Sunday, July 31, 2011
Chipotle-Glazed Roast Chicken with Sweet Potatoes
Makes: 6 servings
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 35 minutes
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 35 minutes
Ingredients
4 sweet potatoes (10 ounces each), peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
2 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
4 chipotle chilies in adobo sauce, minced
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons honey
2 teaspoons cider vinegar
1 1/4 teaspoons salt, plus additional to taste
1 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (2 pounds), rinsed and patted dry
Chopped cilantro, for garnish (optional)
4 sweet potatoes (10 ounces each), peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
2 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
4 chipotle chilies in adobo sauce, minced
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons honey
2 teaspoons cider vinegar
1 1/4 teaspoons salt, plus additional to taste
1 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (2 pounds), rinsed and patted dry
Chopped cilantro, for garnish (optional)
Directions
1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. In a medium bowl, toss the sweet potatoes in the olive oil and scatter on the bottom of a roasting pan. Roast for 15 minutes.
2. In a small bowl, mix together the chilies, garlic, honey, vinegar, salt, cumin, and cinnamon to make a paste. Rub the paste evenly over each breast.
3. Place the chicken breasts on top of the sweet potatoes and roast until the chicken is just cooked through, about 25 to 30 minutes. Serve garnished with cilantro if desired.
1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. In a medium bowl, toss the sweet potatoes in the olive oil and scatter on the bottom of a roasting pan. Roast for 15 minutes.
2. In a small bowl, mix together the chilies, garlic, honey, vinegar, salt, cumin, and cinnamon to make a paste. Rub the paste evenly over each breast.
3. Place the chicken breasts on top of the sweet potatoes and roast until the chicken is just cooked through, about 25 to 30 minutes. Serve garnished with cilantro if desired.
Nutrition facts per serving: 407 calories, 38g protein, 45g carbohydrate, 8g fat (1.3g saturated), 6g fiber
More Chicken Recipes
More Chicken Recipes
Fat Burning Circuit Workout
Repeat 3 sets of the following. Do all exercises quickly and without rest in between, but take a 2 minute break at the end of each set. :)
- 50 jumping jacks
- 12 pushups
- 30 walking lunges
- 20 jump squats
- 50 crunches
- 20 mountain climbers
- 10 burbees, with a 5 pound weight in each hand
Day 1: Ali (July 31, 2011)
Breakfast:
Lunch:
Dinner:
- Honey & Oats Cereal (130)
- Banana (90)
- Milk (100)
- 1 Bottle Water (0)
Lunch:
- 1/2 Turkey Sandwitch w/ Mayo (145)
- Cantaloupe Melon (70)
- Asiago Cheese Crackers (150)
- Honey-Wheat Pretzel Twists (110)
- Tea (5)
- 1 Bottle Water (0)
Dinner:
- Lasagna (290)
- Lettuce (Salad) (15)
- Honey French Dressing (55)
- Garlic Bread (160)
- 1 Bottle Water (0)
Night Snack:
- Cantaloupe Melon (60)
Calories: 1,240/1,300
Exercise:
100 Still-Hold Crunches
20 Knee-Raise Crunches
Body Stretches
20 Arm weight-lifts (each)
1 Hour Moderate Swimming
1 Hour Moderate Swimming
food july 31st 2011
Breakfast
- bowl of trix cereal
- milk
- sierra mist soda
- French apricot chicken
- wild rice
- apple salad (apples, marshmallows, cool whip)
- apple sauce
- 2 pieces of bread
- diet pepsi
- two cheese quesidillas
- nachos with cheese
- sprite
- water
HORSEBACK RIDING!!! omg it works! ^^
Tips From Thin People
1. Wake-up workout When your eyes open, sit up slowly without using your hands. With legs straight out, lean forward until you feel a gentle stretch in your back and hamstrings. Hold; then, using your abs, lower yourself flat. Rest and repeat two more times. Strengthens core. Burns 10 calories
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Mini Marshmallow Munchies
12 Calories Per Munch!
Ingredients
Ingredients
- Mini Marshmallows
- Mini Kettle Corn Rice Cakes
- Sprinkles
- Food Coloring
Directions
- Place 2 Marshmallows on a mini rice cake in microwave for 14 seconds
- Dip a toothpick into the food coloring and spread the marshmallow onto the rice cake until its blended
- Sprinkle some Sprinkles for decoration
Health Tip: July 30, 2011
1: Do NOT Diet
Dieting doesn't work. I've tried all the diets. I would be able to keep a diet up for a few days. But then I would have a day where I would crash, and binge eat. Rather than trying to diet to lose weight, try to slowly improve your eating habits. Instead of eating 5 junk foods a day, try eating 4 for the next 7 days. Once you have done that successfully then try eating 3 junk foods for the next 7 days ect.
More Tips Here
Dieting doesn't work. I've tried all the diets. I would be able to keep a diet up for a few days. But then I would have a day where I would crash, and binge eat. Rather than trying to diet to lose weight, try to slowly improve your eating habits. Instead of eating 5 junk foods a day, try eating 4 for the next 7 days. Once you have done that successfully then try eating 3 junk foods for the next 7 days ect.
More Tips Here
Fact: Fruits and Vegetables Make You Feel More Full
**Satiety (sa-TIE-e-tee) is that wonderfully pleasant feeling of fullness you get as you eat, when you're no longer hungry, but aren't overly stuffed or uncomfortable. You are just satisfied beyond desire. The more satisfied you feel after a meal, the less you'll eat later. So how do you increase satiety without eating MORE?
The Answer: Eat More Low Density Foods
Calorie density refers to the number of calories per gram of food. Foods that are HIGH in calorie density contain a high number of calories per gram; foods that are LOW in calorie density contain a low number of calories per gram. Calorie density is the key to feel full without overeating.
When you eat too many calorie dense foods, you'll end up consuming a lot of calories to fill your belly. If you focus on low calorie density foods, you can fill up on fewer calories because low density foods contain a lot more water, which adds weight and volume to the food, but no calories.
Just drinking a glass of water along with the meal does not provide the same degree of satiety. Research has shown that to reduce hunger and boost fullness, the water has to be in the food. Why? Because there are separate mechanisms in the brain to control hunger and thirst. If the food you eat contains the water, it will stay in the stomach longer while the food is being digested. Beyond that, there is also the psychologial component of eating food versus drinking water. When you eat food, even water-rich food, you get more sensory stimulation because you have more food going through your mouth and you're eating for a longer period of time, both of which help you feel more satisfied with your meal.
The following are all water-rich food choices with about 90% bound water. They can have a great impact on the calorie density of your diet.
Welcome
Hey Guys~ Here is our blog where we are going to start posting everything we consume in a day.
We are also going to manage our weight by weighing once a week. I normally pick Monday's, although the week starts on Sunday. But it doesn't matter as long as you weigh every week on the same day.
We can also post recipes if we find them, healthy food suggestions and cheap buy's at supermarkets (ect.)
I'll probably use this to also keep track of my exercise as well, just because I need to write that down too. :'D
And hell, if you find something you want to post on here, post it. Pictures or what-not. Who cares. If you draw/write something, just share. lol
ilu guys
Ali-
(P.s) When you make your posts though, remember to tag your name where it says "Labels" on the bottom. :)
We are also going to manage our weight by weighing once a week. I normally pick Monday's, although the week starts on Sunday. But it doesn't matter as long as you weigh every week on the same day.
We can also post recipes if we find them, healthy food suggestions and cheap buy's at supermarkets (ect.)
I'll probably use this to also keep track of my exercise as well, just because I need to write that down too. :'D
And hell, if you find something you want to post on here, post it. Pictures or what-not. Who cares. If you draw/write something, just share. lol
ilu guys
Ali-
(P.s) When you make your posts though, remember to tag your name where it says "Labels" on the bottom. :)
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