What To Do With All That Chicken-Breast?

Hi Everyone!

Today's home school cooking lesson for my daughter was to use the lean source of protein, chicken breast.

Here is what she created:

Garlic-Infused Ginger-Lemon Chicken breast

Ingredients:

1 whole chicken breast

2 gloves of garlic (we love garlic)

Ginger grated, about 2 teaspoons

a small amount of fresh cilantro

2 teaspoons of lemon juice

Serve with:

Brown rice, large serving of mixed tossed salad

First she rinsed the chicken breast and put it into a bowl. To that she added the garlic (squeezed through the garlic press), the ginger, finely grated, a small amount of cilantro, and the lemon juice.

Next she covered it and let it marinate for about 30 minutes.

Meanwhile the brown rice, went into the rice cooker.

After the 30 minutes of marinating time, she wrapped the chicken into a foil package and baked it for about 45 minutes.

This simple, but flavorful, and moist chicken put a smile on all our our faces. Try it out!

The cook is getting a hug!

Have a wonderful day!

Your Motivational Life Coach,

Claudia Blanton

http://www.create-your-life-dreams.com/

Easy Ways to Add Nutrition to Your Day!

Here are a few quick tips on adding some extra nutritional value to your life.

* Serve fresh fruit with pancakes instead of syrup.

* Add whole-wheat oatmeal to your pancake batter, and top with apple sauce (the unsweetened kind, or better from your homemade batch)

* Use whole-wheat tortilla chips with salsa as a snack, or switch to a soy chip, or rice cakes as a substitution for regular chips

* have a bowl of whole-grain cereal as a snack

* always eat whole grain bread, better yet, get a bread machine and make your own, maybe add nuts to your batter, ban the white stuff!

* add carrot puree to your spaghetti sauce, or meat loaf

* use canned pumpkin in cakes instead of the suggested fat (oil or butter)

Use this post as an inspiration to look closer to where you can add or substitute an ingredient. Experiment with your food, try out new things, look for labels that indicate a more health conscious choice. Try them out! Step out there and be adventures. Food is fun! Experimenting is fun! Trying new things is fun!

Have a wonderful day

Claudia Blanton
Motivational Coach, Fundraiser

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