Since my mom was planning to be at our house around 9 a.m., after publishing my morning blog post, I headed into the kitchen to pack a lunch to bring with me in a cooler since my mom and I were planning to drive through lunchtime.
I packed chicken salad, a cup of strawberry banana Greek yogurt and an apple the size of my face into the cooler. I also packed a baggie of blue corn chips for dipping into the chicken salad.
I made my chicken salad by combining the following:
- 1 large chicken breast, shredded
- 2 tablespoons Smart Balance Omega Plus Light Mayonnaise Dressing (The company sent me this to try and I hate mayonnaise, but really like it! It reminds me of Miracle Whip which I actually do like!)
- 2 tablespoons mustard
- 2 tablespoons relish
Easy!
It reminded me a lot of my BBQ chicken salad or curried chicken salad, but with less ingredients. Not too shabby for lunch out of a cooler!
And now for a nutty giveaway…
Nuts.com Giveaway
A few weeks ago, I received an email from an account executive with Nuts.com.
Knowing that I’m a peanut butter and nut-lover, he reached out to me asking if I would like to sample some of their nuts.
Of course!
I selected a pound of butter toffee pecans and have enjoyed snacking on them daily.
Pecans are my all-time favorite nut and the butter toffee flavor adds the perfect punch of sweetness.
I’ve loved eating them by the handful or stirring them into Greek yogurt, oatmeal or even pancake batter!
And now you have a chance to win a pound of Nuts.com butter toffee pecans.
To enter this giveaway, please comment below, telling me your favorite way to enjoy nuts.
(Keep it PG, please. 
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I will randomly select a winner tomorrow.
Good luck!
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I love adding nuts to popcorn and making my own healthy trail mix!
Those look pretty delicious! Left to my own devices, I could eat my body weight in trail mix.
When my smoothies are super thick and eaten with a spoon, I love to top it with chopped nuts! Pecans and almonds are my favorite!
Tossed in a little bit of maple syrup and sea salt, then roasted until crunchy. Most expensive and delicious snack EVER
I loooooove nuts in cakes and in salads!!
I loveee roasted nuts! So yummy!
i like nuts on salads, sweets, and right out of the bag (dangerous).
Straight up or in a salad. Oddly i cannot eat deserts with nuts.
Chocolate covered!! 🙂 I eat raw almonds just about every day too. Yum!!
I like putting nuts in muffin recipes :]
i love nuts in my salad!
plain or in trail mix 🙂
I prefer just snacking on nuts that have a yummy spice coating!
I love Whole Earth’s nut clusters!!
I love having a handful of nuts as an afternoon snack!
I love eating them as a snack any time of day!!! I’m always in the mood to munch on them 🙂
straight up as a snack with an apple!
I enjoy eating nuts plain or covered in dark chocolate!
MMM. MMmmmm. I like to eat a combo of nuts and chocolate chips. Its the perfect mid-afternoon snack!
I guess I’m boring when it comes to eating my nuts since I like them plain 🙂
I love almonds in my oatmeal or in a salad 🙂
by the handful!! or in yogurt and salads
Holy moly, difficult question! I love them on their own, and in ANY kind of baked treat! Also delicious in yogurt.
Mid-morning snack with an apple or in my oatmeal, granola or yogurt!
homemade trail mix: raw almonds, toasted pecans, dried fruit, and dark chocolate
I like my nuts straight up or in a trail mix!
I love all nuts, but my absolute favorite is when there are candied walnuts in a winter salad with pear, goat cheese, beets and light mixed greens 🙂 (and anything that is chocolate covered too!)
I love eating nuts by the handful! Or putting them in yogurt bowls!
I like my nuts very pg-rated … With apples!
(Oh dear, that’s the original sin…)
NUTS! Love ’em with some cereal and apricots.
yum! those look awesome! I love really salty nuts, paired with something sweet like dried cherries and dark chocolate chips!
I like them in trail mix or chocolate covered 🙂
Lately I’m loving cocoa roast almonds. I like to munch on them on my way home from the gym!
in nut butter! : )
I love nuts by the handful–raw cashews are my favorite but cholate covered almonds are a close second!
I love making fresh, homemade peanut butter with peanuts. Other favorites (almonds, pecans, walnuts) are a perfect on-the-go snack!!!
I just like eating them plain!
in oats! or all by themselves. 🙂
In trail mix….or cookies!
I like nuts in Greek yogurt or in trail mix!
I love all types of nuts! Just something about the crunching really is addicting! I love them especially mixed with a lot of dried fruit! Now I’m craving some walnuts…good thing I just stocked up…
I love roasting nuts with cinnamon or just throwing a few different kinds together with some chocolate chips – delicious!
In chocolate of course!
I love mixing nuts with a handful of dried bing cherries… yum!
They’re my favorite afternoon snack at work!
Aside from eating them by themselves, I love throwing them into my oatmeal! My fave oats are banana, pecan, cinnamon, ground flaxseed, and recently chia seeds – yum 🙂
Probably kinda boring, but I love them straight out of the container. They are such a healthy and filling snack! But I definitely need a glass if water on the side 🙂
I love all kinds of roasted nuts! almonds and cashews are my favorite..cover them in decadent dark chocolate and I am going to need a quiet, undisturbed moment to myself =)
in trail mix!
peanut butter and in trail mix! yummm