Friday, August 26, 2011

Chicken Salad first try

So I attended a back to school lunch today with a few friends where we learned about healthy eating and foods to avoid and where we learned more about Juice Plus+. We were supposed to bring something to eat and the only thing I could think of was Chicken Salad but I have never made it before. I don't know why I wanted to make some so badly but I thought I would give it a try. Here's what I did:
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
two stalks of celery chopped ( I like it small)
Half of large red onion chopped
12-15 red grapes chopped
Minced onion
dried sage
Olive oil low fat Mayo
In a large pot I added water enough to cover 4 chicken breasts, and I added maybe a tablespoon of Sage and two table spoons of dried minced onion. I didn't measure I just shook like crazy into the water. I added maybe a teaspoon or two of salt to the water. When water starts boiling add chicken breasts. Boil chicken for 10-12 minutes.
While chicken boils chop other ingredients.
when chicken is done, remove from water but do not dispose of water. Let chicken cool a little then cube into small pieces. Put chicken into a bowl and add other chopped ingredients. Add maybe 4 Tablespoons of Mayo or just enough to coat all ingredients after stirring. Add a small amount of the chicken broth from the pot into the mixture to make it moist to add more of that chicken flavor.
Cool in refrigerator or serve immediately(like I did because I ran out of time to cool it) Serve by itself or on whole wheat bread or rolls.
I really like it and I am usually not a fan of Chicken Salad.

Udate

So school has started for my little kindergartner. I can't believe it. Since we are on a new schedule I have not had time for exercising, well I have but I haven't tried hard enough to fit it into my schedule. I do want to be walking in the morning before I have to pack a lunch and get the kids in the car for the school dropping off madness. Hopefully next week I will have it all figured out.

I have been trying to focus on nutrition lately. I'm trying not to buy crap because I know that if its in the house I'm gonna eat it. And since I snack all day long because I have no self control, I need to be snacking on things that won't pack on the lbs and are healthy for me. I have been taking Juice Plus+ capsules to make up for the fruit and veggies I don't get. If you don't know about Juice Plus+ then go here and check it out. Watch the video. A friend of mine sells it because she has done her own research on it. She and her family have been on it for 2 years and they feel great and they haven't been sick since they've taken it. Sounds like actually eating healthy is good for you. She has also taught me how to read nutrition labels what foods to avoid. I know that my shopping habits have changed because I want only good food in the house.

I will post the info from the handouts she has given me because I think that info is worth sharing. But check out Juice Plus+ it maybe what you're missing.

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Bad week

This really has been a bad week. I mean bad. I haven't done any exercise. I've been snacking like the world is ending. If I don't get up tomorrow morning and at least go for a walk/run then I'm going to lull into an exercising depression. I hate those because its so hard to come out of. My kids just will not sleep through the night lately and makes me so tired in the morning. I really need to push through this. I need to stop eating bad. I almost need to plan out what I'm going to eat through out the day in advance, maybe that would help. I haven't weighed myself since I started running again and I'm glad about it this week because I'm sure it would tear me down. I have to push tomorrow. No matter what.