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 nuts with chocolate chips but nut butters are the best!
chocolate or yogurt covered is the way to go!
I got some cinnamon spiced almonds around Christmas time that are the best snack ever. Well after PB on anything that is 🙂
I LOVVVVE nuts on salad! yum!
I love a nutty crunch in my oats or on frozen yogurt.
I like nuts plain or mixed into a trail mix w/ things like raisins, chocolate, & coconut!
I love them in yogurt!
Ohh I’m a sucker for sweet nuts! I love nuts in my salads or my oatmeal!
Haha. MMMMM I love nuts on top of cereal, ice cream, yogurt, or salads (pretty much everything. hah) AND I love nut butters! YUMM
I love nuts! I eat them as a mid afternoon snacks to curb hunger. I usually have a handful of almonds and it keeps me satisfied until I get home at about 7p for dinner. I also love putting them in pancakes or over yogurt or mixing them with raisins for a trail mix.
I live in NYC and as creepy as it seems I LOVE the honey roasted ones from the carts!
Almond butter on an apple
I love mixing rice and kielbasa together, and then adding cashews on top. It sounds weird, but it’s so delicious!
I love nuts in homemade granola!
Ah! I love pecans! Just straight out of the bag! Can never stop eating them!
I usually just eat them plain.
I love them in trail mix!
ground into nut butters, of course
in trail mix!
Mixed with oatmeal!!
I always find myself in the kitchen between meals snacking on some almonds. Roasted, salted almonds. MMM
I love walnuts in banana bread. But my favorite way to eat nuts is plain…except I eat too many that way.
I like to add them to oatmeal!
Any kind of Cashews
I love putting nuts in my greek yogurt or just eating them by the handful! Yum 🙂
I love pecans too! I love them in salads and in overnight oats/yogurt
I love honey roasted peanuts! I put them in my yogurt with apples cut up and coconut. So delicious!
I like snacking on nuts or topping my ice cream with them.
I like to put nuts in melted semi sweet chocolate! Yum
Just straight from the bag or jat
I really love cracking them over the holidays. It’s a tradition in our home to buy a big sack of assorted nuts (oh dear…) and crack them while chatting around the table (typically AFTER we’ve already ate, ha!). My favorite to crack are walnuts (so satisfying with that HUGE shell). 🙂
With chocolate!! The sweet and salty combo can’t be beat!!!:)
One of the most nostalgic memories from my childhood was eating pecans wrapped in slices of American cheese with my great aunt after church. Sounds odd but it’s o so good!!! I also like the candied pecans sold at the mall around Christmas!!
Ooohhh Julie, this is my giveaway, you have no clue! I absoulutely love nuts, and pecans are my favorite too. I love the cinnamon sugar ones you get at places like the mall. I enjoy eating nuts by the handful.
With chocolate! Like in candy bars or trail mix with m&m’s!
I like any kind of flavored almonds (savory to sweet) for an afternoon snack!
I love almonds or pecans with raisins as an afternoon snack! Or nut butter in my morning oatmeal!
Almond butter on an apple, in oatmeal, or on a spoon 🙂
Roasted sprinkled with pumpkin pie spice and sugar on top of salads or Greek yogurt is delicious!
By the handfull 🙂
I’m loving nuts in my salads right now – but that’s something I only eat at restaurants. Would love to make them at home though!
I love nuts in home made trail mix to snack on while at work!
I really love mashed almonds as part of a chicken tenders topping, slivered in salads, and a mix of nuts in my home-made trail mix!
I love sprinkling pecans on top my vanilla fro-yo!
Those nuts look delish! I like ’em by the handful or in banana bread!
I love adding them to oatmeal!
Definitely mixed into smoothies!
I would love these nuts in some vanilla froyo 😉 Plain nuts are good just by themselves as a snack!
I love eating them in my yogurt or cereal for that extra crunch!
any way! i could eat them straight up, on yogurt, in savory dishes, in salads, in nut butter format, you name it and i will more than likely eat it!