So if you read my last post I was determined to make my trip to Boston to visit the boyfriend a healthy one.
For starters I needed some healthy snacks. Sitting in a car for 12 hours means a girls gotta eat.. and not at McDonalds. So I went the grocery store and picked up a power meal (salad with quinoa), some fruit, some veggies, rice cakes and yogurt covered raisins.
That way if I was in a rut where there was only fast food then I had a healthy meal and some snacks to keep me going. So what about exercise? I have my handy dandy exercise kit-
I have the bands in 3 different resistances so that I can do strength/toning and the jump rope covers my cardio. I can always run but in a place that you don't know where I am going, sometimes that isn't an option. I also can do some intervals like up downs, jump squats, ect..
Best investment I am telling you!
**Go online and find a full body resistant band workout like this one:
I use resistant bands in a lot of my fitness classes and I use jump rope for bootcamp and kickboxing. I find them to be very versatile and great for on the go exercising.
SOOOOOOO the question that everyone has beeen asking!!! How is NATE!??
He is great! I am so happy that I got to see him and spend time with his family.
So I got home late Sunday night and I started my internship at the Hospital the next morning. I woke up and since I didn't go to the grocery I had to throw a lunch together to take to work.
PLANNING- Its so key. I came home and went to the grocery store after the gym to plan out my weeks meals. So this is what I had this week.
Breakfast-Steel cut oats with greek yogurt and strawberries
Snack- two boiled eggs with fruit
Lunch- Salad-Strawberry mango quinoa salad with sliced almonds and my home made dressing. Perfect lunch (check out the salads blog)
2nd snack- cucumbers and carrots, maybe a piece of fruit and a cheese stick
preworkout- banana and raw almonds
Dinner-Garlic & lemon chicken with green beans & red potatoes
Monday I made my mom dinner
Ingredients
6 tablespoons olive oil
2 lemons, 1 thinly sliced, 1 juiced
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
3/4 pound trimmed green beans
8 small red potatoes, quartered
4 chicken breasts (bones left in, with skin, about 3 1/4 pounds)
Directions
Preheat oven to 450°F. Coat a large baking dish or cast-iron skillet with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil. Arrange the lemon slices in a single layer in the bottom of the dish or skillet.
In a large bowl, combine the remaining oil, lemon juice, garlic, salt, and pepper; add the green beans and toss to coat. Using a slotted spoon or tongs, remove the green beans and arrange them on top of the lemon slices. Add the potatoes to the same olive-oil mixture and toss to coat. Using a slotted spoon or tongs, arrange the potatoes along the inside edge of the dish or skillet on top of the green beans. Place the chicken in the same bowl with the olive-oil mixture and coat thoroughly. Place the chicken, skin-side up, in the dish or skillet. Pour any of the remaining olive-oil mixture over the chicken.
Roast for 50 minutes. Remove the chicken from the dish or skillet. Place the beans and potatoes back in oven for 10 minutes more or until the potatoes are tender. Place a chicken breast on each of 4 serving plates; divide the green beans and potatoes equally. Serve warm.
***I had skinless chicken breast so I wrapped them in foil with the extra olive oil mixture so that it didn't dry out. Also it was really lemony. I would suggest not adding the lemon to the overall mixture that you toss the vegetables in and instead just add lemon to the chicken. I also added DASH lemon pepper seasoning on the chicken. It was a great meal I really enjoyed it.
I went to Eugene's house on Tuesday and we made grilled veggies, Quinoa and teriyaki Salmon.
Here is his secret recipe- might not be the healthiest but it was damn good!
Take the rub powder (middle) and rub it all over the salmon after washing. Then take a baggie and pour some glaze (right) on top of the salmon in the bag and let it soak in the refrigerator for at least and hour or more. Over night is best. Then before grilling, take the seasoning (left) and sprinkle it on top.
Unbelievable flavor!
I'm about to head to the store now to get ready for the week. Of course I am planning out all my meals and going to make some stuff tonight so that I am all ready for the week. Check out recipes through out the week- I'll be posting them!
Till next time! Be healthy :)
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