Showing posts with label great for non-dieters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label great for non-dieters. Show all posts

Friday, March 16, 2012

Stuffed Portabellas - 3 points plus (could be 1.5)

 These are great for the entree or the side dish.
 
Makes 6 mushrooms - 3 points plus per mushroom



Ingredients
6 large Portabella mushrooms.-0
1 bag steam in bag rice and veggies- 10
1/2 avocado (chopped)-4
1 can chicken (drain water)- 2.5
1 laughing cow light cheese (chopped)- 1
diced garlic to taste
salt and peper to taste

heat oven to 350

Place bag of rice in microwave as directed on package. While it cooks, remove stem and clean brown gills from portabella mushrooms and prepare other fillings listed above.. Mix avocado, chicken, cheese, seasonings, and rice mixture together in a large bowl. Place mushrooms on   cookie sheet and stuff with mixture until mixture is gone.

Bake for 10-15 minutes until brown and smelling delicious.

You could also omit the rice in favor of other veggies and cut down on the points, but it will be a little less filling if, like me, you have a man who eats like a horse to feed. lol.

Friday, February 17, 2012

Turkey Fruit Wrap - 6.5 points

 For the tortillas, I got la tortilla factory 100 calorie because they were large burrito size. You could use the low carb wheat ones from LTF, and they are only 1 point per, but they are smaller.The pictures are only of half the burrito because I once again forgot to take the picture until we were halfway finished. lol

Makes 2 giant burritos - 6.5 points

3 oz skinless turkey breast (shredded) -2.5 points
grapes (cut in half) - 0 points
apple slices (skinless) - 0 points
2 tsp almond slices - 1 point 
1/4 cup Greek yogurt - 1.5 points
2 laughing cow blue cheese - 2 points
2 tortillas - 6 points

Mix laughing cow and yogurt until mostly smooth. Spread half on each tortilla. Place half of the turkey, grapes, apples, lettuce, and almond slices on the tortilla. Roll up and cut in half. Plate and enjoy.
I added 10 grapes to each and 1/4 of an apple to each, but you can add what you would like since they are 0 points. You might also want to add avocado. I was going to, but I forgot. lol.

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Low point alternatives

I've found some alternatives for high point foods.

Love Ranch dressing?
Hidden Valley Ranch dressing - 4 points per 1 oz (2 Tbsp)
Alternative - Fat free sour cream & hidden valley ranch dip and dressing packet - 1 point per 1 oz (2 Tbsp)

Love Peanut butter?
Skippy Peanut butter - 5 points for 2 Tbsp
Better n Peanut Butter - 2 points for 2 tbsp

Chocolate spread?
Chocolate peanut butter spread - 5 points for 2 Tbsp
Philadelphia Indulgence Milk Chocolate -3 points for 2 Tbsp

Potato chips?
Lays - 4 points for 15 chips
Special K Cracker Chips - 3 points for 27 crackers
or...
Kettle Bakes lightly salted potato chips - 1 point for 1/4 bag

Chocolate cookies?
Oreos - 5 points for 3 cookies
Chocolate goldfish crackers - 3 points for 37 crackers

Fiddle Faddle?
Fiddle Faddle - 4 points for 1/2 cup
Jolly Time Healthy Pop Carmel Apple popcorn- 1 points for 1 cup
or...
Jolly Time Healthy Pop kettle corn - 1 point for 1 cup

Ice cream?
Hagen Daas Chocolate ice cream - 7 points for 1/2 cup
Skinny Cow Low Fat Fudge Pop -3 points for 2 pops
In fact, most Skinny Cow deserts are 3 points

Hot dogs?
Ball Park Hot Dogs - 5 points for 1 
Hebrew National 97% fat free beef franks - 1 point for 1

Corn tortillas?
Gurerro corn tortillas - 3 points for 2 tortillas
Mission whit or yellow corn tortillas - 1 point per tortilla
 
Bread?
Orowheat Nuttygrain bread - 2 points per slice
Natures Own 9 grain wheat bread - 1 point per slice

I hope you've enjoyed my version of eat this not that. And I hope you were able to find a replacement for your favorite high point food.

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Great website for those on a diet as well as those on WW

Sorry this post is showing up late in the day, but I've been super busy today.
Check out http://www.foodfacts.com.
It offers complete nutritional facts, health scores, and WW point values for thousands of brand specific products. I use it a lot, and I've double checked the numbers several times and they always match. I'd suggest checking it out if you aren't sure about an item you want to purchase or a product you've eaten. It's also great for planning meals.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Berry crumble - 5 points plus

 19 points - 4 servings = 5 points per serving

4 cups Frozen or fresh berries - 0 points 
1/2 cup flour - 6 points
1/3 cup dark brown sugar (not packed) - 7 points
2 tbsp butter - 6 points




Heat oven to 350 degrees.
Defrost berries, if frozen. Place in casserole dish or something similar. In a separate bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, and soft butter with a fork until crumbly. Toss crumbles evenly over the top of the berries.
Cook for 35-40 minutes or until top is brown.
This is delicious alone, but you could serve with FF cool whip. Just be sure to calculate the points for it. This is also great for non-dieters.