Failure

So a few days ago I posted about working out when you're injured and I failed to do just that. My ankle is still swollen to twice its normal size and I have been unmotivated because of the pain in my ankle. However, I have attempted to combat my lack of working out with healthy eating at home and at work.

One of our local grocery stores is having a meat sale this week so I took the opportunity to buy some fresh salmon and we are having that tonight for dinner! I love salmon and this recipe, found on www.allrecipes.com is wonderful and reasonably healthy with a few minor changes.

Crusted Salmon with Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce:

Ingredients

• 1 (1.5 pound) skinless center-cut salmon fillet, cut into 4 pieces
• 1 cup milk
• 1/4 cup fine bread crumbs
• 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1 tablespoon prepared yellow mustard
• 1 tablespoon honey

Directions

1. Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Prepare a baking sheet with cooking spray.
2. Place the salmon fillets in a baking dish; pour the milk over the fillets. Allow the salmon to soak in the milk 10 to 15 minutes.
3. Stir the bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese together in a wide, deep bowl. Beat the egg in a separate bowl until frothy. Remove the salmon fillets from the milk; shake the excess milk off the fish. Dip each fillet into the beaten egg and then gently press into the bread crumb mixture to coat; gently shake to remove the excess.
4. Bake in the preheated oven, turning once, until the salmon flakes easily with a fork, about 15 minutes.
5. While the salmon bakes, stir the butter, mustard, and honey together in a bowl; drizzle over the baked salmon to serve.
   
   
   *** However instead of adding butter to the dipping sauce we just use honey and mustard mixed together to cut down on fat. We also use panko bread crumbs that we ground up in our food processor to make them a finer consistency because panko is a healthier bread crumb alternative.
   
   
   Other great ways to alter recipes to make them a little more health conscious are using skim milk because it's fat free. You can also use reduced fat or fat free cheese to keep your recipes more health conscious.
   
   So despite my workout failure I will be enjoying delicious salmon, a baked potato with light margarine, and green beans tonight. A completely guilt free, tasty meal. Yum!