Easy Cook Grilled Chicken Stuffed with Tomato & Basil

As the title suggest, this is a really easy cook grilled chicken dish that's a great alternative for Summer BBQ days.





Ingredients:
1. 2-3 Chicken breasts
2. Sliced tomatoes
3. Fresh & dried basil
4. 2 cloves of chopped garlic
5. Ground pepper
6. 1.5 Tbsp of extra virgin olive oil
7. Salt

Directions:
1. Butterfly chicken breast on chopping board.

2. Marinate chicken with extra virgin olive oil, ground pepper, dried basil, salt and garlic. Let stand for 30 mins.

3. Open chicken breast and place 3 fresh basil leaves & 2 slices of tomatoes inside. You can use toothpicks/skewers to secure the top & bottom half of the chicken breasts together.
Handy tip place the toothpicks in water for 30 mins before using so that it doesn't burn in the grill.

4. Heat grill up & cook chicken breast for 15 minutes. You can remove skewers/toothpicks afterwards.




Happy Grilling!

~Fit Mom

Healthy Homemade Ice-cream

For those days that you want to indulge in some yummy ice-cream and want a healthy alternative, there is always the option of making it yourself.

I came across some great recipes online and this one is the first one I tried out. Recipe courtesy of Girls Gone Strong on Facebook.

Chocolate Ice-cream

Recipe
1. 3 bananas
2. 1.5 cups of almond milk
3. 2 scoops of protein powder (I chose a chocolate flavor)

Directions
1. Peel bananas, slice and place in the freezer for 30mins-1hr.
2. When bananas are ready, mix with almond milk and protein in a blender.
3. Ice-cream is ready to eat.

Tip
Be careful with the almond milk as it determines the consistency of your ice-cream. Mine ended up being a cross between ice-cream & a thick shake. Still delicious nevertheless.

My daughter loved this quick homemade ice-cream. My verdict: 2 thumbs up!

Easy Bake Egg

I came across this easy bake egg recipe on Pinterest and had to give it a go.

Recipe called for:
-Eggs (I went with organic, free range ones)
-Spinach
-Herbs
-Non stick cooking spray (EVOO)
-Cupcake tray

Cooking
-Preheat oven at 350 and spray cupcake tray with EVOO.
-Crack 1egg per opening.
-Put 1 spinach underneath 1 egg. I used a teaspoon to help me maneuver the spinach.
-Sprinkle eggs with herbs of your choosing. I went with a touch of Peppercorn and crushed red peppers.
-Cook in oven for 15mins.





It really is that easy!

And, the finish product:






I didn't have any English muffins but these egg bakes would be perfect for breakfast or even snacks.


~Fit Mom

Road Trip Snack Ideas

I've known people to bring the rice cooker with them on road trips, my own family included. I also know people who peruse the rest stops to purchase their food there.

But, what should we really be bringing with us for Road Trip Snacks? What is healthy and relatively inexpensive? What foods will keep us fuller for longer? What foods can be preserved and don't spoil quickly? And, what foods take up the least space? The last one being a factor especially for those taking vacation road trips and thus baggage & other items needed take up the most space in the vehicle.

I'm not a big fan of rest stop food restaurants/stores because normally the food available aren't as healthy and sometimes the cost of the food can be expensive. However, If I don't have snacks or drinks with me, then they can be a life saver.

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The Superfood: Avocado

I have a confession to make. Like Spinach, I am food obsessed with Avocado. And it's a good thing to as Avocado is another Superfood.

The fruit Avocado is a good source of fiber, potassium and vitamins. Half an Avocado is 160 cals, 15 grams of heart- healthy GOOD unsaturated fat, and 2 grams of saturated fat. It contains 1/3 our daily requirement of Vitamin C and half our daily requirement of Vitamin K.

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Quick & Easy Nutritious Toddler Meals

I'm always looking for quick & easy meals for my toddler.  But most importantly, nutritious.  I came up with a list of some of the foods my little one - Jae -  likes to eat(26 months old at the moment).  He's not a very picky eater but I still have trouble getting him to eat peas, carrots and green beans.  I found some great ways to slip in those Vitamin A's and other nutrition in his meals.  Below is mostly what I serve him for breakfast/lunch.  I make dinner for the whole family so it's different.

One of the tips I like to keep in mind is putting paprika(it's not spicy) and bits of spinach(thanks to Fit Mom) in everything.  Kids probably won't eat chunks of spinach leaves but if it's in tiny bits and pieces most likely it won't bother them.  We all know that spinach is fortified with valuable nutrition and paprika and other dried/fresh herbs are rich in Vitamin A.  Please keep in mind that all the ingredients that I use below are either natural or organic and make sure your child isn't allergic to anything that I list here.

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Meat Deals Starting This Sunday!

If you are planning to grill this weekend, I have a list of some meat deals for you starting this Sunday.
Anything I have marked *best price is the best price out of all 5 stores for that week.


ShopRite

• Perdue chicken leg quarters - $0.77/lb *best price
• Boneless center cut pork chops - $1.99/lb *best price
• NY strip steak - $5.99/lb
• 2lb bag large cleaned shrimp or 2lb bag cooked med. shrimp - $10.95 each w/super coupon in ad
• 2lb bag jumbo cleaned shrimp or 2.5lb bag cooked large shrimp - $16.49 each

ACME

• Lancaster Brand, Chef's Trim or Perdue chicken breasts Buy 1 Get 1 Free (save up to $10.99 on 2lb) 
• Artic Shores jumbo raw shrimps - $7.99/lb 16-20 ct. (ez peel previously frozen)
• Large snow crab clusters - $5.99/lb
• Colossal snow crab clusters - $7.99/lb
• Hatfield Simply tender pork spare ribs - $2.49/lb
• Lancaster brand or Stockman & Dakota angus USDA Choice beef T-Bone, Porterhouse, Ribeye or Loin Strip steak 40% off
• Stockman & Dakota Pub Burgers - $8.99 each
• Nathan's Beef franks, Ball Park Beef & Angus Beef - BOGO Free
• Kingsford charcoal - $6.99

GIANT

• Giant Skinless Boneless Chicken Breast - $1.99/lb *best price
• Giant fresh southern style pork slice for BBQ - $1.99/lb
• Jumbo snow crab clusters $7.99/lb
• Ball Park beef franks BOGO Free
• Giant fresh chicken leg quarters $0.99/lb
• Giant fresh eye round roast or steak 

Genuardis

• Rancher's Reserve Beef Ribeye Steak - $5.99/lb
• Rancher's Reserve Boneless Beef RIbeye Steak - $7.99/lb
• Rancher's Reserve Boneless Beef Tenderloin - $9.99/lb
• Pork shoulder country style ribs - $2.49/lb
• Safeway boneless skinless chicken breasts or thighs - $2.99/lb *so expensive!
• Butcher's Cut 73% lean 27% fat ground beef patties 2.5lb package - $7.47 each
• waterfront BISTRO medium raw shrimp - $5.99/lb
• Rancher's Reserve Beef back ribs (frozen) - $1.99/lb
• Thin Sliced Boneless beef chuck steak - $3.99/lb

Bottom Dollar Food

• Pork Spare Ribs - $1.25/lb *best price
• 73% Ground beef - $1.33/lb *best price
• Ball Park Meat Franks - $1.48 *best price
• Additionally they have $.57 hamburger/hotdog buns *best price

Shrimps and snow crab clusters seemed to be around the same price.
I'll be stocking up on some leg quarters from ShopRite, I like to pay .69/lb or less but I need them, it's still an "ok" price.
I'll be definitely be stopping by Bottom Dollar Food to stock up on spare ribs and get some buns!  I don't like to go lower than 80% on ground beef, it's still a good price but I'll be passing on this one.

-Nerdy Mom

Awesome Deal: 4 Pack YoBaby/YoToddler $0.25 per Yogurt at Giant!

If you have a baby or toddler that loves yogurts, there is an unbeatable deal going on at Giant!  They are $2.00 each this week for a 4 pack YoBaby/YoToddler yogurts!  To top it off, you can use these printable coupons ($0.50 off for a 4 pack), but make sure to look through and print the correct ones.  You also have to sign up to get the coupons and they only allow you to print once and I believe the coupons reset every month.  I made 4 different accounts just so I can get more coupons.

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Now the deal gets better if your Giant doubles coupons!  You will be able to score these for $1.00 for the 4 pack which makes it only $0.25 per yogurt!  Here is my receipt to set an example. :)

Oh, and make sure you have your Giant's club card!

-Nerdy Mom

Gerber Fruit Strips Vs. Archer Farms (Target Brand)

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Cheaper & healthier alternative to Gerber snack.  This is what I get for Jae's one of on-the-go snacks.

I want to make this short and to the point so here it is :)

Gerber "Graduates" Fruit Strips:  

1. $2.49-$2.99
2. 5 strips
3. Non-organic

Archer Farms Organic Real Fruit Strips :

1. $2.99 Reg. Price ($2.69 Temporary Price Cut)
2. 10 strips
3. Organic

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