#MEwx Cold and windy today with Greek Salad for dinner

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Good morning Augusta

I have a wireless personal weather station broadcasting live where you can view real time weather readings from it by clicking here.

This morning we have sunny skies with highs in the mid 20s. Winds are Northwest around 10 mph gusting to 20 mph.

Tonight we’ll have mostly clear conditions during evening hours, becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 17°F with West winds around 10 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.

The outdoor temperature is 13.1°F, the dewpoint is 5.5°F and the wind chill is -1.6°F.

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

Today’s sunrise is 7:16 AM, sunset is 4:14 PM and we’ll have 8 hours 58 minutes of daylight today. Moonrise is 1:05 AM and Moonset is 11:44 AM. The moon phase is Waning Crescent and is 36% illuminated. Our next Full Moon is on January 25 and our next new moon will be on January 11.

The wind velocity is between 8.1 MPH and 14.1 MPH from the West Northwest.

The Relative pressure is 29.89, the Absolute pressure is 29.69 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun and a few clouds.

The Humidity is 71%, the UV index is 0 placing the average person at low risk and the solar radiation reading is 26.0W/m2.

Visibility is 10.0 miles /16.1 Kilometers with sun and patchy clouds.

Jogging and lifting weights since January 2? Stick with it and keep eating the low-fat meals I’m posting. By Valentine’s Day you’ll be a highly desirable person, lusted aft by… well you know what I mean.

 

GREEK SALAD                 

 

Serves: 1

 

8 leaves romaine lettuce, torn into bite-size pieces

1 cucumber, peeled, seeded, and sliced

1 tomato, chopped

½ cup sliced red onion

½ cup crumbled reduced-fat feta cheese

2 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil

2 tbsp. fresh lemon juice

1 tsp. dried oregano leaves

½ tsp. salt

 

  • Combine 8 leaves lettuce, 1cucumber,  1 tomato, ½ cup onion, ½ cup feta cheese in a large bowl.
  • Whisk together the 2 tbsp. olive oil, 2 tbsp. lemon juice, 1 tsp. oregano leaves and ½ tsp. salt in a small bowl.
  • Pour over the lettuce mixture and toss until coated.

 

This makes a nice accompaniment as a side salad for grilled chicken or fish.

 

Exchanges:  4 fat, 5 lean meat, 1½ carbohydrate

Calories:  501, protein:  22 g; carbohydrates:  25 g; sodium:  2300 mg; (Greek salad without salt:  1134 mg sodium); cholesterol:  30 mg; fiber:  6 g

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