I love me some good BBQ!
Set before me some nice
sliced brisket or a pile of pulled pork and I’m in hog heaven. (Pun intended.) However, depending on what you order, barbecue joints can be a
low-carb/Paleo paradise, or they can be a total blood sugar nightmare.
If you’re watching your
carbohydrate intake, you already know to steer clear of the cornbread, baked beans, mac & cheese, and the cheap-o bread they usually stick under whatever
meat you order in order to sop up the juices. (Confession: Sometimes I eat this bread, ‘cuz,
really, what a waste of yummy meat drippings! I also eat the cornbread
sometimes, ‘cuz…well, it’s a bit of a weakness.)
That’s the obvious stuff,
though. What about things that are harder to avoid at a BBQ place, like the
delicious sauces they use to marinate, baste, and slather your food with before
serving it to you? BBQ sauce is a sneaky source of large amounts of sugar. (And by “sugar,” I mean cane sugar,
molasses, honey, corn syrup, corn starch, and more.) Let’s take a look at a
couple of examples from a popular restaurant chain, Famous Dave’s®. (I am a big fan of
this place, and am absolutely not writing this to bash it. I only want to point
out the ingredients in the sauces and help us make informed choices, wherever we eat.)
