Grapefruit, avocado salad with chicken
Posted: June 3, 2014 Filed under: 24-Day Challenge Friendly Recipes, Food | Tags: easy dinner, fast dinner, foods rich in antioxidants, fruit on salad, grapefruit avocado salad, healthy dinner, healthy dinner salad, healthy salad, meals to help you lose weight, salad with avocado, salad with grapefruit, summer salad Leave a commentJust as cold months have us clambering for thick, rich foods, warmer months are all about salads and grilling. Our bodies instinctually know we don’t need as much fat when it’s warm, but we do need more hydration, and the season is ripe for beautiful fruits and vegetables.
Below is an easy salad packed with flavor and health benefits.
Grapefruit is loaded with water, fiber, vitamin C and lycopene. It helps you feel full, slim down, fight aging cells and build immunity.
Avocados are great for eyes, skin, hair, heart, good cholesterol, fighting cravings for bad fats, absorbing other nutrients…they’re even good for unborn babies.
Walnuts help with weight management, sleep, hair, heart disease, skin, preventing cancer, diabetes and dementia, and fighting off stress.
Basil has anti-aging and anti-inflammatory properties and is rich in vitamin A, vitamin K, vitamin C, magnesium, iron, potassium, and calcium.
Put them all together, and you get a glow-inducing meal that tastes as amazing as it is healthy.
Grapefruit, avocado salad with chicken
- 1 package of mixed greens
- 1 bunch of basil
- 1 Grapefruit
- 1 Avocado
- 1 handful of walnuts
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 1/3 cup seasoned rice vinegar
- 1 tsp dijon
- 1 tsp jelly (I used peach, but the fruit won’t be strong enough to alter the flavor, so use what you have)
- Salt & pepper
- Torn/cut grilled or rotisserie chicken
Wash all greens (if needed) and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Chop up grapefruit and avocado into chunks. Mix oil, vinegar, dijon and jelly. Toast walnuts in skillet or oven. Put all ingredients, including chicken, in a large bowl, toss with dressing and serve.
Dinner done easy: Rotisserie chicken and roasted veggies
Posted: June 2, 2014 Filed under: 24-Day Challenge Friendly Recipes, Food | Tags: 24 day challenge recipe, advocare, easy dinners, easy healthy dinner, fast dinner, healthy food, roasted vegetables, rotisserie chicken 2 CommentsI was very excited to see hormone and antibiotic free rotisserie chicken at the store yesterday. I really try to go as clean as possible when it comes to animal proteins. I’ve got plenty of hormones kicking on my own, thanks!
Anyway, we’d had a busy day, and I just wasn’t in my normal cooking-mode. Easy was the name of the game, and it doesn’t get easier than chicken that’s already been cooked for you.
As a side, I roasted vegetables while I showered. Don’t pretend you’re not impressed at my multi-tasking.
The point is, you can keep dinner healthy and have it ready in the same amount of time it would take to make a processed, boxed option.
Rotisserie chicken and roasted veggies
- 1 rotisserie chicken
- 1 squash/zucchini
- 3 peppers, preferable mixed colors
- Olive oil spray
- s&p
Heat oven to 400F. Slice veggies, spread out on pan, spray with olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast for 20 minutes. If your chicken needs reheating, you can put it in the oven halfway through cooking the veggies.
That’s really it. Just cut up your chicken and serve it next to the veggies.