Eating Right

So far so good in the eating department today. My cravings and extreme hunger seemed to have leveled off. Lunch held me pretty well this afternoon. I am loving that PB2; you may be seeing it often in various forms. Their website is full of cool recipes!



I ate my snack in the car on the way to taking little daughter to religion class. I had to stay to help out with the class Christmas party which is always plentiful with unhealthy goodies! There was so much junk and the party went on for about 45 minutes, so I'm glad I snacked up with this Eating Right Bar before I went...





I had to help clean up after the party, so I got home pretty late for dinner. I didn't have a planned dinner. I fed the daughters sandwiches before the party. The husband had breakfast for dinner. I was in the mood for a salad, so I made the chicken taco salad again. I used 4 oz. chicken breast this time, 1 oz. Cabot's 75% reduced fat cheddar, lettuce, carrots, cucumber, tbsp. guacamole, tbsp. Kraft Light Three Cheese Ranch and 1/2 taco shell, crumbled. (I forgot to add that to my post last time!). A nice, crunchy 8 Point salad...

I ended the night with some Celestial Seasonings Gingerbread Tea(mmm) with a splash of milk and a Soft and Chewy Molasses Cookie...

I am glad there was no munching today. Eating right feels so much better...

What's In There

I have been really good about eating my meals at home. When I am out most of the day running around, I am tempted to eat whatever is out there. I tend to not make the healthiest choice and I don't usually feel satisfied . My new strategy has been to take a "lunch break" at home. Sometimes it's a royal pain to do this, but I make out better with my healthy eating goals when I follow through with it.



The Power Pumpkin Pancakes stayed with me for a lot longer than I thought this morning. But by 1 p.m., I was starving! Funny how it happens all at once. I headed home for my "lunch break" and tried to figure out what looked good to eat. My first thought was a quick wrap, but then the leftover potato skins jumped out at me. I looked around for something to top them with and I found a Weight Watchers Smart Ones Chicken Sante Fe in the freezer. I don't normally eat these dinners; they aren't usually that great and are super loaded with sodium. Plus, it's just not enough food for me. But, I figured I should eat what's in there before stocking up on more food. See, I'm getting better at not wasting!!! This frozen meal is not too bad taste -wise and it was only 2 Points...





I heated the potato skins in the toaster oven. Meanwhile, I nuked the Chicken Santa Fe for the required time. I filled the skins with the Chicken Santa Fe and topped them with a slice of 2% cheese divided over the 4 skins. Carrots were a nice side...




I weighed the skins before filling and they came to 3 0z. which is only 1 Point! With the chicken and the cheese, these only came to 4 Points! So great and filling.



I packed a snack for the afternoon. I had grapes and a Curves Strawberries and Cream Granola Bar...

Thursday nights are usually breakfast for dinner since we get home late, but I was prepared tonight! Before we left for afterschool activities, I made Chicken Cutlets -a family favorite. I decided I would have the same dinner as the family, so I breaded the cutlets as I usually would except I used egg whites instead of whole eggs. Also, I pan fried my cutlet first and used only cooking spray in a nonstick skillet. Then, I added the oil to fry the rest for the family. It worked out great! I still got the taste of a homemade Chicken Cutlet without all the fat! I used the leftover scooped out potato (from the skins) and made mashed potatoes for the family. I had a bit of leftover butternut squash and we all had salad (mine dressed with Marie's Light Blue Cheese). Awesome dinner...

In my fridge exploration, I also found these biscuits...

I'm not sure why I have these! No one in this family really likes them. I figured I would play with them and see if I could make Mini Apple Turnovers. I peeled and diced(small) one large apple and placed it in a bowl. I added 1/2 tbsp. sugar and 1/8 tsp. cinnamon. I flattened out each biscuit (dust with flour, they can stick) , added about 1 tbsp. of apple mixture and folded over. I crimped the edges with a fork and placed on a cookie sheet coated with cooking spray. I sprayed the tops with cooking spray and sprinkled a little more sugar and cinnamon. They baked for about 15 minutes at 350 degrees.

Here's how they turned out...

I ran these through my Weight Watchers Recipe Builder and they came out to 1 Point per turnover! One of these biscuit tubes makes 10 turnovers.

These tasted fine on their own. They do have that "biscuit taste", but the apple flavor was good. I thought this dessert would be MUCH better, if it was apple turnover A LA MODE!! Since I had the Points, I added a serving of Breyers Fat Free Double Churn Caramel Swirl Ice Cream...

Leave it to me to add more calories... :)

Hope everyone had a great day!