Happy New Year!

2013 is here.  The Mayans were wrong, of course, which is by no means a bad thing.  This year is HUGE, we are entering a new era, the energy in the universe is amazing right now, big changes are coming for all of us this year and in the years to come.  I want to start my year with a fresh new perspective on food and how I treat my body.  I have felt the weight of being obese, I enjoy the light feeling of healthy.  I want to share that with others and expand on it for myself.  I will be on a personal journey to eat cleaner and healthier but I also want to lessen my consumption of meat, focusing more on seafood for the nutrients.  I will be creating new foods, sharing some of my favorites and discovering new things to help me love better health and share it with whomever wishes to hear.  
Goals are super important to me and I think everyone should have goals for themselves and their lives.  We all aspire to do and be things, these goals need to include how we feel and how we treat ourselves; at least in my opinion.  This year, I will lose the final 30lbs on this seemingly never ending journey of remodeling and commit myself to better habits that I can someday pass on.   I want to live a long, healthy life.  I will make sure I treat my body the way I need to in order to accomplish this.  Starting today.  Water. Sleep. Exercise. Fuel Foods.  Fun, fabulous and fit!  That is the goal!  I hope you're joining in to be a better you, because you want to feel good every day.  I want that for everyone. Well thanks for letting me ramble!  Ready?  Let's go!


So I was fooling around the other day with eggplant and yellow squash.  Made a good snack, filling, light and   healthy.  Below is that recipe and a good recipe for broiling chicken (I broil practically everything).  Tonight I am trying an eggplant/cheese bake...we'll see how it turns out!


Broiled Eggplant and Yellow Squash- 2 servings, at 200 calories each.

• Pre-heat broiler to high
• 1 large eggplant
• 3-4 medium yellow squash
• 2 TBSP extra virgin olive oil
• Spicy Thai Seasoning (or any seasoning you like that is  an herb/spice mix)

Directions:

1. Chop eggplant into bite sized pieces, chop yellow squash into 1/2" thick slices
2. Toss in extra virgin olive oil-just enough to coat
3. Sprinkle seasoning and toss to cover completely.
4. lay flat on baking sheet, broil for 5-10 minutes or until browned.

Broiled Herb Chicken- This chicken is moist, flavorful and only 276 calories for 6oz!  

• Boneless Skinless chicken breast, cut into strips, bite sized pieces, etc.
• Basil
• Garlic Powder
• Pepper
• McCormick's Perfect Pinch Savory All-Purpose seasoning

Directions

1. Pre-heat broiler to high.
2. Spray large baking dish with non-stick spray.
3. In large bowl, toss chicken with spices, to coat evenly.  Measurements vary depending on your tastes, how much chicken you use, etc.  General rule is to coat, apply more or less if you like, the spices can be played with.
4. Lay chicken pieces flat on baking dish, place in broiler for 8-12 minutes or until white in center.

Hope you like the food!  I have a great salad recipe I will be posting later this week!  Plus a tri-color pasta salad that's great for lunches and my FAVE dinner of all time (right now)!  If you have any good recipes or thoughts, please share!  

As always,

Let Every Move You Make Be An Expression Of Your Divinity!