New foods I've discovered

I discovered some new "weight watcher friendly" foods that I thought I'd pass along.

Fiber One yogurt...it's a smaller container than other yogurts, but it's a ZERO point food! I use them in my smoothies every day, thus making my smoothie only 2 points instead of the 3 they used to be. (that leaves an extra point for another treat!).

I discoverd Crisps by accident! They are dehydrated fugi apples. Each package is 39 calories, with no fat and a few grams of fiber. It's another ZERO point snack! I like them because I throw one package in my purse if I'm going out for the day and might need a quick snack. I found them at Wal-mart in the same area as raisins and dried fruit.

Since I gave up drinking diet sodas, I've had to rely on flavored water because plain water is boring! I've done a lot of reading and supposedly green and white tea is good for you. I prefer the white tea as it doesn't have the 'tea aftertaste' that I get with the green tea. The raspberry and apple-cranberry white tea is very good. It only comes in the individual packets that are added to 16 oz of water.

I've been wanting to try this combination for a while and I did this weekend. One cake mix and 1 can of diet coke. I baked it in a 13x9" pan for the appropriate time indicated on the box, and the results were a super moist cake! I served it to my husband and he couldn't tell the difference! Next time I'm going to make cupcakes as that would make each serving 2 points and easier to figure out. There are so many different variations depending on the flavor of cake and soda.

This powdered peanut butter was given to me. It's called PB2. The directions call for 2 tbsps of powder for 1 tbsp of water...mix...and voila peanut butter. However, the taste is NASTY...blech...ewww...cough, choke...YUCK! I tried adding a little salt thinking maybe it needed it...but no. The consistency was like peanut butter, but the flavor was TERRIBLE! I don't recommnd this product.

I found a new treat!

One thing I miss while 'getting healthy' is potato chips. I hate to use my treasured points on 'junk food'... but one day at the WW meeting, I overhead one of the members talking about FAT FREE POTATO CHIPS that were only 1 point per one ounce serving.

WOW!!!! my prayers were answered.















As soon as that meeting was over, I headed to my supermarket and there they were...waiting for me! As you can see, one ounce is a fair amount of potato chips!

Snacks

I look for foods that are high in fiber. The point value is less with foods that have a higher fiber content. Some people are bothered by high fiber diets, however, I seem to have an iron stomach. Nothing bothers me. (I got that from my Dad...even at 83 years of age, he can eat anything!! Thanks Dad...I forgive you for being responsible for the genes that gave me WIDE feet!)

After trying several different fiber bars, these rank as some of my favorites. They have a 2 point value...and taste super! I don't necessarily have one every day, but it's a nice treat when I crave something 'sweet'. I found them at Wal-Mart for $1.88 for a box of 5...not a bad deal! Plus, there is a coupon worth $1.00 off 2 boxes printed on the back of the box.

Let's talk yogurt

I finally found a brand of yogurt that I really like! Yoplait Light Yogurt has some totally awesome flavors. Besides the usual strawberry, raspberry, blueberry etc., they also have some wonderful, sinfully delicious flavors. They are 100-110 calories and FAT free!!

I have fallen in love with apple streusel, Boston cream pie, strawberry shortcake, raspberry cheesecake, pineapple upside down cake and lemon creme pie....a wonderful treat for only 2 points. Since my plan calls for 2 servings of milk each day, this satisfies one requirement. I like milk, but in my book milk is best with a handful of homemade chocolate chip cookies. So having found this yogurt is a real plus.

Snacks

I have always been a 'snacker', so I needed to find 0-1 pt snacks...other than vegetables, though I do eat those also!

I found it...94% fat free microwave popcorn, 5 cups is only 1 point! whooopeeee... I sometimes pop a bag in the morning and leave my 5 cups in a bowl and if I need to munch during the day, I'll grab a handful.