Why do this?

DO WORK! It's a saying used to motivate people, particularly at the gym, or in my case, at CrossFit.



DO EAT! In my experience, when people work out they are afraid to eat. In reality, it's not the case. It's more that they don't know what to eat. It's ok to eat. In fact, when you're working out, you HAVE to eat!



Over two years ago, I got fed up with how I looked and felt so I decided to embark on a "lifestyle change" (I refuse to say diet). That included exercise and eating right. Over the years, I have learned a lot about nutrition, what to eat and what not to eat. By no means do I claim to be a nutritional expert. I'm just some schmo that's learned from reading and speaking with people that are smarter than me.



That being said, I've developed various recipes using natural and organic ingredients that were not only lower in calories and tasted great, but are also good for you!



CrossFit is supposed to be hard, eating right shouldn't be! So work hard and DO EAT!!

Monday, March 31, 2014

Ground Chicken Chili - 322 Calories

This is a "typical" red chili, the only difference is using ground chicken breast instead of ground beef. Ground chicken is approximately 28 calories per ounce as opposed to ground round (beef - 85/15) at approximately 60 calories per ounce. The consistency is the same as using ground round and after adding the ingredients, the taste is very similar but tastes "cleaner" to me.
7 Ounces of ground chicken breast
1/2 Cup great northern beans (I like the smooth and creamy texture better than kidney beans)
1/4 Red onion cut into chunks
1 Plum tomato, chopped
1 Jalapeño, coarsely chopped including seeds
2 Teaspoons minced garlic
1 Teaspoon black pepper
1 1/2 Teaspoons cayenne pepper
1/2 Teaspoon white pepper
2 Tablespoons chili powder
1/4 Cup vegetable broth
Salt to taste

Spray a nonstick pan with olive oil from the misto and heat the pan on high. Sauté the onion, garlic, jalapeño for 3 minutes then add the ground chicken. Continue cooking for 5 more minutes and add the tomato. Add spices and vegetable broth and cook for a few more minutes. Reduce heat to medium and add beans. Cook for 5 more minutes. Add more cayenne if you want it hotter.
Serves 1

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