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Best Chicken Thighs in Lemony Greek Yogurt Sauce

May 9, 2016 by Emily 13 Comments

I have to be honest. I’m not a big fan of chicken… I know, I know…. I’m a dietitian for goodness sake! But this recipe for chicken thighs in lemony Greek yogurt sauce has made me a believer. I’m hooked, and have been making this recipe at least once a week for the past few months. This chicken goes with everything!

Sometimes I feel like dietitian nutritionists have the “eat more chicken” message tattooed across their foreheads. (My past-self included). The “eat chicken because it’s a lean protein” is promoted by many health organizations. As a dietitian, I have been telling my patients to eat chicken instead of beef (or any other meat) for years, with many patients often complaining that they’re tired of chicken (or that they’re ranchers and raise their own cows and will keep eating beef, thank you. I mean, this is Idaho…). Chicken is one of the best sources of lean protein (but you don’t have to eat chicken always and forever). It does seem that chicken is pushed as “the one and only” protein for health….

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Pesto Zoodles with Chicken

April 8, 2016 by Emily 52 Comments

Zoodles are life changing. They can make Italian food part of your daily life. Pesto zoodles takes it to the next level.

Italian food is one of my great food affairs. I say affair because I would consider myself to be food-obsessed. My mind is constantly drifting to food and eating… which sometimes makes it hard to stay healthy. I mean, seriously, how hard is it to be healthy when all you want to do is stuff your face everyday and try every food you see??? The daily struggle is real. I try my hardest to stay on track and theses “noodles” are my pasta savior. Now there’s nothing wrong with eating pasta; my problem is that I want to inhale it in large quantities every day for dinner. Zoodles to the rescue. Bonus is more vegetables. (Dietitian side note: Most people eat far too many refined carbohydrates and not enough vegetables; zucchini are a great replacement for pasta. You could even do half pasta, half zoodles.)

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Chicken Chopped Salad

March 21, 2016 by Emily 3 Comments

A little while back I had a phase, okay more of an obsession, with chopped salad mixes. I know, I know…pre-made salad kits, who am I? But Kris was traveling a lot for work, and they’re so easy for those nights when it’s just me. And I love that all the components of the salad are pre-chopped to be exactly the same size. The OCD part of me revels in the uniformity of the salad. Chopped salads look SO perfect after they are mixed. I just add some protein and, done – dinner for one. Before Kris and I got married, the majority of my dinners were giant salads. Salads are my default meal; you can get creative with a variety of lettuces, veggies, nuts, seeds, cheeses, meat, and dressings. I never tire of giant, dinner salads, in fact, I even crave them, true fact!

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