LetUsRap- Asian Lettuce Wraps

this is my man's absolute favorite :) It is quite tasty, if I must say so myself :)

Serves 4

What you will need for the wraps:
3-4, cooked chicken breasts (about 4 oz for each person)
1, head of butter leaf lettuce- thoroughly wash leaves  & carefully pat dry, trying not to damage leaves
1, bag each (or mixed) shredded red cabbage and shredded carrots ( you can buy already shredded bags or shred 2 carrots and about 1 cup of red cabbage)
1, small cucumber- diced
1, small red onion- diced
1/8 C Rice Wine Vinegar
1 tsp honey
pinch of salt
1, handful of peanuts

Wrap Instructions:
place rice wine vinegar, honey, cucumber, onion and pinch of salt in small bowl, mix and place in refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.

Place your cooked chicken breast and peanuts in your food processor and shred away.

What you will need for the peanut sauce:
4, TBSP smooth peanut butter- If you use organic like I do, you may need to microwave for 10 sec)
4, TBSP low sodium Tamari ( you can use low sodium soy sauce)
1, clove minced garlic
pinch of red pepper flakes

Sauce Instructions:
mix all ingredients together in a small bowl until 'silky smooth'.

Serving Instructions:
place your shredded chicken in a medium bowl in the center of a tray then place cabbage & carrots, peanut sauce and cucumber/onion mixture in smaller bowls around the chicken. Don't forget your lettuce!

How to build the wrap:
take a leaf, fill it with a little of everything and drizzle with peanut sauce... roll (or fold in half)... eat... delicious!

I prepare a side of steamed brown rice or quinoa to add to the wraps too.

This meal is so delicious, simple to prepare and clean up :)

Healthy Lunch in a bad economy

Eating healthy can be expensive- that's a fact! Just compare organic and non-organic fruits and vegetables the next time you're at the grocery store. Or a bag of potato chips to a bag of apples. And how can you possibly make a healthy meal for your family for under the price of a Ten-Dollar pizza? Not to mention, the price of groceries is rising and will continue to do so if something doesn't drastically happen with our economy. I have much more to blog about this topic but will do so at a later date.

Today I want to tell you how you can have a healthy, quick lunch for under $4. It's pretty simple actually. Just follow the steps below:

Step One:  run to the nearest Jason's Deli (JD for short) and order their salad bar to go.

Step Two: pile your salad container as full as possible with lettuce and veggies. The more greens the better- spinach, broccoli. Don't forget your protein source- The Incredible edible EGG- you will want to get about 4-8 eggs. But, LEAVE THE PASTA, BREADS AND PUDDING ON THE SALAD BAR. 

As far as your dressing is concerned, if you don't make your own dressing put some balsalmic vinegar and a little olive oil in the small dressing container and spice it up with some sea salt and pepper. If you MUST have ranch or another dressing only put 2 scoops into your container.

If you would like, you can fill the medium sized container with fresh fruit from the salad bar- Be sure to LEAVE THE FRUIT SALAD ON THE SALAD BAR.

Step 3: when you get home place half of the contents that's in the salad, dressing and fruit containers into two of your own containers- glass, rubber made, tupperware even ziplock.

And there you have it! 2 Lunches or 1 lunch and a dinner for under $4.... you just can't hardly beat a deal like that :) In the morning on your way out the door for work, grab your containers put them in that cute little cooler and go :)