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!!

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Five Pepper Shrimp with Kale - 250 Calories

This recipe is no joke, if you like it hot, this one is FIERY! You can tone down the spice by substituting another type of pepper for the habanero and decrease the amount of cayenne, white, and black pepper, that is, if you can't take the heat! This recipe also serves two.
10 Ounces of peeled shrimp
2 1/2 Cups chopped kale
3 Plum tomatoes, cut into chunks
1/4 Red bell pepper, cut into chunks
1/2 Red onion, cut into chunks
1 Habanero pepper, coarsely chopped
1 Teaspoon chopped garlic
1 Teaspoon black pepper
1/2 Teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 Teaspoon white pepper
1/2 Teaspoon cumin
1/2 Teaspoon paprika
1/4 Cup Riesling wine
Vegetable broth

Spray a nonstick pan with olive oil from the misto and heat on high. Sauté the red bell pepper, tomatoes, onion, habanero, and garlic. Add some vegetable broth to make it moist and cook for about three minutes. Add shrimp and all of the spices and cook the shrimp through. Then add the wine and mix well. Now add the kale and cook until the kale is tender. You may need to add abit more vegetable broth if the mixture doesn't have enough liquid. Divide the mixture onto two plates and serve. 
Serves 2

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