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Rotini Salad

Katherine — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:26:08 +0000

I used whole grain rotini, cut out the cheese, and used Light Miracle Whip and 1% milk. That was 31 points for the entire salad and I was able to break that up into 4 good size portions. Next time I make this, I will use less Miracle Whip and mustard; they over-powered the other flavors!

Rainbow Rotini Salad

2/3 (7 oz.) box Rainbow Rotini (pasta)
1/2 cup celery, finely chopped
1/4 cup onion, finely chopped
1 cup Tuna fish, drained
1 small can peas (optional)
1/4 cup diced cheese

Dressing:

1/2 cup milk
1 cup Miracle Whip
3 tsp. prepared mustard.

Mix together until smooth.

Cook rotini according to package directions; drain. Rinse with cold water several times; drain good.

Add celery, onion, Tuna fish, cheese, peas (optional) to drained and cooled rotini.

Mix dressing with ingredients. (Toss lightly so Rotini won’t break.) Some salt to taste, may be added. Makes 1 medium bowl salad.

Breakfast!

Katherine — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:19:36 +0000

At my Weight Watcher’s meeting tonight, we talked about how “Eat Breakfast; Lose Weight” is so true! And I got some great breakfast ideas. Usually, I leave the house with ½ a cup of cereal with ½ cup of 1% milk.

Here are four things we learned:

Breakfast deserves variety.
S-T-R-E-T-C-H with filling foods.
Power up with protein.
Favorites make it fun.

I would like to list some great breakfast suggestions, but before I do, let me inform you that I do NOT like to eat eggs. So I don’t have any egg information (ie. calories or points), but if you do need it, just let me know.

Some basic low-cal substitutions:

Canadian Bacon (though I couldn’t find it in the store. Help!)
Eggbeaters or egg whites.
Low-cal English muffins
reduced fat and/or low-cal cheeses
vegetables
Low-cal yogurt

Here are some ideas I heard:

Egg Mcmuffin: English muffin with canadian bacon, egg beaters, and low-cal cheese.
Omelet: Eggbeaters, low-cal cheese, and tons of vegetables.
Smoothie: WW or your own concoction.
½ serving of Golden Grahams in low-cal yogurt with low-cal whipped cream.
Low-cal bagels (WW has 2pt bagels, some stores have 1pt bagels.) Add cheese!
Pancakes with sugar-free syrup and spray butter.
Jimmy Dean D-Lights: (Sausage, egg, and cheese on a muffin or croissant.)
Whole wheat Eggo with low-cal vanilla yogurt.
Spinach and feta omelet: frozen spinach and a little feta in an eggbeater omelet
French toast: Use Arnolds Thin Sandwich bread with egg whites.
Oatmeal

Hope that gives you some ideas!! I went to the store right after and although I couldn’t find the Canadian bacon, I did find low-cal ham (1pt for 6 slices!), English muffins that are 2pts each, and I’ll had the low-cal American cheese I have at home. Yay for breakfast. YOU MUST EAT BREAKFAST!!!

Thyme-Scented Green Beans with Almonds

Katherine — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:57:56 +0000

My husband made an amazing, filling, and LOW-POINT dinner! 1 point per serving! (From WW’s 5-ingredient, 15-minute recipe cookbook.)

Prep: 3 minutes Cook: 7 minutes

Smoked almonds and fresh thyme update this traditional combination of flavors

1	(12-ounce) package of trimmed fresh green beans
2	teaspoons butter/td>
1	tablespoon chopped fresh thyme/td>
¼	teaspoon salt/td>
¼	teaspoon black pepper/td>
1	tablespoon chopped smoked almonds/td>

1. Piece green bean bag with a fork; microwave at HIGH 4 to 5 minutes or until tender. Let stand 1 minute.
2. While green beans cook, melt butter in a large non stick skillet over medium heat. Add green beans, thyme, salt, and pepper; toss gently to coat. Cook 2 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Sprinkle beans with almonds.
Yield: 4 servings (serving size: ¼ of green beans).

Per Serving: CAL 61; FAT 3.5g, PRO 2.2g; CARB 6.9g; FIB 3.3g; CHOL: 5mg; IRON 1.1mg; SOD 178mg: CALC 41mg

Bad Day or I Learned a Lesson?

Katherine — Sun, 24 May 2009 15:45:00 +0000

On my twitter, I said that I was a bad monkey yesterday. We invited a couple of friends over for dinner and grilled a favorite: Korean Shortrib. It’s full of sweet flavor and grilled. My mouth is watering just thinking about it. But I was inspired at my Weight Watchers meeting and went online to find some good recipes.

I made
Strawberry-Almond Salad with Basil-Balsamic Vinaigrette and Classic Macaroni Salad. For dessert, our friends bought chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting and ice cream. So I went a little crazy eating a lot of the good food.

However, here are the mistakes I made:

Wanting to save my points to eat all the yummy food, I didn’t eat after breakfast until my friends showed up. By the time they did, I was starving.
Ate without measuring.
Didn’t ask myself when grabbing more food if I was hungry.

What I have learned is that I forgot, IT’S ONLY FOOD. And I should have eaten when I got hungry and not after. Leaving myself starving made it hard to slow down, measure, and think before eating.

My weight went up, naturally. But I don’t believe in “bad days”, only days to learn from.