Cold and clear with a great low-cal recipe

Good Morning Augusta

This morning it is sunny with some afternoon clouds. High will be 11ºF. Winds will remain light and variable.

Tonight we’ll have a few clouds with a low of 7ºF. Winds will stay light and variable.

The readings from my weather instruments in the North field are:

Humidity is 62%, the dew point is -6ºF, outside it’s -16.9ºC and 1.3ºF.

The wind direction is West between 1.3 MPH and  4.0 MPH, generating a wind chill of 1.3ºF.

The Barometric pressure is 30.61 / HPA 1036.5 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

The UV rating is 0.0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 7:13 a.m. Sunset is 4:19 P.M. Moon rise is at 1:59 p.m., Moon set is 3:51 a.m. and the moon phase is waxing gibbous.  

The RAW METAR reading from the airport in Augusta, Maine is:

METAR KAUG 091053Z AUTO 30007KT 10SM CLR M17/M25 A3053 RMK AO2 SLP347 T11721250

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 Kilometers with clear skies.

We didn’t receive any new snowfall here over the past 24 hours.

Space Weather for this morning is:

Today’s Solar flux is 72, the solar wind speed is 652 Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

Continuing with recipes that are good for you:

This one is a bit high in sodium, but quite tasty.

GRILLED CHICKEN WITH ITALIAN VEGETABLES

Ingredients

16 oz. skinned and boned uncooked chicken breasts, cut into 4 pieces

1¼ cup chopped unpeeled zucchini

½ cup chopped onion

1 cup chopped fresh mushrooms

1¼ cups chopped fresh tomatoes

1/3 cup sliced ripe olives

1 tsp. Italian seasonings

¼ tsp. dried minced garlic

1 tsp. dried parsley flakes

•           Dip chicken pieces in Italian dressing. 

•           In a large skillet sprayed with olive oil-flavored cooking spray, brown chicken pieces about 4 minutes on each side.

•           Meanwhile, pour any remaining Italian dressing into another large skillet sprayed with olive oil-flavored cooking spray. 

•           Add 1¼ cup zucchini, ½ cup onion, 1 cup mushrooms, ¼ cup  tomatoes, 1/3 cup olives, 1 tsp. Italian seasonings, ¼ tsp. garlic and 1 tsp.  parsley flakes.  

•           Mix well to combine.  

•           Cook over medium heat until chicken is tender, stirring occasionally. 

•           When serving, spoon full ½ cup vegetable mixture over each piece of chicken.

Each serving equals: 178 calories; 2 g fat;  28 g protein;  12 g carbohydrate;  620 mg sodium;  35 mg calcium;   2 g fiber

Diabetic Exchanges:  3 meat, 2 vegetables, ½ fat