Creamed Wheat Cereal

Ingredients:

2 Cups Water

1/2 Cup Whole Wheat Farina by Bob’s Red Mill

2 Tablespoons Creamed Honey

2 Teaspoons Cinnamon

Instructions:

1) Boil the water in a saucepan.

2)Slowly add the Whole Wheat Farina while stirring the water. Once all of the Whole Wheat Farina has been added to the pan, remove from heat and continue stirring.

3) Add Creamed Honey and Cinnamon.

4) Divide the hot cereal between two bowls and serve.

Notes:

Cereal will be hot, so let stand for a little bit to cool down so it won’t be so hot. The amount of Creamed Honey and Cinnamon are really “to taste”, so the measurements provided are more of a guide of how much you may want to add.

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Sliced Pear and Cottage Cheese

Ingredients:

1 Pear (fresh, not canned)

1/2  Cup low fat Cottage Cheese

Instructions:

1) Wash and Cut Pear in 8 slices (like you would cut an apple into slices). Place sliced pear in bowl.

2) Scoop Cottage Cheese over pear slices.

Enjoy!

Notes:

This is a great snack to have any time of the year. This snack not only taste great, but it’s also very quick and easy, inexpensive, and low in calories. The pear is about 75 calories or less (depending on size), and the low fat cottage cheese is 90 calories.

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Gluten-Free Chicken Strips

Ingredients:

1/4 cup Brown Rice Flour

1 teaspoon Chicken Seasoning

1 1/4 cups crushed Corn Flakes by Natures Path

1/2 cup Coconut Oil, Melted

8-10 frozen Chicken Tenderloins (strips)

Instructions:

Step 1) Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Step 2) Combine Flour, Chicken Seasoning, and crushed Corn Flakes in a shallow dish.

Step 3) Place melted coconut oil in a separate bowl.

Step 4) Dip pieces of Chicken in Coconut Oil, then coat both sides of the Chicken with Flour and Corn Flake Mixture. Do each piece of Chicken one at a time, otherwise the Coconut Oil will dry and you won’t be able to get the Flour and Corn Flake mixture to stick.

Step 5) Place on Cookie Sheet.

Step 6) Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes, or until Chicken is fully cooked.

Side Notes:

I use Coconut Oil rather than Butter because of the wonderful health benefits of Coconut Oil. Also, when I buy the Corn Flakes from Nature’s Path, I buy the one that is “Fruit Juice Sweetened”, since no sugar is added.

As the name of the recipe implies, this dish is Gluten-Free and Wheat-Free.

Enjoy!

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Healthier and Tastier Popcorn

Ingredients:

1/2 cup Popcorn Kernels

2-3 tablespoons Coconut Oil

Salt (to taste)

Serves: 4-6 cups of cooked popcorn

Instructions:

Step 1) Put a large pot (with lid) on the stove, and turn to  medium heat. If you are wondering why I am not asking you to use a Microwave, please read about the Harmful effects of the Microwave.

Step 2) Add the Coconut oil to the pan, and coat the bottom of the pan.

Step 3) Add Popcorn Kernels to the the pot, and put the lid back on the pot.  Soon, you will notice the kernels starting to pop, and allow them to do just that!

Step 4) Once the popping starts to slow down, remove the pot from heat. There still may be some popcorn kernels popping, and that’s OK. It is better to have some kernels not pop, then all the kernels pop and you get burnt popcorn.

Step 5) Once you have removed the popcorn from the heat of the stove, add the salt to taste, and stir the popcorn as you add on the salt.

Side Notes

I use Organic Extra Virgin Coconut Oil rather than butter! But….why? Coconut oil is one of the few (perhaps only) oils that are still good for you when heated. If you are worried about the taste, do not worry! I discovered this way of making popcorn when I looking for a better solution to butter. When you cook your popcorn with Coconut Oil, the popcorn actually taste as if I cooked it with butter- without the effects of butter!

I use Real Salt, by Redmond. This is the only Salt I use, and I love it for not only it’s taste, but wonderful Health benefits.

Health Benefits of Popcorn

Popcorn is high in Fiber, which helps with your digestion. Popcorn also is considered a “Whole Grain”. As long as you don’t drench it in butter, preservatives, and other harmful ingredients (think Movie Popcorn), then you should feel good about your snacking choice. Another great benefit to popcorn, is that it is a low calorie snack.

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