Chicken Kabobs

Ingredients:

8 Bamboo Kabob Skewers

2 Chicken breasts

8 Mushrooms

1 Red Pepper

1 Green Pepper

4 small Tomatoes

1 Purple Onion

Chicken Seasoning

Instructions:

Step 1) Preheat grill

Step 2) Cut up chicken, red and green pepper, onions, and tomatoes into sizes appropriate for cooking on a kabob (see photo)

Step 3) Add ingredients onto the kabob skewer, mixing up the colors and order of ingredients to add variety. Add chicken seasoning to kabobs.

Step 4) Cook on grill for 10 minutes, then rotate and cook for another 10 minutes; 20 minutes total, or until chicken is fully cooked.

Notes:

You can cook this in the oven, just bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes, or until chicken is fully cooked.

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Vegetarian Burrito

Ingredients:

6 soft Tortillas (warmed)

2 cups cooked Brown Rice

1 cup cooked Black Beans

2 cups shredded Lettuce

1 cup chopped Tomatoes

1/2 cup grated Almond Cheddar Style Cheese

Red or Green Sauce, if desired.

Instructions:

Step 1) Place warmed tortilla on a plate, and then add rice, black beans, lettuce, tomatoes and almond cheese on the tortilla.

Step 2) Wrap up tortilla to make a burrito.

Enjoy!

Note:

The variety of colors and  flavors mix well together, and this is a delicious burrito all on it’s own! Of course, you can add the red or green sauce to it if needed, but it’s definitely not a “must”.

I always try to cook with as much fresh ingredients as possible, but I understand if that can’t always be the case. If you need to, use a 15 oz can of black beans in replace of the 1 cup of freshly cooked black beans. Also, there are plenty of delicious and soft Gluten-Free tortillas available if needed.

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Salad: Diet Friend or Foe?

When people first try to start a diet, they seem to run to the grocery store and plan on eating the healthiest thing they can think of. A Salad. Though a Salad can be quite healthy and nutritious, we are getting drenched in Calories and Fat by all of the things we are adding to the Salad- which in turn makes our Healthy intentions for Lunch and Dinner…well…not so healthy after all. So if you are going to eat a salad to be Healthy, do it the right way!

The Salad Trap

A lot of people will add on one thing after another to their salad for added color, flavor, or texture, and I will go over exactly what that meanswhen it comes to calories in your Salad bowl.

Bacon Bits – serving size is about 1 tablespoon, and it is anywhere from 25-35 calories per serving.

Craisins – serving size is 1/3 cup, and the calories is about 140 calories. Not only is this high in calories, but high in Sugar which is not a healthy thing!

Croutons – The average serving size is about 0.5 oz, and the Calories is about 50 Calories

Cheese – If you go with 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar Cheese, you are looking at 240 calories. If you are trying to maintain a low calorie diet, Cheese is something you might want to try and avoid all together.

Salad Dressing – The average serving size is 1 tablespoon, and the calorie count is an average of  50 Calories. If you think about it, most people use way more than 1 tablespoon of dressing! Can you imagine how much you actually use, and how many calories you are putting on top of your Salad? It all adds up pretty quickly.

Healthy and Low Calorie  Salad toppers

Carrots – 1/2 cup chopped carrots is 26 calories

Peas - 1/2 cup of peas is 56 calories

Tomatoes – 1 cup cherry tomatoes is 27 calories

Cucumbers – 1 slice ( about 7 g) is 1 calorie

Mushrooms – 1/2 cup chopped mushrooms is 22 calories

So next time you are headed over to the Salad Bar, be sure to watch out for the Salad Traps, and think about what you are adding to your Salad Bowl.

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