Vicki's Dinner

I'm so proud of my friend Vicki. Take a look at her dinner it looks delicious. She is starting on her journey of eating a healthier diet and this is one of her creations.

Chicken with Mini Peppers

2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite sized pieces
2 pounds mini yellow, red and orange bell peppers, slice in half
1/2 onion, chopped
3 Tablespoons Olive Oil
1 tsp powdered Thyme
1 tsp powdered Sage
1 tsp powdered Majoram
salt 

Saute chicken in olive oil until mostly done, season with spices and continue sauteing. Add peppers and continue cooking until peppers are soft and chicken is completely done.

Served with broccoli. 

The Many Names of Sugar

When eating a low carbohydrate diet, it is necessary to read the nutrition label. You will find the amount of carbohydrate measured in grams, and it will be broken down further; the grams of fiber and sugars, what ever is left over will be the amount of starch. Vegetables and fruit both contain natural sugars, what you are seeking to avoid is added sugar.

Sugar has many names, but when your body metabolizes it it only sees it as sugar. Here are ingredients that you want to avoid while trying to lose weight:

• Agave nectar
• Barley Malt Syrup
• Corn sweetener
• Corn syrup, or corn syrup solids
• Dehydrated Cane Juice
• Dextrin
• Dextrose
• Fructose
• Fruit juice concentrate
• Glucose
• High-fructose corn syrup
• Honey
• Invert sugar
• Lactose
• Maltodextrin
• Malt syrup
• Maltose
• Maple syrup
• Molasses
• Raw sugar
• Rice Syrup
• Saccharose
• Sorghum or sorghum syrup
• Sucrose
• Syrup
• Treacle
• Turbinado Sugar
• Xylose

These will all add unnecessary carbohydrates to your diet which in turn can slow down or stop your weight loss.

List source: About.com