My take on the 3 Fā€™sā€¦

Hey guys! Rather than blog about just food, fitness or friends, I thought Iā€™d do a triple whammy today:

  • Food: Chicken salad has been my go-to lunch recently.Ā  Given my dislike towards mayonnaise, I often use avocado as a replacement.Ā  This past week, Iā€™ve been adding a creamy texture with Greek yogurt instead.Ā  It tastes delicious and the protein boost doesnā€™t hurt either. There isnā€™t much of a recipe to it so Iā€™ll give you the Sparknotes version: Combine shredded cooked chicken with Greek yogurt, mustard, diced cucumber and loads of freshly ground pepper. Ā If you have Chipotle sauce, I’d highly recommend adding some at the end!

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  • Fitness:Ā  With a circuit workout courtesy of a friend on Monday, a run, and a couple of yoga classes under my belt, this week has been great on the fitness front. Ā Ā Iā€™m counting down till my workouts will be taking place in this beauty a.k.a. Hyde Park:

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ā€¦T minus 10 days šŸ™‚

  • Friends: Ever since my friends Ria & Divya developed the concept of The Good Crane Weekend,Ā Iā€™ve been looking forward to this weekend starting.Ā  Itā€™s a community project which aims to brings together people across Mumbai with good deeds.Ā  Tapping into their origami hobby, theyā€™ve created over 3,000 cranes which each mention a good deed. Ā Customers dining in select restaurants across Mumbai merely have to carry out the mentioned good deed, document them by way of pictures, Tweet or Instagram the picture (@acraneaday) and pass on the crane for more people to follow suit.

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Prizes are involved for the 5 best pictures chosen.Ā  If youā€™re in Mumbai this weekend, cranes are going to be placed at:

  • Sushi and More
  • Gostana
  • The Pier
  • Le 15
  • Icing on the Top
  • Sweetish House Mafia
  • The Yoga House
  • Out of the Blue
  • Blue Frog
  • Pico Express
  • Olive
  • Cheval
  • Mosheā€™s
  • Ellipsis
  • CafĆ© Zoe
  • LPQ
  • Barking Deer
  • Woodside Inn
  • The Pantry
  • The Breakfast Club

And if youā€™re not, like their Facebook Page! Ā You know Iā€™m all aboutĀ paying it forwardĀ so I have no doubt that this project is going to take Mumbai by stormā€¦pun intended ;)!

Have a great weekend!

What’s you been eating for lunch this week? Ā 

Fit in any good workouts this week?Ā Brag away…

29 thoughts on “My take on the 3 Fā€™sā€¦”

  1. Oh that is such a beautiful idea- bringing people together through kindness! I love some of those name locations- restaurants and cafes have such imagination in Mumbai- sweetish house mafia šŸ™‚ Chicken and yoghurt are fabulous together- I usually have the combo in Turkish restaurants- I can just imagine how lovely that “recipe” would be (especially with toast- that’s my girl ;)) I have been having vegemite, avo, cheese and tomato sandwiches- but I’m looking for a new lunch staple- lets just say men are bastards šŸ™ I’m thinking chicken salad sounds good perhaps šŸ˜‰ Have a great weekend Khushboo! Lots of love Sophia

    1. Ah I hope everything is okay with you and your man :(. The name Sweetish House Mafia made me laugh too- I’m always up for a good pun!

  2. I love using Greek yogurt in chicken and egg salads. Mayonaisse has always been one of those foods that totally skeeves me out, and you know how much I love my Greek yogurt šŸ˜‰ Actually… I think I ended up having a yogurt bowl for lunch at least one day this week. Other than that, it’s been chicken enchilada casserole leftovers and wraps around these parts. No complaints šŸ˜€ But I’m out of both right now, so I have no idea what’s going to be on the menu for today.

    Happy Friday, Khushboo!

  3. The Good Crane Weekend sounds like such a neat idea! I used to love making origami, but I doubt I could remember how to do it these days. šŸ˜›

    I love using Greek yogurt + Dijon mustard as a replacement for mayo in tuna/chicken salad. I haven’t tried avocado yet though. I bet it’s really good too!

    I had a good back workout on Wednesday where I did drop sets – I’m still sore today!

  4. I have an olive oil mayo that I love and have been thinking about making chicken salad…so I think that may be my lunch next week šŸ˜‰ This week I’ve been having a lot of coleslaw with diced chicken.

    And that’s such an awesome idea! I hope it goes well.

  5. Ohhh avocado instead of mayo, what a great idea!! I don’t eat mayo anyway, so this is genius! I had the most epic run on Thursday, fastest one yet!! I was jazzed.

  6. I love the concept behind The Good Crane Weekend – what a wonderful way to promote random acts of kindness! I sure hope the idea spreads quickly; I’d love to see something like that take off in my city! šŸ™‚

    I’ve been away from home for over a week, so my lunches have been ALL over the place. šŸ˜‰ Lots of snacking occurred during the first portion of the trip (12 + hours spent in the car), which meant I made meals out of ice cream cones, kettle corn, hard boiled eggs, and seaweed snacks. Not *too* bad for a road trip, but definitely not my preferred way of eating. Today I enjoyed an amazing fried egg sandwich with avocado while prepping for the wedding (courtesy of the bride’s brother). It made me realize I need to increase the frequency of my fried egg sandwich consumption – they’re so simple, and SO good. šŸ™‚ Speaking of…your chicken salad sounds delicious. I’m one of the outcast HLBers who loves mayo, but I’d definitely to give your healthified version a try. šŸ™‚

    I hope you’re enjoying your weekend, Khushboo! Sending huge hugs your way! <3 xoxoxoxo

    1. Ice cream cones for lunch with a side of boiled eggs like a well-balanced meal to me..good mix of carbs (cone), calcium (ice cream), protein & fat (eggs including yolks) ;)! I kid I kid but sometimes you gotta make the best of the situation at hand and work with what you got …and it seems like you did just that :)!

  7. I love the idea to use avocado or Greek yogurt instead of mayo! I’ll have to try that, maybe using both at once šŸ˜›
    My workouts this week have been walking my dogs for about 20 minutes each night. Intense, I know šŸ˜‰ haha
    Have a great Sunday!

  8. What a very cool idea. And wait…there are LPQs in India? How nice!

    You must be getting excited about your trip to London! I tried a couple of new places that I recommend: Zoom, La Porte Des Indes, and Sofra (I’ve been a few times and I’ve loved it every time!).

    Have a great Sunday!

    1. I love Sofra but haven’t tried La Porte Des Indes or Zoom yet..will definitely remember them when I get there. Thanks for the heads up, Ameena šŸ™‚

  9. you know they have mayo without egg now… i think they use olive oil instead. i’m gonna try it, hopefully it’s good. omg, the whole week i ate bread and pb, or bread and butter. was so out of it… i’m so glad to eat salads tomorrow with salmon and dressing and all my fun stuff. šŸ™‚

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