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Showing posts with label What did I eat today. Show all posts
Showing posts with label What did I eat today. Show all posts

Friday, February 26, 2010

My favorite soup


I've been making this soup since last fall...nothing better on a cold day than a bowl of hearty, healthy soup!

Here's what goes into my 'kitchen sink' soup:

3 cups Vegetable "Stock-in-a-box"
1 cup V8 Juice
1 can Great Northern Beans or Navy Beans
1 can Petite cut diced tomatoes
2 cups chopped zucchini
3 stalks celery, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
1 cup mixed frozen vegetables (corn, carrots, green beans)
1 cup green beans (frozen)
2 cups baby spinach
1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
1/2 tsp oregano
salt and pepper to taste

Combine in a stock pot, cover, and cook until the veggies are tender. I usually let it simmer for at least 2 hours.

It will yield about 6 2-cup servings. I portion them out into 2 cup containers and freeze them.

This works out to be a 2 point meal for 2 cups. Not bad!

Sunday, July 12, 2009

Tall Ships in Boston Harbor

We had a great day today. My husband and I drove to Boston to see the Tall Ships. "Sail Boston" started a few days ago, and the ships are scheduled to leave tomorrow, so we took advantage of the beautiful day. Our daughter, Sara, who lives in Boston, joined us.

The ships were magnificent. We could have boarded a few of them, but the lines were over 1 hour long, and we chose not to go inside but walked around Boston Harbor for a few hours looking at the ships.

We had lunch at a neat, casual place called "Barking Crab". It was very good (though my husband's baked fish was a little dry and probably overcooked.) Nothing on the menu was very Weight Watcher friendly, so I chose an appetizer...a 1 lb serving of cooked shrimp with cocktail sauce. No, I did NOT eat the entire 1 lb...I probably ate half of it, along with the steamed broccoli my husband gave me from his dinner. Sara had a crabmeat burger...she enjoyed it. (I got a 'doggie bag' for the shrimp I didn't eat...I'll have the rest tomorrow!)

Walking around on a gorgeous day and being near the ocean is good for the soul...and I got some great exercise at the same time. It was a perfect day!

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Wednesday, May 20

BREAKFAST:
  • Smoothie (WW yogurt, 1 C low-fat milk, 5 strawberries)
  • Points: 3
LUNCH:
  • Muffin pizza (Fiber One English Muffin; 2 tbsp Barilla Tomato/Basil Sauce; 2 tbsp WW Mozzarella cheese
  • 1 C honeydew melon
  • Points: 2.5

DINNER:

  • WW Lasagna
  • Summer Squash
  • Points: 6

SNACKS:

  • WW String cheese
  • Fiber One Bar
  • WW Chocolate Fudge Brownie ice cream
  • 4 C 94% fat free popcorn
  • Points: 6

Total Points: 17.5

Tuesday, May 19

BREAKFAST:
  • Smoothie: made with 1 WW Berry Yogurt, 1 C low-fat milk; 4 whole strawberries.
  • Points: 3.5

LUNCH:

  • 1 C Bear Creek Chili
  • 1 oz. cooked chicken breast
  • 1 C honeydew melon
  • Points: 3

DINNER:

  • 9 large shrimp
  • grilled zucchini, summer squash, green beans
  • 1 C honeydew melon
  • Points: 3

SNACKS:

  • 5 C 94% fat free popcorn
  • Fiber One Bar
  • 1 oz Fat Free Potato Chips
  • 1 WW 1 point snack
  • Points: 7

Total points: 16.5

Monday, May 11, 2009

Sunday...Mother's Day, May 10



Well, despite my best efforts to apply points to yesterday's wonderful lunch at Anthony's Pier 4 in Boston..I'm not sure I can do it accurately.


Lunch consisted of:

  • Frozen strawberry daiquiri (which I shared with my daughter Samantha...and yes she is over 21)
  • Broiled bay scallops (heavenly!)
  • baked potato (no sour cream or butter)
  • Popover (steaming hot...mmm)
  • 1/2 dinner roll
  • 2 fried shrimp (from my husband's plate!)

Later:

  • 1 piece of delicious Angel Food Cake and fresh fruit that my daughter Sara made for me.

When I got home :

  • Toss salad
  • and what we weight watchers call B.L.T's...bites, licks and tastes. I had a case of the munchies...but didn't over do. The scale will tell on Wednesday, though!

My husband and I did go to the gym before we went to Boston for lunch. Hopefully that will help.

The restaurant was wonderful...the scenery spectacular, and we had the best seats (not sure how we got so lucky). There was a sail boat race right outside our window!!

I received some beautiful flowers and a gift card to Red Lobster from my son and daughter-in-law. Sara and Samantha bought me flowers, funky eyeglasses, and a Cuisinart Hand Blender to make smoothies! When it comes to having wonderful children, I hit the 'kid lottery'...I am truly blessed. Thanks for a wonderful Mother's Day!

Friday, May 8, 2009

Friday, May 8, 2009

BREAKFAST:

  • WW yogurt
  • WW chocolate smoothie
  • Points: 2

LUNCH:

  • Lettuce/tomato sandwich on whole grain bread
  • 1/2 oz fat free potato chips
  • Points: 5

DINNER:

  • 4 oz baked cod
  • home made baked french fries
  • sauteed squash/zucchini/green beans
  • shrimp/cocktail sauce
  • POINTS: 10

SNACKS:

  • Rice cakes
  • WW ice cream bar
  • Points: 4

Total daily points: 21

Thursday, May 7

BREAKFAST:

  • 3 egg white omelet
  • 1 Fiber One English Muffin
  • 1 tbsp raspberry jam
  • Points: 3

LUNCH

  • Turkey Chili
  • Toss Salad, FF dressing
  • 6 shrimp/cocktail sauce
  • WW chocolate cake
  • Points: 5

DINNER:

  • 4 OZ grilled chicken
  • sauteed squash/green beans/zucchini
  • 1 pear
  • 3 Hershey dark chocolate kisses
  • Points: 5

SNACKS:

  • WW Ice cream bar
  • WW peanut butter mini bar
  • 1 homemade chocolate chip cookie (thanks to my sister!)
  • Points: 6

Points total: 19

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

BREAKFAST:
  • Fiber Plus Bar (I know...not much of a breakfast!)
  • Points: 2

LUNCH:

  • Arnold's whole grain bun
  • 1 thin slice deli ham
  • sliced tomatoes and lettuce
  • pear
  • 1 oz Fat Free potato chips
  • Points: 3.5

DINNER:

  • KFC grilled chicken breast
  • KFC mashed potatoes and gravy
  • KFC biscuit (I treated myself!)
  • sauteed squash and zucchini
  • Points: 12

SNACKS:

  • Weight Watcher Peanut Butter Mini Bar
  • 7 C 94% fat free pop corn
  • Points: 2.5

Total Points: 20

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

BREAKFAST:

  • 1 C Cheerios
  • 1/2 C 1% Milk
  • 1C fruit salad
  • Points: 4

LUNCH:

  • English muffin pizza (Fiber One Muffin, 2 tbsp Barilla Tomato/basil sauce; 2 tbsp Weight Watcher Mozzerella cheese; 1/2 oz ground turkey)
  • slice cucumbers
  • WW chocolate cake
  • Points: 3.5

DINNER:

  • tossed salad
  • 18 shrimp
  • 1 Tbsp Hidden Valley Ranch Salad dressing
  • sauteed veggies w/ 1 tsp olive oil
  • 3 Hershey Dark Chocolate kisses
  • Points: 6.5

SNACKS:

  • Fiber One Bar
  • Sundae: WW Ice cream, strawberries, sugar free/fat free Cool Whip
  • Points: 5

Total points: 19

Monday, May 4, 2009

Monday, May 4, 2009

BREAKFAST:


  • Fiber One English Muffin
  • Raspberry Jam
  • Weight Watcher Yogurt
  • Points: 3

LUNCH:

  • Arnold's Multigrain roll
  • 2 slices deli turkey
  • lettuce and tomato slices
  • 1 oz Fat Free potato chips
  • fruit salad
  • Points:4

DINNER:

  • 1C whole wheat pasta
  • 1/2 C ground turkey
  • 2/3C Barilla tomato/basil pasta sauce
  • sauteed zucchini and summer squash
  • cucumber slices
  • Points: 7.5

SNACKS:

  • Fiber Plus bar
  • Pop Corn 5C 94% fat free
  • 1 C strawberries
  • Points: 4
Total daily points: 18.5



Sunday, May 3, 2009

What's to eat today? Sunday, May 3, 2009

BREAKFAST:


  • Weight Watcher Cherry Cheesecake yogurt (1 pt)
  • pear
  • Points: 3

LUNCH:

  • English muffin pizza (Fiber One English Muffin, pasta sauce, and small amount of Weight Watcher fat free mozzerella cheese ( 2 pts)
  • tossed salad (fat free dressing) (0 pts)
  • fruit salad, 1 C (1 pt)
  • Points: 3
DINNER:
  • 4 oz grilled chicken
  • 1/2 C mashed potatoes
  • sauteed zucchini/summer squash in 1 tsp olive oil
  • Points: 6.5
SNACKS:
  • fruit salad, 1 C (1 pt)
  • Fiber Plus bar (2 pts)
  • Snyder's pretzel stix (2 pts)
  • 1 oz fat free potato chips (1 pt)
  • Points: 6

total points: 18.5

Saturday, May 2, 2009

What's for dinner? Saturday, May 2

BREAKFAST:
  • Weight Watcher Yogurt
  • 1 C fruit salad
  • Points: 2

LUNCH:

  • Arnold's Whole Grain Bun
  • 1 slice deli turkey breast
  • lettuce/tomato
  • 1 oz fat free potato chips
  • banana
  • Points: 4.5

DINNER:

  • 3 oz bay scallops
  • zucchini/green beans/corn/onions sauteed in 2 tsp olive oil
  • tossed salad
  • 6 shrimp with cocktail sauce
  • Points: 6.5

SNACKS:

  • Fiber Plus Bar
  • Weight Watcher Cookie dough ice cream cup
  • 1 C strawberries
  • Points: 5

Total points: 18

Friday, May 1, 2009

Today's meal

I decided to chart what I'm eating every day...just because!

BREAKFAST:

  • 3 egg white omelet
  • 1 Fiber One light whole grain english muffin
  • 1 tbsp raspberry jam

Total points: 3

LUNCH:

  • 1 whole grain bun (Arnold's bread?)
  • 1 tomato sliced
  • lettuce
  • small bag low fat potato chips (only 1 point!)
  • 1 cup fruit salad

total points: 3 (6)

DINNER:

  • 3 oz baked cod (small amount of bread crumbs and 1 tsp olive oil on top)
  • sauteed veggies: summer squash, zucchini, green beans and sliced onion .. 1/2C of each
  • home made baked french fries (1 small potato sliced and coated with 1 tsp olive oil)
  • 10 medium shrimp (small amount of cocktail sauce)

TOTAL points: 10 (16)

SNACKS:

  • 5 cups microwave popcorn (94% fat free) 1 point
  • 1 Fiber Plus bar 2 points
  • 1 C sliced cucumbers

total for the day: 19

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