Hello, Spring, we meet again.

It’s here…finally, and our grill has seen a LOT of action since March 20-whatever. So much action, in fact, I was running out of chicken recipes…then, I found one, under a mountain of paperwork on my desk, but that is beside the point (clearly, I need to spring clean.) This is delicious (healthy, and low-fat as well!)

Without further adieu…

Honey Lemon Chicken

Instructions
In a small bowl, blend together the following ingredients for a marinade:
– 3 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
– 1/4 cup honey
– 2 tsp  cumin
– 2 Tbsp chopped, fresh cilantro
– 1/4 cup plus 1 Tbsp Olive oil (be sure this is the good stuff.)
– pinch salt

– pinch pepper
*Marinate 4-6 chicken breasts for a 1 hour prior to cooking.

Cooking Instructions

Preheat grill to medium high and clean and oil grates. Remove chicken from marinade and discard marinade. Sprinkle both sides of chicken with salt and pepper. Grill chicken 5-7 minutes per side, or until cooked through.  Remove chicken from heat and let cool 5 minutes.

This would taste fabulous with a spinach/tomato/feta salad and a side of wild rice.

Enjoy!

Nutritional Information
Per Serving: 311 Calories; 61 Calories from fat; 6.8g Fat ; 1.4g Saturated Fat, 57mg Cholestorol, 388mg Sodium, 35 g Total Carbohydrate, 2 g Dietary Fiber

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I have a new obsession: my morning bowl of apple-walnut oatmeal. Love it, love it, love it. It is low-sugar, high fiber, and boasts a respectable amount of protein. It is a delicious, winter breakfast that, 1) keeps blood sugar levels stable, and 2) provides oodles of energy for your morning workout. Oh, and this is all “home made,” not out of a box. Here’s the recipe so that you can try it too:

1/3 cup Bob’s Red Mill 5 Grain rolled whole grain hot cereal (a mix of whole grain oats, wheat, rye, barley, triticale, and flaxseed). I sometimes add an additional tablespoon of ground flaxseed, just for kicks ;0)

Soymilk (low-fat, plain), but certainly low-fat or fat-free milk would work. I like my oatmeal thick, so I add enough to cover the oatmeal, nuke it in the microwave for about 1 minute, and continue to add soymilk and re-nuke until I get the consistency I like.

1 organic apple, chopped, any variety will do

1-2 tablespoons crushed walnuts

1/4 tsp ground cinnamon

The exact calorie count will vary depending on the amount of milk and walnuts you use, but Bob’s Red Mill 5-grain cereal has 120 calories per 1/3 cup serving, 1.5 g of fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 0 mg of sodium (yay), 24 g of carbohydrate, of which, 5 g is insoluble fiber and 1 g is soluble fiber; and finally, 5 g of protein.