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, September 15, 2014

Sweet and Spicy Sriracha Chicken - 483 Calories

Everyone that knows me knows I love the heat. I also love sweet. This dish is the best of both worlds! Sweet and spicy sriracha chicken. Sriracha gives it the heat and honey the sweet. Since commercial sriracha isn't paleo, I found a quick and easy sriracha recipe on nomnompaleo.com (http://nomnompaleo.com/post/36060636540/paleo-sriracha-homemade-20-minute-sriracha). When I made the sriracha, I did not cut and discard the seeds and ribs because I wanted a hotter sauce. I also substituted a plum tomato and unsweetened organic ketchup with 3 drops of organic stevia extract for the tomato paste.

9 Ounces on boneless/skinless chicken breast but into 1 inch chunks
1/2 Red bell pepper cut into 1 inch pieces
1/4 Red onion sliced
6 Stalks of baby bok choy, each stalk cut into 4 pieces
2 Tablespoons of sriracha
1 Tablespoon of minced garlic
1 Tablespoon of ghee
1 Tablespoon of honey
1 Tablespoon organic coconut aminos (soy sauce substitute)
1/2 Teaspoon ginger

Heat ghee in a nonstick pan. Add chicken and sauté until brown. Add the veggies, garlic, and ginger. Cook for 3 minutes and add the coconut aminos. Cook for 3 more minutes. Add honey and sriracha. Cook for 3 more minutes then serve. 
Serves 1
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