Feeling Good Inside and Out

Today was good. And I can't help but point a few fingers at some healthy choices. Lately it's been hard to convince my slowly deteriorating pregnant body that getting up at 445am for bootcamp is a... good idea. Lucky for me on random Saturdays my awesome instructor lets us have a "make-up" day at 7am. This was a great way to kick my day off right.

And tonight was the cherry on top. Between Larry and I, we whipped up a little meal that satisfied both hunger and that darn food pyramid. About a week ago, I read a very tasty recipe here, about a chicken gyro. It peaked my interested with it's easy recipe and rave reviews. And after finding Greek yogurt on sale plus a coupon to make them FREE I could pass up a chance at this meal.

But instead of taking the time to make a marinade for the chicken, Larry had the great idea to let our chicken tenderloins soak in Italian dressing and throw it on the grill. YUMMY!! It was easy, fast and the kids were still interested in eating it. We stuck to the original recipe for the Tzatziki sauce, but I got the kids helping by having them scrap out the seeds and shred the cucumber. Which in turn made them all CRAZY for the sauce. PERFECT!!!

Tzatziki sauce:
16 oz. plain Greek yogurt

1/2 hothouse cucumber or 1 regular cucumber, peeled and seeded
2-3 cloves garlic, pressed through a garlic press (or finely minced)
1 tsp. white wine vinegar (I used red wine vinegar)
Salt and pepper
Squeeze of fresh lemon juice
Extra virgin olive oil
(we halved this recipe)

Shred the cucumber or chop in food processor. Wrap in a towel a squeeze to remove as much water as possible. Mix together the yogurt, shredded cucumber, garlic, white wine vinegar, salt and pepper to taste, and lemon juice. Drizzle lightly with olive oil.
Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before serving to allow the flavors to meld.

And then to keep with health-ifying our meal we substituted pita breads for these little gems. And added lettuce, tomato, cucumber and red onion to complete our little concoction. Plus with a side of orange slices, who wouldn't feel healthy after eating this meal?

(I sure hopes it off-sets the frozen chicken nuggets and Kraft mac'n cheese I made last night!)