Colder, clear, sunny and another dietary type recipe

Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have a mix of clouds and sun. High will be around 35ºF with WSW winds at 5 to 10 mph. 

Tonight we’ll have partly cloudy  skies followed by cloudy skies overnight and a low of 21ºF. Winds light and variable.

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

Humidity is 78%, the dew point is 12ºF, outside it’s -8.0ºC and 18.2ºF.

The wind direction is South Southwest  between 0.0 MPH and  0.3 MPH, generating a wind chill of 18.2ºF.

The Barometric pressure is 30.58 / HPA 1035.5 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

The UV rating is 0.0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 7:14 a.m. Sunset is 4:11 P.M. Moon rise is at 9:49 a.m., Moon set is 8:54 p.m. and the moon phase is waxing crescent.  

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

METAR KAUG 021153Z AUTO 20006KT 10SM CLR M08/M11 A3051 RMK AO2 SLP338 T10781111 11039 21

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 Kilometers with clear skies.

We didn’t receive any rain or snow here over the past 24 hours.

SPACE WEATHER

Today’s Solar flux is 72, the solar wind speed is 397 Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

Continuing with low fat recipes:

TROPICAL ISLE CHICKEN SALAD

Serves:  4 (scant ½ cup)

1½ cups diced cooked chicken breast

1 cup 8-oz. can crushed pineapple, packed in fruit juice, drained

2 tbsp. chopped slivered almonds

½ cup chopped celery

¼ fat-free mayonnaise

1 tsp. brown sugar twin

·         In a medium bowl, combine 1½ cups chicken, 1 can pineapple, 2 tbsp. chopped slivered almonds and ½ cup celery.

·         Add mayonnaise and brown sugar twin.  Mix well to combine.

·         Refrigerate at least 30 minutes.  Gently stir again just before serving.

Hint:  It’s equally good served on lettuce leaves or as a sandwich filling.

Exchanges:  2 meat, 1 fruit          Calories:  167; fat:  4 g; protein:  19 g; carbohydrate:  14 g; sodium 182 mg; fiber:  1 g

Blogger’s note: By the time these dietary oriented recipes are done being posted, you’ll have either chicken feathers, fish scales or feel like a bunny rabbit from all of the greens you’ll have eaten.  But hey, think of just how great you’ll look when June gets here and you slide into that Bikini and everything fits perfectly!  So, in the meantime, remember the basics of the dietary industry, which also happens to match up with what the medical profession professes:  Exercise, get plenty of sleep, and, with reference to food, if it tastes good, DO NOT eat it!