Healthy Crispy Chicken Caesar Lettuce Wraps

I don’t know what comes to mind when I say lettuce wrap, but I assume it’s not the same as when I say ice cream, cheesecake or pizza.

Rightfully so I suppose.

However I do want to challenge you to step outside your comfort zone and just open your eyes to the world of lettuce wraps. Like these healthy crispy chicken caesar lettuce wraps. I mean they kind of do give you heart eyes, right?

But, if I’m honest with you, I’m not even that fond of lettuce myself. In fact, I find my self arguing over time the idea of a lettuce salad knowing the fact that I am a nutrition expert and I probably should really love this green goodness as some would say. However, I’d be lying if I told you I loooooved it.

I don’t, okay.

It just isn’t the first thing I gravitate towards. Don’t get me wrong I can handle it, maybe even like it but never love it.

That is until the lettuce wrap was born.

Before we get into the healthy chicken caesar lettuce wrap lets break down some basic health, because I feel like we must when we talk about lettuce.

why it’s okay not to love lettuce

It’s okay not to love lettuce, because you’re a human. And humans have funny taste preferences. You’re unique, I’m unique, we’re all unique. But just because you don’t love it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t eat it. Or at least find unique and interesting ways to try it out.

Just to set the record straight {I know I’m a broken record on this subject} food fads like low-fat, low-carb, lettuce only, shakes only, fasting, no matter how good or bad it is, it isn’t going to be a miraculous cure for you.

Unfortunately there aren’t any of those in the food world. If there were I can assume we’d be one skinny nation. Instead they just seem to be traps to break your heart and rip it into a million and one pieces leading you all the way back to ice cream, cheesecake and pizza.

A land far, far away from lettuce wraps.

the answer

I can assure you you’ll never love lettuce when it’s forced upon you and touted to be THE ONLY answer to your health goals. I mean anything that is eaten over and over and over and over is bound to start looking disgusting and unappetizing at some point.

Our taste buds, our cells, our bodies desire variety.

Variety in flavor, in texture, and in nutrients. This is also the key to satiety.

So what is the answer to health? Listening to your unique body and providing it a variety of healthy foods you actually enjoy. Or at least finding ways to enjoy foods you don’t necessarily love but are healthy for you body, insert lettuce.

Sure you can use those “diets” as a starting point but they should never be the end all be all. It just won’t work and you’ll end up right back to where you started or worse. The best way to achieve lasting health is to find a standard that seems challenging yet doable and try it out. Experiment and add your own elements or take some out to make it appealing to you.

In the end you’ll probably find that a diet based on real food, grown from the earth, including things you don’t necessarily love are what you’ll end up craving. Because this was and is the intended source of life for your body. It’s perfectly created for your body and in time, in the right environment and with the right mindset you can surely start to love all the things you never thought you would.

baby steps

It takes baby steps. Small changes each day that slowly create the snowball effect of lasting change. Health you desire which also means easy{ier} health. Health that doesn’t take so much work, or prepping, or measuring or counting or resistance or willpower. Just health you don’t really have to think about, you just do. Why? Because you love it and you feel good and it just works.

For me this looks like chip crusted chicken breasts in lettuce wraps.

A little feisty, a lot fresh and the perfect balance of goodness that is easy.

I may not be the all-star health foodie, but I can tell you I’m finding a balance that works for me and my family. Because the only place to start is right where you are. So this recipe is meant to do just that.

So no matter where you are I want to scream it from the rooftops, health was never intended to be as difficult as we make it! If then, why does it consume our life?
Something to ponder for yourself.

my challenge to you

Is to focus on the positives of health and healthy eating. Rather than restrict, deprive, starve, withhold and use every ounce of willpower, why not start with what you can eat, what you love and how great you do feel?

I really believe the only way to this “easy health” is to push out the bad with the good.

Lets start with these healthy caesar chicken lettuce wraps. I mean crispy chicken, thick and creamy caesar dressing, plump juicy tomatoes all wrapped inside a fresh and crisp lettuce wrap. I can’t even… and it’s healthy.

This chip crusted chicken recipe from Foodie Crush has easily held a top spot in family favorite dinner ideas. Not to mention it is just three ingredients and 30 minutes to make! If you’re not digging the potato chip thing, you could do any crispy root vegetable mix, sweet potato chips or even tortilla chips. Friend, we’ve tried them and love them all. You can’t go wrong.

Add that with this deliciously creamy homemade caesar, roasted chickpeas, sliced tomatoes and crispy lettuce wraps and watch as your view of lettuce, health and all things healthy transform right before your eyes.

want real health?

Do you read this and think, YES! That is health I desire. Health that doesn’t require a million and one tricks that make your life miserable and leave you consumed, frustrated and tired? Are you ready to find something that works?

You see lasting health isn’t about deprive, starve and restrict. Instead it is about working with your body, providing what it needs and creating a relationship of trust. This does mean changes, but rather than just taking away we’re focusing on adding in the good to naturally push out the bad.

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