Eating from the Super Bowl! ;-)

Hello Friends,
As you may know by now one of the most exciting games any sports fan can watch is coming up this Sunday and you may be challenged on what to eat/serve that will be healthy and not add too many pounds to your waistline.

Those of you who know me personally know that I eat healthy most of the time.  I rarely eat out for several reasons, one of them being that as a Personal Chef here in the Metro Atlanta area I can usually make whatever I want to eat, right here at home!  My culinary training and my need to eat well without looking like I eat well are two of my main motivations.

So with that being said I'd like to offer you a few suggestions on what you could eat as you watch Green Bay and Pittsburgh battle it out for the title of Super Bowl Champion.

I have always found that a little advance planning goes a long way in eating healthy and well.  Plus eating foods that I prepare let me know how much salt, preservatives and other items I like to avoid are in my food.  Cooking from scratch takes time, but I know that I'm worth it, and my hope is that you will decide that you are worth it as well!

So let me suggest some Three Bean Chili.  This is a really quick and easy dish and to keep it quick and simple I'm going to let you use jar tomato sauce just this once, or perhaps twice for the following recipe.

 Now for the chili,  you will need 1 (15 ounce can each) of low sodium black beans, low sodium kidney beans and low sodium pinto beans ( I suggest the Publix brand organic beans).  You can use fresh diced plum tomatoes, you'll need about 8 large tomatoes or you can use Classico tomato sauce ( I suggest the tomato basil so you can add to it), 1 large jar.  Add some fresh minced garlic and diced onions, 1 tablespoon ground cumin and 1 tablespoon chili powder.  For extra heat add some cayenne pepper or hot sauce.  Saute the onion and garlic in 2 tablespoons of olive oil, then add the beans and tomatoes.  Let simmer for about 30 minutes so the flavors can blend.

This same basic chili recipe can be turned into a chili with meat.  I suggest ground turkey or lean ground beef, such as ground round or ground sirloin.  Saute the onion and garlic first, then add the meat to the pan and brown.  Next add the beans, then the tomato then the spices.  Let this simmer over a low flame for about 30 minutes or more.

I personally like chili with corn bread, but of course serve whatever sides you prefer. 

In addition to this blog, I write articles for the "Examiner.com"  I am the Roswell Easy Meals examiner.  I will be linking all this so that you can check out my articles and be informed about healthy eating.