big thank you as well to the Weight Master Blog for featuring a different 60 in 3 article in their carnival. Remember, if you feature a 60 in 3 article on your blog and I forgot to mention you in these weekend roundups, please send me an email and remind me. Trackbacks and pingbacks are sometimes missed or my gmail account may decide to filter them out. And now, on to this week’s interesting health articles:

From Veggie Chic we have this article which shows 12 tips for eating more vegetables. Remember, vegetables are a basic part of any balanced and healthy diet. If you’re not eating enough of them, you’re missing out. They’ll fill you up without too many calories and they’re also full of essential vitamins, minerals and fiber. If you don’t like veggies very much, take a look at this article and try a few of the tips. You might find something you like.
@Veggie Chic

One more article full of good tips is this one from the Diet Blog. This one is more concerned with what not to do than what to do, but it’s still useful. It’s 7 ways to beat the buffet.
@The Diet Blog

And in keeping with this theme of useful tips, here’s a guide from Mark’s Daily Apple on 5 tips to avoid temptation. This is actually one of my worst issues. I love food and I love eating. So when I see food, I’m very tempted to eat it, even when I’m not hungry.
@Mark’s Daily Apple

And here’s the counterpoint to Mark’s article from Back In Skinny Jeans. One of the reasons I like this blog so much is because it has a different take on health and fitness. It’s less focused on the physical and more on the emotional. So here’s Steph talking about chocolate as though it’s a divine part of her diet. I like this approach. She’s not encouraging overeating, she’s just encouraging a pure enjoyment of food in moderate quantities. That’s something I can definitely support.
@Back In Skinny Jeans