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Just about every article you read about improving your health or losing weight is going to tell you to ignore the drive through and cook all of your meals instead. There’s some value to this. But at times the last thing you want to do is put together a whole meal for yourself and your family. Once in a while you only want to pay a visit to the drive through while you are on your way home and finish the day. There is zero reason you shouldn’t be able to do that once in a while and be free of the guilt usually associated with “diet slips”. You are able to do this because lots of the popular joints are now advertising “healthy” menu options to keep their businesses up. Here’s how you’ll be able to eat healthfully while you are at a fast food place.
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Logic claims that one the simplest way to stay balanced is to sidestep the drive through and never eat fast food. While, for the most part, this is a good idea, if you make smart choices, there is no reason to feel guilty for visiting a drive through one or two times a month. Sometimes the best thing is to let other people make your dinner. There isn’t any reason to feel bad about visiting the drive through when you make healthful decisions!
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The ingredients needed to cook Chicken & Okra Soup:
- Get 3 Tablespoons Oil of your choice
- Prepare 4 Capfuls of Apple Cider Vinegar (optional)
- You need 6 1/4 cups water
- Take 2 Tablespoons Parsley Flakes
- Take 2 Tablespoons Basil Leaves (minced)
- Provide 3 Tablespoons (non-spicy) Chili Powder
- Prepare Pinch Sea Salt
- Take 1/2 Tablespoon Curry Powder
- Prepare 1 Pound Chicken Wings
- Get 1 bag Frozen Okra (9 oz) [I got from Dollar Tree]
- Get Rice (optional)
- You need 1 Cup White Rice
- Use 1.5 Cups Water
- Get Pinch Salt
Instructions to make Chicken & Okra Soup:
- First cut chicken into sections separating wing tip from drumstick and flat. Lightly season chicken with pinch of each seasoning. Set aside.
- While preparing chicken, heat oil in deep pot over medium heat.
- After oil has been on/heating up for about 2-3 minutes add chicken to pot(being careful not to drop in or oil could splash)
- Fry/sear chicken for 5-7 minutes ensuring each side is cooked and chicken gains slight golden brown color.
- Next add the remainder of your seasonings as well as the 6 1/4 cups water and apple cider vinegar to pot with chicken. (There should still be some oil in the bottom of the pot)
- Cook (boiling) over medium high heat for 25-30 minutes until flavors marry and flavors become aromatic.
- After chicken and soup has been boiling for about 30 minutes, add okra and boil for 4-5 minutes.
- Soups done!
- Rice instructions (optional)
- Add 1.5 cups of water and pinch of salt to small pot. Bring to boil over medium-high heat.
- Once boiling add rice to pot and stir occasionally until water has been absorbed/cooked off. (I like to add a small dash or butter or oil when water is almost fully out)
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