Something positive that has come out of all the shows I’ve seen lately is one on the Food Network called Jamie Oliver’s Ministry of food. The show is basically a spin off of his other show Jamie’s School Dinners where he attempts to over haul a school’s cafeteria lunch program in Rotherham, England.

This time Jamie is attempting to change the eating habits of the entire town of Rotherham. The idea is fairly simple. Jamie will teach some “students” which are made up of regular people from the town and show them how to cook for themselves. He shows them the proper way to prepare great tasting food that everyone will want to eat, as well as giving them recipes.

The key to the success of the program is something called pass it on. Where once you have learned the recipe you share it with someone and show them how to make it. They could be your family, friend, co-workers etc.. it doesn’t matter who just pass the recipe and joy of cooking on so that everyone can eventually cook for themselves.

Making the Recipes

I have watched a lot of cooking shows before on the food network and made ZERO recipes, that is pretty sad. But there is something about Jamie’s honesty and passion for cooking that made me want to make his PARMESAN CHICKEN BREASTS WITH CRISPY POSH HAM recipe tonight.

My wife had picked up the ingredients this afternoon while shopping and we made it together for dinner.

The Verdict

Fantastic!! I honestly mean that, the chicken tasted so good and went perfectly with the salad and Asparagus as sides. Now the chicken wasn’t the healthiest with the bacon and parmesan but 10 times better than the pizza I would have most likely ordered coming home from a very busy day at work (seriously you don’t even know).

I’m actually excited about trying the Mini Shell Pasta recipe next. My kids loved it too. My 4 year that hates chicken, I mean hates it and never eats her chicken was stealing it off of my plate. That says it all.

Pass It On

Jamie’s idea of pass it on is great, I’m going to be showing my sister how to make the Chicken dish that I just made as well as a few friends.

You can get both the Chicken and Mini shell recipes plus a ton of other great recipes for free on itunes and on Jamie’s Ministry of Food recipe page.

Once you’ve enjoyed them please remember to pass it on!

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Here are the top 3 topics or phrases that have the highest number of people spending the least amount of time on that post.

Biggest Loser Sweet Potato Fries Recipe

This is one that really confuses me as their is only 1 recipe in the biggest loser cookbook for sweet potato fries. Here are five phrases that people have used to find my post.

biggest loser baked sweet potatoe fries
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devin alexander sweet potato fries
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All of them are pretty relevant to what the post was about. Parmesan-pepper sweet potato fries from the Biggest loser cookbook.

Here is the recipe read it, make it and enjoy.
Biggest Loser Sweet Potato Fries Recipe

How many times a week to exercise

This is a very subjective question and you might get a few different opinions on this depending on who you ask.

Here are five phrases that people have used to find my post on this.

how many day per week should you workout?
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Again all of these are relevant to the topic of the post and yet according to analytics no one stayed to read it.

How Many Days Should You Exercise per Week

Was it too long to read?

P90X

This one is all over the map. There are so many different aspects to this program, that people are finding my site through a wide variety of phrases. I have only talked about p90X a few times but I’m getting a lot of people looking for info on it.

Here are some of the recurring questions which I will attempt to answer here.

Can you buy p90x at Walmart?

No you can get it through Beachbody.com, or at an As seen on TV store.

Can you do p90x if you are out of shape or overweight?

Yes you can. P90X is intense and intended to take fit people and make them extremely fit. But if you are overweight and have 30 – 40 pounds to lose you can still do P90X. Just take the fit test and see if you meet the minimum fitness requirements to start: P90X fit test

How much weight can you lose on P90X?

This all depends on how much weight you have to lose to begin with but 10 to 30 pounds in 90 days is not uncommon. I’ve seen a few people lose 40. Keep in mind that you are going to be hopefully adding muscle so your total “weight loss” might not be the best indicator of success.

Take a look at those articles and let me know what you think. Do you have any suggestions or improvements that can be made to them?

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It’s no secret that I am a fan of the Biggest Loser TV show. I have heard a lot of people bashing it, saying that it doesn’t reflect real life. Citing that no one can workout 5 hours and day, have personal trainers at every workout and that the losses aren’t realistic.

Well that may be somewhat true, I think that the inspiration, motivation and awareness it raises about weight loss and adopting a healthy lifestyle far out weight any flaws it might have.

I purchased the Biggest Loser Cookbook a while ago and I’ve been very impressed with it ever since. (you can read my review of it here) Over the next few weeks I will be posting some of my favorite recipes from it.

Try this one out and let me know what you think.

Energizing Bacon and Egg Breakfast Burrito

Ingredients

3 large egg whites

1 strip Turkey Bacon, chopped

¼ cup of chopped onion

2 Tbsp of chopped tomato

1 (8 inch) whole wheat tortilla

¼ cup shredded light cheddar cheese

2 Tsp red taco sauce

In a small skillet over medium heat cook the Turkey bacon until almost crispy, then add the onion. Stir for 1-2 minutes then add the tomato. Stir for another 2 minutes. Once everything is cooked transfer the mixture to a bowl. Cover to keep it warm.

Crack the 3 egg whites into a bowl and microwave them for 30 second intervals until they are fully cooked. Break the egg up into smaller pieces, mix them together with the other ingredients.

Place the tortilla in the skillet and heat for 1 minute per side. Once it has been warmed, transfer it on to a plate. Take the cheddar cheese and spread it evenly over the tortilla. Lay all of the cooked ingredients on top of the cheese and drizzle the hot sauce over everything.

Fold the sides of the tortilla over the filling and enjoy.

Note: I hate eggs cooked in the microwave, to me they taste like rubber. So instead I add the eggs to the skillet once the other ingredients have been cooked, sort of like an omelet.

Per Serving:  251 Calories, 24 g Protein, 30 g Carbohydrates, 5 g Fat , 3 g Fiber.

You can get this great Cookbook directly from Rodale or for free if you join the Biggest Loser Club.

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