#8

Tuesday's #8 - enjoyed a visit to a local salad bar for this one... yum!

Mixed greens
Spinach
Purple onion
Peas
Sunflower seeds
Red and yellow peppers
Cherry Tomatoes
Carrots
Egg
Roasted turkey breast
Honey mustard dressing

Wow, and I thought Christian was physically skilled. He's got nothing on these kids! Oh, and I hope that by now, we all know that drinking this brand of water is pretty much equivalent to drinking water out of your tap... with the added carbon footprint and waste of a plastic bottle... we all knew that, right...? Either way, these kids are pretty amazing! : )

# 7

Today's salad is a suggestion from BTWG standout, Alison Cole, "Mexican Salad". This is one that you can vary and get all kinda crazy with it, if you want. Thanks for the suggestion, Alison.

Mexican Salad

4 cups lettuce (romaine, green leaf, maybe a little spinach)
tomatoes, carrot sticks, black olives, corn from a corn on the cob, (maybe green peppers, red peppers, yellow, onions)
1/2 c black beans (100 cal)
4 oz chicken
2 tbsp cheese
Greek Corn Chips on top

And the Dressing....greek yogurt, salsa and guacamole. I measure the yogurt and avocado, (Tbsp or two per topping) but the salsa is free food ...

#6 and Comments from the Summer Schoolers

#6 -
Mixed greens
Tuna (yum!)
Chopped onion
Carrots
Blueberries
Walnuts
Tomato
Raspberry/Walnut vinaigrette

The "Project: Summer School" crew got their first taste of a brand new "Project" workout last week and, boy, were my ears burning! Here are a few comments that have come my way:

"Chris....tough workout...but awesome. The soreness started to kick in late yesterday. Just what I needed to start off July...thanks!!"

"L. and I did the second strength and conditioning this morning – I’m off work today, too. We were going to do it yesterday, but we were still sore (legs, thighs, inside thighs) from Tuesday morning. We’re much better today."

"And from one of the brave folks doing the "Project: Performance" workouts -

I do like the performance work outs. I am a fan of compound exercises. The only thing is that it is pretty grueling. It requires a bit of mental preparation and focus, But that's okay. It's good to set a high goal and work toward it each time. I think the last time I did burbees was high school football, and I don't remember ever doing box jumps. Summer month 3 is tough also but takes less time."

Salad #5

Does "potato salad" count? No? Okay, then. Here goes:
Mixed greens
Grilled chicken breast
Fruit salad mixture of blueberries, strawberries, mango, and pineapple
Walden Farms Thousand Island dressing

Hope you had a great, albeit wet, 4th of July.

Today's Eagle Creek Adventure was loads of fun. I'll see if I can get some pictures and a little report up here soon.

Peace,
Chris

Salad #3 and #4

Yesterday's salad was a quickie of:
Mixed greens
Celery
Carrots
Tomato
Low fat cottage cheese
Walnuts
Dijon honey mustard dressing (just enough to taste, no excess!)


And today #4:
Marinated chicken breast
Red peppers
Mushrooms
Onions
Green peppers
Vinegar and oil dressing

Looking forward to seeing some of you at tomorrow's Eagle Creek Adventure! Otherwise, have a safe and happy Independence Day!

Peace,
Chris

Salad #2 (and 3?)

Mixed greens - by the way, you are gonna see "Mixed Greens" A LOT in this series!
2 Hard boiled egg whites
Grilled chicken breast
Fresh tomato
Raw carrots
Avocado
Walnuts
"Walden Farms" dressing - thanks for Rob and Jen Johansen for turning me on to "Walden Farms"!

For dessert? Fresh fruit salad with:
Strawberries
Mangos
Blueberries
Pineapple
Peaches

It's all good!

See ya tomorrow.