Monday Nutrition Tip of the Week: The Chicken is Coming!

A few months ago I sang the praises of Zaycon Foods, a company out of Washington state that I consider to be the Groupon of meat sales. I got an email from them yesterday telling me about an impending chicken sale in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Here's the email:

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To our Texas Customers,
Many of you have told us you are out or close to being out of chicken. The news that our next chicken deliveries were scheduled for the fall was a huge disappointment to those of you who emailed and called.

Prices seem to always go up in the summer, so we try to avoid offering chicken at this time of the year. However, great news - we searched around and were able to secure a great summer price.

Get Ready! The sale will open Monday at 5:00pm. The price for the Fresh Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts will be $1.64 per lb. Delivery dates will be June 14.


So, if you need more chicken before the fall, be sure and order tomorrow. Also, if you have friends or neighbors who might be interested in Zaycon Foods chicken, pass this along and encourage them to register.

Final delivery dates, times, and places will be available on our website tomorrow at 5pm.


Thanks for being a Zaycon customer!
The Z Team

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You guys, this is some good chicken. And that's a fantastic price! Get registered on Zaycon's site so that you can place an order. Here's a special link that indicates I referred you: 

https://www.zayconfoods.com/refer/zf11780 

A couple things to be aware of:

• You must buy 40 pounds worth of chicken. If you don't have the freezer space to store it, go in on an order with a friend or family member.
• The chicken breasts are boneless and skinless, but they are butterflied, meaning the two breasts are connected. In order to package the chicken in individual breasts so that they can be put in the freezer, you have to play amateur butcher. It's a bit messy. Just warning you.
• These chicken breasts are huge! I typically thaw two breasts and cut them horizontally in half so that they are thinner and cook quickly on the grill. Those two breasts (cut into four thinner pieces of meat) will feed us for two nights.

Check out their website for more information or to find out if they serve your area! www.ZayconFoods.com

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Workout of the Day

Zippo, so far. And I'm bummed out about it, because I was looking forward to the workout this morning. It's the first day of summer vacation, so that means 5:30 a.m. instead of 5:00 (YES!). Also, we went and had lunch with friends and my eating was a bit off the rails yesterday (there was Texas Sheet Cake, is all I'm saying). 

But last night I accidentally slept on my stomach for a long period of time, which is a definite no-no for someone with a sensitive back. Our lumpy mattress is scheduled for a much-deserved demotion, but it hasn't happened quite yet. So today I'm on an ice/heat regimen to see if I can sit and stand without wincing by the end of the day.