Stop eating boring diet food!

"What I've succumbed to is making me numb" No Doubt, Just A Girl

Have I got a salad for you. Wait--did I just hear "boring"? Banish the thought! I do not eat boring food.

Indulge in this:

• 2-3 green lettuce leafs
• 1 cup baby spinach
• 1 tbsp thinly sliced red onions
• 6-8 black olives, rinsed and sliced
• 1 tbsp crumbled feta cheese
• 1.5 ounces of grilled chicken strips(Tyson has a small bag)
• 2 tbsp Pasta House salad dressing (or vinagrette equivalent)

This powerhouse salad looks like this on the nutrition chart:

Nutrition Facts Serving Size: 1 recipe Amount Per Serving Calories 302 Total Fat 26g Saturated Fat 4.8g Cholesterol 40mg Sodium 1312mg Carbohydrate 8.3g Dietary Fiber 2.7g Sugars 1.3g Protein 14g Vitamin A 95% Vitamin C 22% Calcium 12% Iron 22%

Granted, the sodium is a bit high on this recipe. This is because of the store bought grilled chicken breast strips. If you make your own that number will almost vanish. But look at your other stats! Only 302 calories? Check out those vitamins! And while 26 grams of fat looks daunting, most of that is good monounsaturated fat.

And now, to really indulge: I love to treat myself, especially when I eat. I had this deliciousness today for lunch, served up in a china bowl with a small glass of Merlot to get those benefits of red wine. It felt rather decadent, if I do say so myself.

And that's exactly how I like it.