Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Paleo Fried Chicken

Paleo Fried Chicken!


2lbs of boneless chicken thighs (with or without skin is up to you, I used skinless)
1 cup of almond flour
¼ cup of coconut flakes
¼ cup fresh grated parmesan cheese (optional if dairy doesn’t bother you)
3-4 tbsp of coconut oil
Salt, pepper, cayenne, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, (this is all to your taste, I personally like a spicy kick so I add more cayenne and I like savory but 1tsp of salt is probably good)

Wash chicken leaving a little wet so it breading can stick to it, in large bowl or plastic bag mix almond flour, coconut flakes, parmesan and seasonings well; In a large frying pan heat coconut oil to medium high just until it barely starts to smoke. While you’re heating your pan take each piece of chicken and coat with breading generously all over. (This is where a bag would come in handy so all you’d have to do is shake it up). Once pan is ready add chicken and cook for approximately 2-4 minutes at medium to medium high heat (this depends on how your stove cooks and what kind of pan you are using, most importantly you want to fry the breading onto the chicken but you don’t want to burn it!) after you’ve fried the chicken on both sides turn heat to medium low – low and cover with foil leaving just a little space open to allow the chicken to breathe. Cook for 7-10 minutes turn chicken over and allow it to cook for an additional 5-10 minutes. Slow cooking the chicken this way allows it to stay moist and not get dried out. To ensure the chicken is cooked thoroughly cut into the largest or thickest piece and make sure it’s not pink or seems rubbery! After its done let it stand without the foil for about 5 minutes and it’s ready to eat!

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Day 2 Nutrition Challenge

Breakfast: Protein shake with 1 serving protein powder, 1 serving amazing greens, 2 egg whites

Snack: 2 small peppers 1 lettuce leaf and 5 small pieces of salami (1 serving) (made a small lettuce wrap)

Snack: 1 hard boiled egg.

Lunch: Homemade chicken salad: Recipe = 2 cans of chicken in broth no additives, 3/4's can of sliced olives. 4 celery stalks, 1/3 red pepper, 7 mushrooms, 4 green onion stalks, 1/2 - 3/4 cup of mayo, 1 tbsp of mustard, salt, pepper, cayenne pepper.  This lasts me approx 4 days. I make 3 decent sized lettuce wraps for lunch.

Snack: 3 peppers 3 2in pieces of celery with 1.5 tbsp of sunflower seed butter, 1 serving of salami and 1 hard boiled egg (I ate this snack between 5pm - 8pm)

Dinner: Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ
Salad, steamed broccoli...spicy pork, and some other beef cuts. Some of the meat is marinated in a sweeter teriyaki type sauce so I didn't have has much veggies as I normally would. Had a bite of ice cream after as well :-/

Monday, March 19, 2012

Day 1 RXD Nutrition Challenge

It's Monday and I'm attempting to stay positive given I've allowed myself to drop past the top 60 in SoCal, but one more WOD! Theme song of the week - Comeback Kid by Sleigh Bells!

Breakfast:
2.5 cups of coffee probably 1/4 cup of heavy cream all together and some liquid stevia.
Protein shake which consisted of 14oz almond milk, 4 egg whites, 1/2 serving of protein powder, amazing greens & 1/2 tbsp of sunflower seed butter

Snack:
Couple of small peppers

Lunch:
Ground turkey in taco seasonings with zucchini, mushrooms & cauliflower.
Snack:
3 small peppers, 3 2in pieces of celery with 1-1.5 tbs of sunflower seed butter,
1 small piece of beef jerky, small handful of pistachios.

WOD: 5 RFT
300m Row
20 games style hand release push ups feet on 45lb plate
15 dumbbell squat cleans 30lbs (started with 35 but was going to take me forever)
26:35
Dinner: Carl's JR gucamole bacon burger lettuce wrapped. Not the greatest was late so I needed something!

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Recipe of the week!

Breakfast for the week!

Chicken Sausage and Egg Casserole.
5 Fresh and Easy chicken sausage links apple and cinnamon (No additives 120 calories, 2.5g fat, 4 carbs & 19g protein)
5 organic cagefree eggs
10 egg whites
6 green onion stalks
8oz pkg mushrooms
3tbsp coconut oil

Preheat oven to 350
In a large pan ground sausage links with 2tbsp of coconut oil when brown add chopped green onion sauté for 2-3 minutes then add chopped mushrooms for 1-2 minutes.  In a bowl whisk eggs together until nice and fluffy add salt and pepper to your tastes.

In a 9x13 pan coat with 1 tbsp of coconut oil add ground sausage, onions and mushrooms spread evenly on bottom of pan then pour eggs on top.

Cook for approx 35-40 mins. This lasts me 5 days exactly. Daily nutritional facts break down is 16.5grams fat, 35grams of protein and less then 10grams of carbs. As you notice I don’t care about the calorie intake. I’m primarily only concerned with how much protein, fat and carbs. This same recipe could last the average male 3-4 days and women 5-7 days.
"Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live."
Jim Rohn