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Clean Eating On the Go: Picnic Perfect Chicken Salad and Visa Gift Card Giveaway

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In March I was inspired by my sponsors at Finish Power and Free Alliance of Moms to “clean it forward” by making a commitment to grow a healthier me through clean living. I am now a few months into my goals and wanted to share a final update on my progress and what I have learned thus far and tell you about my exciting blog giveaway to win a Visa Gift Card!

This summer has been a lot of good clean fun for our family! As part of my commitment to “clean it forward” the kids and I have spent a lot of summer mornings working in our garden, playing outside and baking together in the kitchen. Together my kids and I have learned a lot about caring for our little garden, working together outdoors and just doing things a little more organically and baking more “from scratch” in the kitchen. Not only has our garden and kitchen been fruitful, but the memories we have made in the process have been extremely bountiful!

Clean Eating while on a Picnic

This summer has also taken us on some amazing outdoor adventures with countless trips to the river, the park, camping and even a family vacation to the beach! Because we have come so far in our commitment to be healthy this summer, I didn’t want our family trips to throw off our clean eating efforts. So to take clean eating “on the road” I have been packing a lot of healthy picnics this summer. With our perfect picnic companion the Toluca Cooler Tote from Picnic time. I love this tote because it keeps all of my fresh, healthy goodies nice and cool, with a touch of elegance that makes you feel like you are carrying a tote more then a cooler. It also has a pocket that opens up and has all of the cutlery, plates and cups needed for a fun picnic out!

One of my favorite clean eating picnic recipes has been my Picnic Perfect Chicken Salad on Pitas. This healthy and tasty recipe is perfect for picnics because it is so easy to make up ahead of time and bring a long. At picnic time I use it to fill up some sliced whole wheat pita pockets for a no mess, delicious picnic meal. Its also packed with protein, so it leaves my family is full and ready for more fun adventures!

Picnic Perfect Chicken Salad

Picnic Perfect Chicken Salad

Clever Housewife
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • 3-4 cooked chicken breasts
  • 1 cup red grapes sliced in half
  • 1 cup shredded cheese
  • 1/2 cup of sliced almonds
  • 1 1/2 cups plain nonfat Greek yogurt
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Shred chicken breasts
  • In large bowl mix chicken, grapes, shredded cheese, almonds and salt and pepper
  • Mix in Greek yogurt. cover and chill in fridge for at least 1-2 hours before eating.

After I have whipped up a batch of my chicken salad, I love to throw all of the dishes in the dishwasher and with some Finish Quantum Power & Free Capsules. That way, after a long day out, I can come home to some sparkling clean dishes. Not only do they just look clean, but they are also clean of many of the harmful chemicals found in other dishwashing formulas. This is because the Finish Power & Free line of capsules and jet dry harness the power of hydrogen peroxide so that less harsh chemicals are used to clean your dishes!

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This makes me feel good that after taking my family outdoors for some good clean fun, and good clean food, we can come to a good clean house! To learn more about this great new line of Finish products and even request a free sample visit Finish Online.

NOW….. DRUM ROLL PLEASE….Thanks to my sponsors at Finish, I can help you take your clean eating habits on the road with this great Visa Gift Card Giveaway so that you can fund a fun day trip out with your family! To win a $100 Visa gift card, fill out the form below. Giveaway will end at 11:59pm on 8/15.

leanne

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  2. Karen Glatt says

    My favorite go to picnic item is my Delicious Potato Salad! I also have a very delicious Chicken Salad recipe that I love!

  11. Linda Szymoniak says

    What I take to a picnic depends on several things – who will be there, where it’s at, and if there’s a “theme”. My daughter and her friends love turning things like picnics into major outings. My daughter and her friends (and yes, me, too) love Japanese anime and manga and are very into the Japanese culture, including food. So, we like to make things like sushi or onigiri (rice ball).

  16. Betsy Barnes says

    My favorite go to picnic item is my veggie pasta salad. I use a lot of veggies, squash, zucchini, broccoli, tomatoes etc, plus, use an Italian dressing. It stays fresh and crispy, great for outdoors 🙂

  20. Karen R says

    My favorite go to picnic is fried chicken and fresh tomatoes with watermelon for dessert.

  21. Nicole Dz says

    My favorite go to picnic item always is subs and pasta salad. Can’t go wrong with them.

  23. Mary Beth Elderton says

    Your chicken salad sounds delicious! I like to make roasted veggie and pesto sandwiches or hummus wraps.

  24. Lee Anne says

    My favorite picnic dish is my potato or macaroni salad. I build the rest of the meal around the salad 🙂

  25. Sherri says

    It has been years since I have been on a picnic. But when I was growing up, we would go on a picnic in the mountains and we always got a bucket of KFC…. 🙂

  29. Pam says

    Oh my absolute favorite is a fruit salad that has watermelon in it!! And a close 2nd is pasta salad.

  35. Jessica Beard says

    We always take sandwiches, crackers, apples, string cheese, and a little dessert.

  43. Betty says

    The best picnic meals are those that bring us back to our youth. For my mother it was always fried chicken and then the salads. Coleslaw, macaroni and potato salads. Dessert was watermelon which is easy to cut and serve at the picnic site

  48. Gina M says

    My go to picnic item is pasta salad.

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  52. Megan says

    I have a nifty cooler specifically for wine and cheese to bring on picnics…prob my fave thing!

  53. Candace B says

    My favorite go-to picnic item is potato salad. This, to me, is the perfect item to have for a picnic.

  64. Michael Bradley says

    Cold cut sandwiches or subs, hamburgers or Italian sausages on the BBQ… 🙂

  65. Anita Sharp says

    I love to take a fresh fruit salad dressed with a good balsamic vinegar to pic nics.

  70. Dawn Monroe says

    I like to go the easy way and buy fried chicken and made salads. Especially if it’s last minute.

  109. Kim Keithline says

    Our favorite go to picnic item is fried chicken you can eat it cold or hot it is perfect picnic food

  129. Bridget Heiple Reich says

    I think pizza is so easy to take to a picnic. You don’t need a plate or utensils! 🙂 We just had pizza in the park a couple weekends ago!

  151. Terri Egelund says

    When I picnic we have to have slices of ice cold watermelon and fried chicken legs.

  152. Nikki Wilke says

    My favorite go to picnic accessory are cloth napkins! Paper napkins never seem to hold up especially when you’re eating fried chicken or ribs at a picnic.

  159. Jill Myrick says

    My favorite go to picnic item is grilled chicken, potato salad, deviled eggs and yeast rolls.

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  161. Jennifer R says

    I love muffuletta sandwiches with Italian meats, provolone cheese, hot pickled vegetables and olive spread all on a crusty bread for picnics. It is one of my go to recipes I bring.

  165. brandy c says

    Tofurky sliced ham, lettuce, whole wheat bread, and a tomato slice make a great sandwich.

  182. Jesselyn A/Jesstinger says

    We take dinner picnics down to the Lake/beach relax and then enjoy the sunset and the seagulls taking off in unison one minute before for the night flight to whereever it is they go until dawn.

    We take pasta and grain salads, sandwiches, pita and dips/spreads of all kinds, fruit salads, cheese & crackers, grapes and cherries ~ all kinds of things are great on a picnic!

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  188. jeanne lynn says

    My go to picnic item are varied subs of turkey, chicken, ham, chipolte mayo, lettuce and potato chips.

  200. alyce poalillo says

    Not a picnic without fried chicken, we add mac salad, iced tea and brownies for a perfect meal.

  206. Carissa Joslyn says

    I would have to say Potato Salad! With no onions, because I don’t like them and I can’t have celery because the crunch convinces me their onions…lmao

  208. Mary Cloud says

    I would have to say turkey cheese sandwiches – I’ve never really been on a picnic
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