#MEwx Mild Temps, clouds and a lo-cal griled chicken and italian vegetable recipe

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Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have partly sunny skies with highs in the lower 30s. Winds are light and variable.

Tonight we'll have cloudy skies with  a chance of snow after midnight. Lows in the lower 20s with light and variable winds.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Our outdoor temperature is 25.5°F, the humidity is 71% the Dew point  is 17.4°F with a wind chill of 25.5°F.

The wind direction is Northwest between 0.0 MPH and 0.3 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 30.11, the Absolute pressure is 29.91 and rising with a weather graphic indicating Sun and clouds.

If you want to see real-time instrument readings from my personal weather station click Here. That will take you directly to my weather station.

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with partly sunny skies again.

The UV rating is  0 out of 16, The moon is 80.1% illuminated, the moon phase is      waning gibbous, Sunrise is 7:14 am↑ 122° Southeast, sunset is 4:12 pm↑ 238° Southwest, Moonrise is 9:10 pm↑ 75° East, Moonset is 10:24 am↑ 289° West and we'll have 8 hours 58 minutes of daylight today.

We have received roughly 3 additional inches of snow and "wintery mix" here since yesterday's post. Our Storm Total is roughly 6 inches.

Now that the holidays are over – you knew this was coming – time for the diet to start. Hey, you want to fit into that bikini you got for Xmas don't you? This low-cal meal will help you get started losing weight. Oh yes, don't forget the 5 mile hike before breakfast and 3 miler after dinner. Now, about the weight-lifting and sit-ups…

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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