Lunch time! Curried Chicken Salad

Here's an easy meal that is SO delicious.  In fact, my original intention was for this to be our supper yesterday.  But, I took a big scoop out for my lunch.  And then when J got home from work, he ate a big scoop (or 4?) before meeting us at Mo's ball game.  When we all arrived home, I looked at what was left and realized there wouldn't be enough for supper, so Is stood over the bowl and finished the rest off!  Guess I know to make more next time.

Luckily, I took a picture of my lunch, so you can see what I'm talking about.  (If you ladies have a good memory, this is the same chicken salad I served at my house for a BUNCO night.)

   
Please excuse the bad framing of the picture- I'll never be a good food photog, not if I keep using my cell phone, anyway! 

CURRIED CHICKEN SALAD

I never measure anything, so I will attempt general quantities here.  But use your judgement and adjust to your sensibilities and tastes.  Like I said before, though, I'll make a bigger salad next time.

Shredded Chicken- about 4 breasts.  (Next time I'll use a combination of white and dark meat to get the good fat we all need.)
Red Grapes- around 1 cup halved or quartered
Celery- 3/4 cup thinly sliced
Craisins- 3/4 cup
Green Onion- 3/4 cup thinly sliced
Slivered Almonds- 1/2 cup
Mayo- 1 cup.  There are several Paleo Mayo recipes here.  If you prefer to use store bought, I usually use one of the Olive Oil Mayos- definitely not perfect because they are still made with highly refined soybean oil, but at least it's a step in the right direction.
Salt and Pepper- to taste
Curry- be generous here, this is what gives the salad it's flavor!  But don't go overboard, either.  I probably used about 1/2-1 tablespoon.  The flavor will deepen as time goes on. 

Just throw all the ingredients in a bowl and mix together.  Then put in the refrigerator for 6-24 hours to allow time for the flavors to meld.    

PICKLES- we love the Vlasic Farmer's Garden Bread and Butter version- taste like Grandma's!  :) 
STRAWBERRIES
WATER

As with most of my meals, this won't win any primal/paleo awards.  (But as Mark Sisson always says, "Don't let the perfect become the enemy of the good.") There's a little sugar in everything- the mayo, the pickles and the strawberries.  But, at this point, I feel like I have control over my sugar.  If you aren't there yet, and still feel like sugar has control over you,  (i.e. you see a donut or cookie and instantly start thinking about how to get that cookie)  I highly recommend doing a WHOLE30 challenge.  It will literally change your life.  Because of a similar elimination diet, I have discovered that EGGS are what caused my acne!  Knowledge is power, folks.  If I want to eat an egg now, I can, but I know that I'll be dealing with a big nasty zit or two over the next couple of days.  (In fact, I woke up this morning with my mayo induced zit beaming it's bright red beacon from my cheek for the whole world to see.)  It's a choice I make now, and that is so unbelievably freeing!  (I'm still exploring whether it's the whole egg, or just the white or the yolk.  My hunch is it's the white, since my food sensitivity test said I reacted highly to whites/albumin; hopefully I'll get it figured out soon.) 

That's it for today!  Tell me what you've been eating lately......