Some think that your grilled bbq chicken days are over if you have been advised for medical reasons to modify your long-term diet but this doesn’t mean that you will need to say good-bye to your grilled bbq chicken days. There are some types of chicken that are best avoided, for the most part, but you can make some of your favorites if you make some modifications to the part of the chicken that you use. You don't even have to give up the darker meat to have a healthier chicken dish.

Tips on Grilled BBQ Chicken:

For dieting purposes grilled bbq chicken is a popular choice for among many with chicken breast selected to grill, as it is one of the leanest and fat free meats that you can get. This can be great on the grill and even in your oven at times, but there is one thing about breasts that most people do not like.

Overcook these breast and this can dry them out very quickly and even with good BBQ sauce on it, it can be like chewing on rubber chicken rather than real chicken. You have to use a meat thermometer and pull the meat the moment it meets the temperature requirements or it will dry out. Don't forget to use low calorie BBQ sauce so you don't add a lot of sugar and calories.

You can use bone in and skin on chicken breast for grilled BBQ chicken if you wish. You are going to have a few more calories in there, but it is still an overall good choice. This meat is going to be moister than the skinless breast, and is probably going to taste better. You can still overcook it though, so make sure you get it off the moment it is done for the best taste possible. If you use bone in, remember not to touch the bone with the meat thermometer that you use, as that can give you the wrong reading on the true temperature of the meat.

Many of the best-grilled BBQ chicken is the skin on thigh. This is classic, along with the drumstick, for outdoors BBQ and even fried chicken. The problem with this meat is that it does have more fat and if you eat a lot of it, you are not going to lose any weight and will probably gain.

Dark meat, however, is the juicy part of the chicken. You can either take the skin off to cut off calories before you cook it, or you can cook it with the skin on to add some moisture, and then remove when the chicken is almost done. Then apply BBQ sauce to the meat. This is a healthier than usual option that is still going to taste really great on the grill.

It is best when dining out in a restaurant to ask as many questions about the meal before making your selection as many of the entrees that you get are prepared with more calories and fat than you could ever manage to add yourself at home.

With asking as many questions about the dishes on the menu you are then assured that whether it is the salad or the grilled BBQ chicken is prepared in a way that allows you the option to choose something else in order to stay within your dietary guide lines.