Coffee with Creamer and a banana
Special K fruit and yogurt with 1/2 cup nonfat milk
Lean Cuisine glazed chicken with rice and green beans
Skinny Sloppy Joes and homemade seasoned fries
honey nut cheerios and nonfat milk
Feb 19, 2011
Feb 18, 2011
Made Sloppy Joes tonight!
So this evening I tried making some sloppy joes... One again I visites skinnytaste.com and found a couple of recipes to make for dinner. The second was some baked, seasoned fries.
As is becoming usual, I substituted a few things, but the original recipe can be found <here>.
Andi's Chicken Sloppy Joes... :)
Brown Chicken, Seasoning Salt, and garlic in large Skillet and then add onion, carrots, mushrooms, and pepper to the skillet. Reduce heat, add wine and worcestershire, simmer for 5 minutes. Add tomato sauce until desire consistency is reached and simmer another 5 minutes.
Yields about 7 1/2 cup servings. at 2.5 points each.
I gave the family a choice of a regualr white bun... or a healthier whole wheat flat bun... we were split 50/50. I, of course, went with the whole grain choice to add another 3 points pus. Nice sandwich for 5.5 points!!!
Even with the french fries at 4 points for a full medium size potato, the meal was under 10 points!!!
As is becoming usual, I substituted a few things, but the original recipe can be found <here>.
Andi's Chicken Sloppy Joes... :)
- 16 oz ground Chicken
- 1 Tbsp Seasoning Salt
- 1 carrot, minced
- 1 med onion, minced
- 1/4 cup green pepper, minced
- 4 oz mushrooms, minced
- 1 heaping tsp of mince garlic
- 1 Tbsp red cooking wine
- 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1-2 Cups Tomato Sauce (to taste)
Brown Chicken, Seasoning Salt, and garlic in large Skillet and then add onion, carrots, mushrooms, and pepper to the skillet. Reduce heat, add wine and worcestershire, simmer for 5 minutes. Add tomato sauce until desire consistency is reached and simmer another 5 minutes.
Yields about 7 1/2 cup servings. at 2.5 points each.
I gave the family a choice of a regualr white bun... or a healthier whole wheat flat bun... we were split 50/50. I, of course, went with the whole grain choice to add another 3 points pus. Nice sandwich for 5.5 points!!!
Even with the french fries at 4 points for a full medium size potato, the meal was under 10 points!!!
Feb 17, 2011
Day Thirty-One and Thirty-two
Way too busy of a day for me... haven't had a chance to sit down until now...
Today I didn't get to eat until I got home from work which isn't good.
I had a mango before and after dinner... they were sooooo good.
and had pork tenderloin with roasted broccoli and onions and green bean casserole
addt'l eating happened in the middle of the night... 1 bowl of cereal...
Yesterday I had...
Special K Yogurt and Berries with nonfat milk
coffee with creamer
Lean Curising: Garlic Stir Fry w/Chicken (20, 42, 4, 5)
Taco Bell Steak Fresco Burrito Supreme and Mexican Rice with a Diet Mt Dew...
Today I didn't get to eat until I got home from work which isn't good.
I had a mango before and after dinner... they were sooooo good.
and had pork tenderloin with roasted broccoli and onions and green bean casserole
addt'l eating happened in the middle of the night... 1 bowl of cereal...
Yesterday I had...
Special K Yogurt and Berries with nonfat milk
coffee with creamer
Lean Curising: Garlic Stir Fry w/Chicken (20, 42, 4, 5)
Taco Bell Steak Fresco Burrito Supreme and Mexican Rice with a Diet Mt Dew...
Feb 16, 2011
Black Beans in Brownies!!!!! What!?!?!?!
That's what I thought too! Whose the nut who put a Can of Black Beans with Brownie mix and WHAT in the world were they smoking when they did it!!!
After reading review after review of the super simple recipe I just had to try it... not a single person said they were gross, icky, or anything of the sort. Everyone was boasting fudgy consistency and I just couldn't believe it! With all the doubt in the world I went ahead and tried them... Bought the black beans and brownie mix and followed the few easy steps.... let them cool and they were ready to serve.
Now I must mention that I have a huge mental block when it comes to the consistency of food. There are foods that I WILL NOT touch simply because of the texture... so with that obvious flaw I took a bite of a brownie... Cautiously chewing and waiting for it to taste like a chocolate burrito or something like that. Well it didn't happen. They DO have a fudgy consistency and the flavor ain't bad either. I ate plain with no frosting and thought they were pretty good. In the future a little powdered sugar sprinkled on top would add a nice touch..
1-15 oz can of black beans
1 Brownie mix of choice
Open, strain, and rinse (well) black beans. Return beans to the can and fill with water. Blend until smooth and then mix with the dry contents of the brownie mix. DO NOT add eggs or oil. Bake according to box instructions. A 9x13 pan will yield 20 brownies at about 4 points each!!! Next time I make them I am going to cut each brownie into fourths for 'bite' size treats at 1 point each!
It's that simple... are you brave enough to try them?????
After reading review after review of the super simple recipe I just had to try it... not a single person said they were gross, icky, or anything of the sort. Everyone was boasting fudgy consistency and I just couldn't believe it! With all the doubt in the world I went ahead and tried them... Bought the black beans and brownie mix and followed the few easy steps.... let them cool and they were ready to serve.
Now I must mention that I have a huge mental block when it comes to the consistency of food. There are foods that I WILL NOT touch simply because of the texture... so with that obvious flaw I took a bite of a brownie... Cautiously chewing and waiting for it to taste like a chocolate burrito or something like that. Well it didn't happen. They DO have a fudgy consistency and the flavor ain't bad either. I ate plain with no frosting and thought they were pretty good. In the future a little powdered sugar sprinkled on top would add a nice touch..
1-15 oz can of black beans
1 Brownie mix of choice
Open, strain, and rinse (well) black beans. Return beans to the can and fill with water. Blend until smooth and then mix with the dry contents of the brownie mix. DO NOT add eggs or oil. Bake according to box instructions. A 9x13 pan will yield 20 brownies at about 4 points each!!! Next time I make them I am going to cut each brownie into fourths for 'bite' size treats at 1 point each!
It's that simple... are you brave enough to try them?????
Feb 15, 2011
Day Thirty
Tired from swimming again... back doesn't seem to hurt as badly as it has... hopefully I can say the same in the morning.
Special K Yogurt and berries cereal with Non-fat milk
coffee with creamer and a banana
Spaghetti with sauce and southwest turkey meatballs
beef Stir Fry with rice
Special K Yogurt and berries cereal with Non-fat milk
coffee with creamer and a banana
Spaghetti with sauce and southwest turkey meatballs
beef Stir Fry with rice
Feb 14, 2011
Day Twenty-Nine
Good night ladies and gentleman... Hope you all had a happy valentines day!
Coffee with Creamer and a banana
Honey crisp Apple
Lean Cuisine, Shrimp Alfredo with brocolli and peas over noodles
Spaghetti with sauce and southwest turkey meatballs
One Black Bean Brownie
Coffee with Creamer and a banana
Honey crisp Apple
Lean Cuisine, Shrimp Alfredo with brocolli and peas over noodles
Spaghetti with sauce and southwest turkey meatballs
One Black Bean Brownie
Week 4 Weigh In
Not the results I hoped for, but still in the right direction. I know that I really splurged on Saturday... altho' I didn't go over the allotted points I still could have done without it.
I recalculated my points with this week's weight and now the calculator says 37 a day instead of 38... no problem. I hadn't really been going over 32/33 anyway and it's not because I'm trying not to. I find that 38 was a LOT to eat in a day (especially if you are making better choices).
I really worked on eating more slowly this week, and I met my exercise goal of 3 hours of swimming as well. I think that the weekend brought the hurdle of not eating unless hungry. I know didn't go over my points, but I also know that there were a couple of snacks that were had just for the having and not because I was hungry.
Still doing good planning ahead and making sure that there are good choices around. I just need to get off my lazy bum next weekend instead of searching for 'better' choices in the dining out companion... lol. I even made the 'diet coke' cake which was rather tasty I must say, and I didn't really even miss the frosting!
so I end this week at 238.4... down a little less than a pound.
I recalculated my points with this week's weight and now the calculator says 37 a day instead of 38... no problem. I hadn't really been going over 32/33 anyway and it's not because I'm trying not to. I find that 38 was a LOT to eat in a day (especially if you are making better choices).
I really worked on eating more slowly this week, and I met my exercise goal of 3 hours of swimming as well. I think that the weekend brought the hurdle of not eating unless hungry. I know didn't go over my points, but I also know that there were a couple of snacks that were had just for the having and not because I was hungry.
Still doing good planning ahead and making sure that there are good choices around. I just need to get off my lazy bum next weekend instead of searching for 'better' choices in the dining out companion... lol. I even made the 'diet coke' cake which was rather tasty I must say, and I didn't really even miss the frosting!
so I end this week at 238.4... down a little less than a pound.
Day Twenty-Eight
Cheerios with Nonfat milk
bananas
skinny tuna noodle casserole
Taco Bell... steak fresco burrito supreme with rice and chicken meximelt
Weight Watchers cinnamon bun bar
bananas
skinny tuna noodle casserole
Taco Bell... steak fresco burrito supreme with rice and chicken meximelt
Weight Watchers cinnamon bun bar
Feb 13, 2011
Weekly Allowance Points
For the first time since starting this journey I used the extra Weekly Allowance Points yesterday. I dipped into 8 of them (I guess there are 49 that can be used each week, which I must admit seems like a lot). I just wasn't in the mood to cook OR get up and go out to pick up some dinner so I spent some time with the Dining out guide deciding what to get from Dominos... the only delivery place close by that was in the book.
I normally get a pasta bowl... which I KNOW is carb overload, but is soooo tasty! That item wasn't in the book so I spent some time online tracking down the nutritional facts for them. None of this is really important, but the reason I even bring it up is to point out that the difference between that time and all others, is it was deliberate. I didn't splurge without taking into consideration the rest of the day's/week's intake.
The fact is that there wouldn't have been Dominos for me if I hadn't had the points to cover the meal. Yay me!
I normally get a pasta bowl... which I KNOW is carb overload, but is soooo tasty! That item wasn't in the book so I spent some time online tracking down the nutritional facts for them. None of this is really important, but the reason I even bring it up is to point out that the difference between that time and all others, is it was deliberate. I didn't splurge without taking into consideration the rest of the day's/week's intake.
The fact is that there wouldn't have been Dominos for me if I hadn't had the points to cover the meal. Yay me!
Day Twenty-Seven
Honey Nut Cheerios with nonfat milk
banana
Tuna noodle Casserole
Dominos pasta/bread bowl
Diet Coke Cake
Jello
banana
Tuna noodle Casserole
Dominos pasta/bread bowl
Diet Coke Cake
Jello
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