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LOOK PETER A RABBIT. THERE IT IS. SHOOT IT.
DARN, I MISSED. WHY ARE YOU HUNTING THE
ANIMALS WHEN YOU COULD JUST GO TO WHOLE FOODS?
PLEASE CHOOSE OUR PLATE. IT FOLLOWS THE USDA GUIDELINES
AND HAS THE DAIRY COMPONENT OF YOGURT.
WE HAVE THE LARGEST CATEGORY OF VEGETABLES
INCLUDING PEPPERS AND STRING BEANS.
WE ALSO HAVE WHOLE GRAINS, LIKE QUINOA.
WE HAVE PLENTY OF FRUITS LIKE STRAWBERRIES AND
PINEAPPLES AND PROTEIN, TOO, WITH CHICKEN
AND YOGURT. OUR MENU IS CALLED
THE RELIABLE, RELAXING AND RESTORATIVE DINNER.
IT'S RELIABLE BECAUSE IT'S NOTHING FANCY AND YOU
CAN'T GO WRONG. IT'S RESTORATIVE BECAUSE
IT RESTORES THE BODY AND IT'S RELAXING BECAUSE
IT'S QUICK, FUN AND MADE MOSTLY ON THE GRILL.
WE'RE GOING TO START OFF WITH INGREDIENTS
FOR THE REVIVING WRAP.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ONE LIME, ONE AVACADO
ONE ORANGE PEPPER, ONE YELLOW PEPPER AND
ONE RED PEPPER. BLACK BEANS, CHICKEN BREAST
AND IT'S ALL GOING TO BE WRAPPED IN LETTUCE.
AND SEASONED WITH OLIVE OIL, PAPRIKA, CUMIN
AND TAJIN, FRESH ROSEMARY AND FRESH CILANTRO.
THAT CILANTRO SMELLS GOOD. PROTEIN HELPS BUILD STRONG
MUSCLES. NOW WE'RE GOING TO SEASON IT WITH ROSEMARY
AND CILANTRO. NOW WE'RE GOING TO PUT IT
ON THE GRILL TO GET PREPARED. SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO
PREPARE BLACK BEANS TO GO ON THE GRILL. AFTER WE RINSE
THEM WE'RE GOING TO TAKE TWO PIECES OF TIN FOIL.
PETER, IS THE GRILL READY? I'M GETTING IT READY NOW.
SO I'M GOING TO BE PREPARING THE STRING BEANS FOR THE
GRILL. STRING BEANS HAVE LOTS OF POTASSIUM NEEDED
FOR CELLULAR TRANSPORT. ALSO, STRING BEANS HAVE
LOTS OF DIETARY FIBER WHICH STABILIZES BLOOD SUGAR AND
HELPS LOWER CHOLESTEROL. IT'S SEASONED WITH TAJIN AND
OLIVE OIL. AND EVEN THOUGH OLIVE OIL
HAS FAT ... IT CONTAINS FATS THAT ARE
GOOD FOR YOU LIKE POLYUNSATURATED FATS.
I'LL MIX THIS UP. NOW, I'M GOING TO PREPARE
THE GRILL. SO WHAT WE'RE PUTTING ON
THE GRILL ARE FOUR SERVINGS OF OUR CHICKEN ***
THAT ARE SEASONED WITH THE ROSEMARY AND THE CILANTRO.
AND OUR FOUR SERVINGS OF OUR STRING BEANS THAT WE JUST
PREPARED HERE IN OUR ALUMINUM FOIL. NOW WE TURN ON THE GRILL.
ALRIGHT, IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE READY TO GO FOR THE GRILL.
SO WE'RE FINISHING PREPARING OUR PEPPERS FOR THE WRAP.
PEPPERS ARE A GREAT SOURCE OF VITAMIN A, WHICH HELPS
FIGHT CANCER AND IMPROVES OUR IMMUNE SYSTEMS IN OUR
BODIES. PINEAPPLE IS A GREAT FRUIT.
IT PROVIDES FIBER AND ENERGY IN THE FORM OF NATURAL GLUCOSE.
SO THE YOGURT PROVIDES THE DAIRY COMPONENT FOR OUR MEAL.
IT ALSO PROVIDES LOTS OF CALCIUM, WHICH IS GOOD FOR
OUR BONES. QUINOA IS A WHOLE GRAIN
WHICH IS A GOOD SOURCE OF DIETARY FIBER, CARBOHYDRATES
AND IRON. IRON IS NECESSARY FOR OXYGEN
TRANSFER FOR YOUR RED BLOOD CELLS.
OUR PLATE MEETS THE USDA GUIDELINES.
WE HAVE QUINOA AS OUR WHOLE GRAIN. OUR SOURCE OF
PROTEIN IS CHICKEN AND BLACK BEANS.
AND FOR OUR VEGETABLES, WE HAVE LETTUCE, PEPPERS
AND STRING BEANS.
FOR FRUITS, WE HAVE OUR STRAWBERRIES, OUR PINEAPPLE,
ORANGES, AVOCADOS AND RAISINS.
IN DOING THIS WE ACTUALLY FOUND OUT MICHAEL POLLAN
IS COMING OUT WITH A NEW COOKBOOK CALLED COOKED.
SO LET'S EAT.