Baked Chicken Carrots & Potatoes

Baked Chicken Carrots & Potatoes

Friends over tonight…Not all in vegetarian mode…So being that, I must make that unselfish decision to accommodate others palate.  Chicken potatoes and carrots it will be…I’ll bake this dish in olive oil and H2o. . I’m not big on unnatural seasoning thus allowing the natural juices from the chicken and carrots to flavor the dish.  Picturesquing this dish with fresh carrots who are low in calories and rich in antioxidants .  Carrots contain Vitamin E:  great for immune function. Vitamin K: helps promote bone growth and Vitamin A:  did you know carrots contain the highest amount of Vitamin A than any other vegetable?!  Potatoes also accompany this dish…Potatoes are a great source of fiber, calcium and potassium which contribute to a great cardiovascular system.  A quick dish full of love...Dig in Ladies!  

Chicken Carrots Potatoes

String Beans and Red peppers

Stringbeans & Red Peppers

Stringbeans and red peppers will be gracing the pallet as a light evening meal.  The stringbeans slightly boiled and then lightly sauteed in olive oil. Red peppers as well sauteed in olive oil add a zest of natural sweetness to this glistening dish.  Both vegetables afford our body loads of nutrients such as vitamins A & C beneficial to our immune system. Protein is packed mostly in the pods of the bean…I love the slight crunch of the pod…“Crunch”..let the proteins flow! Soluble fiber great for our blood chemistry. Minerals such as potassium, calcium and iron…all necessary for bone density, blood health and muscle maintenance.  Who thought these lean green beans packed such a nutritional punch?!  Proudly standing alongside these legumes are red peppers. Not to be out shined by their green bean partner red peppers bring an additional set of nutrients such as Omega 3 & Omega 6.  Important for keeping the heart beating right.  So do enjoy this double dose of nutritional excitement!!

Stringbeans & Red Peppers

Organic crackers/Salmon/eggwhites/parsley

BREAKFAST!!!!

YUM!!

Good morning!!  Let me share my marvelous breakfast I'm conjuring up in my kitchen. . After a busy week I'm going to relax this morning with a fantastic meal of eggwhites/salmon and organic crackers.   Egg-whites dressed in parsley, besides being visibly edible, come with the gift of calcium, phosphorous and potassium.   Parsley is a great kidney stimulant in eliminating poisonous waste thus maintaining healthy blood.  Nibbling raw as I type!!  Olive oil baked organic crackers with just the right amount of light taste and carbs....Despite the negative hype about carbs our aging selves do require an amount of such, non excessively though.  Salmon...oh Salmon. . .smoked so delicately..atop the crackers. . .sinfully delicisio. . ..Breakfast was so satisfying to my soul this morning..

Arugula

Arugula & Mozzarella

Arugula & Mozzarella

These dainty feminine leaves will do me well today for a quick eat. Looking at them in the salad bowl it amazes me such soft sweet looking dainty green pack such a powerful punch of nutrients. These light feathered greens encompass a mass amount of nutrients include Zinc, Copper, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium and Potassium.  Along with said mentioned nutrients tagging behind joyfully are Vitamins B6, A, C, and K.  Arugula are also a great source of Protein and Dietary Fiber.  I enjoy eating them raw as I feel if steamed many of the nutrients would decrease when wilted.  I dress them with part-skim mozzarella cheese.  Part-skim cheese joining the mix as it containing less fat and calories along with matching the light airy taste of Arugula.  I scooped the Arugula up and smile as I introduce them to my palate lightly as they look and feel sliding past the palate into my system.   The mozzarella being a welcomed  party to this snack.

KiwiFruit

KiwiFruit

Emerald KiwiFruit

This interesting looking fruit called Kiwi is such a mystery in taste considering Kiwis' furry look.  What a burst of excitement I feel when I bite down on its savory tart emerald green artfully picturesque inner pulp. To know with each bite the immense amount of nutrients I’m consuming such as vitamn C, potassium and vitamin E masks the wrinkle of the tartness.  This interestingly looking fruit is also low fat, saturated fat free, sodium and cholesterol free.  This fruit can be utilized in a variety of ways but I like to enjoy the taste alone so all of the wonderful nutrients can cultivate with no interruptions through my welcoming organs.  I can honestly not eat just one.  I'm on a KiwiFruit journey and the ride is tastefully great!

Cantaloupe

Cantaloupe

My favorite of the melon group is "Cantaloupe".   This fruit that scores an "A" in nutritional grade makes for a great snack on this 90+ degree plus day.   This orange slice of melon is sweet and succulent in taste and encompasses a very high source of vitamin C, A and potassium and is high in dietary fiber and niacin.  The juice of cantaloupes are good for keeping the body hydrated.   Cantaloupes are high in anti-oxidants which assist in prevention of heart disease and cancer.  Vitamin C amounts in cantaloupe stimulates the white cells to prevent infections and strengthens the immune system as well as preventing many degenerative diseases.  The potassium helps to keep the heartbeat normalized and regulates the body's water balance by excreting excess sodium Wow at the vast nutrients and their benefits.   I'm glancing over at this marvelous melon to which I will joyously devour another slice.

Catfish Nugget

Farm raised Catfish Nuggets

Catfish Nuggets Treat

Its a hot day.  I opt for  indoor entertainment. Catfish Nuggets, friends and moi!  As they are of short preparation time I'm assured to have this dish completed in time for guests arrival.  The excessive heat will not be a bother to us as we sit absorbing cool indoor air and engaging our palate with this marvelous lite tasting treat of catfish nuggets.  I prepare these quite often as they make for great finger food. These tasteful strips of fish seasoned with lemon pepper and dusted with brown flower are a quick fix in olive oil. . .They're light and airy to the palate.  Very low caloric intake..80 per 4 oz. serving Each bite affords your body magnesium, potassium and protein all quite beneficial to the body. How wonderful they taste dipped in cocktail sauce.  It's such a wonderful treat for the soul