Protect yourself: Wrap it up!

Tried on your summer shorts, lately? Uh-oh. Not fitting the way you remember? Well... protect your figure from carbs and sodium (bloat, anyone?) and try this cost friendly, easy, sweet and tangy wrap. Healthy food doesn't have to be flavorless, nor should it come out of a Lean Cuisine freezer box. Buy all of the ingredients and you can prepare these bad boys all week. This wrap is around 400 calories and PACKED with flavor and hunger quenchers that will help to get you back into your summer duds- without sucking it in!

Zesty Chicken and Zucchini Wrap

with feta cheese and dried cranberries.  

You can get most of these ingredients from Aldi, and you know how I love me some Aldi, except for three. Yields one wrap. 

3 oz prepared chicken- grilled and diced

1/2 zucchini, grilled and cut into strips

2 tblsp of dried cranberries

1 handful prepared salad mix

1 tblsp crumbled feta cheese

1 tblsp chopped walnuts

Equal or other artificial sweetener

1/2 tsp Sea Salt

Olive Oil
Freshly squeezed lemon juice (optional)

Things you must get from other grocery stores (Walmart, Giant, etc):

1 large wheat wrap (80- 100cal)

Mrs. Dash Original Blend

Rice Wine Vinegar

For a person who's short on time, buy a package of prepared grilled chicken strips and don't bother grilling the zucchini. For someone who has a few minutes...

Butterfly (split in half) your chicken breast and season with Mrs. Dash, a pinch or two of salt and a drizzle of olive oil to prevent the chix from sticking on the grill. Do the same thing with your zucchini-slice in half, then slice again to make them thinner and easier to grill.  Grill your prepared chicken, irst, and then the zucchini (so all of the yummy chix flavor passes onto the veggie). Yum! The zucchini will take maybe 2 minutes on each side to char.

Next, prepare your dressing. You can prepare enough for one wrap... or... make enough for a couple and store it. Trust me, this dressing is so awesome, you'll want to use it for everything; salads, wraps, marinades... you name it! This recipe is for a few servings:

3 tblspoons of Mrs. Dash

2 pkgs of Equal or other "blue" artificial sweetener. If you don't want to use nutrasweet, substitute with honey or sugar.

3/4 cup of rice wine vinegar

1.5 tbls of water

1/4 cup of olive oil

In a large bowl, add a handful of your salad mix, 2 tablespoons of dressing, feta, zucchini, cranberries and walnuts. Squeeze half of you lemon into the mix, as well, and toss. Grab your wheat wrap and add your mix and chicken on top. Wrap it up and enjoy. You can do it much like the shirtless fellow below...