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This is a great little snack after a workout! It’s my Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie. It’s a WW Smoothie packet with 1 C cold water, with 1/2 frozen banana, and 2 T. PB2 (This is a peanut butter powder usually found in the health food section of your local grocery store, or Whole Foods?) I walked the dogs, lifted weights at home, and hopped on the treadmil for 30 minutes. It’s been a great productive Monday, and I’m looking forward to the rest of the week!

I love a warm sandwich! This tasty little treat is super easy to make and as far as I’m concerned, Restaurant quality! (maybe a little exageration here) I love my light Italian Bread (2 slices, 2 PPV), and I use one serving of deli turkey, and 1 T. of Light Country Crock (1 PPV), 1 slice of cheese (1 PPV), and one wedge of laughing cow cheese (1 PPV). I LOVE the garlic and herb and used that today. My picture doesn’t really show the gooeyness of the cheese, but is was soooooo good. This was a 6 PPV Sandwich! Get those fruits and veggies in to help fill you up, and knowing you’re eating healthy, makes you feel GREAT! Treat yourself and take a few extra minutes to make your plate really look appetizing. If you would do it for company, then do it for yourself. It only takes […]

When I know I have a busy day ahead, I like to get in as much protein for as few points as possible. I found this Jimmy Dean Turkey sausage and thought I’d give it a try. It’s pretty tasty! The serving size says 2/3 C., but I thought 1/3 C. was plenty, and I didn’t want too much sodium. 1/3 C. of the sausage was 280 mg of sodium and 1 PPV. I scrambled 4 egg whites (1 PPV), and added 1 laughing cow cheese wedge (also 1 PPV)after everything was cooked, and it gave my yummy breakfast a nice creamy finish! I like a grapefruit every once in awhile, but they can be such a booger to eat! This was a great and filling breakfast for only 3 PPV!

I LOVE this sauce on just about everything. Dip veggies, or pretzels, or crackers in it! Spread on a whole wheat tortilla and add your favorite fillings for a roll-up! Today? I mixed 1 T. of Tzatziki sauce (1 PPV) with 4 oz. of rotisserie chicken (3 PPV) and put it on a toasted piece of Lite Italian Bread (1 PPV)! I love to have something crunchy to eat with my sandwiches, so lately I opt for some 0 PPV crunchy veggies. This time I chose red bell pepper. I love the sweetness they have. The orange gave me a little something sweet for desert and it helps me to avoid the sweet cravings later in the day. This was great and filling 5 PPV lunch!

This is a favorite “Snack to Go”! I picked up this little mini blender at WalMart for, I think, 12 bucks! What a DEAL! I certainly use it for my smoothies, but it also comes in handy to puree in small batches for my soups! But this particular use was for a Blueberry Smoothie. A WW packet of Vanilla Smoothie mix, 1 C frozen blueberries, and 1 C of water. Delicious! Another reason I love this little blender, it’s fits right in the cup holder in the car!

I’m sure as with many other folks, the weekend can be the hardest for staying on track with healthy eating, and overall, healthy choices. Winter seems even more of a challenge for me when the weather is cold. I’m an expert in excuses. “It’s too cold to go the gym.” – “I think my car runs poorly in the cold.” – “If I go out in this cold, I’ll be tempted to go through Starbucks and order something I shouldn’t.” – “I NEED to make this big pot of chili, so I probably don’t have time to go to the gym.” Okay, all kidding aside, some of these thoughts have really gone through my head. But I know it’s only good choices that will get me the results I want. I have said before that I am in no hurry, and I still am not, but I do continue to […]

Friday involves a WW meeting, followed by the gym, followed by lunch. I hate to eat anything before I weigh in, and I usually take a coffee and a protein bar, but I’m trying to change things up a bit, and save some of my moring points for my Friday night out. WW really focuses on Power Foods. Those are mostly fruits and veggies, lean meats and whole grains, and skim milk and I believe non-fat yogurt. So for my breakfast I chopped up an orange and an apple and topped it with 1/3 C. of fat free WW vanilla yogurt. Total = 1 PPV. Instead of hitting the Starbucks drive through for my Misto (half coffee, half steamed skim milk) I used my new toy that my husband got me for my birthday, my Keurig! My coffee drink with a packet of sweetner = 0 PPV! My previous breakfast […]

I’m taking my niece out for dinner for her 18th Birthday! She picked pasta! I plan on a Caesar (dressing on the side, duh) no croutons, with grilled chicken. So I thought I’d fill up on a little something I really do enjoy. 1 cup of blueberries, 1/3 cup of WW Vanilla non-fat yogurt, topped with 1/4 cup of kashi!

I have a lot of favorite breakfast foods, and this is certainly one of them! Easy and delicious. I like the steel cut oats, and I like the Quaker quick cooking oats, but sometimes I’m in a hurry and go for quick and tasty. This is a bowl of Quaker Instant Oatmeal (cinnamon and brown sugar), topped with half of a chopped apple that I had previously topped with cinnamon and put in the microwave for one minute. The other half of the apple I dipped in 1 T. of Better N Peanut Butter. The oatmeal was 4 PPV and the Peanut Butter was 1 PPV. And of course, the apple was ZERO!

This is SUPER easy. Place frozen chicken breast in the crock pot and top with a jar of your favorite salsa and your favorite taco seasoning. Let it cook all day, and then shred. Make soft taco’s in a high fiber tortilla, or taco salad, or a tostado, or snack on some nacho’s made with your favorite baked chips! The possibilities are endless! Last night for dinner, I topped a bed of shredded lettuce, added some cheddar cheese, a few chopped up cherry tomatoes (there buried in there somewhere), and a little sour cream! I also like to eat this with lots of chopped up bell peppers, onions, even cucumbers to really bulk it up. It’s great with a few baked tostitos crushed on top too! But I ate what I had in the fridge and pantry tonight and was completely satisfied.