If you think you're making healthy choices at all those family barbecues, check this list to make sure.
Steak
Fatty cuts, like rib-eye or T-bone, can pack almost 40 grams of fat. If you're really craving steak, opt for a sirloin, which has less than half that.
Potato Salad
One cup of homemade potato salad can have more than 20 grams of fat. The silent killer? That mayonnaise-based dressing. You're not doing yourself any favors by adding crumbled bits of bacon, either.
Corn on the Cob
It's not the vegetable itself that's fattening. One ear of corn has less than eight grams. But when you rub it down with butter, and top it with creamy dressings, you send the fat content into the danger zone.
Dips
Anything that's made with ranch, cream cheese, or mayonnaise (and all the good ones are) will cancel out all those hours you've been clocking at the gym.
Coleslaw
How you prepare this shredded veggie dish is always a source of contention, but here's an argument for tossing your slaw in vinegar rather than mayo: a mayonnaise-based dressing will up the fat content and mean you should probably be eating less. More is better, right?
Salad
This is when it's alright to judge a book by its cover. If the salad is dressed in oil and vinegar, you're probably in the clear. But any creamy dressings, like caesar, blue cheese or ranch, can sometimes have close to 15 grams of fat in just two tablespoons.
Ribs
Neither spareribs or baby back ribs fall into the guide lines for lean meat due to their fatty nature. So whent they're slathered with barbecue sauce? It's not ideal.
Sarah Weinberg is the deputy editor at Delish and has covered food, travel, home, and lifestyle for a number of publications, including Food Network Magazine and Country Living. She's originally from the Bay Area, has an unhealthy affinity for the Real Housewives of Anywhere, and harbors strong feelings about fruit salad.
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