Iron Rations: Sausage and Peppers
Not every meal has to take copious amounts of prep time nor be 100% clean.
You don’t even always have to be a whiz in the kitchen.
That’s right. You can make a healthy, delicious, low-calorie meal even if you suck at cooking! Who woulda thunk it?!?
Sausage w/ Peppers and Onions
There are so many great things about a meal like this!
- It works for breakfast, lunch or dinner
- Easy to cook
- Almost zero prep time is required
- Is relatively inexpensive
Not to mention it scales easily if you want to make enough for left-overs!
It clocks in at about 385 calories and provides approx 30 grams of protein/4 grams of fiber/30 grams of carbs. What more can you ask for?
Prep Time = 5 Mins Cook Time = 10 Mins Total Time = 15 Mins
Ingredients (Serves 2):
- 1 package (4 count) of Sweet Italian Style Chicken Sausage
- 1 package of pre-cut peppers/onions*
Optional:
- 1 tbsp BBQ sauce
* Note – Most stores have started catering to the lazy busy and sell pre-cut veggies… so if you aren’t keen on slicing onions and de-seeding peppers this is definitely the way to go. If your store sucks and doesn’t sell pre-packaged kitchen salvation then grab a green pepper, a yellow pepper, a red pepper and an onion and get to slicing!
How To Give Awesome Gifts
Gifts.
Every holiday season it is the same thing.
The wrapping paper Yin and Yang. The joy of receiving cool stuff (and the occasional ugly sweater from your crazy Aunt Helen) coupled with the soul-crushing despair of never knowing what to get for the important people in your life.
It can be really stressful, that’s for sure. Both on your wallet and on your peace of mind.
Fret not my Jerdlings.
Since the holidays are supposed to be about giving, I want to impart onto you all some solid gift-giving wisdom that should not only stop you from sucking at giving gifts, but also elevate your gifts into the realms of awesome!
Right here is the most important thing you need to know about picking a gift for someone important to you.
Are you ready for it?
Don’t give a thing. Give an experience.
While I am going to pontificate (as I am want to do) about what that means, and how to tailor it to the people in your life, that is really it in a nutshell.
Giving an awesome gift is really that simple. I promise.
Iron Rations: Chicken Lettuce Wraps
I’ve been getting requests for more healthy recipes, so in today’s installment of Iron Rations we are going to look at an exceptionally tasty (and simple) recipe that works great as an appetizer or light lunch.
As I continue to say, eating clean and healthy is the most important aspect of any fitness regimen!
No matter how hard you are working out, if you are eating crap then you are probably never going to see the results you want! So many people think eating clean and healthy means nothing but grilled chicken and steamed broccoli though, and while that is a solid meal it gets downright boring after awhile.
You can’t outrun your fork!
So what can we add to your clean and healthy menu to spice things up a little?
Healthy Chicken Lettuce Wraps
This light (paleo friendly) meal tastes great, takes minimal ingredients, it clocks in at about 460 calories, provides approx 40 grams of protein/7 grams of fiber/18 grams of carbs and only takes a half an hour to prepare.
Not to mention if presented right can make you look like you are a better cook than you actually might be… score!
Prep Time = 20 Mins Cook Time = 10 Mins Total Time = 30 Mins
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