On Saturday night I went to dinner at the Cheesecake Factory with my sister, Holly and one of my best friends in the world, Kristen. We had so much fun!!
I must mention, that my friend Kristen is the mother of 6 kids!!! And…2 of them are twins and 3 of them are triplets! She is also wicked healthy and super duper fit and skinny! She is a rock star and an inspiration to me!!! Oh, and my sister is a mother of 5 kids, a marathon runner and is super duper ultra fit and skinny too! I love to surround myself with inspiring people! I’m so thankful to have a wonderful family and awesome friends!!!
Anyway, I must say that I love the Cheesecake Factory! Everything I’ve ever ordered there has been incredible, to put it mildly.
So, you can imagine how happy I was to discover they had a new little “sub-menu” thingy called the SkinnyLicious Menu. It was a HUGE menu too! There were so many yummy things on there!! I’m always so happy when restaurants make it easier to eat well! Yay!!!
Anyway, I chose to order the Tuscan Chicken. Here’s the description from their website: Grilled Chicken Breast with Tomatoes, Artichokes, Capers, Fresh Basil and Balsamic Vinaigrette. Served Over Fresh Vegetables and Farro. I can’t find the exact Nutritional Information, but on the menu it said it was less than 500ish calories. I only ate about 1/3 of it though. It was very yummy!!
My sister and I also shared a little Flatbread thing off the SkinnyLicious appetizer menu and it was so flippin’ good!!! It was a Roasted Pear and Blue Cheese flatbread that had pecans, arugula and caramelized onions on it. It was around 400 calories and I ate just over 1/3 of it too. I loved it so much! I need to find out how to make something similar at home. I would eat it every day! I am a sucker for fruit/nut/cheese combos!!
After we had already eaten most of it, I remembered to take a pic. Here’s my sis with the remainder of her yummy flatbread.
All of the food was so yummy and I’m guessing I ate around 400 calories or so. I left there stuffed too! How awesome is that???!!! I need to go there again…soon!
Well, I’m off to go to the gym!!! Eeeee! I’m so excited, but a little nervous. I haven’t been in about a week and a half (because I was sick). I still feel a tad bit “out of it”, but I hope I survive!
Wish me luck!!!
We love the Cheese Cake Factory, too!! Nice for kids… too.