Spicy Peanut Arugula Salad with Poached Eggs for Lunch! |
Daily Tidbit: Eggs are amazing things - delicious, filling and packed with nutrients! They have gotten a bum wrap over the years, so I'm thrilled to see some research indicating all the health benefits of eggs - not to mention a good reason to forego those "white omelets" for the good old fashioned yellow kind...check it out here:
http://www.womenshealthmag.com/nutrition/benefits-of-eggs
Meanwhile, I have a new favorite way to make eggs: Poaching them in the microwave! It could not be any easier. In a large coffee mug put 1/2 cup of water. Break 2 eggs into the water. Loosely place microwave safe plastic wrap on top of the mug. Cook in microwave 60-90 seconds. Voila! No pans or spatulas to clean and it eliminates the need for oil or butter. And oh yeah, it takes less than 2 minutes! LOVE this. And check out my photo from lunch (above) - they are just as beautiful as they are tasty!
http://www.womenshealthmag.com/nutrition/benefits-of-eggs
Meanwhile, I have a new favorite way to make eggs: Poaching them in the microwave! It could not be any easier. In a large coffee mug put 1/2 cup of water. Break 2 eggs into the water. Loosely place microwave safe plastic wrap on top of the mug. Cook in microwave 60-90 seconds. Voila! No pans or spatulas to clean and it eliminates the need for oil or butter. And oh yeah, it takes less than 2 minutes! LOVE this. And check out my photo from lunch (above) - they are just as beautiful as they are tasty!
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Breakfast: Oatmeal with Walnuts
½ cup plain Oatmeal (cooked with Fat Free Milk, in microwave)
2 tbsp of plain Walnuts
2-3 shakes Plain Cinnamon on top
5 oz. glass of OJ
Regular Coffee, black
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Lunch: Spicy Peanut Arugula Salad with Poached Eggs
Spicy Peanut Sauce Recipe: 2 tbsp Peanut Butter, 1 tbsp jarred Red Hot Chili Sauce & 2 tbsp Soy sauce, heated in microwave & mixed
2 packed cups of Arugula
2 tbsp of Spicy Peanut Sauce (recipe below)
3 tbsp of sliced Red Onions
1/4 cup fresh Blueberries
Cucumber Lemon Water
Spicy Peanut Sauce Recipe: 2 tbsp Peanut Butter, 1 tbsp jarred Red Hot Chili Sauce & 2 tbsp Soy sauce, heated in microwave & mixed
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Snack: Chips & Salsa!
9 Organic Yellow Corn Tortilla Chips
Served with 1/2 cup of Homemade Salsa mixed with 1/2 cup of Pinto Beans
Water
Note: I had 9 chips because that is 1 serving; which contains: 140 calories, 7g fat (5g monounsaturated/ 1g polyunsaturated), 0mg cholesterol, 80mg sodium (this is about half the sodium of most chips!), 2g fiber, 16g carbohydrates, 0g sugars & 2g protein.
Salsa Recipe: http://whatamyatetoday.blogspot.com/2012/06/thurs-june-7th.html
9 Organic Yellow Corn Tortilla Chips
Served with 1/2 cup of Homemade Salsa mixed with 1/2 cup of Pinto Beans
Water
Note: I had 9 chips because that is 1 serving; which contains: 140 calories, 7g fat (5g monounsaturated/ 1g polyunsaturated), 0mg cholesterol, 80mg sodium (this is about half the sodium of most chips!), 2g fiber, 16g carbohydrates, 0g sugars & 2g protein.
Salsa Recipe: http://whatamyatetoday.blogspot.com/2012/06/thurs-june-7th.html
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Frozen Brussels Sprouts, Frozen French Green Beans, Frozen mixed Red, Yellow & Green Peppers, Frozen Sweet Petit Peas, fresh Red Onion, Russet Potato, cooked in 1 tbsp of EVOO, browned and mixed with Thai Red Curry Sauce & Low Sodium Chicken Broth and Rotisserie Chicken. Topped with roasted Almond slices.
White Wine
Note: I made this dish for two so I was careful on portions: 1 potato, so we would each get only half, 1/2 cup of Thai sauce which is high in sodium, so we would each only get 1 serving of 1/4 cup (notice you can't really see the red curry sauce in the picture - but believe me it was there and we could taste it!) I didn't measure the other veggies, just eyeballed what I thought would be enough to fill us up. And 1 tbsp of toasted Almonds each!
White Wine
Note: I made this dish for two so I was careful on portions: 1 potato, so we would each get only half, 1/2 cup of Thai sauce which is high in sodium, so we would each only get 1 serving of 1/4 cup (notice you can't really see the red curry sauce in the picture - but believe me it was there and we could taste it!) I didn't measure the other veggies, just eyeballed what I thought would be enough to fill us up. And 1 tbsp of toasted Almonds each!
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Dessert: 1 crisp Gala Apple! Water.
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