Some of my favorite summer foods are grilled squash/zucchini and grilled portobello mushrooms. I actually love grilled portobello mushroom no-meat "burgers." Just grill a big mushroom cap, and eat it on a wheat bun with low-fat cheese, lettuce, tomatos, etc. I've read somewhere that mushrooms are a healthy meat subsitute because they're kind of meat-ish. If you're comfortable with it, ask the hosts if you can bring mushrooms and throw them on the grill. Definitely bring something healthy to share that will let you eat without feeling deprived of those ribs. A big fruit plate or fruit salad with a yogurt dip is usually a success. Otherwise, it works for me to eat like I'm hot. I went to a cookout this past weekend and it was already icky hot here in Nebraska. I was so hot all I wanted to eat was the light foods like fruits and veggies anyway and drink water. I knew that eating anything heavy or salty would make me even more uncomfortable and the hotdogs, hamburgers, and chips didn't even appeal to me.
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