I had all intentions of making a recipe my sister, Tiffany, sent me for “Meg Makes It On Monday” — teriyaki turkey burgers. My mouth is watering just reading the ingredients! I needed a few things from the store to make them, (does anyone keep ginger root in the house?) but by the time I got home from work, did a tough workout (more on that in a minute!) and ran a few other errands with JD, it was almost 8:30. In the interest of time, we decided to skip the store and save the burger recipe for another night. (Thanks for sending it, T!)
We had a whole carton of eggs in the fridge, so the husband offered to make some scrambled style, mixed with a few pieces of thin-sliced turkey. Salad ingredients are a plenty right now in our kitch after my birthday party, so I thought I’d do my own version of a chef salad, but a little more “breakfast” style with the eggs.
…to that!
Into the bowl went:
- two handfuls organic salad mix
- three mini bell peppers, sliced (red, orange and yellow)
- about a half a cup’s worth of sliced mushrooms and cucumbers
- 1 tablespoon Hormel real bacon bits
- 1 kid-size box Sunmaid craisins
- 4 tablespoons Maple Grove Farms fat-free raspberry vinaigrette
- 2 tablespoons Athenos feta cheese with basil and tomato
All this, topped with organic, cage-free eggs (one whole and 2 whites), and turkey (three pieces), was just shy of 400 calories. I love mixing hot and cold components together in salad, and the sweet/salty flavors complimented each other perfectly. So, what came first…the chicken or the veggie? 
*Calling all Cooks! If you have a recipe you would like me to try for “Meg Makes It On Monday,” please e-mail it to me at twopounds2@yahoo.com*
Moving on to my workout…I decided to go back to the virtual world and visit an old friend…Sassy Sarge! Remember her? I haven’t done an EA Active Personal Trainer workout since the great tendonitis incident of 2009. But, after several months of working out and getting my legs stronger, I thought I’d give it another chance. I was looking for a challenge, and I certainly got one with the 30-minute custom workout, level “hard.” And hard it was! The inline skating with jumps was probably the worst…my legs were screaming for mercy! I don’t think I have ever sweat that much from a workout…not even Jillian’s Shred gets my heart rate up that high.
Running, baseball, dancing and more strength training also made up this workout…it was tough!
It’s late…my legs are burning already…so I’m going to follow my hubby and puppy to bed! Goodnight, and have a fantastic Tuesday!
Tags: EA Active Personal Trainer workout for Wii, eggs in salad, Meg Makes It on Monday, tendonitis
Hey Megan! I just wanted to say I really enjoy reading your blog on weight loss. You are soo funny sometimes! But I wanted to mainly say that reading about your expierences and looking at the pics of your food for the day show how easily someone could encorporate this into their everyday life. While I haven’t picked up everything you do, reading your blog has given me some great ideas. Thank you for blogging!
Thanks so much, Natalie! That means so much to know you are enjoying reading my blog! I truly appreciate it!