Healthy Eating Recipes

For most of us healthy eating is an intimidating phrase. However with the right kind of healthy eating recipes you will not find this to be a very intimidating ordeal. The problem is that most of us are addicted to fast food and healthy eating just sounds boring. The fact of the matter is that with the right resources healthy eating does not have to be that boring.

Now you may be exercising and trying to shed your excess weight but not focusing on what you eat is going to bring your efforts to no avail. Staying away from fast food and depriving you of what is considered to be the most pleasuring ordeal of human life can be a difficult task. However if you have the right alternatives at hand you will no longer feel deprived nor unhealthy.

You can substitute oily and fatty food for homemade grilled chicken and fresh salad for every meal. You'll also be able to find a variety of different antioxidant supplements that will help to boost your energy and achieve your weight loss goals. The object is not to starve yourself to lose weight. Rather the object is to substitute unhealthy food with healthy eating recipes comprised of things that are beneficial to the body.

Common sense dictates to make use of a lot of fresh vegetables and fruits. This is why having a salad accompanying every meal is a great idea. You can create a variety of different salad treats by making use of fruits and vegetables in different combinations. However, it is important to stay away from fatty salad dressings that will only make the salad lose its nutritional value.

Along with this you need to restrict the intake of fried foods. French Fries, fried chicken, pizzas and other oily foods are not counted amongst the healthy diet recipes. Rather you should look towards baked and grilled items. Chicken and fish are particularly good to utilize in healthy eating recipes as they have great nutritional value along with which they turn out great when grilled and baked. Pork is definitely discouraged if you are looking to lose weight. The intake of red meat should also be regulated as it can have negative impacts on your body if consumed on a regular basis.

Adding a variety of beans to your healthy eating recipes can also help to create some real tasty and delicious treats. Dried beans, pistachios, almonds, peanut butter and other such items can be used to create the most exotic diet foods that you will ever get to eat.

Another good thing about healthy eating recipes is that these types of recipes are generally easier to prepare in comparison to conventional recipes. This is because they do not require deep frying or other such difficult processes and can be prepared in the simplest of manners.

Take advantage of the internet and look for healthy eating recipes that are easy to make and bring great benefits for your body.

Dotch - Oden with a alcohol vs. Grilled pork with a alcohol - 1/6

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Caribbean Grilled Chicken Recipe

Grilling season is not over yet! I had some chicken breasts that I decided to grill last weekend and I haven't done too much Caribbean style grilling lately, so I thought I'd go that route. I don't get paid to advertise for McCormick spices, but I have to tell you, I love McCormick Caribbean Jerk Seasoning. I always create my own spice rubs, but I haven't put together my own jerk seasoning yet--the reason being that I just love the McCormick blend so darned much.

I mulled over how I was going to marinate my chicken, and I thought: What could I use as a base to provide some interesting layers of flavor? Then it came to me: Coca-Cola! I'd never cooked with Coca-Cola before. I went to my word processor and started making a list of the things I thought should be included in a Caribbean marinade. I then followed my own instructions for the recipe, and the results were VERY pleasing!

Ingredients:

6 skinless & boneless chicken breasts

1 cup fresh squeezed orange juice

1/3 cup fresh squeezed lime juice

1/2 cup olive oil

1 bottle or can (12 oz.) Coca-Cola Classic

6 tbsp. green onion, finely chopped

2 cloves minced garlic

2 tbsp. McCormick Caribbean Jerk Seasoning

2 tbsp. dried parsley flakes

1 tbsp. brown sugar

1 tsp. course ground black pepper

Instructions:

In a large bowl or casserole, mix the orange juice, the lime juice, the olive oil, the Coca-Cola Classic, the garlic, the parsley flakes, the brown sugar, 1 tbsp. of the McCormick Caribbean Jerk Seasoning and 2 tbsp. of the chopped green onion. (Set aside the other tbsp. of the jerk seasoning and 4 tbsp. of the chopped green onion to use later.) After the ingredients in the bowl are blended well, add the chicken breasts and swish them around in the marinade a little bit. Cover and refrigerate for a minimum of an hour--all day if possible. When grilling the chicken (preferably on a charcoal grill), sprinkle each side with the remaining jerk seasoning. After flipping the chicken for the last time, sprinkle the remaining chopped green onions over chicken. This chicken tastes great on its own or topped with my Caribbean mango salsa. (See recipe below.)

CARIBBEAN MANGO SALSA

Ingredients:

2/3 cup chopped mango

2 tbsp. fresh squeezed lime juice

2 tbsp. fresh squeezed orange juice

4 rounded tsp. jalapeño peppers (with most of the seeds and membrane removed), very finely chopped.

4 rounded tsp. finely chopped red onions.

2 rounded tsp. finely chopped red bell peppers.

2 rounded tsp. finely chopped green bell peppers.

1 tsp. dried parsley flakes

1/2 tsp. Lawry's seasoned pepper

Instructions:

Mix all ingredients well and refrigerate for an hour or more before
serving.

Copyright © 2007 Lee Griffith. All rights reserved.

Grilling with Hardwood Charcoal 101

How to light and use hardwood charcoal. Includes cooking Salmon and also Vegetable shish kebobs. There are many ways to cook with hardwood charcoal...this is just one way....since we made this video I got the Weber chimney, which is well worth the price as it is better built and holds enough charcoal for a grill-full of food...I rarely "quench" the coals now as I burn just enough to cook the food, so there is very little left over. I'm really not on the Weber payroll..I just enjoy their products. Happy Grilling!



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Cooking Chuck and Cube Steak

Cube steaks are not really cubes, they are called cube steak because they are run through a tenderizer and the imprints left are little cubes. Some places also call them minute steaks.

No matter what you call them they are very popular because of their tenderness and the ease of cooking them.

There a vast variety of ways to cook cube steak. You can oven bake it with mushroom soup and mushrooms. If you like spicy food you can use it in a curry stir fry. For the traditionalist you can make Salisbury steak with it. Cube steak is also great pan fried and then simmered in either milk or brown gravy until it is tender. The way you cook it is only limited by your imagination, it cooks quickly so no matter how you like it you can have dinner on the table in no time.

There are different cuts of chuck steak. Top blade is the most tender, but chuck eye steak can also be quite tender and can be grilled or broiled, but will need to be marinated first for it to tenderize.

Seven-Bone Chuck Steak, or center chuck, is well suited to braising, as well as Arm steak and Shoulder steak since all these cuts of chuck steak are less tender.

Braising can be used for all the cuts of chuck steak and is easy to do. First you heat oil in a deep skillet and brown the steak on both sides. Then you season the steak and add a cooking liquid of your choice. One suggestion is ketchup and cola, with some water. This combination gives the meat a sweet, but tangy taste. You need to let the meat simmer for 31/2 to 4 hours, until tender.

Well, after reading this you should be ready to cook steak tonight, or at least be getting hungry.

In the Kitchen ... Pork Chops my way

with Big Bear Ron



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Simple Grilled Chicken Recipes For an Indoor Grill

Outdoor grilling can be a lot of fun but sometimes it is not possible. If the weather is bad, you can grill delicious recipes on an indoor grill.

An indoor grill is good for just about anything that you can grill outdoors, so if you like spicy grilled chicken recipes, hot dogs, fish, vegetables, hamburgers and more, you might want to invest in an indoor grill.

There are various types of indoor grills, you can get contact grills with heated lids, and bottom plates, meaning you can cook your food on both sides at once. Other grills are open and have a large cooking surface. Removable cooking plates are important because this makes cleanup easy.

If you have a big family or you like to have people over, choose a grill with a big cooking surface so you can cook enough food at once.

How Long Does Chicken Take to Grill?

Cook boneless chicken pieces for about five minutes per side over a high heat, for the best results. When the outside is golden brown and there is no pink in the center of the chicken, it is done. Obviously thicker chicken pieces will take longer to cook. You can grill plain chicken pieces or use a rub or marinade to add extra flavor.

Check the internal temperature of the cooked chicken if you have a meat thermometer. Chicken should be 165 degrees F in the center, in order to be safe to eat. If not, give the chicken a bit longer on the grill.

Recipe for Spicy Grilled Chicken

The chicken in the following recipe marinates in a tasty, spicy marinade, and then you grill it. This is one of the most simple grilled chicken recipes and it is nice served with rice and a green salad.

You can add some extra red pepper flakes for extra spiciness if you enjoy really spicy grilled chicken recipes but be careful not to add to much because red pepper can overpower the gentler flavors in the marinade.

You will need:

6 chicken breast halves, boneless and skinless
2 tablespoons lime juice
1 1/2 teaspoons fresh oregano
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon lime zest
1/3 cup canola oil
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon salt
2 crushed garlic cloves

How to make it:

Combine the lime zest, lime juice and canola oil in a bowl, then stir in the salt, red pepper, black pepper, garlic and oregano. Add the chicken breasts to this mixture, turning them a few times so they are well coated in it.

Cover the bowl and let the chicken marinate in this mixture for an hour, turning them a couple of times. Preheat the grill to medium high and oil the cooking plate. Remove the chicken from the marinade and grill it for about 7 minutes per side or until the outside is golden brown and the juices from the center run clear.