without my camera today!  My eats were almost a repeat of yesterday, but my friend and I decided to walk outside at lunch (yes, in snow and 25 degree temps!) and the fresh snow looked so pretty!   We plan on walking tomorrow so you’ll have to wait for a pretty pic!

Breakfast was an egg white spinach/cheese sammie with fresh fruit on the side.  My store sells mixed fruit in a container for $2.49 a pound!  Such a deal – the chain store sells the same thing for about 4 times the cost!

Lunch was leftover Cincinnati Chili with 1 ounce of tortilla chips, cucumbers with ff ranch and an Asian pear on the side.

After I dipped all my chips – I decided to dip my cucumbers!!  I liked the extra crunch of the cucumber mixed with ranch! 😀

While working out last week I watched a Rachael Ray 30 minute meals where she made Greek marinated chicken pitas.  I am lucky because my ethnic grocery store sells tzatziki (sp?) cucumber sauce for $2.50 a container!

Greek Chicken Pitas

Ingredients

1 pounds chicken breast
4 pita bread
2 tablespoons lemon juice
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoons oregano
3 cloves garlic, chopped

Directions

  1. Preheat grill pan over high heat. Place chicken in shall dish and season with salt and pepper.
  2. Preheat oven to 275 – wrap pita in foil and place in oven to keep warm.
  3. Combine lemon zest, lemon juice and vinegar in a bowl and whisk in oil. Add oregano, garlic and whisk again to combine. Pour over tenders turning to coat.
  4. Grill tenders 4 to 5 minutes on each side. Serve with warmed pitas, cucumbers and tomatoes.
with a 100 calorie pita - here is the stats for the chicken pita
score on the boneless skinless chicken breasts - $1.49 a pound!
I love using red wine vinegar in the marinade

I ended up pam frying these in about 1 teaspoon oil and Pam.

My pita:  4 ounces of chicken, 100 calorie pita, 1 tablespoon cucumber sauce and cucumbers.

On the side I made rosemary potatoes:

Roasted Rosemary Potatoes

Ingredients

1 pounds chicken breast
4 pita bread
2 tablespoons lemon juice
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoons oregano
3 cloves garlic, chopped

Directions

  1. Preheat grill pan over high heat. Place chicken in shall dish and season with salt and pepper.
  2. Preheat oven to 275 – wrap pita in foil and place in oven to keep warm.
  3. Combine lemon zest, lemon juice and vinegar in a bowl and whisk in oil. Add oregano, garlic and whisk again to combine. Pour over tenders turning to coat.
  4. Grill tenders 4 to 5 minutes on each side. Serve with warmed pitas, cucumbers and tomatoes.

calories for 1/4 of the recipe

My friend RobinSue of Big Red Kitchen is collecting heart healthy recipes until February 5th, which is National Red Day to promote awareness of heart health among women.  I tweaked by BSI – Tofu winning recipe (okay, so I was the only one that entered, but I’ll take it!) by adding broccoli and red pepper to the dish.  I made this to bring for my lunch tomorrow, since no one else in my family would touch this with a 10 foot pole!  I reduced the amount of tofu to six ounces instead of ten.

Glazed Tofu with Broccoli

Ingredients

1 tablespoon jelly
6 ounces tofu
1/4 cup orange juice
1 teaspoon cider vinegar
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon curry powder
1/2 teaspoon hot sauce
1/2 teaspoon corn starch
1 1/2 teaspoons water
4 ounces broccoli
1 ounces cooked rice

Directions

  1. Mix together corn starch and water, set to the side.
  2. In a small pan, stir jelly, orange juice, cider vinegar, soy sauce, curry powder and hot sauce until well combined – simmer for 5 minutes.
  3. Remove from heat and stir in corn starch mixture. Pour over stir fried tofu and broccoli.

Best part is that calorie count gives my dish an A!  It’s low in saturated fat, has no cholesterol, high in calcium, manganese, selenium and very high in vitamin C! 😀

Nutrition Facts
Amount Per Serving
Calories   358

Calories from Fat  72
Saturated Fat  1.6g
Trans Fat  0.0g
Cholesterol 0mg
Sugars  18.1g
Protein   20.1g
Vitamin A 17% • Vitamin C 227%
Calcium 42% • Iron 30%
* Based on a 2000 calorie diet

Nutritional details are an estimate and should only be used as a guide for approximation.

Now I can’t wait for lunch tomorrow! 😀

A big thanks to Mel for picking me in her Pillsbury giveaway – I came home to a nice package – 3 nesting plates and coupons!

Also, this weeks BSI hostess picked coconut milk!  I felt bad that I was the only entry last week – I hope that you join me this week! 😀

I probably won’t post again until Thursday morning to get back to my routine – that much closer to the weekend!

Off to watch Biggest Loser/American Idol AND Kitchen Nightmares – big BizTV night! 😀