{"id":128,"date":"2016-01-16T11:54:11","date_gmt":"2016-01-16T17:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cluckeyo.com\/blog\/?p=128"},"modified":"2016-01-16T11:54:11","modified_gmt":"2016-01-16T17:54:11","slug":"surviving-moms-kitchen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cluckeyo.com\/blog\/index.php\/2016\/01\/16\/surviving-moms-kitchen\/","title":{"rendered":"Surviving Mom’s Kitchen!!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mom and Dad\u2019s kitchen has been the source of my undoing for many years.\u00a0 I would be ok at home, or almost anywhere else, but go to their house and I get a major attack of the munchies.\u00a0 I guess it\u2019s partly due to habit, and it\u2019s partly a comfort thing too.\u00a0 For most people this might not be too much of a problem, but I go there 3 times a day!\u00a0 And during the noon visit, I fix them lunch, so I\u2019m right there in the kitchen for a good length of time.\u00a0 Not making excuses, just stating the facts.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been a battle!\u00a0 Over and over, I tried just saying that I will not allow myself to eat at their house, but that does not work!!\u00a0 I tried saying \u201conly healthy foods\u201d, no.\u00a0 I tried saying \u201conly during family gatherings\u201d, no.\u00a0 Well I have finally come up with a simple solution that works perfectly!<\/p>\n

When I first started selling premium quality Norpro kitchen gadgets, I ordered a lot of items to try out and test, because I don\u2019t want to sell anything that is not really good!\u00a0 One of the first items I bought was an electronic food scale.\u00a0 I used it to weigh my letters for postage for awhile, then I began counting calories and since then, I have really put it to work.\u00a0 I tried to order more, because I thought that would be a good item to offer for sale, but it was discontinued.\u00a0 They have another one now, totally different.\u00a0 Mine is larger, this one is about as flat as an iPad, but a bit smaller.\u00a0 So I bought one to test.\u00a0 I don\u2019t need one here though because of the nice one I already have, so this one ended up down at Mom\u2019s.\u00a0 And that\u2019s the greatest thing that could have ever happened!<\/span><\/p>\n

Most items come with a nutrition label, so now, if I want to eat something down at Mom and Dad\u2019s house, I have a way of knowing exactly what I am getting into.\u00a0 It\u2019s normally really hard to figure out a serving of potato chips, but it is as easy as pie with a good digital food scale.\u00a0 Get out a small bowl, set it on the scale then turn it on.\u00a0 Even with the bowl on it, the scale sets to 0.\u00a0 Then just pour out an ounce (or 28 grams) of chips, and you\u2019ve got it.\u00a0 Then, look on the nutrition label and get your count.\u00a0 Great for cereal too.\u00a0 It\u2019s great for lots of things, I use the digital food scale daily.\u00a0 I even weigh my coffee creamer with it.<\/p>\n

The other night, we had some really nice salads for supper.\u00a0 I put them in my favorite, big pasta bowls with chickens painted on them \ud83d\ude42 .\u00a0 What follows, is my method for assembling my salad:<\/p>\n