Food & Nutrition

Memorial Day BBQ Recipes That Support Gut and Metabolic Health

Three recipes deliver classic cookout flavor without refined sugar, seed oils, or ultra-processed shortcuts.
Memorial Day BBQ Recipes That Support Gut and Metabolic Health
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Memorial Day often marks the unofficial start of backyard barbecue season. It is also one of the easiest times to derail good intentions with bottled sauces laden with corn syrup, store-bought slaws built on inflammatory seed oils, and canned beans swimming in refined sugar. Our featured healthier barbecue menu takes a different approach—delivering the smoky, satisfying flavors the holiday calls for while keeping the ingredients clean and the nutrition intact.

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Terri Ward/The Epoch Times
Terri Ward
Terri Ward
Author
Terri Ward, MS, FNTP, CGP, is a functional nutritionist, speaker, and educator with a master’s degree in human nutrition and functional medicine. She specializes in helping people with food sensitivities, inflammation, autoimmunity, and other gut-related issues and is the author of "God’s Prescription: A Faith-Based Plan to Shift Your Mindset and Reclaim Your Natural Health" and two cookbooks.