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, June 2, 2014

Chicken Cacciatore - 251 Calories

Well, I decided to take Amber Nagele's 30 day paleo challenge. While a number of my recipes are paleo, I haven't consciously developed a paleo recipe. So using Amber's rules, I came up with this one.
7 Ounces of boneless, skinless chicken breast cut into 1 inch pieces
1 Tomato, diced
I/2 Onion, julienned
1/2 Red bell pepper, diced
1 Jalapeño, thinly sliced (optional - I don't seed it)
1/2 Cup vegetable broth
1 Tablespoon minced garlic
1/2 Tablespoon oregano
1 Teaspoon black pepper
1/2 Teaspoon salt
2 Bay leaves, broken in half

Spray a nonstick pan with olive oil from the misto and preheat on high. Add the chicken and sauté for three minutes. Add the red bell pepper, onion, jalapeño, and garlic. Sauté for two minutes. Add the tomato, oregano, bay leaves, black pepper, and salt. Sauté for one minute. Add the vegetable broth and continue to cook until the tomato has completely broken down and turned into a thin red sauce. Add alittle more broth if you need to. Remove from heat and serve. I served it over quinoa but you can put it over spaghetti squash, cauliflower rice, or whatever you want.
Serves 1
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