Healthy Salmon Burritos

Since I'm trying to remold my middle-aged body with some muscle by lifting weights, I've recently been eating quality protein mini-meals several times a day.

Well, I was in a hurry after my workout recently, so I popped open a 7.5 oz can of Vital Choice Wild Red salmon and then reached into the refrigerator and, perhaps because of Divine Inspiration, grabbed a bottle of jalapeno peppers, a stalk of celery, and a jar of mayonnaise.

I opened the can of Wild Red and smiled with the usual happiness at the quality of the salmon and Omega rich oils as I dumped the contents into a container.

I tossed in a tablespoon of mayonnaise, several teaspoons of chopped jalapenos, and about twice that of chopped celery.

A quick stir and, honestly, I had the most fabulous salmon salad I've ever tasted.

I pulled a couple of big romaine lettuce leaves off the head in the refrigerator, spooned a liberal line of salmon salad down the middle of each leaf and then folded both up like burritos.

My plan was to bring the mini-meal here to my home office to chomp it down while checking my email, but after one bite, I just stood there in the kitchen and ate both of my salmon salad burritos.

Whoa, they were so good, I didn't even want to wait long enough to walk upstairs with them to my office.

Anyway, here are directions for my Salmon Salad Burritos in a simple format for those who like to have printed copies of all their best recipes:

Healthy Salmon Burritos

1 7.5-oz can Vital Choice Wild Red salmon
1 Tbs mayonnaise
2-3 Tbs chopped jalapeno peppers
4-6 Tbs diced celery
Romaine lettuce leaves

Mix everything together, spoon liberal servings down the middle of big Romaine lettuce leaves, fold like burritos, and then enjoy a healthy taste of heaven.

By the way, if you haven't tried Vital Choice Wild Red salmon, now is the time to do so. I promise that once you try wild Alaskan salmon from Vital Choice Seafood, you'll be as crazy about it as I am.

It really is that good, and traditional Wild Red contains ten times the calcium and four times the omega-3s present in commercially processed, twice-cooked canned tuna.

Click here to check out Vital Choice Wild Red.

Chet Day
Editor, The Health Circus
http://chetday.com

P.S. If you have a healthy pre- or post-workout recipe to share, just comment below.

Peaceful Meditation

For this week's meditation, we turn to Achaan Chan:

If you let go a little, you will have a little peace. If you let go a lot, you will have even more peace. So wherever you are attached, let go of that and come back to the center. Learn to see all movement of life with balance and openness.

In my life, the more I let go of things, the more bliss I experience.

When you're meditating deeply and your mind is silent, that is when you'll experience the remarkable peace that comes with just letting it all go.

You don't have to meditate deeply to let go.

When something arises in your life that causes upset, consciously take a deep breath. As you're breathing in, close your eyes and feel the peace that comes with breath awareness.

Let your breath be still for a second or two before you breathe out. Note the peace and stillness at the pause between in and out breaths. That peace and stillness is always there. You just have to slow down enough to become aware of it.

Now breathe out and let go of what was bothering you. Repeat this exercise whenever you feel off center or stressed.

If you have a favorite meditation, please leave a comment. Thanks!

Chet Day
Editor, The Health Circus
http://chetday.com

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