Just a little WW hint...

I have a couple of little surprises that you might find interesting! On my quest of counting points I discovered a couple of items that are surprising low in points and wanted to share them with you!

The first one is Fritos:

Most chips of any kind are very high in points and I unfortunately usually have to avoid them. It may come as a shock to you, as it did to me, but Fritos are actually very low in points! If you look on the back of a regular sized bag you will see that the serving size is one ounce or 32 chips, and if you calculate the points for this serving it comes out to be only 4 points! I have seen bags of chips that are this amount for like 10! This is a great snack for a salty craving and add a little bit of hot sauce or salsa to make it even better for no added points!

The next one is:
Having a fast food craving? Especially for FRIED goodies? Well you will be surprised to know that some items at Long John Silvers are actually not that bad! I have not had this for a long time because I assumed that it was horrible since it was fried. Well I was wrong! I am not talking about their healthy menu which includes things like grilled salmon, rice, and veggies. Those items of course are healthy, but I am talking about something a little more shocking on their regular menu and that is the Chicken Plank! This fried succulent goodness is only 3 points! If you want two, that is only 6 points! Not too shabby! :)

I hope you find this info useful, I know I sure have! :)

Meals for 1/28 and 1/29 & Weigh-In

A little late posting this time, but I am doing my best to keep up!

For Friday's breakfast I had a D'Light sandwich that I had posted previously which is 6 points.

For lunch I had a piece of Valentino's Veggie Pizza which had mushrooms, green peppers, green and black olives on it. It was delicious and 8 points. I also had a salad with lettuce, pickles, banana peppers, and Great Value Light Honey Dijon Dressing which is only 3 points for 2 TBSP.

That evening I went to Fazolis and had a really yummy Chicken and Artichoke Salad with Lemon Basil Dressing. It was a little bit higher in points - 6 for the salad and 3 for the dressing, but it was still very healthy. I also had a breadstick and a half which was 6 points.

THEN we went to this amazing new frozen yogurt place called Red Mango. If you do not know, Red Mango has delicious frozen yogurt which contains healthy bacteria called probiotics and they have tons of toppings including lots of different kinds of fruit. I had a small cup loaded with fruit and it was 4 points.

For Saturday's breakfast I went to a restaurant in town called Bread and Cup and had 2 poached eggs, a few small slices of bread with a little bit of apple butter and sliced tomatoes. The eggs were 4 points and the bread was 3.

For lunch I had the same thing as Friday and later had a Skinny Chicken Taco from Amigos which was only 3 points.

For dinner I had some Butternut Squash Soup from Trader Joes which was 2 points for a cup and then I had the same salad I had on Friday which was 3 points.

I also had some snacks these days of lots of fruit and some 2 point Weight Watchers Yogurt.

This week went pretty well I would say because I lost 3.4 pounds! I think I will treat myself to a little Red Mango this evening to celebrate. :) I will post my meals from today later this evening or tomorrow.

Sweet Feats - Key Lime Cups & Banana Crumble Parfaits

As promised here is this weeks Sweat Feats Series recipes!
I thought I would do two, just because! :)


Key Lime Cups
What you need:

4 4.5 oz. clear cups or 2 9oz cups (use half)*
1 14 oz. can of fat free sweet condensed milk
1 low fat honey graham cracker1/2 cup of lime juice
4-8 tbsp. fat free cool whip
Lime zest

What to do:

Crumble the graham cracker between the 2 or 4 cups evenly on the bottom saving a corner or two for the topping later.
Mix the sweet condensed milk and lime juice in a bowl until blended together and pour evenly into all of the cups.
Let cool for about an hour.
Top each cup with 2 tbsp. of fat free cool whip.
Crumble the saved graham cracker corners on top of each dollop of cool whip.
Top each dollop with a little bit of lime zest and serve.

*If using the 9 oz. cups, each serving equals 1/2 a cup so 4.5 oz. total.

Each 4.5 oz. serving = 6 Weight Watchers Points and about 309 calories and no fat.

Compare to a slice of Key Lime Pie: 450 calories and 22 grams of fat!



Banana Crumble Parfaits
What you need:

1 banana sliced
1/2 low fat honey graham cracker
2 tbsp. fat free cool whip
1 9 oz. clear cup

What to do:

Fill the 9 oz. cup with all of the banana slices.
Crumble the 1/2 of graham cracker all over the top of the bananas, shaking the cup a little so the crumbs fall all over the slices; saving a corner for the topping later.
Top the bananas with the cool whip and crumble the saved graham cracker corner on top and serve.

Serving size: 1 9 oz. cup = 3 Weight Watchers points and about 162 and 0 grams of fat.

Compare to a slice of Banana Cream Pie: 360 calories and 15 grams of fat!

ENJOY!!! :)

Guilt Free Pizza!

Ever since my new healthy lifestyle obsession I have been creating my own recipes. I basically just take some of my favorite foods and change the ingredients to healthy substitutes. I came up with a pizza recipe tonight and it was delicious so I thought I must share it! It is actually very cheap too!

Mama Mary's Whole Wheat Pizza Crusts (comes with 2)
Kraft Fat Free Shredded Mozzarella (2 7 oz bags)
Dei Fratelli Pizza Sauce (15oz can)
Hormel Turkey Pepperoni (1 pkg.)
Fresh Sliced Mushrooms
Sliced Olives
Sliced Green Pepper

Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees
Place a crust in a pizza pan, top with 1/2 can of sauce, then 1 bag of cheese, then veggies, and 1/2 bag of pepperoni last.
Put in the oven for about 10 min. and viola!
Repeat for second pizza.

Super easy! This recipe makes two pizzas for just about $15! That is about what one delivered pizza would cost and is way way way less fattening! In fact this recipe ends up only being 3 Weight Watchers points per slice!
Enjoy! :)

Jessica Clark