So it was very simple to make. 

Ingredients:
- grilled chicken
- small/medium portobello mushroom caps
- diced up tomato & onion
- shredded cheese

Cooking directions:
I already had my grilled chicken cooked (since I cook food in bulk) but if you don't already have it cooked, clean your chicken breast, season it with your favorite seasoning and throw that bad boy on the grill. A small to medium chicken breast will do. If its big, you'll just save some for later or make several sliders.

While the chicken is cooking, grab 2 of your portobello caps and rinse them. To cook the mushroom, I used a normal teflon pan and placed them on there on low heat and cover them with a lid so they are in a way getting steamed. Every 2 minuted I would flip them so that they cook evenly. I usually have on the heat fro about 6-8 minutes. But the best way to know if they are cooked is to poke them with a fork and the fork goes through smoothly all the way through. Oh... DON'T FORGET YOUR CHICKEN ON THE GRILL!! Flip your chicken too :)

So while the portobello is cooking/steaming and your chicken is on the grill, lets start prepping your veggies. I had a bag of spinach and one tomato and onion. I diced up one tomato and some onion. I mixed both the tomato and onion to make a similar pico de gallo mix. So you have your 3 veggies ready (spinach, onion and tomato). Get your shredded cheese and thats it!

Take your chicken off the grill, and remove your mushrooms off the stove top.
(steps from pic above)
#1 Place one portobello cap on plate and place a few spinach leafs on it.
#2 Cut up your chicken to the amount desired
#3 Throw some cheese on that bad boy
#4 Next, top with your pico mix
#5 Slap on the 2nd portobello cap on top & ENJOY!!

Easy. Healthy. Happy.

- Raul C.

I have started recently adding ginger root tea to my diet because of several reasons. I often notice that because of my exercise regimen, work and school, I get tired quicker as the day goes on. Someone mentioned to me just how beneficial ginger is to ones’ health and especially to those who exercise.

Being active is hard on the body, so one of the many reasons I take ginger is because of its powerful antioxidant properties. I can notice a difference in just how my body responds after I drink the tea. It’s not immediate but a couple hours later I feel better, more alert, and my muscles feel recovered. It definitely is something I feel and notice. Ginger helps alleviate achy and sore muscles. That allows me to be fresh the next day to workout again, more recovered.

Being lethargic is something I can’t afford with my busy schedule. Most of the time, that mid day crash is due to your glucose levels being off balance. That causes one to feel tired and sluggish. Ginger has been shown to help regulate blood glucose levels and improve alertness in individuals. Adding ginger to your lunch and boosting your focus for the rest of the day is a great all natural alternative to your sugary filed energy drinks.

HOW I MAKE MY GINGER ROOT TEA…..

Ok, so its simple. I will cut up a small chunk of my ginger into small pieces, I weighed it out and it was about 3g of ginger, so not that much. That made me about 5 cups to drink throughout my day. I the get a sauce pan or whatever you wish to boil water in. I added about 5 cups of water to my sauce pan with my ginger in it. Set on high to medium heat on stove until it boils, leave on for about 3-5 min. Remove from stove, let cool and drink!

** If you checked out my Instagram (@rcfitness) you saw that I mixed my ginger tea with Alpha Aminos. It was delicious. I loved that combo, you can bet I will be doing it again!

BENEFITS OF GINGER:
-       Fights cancer
-       Helps with irritable bowel syndrome
-       Protects against Alzheimer’s disease
-       Digestive Health
-       Weight loss
-       Relieves tired muscles
-       Helps manage glucose levels
-       Absorbing nutrients
-       Helps morning sickness
-       Reduces arthritic inflation
-       Opens up inflamed airways
-       Improves circulation
-       Relieves gas