Mediterranean Diet

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The Mediterranean Diet....

The Mediterranean diet is  very popular these days , for getting your health and wellness together by preventing  heart disease  , and cancer... I too have been testing out the idea of eating a Mediterranean meal from, time, to time to spice up my healthy meal plan for the week.. This helps me keep up with what i am eating ,and keep a count for what goes in my body ,just by planing my meals  ahead of time... So eating healthy is a must to staying healthy and living a longer healthy life.. I wanted to share with you ,that by adding some type of Mediterranean diet to your meal plans   will help  you with weight loss.. Keeping the way of is easier by eating healthier foods...    This meal plan has  alot of fruits and vegetables , healthy oils   none fatty oils   olive oil  very highly used in Mediterranean cooking..

So I wanted to share with you some healthy recipes 

healthy ways to cook chicken
healthy meal plans

Greek lemon chicken

4 each skinless fat trimmed chicken legs and thighs (about 1/1/2 pounds total)

1 medium orange  red bell pepper, cut into 8 wedges

1 medium orange bell pepper cut into 8 wedges

2 medium yukon gold potatoes, each cut into wedges

medium red onion, cut into 8 wedges

2 tablespoon of extra-virgin olive oil

grated zest of a lemon and the juice

1 tablespoon of minced garlic

1teaspoon of dried oregano

1 teaspoon salt

3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

3/4 teaspoon paprika

8 pitted kalamata olives, each quartered lenghtwise

chopped fresh mint or parsley , grated lemon zest, and lemon  wedges, for garnish

but optional

Preheat oven to 400 tear off 2 sheets of nonstick foil, each 24inches long, put the dull sides (nonstick sides)

together , and fold the edge on 1 side over twice, to make a seam. Open up,and line and cover the edges of the 17x12 inch rimmed baking sheet (face tthe dull side up of the foil up). 

place the chicken on one one side of the pan , and the bell  peppers  potatoes, onions , on the other side

in a small bowel , mix  the oil , lemon zest, and juice, garlic, oregano, salt, black pepper, and paprika.. Drizzle over chicken  and vegetables and toss to coat....

Roast for 40 to 45 min, turning the chicken and stirring the vegetables halfway trough cooking until the chicken is cooked  through , and the vegetables are lightly browned and tender. Sprinkle  with the olives ..

Garnish if you wish....

this recipe makes about 4 servings

290 calories

total 3 gram of fat

dietary firber is 3g

sat. fat 2g

cholesterol 80mg

sodium 530mg

hope you enjoy this recipe i know i will

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