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 ANY kind of nuts and i especially love them with white chocolate chips or dark chocolate chips
mixed into cookie dough, preferably with dark chocolate and/or cranberries too :o)
Love em in yogurt. Or oatmeal. Or my mouth in general.
I enjoy them sweetened or carmelized! 🙂
Nuts… how can I pick just one way?
Tonight we had cashews sprinkled on our Butter Chicken and that was pretty darn good!
I like chocolate covered nuts, especially walnuts!
Almonds & Cashews, roasted, & unsalted. Perfectly plain and delicious!
I love nuts just straight outta’ the can! They’ re my go-to mid-day snack!
Blue diamond flavored almonds right out of the can for a healthy snack!
Oh my goodness girl, I am nutz about nuts! I love them on salads, on sprinkled on oatmeal and ice cream, in cookies and brownies or just right out of the can. My ultimate treat are those scrumptious spiced nuts they sell at the malls during Christmas time, the ones that smell AMAZING! SOOOO good 🙂
I love them by the handful-especially during long roadtrips!
I enjoy them in my frozen yogurt with chocolate chips of course 😉
I love putting candied walnuts in salad, or walnuts/almonds or peanuts with some dried fruit for a mid-morning snack.
In the form of nut butter!
I just discovered cocoa almonds by Blue Diamond.
A-M-A-Z-I-N-G little snack!
I love almonds; especially seasoned ones just by the handful. I always love them chopped up in my oatmeal or any form of buttter! yum
All nuts should be roasted!!!! The flavor is a million times better 🙂 I like salty and sweet, so some almonds/peanuts/hazelnuts paired with dried fruit and/or chocolate. yum!! The pecans you chose look AWESOME
Love nuts in Asian dishes
These pecans sound delicious! I used to think I didn’t like nuts unless they were found inside M&Ms but I finally grew out of that and now enjoy all types of nuts, especially for crunch on top of pancakes!
I put nuts in everything! Yogurt, oatmeal, on top of smoothies and of course in every batch of brownies I make. I even keep multiple bags of unsalted nuts in my desk at all times. Im also obsessed with toffee so those nuts are right up my alley!
In my oats, in nutrtition bars, or by the handful! 🙂
In cereal!
My favorite nuts by far are almonds. And if they are the cinnamon-sugar covered ones from TJ’s I can just eat them plain…by the handful 😉
In a waldorf salad! We make one every thanksgiving as a family tradition.
in brownies or by themselves!
i am definitely more of a nut butter person than a nut person, but i realllly like walnuts on top of pumpkin oatmeal!
I”m going to have to go with nuts in my oatmeal or nut butter!
Your “PG” comment cracked me up 🙂
And nuts are great by the handful! YUM!
I love any nuts covered in dark chocolate and added to popcorn!
PECAN PIE. 🙂
Definitely in a salad. Candied almonds? Give me a break! I love just randomly biting into one! Yummy! But also love in a chocolate bar!!!!!!
thanks for holding this delicious giveaway! FAV way to eat nuts is in trail mix. o lordy mix some salty nuts with dried fruit, pretzels and chocolate. fuggitaboutit
Love me all ways. Most of all love walnuts in my salad and sliced almonds in my Greek yogurt. YUM!
I LOVE nuts because of their protein, healthy fats, and ability to satisfy my “crunchy snack” craving!
Definitely on salad or in chicken or tuna salad! Almonds and walnuts are so, so good chopped up and mixed in!!
I love putting candied pecans in my salad!
I love roasted almonds
Cinnamon almonds 🙂
I have roasted almonds as a snack almost daily. I buy them in bulk at Costco.
And raw pecans! I add them to almost every salad I make.
when im in a rush, i mix 1 scoop of whey protein, 1 tbsp peanut butter w/ flax seeds, a bit of water, & a couple of chopped almonds.
always a life saver:)
I love eating nuts by the handful! I also love using sliced almonds as a topping to a fully loaded baked sweet potato!
I love chopping up nuts and putting them in cottage cheese with some sliced fruit!
I like to mix nuts into my oatmeal. I love walnuts mixed in my oatmeal with apples and cinnamon!
I love eating plain almonds with a string cheese on the side!
haha- love that you said keep it PG. I LOVE pecans in desserts! Pies, cakes, brownies yes please!
I love adding them to everything possible, but love chocolate-covered almonds the most.
Seriously the best snack ever! Love them all!
my favorite way is stirred into greek yogurt! or in toffeed form! toffee peanuts are soo amazing!
love shelled peanuts by themselves or with apple slices!
All by them self! I love walnuts and cashews! Yum.