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Nicole Chryst

Wellness Educator

 

Chasing truth, beauty, goodness, and all things naturally wholistic.

Faith over fear.

Ephesians 2:8-10

 

I’ve been married to my high school sweetheart since 2003. Together, we have four amazing children, by birth and adoption. When I am not homeschooling my favorite students, I spend my days on our 7-acre property where I try my best to love my family well and experiment with hobby homesteading. My favorite things to do are cultivate my ever-expanding gardens, wrangle chickens, ferment all the things, sourdough bake with einkorn flour, and figure out new ways to use herbal remedies and essential oils. I believe God has tasked us to be good stewards of our spaces in the world, and I guide my children to do the same.


I am a board member of The Sparrow Fund and an Empowered to Connect Facilitator. I love to dig in the dirt, cook nourishing food, capture beauty through my camera lens, watch the sunrise on the beach, and spend time with good literature on my porch while sipping on a hot cup of coffee.

Simple Chicken Salad

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Preparing a big stash of chicken salad for school lunches is often one of my routine tasks over the weekend now that school is back in session. I make it about every other weekend so my kids don’t get bored of it, but it’s a fairly regular school lunch option for our family. Everyone loves it, it’s relatively easy and fast to pull together, it’s filling, and it’s fairly healthy as far as school lunches go. It’s so tasty and yummy-looking that the other students at school even ask me to bring some for them too!

A delicious recipe always starts with the highest-quality, most nutrient-dense ingredients. Whenever possible, source meat from local farmers. Our favorite locally is Grand View Farm. They have the best ethical practices and exceed organic standards – we just love them. If you don’t have farmers close to you, it’s worth researching online options like ButcherBox.

Celery is on the Dirty Dozen list, so buy organic if you can find it. Ranch dressing is super easy to make at home with clean ingredients, and there are lots of good mayonnaise options available today (Sir Kensington’s and Primal Kitchen generally get good reviews). We like to serve this chicken salad on organic wraps with lettuce, sliced cheese, bacon, and Old Bay sprinkled on top, but it would also be great on sandwich bread or with crackers (Simple Mills has delicious seed crackers).

The chicken is absolutely fantastic smoked. If you have a smoker, I highly, highly suggest using it to cook the chicken for this recipe. It adds a unique flavor that set the chicken salad apart and makes it truly spectacular. If you don’t have a smoker, grilling is a nice second option. Roasting the chicken in the oven at 350 degrees works also, but the smoker, by far, produces the best result.

 

 

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CONTACT ME

Street, Maryland

443.690.2385

nicole@naturallywholistic.com

Affiliate Disclosure

I may earn a small commission for my endorsement, recommendation, testimonial, and/or link to any products or services from this website. Your purchases through affiliate links help support my work in bringing you real information about health and wholistic wellness.

CONTACT ME

Street, Maryland

443.690.2385

nicole@naturallywholistic.com