South Beach Diet Grilled Chicken and Vegetables

With a cool breeze and a cool day, we stoked up the grill tonight for a South Beach Diet Recipe.  Of all the diets I've ever been on, this diet has the best recipes.  Tonight's consisted of boneless, skinless chicken breasts grilled with tons of veggies:  mushrooms, peppers, zucchini, summer squash, and anise.  We also grilled two small ears of corn.  Veggies were tossed with a mixture of olive oil, parsley, garlic, basil and some fresh oregano from the garden.   Enough for two nights.  We're having strawberries later this evening.  We've already had orange juice, tomatoes, banana, and olives.  Lots of fruits and veggies.  Not cheap but the peppers and mushrooms were on sale, as was the corn and strawberries.  Do plan your menus around the newspaper specials and you'll save lots.  
Remember, fresh food is better for you than processed food.  Costs more and takes more time, but at least you're standing or walking in the kitchen and not sitting on your butt.  Think of the advantages. 


I was in Atlanta last week, where the kitchen contained nothing but "light" vanilla soy milk and a ton of bagels.  Some peanut butter and honey wheat bread.  I cooked potato pancakes, tacos and a cheese omelet.  I made it with Mexican eheese blend and Parmesan and it was dynamite.  Making your own tacos is totally delicious and healthy.  We ate some Indian food in Roswell that was spectacular.  Best Indian food I've had in years.  A little place with too few people.   Too bad.  


 We drove back from NYC yesterday and stopped at Wilson's Barbecue in Fairfield, CT.  Pulled Pork to die for.  Potato salad had no sugar, a huge plus, and the coleslaw was tasty.  But oh, that pulled pork.  Mega-yum!  


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