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! :)

Cucumbers

Cucumbers are one of the best versatile and low cal snacks! Not to mention that they are ZERO Points Plus Points! Even though they are wonderful they can get pretty boring. This is why I am going to share 3 great cucumber ideas with you!

Cucumber Chicken Sandwich




















For this sandwich I used:

• About 5 slices of cucumber
• 1 Slice of Oroweat Potato bread (pic)

• 1 wedge of Laughing Cow Original Swiss (pic)1 Morning Star Grilled Chicken Pattie (pic)And a little bit of pepper.

I toasted the one slice of bread and then cut it in half.
While the bread was toasting I heated up the grilled chicken pattie in the microwave according to the directions on the box.
I spread the cream cheese on top of the chicken pattie and placed the cucumbers on top.
Then I sprinkled the top of the cucumbers with a little bit of pepper.

I had this nifty little sandwich for lunch and it was delicious! The potato bread is only 80 calories, the chicken pattie is only 80 calories, and the cream cheese is only 50 calories!

All together this sandwich comes to only 5 Weight Watchers Points Plus Points!


This brings me to the next great snack with cucumbers which is only two ingredients that I already listed above.

Cucumbers with 1 wedge of Laughing Cow cream cheese, delicious and only a 1 Point snack! :)

The last cucumber snack I will discuss is one that I have been doing for quite a while and absolutely love it! All it consists of is cucumber slices doused in vinegar and oil! I prefer to use red wine vinegar and extra virgin olive oil. The points for this snack will depend on how much oil you use. 1 tablespoon of evoo is 2 points depending on the brand you use. I usually use more vinegar than oil in order to offset the points. I also sprinkle them with a little salt and pepper for added flavor making this another great low cal low point cucumber snack!

Enjoy! :)

Chicken Recipe #1 - Mexican Chili

I mentioned on my Chicken Noodle Soup blog post about saving about 5 cups of the chicken for other recipes that I would post later on. Well this is one of them!

What You Need:

2 quarts of tomato juice
8oz of sour cream
1 and 1/2 to 2 cups of saved cooked chicken
1 15oz can of black beans
1 24oz jar of picante sauce

What You Do:

Pour entire amount of tomato juice, black beans, chicken, and picante sauce in a large pot (like the one shown in the picture) and put on high until boiling. Cover and simmer for 20 min. Stir in the sour cream and add chili powder and garlic salt to taste if desired. Cover and simmer for another 10 min. Top with shredded cheese and/or Fritos if you like and serve.

I am not going to post points because it will depend on the brands and fat content of ingredients that you use. Just make sure to use my Points Plus Calculator to figure it out. :) ENJOY!

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Meals Update

Listing every meal is becoming a little tedious so I am going to do it a little bit differently from now on. Anytime I discover something new or create a special recipe I will post those.
Today I discovered something delicious that is only 3 points! It is the Morning Star Spicy Black Bean Burger. It was so good I had 2! You gotta check em out!

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.

Dinner 1-27-11/Chicken Soup Recipe

Tonight for dinner I made homemade chicken noodle soup and had bread and a diet IBC root beer on the side.
My recipe for chicken noodle soup is what I like to call a gem or a recipe/food that has the "it" factor which means it has all of these qualities: Cheap, Healthy, Easy, and, Delicious.
Here is the recipe:

What you need:

-A whole uncooked chicken (usually on sale at Hy-Vee for like .88 cents a pound)
-A can of mixed vegetables
_A package of no yolk soup/egg noodles
-Two envelopes of chicken boullion
-6 cups of water

What to do:

Take out the innards of the chicken and discard and drain the chicken of any blood. Place the chicken in a slow cooker with two cups of water and set on low for 8 hours.

When the chicken is done remove it and transfer it to a separate dish. Let the chicken and the excess broth in the pot cool for a little while and then put both in the fridge for 4 hours or until completely chilled.

When the broth is chilled use a spoon to remove and discard the fat floating on top.

Add the bouillion and the other 4 cups of water to the broth and set on high.

Put in the can of veggies, about 1/4 to 1/2 bag of noodles (as much as u prefer) and little pieces of chicken.

Cook until noodles are cooked. Add sea salt, parsley, thyme, and sage as desired for added flavor.

This recipe adds up to 2 Weight Watchers Points Plus Points per cup.

I think this recipe is very easy because I let it cook overnight and let it cool in the morning so the dinner prep is really easy.

It is also very cheap. It adds up to roughly $6 depending on the size of chicken you get. If you have some freezer bags or good air tight containers you can save all the excess chicken and make about 4 other meals. It is a very economical way to cook and I do it all the time. I will share the other meals I make with the leftover chicken later on. Enjoy! :)

Lunch for 1-27-11

Had a great lunch today! Decided to go out to Runza after my dentist appointment and splurge a little. I was hoping they would have their vegetable beef soup since it is very low in points, but they didn't so I had to improvise. I ended up getting a new salad they have now called the Aztec Chicken Salad. It has mixed greens, a salsa with corn and black beans, tomatoes, and fat free ranch dressing. It is 390 calories and only 5 grams of fat and adds up to 9 Weight Watchers Points Plus Points. Check it out sometime and let me know what you think!

Sorry I couldn't find a picture of it, I think it is too new to be circulating on the net and I forgot to take a picture before I ate it! ;)

Dinner to come soon along with a recipe, woohoo!


Jessica Jeannine Clark