The Fresh Diet Meals Review & Photos of Thursday, Mar. 31, 2011

"IN THE BAG"

I didn't need a jacket today, it was sunny and 80! This was taken on the Historic Oceanside Pier at Oceanside Beach. It is one of the longest wooden piers on the West Coast, spanning 1,942 feet in length. It was first built in 1888 was destroyed by storms in the winter of 1890, and was rebuilt in 1893. The pier is a popular fishing spot and Ruby's Diner, a 50's style diner, is located at the end. 

This was a good day for swimming, surfing, sailing, and many other water sports or just walking on the beach. As soon as it cools down, I'll take my Lily for a walk, she's already getting impatient and banging on the shutters. Her sign for, let's go walking! She spent most of her day going in and out, in and out and nudging my leg for me to join her.

 The Fresh Diet meals for today were just awesome! 

 BREAKFAST 

I chose CREAMY SCRAMBLED EGGS with SAUTEED SPINACH & WHOLE WHEAT TOAST for my breakfast today. I usually don't get a whole slice of toast, so this was a surprise this morning. That's okay, Chef Ray, I forgive you. Hahaha! It was delicious, the eggs were moist and the spinach, one of my favorite greens,  had a creamy sauce to it. Altogether a good combination and a very satisfying breakfast. I nearly lost this one to my Westie, Lily, but that's a story for another day.

LUNCH

I teased you on the Fresh Diet Facebook page today with a preview of this photo.  This lunch of GRILLED CHICKEN BREAST with BABY ARUGULA, ORANGE SEGMENTS, MANGO, STRAWBERRY & CITRUS GINGER DRESSING is one of my very favorite salads. Just the colors in the salad makes it so inviting. The grilled chicken pieces were tender and the fruit were not just pleasing to the eye but so delicious and refreshing on this hot day.  Oranges, strawberries and mangos are some of my favorite fruit.  The arugula was a nice change for the greens. 

SNACK

Today's snack was more generous than usual. It could be because I'm on maintenance and I have a high activity level. This snack was amazingly tasty! Thank you Chef Ray. This is the ASIAN STYLE BROCO-SLAW with SHREDDED TURKEY. It has cabbage, carrots, broccoli, turkey strips and the most tasty dressing. This crunchy salad was great after having a light salad lunch and also very refreshing for the high temps of today. 

DINNER

This and TFD's Florentine Baked Chicken are my all-time favorite chicken dinners! WALNUT CRUSTED CHICKEN APRICOT ROULADE with SOUTHWESTERN CORN SAUTE and SAUTEED KALE. Wow!! I sat in the sunroom to enjoy this one and savored every bite. 

 I made sure to give Lily her dog food first, hoping she would be full and leave me to my dinner. The aroma that wafted through the kitchen, when I reheated this,  awakened her senses! She immediately started that jumping dance of hers trying to get my plate as I was walking into the sunroom. Hahaha! I tricked her and walked out the sunroom door, of course she followed me all the way out, but I made a quick turnaround and closed the door behind me. I'm so mean! 

TFD's baked chicken is always so tender and the apricot filling and walnuts make this so gourmet. This is one meal I ALWAYS choose when it comes around. Oh là là I so enjoy this! The southwestern corn with the red bell pepper in it is the best. The kale is my favorite green and Chef Ray has an awesome way of preparing it. This dinner was a special feast for me. 

Dessert

I looked forward to this CHOCOLATE CHIP CHEESE CAKE. This one looked a little different then usual. It had a beige tint to it instead of a whiter color and less chocolate chips. It had a mild chocolate flavor with chocolate bits in the bottom. It was creamy and smooth. I'm addicted to TFD's cheesecakes, so this one was savored just like all their other flavors of cheese cake. I had this one on this pretty plate while Lily stole the container and licked it clean. She was in heaven as well as I was. To thank me, she cuddled with me all evening. 

Hopefully you were all good today and stayed "in the bag" as well as drink water and exercise. You'll be thankful on Monday when you get on the scale.

DON'T WAIL ON THE SCALE IF YOU CHEAT WHEN YOU EAT.


Hahaha! Sorry, I couldn't help myself again with the silly jokes. You'll have to watch out tomorrow.  It's April Fool's Day!! 


I'll see you Friday and we'll have a good time then.


xoxo
Carol