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We step up our salad game a notch with Part 2 of how to keep your salads #notboring. Stay healthy on the go while keeping your fridge up to date. Learn to use items in your fridge before they go bad and turn a shade of green they're NOT supposed to be. #keepingitfresh

Vegans- can sprinkle nutritional yeast on your salad in place of cheese. See part 1 and stay tuned to our blog at www.chikchat.com/blog

INTRODUCING ISABELLA PODCAST

Introducing Isabella! Isabella is on our Teen Advisory Board for this year! She’s super artsy and made it into @otiscollege of Art and Design this year! She loves art, music, fashion, make up, woodworking, drawing and painting. She also likes shooting and editing video. She loves giving advice on family relationships and daily life struggles. She’s a wonderful big sister to Gabby who you'll be meeting very soon!

Going Bananas

Going Bananas! How To Freeze Bananas for Some Delicious, Healthy Desserts and Smoothies

The Ultimate Guide to Spring Cleaning Your Closet and Looking Fabulous

Grab and Go Breakfast: Build Your Own Yogurt

Keep the boring out of breakfast and make healthy choices to kickstart your day. When grabbing yogurt for breakfast, plain yogurt is the healthiest option. However, "plain" can often taste drab or boring. Flavored yogurts in the supermarkets usually have a lot of added sugar and preservatives which have harmful long term effects and can slow you down in the morning. Follow these tips to get some bling in your yogurt with no unwanted ingredients. This breakfast will keep you feeling full, energetic, healthy and happy. Yumm.

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How to make Quick and Easy Mac and "Cheese"

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Healthy On-The-Go Meals - How to Make Non-Dairy "Cheese" Sauce

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ChikChat® Meals on the go! - Alexa's Morning Jambalaya

n our previous video, we gave you some pointers on how to cook grains. Millet, Sorghum, and Quinoa seem to be the star players, and their nutritional value spikes even more when cooked in a pressure cooker. In this video, Alexa shares her formula for her "Morning Jambalaya," though there's not much in the way of Cajun-flavor to it. To take it in a Cajun direction, first saute chopped onion, celery, red, yellow and green bell peppers, garlic and parsley. Cook some chicken or seafood with Cajun spices. Cayenne has shown to have many health benefits! Add all of those to your grain. Adding stewed tomatoes along with that will take it more in a Creole direction. If you make this dish with Cajun or Mexican flair, you might want to have it for lunch or dinner if "spicy" doesn't jibe with you in the mornings.

In this video, Alexa points out things you can add to your grains and roasted or sauteed veggies. They add nice flavor and nutritional value. Goat Cheese or authentic European cheeses are also a nice addition. NutPods can add a nice creamy consistency without adding unwanted allergens and calories. Have fun and be creative! Prep in advance, then heat up and eat throughout the week.

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ChikChat®: How To Cook Grains

ChikChat® How To Cook Grains:

We are in a series of healthy eating on the go. Our next video includes a grain dish, so we wanted to provide you a reference for some tips on cooking grains. Bottom line is that the package should include cooking directions, so you simply read and follow them. Non-gluten/wheat grains cooked in a pressure cooker provide the most nutritional benefit. But if you don't have an @instantpot, we provide some basic guidelines that might not be provided in the package directions. If you are cooking grains in a pressure cooker, you still want to salt and season your water. You can also cook grains in a vegetable broth (or a meat or bone broth) instead of water to add even more flavor to your grain.

Check out our next video to see what we do with them!