Grilled Chicken, Sautéed Vegetables with Pasta

Hip Tip Cutting on a Bias is when you cut an an angle

I was a healthy pig today.
I really pushed my limits of fat and sodium today, but managed to stay well below the 30% guidelines for fat, despite having 1/2 pint of ice cream, and cheese on my salad, and Tortillas with cheese dip!

My dinner was especially good. I did not follow a traditional recipe so I'll give the narrative like I did the Ratatoullie. I sliced zucchini at a bias, as well as a yellow squash. I used up the last of a green pepper I had in the fridge and diced a small onion. I sprayed a pan with cooking spray, and and sautéed the onions, then added the squashes. After they began to get soft I added the pepper. I had 2 0z of linguini on the stove, and a boneless skinless chicken breast on the George foreman grill. I seasoned the sauté with some spicy Mrs. Dash ands the chicken with the Mrs. Dash Grilling blend. When the pasta was not quite done, I drained it, and finished the vegetables. I added the pasta to the vegetables and stirred it around. When the chicken was cooked, I sliced it up. I plated the vegetable pasta mixture and put the chicken pieces on top. The vegetables were still al dente, as was the pasta. I also had a salad with Parmesan cheese and dressing. I was hungry for something crispy on the salad so I broke up a large (not spoon sized) shredded wheat cereal. This inspired me to someday make salad crispins out of that stuff. They are sodium free, unlike most bread. I'll probably also sub them for bread crumbs. I was very satisfied when I was finished eating. But I did save room for dessert.
nutrition for my dinner:
Calories: 725 (130 from fat)
Fat :15.5 (6 from the dressing, and 6 from the chicken!)
Sodium: 700 mg

my dessert was ice cream. I will not depress anyone here with those figures. But stayed well within my limits. I also managed to get close to my calorie needs. It is so strange to me to be below a figure like that and have it be "bad". If I continue to eat the way I am, I will lose more weight. I do not need to.

Also I think I have a convert. A friend of mine was at the doctor and was told she is a "heart attack" waiting to happen. She is going to ease into my eating regimen. She must cut down in the sodium and the fat and of course calories. She should be able to lose weight with quite a bit more calories than I eat. But that number should go down. It will be a challenge for her to jump in, exactly where I am, but I'll be supporting her, and even perhaps cooking for her one in a while. I was thinking of hosting a healthy Sunday brunch one of these days. Maybe it can be a cooking party. Lessons and all. She is not taking any chances after seeing what I went through.

Eating Healthy Since Feb, 2004