It's January and so it's time to clean up our eating act. After eating lots of rich food over the holidays it will be a nice change to lots of veges, baked chicken and fish.
I made a simple pot of cabbage and carrots, cooked with a tiny amount of salt and about 2 cups of chicken broth. Also, baking boneless skinless chicken thighs with gold potatoes quartered and carrots was very satisfying. The trick to making this dish turn out was placing the chicken thighs in the dish first, putting about a cup of water, some broth and about half a cup of lemon juice over, then spice with salt, pepper, garlic powder and thyme. {the water, broth and juice keep the meat tender while it bakes which is super important so that it does not get tough and dry} I then placed the potatoes, cut into thick slices, and the carrots, simply peeled and cut into large chunks, on top of the chicken; basically covering the chicken with the veges completely. Cover with foil and bake for about 45 minutes on 375. Take the foil off for the last 15 minutes.
These dishes were simple and after eating too much rich food, the simplicity of basic homemade meals is nice.
I found a 5 day plan of clean eating on GOOP and will probably end up modifying it a bit but this is basically what I'm going to attempt this week. We'll see how it works out... good luck everybody!
I will say this, there's NO way I'm giving up coffee soooo.... yea, I do plan to add the warm lemony water though. Follow the link to
GOOP for recipes. I'm really looking forward to trying the Kale Ceaser with Chicken and Crispy Chickpeas.
The 5 Day Detox Plan
