Heat and Eat

Tonight's dinner was a heat and eat again. The day was busy and time got away from me. Before I knew it , it was 6:15 and the natives were getting restless. I decided on meatballs that I made and had in the freezer. I nuked them (thank God for the micro) and put them on rolls. Dumped some carrots on their plates with ranch dressing and called it "dinner". Little daughter complained that she hates meatballs and proceeded to eat the entire sandwich! I guess that's the key, starve them so they'll eat what you make!



I didn't want to spend the points on "real" meatballs, so I decided to try out these Trader Joe's Meatless Meatballs. A serving is 6 (I'll call them "mini" meatballs -they are smallish) meatballs for 140 cal., 6 gr. fat and 4 gr. fiber...





I am generally a fan of soy-type products. I was even a vegetarian for a while (unfortunately, chocolate and cheese were considered vegetarian, so that didn't work out very well for me in the weight loss department!), so I'm not skittish about trying these types of products. I nuked the 6 little guys in the micro and put them on a roll. Unfortunately, I didn't have any sauce to put on it, so I just squirted a little ketchup. They were fine tasting on the roll. I did try one plain and it was a bit bland; I do think these need some doctoring. But, texture-wise they were good. I'll give them another whirl.


I also ate some carrots and Gram's green beans(had a serving in the freezer) ...

I had room for dessert and bought a few different ice creams earlier today for the husband and daughters . I got some Breyers Fat Free Double Churn Ice Cream in the Caramel Swirl flavor. This tastes AMAZING (even the husband LOVES it AND he KNOWS it's fat free!!). One serving is 1/2 c. , 100 cal., 0 gr. fat, 3 gr. fiber...

I topped it with a Holiday Ginger Cookie...

YUM-E!

Veggies and All

I was cleaning up this afternoon, so I decided to have a quick snack to tide me over until dinner. I like these Clif Z Bars. I haven't met a flavor that I didn't like! I chose the blueberry for my snack. It was sweet and satisfying ...I think... I really wolfed it down. That was not an example of "mindful eating"...


Dinnertime was hectic. The in-laws came to visit, the daughters had a friend over and everyone was wanting something different to eat. They decided that raviolis was their dinner of choice, so they got that with some wonderful crusty bread and a salad. I wanted to try and make a "baked potato soup" using some of the leftover mashed potatoes from Thanksgiving. I liked the way this turned out and it couldn't have been easier! I really can't call this a recipe. All I did was use about 1 1/2c. of leftover mashed potatoes (these were lowfat) and add about 1 c. chicken broth and whisk it in a saucepan until heated through. I topped it with 1 oz. 2% cheddar cheese grated, slice of center cut bacon, crumbled and a little chopped scallion. Just like a "loaded" baked potato! It was awesome. I will definitely try this on the husband and daughters for one of our "quick" night dinners. I had some leftover asparagus and broccoli rabe as a side. Veggies all the way!


A nice filling dinner, but I had to end with a sweet. I dug into the Holiday Ginger Cookies - just three - well, and a couple tastes of little daughter's chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream. It wasn't good AT ALL. Was that convincing??? :p