Wrap it up: Turkey Bacon Club

I have the pleasure of going home for lunch every day. I enjoy the time away from work and love that I am able to have delicious meals every day! Actually, I tend to make things that are quick and easy! Maybe a Smart ones frozen meal and a bowl of soup or a NEATO FRITO BURRITO (those are my fav!) .


TodayI was craving a turkey wrap which is weird because I don't really like deli meat that much. But after looking on Pinterest and found this awesome recipe! Here are the details: 


Ingredients
1 La Tortilla Wrap- medium-large
2 Tbl Bolthouse Yogurt Ranch
1 Tbl Diced Red Bell Pepper 
2 slices of center cut bacon
A couple of shakes of Italian seasoning3 Slices of Tomato (Thin)
Iceberg or Romaine lettuce leaves
2 Thin Slices of FF Kraft Sliced Cheese
6 Slices Thinly Sliced Turkey Breast to Cover Filling


Instructions

• Spread cheese, add peppers, seasoning and sliced tomato's
• Add lettuce
• Add more cheese and bacon and turkey
• Roll it up in wax paper or saran wrap and put in fridge for 30 min:) 

I ended eating this at work so I could let it cool It did not disappoint and it was SOOO GOOD! I had several people come into my office and ask me where i bought the wrap! I will make this again very soon!!

1 wrap= 9PP

Happy Eating!

Paprika Oven Fried Chicken Cutlets

Fried chicken is one of those words that makes you fat just thinking about! I kinda like "fried" chicken but i do not like all the grease and fat that comes with it. In fact last time I had KFC which was about 2 years ago because I had a craving for it, I thought to myself: WHAT THE HELL! This is gross:) So I love finding Weight Watchers, Hungry Girl OR any other healthy ways to make "fried" chicken! Here are the details: 


Ingredients:

2 sprays cooking spray

1/2 cup plain fat-free yogurt

1 tablespoon paprika , sweet-variety, divided

15 items saltine crackers , crushed into crumbs

1 teaspoon table salt

1/4 teaspoon black pepper , freshly ground

16 ounces boneless skinless chicken breasts , four 4 oz thin pieces

1 tablespoon parsley , fresh, chopped

1/2 medium lemon , cut into 4 wedges

Instructions: 

• Preheat broiler and coat a baking sheet with cooking spray.
• Place yogurt and 1 teaspoon of paprika in a small shallow bowl; mix to combine. Combine cracker crumbs, salt, pepper and remaining 2 teaspoons of paprika on a large shallow pie plate; stir to combine. Place each chicken cutlet in yogurt mixture and turn to coat. Next, place chicken in crumb mixture, turning to coat both sides and pressing lightly to make crumbs stick.
• Place coated chicken on prepared baking sheet and lightly spray with cooking spray. Broil 3 to 4 inches from heat source until golden brown and cooked through, flipping once, about 4 to 5 minutes per side. To serve, sprinkle with parsley and garnish with lemon wedges. Yields 1 piece of chicken per serving.

I don't have a picture because it was kinda late and were hungry! BUT I do have this picture from WW 

and mine looked just like it:) TRUST ME:) 

HAPPY EATING!

It was a great day...even if it was Monday & I had to work:)

Today was the first day of tracking my WW points....when I woke up  I felt like this: 

Mid-day and after my 3rd banana I realized remembered that it felt so good to eat the correct portions and feel satisfied all day: 

When I came home and began prepping dinner: Hungry Girl's Chop Chop Beef Stir Fry, brown rice and salad...get the recipe here!

Get the recipe! 

Here is how my dinner turned out: 

Stir Fry- 7 PP

1 cup of Brown Rice- 5 PP

2 1/2 cups of Lite Caesar Salad- 3 PP

I began to dread my work out which I had not done since NOVEMBER!  I got a new work out game: Fit in 6 and it kicked my butt AND it was SATISFYING!!  

I stayed within my points and had a yummy Skinny Cow ice cream sandwich! DELICIOUS!!

Our dinner was fabulous and I hope I AM SORE tomorrow and I will know in 9 short hours!

PS: Yes that is 9 hours, a girl's gotta sleep in order to loose this weight faster and it was a long day at work which most people in America had today off...bitter party of 1!

UMM Hello...welcome to the conversation

I was taking a break today and ventured to my favorite news outlet: YAHOO!:) They have something for everyone and make for the perfect landing page for someone looking for SOMETHING interesting to take her my mind off numbers:/  Today I cam across this great good article: check it out here!


While it is a great reminder of some helpful tips on loosing weight it is kinda repetitive considering this is the basis of what Weight Watchers is and why it is so amazing. Everyday when I log on to track my delicious oatmeal or the sunflower seeds that I have become slightly addictive to, I see little articles and daily reminders of these helpful hints. The reason I personally love Weight Watchers is because it's REALLY not a diet.  WW teaches you portion control and healthy eating, with an emphasis on filling your belly with healthy foods, rather than junk.


When I clicked on the link, I expected to find something that I didn't know and spent the entire article thinking: "Didn't I read that on WW"...after about 5-10 sentences I realized: this is what makes WW so successful! While I haven't been writing and sharing recipes as much as I should, I have been sticking to making better health choices and was pleasantly surprised that when I went to a bachelorette party this weekend that is wasn't filled with junk food and food that I would regret eating. In fact it was just the opposite! I got to snack and not worry about feeling guilty! I even found a new snack that I will picking up on the next HEB trip! 


So thank you Yahoo! for once again providing me with a quick reminder of how WW is and welcome to the conversation on how to lose weight, make good choices and look good in the bathing suit that I will be living in now since it is Summer AND TEXAS!


~Happy Eating!

Day 20: Naked Chicken Parm

This week for our dinners I decided to try HUngry Girl Chicken Trios. As mentioned previously mentioned these are great dinners for Thursday or Friday because they are very easy to make. I also learned when you plan your main meals with less that 12 ingredients FOR THE ENTIRE week, it makes the grocery bill $80 less than normal:)  Now thats a bandwagon I could jump on:)
Here is the skinny:

Ingredients: 
5 oz chicken breast
1 WW string cheese
1/4 cup LF marinara sauce

Instructions: 
Cook chicken breast in skillet until fully cooked. Meanwhile, chop string cheese until it is cut into little pieces. I found using a food processor works great!

Once chicken is cooked put marinara sauce  and then cheese on top of chicken.  Cover and cook until cheese is melted and enjoy- 1 chicken breast- 8 PP

I also added 2 oz of this awesome pasta I got this weekend at the Lavendar Festival in Blanco, Tx. It is VERY GOOD for what is considered a "healthy" pasta! 4 PP for 2 oz:)

Total Meal: 12 PP

~Happy Eating!

Still alive and STILL making better choices:)

I AM BACK!!!! I know I have not been blogging in about 2-3 weeks! I have been busy with work and traveling for work but it is no excuse. I have't stopped eating healthy and still kicking butt. I haven't made it to WW in 2 weeks but I am still -29 pounds down and it feels great. I am more than half way to my goal!  I am back to sharing the wonderful recipes that I have been cooking:)

~Happy Eating!

Day 11: Pizza Puffs

On Friday, we had our typical Pizza Night! It has been fun finding different and creative ways of having one of our favorite foods.  So far we have found one we didn't like! Here is the skinny:

Ingredients
1/2 C chopped mushrooms
1/2 C chopped onion
1/2 C chopped green pepper
17 pieces of turkey perpperoni
2 sticks of light string cheese
1 roll of reduced fat of crescent
1 1/2 tsp Italian Seasoning
1/8 tsp onion powder
1/8 tsp garlic powder
1 tbsp reduced- fat parmesan-style grated topping

Instructions
Bring skillet ,sprayed with nonstick spray. to medium heat on the stove. Add the veggies, stirring and cooking until slightly tender.

Break cheese into thirds and place in blender and blend at high speed until cheese takes on shredded consistency. Set aside.

Combine Italian seasoning, onion & garlic powder and parmesan cheese

Roll out dough and cut into 6 squares.

Evenly distribute about TBSP of veggies  and pinch together the corners, pressing firmly and form round "pizza puffs".  Evenly place on baking sheet seams down.

Mist the puffs with nonstick spray and sprinkle seasoning mix.

Bake in the oven for 12 minutes for brown on top.

1 Pizza Puff: 4 PP

These tasted like a supreme pizza in a LARGE puff. It was great!

~HappY Eating!

Not So Sloppy Joes...YUMMO!

On Monday night I decided to try one of the recipes that I saw on the Today show from the FABULOUS Hungry Girl.  She was cooking up Sloppy Joes and it reminded me of how I secretly LOVE THEM! I have never really admitted it becuase of all the grease and fattening meat. I was delighted to find an alternative.  Here are the details:

Ingredients 

1 pound of lean ground meat

1 can of Hunt Manwhich sauce

1 package of Broccoli cole salw

1/ tsp of salt and 1/ 8 tsp of pepper

Instructions: 

Bring a skillet sprayed with nonstick spray to medium-high heat on the stove. Add turkey and season with 1/8 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Cook and crumble until browned and fully cooked, about 8 minutes.

Add slaw and sauce to the skillet and mix well. Stirring occasionally, continue to cook until sauce is hot and slaw has softened, about 6 minutes.

Servings 4 (even though I think it is a tad more:) 1/2 cup of mixture per serving: 3PP per serving

We used Nature's Own Sugar Free Hamburger Buns: 3 PP per bun

I paired this with my new favorite: ALEXIA FRIES: 3 PP for 3 oz (which equals the same as a small fry at Whataburger and that is 13 PP! HOLY MOLY!)

Total Meal: 9 PP and very filling:)

Great article

I came accross this artcle today ont he Yahoo home page. These are some interesting facts. How many of these are you incorporating into your day?

Check it out here!

- Happy Eating!

Hungry Girl Spotlights

I have been coming more and more intrigued by her recipes.  Today she was ont eh Today show and I was able to record her segment. She has 3 great recipes which I will for sure be trying these for next week's dinners!

Check it out here!

- Happy Eating!

Queen of the Castle Sliders and Sweet Potato Fries

Who doesn't love sliders! This fat girl does! But one thing that I don't like is the amount of fat and carbs they are loaded with. This was another fabulous recipe that I found on HungryGirl.com! Here are the details:

Ingredients

4 oz. raw extra-lean ground beef

2 slices of Italian bread

1/3 cup chopped onion

4 hamburger dill pickle chips

1/8 tsp. salt

1/8 tsp. onion powder

1/8 tsp. garlic powder

1/8 tsp. black pepper

Optional condiments: ketchup and mustard

Instructions

Combine beef and seasonings in a small bowl, and knead mixture by hand until integrated. Divide seasoned beef evenly into four balls. Flatten and form each ball into a square patty on a plate. Using a knife, make four small slits on the top of each patty. Place in the freezer for 5 minutes.

Bring a pan sprayed with nonstick spray to medium-high heat on the stove. Spread onion out on the pan. Place the patties on top of the onion, slit-side down, and cover the pan. Cook for 3 - 4 minutes (no flipping necessary), or until cooked through.

Meanwhile, cut each slice of bread into four squares, for a total of eight pieces. (If you like, slightly toast bread first.) Feel free to spread ketchup and/or mustard onto four pieces. Set aside.

Once patties are cooked through, scoop each one along with the onion beneath it onto one piece of bread. Top each with a pickle chip and then another bread piece (or the other way around, if you want to be fancy!). Let cool slightly, and then slide 'em into your mouth!

9 PP for sliders

4 PP for sweet potato fries

Total: 13 PP for an awesome dinner!

- Happy Eating!

Sweet 'n Sticky Sesame Chicken

The next reciepe I tried was the Sweet n' Sticky Sesame Chicken.  I love Sesame Chicken as any Chinese restraunt. I also know it is full of fat and chalked with many PP values.  This was just as delicious.  Here are the details:

Ingredients

10 oz. raw boneless skinless lean chicken breast, chopped into bite-sized pieces 

1/8 tsp. salt 

1/8 tsp. black pepper 

1/4 cup fat-free liquid egg substitute (like Egg Beaters Original) 

1/4 cup whole-wheat flour, divided 

1/4 cup fat-free chicken broth 

1 tbsp. cornstarch 

2 tbsp. sugar-free pancake syrup 

2 tbsp. seasoned rice vinegar 

1 tbsp. ketchup 

1/2 tbsp. lite/low-sodium soy sauce 

1/2 tsp. sesame oil 

1/2 tsp. crushed garlic 

1 tsp. sesame seeds 

2 tbsp. thinly sliced scallions 

Optional: crushed red pepper  

Instructions: 

 Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray a baking sheet with nonstick spray and set aside.

Place chicken in a bowl, season with salt and pepper, and cover with egg substitute. Toss to coat and set aside.

Place 2 tbsp. flour in another bowl. Use a fork to transfer half of the chicken to the flour bowl, allowing excess egg substitute to drain back into the egg bowl. Thoroughly coat chicken with flour, and then transfer to the baking sheet. Wipe the bowl clean, and then repeat with remaining flour and chicken.

Bake chicken in the oven until fully cooked, about 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, to make the sauce, combine broth with cornstarch in a small nonstick pot and stir to dissolve. Add syrup, vinegar, ketchup, soy sauce, sesame oil, and garlic. Mix well and bring to medium heat on the stove. Stirring often, cook until thick enough to coat a spoon, 2 - 3 minutes. Set aside.

Place cooked chicken in a bowl, top with sauce, and toss to coat. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and scallions. 

Total: 7 PP for the Chicken

I paired Brown Fried Rice.  

Total: 5 PP 

-Happy Eating!

Sassy Saucy Ribwich

As mentioned in yesterday's post I found some awesome recipes. The first one we tried was the Sassy Saucy Ribwich. I paired this with Alexia Yukon Gold French Fries. This was a great meal after a fabulous day at the beach! Here are the details:

Ingredients:

1 Morningstar Farms Hickory BBQ Riblet(found in the freezer aisle)

1 Arnold Select/Oroweat Sandwich Thins roll or Pepperidge Farm Deli Flats roll (or alternative below)

3 hamburger dill pickle chips

3 thin slices onion

Instructions:

Prepare Riblet according to package directions. Meanwhile, split roll in half and lightly toast.

Stack Riblet, pickles, and onion on the bottom half of the roll. Finish it off with the top half.


TOTAL: 9 PP for sandwich

Prepare Fries according to the package.


Total: 3 PP for fries

ENJOY!

-Happy Eating!

Hungry Girl

If you have WW online tools you might have noticed that sometimes 'Hungry Girl' blogs or awesome reciepes. One day after surfing the Ineterweb, I came accross her fabulous website.  Check it out here: Hungry Girl !!

I have found some very delicisou recieps that i have been making. It includes:

1. Sassy Saucy Ribwich
2. Sweet 'n Sticky Sesame Chicken
3. Spicy Chicken Crunchtastic Supreme
4. Queen of the Castle Sliders

I have made 3 of the 4 and they have been delicious.  I had always known about Hungry Girl but this is my first time exploring the website. It is nice they compare to the more fattening foods that we are used to eating:)

Be on the look out for my posts regarding these recipes!

- Happy Eating!

Meatball Sub :>

Tonight I didn't feel up to cooking and then I remembered the LEAN meatballs that we picked up last week at HEB. We decided that we would make MEATBALL Subs!!! Here are the details:

5 meatballs- 3 PP

Tomato Sauce- 0PP

I added 2 cloves of garlic and some italian seasoning and heated the meatballs in a pan on the stove.

Hot dog bun- 3 PP

Kraft Swiss Cheese- 1 PP

Voila! Pretty dang good and only 20 minutes of cooking:)

Alexia Yukon Gold Fries- 3 oz for 3 PP

I decided to also add some grated Romano Cheese on top. 1/2 tsp was more than enough and it was 00 PP.

VERY FILLING:)

Happy Eating!

Perfect 0 PP snack!

I love apples and cinnamon! One day after having leftover apples from making an apple tart I decided to sprinkle 1 tsp of cinnamon and have it as my bed time treat! The best part of this is it is only 0 points! Here are the details:

Ingredients

1 apple cored and sliced onto pieces

1 tsp of cinnamon

Total=0 PP

-Happy Eating!

Chicken Spagetti-De-FREAKEN-LICOUS!!!!!!

The other day I saw on my FABULOUS WW leader's Facebook wall an awesome recipe!  It looked like it would perfect for a week night dinner...or just a meal in general BECAUSE IT WAS SO EASY! We cooked it tonight and I sure was right!  Here are the details:

Ingredients

8 oz. cooked diced chicken

3 cups cooked spaghetti

5 oz. lite Velveeta, cubed and melted

1 can FF cream mushroom soup

 1/2 c. chopped onion

1/2 bell pepper

Option Rotel for spice

Instructions

mix ingredients, pour into 8x11 pan. heat thoroughly for 15 minutes @ 350* Tip: mix Velveeta with soup and heat, cheese will melt without sticking. Makes 6 servings

It was very easy to make and I did it while working out! (My husband did do alot of the prep work...he is a doll!:)

TOTAL: 6 PP per serving

Thank you Neida and Irma for the wonderful recipe! 

- Happy Eating!

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-Happy Eating!

Four Cheese Macaroni

Tonight we had bacon wrapped filet mignon and Four Cheese Macaroni! It was loaded with blue, cheddar, Colby and parmesan cheese! Here are the details:

Ingredients 

Instructions 

IT WAS Y-U-M-M-Y!!  

Before: 

After: 

It was great. Cut into 9 pieces and each piece is 8 PP! SOOOOOOOO WORTH IT. Considering most mac and cheese it worth 6-8 PP for a 1 cup this is the bigggggg money maker:) It is cheesy and doesn't taste "healthy".  Try this recipe with a low PP meat and it makes for a great dinner! 

-Happy Eating!

Cooking for Two

When I was cooking for ONE while being on WW, I always thought about how difficult it was and couldn't wait until I was cooking for 2 or more! Now i have a wonderful husband that loves to eat but it is still difficult.  Sometimes, halving the recipe works but most of the time it is best to leave the recipe the way it is.

For example, tonight we cooking Four Cheese Maccaroni that has 9 servings. I looked at cutting it in half it became VERY difficult.  These are the times I wish we had a children to cook for. But then when I go to HEB to get supplies and the children running all over the place I realize I don't mind having AWESOME leftovers instead of cooking for my wonderful little family:) As a great friend recently stated " In due time all great things will come"! Check out my reciepe for Four Cheese Maccaroni soon!

-Happy Eating!