Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Loaded Potato, and a Supplement Drink Review

Happy Hump Day everyone! I hope this week is going well for you. My week has been much better than the previous weeks, that's for sure. Buying a new house has been a lot more stressful than I thought, and Nick is also changing jobs and starting with a new company soon, which adds to the stress. It's a risky move, but I think it will be a good one (more information to come, as well as some updates on my own work life..more stress....).

On Monday night I made a sweet potato recipe that I found on Jessica's blog, which I will post another day, but today it's loaded baked potato time!

Quick, Healthy, and Cheap Recipe #23
Loaded Baked Potato


Ingredients

1 medium potato
1/2 cup broccoli
1/4 cup avocado
1 T blue cheese dressing
3 ounces grilled chicken
Pepper for taste

Possible Modifications
  • Use any vegetable you wish, to replace the broccoli
  • Use any dressing you wish (sour cream or plain Greek yogurt maybe?)
  • Use more or less chicken, or even tempeh or tofu!
  • Add any spices you wish
Instructions
- Poke some holes in a plain potato. Pop it in the microwave for 10-13 minutes, or until it's soft to your liking (you could also bake or boil the potato, but the microwave is much faster). Once it's finished, put it on a plate and cut it into four sections (or you could just cut it in half).

- Prepare the avocado by slicing it on a cutting board. Cook your broccoli (I buy frozen broccoli and steam it) and cook your chicken (I like to marinate mine in a little EVOO, then cook it on the stove until it's cooked all the way through).

- Add all the toppings in whatever order you wish. Then enjoy!


Nutrition Facts

Ratings
Nick and I both gave this a 9 out of 10. Why had it been so long since we had made a baked potato?!?! They are so healthy, when prepared the right way (ie not deep fried or drenched in sour cream and cheese).



Coming Up
Tomorrow I will post about a new summer/spring spinach salad I've been making lately. Mmm, it's so good! I will also post some of the great nutritional benefits provided by the wonderful spinach plant (and when I say great, I mean it).

Thanks for reading everyone, and have a wonderful day!

23 comments :

  1. I also haven't had a baked potato in a long time, and that looks so good! Maybe for dinner this week. ;)

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  2. Those energy drinks scare me...I'll just stick with coffee!! :-) When I think about how my friends and I used to mix them with alcohol in college...shudder.

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  3. This drink definitely looks interesting. I'm glad to hear it doesn't contain any caffeine like typical drinks similar to these. I'm a firm believer in the power of certain herbs, especially ones like turmeric and cinnamon which have had tons of studies conducted on them. I agree though, I really wish they would give the amounts. I can't imagine the amounts are too significant or the drink would probably taste pretty funky.

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  4. Thanks for the review. I am typically not a fan of energy drinks but this does seem better than most. I like that it doesn't contain caffeine.

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  5. sounds like a stessful time....even good things like new houses and new jobs bring on negative stress for sure......love the loaded baked potato-thanks for sharing!

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  6. Loaded baked potatoes are the go to meal when we don't feel like cooking in our house. I try to stay away from energy drinks in fear of the dreaded "crash." I do love my morning cup of coffee though.

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  7. I love a homemade baked potato!

    In grad school a baked potato with black beans, salsa and cheese was my staple - lacking in some veggies but still not too bad!

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  8. Mmmmm that baked potato looks amazing and yummy!!!

    Energy drinks have so many bad things in them! I used to love sugar free red bulls, glad I dont drink them anymore!

    Have a great week love!!!

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  9. OH YUMS that potato looks amazing!!!!! it would be perfect on this rainy cold day!

    Thanks for the energy drink review!

    Congrats to Nick on his new job! GOOD LUCK!

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  10. i know this sounds not soo good beccause i LOVE coffee, but energy drinks scare me...maybe I drink them too fast, but I always feel super jittery afterwards! maybe this one is different?? thanks for the review!

    i LOVE baked potatoes!!

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  11. okay im definitely in love with that potato recipe! wow!!!

    i also NEVER have energy drinks.. okay well coffee kind of counts tho.. but yea too much of that stuff wouldnt be good especially if one had adrenal gland issues! lol

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  12. Now THAT'S the kind of loaded baked potato I like! :)

    I didn't know that ginseng could have funny side effects. I guess it's a good idea to not overdo any kind of supplement, especially since a lot of them tend to be very expensive.

    I hope nothing is wrong with the stresses in your life right now :( I hope things are ok with you.

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  13. I am so late in saying this, but I laughed when I heard you had a dream about us planning your wedding! Too cute! I hope it comes true :) How wonderful would that be!! It sounds like you and Nick are doing great - and I hope this job transition goes smoothly for the both of you!

    The drink labels as a food and having GRAS standing with the FDA -is- impressive. I have to give a thumbs up to that!

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  14. I am just catching up on all my blog reading and I missed your posts. Good luck with the house hunting!

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  15. I haven't had a potato in a long time. Yours looks and sounds great!

    Thanks for pointing out (once again) that it's really important to make sure we know what we put in our bodies!

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  16. That's exactly what I had last night! I love baked potatoes and love throwing anything and everything on top!

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  17. It's great to be informed about what goes into our bodies, isn't it?

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  18. dude i would be ALL about this recipe if it didn't include blue cheese hahaha sorry i'm sorry i just can't handle blue cheese chunkiness! it goes in the same category for me as the sound of mac n cheese. gah! but if i left out the blue cheese sounds like a sweet potato recipe (hahahahaha get it. even though its not made with sweet potates) i still liked the joke

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  19. Thanks for the debrief on the energy drinks. I've always been very wary of those things--plain ole water or ice tea works for me. Or coffee =)

    The high school students drink so many of those, it is ridiculous. They have them for breakfast and then wonder why they crash and burn or can't sleep at night!

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  20. Yumm I haven't had a loaded potato in forever! I should def. make this at home!

    Thanks for the drink review. It sounds healthier than Red Bull at least! I like that the company took the time to clarify all of your concerns.

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  21. The loaded potato looks Yum-o!

    Thanks for sharing an honest review of the energy drink!!

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