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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Oregano

Not only is Oregano a wonderful herb used to spice up a bland recipe, but it also has many wonderful health benefits you may not know about.

Benefits

•Strong antibacterial properties

•Contains antioxidant vitamins, which may play a role with anti-aging and cancer prevention.

•Contain Carvacrol and Thymol, which have been found to aid digestion, calm upset stomachs,  and  inhibit the growth of bacteria, fungi, and viruses.

•Contains Fiber.

•When fresh (not dried), Oregano contains Vitamin C, Vitamin A, Iron, Manganese, Calcium, and Omega-3 fatty acids.

•Helps maintain respiratory health.

•Can help treat skin infections and itchy skin.

Uses

You can use Oregano fresh or dried in recipes or as an oil topically. Oregano fresh is less flavorful than dried oregano, but both still have their health benefits.

Precautions

•Oregano oil can reduce the body’s ability to absorb iron. If you are already iron deficient or pregnant, you should limit your consumption of Oregano oil. The volatile oil can be harmful for your unborn child if you are pregnant.

•Children who are less than two years of age and those with very sensitive skin should not use the Oregano oil topically.

•Bottom line:  Yes, Oregano is good for you but too much of a good thing, can be bad.

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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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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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