ANTI-CANCER CHOPPED SALAD

ANTI-CANCER CHOPPED SALAD

 

Can't be all bad to be good for you,

~d

RUNNING BEHIND AND SWEET SALAD

WEDNESDAY.  

Hello world.

Didn't fall asleep last night very easily so I stayed up and prayed, printed off some more pics for granddaughter and prayed some more.  I knew waking in the morning would be difficult with little sleep.  Woke around 8  managing to shampoo my hair at the kitchen sink. Got groomed, dressed and dashed off to a High School Awards Ceremony.  Granddaughter is a Senior. 

BITTER SWEET that she is graduating. Happy she is, but on the other hand sad that she will venture off to a different arena of life.  No matter how hard I try to stop time, it keeps on ticking.  

So proud of her and the accomplishments she has made in her High School Career.  Knowing these kids are Seniors is BITTER SWEET to watch the Awards program.  Graduation is in a few weeks and I know it will pull some emotional heart strings.

Rushed off to a Dental appointment to fix a cavity and do preps for a crown.  I wasn't looking forward to sitting in the chair with my mouth wide open so the Dentist could work on me.  The music playing was extra nice, but I couldn't wait to get out of the chair and wave bye.  I stopped counting the deadening shots in the mouth after 4 of them.  The doctor worked away and I was so ready for him to be done.  See you in three weeks for the permanent crown.  The bill wasn't as much as estimated two weeks ago, so this was a good thing.  PRAISE THE LORD!

Walked out of the office with mismatched lips and a very numb mouth.  Went HOME for a short nap as Hubby said he'd fix salmon patties, green beans and baby potatoes.  It was raining when I got HOME so I couldn't walk in the yard to look at the Irises that have bloomed.  They are gorgeous and I want to admire them more than I have.  Soon they will disappear.  I can't grasp how quickly things disappear.  Have to stay on top of these things.

After I rest from the dental visit, I will work on two door wreaths that have been talking to me to finish.  I goofed and got side tracked to where I did not get my EASTER WREATHS made.  The materials are waiting for the magic touch.  I have the design in my head.  After I get them finished, I'll put them away until SPRING calls again in 2026.  That year looks really odd to me right now.

It's a grey kind of day with the rain.  As far as I know not threatening. NO TORNADOES. 

Mom's Mother's Day card and gift is in the mail.  Hoping she gets it on Saturday.  I have some more cards to get in the mail and I'd better get to it.  They may not get their cards until after Mother's Day.  This HOLIDAY has snuck up on me this year.   

Seems like I continue to run behind.  Gotta get a handle on this.  Is it that I think if I ignore time passing by so quickly that it will help it actually slow down?  This doesn't work.  I believe I would rather be early than late.  So be it.

Look at the salad I came across.  Will try it.  Watermelon, pineapple, blueberries, strawberries, kiwi, pomegranate, lemon juice and honey.  Mix and serve.  Sounds easy enough.

 

Will take the rest of the day easy and be ready for a new day in the morning.  May the teeth I had worked on not give me too much pain as the deadener wears off.  I can feel some discomfort. 🦷

Okay, rest, write out the other Mother's Day cards having them ready to mail, work on wreaths, fold some clean towels and undies then put away, plant some mint in the front porch container, walk the yard oohing and ahhing the flowers.  TV tonite.  A blessed day. 

🩷 d

I ate this salad every night and lost 5 kg in a week!

SIMPLE SALAD

WHILE I WAS THINKING ABOUT WHAT KIND OF SIMPLE SALAD TO FIX FOR SUPPER, I placed some eggs in a pan of water to boil.  Something so simple as boiling an egg concerned me as I thought I had best reread how to fix them so they turn out without a green ring in them due to over cooking.  Having a SENIOR MOMENT.

Place eggs in pan and cover eggs with cold water.
Bring the water to a boil.
Cover the pan with lid and turn heat off.
Allow eggs to rest in hot water 10 to 12 minutes.
Remove from stove and run cold water over eggs.
Allow eggs to rest in cold water about 10 minutes.
They're ready to peel and eat.

Big salad for supper tonight.  Started with SPRING GREENS for the base.  
Sliced hard boiled eggs.  
Thinly sliced Almonds for crunch.
Shredded Mexican Cheese.
Sliced Strawberries.
Cherry Tomatoes.
Sliced Green Peppers.
Crushed Ritz Crackers instead of croutons.
Catalina Salad Dressing.

  

SALAD WAS VERY FILLING.  Takes a little time to prepare, but it's worth it.  Veggies with a little fruit, plus protein from the eggs, cheese and nuts, some grains and a little fat.  A well rounded meal with plenty of protein for me without eating actual meat.  

Though it's cold outside, I sometimes desire a crunchy, cold salad for a meal knowing I'm eating much needed nutrition.

About a week ago, I had soaked the strawberries in cold vinegar water.  Rinsed in cold water then placed in a glass storage container lined with a paper towel.  I believe this is why they were still good to use.  

Before fixing the salad, I soaked the greens in salt water for about 10 minutes then rinsed with cold water to kill amoebas and parasites.  Even with the packages saying the product has been washed, I have decided to go an extra mile and soak in salt water first before using.

   

https://www.gardengatemagazine.com/review/cleaning-vegetables/

SIMPLE SALADS on the prairie are what I need,

~d  

SALADS

WHAT HAVE I BEEN TRYING TO EAT MORE OF?  SALADS!!!  Yep, that's right. Salads. If I were to say what I am doing different from five years ago, it would be that I am eating more salads, veggies and ORGANIC!  

I'm still too heavy and LORD willing after we get relocated, I will do my best to exercise and continue to eating well/healthier.  

Strawberries, pear, spinach and salad greens

Strawberries, blueberries, croutons, salad dressing, and salad greens

Asian Salad

Salad greens, tuna, strawberries, craisins, 

and dried cherries

Boiled eggs, salad dressing, and mixed salad greens

Boiled eggs, croutons, and salad greens

Croutons, salad dressing and lots of veggies

🥒🥒🥒🍏🍏🍏🍎🍎🍎🍅🍅🍅🍑🍑🍑

Not all of the Salads are complicated to fix.  I use kits sometimes or Mixed Spring Greens already washed and ready to eat.  These are my favorites!

Salad Dressing adds zest and that's what I like.  Trying to eat 4 cups of greens when eating a salad.  Sounds like a lot, but I need the bulk to fill me up.  

Calories are low and that's a plus.

Salad days are most everyday.  
What's funny is I'm alright with this.

~d

WHAT SOUND DO YOU MAKE WHEN TIRED?

LETTING OUT A SIGH.  When I'm really tired, the sigh comes out of my mouth heaving from my chest and deep from within my belly.  A heavy sigh.  I catch myself sighing after a long day of work from having a lot to do.  Blowing out my breathe with a swishing puff.  Today, I said that I will just get done what I get done.  I kind of had an idea what I wanted to get done, but canceled this thought by encouraging myself to get done what I got done.

I have had very full days of late and the week-end is just as busy.  A drive to the Bank, Lunch at McAlister's where I got a Pecan Berry Chicken Salad with lemonade to drink.  

Fresh strawberries and blueberries, candied pecans and grilled chicken, served with Fat-Free Raspberry-Pecan Vinaigrette dressing.  380 calories.

The day was gorgeous.  OUR SPRING IS HERE.  Off to Dollar Tree to purchase some more shelf liner as I have one more drawer to line before I can say finished.  I'll work on it tomorrow and continue to pack the contents of our main house Kitchen.  I plan to take the Kitchen staples over tomorrow.

We needed to go to Home Depot.  We drove HOME, switched our cars and drove over to Paxico to the Antique store to look at their lighting.  I enjoy browsing.  No luck on lighting for the bathroom.  Hubby is getting closer to wiring the lights beside the large Bathroom mirror and we'll need lights soon.  On the hunt.

Over to the COTTAGE to polish the fronts of the kitchen cabinets.  I'd work a while then sit. Work a while then sit.  Hubby worked on the bathroom details.  I cleaned out some cabinets then polished the wood.  The wood still looks pretty nice, but I kept reminding myself that eventually the Kitchen will be remodeled with different cabinets that will be larger.  

As I morph along, the COTTAGE changes as well.

This was a two salad day as for supper I fixed a salad kit for the two of us.  My stomach should be full of greens.  We topped the night off with a hot chocolate and binge watching a PBS series, Seaside Hotel.  Subtitles make my eyes tired, but the story is interesting.  

What shall tomorrow bring?  Some rest.  Some time at HOME.  Some prayers.  

~d 

PRAIRIE FIRE SALAD

PRAIRIE FIRE SALAD

with Chipotle Salad Dressing

THE BASE starts with 2 cups of SPINACH

2 Hard Boiled Eggs

Handful of Cherry Tomatoes

Handful of Blueberries

6 Sliced Strawberries

2 Sliced Radishes

3 Large Green Olives

2 Miniature Pickles 

1/2 Cup of French Fried Onion Rings

Handful of Croutons

1/4 Cup of Chipotle Salad Dressing

The Chipotle Salad Dressing and radishes add some heat 

to this otherwise cool salad.

Altogether the salad has about 398 calories. 

Put the heat out by drinking water

with the meal.

Sizzling good,
~d

 

A SPECIAL SATURDAY RUN

WENT TO A CROSS COUNTRY MEET EARLY THIS MORNING AND WE WERE TRULY BLESSED WITH BEAUTIFUL WEATHER.  I walked part of the 3.2 mile course cheering on the girls running.  To think these athletes run the rough terrain so fast makes a believer out of me that they are truly fit and tough athletes.  This sport is a SPORT.

GRAND ran the course and beat her last year time on this course by a minute.  She was so excited to win the race coming in FIRST PLACE for Varsity.  

Between walking fast and partly running the course, I got shaky and DECIDED to sit in the car with the air conditioner on me to cool off before the awards were given.  

One of the things I love about this sport is that while the participants train throughout the season when they run the race, it is over quickly, we're in the out of doors and it gives me an opportunity to get some sunshine.  I get to see my family celebrating the event.

My day started out early at a quarter to 5 allowing me some time to pray and think about the day to come before the Cross Country event.  

Did some paperwork and ate AVOCADO TOAST for breakfast.  This stuck with me until LUNCH at CHICK-FIL-LAY after the race.  We parked under a shade tree at the Topeka Mall for LUNCH then went on to the COTTAGE to rest.  I did some more paperwork while hubby spackled the Kitchen Cabinet then we took a nap.  Afterwards I was back at the paperwork.

Came HOME early from working on the COTTAGE and I fixed myself a Three Bean Salad on a bed of lettuce.  This is a very easy, fast and affordable salad to make that's LOW CALORIE.  I need some LOW calorie meals as I am stuck at weighing way too much.  I don't like it.

I thought the COBB SALAD would be a great choice for LUNCH and when tallying my calories, the CHICK-FIL-LAY COBB SALAD comes in at a whopping 850 calories.  This is quite a bit for me to consume for a day just in one meal.  It was delicious though and I ate the whole thing.  The Three Bean Salad is more in lines with what I should be eating in a meal.

This week to come, I hope to stay faithful in having a low cal week.  I am a lousy dieter and have to talk to myself to stay the course.  Stay the course.  Like someone in training.  I have about a month before weighing in at the Endocrinologist office for my yearly check-up.  I'd like to drop 10 pounds if possible.  If possible.  Is it possible?  Without a thyroid it is very difficult to lose weight as the thyroid controls the metabolism and without one, I'm a broken person. My thermometer is broken.  Reading about what to do without a thyroid to lose weight is challenging in itself.  It can be done, but is very difficult.  If I throw the towel in then I am through.  I would continue to gain weight adding to additional health issues which are bad enough the way it is.  Today, I walked and I believe this is a good starting point to begin AGAIN walking.

As I sort through papers I am finding that I have many articles printed off about thyroid health and weight loss, lowering A1c, lowering bad cholesterol.  I'll be stapling the papers together and filing a file box full on health related articles.  I am making headway on the paperwork and I couldn't be happier.  It has been a long drawn out ordeal.  Lord HELP.  

    SCRIPTURE DRAW:  Psalm 5:12

12 For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.

Blessings to you and yours,

~d~