Blackened Chicken, Cilantro Lime Quinoa, Roasted Beets, Grilled Carrots

Monday night we had a very healthy and delicious dinner!  (At least it would have been delicious if I could have eaten it all while it was hot but that's tough to do with a toddler).  August in Houston is a time when we really hate to use our oven if we can help it so this meal was all prepared on the stove top or on the grill.  I am going to do something I usually don't do - post original recipes.  These are all great recipes on their own.  I only made a couple of small modifications to the blackened chicken but not enough to make note of!  I stumbled across the recipe for the blackened chicken one evening and we have had it a couple of times now.  You must make the avocado sauce to go with it as it is really what makes it stand out.

You'll notice that half of the plate is vegetables.  This is the new way we have been trying to eat - adding more alkaline foods to our diet - which means more vegetables.  The simple way to do it is to try to incorporate vegetables into every meal - preferably half of your meal.   For example, at breakfast we always put spinach in our Shaklee protein shakes.  Additionally, I take a handful of Shaklee's Alfalfa Complex with every meal as alfalfa is alkaline and has so many minerals due to it's deep roots.  I have never had so much energy (and at a time when I have been struggling to get enough sleep)!

Blackened Chicken with Cilantro Lime Quinoa:
http://www.sarcasticcooking.com/2012/03/15/blackened-chicken-and-cilantro-lime-quinoa/

Roasted Beets on the Grill:
http://www.livestrong.com/article/448873-how-to-roast-beets-on-the-grill/

Grilled Carrots with Cilantro and Lime:
http://www.acouplecooks.com/2011/07/grilled-carrots-with-lime-and-cilantro/