Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Grilled Citrus Chicken

Ingredients:
-2 Chicken
-1 Garlic, minced
-1/8 Orange Juice
-1/8 Lime Juice
-1/2 Chili Powder
-Pinch of crushed Red Pepper

Just combine ingredients over chicken while cooking. I LOVE this recipe, its very easy and delish!

For your sides, make salad (using Romaine Lettuce) and mushrooms. Also Brown Rice with condensed coconut milk. Just stir in Coconut Milk while rice is cooking. This is one of my favorite meals! (you can put in how ever much coconut milk you want, but I usually put in 1 tbsp for me and brad)

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Cranberry Chicken

This recipe is one of my favorites! I actually got it from my cousin Leslie, but I tried it and it was amazing!! And its extremely easy!

1 can of Cranberries
1 package of Onion Soup
1/2 bottle of catilina salad dressing

Mix ingredients together and pour over chicken and cook for 45 mins @375 or cook in crock pot.

For side put any type of vegetables with potato or rice.

*Also, side note-Asparagus is only 99 cents at Reams right now!

Monday, April 14, 2008

Strawberry Crepes

Ingredients
¾ cup egg whites, Liquid
3 Tbls all bran cereal
1 tsp Splenda (optional)
2½ tsp oil, high oleic safflower
¼ tsp vanilla extract
1½ tsp cocoa, unsweetened
Spices / Flavoring
1¼ tsp syrup, lite , when buying syrup at the store, always get sugar free, it tastes just the same and it will make a big difference to your health.
1 cup strawberries
Preparation:
Drain juice from thawed strawberries, and set aside
Crush All Bran cereal, mix with egg whites and remaining ingredients
Pour mixture to pancake form in oiled skillet. Cook over medium heat until golden, flip over
Place crepe in serving dish, add strawberries to the crepe, then roll up.

This one is very easy and fast to make for breakfast. Enjoy!

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Non-Fat Tips to Remember for Grocery Shopping

Label Lingo-if you want to be more careful when buying food

Anytime you head to the grocery store check the labels. On the front of many food labels, you'll find words that describe the fat or cholesterol content of the food inside.

Fat free - less than 0.5 gram fat per serving
Low fat - 3 grams or less of fat per serving
Reduced or less fat - at least 25% less fat* per serving
Light - one-third fewer calories or 50% less fat* per serving
__% fat free - the food meets the definition of "low fat" or "fat free" if stated as 100% fat free Light meal - "low fat" (at least 50% less fat per serving*) or "low calorie" meal (at least 1/3 fewer calories per serving*)
Low-fat meal - 3 grams or less fat per 100 grams and 30 percent or less calories from fat Saturated fat free - less than 0.5 gram saturated fat and less than 0.5 gram trans fatty acids per serving
Low saturated fat - 1 gram or less saturated fat per serving and no more than 15% of calories from saturated fat
Reduced or Less saturated fat - at least 25% less saturated fat*
Lean** - less than 10 grams total fat, 4.5 grams or less saturated fat, and 95 milligrams cholesterol per 3-ounce serving and per 100 grams
Extra lean** - less than 5 grams total fat, 2 grams saturated fat, and 95 milligrams cholesterol per 3-ounce serving and per 100 grams.

Monday, April 7, 2008

Peach Crepes

Ingredients
¼ tsp vanilla extract
2½ tsp oil, safflower
¾ cup egg whites, Liquid
4 Tbls all bran cereal
1 tsp Splenda (optional)
1½ tsp cocoa, unsweetened
Spices / Flavoring
½ cup peach slices, lite canned
Preparation:Drain juice from peaches, and set aside
Crush All Bran cereal, mix with egg whites and remaining ingredients
Pour mixture to pancake form in oiled skillet. Cook over medium heat until golden, flip over
Place crepe in serving dish, add peaches to the crepe, then roll up :)

The Safflower is just something they prefer, its just healthier, but any kind of oil will do just fine.

Parmesan Glazed Chicken

Ingredients
2 tsp parmesan cheese
1¼ oz chicken, broiled
¼ cup mushrooms
½ cup pasta, uncooked
3 tsp vinegar, red wine
3 tsp soy sauce, lite
1½ tsp oil, high oleic safflower
Spices / Flavoring
1 tsp garlic
¼ tsp salt, lite
¼ tsp black pepper
Side Dish
½ Tbl almonds, slivered
¼ cup green beans
Preparation:Cook pasta in boiling water until al dente. Drain water from pasta and set aside.
Sauté mushrooms and garlic in oil until soft. Add soy sauce, vinegar, chicken, and spices, as desired.
Serve over pasta and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.