Chicken Delight and Flat Out Bread

As you can see I am not the best photographer sometimes of my dishes however it's important to note, they are very simple. Most are...

This is a creation because I didn't want to cook (it's summer and hot in New York City) and around 7: 30PM I didn't want to go into the kitchen to pull out no pans.

I had a few options available -- go out or eat in.

I opted for in.

I took a can of chicken breast (3oz), one carrot, one small can of refried beans, onions, italian peppers and lettuce to make this dish.

On one whole wheat w/flax seeds of Flat Out Bread, which is available at your local grocers, I spread the refried beans, then added lettuce, onions, and the rest of the ingredients. After putting it all on the flat out bread, I rolled it up, and ate it.

Calories:

Flat Out Bread = 100

Chicken Breast = 70

Onions / veggies, varies but vary low

Refried Beans == 75

Total meal: 270

Sodium: 13 mg

Fat grams: 5 grams of fat

I think this would pair great with a light home made soup as well. Lately been thinking of summer soups. I'll try to take a picture if I do something later this week. I also think this meal would be great with lunch == and steamed zucchini on the side.

Happy eating!

Wrapping it UP!

As you know I have a busy busy schedule, that means throwing things together with simple ingredients that are easy but low fat. So this week as usual, my time was short but I was able to manage to create this Chicken Pocket ...

I used the following:

whole wheat pockets

prepackaged chicken breast

red peppers

1 cup of spring mix (from bag)

2 tablespoon of Paul Newman's Light Honey Dressing

Pretty much that's the end of this tale. I made 2 of them and ate them for dinner, drank water, and one piece of fruit.

What i love about the pockets is that you can stuff anything in there, other veggies, low fat cheese, refried beans or black beans and eat. So if you are like me and stretched for time, then try it.

Also it pairs well with Pineapple Aloe Vera Drink: 95 calories per serving, sugar is about 17 grams of sugar.

Til we meet, try to keep it healthy!

Salad for One

Running late on an evening, not sure what to do? Well I would say, try a little salad. A salad for one. My basic chicken salad was thrown together just for my convenience due to time scheduling but you don't have to use chicken, you can use some other form of protein (tofu, black beans, boiled egg) and add your favorite veggies. My recent chicken salad with cashews included:




2 oz of chicken breast
1/2 cup of chik peas (drained from can)
1 cup of romaine salad
1 oz of unsalted cashews
onions,
red and green peppers,
light honey dressing
cayenne pepper
garlic pepper

I prepared this meal as a cold salad and it worked well. I"m sure you can heat up the chicken breast then add to the meal. Prepared this took about ten to fifteen minutes. Basically cutting up items and arranging on the lettuce. Also I wish I had some cranberries which could have been a great addition. The calories on this can range but since I didn't use any crotons I believe I did well with it and less sodium since I have to watch my salt intake.

That's it. Yes, these days I am in raw mode and like to keep it as healthy as possible though I do balance meals out with my favorites. Stay tuned for other ideas like stuffed pocket sandwiches with chicken breast and black beans.

If you have ideas on meals, please suggest them below... and thanks for reading. Happy healthy eating to you!