About this blog

In other words, the Zone + Crossfit = Optimal Heath!
This blog focuses on nutrition, using the Zone Diet as the basis. However, I often eat Paleo foods in Zone proportions.
I love to investigate anything having to do with food- what we eat and why. And what happens within our bodies, our organs, our brain, when we do? My precious mother struggled with eating disorders. I want to avoid this delimma based on research, common sense, and the natural consequences on my body. The Zone shows me where the balance lies between eating too much and eating too little.
My husband runs a Crossfit gym. Exercise and choosing the right foods have become a mission for ourselves and our children. We don't want to be nerds about it, we just want to be healthy.
I have been asked by several friends what I feed our family, especially our kids. My husband and I follow the Crossfit prescription to nutrition (meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch, and no sugar). If you know me, you know that the sugar part of this equation will be a life long struggle given my love for chocolate! Evan adheres to the stricter version known as the Paleo-Zone diet (and I do on my good days!) which requires the same foods in a ratio of 40% protein, 30% carb, and 30% fat. Children require 50% carbs, 30% fat, and 20% protein. If you're wondering how to figure this out, I do it on a per meal basis and I have a "block" chart from the Zone website.
It seems like a headache at first, but if you're interested, just know that it is not that bad once you practice it for a couple of weeks. All you need is a $10 scale and some determination. It really is quite simple and makes my life easier at the grocery store and when cooking dinner. Most of all, I feel great when I eat well- mentally and physically, and we all know that the physical can affect the mental and visa versa!
Evan and I are hunter/gatherer wanna-be's! This blog will track my journey of health as it should be, and the honest reality of living in a sugar fried culture. When it comes down to it, I get excited to talk about nutrition, but I am definitely not perfect at it! If you have the desire to eat well, but it is often a challenge to overcome the temptations along the way, then you are in the right company!
I hope you leave this blog feeling enlightened and encouraged as you go throughout your day!

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

8-29-09 Chicken Piccata with Prosciutto


I got creative tonight and cooked a first for me- chicken piccata- so that I could use capers that I bought on a whim. I used to work at Marina's on the Square while in college at MTSU. That is where I became introduced to capers. Interesting little things! They add a bit of bite, kind of like an olive, but not as strong. I happened to have prosciutto from a time when I was wrapping it around mozzarella cheese sticks for 1 block snacks. So, here it is:

Thinly coat chicken tenders or breasts in whole wheat flour/salt and pepper. Cook in skillet in a couple of tablespoons of EVOO (Extra Virgin Olive Oil) for about 4-5 minutes on each side. Put in preheated oven of 200 degrees to keep warm while making sauce.





Sauce: Use remains of skillet and add:
It called for 1 cup chicken broth, but I used leftover Pinot Grigio.
It called for minced garlic and shallots, but I used garlic powder and freezed dried chives,
Dried parsley, and lemon juice.
Add capers and prosciutto and simmer for a few minutes.
My measurements were not exact.
Pour over chicken! So good! So easy! So Yummy! Really! I think that the wine was a great substitute.



Sides: I served this with sauteed spinach with added bacon bits (real ones) and applesauce (no added sugars).

I made the kids eat one bite of the spinach and then they had carrots and dip. They also dipped their chicken in ranch instead of having my sauce.

Today's breakfast:
Leftover ground turkey with melted cheese in a pita. Coffee with H&H.

Today's lunch: fish taco!!!!!! YUM! My pleasure to eat lunch at the Beam household with Amanda and Stacey! They hooked my little can of tuna UP! Instead of eating it out of the can, they gave me a wheat tortilla, slaw, cilantra, red pepper, salt and pepper, and lime juice! Soooooo good! Probably very close to a 3 block meal.

Today's snack: yogurt and coffee with H&H
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