We're Back...........................
It's been a while; in fact it's been too long. Us Fatty Piggy’s are still trying to recoup from the holiday season (Fatty Piggy Fest) that was Christmas, New Year's and any other celebration we had the misfortune to take part in. Top that off with a visit to Scotland, large quantities of scotch whiskey, haggis and bacon butties washed down with Cosmopolitans (at midnight) – oh and one trip to TGI’s for dinner that resulted in 1 combo starter and 6 Cosmopolitans (no dinner) - and you have a Fatty Piggy disaster on your hands. My stomach hurts just thinking about it!!
We are back on track now and determined to continue our mission as we careen dangerously towards summer vacations and swimwear. Each one of us had our own torturous return to the scales within the past couple of weeks; and believe me, it wasn't pretty.
Onwards and upwards - we shall overcome - we can do it! Words of inspiration or desperation? At this point I'm not sure!
Let's start with a really nice recipe:
Chicken Salad wrapped in Chinese Lettuce
1 cold grilled chicken breast
2 sticks of celery
1/2 onion or 3 spring onions
1 clove garlic
1 carrot (peeled and blanched to soften)
Parsley (a pinch of dried or 1 stem of fresh)
2 tablespoons of low fat (preferably fat free) mayonnaise
Leaves of Chinese lettuce (although any crispy lettuce with large leaves will do)
Put the lettuce leaves to the side. Throw all of the other ingredients into a food processor and whiz until the contents resemble a thick paste - the less you whiz the chunkier the salad mix so go according to your own tastes. Spoon the salad mix into a lettuce leaf - or two - and enjoy. This is tasty and healthy alternative to having a sandwich and lower in carbs and fat. The best part about this recipe is that kids love it too so you can serve it to the family as a lunch or snack item (thus hiding the vegetable content and fooling them into thinking it’s just chicken & mayo). The chicken can be substituted by either 1 can of tuna (in brine) or a grilled turkey breast (you'll need more of the other ingredients as turkey breasts are larger) and it tastes just as good.
Enjoy!
Oink oink,
Kath
Let's start with a really nice recipe:
Chicken Salad wrapped in Chinese Lettuce
1 cold grilled chicken breast
2 sticks of celery
1/2 onion or 3 spring onions
1 clove garlic
1 carrot (peeled and blanched to soften)
Parsley (a pinch of dried or 1 stem of fresh)
2 tablespoons of low fat (preferably fat free) mayonnaise
Leaves of Chinese lettuce (although any crispy lettuce with large leaves will do)
Put the lettuce leaves to the side. Throw all of the other ingredients into a food processor and whiz until the contents resemble a thick paste - the less you whiz the chunkier the salad mix so go according to your own tastes. Spoon the salad mix into a lettuce leaf - or two - and enjoy. This is tasty and healthy alternative to having a sandwich and lower in carbs and fat. The best part about this recipe is that kids love it too so you can serve it to the family as a lunch or snack item (thus hiding the vegetable content and fooling them into thinking it’s just chicken & mayo). The chicken can be substituted by either 1 can of tuna (in brine) or a grilled turkey breast (you'll need more of the other ingredients as turkey breasts are larger) and it tastes just as good.
Enjoy!
Oink oink,
Kath
posted by Kath @ 10:35
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