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OMG! I had the best salad for dinner! Poached chicken breasts yesterday. Sliced and warmed to put on top of bed of Power Greens. Went to farmstand this past weekend for fresh strawberries. Halved them and tossed them on the salad with some feta cheese, a tbsp of crumbled bacon, and a quartered boiled egg. Drizzled the whole thing with my homemade Sweet Balsamic Vinaigrette (I keep it in a mason jar) and a smattering of toasted walnuts. It was SO good! (And so easy..Is this even a recipe?)
I'll have you know that I've paid BIG bucks for salads just like this at laMadeleine and Panera Bread! I can't believe something so quick, simple, healthful and d-e-l-i-c-i-o-u-s came out of my kitchen so easily. Oh, and my husband cleaned his plate!! YAY! This meal was my post-workout protein and it was SO worth the work. :D I know...food still excites me. Not sure that will ever change, but at least it's a salad and not late-night Whataburger runs!
Diet Calendar Entries for 29 April 2014:
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1484 kcal
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Fat: 59.89g | Prot: 76.91g | Carb: 167.03g.
Breakfast: Water (Bottled), Simply Nature Organic Vanilla Soymilk, Black Pepper, Happy Farms Swiss Cheese Slices, Mushrooms, Baby Spinach, Happy Farms Preferred Crumbled Feta Cheese, Egg, Sher-E-Punjab Whole Wheat, Stone baked Naan. Lunch: Sweet Potato (Without Salt, Baked In Skin, Cooked), Roasted Spaghetti Squash (2/3 cup, side dish), Savory and Simple Vegan Marinara. Dinner: Strawberries, Homemade Balsamic Vinaigrette (2 TBSP per serving), Happy Farms Preferred Crumbled Feta Cheese, Simple Truth Power Greens, Skinless Chicken Breast, Albertsons Hard Boiled Egg Whites, Walnuts. more...
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3546 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Dance (fast step, aerobic) - 32 minutes, Resting - 15 hours and 28 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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You should enter it as a recipe on here! I wanna give it a go :D It sounds tasty. Food is always exciting. ;D
30 Apr 14 by member: aamaddux
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Salad is awesome! Can you give us the recipe for Sweet Balsamic Vinaigrette?
30 Apr 14 by member: Deb_N
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Homemade Balsamic Vinaigrette <http://www.fatsecret.com/reci... Will make it official tomorrow when I drop a pix on! Hope you enjoy it Deb_N & Aamaddux! :D
30 Apr 14 by member: LuC2
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Your dinner sounds amazing! You keep giving great ideas! :)
30 Apr 14 by member: littlelissylou
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Mmmm, sounds like some good eating!
30 Apr 14 by member: mysize10
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I cannot wait until the farm stands open up here. I plan on eating most of my food from them. We have tons and tons of farmer markets up here. But because winter was SO LATE leaving the farmers are a bit behind on the work :( But I do love summer veggies :)
30 Apr 14 by member: riyankee
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30 Apr 14 by member: hyde_grrl
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30 Apr 14 by member: BringItFeminist
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Your salad sounds great !!
30 Apr 14 by member: SherrieC
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Oh man...you mentioned Whataburger....those honey chicken biscuits call my name. No. I will not think of them. I will not think of them.
30 Apr 14 by member: notjune1
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speaking of food exciting us, once i surrendered to enjoying and developing my palate, i find that most fast food is too bland and boring for me. It's all the same cardboard like taste. I want things to sing in my mouth, make tasty explosions and I get that occurance much more often with good food than fast food.
30 Apr 14 by member: Alex_is_Hawks
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Sounds really good LuC2! OK, I might switch the feta for gorgonzola though ;-) I do think food SHOULD be exciting! I've had fun doing what you did - recreating a really good healthy meal at home that tastes good. What goes into your Balsamic Vinegarette? I use a lot of balsamic - LOVE the stuff!
30 Apr 14 by member: Vickie 5966
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Whoops - just found your recipe for Balsamic Vinegarette. Sounds great!
30 Apr 14 by member: Vickie 5966
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Sounds amazing. I get bored with carrot, celery and tomato. I usually eat the boiled egg on the side, but bacon and feta - mmmmhhh.
30 Apr 14 by member: gilliansings
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Thank you, LuC2. I definitely will check out your recipes below your profile page!
30 Apr 14 by member: Deb_N
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Sounds delicious and very healthy. Love the recipe's on here. did you add it for us?
30 Apr 14 by member: karenromiaih2002
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Recipes plus photos by popular demand. Bon Appetit, All! :D
STRAWBERRY FIELDS (POACHED CHICKEN) SALAD <http://www.fatsecret.com/recipes/rec-1a15cd73f9c24f77b7601d6b9e8980da/Default.aspx>
HOMEMADE SWEET BALSAMIC VINAIGRETTE <http://www.fatsecret.com/recipes/rec-9a308203e08444cb81d3ced5730a1485/Default.aspx>
01 May 14 by member: LuC2
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01 May 14 by member: euheide
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sounds great, I also add to my salads, orange sections, sesame seeds, red onion, greek olives, halved grapes. Also for omega 3, add cold or warm salmon instead of chicken.
04 May 14 by member: CCerza
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Oooo, CCerza, that sounds good too! I have a Sunny Anderson Salmon and Fennel salad to try this week (its got a Citrus Vinaigrette). It's already in My Cookbook. So if anybody beats me to making it, give us a review!
04 May 14 by member: LuC2
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