#MEwx slightly warmer, overcast and grilled chicken with Italian vegetables

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Good morning Augusta

This morning we have partly sunny skies with highs in the upper 20s. Light and variable winds.

Tonight we’ll have partly cloudy skies, becoming mostly cloudy. Lows around 14°F. Light and variable winds.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

The Wind Chill is 10.4°F, Dew Point is 2.3°F, the humidity is 69%, and the outdoor temp is 10.4°F.

The wind direction is West Northwest between 0.0 MPH and 0.2 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.95, the Absolute pressure is 29.75 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 Kilometers with overcast skies to 5,000 ft / 1,524 m.

 

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is 7:11 A.M., Sunset is 4:25 P.M., Moonrise is 12:02 P.M., Moonset is 12:56 A.M. and the moon phase is waxing gibbous.

Augusta’s RAW METAR readings are:

METAR KAUG 151153Z AUTO 32005KT 10SM OVC050 M11/M15 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP172 T11111150 11111 21133 53010

We have’nt received any new snow here over the past 24 hours.

Here in Maine it’s been too darn cold to go outside and do anything, so it’s diet and do any exercises that you can do in the house. Then make this dish for dinner. Pay attention to the exchanges at the end of the recipe. Not too bad is it?

“Try it, you’ll like it.”

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

 

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