Tuesday, November 17, 2015

today's breakfast and lunch

Today I ate something I almost never eat anymore:  salad.  I very rarely eat it nowadays, for several reasons.  
  1. I ate tons of it when I followed the Medifast program.
  2. I ate tons of it in the two weeks leading up to the weight loss surgery.
  3. It's a waste to order it as a meal at a restaurant, because the leftovers tend to get soggy really fast.
  4. I prefer when someone else makes the salad.  It just tastes better for some reason.
So, yeah, I'm not big on salads anymore.  The only reason I took salad today was because I had Perdue Shortcuts chicken breast in the fridge, and I got a bag of salad free from the grocery store this past weekend.  My salad consisted of lettuce, onions, ham, chicken and feta cheese.  I topped it with Italian dressing.  

Breakfast was the usual Greek yogurt with dry roasted peanuts mixed in.

Snacks were celery and Sriracha hummus (fiery!), aged cheddar cheese, and green grapes.





6 comments:

  1. Lettuce and I are not good friends. There have been too many years of my mother putting bits of lettuce in the salad which I feel should not be in there - bits of brown leaves, lettuce not washed properly, etc. But lately I have been having cos lettuce twice a week in wraps and I have been enjoying it - mind you, I have prepared it very carefully. ;)

    Here is a salad I deeply love - baby spinach, strawberries, chicken, feta, balsamic dressing. ;)

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    1. I like that salad also. I love the salty feta paired with sweet strawberries.

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  2. I have a recipe for salad dressing you might like: 2 parts olive oil to 1 part lemon juice, crushed up garlic clove, dab of dijon mustard, salt and pepper to taste. Blend in a food processor. You can change the ratio of oil to lemon juice - i tend to go light on the oil and reverse the ratio. Super good and lower in calories than bottled dressing. I love salads :-) I've been eating mixed greens for lunch all week with a piece of grilled salmon on the top and some feta cheese.

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    1. That dressing sounds very easy! I think I would like salads more if I put more effort into it. But many times I can't be bothered lol

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