Crock-Pot Chicken

     This is a great multi-meal recipe. You can prep the chicken on a Sunday and put it on when you go to work Monday morning, by the time you come home the chicken will be done. Then you can take the chicken and make different meals all week with it, for example, tacos, pasta with chicken or chicken salad. I also wanted to add this recipe after making my list of kitchen gadgets that I love, because this shows how you can use the crock-pot to make almost a whole weeks’ worth of meals.

Ingredients

4 large potatoes

3 carrots (or 2 cups baby carrots)

3 stalks of celery

½ a green pepper

1 medium onion

1 whole chicken

3 cloves of garlic

1 lemon/lime

1 tablespoon salt

1 tablespoon pepper

1 tablespoon cumin

1 tablespoon onion powder

1 tablespoon garlic powder

1 tablespoon paprika

Directions

Cut all the veggies into bite sized pieces and throw in the bottom of the crock-pot.

Mix all the seasonings together in a bowl and put it all over the chicken (inside and out). Then put the chicken on top of the veggies in the crock-pot

Squeeze lemon (or lime) on top of the chicken.

Cook on low all day, while you’re at work. If you are home you can cook it on high for 2 hours.

Live Healthy,

    Nadia

National Nutrtion Month

              March is National Nutrition Month!!

     In 1980 the House of Delegates officially made March National Nutrition month, an expansion from Nutrition week. The growing interest in nutrition and how it affects people make this a very popular move. I personally find it interesting that nutrition being one of the newer sciences that is has gained so much popularity relatively quickly. I think it is great, because people not only need to know what they are putting in their body, but also how it affects them.   I want to challenge everyone to take at least five days this month and eat something NEW and HEALTHY and try a NEW physical activity. I have added some links to help you with this challenge. Please feel free to comment on how you do and we can discuss it! Good Luck!

 

MyPlate (Kids)

 

Centers For Disease Control

 

Physical Activity Help

 

Physical Activity Help (Kids)

 

 

Live Healthy,



      Nadia

My Favorite Kitchen Gadgets

 

     There are some things that I use in the kitchen that not only help me cook my meals better but help me save time and make cooking so much easier. On the list below you find the items and why I think it is such a great tool to have.

Crock-pot: I love my crock-pot. It is the best cooking tool for busy people. You can throw something in there and go to work and come back to a meal ready to go. My friend also turned me on to the liners that you can put in the crock put that makes cleaning even easier! One time I made a whole chicken in the crock-pot that lasted me almost a week.

Emersion Blender:  I just recently bought one of these. It’s a great alternative to a regular blender. When you are making things like soup for example, if you need to blend everything it is easier to use the emersion blender then to transfer everything to the regular blender. Also some come with a cup that you can make smoothies in, or my sister used it to make homemade baby food for her kids.

Wire Rack (cooling rack): Most people know this as a cooling rack, to put cookies on, bu7t it can be used in so many great ways. I like to use mine to bake chicken wings on so they get crispy on all sides. Or you can put vegetables on them to make chips.

Non-Stick Pan:  There is nothing more important or basic that I think every kitchen needs more than a good non-stick pan.  No one likes when their eggs (or anything for that matter) sticks to the pan. It also makes clean up so much easier. An added bonus is that you use less fat to cook with because the pan does not need that much.

     These are the four main kitchen/cooking gadgets that I would recommend every house have. I truly believe it will make cooking so much easier and more enjoyable for you.  I would recommend picking one you don’t have that you think you would use the most and get one and see how much you enjoy it!

Live Healthy,

     Nadia