Just like many of you, I work overtime sometimes. When I work overtime, the last thing I want to do is to spend extra dollars on unhealthy take-out or over-priced salad. I would rather prepare a fresh and simple meal the night before. Trust me, a trip to the grocery store is worth it considering the amount of food you can make for yourself. You can get more than one meal out of it and also enjoy the benefit of staying on a healthy diet.

I took my 20-minute trip to the supermarket yesterday after work. Since I love salad so much, I decided to make a simple Greek Chicken Salad to bring to work the next day. I picked out some traditional Greek Salad ingredients: red onion, olives, cherry tomatoes, chick peas, and feta cheese. I substituted Romaine lettuce with Baby spinach because I bought a huge bag of spinach from Costco the other day. Here’s the recipe for my Greek Chicken Salad.

• A handful of Baby spinach
• A quarter of sliced red onion
• A handful of Cherry tomatoes
• A handful of canned black olives
• 6 1-centimeter by 1-centimeter cubed feta cheese
• A handful of chick peas
• 3 oz. of grilled chicken breast

Dressing: I like my dressing simple and light. I squeezed half of a lemon and lime and added some freshly cracked pepper.

Total Prep Time: 10 minutes…fast and easy! And you’ll be ready for the extra hours in the office! By the way, don’t forget your carbohydrates (you heard me) - put two slices of whole wheat baguette or any whole wheat/grain bread on the side. I packed everything into a Tupperware container and brought it to the office.

* If you or someone you know has a membership to Costco, I highly recommend getting some vegetables there because they carry fresh produce and you get more than you pay for. Extra vegetables, wilted spinach, boiled broccoli or asparagus, will help you fight hunger later at night if you feel hungry.