I did not get the chicken marinade recipe from my friends, but my grilled cajun chicken post has a great recipe for grilled chicken. We added grilled pineapple and grilled organic bacon to the dish and this is what we came up with.

When eating bacon, one thing to steer clear of is sodium nitrite and sodium nitrate, which is found in a lot of lunch meats, bacon, sausage, and hot dogs. It is a salt that helps to prevent bacterial cultivation of foods and makes them appear fresh.  It can lead to formation of cancer-causing molecules that can result in tumor formation. Both sodium nitrite and sodium nitrate have been linked to significantly increasing the risk of colon and other forms of cancer, so be sure to choose only uncured meat products made without nitrates, and preferably from grass-fed sources. We purchase organic, uncured bacon, which does not contain nitrites or nitrates.

When purchasing your pineapple make sure the pineapple is not a Del Monte rose colored one from Costa Rica. This variety of pineapples is at risk for being genetically modified.

Eat Better. Feel Better.

When we eat the leftovers, we usually slice the chicken into strips and put atop spinach, toasted silvered almonds and cranberries. Balsamic dressing pairs wonderfully with the flavors. When purchasing your cranberries, the only ingredient needs to be organic cranberries. A lot of dried fruit has added canola oil, sunflower oil, cane juice, cane sugar, etc., which is unnecessary. If you live near a Wegmans, we buy our organic cranberries in the organic section and the only ingredient is organic cranberries. To toast your almonds, sauté them for a few minutes on the stove-top with some ghee.

This recipe calls for lemon pepper. One thing to be aware of with this spice is that many lemon pepper varieties contain Yellow 5 Lake. Check your lemon pepper and make sure it does not contain any dyes — we use Simply Organic Lemon Pepper to avoid the dyes. One other note, your cajun seasoning should not have any additional ingredients except for the spices. We use Frontier Cajun Seasoning.

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Grilled Cajun Chicken

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Ingredients

• 2 cups olive oil
• 2 tbsp Cajun seasoning
• 2 tbsp dried Italian-style seasoning
• 2 tablespoons lemon pepper
• 1 tbsp garlic powder
• 10 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves (preferably organic)

Instructions

1. In a large shallow dish, mix the oil, Cajun seasoning, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, and lemon pepper.
2. Place the chicken in the dish, and turn to coat with the mixture.
3. Cover, and refrigerate for 1/2 hour.
4. Preheat the grill for high heat.
5. Lightly oil the grill grate.
6. Drain chicken, and discard marinade.
7. Place chicken on hot grill and cook for 6 to 8 minutes on each side, or until juices run clear.

Notes:

Use organic chicken if possible. Organic chicken is a good source of protein with no presence of antibiotics. Organic chicken contains ten times more omega-3s.

Cajun Grilled Chicken

2 cups olive oil
2 tbsp Cajun seasoning
2 tbsp dried Italian-style seasoning
2 tablespoons lemon pepper
1 tbsp garlic powder
10 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves (preferably organic)

1. In a large glass dish or bowl, mix the oil, Cajun seasoning, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, and lemon pepper.
2. Place the chicken in the dish, and turn to coat with the mixture.
3. Cover, and refrigerate for 1/2 hour.
4. Preheat the grill for high heat.
5. Lightly oil the grill grate.
6. Drain chicken, and discard marinade.
7. Place chicken on hot grill and cook for 6 to 8 minutes on each side, or until juices run clear.

~ “When you have the best and tastiest ingredients, you can cook very simply and the food will be extraordinary because it tastes like what it is.”

– Leftover organic grilled chicken from the weekend.

– Grapes. We usually purchase organic grapes (and raisins) because they are part of the dirty dozen, but I always have a hard time finding them this time of year. I am expecting them to be available in the next few weeks. My kids have been bugging me for them, so I broke down and bought non-organic ones and washed them really well. Unfortunately, washing them does not do the complete trick because the pesticides soak through the skin of the grape.

– Organic cucumber. Cucumbers are part of the dirty dozen, thus high in pesticide residue, so we always purchase organic. If you cannot purchase organic, it is a good idea to peel them to remove as much pesticide residue as possible.

– Watermelon. Watermelon is part of the clean 15, thus we do not purchase this organic.

– Cashews, peanuts and raisins.

– Water. She uses a Klean Kanteen water bottle.

The lunchbox is a PlanetBox.  You can purchase these from Amazon.com or Pottery Barn Kids.  Here are some details about the lunchbox — my favorite part is that it is non-toxic and dishwasher safe! There is a pouch that holds a thermos on the outside of the lunch bag, we always fill this with water.

• Complete eco-friendly solution designed to make packing healthy lunches easy and fun
• Includes stainless steel lunchbox, 2 round lidded containers; a soft carry bag, and set of hip magnets
• Individual compartments ensure foods don’t touch each other and arrive looking neat and appealing
• Made out of safe, non-toxic, and recycled materials – no lead, PVC, phthalates, or BPA
• All in one piece design for easy care and cleaning – no mismatched lids to lose – dishwasher safe

~ We need to teach our children TO EAT REAL FOOD. No Fast Foods. No Junk Foods. No Processed Foods. Just Honest, Nutritious, Real Food.