Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Clean Eating Egg White Farmers Scramble


2 Egg white Farmers Scramble
Serving Size: 1

2 egg whites
½ a bell pepper (red, green, yellow, or orange) each or any desired combination, diced.
½ large white onion
1 sliced carrot (sliced thin or diced)
1 celery stalk, diced
2 handfuls of spinach, chopped

In a small skillet add 1 tsp coconut oil and heat on med heat. Add all veggies and when onions are translucent, add the egg whites. Mix together until the egg is fully cooked. Remove from heat and enjoy.

Clean Eating Farmers Market Chicken Salad


Farmers Market Chicken Salad
Serving Size: 1

1 – 4 oz chicken breast, thawed, cubed
1 sliced carrots
2 sliced celery
1 bell pepper, sliced and cut in half (any color)
½ white onion, sliced and cut in half or diced (personal preference)
1 Roma tomato, diced
½ cup red cabbage, chopped
2 cups mixed greens with fresh spinach
1 small/mini English cucumber, cut in sliced
1 tsp Ms. Dash
1 tsp coconut oil
drizzle of balsamic vinegar

In a small saute’ pan add the coconut oil and heat. Add the carrots, celery, peppers, and onions. Saute’ until onions are turning translucent. Add the chicken and cook until the chicken is cooked through (no more pink).  Set aside to cool.
Meanwhile…
In a bowl or on a plate add the mixed greens, cucumber, cabbage, and tomato. Top with the cooled chicken mixture. Lightly drizzle with balsamic vinegar. Eat. J

*Note: if the taste of red cabbage is too over powering, you can cook it with the other veggies. This will still be very tasty while, removing some of the bite to the red cabbage.

Clean Eating Lemon Pesto Swai Fish


Lemon Pesto Swai Fish Filets
Serving Size: 1

1 Swai Fish Filet (other fish can be substituted such as tilapia, cod or halibut)
1 Tsp Pesto (light oiled or no oiled preferred)
½ a lemon sliced

Preheat oven 400 Degrees F.
In a small baking dish or cookie sheet with sides line with non-stick foil. Place thawed fish filet on top of the foil. Spread the prepared pesto on top of the fish filet. Layer the lemon slices on top of the pesto.

Bake 20-25 min until flaky and fork tender on thickest part of filet. Serve with a mixed green salad, or mixed vegetable blend with cauliflower, broccoli, and carrots. **At least 2 cups worth of vegetables. Enjoy!

Clean Eating Lemon Ms. Dash Tilapia


Lemon Ms. Dash Tilapia Filet
Serving Size: 1

1 - 3-4 oz fish filet
1 tsp Ms. Dash (Season to taste)
1 Lemon, sliced

Place fish filet on non-stick foil. Sprinkle with Ms. Dash. Place Lemon wedges on top. Bake 400 Degrees F. for 20 min (until fish is fork tender and flaky). Remove and serve over mixed green salad with fresh spinach, cucumbers, red cabbage, cherry tomatoes, and carrots.

Clean Eating Bruschetta Chicken



Bruschetta chicken
Serving Size: 5

15-25 cherry tomatoes sliced in half
½ a large white onion diced
1 yellow bell pepper
1 red bell pepper
2 big handfuls of fresh spinach (chopped)
1 -1 1/2 bunches of fresh basil (chopped)
5 – 4 oz chicken breasts
Ms Dash (to season)
Drizzle of Balsamic Vinegar

Preheat oven for 400 Degrees F.
In a baking dish line the bottom of the pan in non-stick foil. Place the chicken breasts seasoned with Ms. Dash on the foil in the pan, set aside.

In a medium bowl. Mix tomatoes, onion, bell peppers, spinach and basil together.

Pour over the prepared chicken (before cooking or after cooked chicken (would be good both ways) I cooked mine)). Bake for 45 min.

Remove from oven and serve with mixed green salad with bruschetta mix on top of chicken. Drizzle with Balsamic Vinegar.
Great Cold or reheated the next day over a bed of spinach or mixed green salad.

**You don't need to cook the bruschetta topping with the chicken, but it adds moisture to the chicken if it's a little dry.

Progress on Biggest Loser

My progress on Biggest loser is slow and steady. The first two weeks I lost a lot, but now I'm at a pretty steady loss of one or two pounds a week. I've currently lost  15 pounds in 5 weeks, and average of 3 pounds a week. I'm trying to make healthier choices. I don't always succeed but I'm working on it. This is definitely a process.

I have created some healthy recipes that are part of my new clean eating habits. I will work on posting those soon. I hope you enjoy them. They are very tasty and full of flavor. I know that is what a lot of people tell me about their diets or habits of eating healthy is that they have no flavor. These recipes are full of flavor and really good for you.

Monday, January 16, 2012

Bruschetta


This beautiful bruschetta has loads of good things for you. Nothing is artificial. Isn't the color just beautiful!

Ingredients:
15-25 cherry tomatoes - sliced in half length wise
1 whole yellow bell pepper, diced
1 whole red bell pepper, diced
1 handful of fresh spinach, chopped
1/4 large white onion, diced
1 bunch of basil, minced
1/2 tsp minced garlic

Add all ingredients to a bowl, mix together. For added zip, add a drizzle of balsamic vinegar.
Add to chicken, pork, seafood, or bread.
Eat and enjoy!

For this particular bruschetta I added it to chicken. It was very tasty and full of flavor.