Recipes: Days 10 & 11

Beginning on day 10 Josh and I bumped our probiotics up to 2 a day - our goal is to be at 3 a day by the end of the month. We bought a Brita Water purifier, which is something that is highly recommended in The Maker's Diet (basically avoiding the chlorine additive in water).

2 HSO supplements and water.

Breakfast for both days:

cold grapefruit and organic coffee...I think Josh is a little burned out on steak and eggs! James seems to enjoy the grapefruit, which is a little sweeter than normal store bought grapefruit.

Lunch for both days:

Leftovers for both days. The Lentil soup from earlier on made so much, that we may have to freeze some. Sadly, we ran out of parmesan which seems to be a key condiment for it. Never underestimate the organic ground black pepper though!

Beverage: water at noon and coffee at 2. I am not getting an afternoon slump anymore, but at work on Tuesday a warm cup of coffee does seem to speed my work up when I am starting to slow down. Again, I brought my own thermos in and since I am not drinking as much coffee as I used to, the thermos worked fine.

Dinner both days (makes alot):

Mushroom & Oregano Chicken in White Wine Sauce with Green Beans
(This recipe came from The Maker's Diet, but was modified slightly)

1 lb chicken tenders
1/4 c. olive oil (extra virgin)
1 medium onion, diced fine
1 tsp. salt and pepper and Oregano each
1 TB. minced Garlic
1 tomatoe, diced fine
1/2 c. white wine
8 oz. fresh mushrooms, sliced
1 TB. parsley

-Boil Chicken until it is cooked through, and then cut into 1" pieces. *You can fry chicken, but I always boil it to keep the grease and fat level down.*
-While preparing the chicken, saute the onion in oil and add seasoning, garlic, white wine and mushrooms.
-When the chicken is done, add it and the diced tomatoe to the saute for 5 minutes to season it.
-During the last 10 minutes of preparing the dish, steam the green beans and serve as a side or stirred together.

This was so delicious! Not only do the fresh ingrediants taste so much better, but you can actually appreciate the seasonings too! I had no idea that I have favorite seasonings, like Thyme and Parsley!