Last week we attended the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. This is a Masters 1000 tennis event and the third year we’ve gone. The difference this year was that instead of having food delivered to the suite that was part of our package, we had a menu to choose from and to pay for. Last year’s choices included fresh vegetables and fruits, salads and low fat snacks. This year’s choices were high fat, pre-packaged dreck. So, needless to say, our time in Indian Wells was difficult from a dietary point of view.

On Monday we spent the day driving through the desert to St. George, UT. First thing we did was go to the grocery store to buy some “sane” food. Since it was already going on 8 PM by the time we were done shopping, we decided to buy a store-roasted chicken because it would be quickly made into a dinner. Fastest starch? Couscous. I steamed some broccoli, sprayed it with some butter spray and, voila, dinner!

It was so good to get back to the safe confines of Chicken Monday. We’ve decided not to attend this particular tennis event next year.

Store-bought rotisserie chicken, whole wheat couscous and broccoli