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 favorite way to eat nuts is by the handful 😉 Other than that, I’m game for pretty much anything…stirring them in to Greek yogurt and munching on them in my salads are two ways that I love!
I love nuts with everything! I put them in my oatmeal, my salads, my greek yogurt, and in my desserts! Yum!
I love nuts in nut butters and also just for a snack!
I love eating them with salads, desserts, and alone!
Making my own trail mix!
I think my favorite way to enjoy them is in trail mix. Yum.
I love them all on their own.. but if I do mix them into something its either oatmeal or quinoa!
I love roasted almonds!
I don’t discriminate…I like all kinds! They’re a great snack for the office or road trips.
Mixing almonds with my greek yogurt is my favorite!
By the handful!
I love bringing almonds to work for a great mid afternoon snack! 🙂
I’m CRAZY for nuts! I love them in yogurt and mixed in salads but my favorite is probably covered in dark chocolate!
Yum! I always keep nuts in the house. My favorite ways are putting walnuts in my oatmeal and almonds in chocolate desserts (oatmeal fudge bars topped with sliced almonds? Yes please!).
My favorite way is to eat nut butter!!
Mixed with a little dried fruit for a pre-workout snack.
Is there anything better than just plain old salted cashews?? I don’t think so! My husband brought home a small tin of them one night and I ate them all in one sitting.
Also, nuts in any dessert is also fantastic! Cookies, cakes, pies, etc. I don’t discriminate!
I like nuts with dried fruit. A great snack.
i am a nut fiend! while i love eating them by the handful (almonds, especially), i love a good pecan-cashew butter, as well. delish!
LOVE pecans in salads, cashews in stir fry, and sliced almonds in yogurt or oatmeal- any way you have them, they always add some flavor
A really complicated recipe: a handful of nuts + a handful of chocolate… voila! 😉
I like adding nuts to oatmeal!
I really like walnuts and dried cranberries on my oatmeal!
Mixed into big yogurt bowls, or covered in chocolate of course!
love almonds in my granola!
I love mixing them into oatmeal!
nuts + chocolate! 🙂 Yummmayyy
TJ’s makes AWESOME dark chocolate almonds. stirring them into oatmeal with peanut butter on top? heavenlyyyyyyyyy.
I love cinnamon sugar almonds.
I like to add them to homemade trail mix! Yummy!
I love nuts in trail mix or ground into homemade nut butters! yum 🙂
I like roasted nuts with chili powder for an added kick!
I love to make my own trail mix with raw nuts and dried fruits but my favorite way is to make homemade nut clusters with almonds, pistachios, & walnuts and dunk a tablespoon or so into dark chocolate and freeze it. Perfect healthy cure for a sugar craving!
I love plain nuts, but my favorite way to eat them has to be my dad’s homemade roasted pecans–he only makes them at Christmas!
I like to put them on my salads!
Any nut when convered in chocolate or in trail mix with dried fruit or as a nut butter! it’s too hard to choose
I love almonds with raisins, peanuts with chocolate chips and all nuts roasted (especially with rosemary)!
I love to put them on my cereal!
My favorite is candied pecans, but I love almonds and cashews and peanut butter of course too. By themselves or on almost anything.
Trail Mix!
I love to add nuts to my elementary school throwback pb&j sandwiches that I eat everyday for lunch!
I enjoy them right out of the container and in fudgy brownies. yum!
ahhh pg? lame! haha jk. well i like to snack on them just plain..but i just made granola bars and put some almonds in those and they’re great! they’re good in oatmeal, cottage cheese, yogurt, basically anything!
Gotta say, praline ones or caramel covered ones with some caramel popcorn is the absolute best way to eat nuts! (Though what I eat the least!)
I like them plain but also sometimes the dark cocoa roasted almonds are good and so are the sweet and salty mixes!
I didn’t like nuts for a while but now I’m coming around… I like them in trail mix and I love just eating pistachios. I should probably start adding them to my salads more often!
I love to toss nuts into a stir-fry as a way to add a different texture to the dish. But really, I love nuts in anything!
I love nuts on salads! Candied pecans on spinach salad with fig and honey goat cheese. Cashews on a garden salad with feta and ranch!!! So yummy!!!
I love nuts in my praline cheesecake, so yummy!
I love nuts in nut butter form, especially peanut butter and almond butter:)
I enjoy my nuts with a banana.
I’ve been putting nuts in my greek yogurt along with fresh berries. So delicious!