Hearty & healthy breakfast!

Back on the eating better wagon after splurging this weekend. Egg white omelet with spinach, onions, red pepper, tomatoes & a little Swiss cheese. Served with MorningStar Farms breakfast sausage & homemade hash browns. Only 6 pp with ww for this very filling breakfast!

Pasta Carbonara

One of Tim's favorites was requested tonight, Pasta Carbonara. While it's certainly not a low fat dish, I did use whole wheat pasta and extra egg white vs 2 eggs in the sauce. In addition I used center cut bacon and *GASP" drained the bacon fat before cooking the mushrooms and onions! Topped with parsley and green onions. Is it a bad thing to like your own cooking so much?? LOL!

Chicken Nachos

I channeled a local restaurant's loaded chicken nachos for our lunch today. Yep, it' not be a great weekend for healthy food but it's been good food! Back on track tomorrow! Anyway, this is blue corn tortilla chips topped with a shredded chicken breast (seasoned and cooked with some fresh salsa), low fat cheddar, jalapeno havarti, fat-free refried beans, low fat sour cream, fresh salsa, jalapenos & green onion.

Ham and veggie scramble

Ham & veggie scramble: one whole egg plus an extra white & I boosted protein by blending in about 1/4 cup low fat cottage cheese. Folded in ham, artichokes, green onion, tomatoes & fresh parsley. Served with a light English muffin topped with two different kinds of jam (blueberry limoncello & strawberry rhubarb).

Cornmeal & whole wheat pancakes

Apple-chicken sausage with cornmeal/whole wheat pancakes & cottage cheese (for protein!), topped with fresh blueberry sauce made with agave, cinnamon & agave. Too filling to eat all of it! 

Egg white sandwich with zucchini & ham

I had to leave the house early this morning so made a quick & healthy sammy to go: grated zucchini, onion & eggwhite with ham on an everything bagel thin. I love to sneak in veggies whenever I can! 

Loaded egg salad

Open faced egg salad (1 while egg plus extra white, center cut bacon, red pepper, green onion, black olives and low fat mayo) topped with tomato on low fat wheat bread. With a nectarine and some grapefruit. 7 pp total.

Ham & veggie frittata

Frittata with green onion, red pepper, tomatillo, black olives, ham and reduced fat cheese topped with avocado. About 8 pp

Grilled cheese, bacon & tomato

Grilled cheese with bacon @ tomato. Low fat wheat bread sprayed with nonstick butter flavor And sprinkled with garlic pepper. Inside is lowfat cheddar blend, center cut bacon and tomato. 6 pp

Fruity cinnamon roll oatmeal

Get Fit Cinnamon Roll oatmeal (it's really good,http://www.betteroats.com/product/oat-fit-cinnamon-roll/, first time trying it!) with peaches, apples & blueberries and sprinkled with extra cinnamon. Only 3 pp for a very filling breakfast bowl. Airport food for lunch...headed back to FL today.

Mexican pork salad

Slow cooked chipotle pork, saffron rice (I started with a packet but cooked with chicken broth and added extra saffron and tossed in diced tomatoes after cooking), peppers & onions on romaine lettuce. Topped with avocado and low fat sour cream

Salad & flatbread

Caesar salad with homemade pumpernickel garlic croutons & Mushroom flat bread(lavash) topped with goat cheese & low fat mozz & seasoned with parsley, sage, rosemary & thyme (guess I channeled Simon & Garfunkel, lol). 6 pp for the plate. 

Veggie omelet

Veggie burger omelet. MorningStar Farms Veggie burger with peppers, onions, spinach and a little swiss cheese. Served with tomatoes & melon. Only 4 pp for the meal! 

Chinese make in!

Chinese Take Out? Nope! Chinese Make In! Chicken Lo Mein (whole wheat linguine, broccoli slaw, bean sprouts, onions, mushrooms, chicken breast) and baked homemade egg rolls (chopped Asian MorningStar Farms burger, sauteed broccoli slaw and some Asian Plum Dressing). Made some sweet n sour sauce with pineapple preserves, teriyaki & rice wine vinegar) and added a dollop of Chinese mustard. Estimate 8 pp for the lo mein & 4 pp for both egg rolls

BLT salad

BLT salad with blue cheese crumbles & dressing on the side. I used turkey bacon and a mix of lettuce (romaine, spinach, arugula). 8 pp with the dressing.

Grilled scallops, eggplant & asparagus

Tim made dinner tonight! He used the outdoor grill and did everything himself. I've created quite a good little sous chef! Scallops, asparagus sprinkled with truffle oil and sweet soy marinated eggplant topped with goat cheese. Estimate 8 pp with oils and sugar in marinade. 

Muesli with apples & banana

Muesli cooked in apple cinnamon tea with apples and banana as well as a glass of skim milk. 4 pp for breakfast today.

Veggie and fruit plate

More veggies and fruit for lunch! Steamed broccoli, cauliflower & green beans. Simply topped with Smart Balance spray and S&P. Tried a MorningStar FarmsChick Pea Burger (not bad but would be better with some sauce, like tzatziki). Ending on a sweet note with a peach & nectarine. Only 3 pp for lunch today! I might have some frozen yogurt as treat this afternoon!

Spinach & sausage scramble

Starting my day off with lots of veggies this morning! Potatoes with peppers, parsley and onions, scrambled egg beaters (plus an extra white) with spinach andMorningStar Farms breakfast sausage diced up. Served with red & orange tomatoes on the side. 5 pp with ww for all of this! 

Green eggs and ham

Green eggs & ham! Egg beaters with spinach, ham and a little swiss cheese. 4 pp for the omelet. The smoothie is just blended berries, banana, red grapes, cantaloupe and ice.

Fried green tomatoes

A bit of a splurge tonight but knew it was coming so watched the points earlier in the day. Fried green tomatoes (I ground the cornmeal myself with my Vitamix from dried corn I found at Williams Sonoma!) served on a bed of spinach & arugula and dressed with light buttermilk ranch. The side is homemade whole wheat jalapeno mac & cheese (fat free evap milk, light cream cheese & low fat cheddar). I calculated about 15 pp fore the meal but it was so good! 

Shirataki noodles & veggies

Guilt-free pasta! Shirataki noodles with broccoli, butter beans, onions, tomatoes and fresh parm cheese. Only 4 pp with ww for a very generous bowl!

Egg whites with spinach & tomatoes, home fries & veggie sausage

Good morning Meatless Monday! Diced Simply Potatoeswith extra peppers & onions, egg whites with spinach & tomato and MorningStar Farms breakfast sausage. 5 pp on ww for the meal I'm also having some fruit on the side for no extra points!

Banana Nutella pancakes

Who needs IHOP? Banana-Nutella Walnut pancakes served with turkey bacon. Guestimating about 10 pp for the meal (real maple syrup, walnuts & nutella are majority of points!). Happy Saturday!

Fish tacos

I made fish tacos for lunch. Seasoned up some tilapia, crisped up corn tortillas and topped them with lettuc, tomatoes, shredded carrot & radish and avocado. 7 pp with ww. 

Egg white, veggie & goat cheese frittata

Egg white & veggie (zucchini, mushrooms, red pepper, green onion) frittata topped with a little goat cheese. Served with turkey bacon & red grapes. 4 pp total! 

Egg white veggie frittata

Clams & mussels pasta

Clams & mussels with whole wheat spaghetti served with a butter lettuce salad tossed with blue cheese, tomatoes & crumbled bacon. About 10 pp total for the meal.

Oven fried chicken

Summer lunch! Oven "fried" chicken (a little bit of panko bread crumbs and a sesame seed blend), corn on the cob, green beans and tomatoes. My afternoon snack will be some watermelon...perfect for a hot summer day! 6 pp with ww

Beef & Mushroom Pie

While watching Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives the other night, one of the featured items was a beef & mushroom pie (http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/steak-and-mushroom-pie-recipe/index.html). Since we had leftover prime rib from our dinner on Sunday I thought it would be perfect to create my own rendition of it. Rather than a shell on top and bottom I used flattened refrigerator biscuits. Also used baby bella mushrooms vs button and also sauteed diced onions and a couple pieces of bacon. Gravy was made from beef stock & Wondra. Served with garlic broccoli & tomatoes. 

Hearty breakfast

Hearty breakfast this morning. Home fries (diced, from a can), MorningStar Farms breakfast sausage, and egg plus an extra white over spinach & some melon. All of this for only 5 pp! 

Chicken ad fruit salad

Chicken salad:  Tyson grilled & ready chicken breast, apple, red grapes, raisins,celery, pumpkin seeds & light mayo over spring greens.  6 pp for a huge plate of filling food!

Grilled chicken and veggies with rice

Grilled chicken & veggie kebabs for dinner along with Uncle Ben's Garlic & Olive Oil rice. 7 pp for the meal.

BLT and fruit

I've been craving a BLT so made one for breakfast. Pre-cooked bacon, tomatoes, a tsp of light mayo and some lettuce from our Tower Garden on a sundried tomato Flatout wrap. Along with the mixed berries, only 5 pp with ww

Egg white pizza omelet

Egg white pizza omelet. I had a little bit of leftover sauce from last night so used it this morning! Egg whites with red pepper, spinach, mushrooms, Basil-Mozz Boca Burger & low fat mozz cheese. About 5 pp with ww for the plate

Eggplant Parm

Meatless Monday was a success! And, eating lots of fruits and veggies as well today was also a success! Eggplant parm tower (non-breaded but brushed with olive oil and cooked a few minutes on each side before layering) with fresh tomato sauce, part skim ricotta & low-fat mozz cheese and Italian seasoning. Served over whole wheat pasta tossed with fresh spinach & basil. Gotta say, it was deelish!! 

Creamy spinach-asparagus soup

Creamy spinach-asparagus soup, made in my Vitamix! I steamed a cup of fresh asparagus along with a shallot. Drained and added it to 1/2 cup skim milk & 1 cup chicken broth, 1 cup loosely packed fresh spinach, 1/2 cup of diced potato (I used canned but you could use fresh, cooked), 1/2 tsp salt & a couple grinds of garlic pepper. Blended for about a minute or two until smooth and warmed. Topped with a little bit of parm cheese, garlic pepper and a couple asparagus tips. Served with red grapes.