Brenda always looks for low-carbohydrate food combinations! Why? Carbohydrates fill you up and make you feel satisfied, but the body turns the unused carbohydrates into fat! Not good. Chicken breast is the lowest fatty part of the chicken, so Brenda always prefers chicken breast over the other chicken parts. In this case, Chef Lo baked a Purdue whole chicken in the oven at 350 degrees for 1.25 hours. Sweet potatoes are one of the best foods you can eat to improve your health! For 9 health benefits of sweet potatoes, click here. Brenda likes to add a little margarine, brown sugar and cinnamon to her sweet potato … it makes it taste like dessert! For her veggie, Brenda prefers broccoli because it is quick and easy to boil, and contains numerous health benefits. Brown rice is Brenda’s “go-to” carb! She gets the chewiness, which she likes, and the satiated feeling provided by carbs. For 10 surprising health benefits of brown rice, click here.
Bon Appetit! To learn more about Brenda’s lunch ideas, click here.