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FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 2016
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Healthy spring eating
Sandwich
1 can or recipe
condensed cream
of celery soup
2 tablespoons
mayonnaise
¼ teaspoon
black pepper
2 cups cooked
chopped chicken
2 stalks celery
chopped
¼ cup or 1
Homemade Goodness
small onion fi nely
chopped
By Eileen Driver
Sandwich buns
or bread
It’s now offi cially
Lettuce
spring. The sun is shin-
Sliced tomato
ing (most days). The air is
Stir the soup, mayon-
warmer and we are starting
to spend more time outside naise and pepper in a bowl.
Add chicken, celery and
in clothes that don’t cover
as much as our winter ones onion and toss to coat.
Cover and chill for at
did.
least two hours,
Sooo we are starting to
Scoop onto bread top
notice those extra winter
with lettuce and tomato
pounds we are all carrying
and enjoy. Makes about 6
around.
sandwiches.
That makes people
Since I have a lot of
think, okay time to eat
leftover ham from Easter
more green lettuce salads
dinner, which was yummy
for dinner, lunch and even
by the way, I could make
breakfast, in their despera-
another sandwich out of
tion to shed those pounds.
That is not for me. I very the next recipe or if I am
not in the mood for bread,
occasionally eat a lettuce
eating it on crackers is
salad but I am defi nitely
great too.
a meat and potatoes type
I remember eating this
of person and for me, if I
when I was young but
don’t like what I’m eat-
don’t see it much anymore,
ing, a diet won’t last and
so it is a really special treat
I’m setting myself up for
when I think to make it
failure.
again.
The only way to lose
Old Fashioned Ham
those pounds is to eat less
Salad
and move more.
2 cups han, fat removed
That doesn’t mean you
and diced
can’t eat what you like,
½ cup miracle whip
just not so much that you
¼ cup mayonnaise
are stuffed.
2 teaspoons onion fl akes
I believe that lettuce has
1 teaspoon stone ground
its place. I love it on my
mustard
sandwich or on my burger,
1 tablespoon dill or sweet
even in a Chef salad or
pickle relish
taco salad which also has
Add all ingredients
plenty of meat.
except relish to a food pro-
So when I think salad it
cessor. Slowly pulse until
is more likely to be potato
chunky.
or macaroni salad.
(You want it to be
If I want to have a salad
smooth enough to spread
for lunch it would have
but not like paste.)
to be a (something) salad
Transfer to a bowl and
sandwich. Which makes
stir in relish. Make a sand-
me happy to only eat only
wich with swiss cheese
half a sandwich as long as
and pineapple or spread on
it tastes good and meaty.
buttery crackers.
And this one is perfect for
Either sandwich fi lling
eating outside while you
recipe would be great as a
are doing the “moving
lettuce wrap if you want to
around more” part of the
cut out the bread entirely
equation.
and is a delicious way to
Picnic Chicken Salad
The
include the “salad” without
having to eat a salad.
If you need to have more
vegetables in your salad to
make you feel like you’re
doing the healthier thing,
which healthier is always
good, then try the one
below.
It would make a good
side for any of the above
sandwiches or a great meal
all by itself.
Broccoli Salad
2 cups frozen peas
1 pound fresh caulifl ower
1 pound fresh broccoli
4 strips bacon chopped
½ cup mayonnaise
½ cup plain yogurt or
sour cream
½ tablespoon sugar
4 ounces cubed cheddar
cheese
½ teaspoon salt
Cut broccoli and cauli-
fl ower, including stems,
into bite size pieces.
In a large pot with a wire
mesh lift out strainer, bring
4 quarts of water and 1
tablespoon salt to boiling.
Drop in peas and boil
one minute.
Lift out strainer drain
peas and put aside in bowl.
Add caulifl ower to strainer
in pot and boil for three
minutes.
Lift out strainer and run
under cold water then set
aside. Repeat process with
broccoli boiling for two
minutes using the same
boiling water.
In small fry pan cook
bacon till lightly crisp
drain on paper towel and
cool.
Mix mayo, yogurt or
sour cream, sugar and salt
together to make dressing.
When vegetables are
cooled add to dressing
along with cheese and ba-
con, toss lightly to mix.
Refrigerate for at least
an hour to one day before
eating.
If you want to make this
a little heartier for a meal
in itself just add a cup or
so of ham or smoked tur-
key cubes and eat up.
Just remember moving
more and eating smaller
portions are the keys to
staying healthy not depriv-
ing yourself of the foods
you love.
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