Chicken and Broccoli Pasta

Chicken and Broccoli Pasta

Chicken and Broccoli Pasta

2 roasted or cooked chicken breast, shredded

2 cups of steamed broccoli florets

2 cups of whole wheat linguine or spaghetti pasta

1 cup of chicken broth

1 cup of steamed cauliflower, pureed
pinch of sea salt

olive oil

Directions:

Step 1: Roast or cook 2 chicken breast for about 15 min on each side. Cut up the head of broccoli into florets and steam for 10 minutes. Set a large pot on the stove to boil some water for the pasta.

Step 2: Once the water is boiling add some olive oil and pasta and cook for 13 minutes. Next, In another pot, boil some chicken broth and add the pureed cauliflower to thicken up the sauce.

Step 3: Shred the chicken, add all the other ingredients together in a bowl and serve

Nutrition Facts Roasted Chicken and Broccoli Pasta Serving Size 1 bowl
Amount Per Serving
Calories 189.07 Calories from Fat  30
% Daily Value
Total Fat 3.34g	5%
Saturated Fat 0.71g	4%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 36.55mg	12%
Sodium 100.65mg	4%
Total Carbohydrate 21.96g	7%
Dietary Fiber 4.85g	19%
Sugars 1.88g
Protein 19.2g	38%
Vitamin A (IU) 121.35	2%
Vitamin C 46.82mg	78%
Calcium 38.95mg	4%
Iron 1.69mg	9%

A Weekend of Messing Around With Your Diet Will Ruin a Whole 2 Weeks of Work

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Nutrition is 80% of the Equation at All Times!!!

I hear it all the time, "I workout to be able to eat" but, are you really making a or any deficit in order to cheat the way you want to? Having clients over the years, I have done everything I can to help them understand that what they put in their mouth can make or break all the hard work they did during the week and month! Most of them never understand what I am talking about until I weigh them after the weekend or a vacation. The research that I have done with my clients over the years have shown me that an average weight gain from 2 cheat days is from 6 - 10 lbs. Average weight gain from a vacation is up to 20 lbs. It takes a week to lose 1- 2 lbs. depending on how compliant the client was to keeping track of their intake and staying active.

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The main thing is that the food and drinks really are that bad! Serving sizes at restaurants are 2 - 4x larger than what you need to eat. A meal (regular food) can be 800 - 3,000 calories in one sitting. Now, imagine adding the drinks and dessert! It takes 3500 calories to gain 1lb. or to lose it. So, now are you still surprised when you don’t keep track of your food, drinks and don’t exercise that you will gain weight? 

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You have to remember that you are a living organism that grows or shrinks continuously depending on what your lifestyle is like: sendentary, active or athletic. We are not made of plastic. So, gorging yourself over the weekend or vacation instead of doing the standard 1 - 2 cheat meals a week and not staying active will mess up all the hard work you have done. You will have to start all over. Why do this to yourself? You don’t have to eat or drink what your friends, family or etc. to have a good time. Stop looking at your food as fun and look at it like fuel! You won’t be laughing and having fun once you step on the scale.