Cooler, some wind and a healthy Grilled Chicken with vegetables recipe

Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have cloudy skies, becoming partly cloudy later in the day. Cooler with a high of 56ºF. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight we’ll have some clouds giving way to generally clear conditions overnight. Low will drop to 34ºF. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 60%, the Dew Point is 40.3ºF and the outdoor temp is 53.8ºF.

The wind direction is  Northwest between 4.6 MPH and 7.9 MPH, with a wind chill of 53.8ºF.   

The Relative pressure is 29.65, the Absolute pressure is 29.45 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is 6:55 a.m. Sunset is 5:52 P.M. Moon rise is 3:16 p.m., Moon set is 4:43 p.m., and the moon phase is waning crescent being 12% illuminated.

The RAW METAR readings from Augusta’s airport are:

METAR KAUG 161053Z AUTO 31007G18KT 10SM CLR 14/06 A2977 RMK AO2 PK WND 31028/1007

Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 kilometers with clear skies today.

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

Space Weather for this morning is:

Today’s Solar flux is 74, the solar wind speed is 582 Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

This week will be all poltry postings.  I’m trying to be healthy this week, well, at least before the Thanksgiving feasts begin.

GRILLED CHICKEN WITH ITALIAN VEGETABLES

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