Cookies In The House

It was a 2 hour delay for the daughters this morning, so we got to sleep in a bit and start slow for the day. I was able to get in a good 40 min. on the elliptical before getting little daughter off to school, too. Then, I dug into a breakfast egg sammie made with one egg white (the last egg!), baby spinach and a slice of 2 % cheese on a Weight Watchers Petite Bagel. I also had a bit of little daughter's sliced banana, all for 3 POINTS...



After that, I headed out to the grocery store for some much needed staple items (bread, eggs, oj). I'm always on the lookout for something new to try and I stumbled upon these...


After I got home and took a closer look, I seemed to remember trying these before and thinking they were just o.k. I decided to give them another whirl for lunch today. I popped one in the micro for a minute and instead of eating it "burger style", I made it into a wrap. I used a La Tortilla Factory Smart and Delicious Tortilla , cut the patty in half to fit on one side, topped it with a shredded lite string cheese, lettuce, tomato and wrapped it up! The nutritionals for one of these patties is 70 cal., 1.5 gr. fat and 3.5 gr. fiber which is 1 POINT. Can't beat that! To go with this yummy Boca Bruschetta Wrap, I had a serving of Soy Crisps and a sweet Fuji apple for 6 POINTS...

When the daughters got home from school, they requested chocolate chip cookies for a snack so I got to work making some while they did homework. I spent a minute "pumping myself up" for this task because I was a little nervous that I wouldn't be able to control myself with these guys. Not only do I love cookies, but I love cookie batter just as much!!! Big troubles were ahead! But, I decided to make the cookies more "user friendly" for myself by altering the recipe a bit. So, I took the Original Nestle Toll House Cookie recipe and revamped it to make it a My House Chocolate Chip Cookie! They came out great and the daughters devoured them! Here's what you'll need to make these:

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4 cups whole wheat pastry flour
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 stick light butter, softened
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup unpacked brown sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 c. unsweetened applesauce
• 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips

1. Beat the butter, sugars and vanilla until creamy. Add egg and applesauce beating well.
2. Gradually beat in flour, soda and salt.
3. Stir in chocolate chips *( I used the mixture of mini and regular b/c it's what I had on hand)
4. Drop by rounded tablespoon onto baking sheet lined with parchment paper
5. Bake at 375 degrees for 9 minutes.
6. Cool and store in airtight container.
7. Makes 40 cookies 1 POINT each or 2 cookies for 3 POINTS

And of course, I had to have one two of these guys...

It felt so good to overcome that potential for disaster by remaking the recipe and the daughters were none the wiser! They loved them and when the husband came home, he commented that the house smelled sooo good :)

Well, good thing I buttered them up with the cookies because I had a very healthy (a.k.a. eeewwww that's gross) dinner planned! I made Tuscan Chicken with Spinach and White Beans and it was delicious! For this, I used:

• 1 pound chicken tenders, cut into bite sized pieces
• 2 tsp. dried thyme
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. pepper
• 1 (15 oz.) can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 tbsp. sundried tomato packed in oil, chopped
• 3 large handfuls of baby spinach
• 1 cup fat-free chicken broth

1. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Coat with cooking spray. Add chicken, sprinkle with thyme, garlic, salt and pepper. Cook chicken until browned.
2. Add beans, sundried tomato, spinach and broth. Simmer for 10 min. or until chicken is done.
3. Makes 4 servings at 4 POINTS per serving.

So much flavor! I love the creaminess of the beans, too. I served this over small pasta for the husband and daughters. I ate mine as is with a hearty whole wheat roll. A fabulous 6 POINT dinner in minutes...

I ended the day with 1/2 c. Breyers Fat Free Double Churn Caramel Swirl Ice Cream and another My House Chocolate Chip Cookie for 2 POINTS...

I also couldn't resist a nice hot cup of coffee with some cream for 1 POINT!

A great On Program day for me!! Yay! I love when that happens =)

Off to watch the Biggest Loser!