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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My new favorite breakfast combo is light and fit vanilla yogurt with frozen berries and a handful of almonds and walnuts – that is currently my favorite way to enjoy nuts!
I love them as a snack by themselves or by adding them to yogurt!
I love to just eat the nuts plain! But have to use self control given they are so addicting!
hehe 🙂 I love to eat nuts mixed in to cottage cheese, on salads or just by themselves!!!
i like to sprinkle some sliced almonds into my yogurt, or even add them to savory dishes for a little crunch/protein/healthy fat!!
i love nuts on salads or just straight out of the bag!!!
My favorite way to enjoy nuts is either in a healthy trail mix (with craisins – they add such a fun punch of color and flavor!) or as an add-in to cookies (walnuts and macademias are my two favorites for this)!
My favorite way to eat nuts is simple, plain and by the handful (in moderation of course) I also enjoy them with yogurt, on salads, and recent favorite frozen banana dipped in greek yogurt sprinkled with chopped nuts!! Yummy!!
I have been binge eating boy scout popcorn with toffee cashews…I dont want to win…I just had to confess.
Well I like em plain if they have a yummy flavor to them! But I throw them in greek yogurt, stir frys, and couscous salads all the time. Delish!
Love any sort of nut butter (peanut butter being my fav), but I love having a handful of almonds as an afternoon snack or chopping them up over oatmeal with dried fruit. Those butter toffee pecans looks ah-maz-ing though!
I usually eat a handful of almonds almost everyday, plain…sometimes roasted!
I throw them in a ziplock bag for work and eat ’em straight up!
In sweet coated nuts in salad with berries and goat cheese or sliver almonds with cottage cheese
i love to eat nuts on salads
I love them in yogurt, on salads or sprinkled on oatmeal!
In Greek yogurt or by themselves
Plain, mixed in yogurt, oatmeal, salads…yummy!
I like a handful of cashews with dark chocolate chips for a sweet treat!
Do peanut M&Ms count? 🙂 I love toasted slivered almonds on salads or in greek yogurt!
I love candied nuts in my salad
Pecans are my favorite nuts too! I love to just snack on them whenever I feel a hunger pang and its not time for a meal. Perfect snack!
I like to put them on salads, especially walnuts. I usually eat almonds and pistachios plain, but I should probably try to incorporate them into oatmeal or yogurt. Go nuts!
I have been using them to make some creamy vegan pasta sauces…DELISH! You would never know there was no cheese.
I love to eat nuts plain, put them on oatmeal, or add them to Greek yogurt!
I love to add nuts as a mix-in to my greek yogurt each day for a snack! YUM!
I love roasted almonds. I will have them plain or with a glass or wine before dinner
I make my own trailmix with them or roast them and put them in a salad.
I love any nuts toasted on a salad! Almonds and walnuts are my go-to nuts….yogurt, salads, chicken salad, oatmeal, or just by the handful for a healthy snack!
I love nuts pretty much all the time but recently I have been eating them in the afternoon, around 3ish to power me through to the end of the day and so I’m not constantly snacking before dinner 🙂
I love to eat them straight out of the container! I’d love to win these since I didn’t get a chance to get picked for the Daisy Cake give-away due to being out of town during that time!
Honey roasted pecans stirred into steel cut oats with cinnamon and maple!!!
i love eating them plain, by the handful :). My favorite is cocoa dusted almonds. a sweet treat!
either all by themselves or in homemade chex mix…yum!
In ‘butter’ form 🙂
Covered in chocolate!!! Chocolate covered peanuts are my absolute fav!!!!
Those look so good! They don’t need anything, just straight out of the bag or whatever packaging they come in!
I just had my morning snack at work with banana, peanut butter, and nuts, while I continued to type away at my desk!
either use them in granola, to make rosemary chipotle nuts from Ina Garten or just raw and by the handful!
I USED TO MAKE HOMEMADE PEANUT BRITTLE BUT IT IS WAY TO FATTENING AND TOO DANGEROUS TO HAVE AROUND AND TEMPT ME.
I don’t usually get too creative. Straight from the bag, or in a nut butter are my go-to!
Wow great giveaway! I love nuts, but I especially love them roasted!!!!!!!
I love an afternoon snack of nuts, especially cashews, in the middle of a long day. Perfect pick-me-up!
I love eating nuts in my salads as well as in trail mix with goji berries!
Mixed with granola in yogurt!
I love keeping nuts at my desk for an afternoon work snack!
I like nuts best by themselves as a snack, or alongside some raisins and chocolate chips as an easy trail mix!
usually in my oatmeal but i did just discover the deliciousness that is nuts with sriracha!
I like my nuts straight out of the bag/jar/can or eaten with chocolate.
I love pecans, too, and those would be delicious in a stir-fry with veggies and pineapple or in a quinoa-veggie bowl. Sweet & savory = yum.