I’m Branching Out

<p align="center">I have never really liked fish, I may have eaten fish sticks when I was little {I don’t think they count}, but I’m just not a fish person…no matter how you cook it. My Dad has been telling me over and over about this fish that he eats 2-3 times/week and how good it is. He said it didn’t have that “fishy” taste and I needed to give it a try. </p> <p align="center">So finally I did! The fish I tried is called swai. I picked them up in my grocers freezer section next to the meat counter. They are even initially packaged within a re-sealable package! {I’m easily impressed}<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpzxzUz2uPXqOWVIGskQGJTvaKbS9LzDunATylfz_5I3EtPMXh1nfC6UE9x4XWwE9qGfPAGcS-F9g_eC5ClceT98hVQNS548HLTU4T-DE4wK_r2-h-8AgL7YxzytWRd6wWtfINuGX6KUXn/s1600-h/IMG_2042%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_2042" border="0" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNC4NX778JskImMpufanVevPHGmYl93ZU2j2lEq7T3z2TT74QbYQU7pR2BzlmRd7n6doZu3S0muLIy7wuBpk1acJotaJqnKneqrJup-bqrg8_CieGFtYh1itP_lenofCwbjeBiZsDrTTpl/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_2042" width="404"></a></p> <p align="center">Not only were they nicely packaged, but check out these nutrition facts! They are packed with protein, no carbs, hardly any fat, and only 2 points plus per 4oz fillet!</p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuGlrVbZ1qeWA5UQbdx12t8s7trE8sAc4HjZ528Ed-lgkbQcXIv9xO_iGzLzxin0Ekdn7IkmbXiK7uW28O36GdJ7aLpOBeDEKiUgUhpFEsW9R7x4RYI6-b172oBne38m7cVoMCUsM43mjb/s1600-h/IMG_2044%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_2044" border="0" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB4ozIwprCohhWdOIpSYfCegiIdcBBuxPNxPoK2MkIwQZdfvJ0ixy7ery9-5O7QvRC-e72TwUycrhwJdceHdp9ACzNrCgChDMYWCnJK0xNxs1274r1SA8kQK97weBHDpZElgk64513W9JU/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_2044" width="304"></a></p> <p align="center">I squeezed a little bit of lemon juice on, a dash of pepper, and wrapped it in some tin foil and on the grill it went. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwa7uxVuF3vcyR7vLALUk9M3U8a8Ojkl4MdP351Y7cIX_8EkTeAfkuKWpmZcHed8-Ua6igRFzrU20xslJ2s3OCwpC-PkiX_SXGqWtwOShfiUhLY4VF2JdGsieqnsl86ov56LFN6j-tuzsp/s1600-h/IMG_2047%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_2047" border="0" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHCm7NbJ5R8GDeZdgFOHxB3YiLFXtBM9keCDTCQU9f9y-v5l5Leuo5nwqSGoF6UFF3McjHtptyWnxZydezGWXRCC2eudVyPNTQSevzmtKH2xBfmUYhgT01qRhTYgPHxktAKpH_tDhXR0-i/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_2047" width="404"></a></p> <p align="center"><strong><u>Verdict</u></strong>: I LOVED it! Dad was right! {thanks dad} Didn’t have a fish flavor at all, so delicious, and I didn’t even need tartar sauce!</p> <p align="center">Did you notice that other green stuff on my plate? I also had another new try that same night, kale chips! I’ve seen these all over blogs, facebook, pinterest, etc for a long time and I finally tried them. </p> <p align="center"><strong><u>Verdict</u></strong>: The first taste is salty and crunchy like a chip{I was excited at first}, but they left a horrible after taste in my mouth {almost bitter}. Has this happened to anyone else? All I did to cook it was a bit of olive oil and salt and then baked it. Help!</p> <p align="center">I would love to hear from you guys! What is a food that you’ve branched out & tried lately?</p> <p align="center"><em><font size="2">Tomorrow is WI day, wish me luck! {I worked out twice today…go me!}</font></em></p>

I’m Branching Out

I have never really liked fish, I may have eaten fish sticks when I was little {I don’t think they count}, but I’m just not a fish person…no...

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