Advocare 24 Day Challenge - Day 9!!!!!

The cleanse is almost over!!! It really has flown by. Crazy what you adapt to and becomes your normal. Now, if I can just keep this as my "normal" after 24 days, then I will be SET.

So, quick rundown of day 9: feeling great, doing better in my workouts, and getting all kinds of things done as a productive member of society.

Breakfast was 1/2 cup (cooked) whole rolled oats with a 1/4 cup of unsweetened, natural apple sauce and a tablespoon of peanut butter. Oh, and a little cinnamon. It was yummy and kept me so full that I forgot to have my mid morning snack.

Lunch was leftover quinoa turkey meatballs over spaghetti squash with Rao's marinara with basil sauce. So yummy and I was stuffed!

Afternoon snack was mixed berries with pineapple and mango and some almonds.

Dinner was quinoa chicken fried rice. So good and another filling recipe. I have made this before, but tweaked it a bit for this challenge.

Quinoa Chicken Fried Rice

1 cup quinoa, uncooked (you could easily do half this amount)
2-3 chicken breasts
4 cups+ mixed veggies (whatever your favorites are- I used a frozen stir fry mix)
1 tbsp olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
garlic powder, to taste
2 eggs
Bragg's Liquid Aminos (or regular soy sauce)
Salt, to taste
Pepper, to taste

Marinate chicken in some Bragg's (or soy sauce) and garlic powder for a couple of hours. I pre-cut mine into smaller pieces to absorb flavor and cook faster. Cook in a skillet (I just sprayed with Pam) on medium-low until cooked through. Set aside.

Rinse and cook quinoa according to package. Toss with a little garlic powder once cooked.

While quinoa is cooking, heat up 1 tbsp of olive oil in a large skillet or wok and add your frozen veggies. Cook until all is thawed out and then add minced garlic. Scoot veggies over and add 2 eggs. Scrambled in the pan and then mix in with vegetables. Add quinoa and chicken. Add Bragg's (or soy sauce) to taste, along with some salt and pepper.

Enjoy! Serves about 5-6.