Showing posts with label snack. Show all posts
Showing posts with label snack. 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.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

wonton strawberry pie - 2.5 points




These come out a little better (crunchier) if you use olive oil, but they come out good with the spray as well, and the points are halved. If you have the points to spare, try it both ways.. 


2 servings (4 pies each) - 2.5 points



16 wontons - 3 points
2 one second sprays Pam (butter or olive oil) - 1 point
10 fresh strawberries (sliced) - 0 points
1/2 tsp sugar - 0 points
1/2 tsp brown sugar - 0 points
2 shakes cinnamon (to your taste) - 0 points
2 tbsp flour - 1 point




Heat oven to 400.

Lay out wonton wrappers and spray to coat with Pam. Fill each muffin cup with two wontons, Pam side down, overlapping so that as much of the sides are filled as possible. Lightly moisten inside of wontons with wet finger. Mix flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and sugar. Slice strawberries and stir into flour mix to coat. Fill wontons with strawberries and top with any remaining flour mixture. Fold edges of wonton wrapper over strawberries to hold the filling better.

Bake wontons for 7-12 minutes or until golden brown and crispy.

Friday, February 10, 2012

(Mock) Applebees Chicken Wanton Tacos, Weight Watcher's style - 6 points

Check your wonton wrappers. Points vary from brand to brand.

3 servings of 5 tacos each = 6 points per serving



15 wonton wrappers - 3 points
Olive oil or Pam spray - 0 points
5 chicken breast tenderloins (cooked and shredded)- 10
3 tbsp Asian sesame vinaigrette dressing 4.5
1 tbsp soy sauce - 0
1 tbsp teriyaki - 0
3 cups coleslaw veggies -0
diced green onions -0
diced fresh cilantro -0
1 tbsp almond slivers -1



Heat oven to 375.

Warm the chicken in a pan or the microwave. Spray or brush the wonton wrappers with olive oil or pam to lightly coat. Drape them over a wide edged baking pan or taco rack, and bake for a few minutes until the shells are brown. Remove from oven, but not from pan.
Add teriyaki sauce and soy sauce to chicken and mix well. Mix sesame dressing with the coleslaw, cilantro, green onions, and almonds. Split meat then coleslaw between all shells.

Sunday, January 29, 2012

Chicken and Veggie Fritatta 3.5 points

 This makes a great light lunch or snack. You can use any veggies you like for this recipe, but I like artichoke stir fry. For a few extra points you can add 1/4 cup of cheese (just before you put it in the oven) and a medium avocado cut in slices (before you serve), but this isn't a super filling meal, so don't add too much. For fun, you might even try adding a laughing cow light cheese wedge (1 point), cut into chunks and sprinkled over the top before you put it in the oven.
Be sure to use an oven safe skillet.

4 servings - 3.5 points

3 egg whites - 3 points
2 eggs - 4 points
2 chicken breast tenderloins (cut in chunks) - 4 points
1 bag frozen veggies (thawed, drained, and patted dry with a paper towel) - 0 points
1 cup 1% milk - 3 points
Seasonings to your taste.

Turn on your broiler.
Cook tenderloins in a pan until they are cooked through and browned. Add veggies and let cook while you crack eggs and whites into bowl. Add milk and seasonings. I like to use red pepper, lemon pepper, or Italian seasonings, but you can use whatever flavors you like best. Pour egg mix over the top of the veggies and chicken. Use a rubber spatula to gently push cooked egg from the bottom of the pan as it firms. When most of the wetness has firmed into solid egg (kind of like an omelet) toss the whole pan in the oven.

Broil for 3-4 minutes until the top is browned. Cut in quarters and serve.

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.

Thursday, January 26, 2012

High Fiber Yogurt - 4.5 points

Great breakfast. High in fiber and very high in protein.You might want to grind the seeds in a coffee grinder, if the texture of small seeds bothers you.
OOPS, I forgot to mention that if you use plain Greek yogurt, as I suggest below, you may want to add 1/4-1/2 cup of applesauce to sweeten the yogurt a little more.

4.5 points & 8.5 grams of fiber


8 oz Greek Yogurt plain nonfat - 3 points
1 tbsp golden flax seeds - 1.5 points
1/2 cup raspberries - 0 points
1/2 cup blueberries - 0 points

Crush a few berries in the bottom of your bowl. Add flax and yogurt. Mix well. Add the rest of the fruit.
Mix all well. Enjoy.

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Bavarian Berries and Cream - 2 points


I have to have a dessert now and then, and this one is a good dessert for when you want something fancy.

8 servings - 2 points per serving

Ingredients
1 Bavarian Sponge Cake - 16 points
1 bag mixed frozen fruits - 0 points
1 banana - 0 points
1 cup fat free pudding - 0 points 
4 Tsp fat free whipped cream - 1 point

Thaw frozen fruit in microwave or refrigerator. Brush fruit juice on cake to moisten. (You can use a liquor, but this will add points.) Cover with pudding. Cut banana into slices. place banana slices around the outside of the cake. Fill center with berries. Cut into 8 slices. Scoop whipped cream on each of the 8 slices and serve.

To get fancier, you could cut the sponge cake in half and fill with more fruit, then use a frosting tube to spread the whipped cream in prettier ways. I'm a bit simpler, so...