Tonight's Dinner

We used to regularly make orange juice from concentrate and go through about one of those little tubes a week. Since recommitting to fitness after the New Year, we've had four of the things hanging around in the freezer and one in the fridge and have stuck to drinking water, milk, and tea. Tired of the sullen OJ glaring at me every time I opened the refrigerator, I dug around on the internet and found a recipe that uses the concentrate, egg, and soy sauce to coat chicken breasts that you then dip in bread crumbs and bake. I decided to try my hand at it tonight, though memories of chicken surprise still haunted me and I was a little scared of how it would taste. I also made a spinach salad with Craisens, sunflower seeds, mozzarella cheese, and ranch dressing, and some roasted Brussels sprouts as a side. I shouldn't have worried, it was an awesome dinner! It was filling, flavorful, and nutritious as heck.

This evening's delicious chicken. Click here to learn how to make it yourself, and if you choose
to use boneless breasts like we did, adjust the cooking time to around 30-35 minutes.

Breadcrumbs and sugary juice are by no means a regular part of my diet plan, but for a meal that provided good amounts of protein, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Vitamin K, iron, fiber, and a bunch of other nutrients in smaller amounts, it was worth it. And I can always whip up something similar without the extra ingredients, it was just kind of fun to do something different with our plain old boneless skinless chicken breasts.

I was scared of these guys at first, too, but I promise that this simple recipe for
roasted Brussels sprouts will win you over if you're unsure about this vegetable.

Tracking my calories with MyFitnessPal, the whole meal was around 525 calories. This fit with a breakfast of 124 calories (Kashi GoLean, skim milk, and blackberries), a lunch of 323 calories (leftover broccoli/cabbage/baby corn/water chestnut stir fry with a chicken breast), and some snacks (a whole wheat toaster waffle, peanut butter, skim milk, and dark chocolate) adding up to 400 calories. My calorie intake for the day is around 1,400, give or take a few.