Too Chicken To Try It?

Today I cooked a Chinese-inspired dish: sesame chicken.  Every time I eat at a Chinese restaurant, I always order this for my dinner.  Little did I know this chicken dish has an average of 393 calories per serving!  The recipe that I cooked has only 288.  It cuts out more than 100 calories and 10 grams of fat.  In order to make this chicken, I used a boneless, skinless, lean chicken breast, salt and pepper, egg whites, whole-wheat flour, chicken broth, corn starch, syrup, vinegar, ketchup, sesame oil, garlic, and soy sauce.  This dish was relatively easy to put together, although it took me a few minutes to get the hang of it.  Once it was finished and I was able to try it, I was shocked at how good and authentic it tasted! The sesame chicken was definitely a success!

Along with cooking this week, I have also begun new research for my own knowledge.  Because my project deals with eating healthy and losing weight, I thought it would be interesting for me to research different eating disorders.  Many people feel that in order to lose weight they have to starve themselves, work out excessively, or regurgitate the food that they consume.  These describe the two major and most-common eating disorders: anorexia nervosa and bulemia nervosa.  Eating disorders disrupt normal body functions and daily activities.  According to my research, the main causes of eating disorders are as follows: culture, personal characteristics, emotional disorders, stressful events or life changes, biology, and family.  These disorders are serious and should be treated by professionals. 

The goal of my project is to provide healthy alternatives to foods that are generally restricted on a diet.  It is also to allow people to enjoy food that they wouldn't normally consider so that they don't have to resort to the horrors of eating disorders. 

RANDOM FACT: Add spices to your food to keep it flavorful and to keep you satisfied!