Curry Up Before I Lose You

I've been reading up on a couple of blogs lately, and a thought (ok a few thoughts), came into my mind. I read a sweet post on simplicity and how it's a bit of a lost form, and another one which made me smile about working out. Rachel and Dawn are both hilarious writers, and I usually walk away from their sites either hungry, laughing, or both :)

The great thing about reading blogs is you parts of yourself in each one. Anyone who has visited this blog twice has probably realized I work out a couple times a week, and I can talk about muscles and health until the world runs out of air. However, I usually don't post too many savory recipes, or show what I eat on a daily basis. I see some of these extravagant, awe inspiring ingredient list dishes, and the creativity amazes me. When I just cook for myself, I keep things really, really easy.

Which might not surprise anyone. Bodybuilders and dieters each nothing but chicken and broccoli, right? Dry, flavorless, and more boring than a math problem of trains leaving Philadelphia and Chicago.

Nope. Boring isn't part of my vocabulary. While I keep things simple and on the medium scale calorie wise, things don't have to be boring. I know you all use the same methods as I do, and this doesn't need to be said, but spices are calorie free. And most of the time, that's all you need. And if you read up into herbs and spice just a little bit more, you can even make them work to your advantage, health-wise.

So what kind of simple, cook once, eat a few times a week stuff do I eat? This week I took advantage of the anti-inflammatory properties of curcumin, and made this Curry Chicken Salad. When you beat yourself up as often as I do, every little trick you can use diet wise makes all the difference. If I can stop inflammation in it's tracks, and get myself adjusted, then that's one more day of optimum health and function... and one more day of pushing myself and getting stronger. I'm back to competing in 10 or so months, so it's serious time folks :)

Scuppernong grapes... funny word, delicious results... I'm Southern now :)

Save Your Joints Curry Chicken Salad
Dr. Adam

-3-4 cooked chicken breasts, pulled or chopped into small pieces (roasted or boiled with salt and pepper)
-1 1/2 cups grapes, quartered or chopped finely
-1/4 cup sliced almonds
-1 carrot, chopped finely
-1 medium onion, sliced and chopped finely
-3/4 cup low fat sour cream
-1 Tbs curry powder, or to taste
-1 tsp lemon juice
Salt and Pepper to taste

The steps to this recipe are so easy it doesn't need to really be laid out. In a large bowl, place the chicken, grapes, almonds, carrot and onion. Add the sour cream, and mix well, until all the solids are covered over. Add the curry powder, lemon juice, and salt and pepper. Mix until well combined, and place in the fridge for the flavors to meld a little. This dish works great, and can be eaten for busy people over the next few days. I like to portion it and "grab and go" on the way to work.


This works well either by itself, or on sandwich bread, a pita, a wrap, or combined with some other kind of side dish. I'm currently trying to cut wheat out of my diet, so I just have some after workout with some kasha and some beans/lentils. You can of course use mayo if you want, but am not a fan of it at all... and I'm trying to get rid of soybean oil in my eating too.

Enjoy the your weekend, and if anyone has any other simple recipes when they cook for themselves, let me know. I'm all about cooking once and having meals all week :)