healthy eats

One thing I want to talk about on Laughing With Liam is healthy eats.  In our house, the majority of the food we eat is organic.  Even Liam munches on organic snacks!  A few years ago, I didn't really have an opinion about buying the organic stuff.  I'd pick out the cheapest broccoli and continue my grocery shopping.  After about a year of cooking with Eli, he decided it would be best to eat all organic food items (when possible) because they are loaded with benefits.  Turns out, they are full of nutrients, they have not been given antibiotics or growth hormones, and they are so delicious when they're fresh! 

Two weeks ago, I started the Atkins diet in hopes to help with this last bit of baby weight I was suppose to lose months ago. So far, so good..but limiting myself to 20 net carbs a day has been quite the challenge!

Here are a few healthy eats recipes we are loving lately.

Quick and Easy Cilantro Lime Chicken

3 chicken breast, cubed

a handful of cilantro, chopped (to garnish once the chicken is cooked)

a sprinkle of cayenne, pepper, salt, garlic, and cumin

a squeeze of lime juice

olive oil (to coat the bottom of the pan)

directions:

1. Cube your chicken breast and heat up a little bit of olive oil on medium heat.
2. Toss your chicken into the pan and add the dry seasonings. (For cleaning purposes, I find that it's easier to season the chicken once it was already on the stove)
3. When the chicken is almost done, squeeze the lime juice onto the chicken and let it finish cooking on high heat to get a good crust.
4. Plate the chicken and garnish with cilantro. ENJOY! 

Garlic Shrimp with Avocado Dip

2 hass avocados, pitted and peeled

1 jalapeño, chopped

shrimp, peeled and deveined

olive oil (to coat the bottom of the pan)

garlic powder, cayenne pepper, and salt

directions:

1. Cut up the avocados and place them directly into a blender or food processor. Liam broke our blender, so I did this by hand.
2. Add the chopped jalapeño and salt then puree until smooth.  (To give it a little kick and to help with the blending process, I added a couple tablespoons of Louisiana Hot Sauce)
3. In a bowl, mix the shrimp, oil, garlic powder and cayenne pepper.
4. Toss the shrimp into a medium heated pan and cook for about 3 to 4 minutes on each side.
5. Serve with avocado dip and ENJOY!

This next recipe I got from one of my favorite mommy bloggers! Megan at Hello Newlywed Life always posts simple ingredient and yummy recipes that I am always tempted to try! I was reading her blog one day and I KNEW we had to try this recipe.

Southwestern Avocado Salad

2 ripe avocados, cubed

1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved

5 ounces of white cheddar cheese, cubed

1/4 cup chipotle ranch dressing

splash of lemon juice

salt and pepper

directions:

1. Mix everything in a large bowl and ENJOY!

If that isn't easy, I don't know what is!

Now, Eli doesn't like tomatoes or any type of ranch dressing so I mixed everything that we both liked first and plated the basis of the meal.  I added tomatoes and chipotle ranch dressing to mine, while he left out the tomatoes but added caesar dressing to his.  Both were DELICIOUS! Thank you so much, Megan, for that super easy and tasty recipe!

Follow me on IG (@eliandhaley) to see more of our healthy eats!

Happy Good Friday! I hope all of you lovely ladies are enjoying a day off!

xoxo

Haley