You know what they say? Summer bodies are made in the winter. With that being said I have been trying my best to eat healthier(with a cheat meal every now and then), drink more water, and workout more constantly. It’s almost the end of the month and I think this is a great check point to see how those goals are doing. So day 27 have you made any progress towards your goal? How’s your new year, new me working out for you? Hoping you have made some progress I can certainly say I have been improving. One of my goals for the year was to eat healthier and workout at least 4 times per week. It’s been hard and it’s only been 3 weeks in.
I have used some tools to help me manage my goals. The first being my planner. Which is my create 365 planners which I love!
Towards the end of each week, I sit down and plan out my meals for the week. For me, meal prepping is a bit intense and takes up most of my Sunday afternoon. I’m still trying to find out what method works best for me but currently, my schedule goes like this:
- I find 2-3 meals that I can make for lunch and dinner. For me I can’t eat the same thing every day for lunch I need to change it up a bit.
- I mostly like to do smart to no carbs for the dinner recipe. As part of my weight loss plan, I try to eat most of the carbs during the day and just eat protein and veggies for dinner.
- I also usually eat the same thing for breakfast, for the most part, it doesn’t bother me. I usually do oatmeal or some type of eggs. I have found that these frozen quinoa & steel cut oats from Trader Joe’s are a godsend.
It’s a no mess meal, all you do is throw it in a bowl and place in the microwave, no mixing or no measuring! You can also add any fruit to it you like. My favorites are half a banana and some fresh strawberries. For $1.99 this is an amazing steal, and encourage you all to add it to your morning meals! In the upcoming weeks, I will be sharing my meal prep meals for the week 🙂
Now onto this beauty…
This delicious “Honey” Mustard Chicken Avocado + Turkey Bacon Salad. An easy salad with a homemade dressing with only 5 ingredients. Who isn’t a lover of honey mustard? I was looking for a way to lighten up this recipe I found online and decided to swap out the honey with agave to save on some calories, and also added turkey bacon. Avocado just makes everything better so that needs no explanation.
This week’s playlist wanted to slow it down a bit. For me being in the kitchen is very relaxing, and this playlist was just the right mix of some slower jams with a splash of trap 🙂 Hope you enjoy my current jams for the week…
Cooking up That Work Vol.3
"Honey" Mustard Chicken Avocado Salad
Ingredients
Dressing & Marinade:
- 1/3 cup Agave
- 3 tbsp whole grain mustard
- 2 tbsp smooth dijon mustard
- 2-3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- dash of salt
- 4 boneless & skinless breasat
For Salad:
- 1/4 cup diced turkey bacon
- 4 cups romain lettuce
- 1/4 cup corn kerneles
- 1/4 of a red onion sliced
Instructions
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Combine the ingredients for the marinade together with a whisk. Use half of the marinade for the chicken and marinade for at least 2 hours. Reserve the rest for the dressing.
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Heat a nonstick pan over medium heat with about a teaspoon of olive oil and sear chicken fillets on each side until golden brown, crispy and cooked through. Set chicken aside
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place bacon on a foil-lined cookie sheet. Bake 8 - 12 minutes or to desired crispness, no turning is necessary. Cool
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Using kitchen sears or a knife. Cut each strip of bacon into small pieces. Slice chicken into strips, and prepare the salad. Top with avocado.
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Add 1-2 tablespoons of water to dressing, and top salad. Enjoy!
Until next time.
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