#MEwx Warm and sunny with a Tropical Isle Chicken Salad for dinner

Good morning Augusta

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This morning we have mostly sunny skies with highs in the upper 50s. Winds will be southwest 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight it will be partly cloudy during evening hours, then clearing. Lows in the upper 30s with southwest winds around 10 mph gusting to 20 mph, becoming west after midnight.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Our outdoor temperature is 35.8°F, the humidity is 55%, the dew point is 21.2°F and our wind chill is 35.8°F.

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

The Relative pressure is 29.71, the Absolute pressure is 29.51 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

Visibility is 10.0 Miles with sunny skies.

The UV rating is 1 out of 16, The moon is 11.6% illuminated, the moon phase is  waning crescent, Sunrise is 5:47 am↑ 73° East, Sunset is 7:29 pm↑ 287° West, Moonrise is 4:50 am↑ 103° East, Moonset is 4:06 pm↑ 260° West and we'll have 13 hours 41 minutes of daylight today.  

We didn't receive any new rain over the past 24 hours.

You should be noticing that your jeans are getting a little bit looser when you put them on. Keep it up and have this for dinner tonight.

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