Usually I would have this over rice, but I decided I’d try something a little different and serve it over a bed of fresh spinach leaves. It turned out delicious, so I thought I’d share this quick lunch idea with you today.

Saute’dChicken Mushrooms and Almonds Over Spinach Leaves

Ingredients:

• 2 chicken breasts grilled or baked (diced)
• 2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
• 1/2 of a small onion diced
• 1  cup diced carrots
• 2 cups of fresh spinach leaves
• 1 tablespoon of olive oil
• 1 small handful of almonds, or almond slices

How To Make It:

Saute the carrots, onions, and mushrooms in the oil, then add the chicken and the almonds and heat through. Place one cup of spinach leaves on each plate, pour the chicken vegetable and almond mixture over the top of the leaves and serve.
Image (c) L Gerlach

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Chicken Mushrooms and Almonds Over Spinach

Actually, somebody in cover design did a great job because skinny Susan in her black dress and killer shoes, set against the bright pink cover drew my eyes to this book immediately.

I confess I’d never thought about weight loss surgery before, so this book was eye-opening for me. After a lifetime of being chubby as a child and morbidly obese as an adult, Susan underwent gastric bypass surgery, dropping from 278 pounds to a mere 135 pounds within a year or two. She’s a living success story. This book documents her decision-making process, and how the surgery changed her life afterward, including over 100 of Susan’s original low carb, high-protein recipes. You can learn more by visiting her website, Bariatric Eating.

I loved this book! I loved Susan’s positive, can-do attitude and her willingness to reveal details of her incredible journey to help others. She is a magnificent cook, and just reading her recipes made me want to get out my blender and whip up one of her healthy protein shakes. For those who choose to undergo bariatric surgery, it’s a matter of life and death to avoid sugar, greasy foods, and overeating. Forever. There’s no going back. Yet shouldn’t we ALL be doing this?

I’ve seen the same type of “before & after” pictures of women who have succeeded in long-term weight loss by working out at Curves and completely changing their lifestyle habits. The change occurs first in the MIND — with an attitude of “I care about myself, so I’m going to take care of this one body I have.” Susan’s extreme measure is only one example. Reading this book has already impacted one MAJOR change in my own life, which I’ll tell you about in my next post.

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Before & After, by Susan Maria Leach