With our impending trip to Chicago around the corner, I'm getting more and more excited to see you! I can't wait to share my new workout routines and healthy recipes with you as we traipse around Chi-Town like a couple of old pros. I'm learning to incorporate more protein into my diet; I've increased my weight training and I was seriously lacking in calories and protein throughout my day.
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| An amazing spinach and arugula salad topped with chicken, chopped carrots, sweet potato chunks, cucumber, chopped red/yellow bell peppers, steamed cauliflower, and shredded cabbage |
I started by simply baking boneless, skinless chicken breasts in the oven at 400 degrees for 40 minutes--which I would reheat at meals and chop up to put with salads and other fun "nutrient bowls" as I like to call them. After spending a week blending the chicken and tricolor quinoa with veggies, I decided to get a bit more creative and try my hand at turkey burgers! I blended the ground turkey in a bowl with an egg white (substituted instead of a full egg), freshly minced garlic, chopped white onion, oregano, garlic powder, pepper, chili powder, and crushed ice. I drizzled a bit of olive oil into the pan and let it heat for 3-4 minutes, formed my patties, then let them cook on one side for 4 minutes, and 4 minutes on the other until each side was a golden brown.
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| All the ingredients blended together in my big red bowl |
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| There was one lone patty that cooked after these 4, and they all smelled so good! |
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| Front plate holds the 4 1/2 (I ate 1/2) turkey burgers, the back plate holds my beautiful baked chicken |
So there you have it: my delicious protein increases and the recipes to go with them! One last bright and colorful meal before I let you go romp all over NYC for the rest of the day...my post workout meal :)
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| This magnificent nutrient bowl contains sweet potato, quinoa, steamed cauliflower, fresh cucumber, and 1/2 can of light tuna. |
Xoxo,
Kim
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