No More Plus Size … eventually

I love me some pumpkin pie. As in I could seriously probably sit down with a tub of cool whip, a whole pumpkin pie and eat the entire thing. Ok, well maybe not but I love the stuff!

I don’t know what the points are for a slice of regular pumpkin pie but last night at my meeting a recipe was shared and it sounded delicious so I had to try it and even though I don’t know the points for a piece of the ‘regular’ pie I certainly do know this recipe below is way lower and healthier!

Pumpkin Fluff
1 cup =’s 1 point

Ingredients:

2 packages vanilla sugar free instant pudding
2 1/4 cups skim milk
16 ounce can of pumpkin
1/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
8 ounce tub of fat free cool whip

Directions:

1. Whisk together vanilla pudding and milk until thick (about a minute or so).

2. Add (to the pudding/milk mixture) pumpkin, pumpkin pie spice and fold in cool whip.

Note: I liked it even better today after it sat in the fridge all night and got super chilled.

What’s one of your favorite (healthy) treats during the holidays? Please share!

This is what I had for breakfast today. It was super delicious and oh so filling!

Aside from it being super yummy it’s low in Weight Watchers points too. This whole meal was only 7 points.

• 3 egg whites – 1 point (with some green onions & mushrooms)
• cheese – 2 points (it was 3 points for 1 ounce of cheese but I didn’t use hardly any so I figured I’d count 2 points just to be on the ‘safe’ side)
• English muffin – 1 point (used a couple squirts spray butter which is 0 points
• Strawberries – 0 (you can have 8 strawberries for 0 points)
• Cantaloupe – 1

This is my new fave breakfast! I was eating a bowl of Special K or Koshi Go Lean cereal in the mornings – well sometimes. I’m not a huge breakfast person.

I haven’t had a chance to give this recipe a try yet but it sounds really good and it’s only 1 Weight Watchers point.

Bacon Spinach Salad

Makes 4 servings

Ingredients:

4 slices turkey bacon (diced)
1/4 cup white or cider vinegar
8 ounces spinach (coarsely shredded)
5 medium green onions (about 1/3 cup)
2 teaspoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper

Directions:

1. Cook turkey bacon until crisp. Stir in vinegar. Heat thoroughly and remove from heat.
2. Add spinach and onions to bacon mixture. Sprinkle with sugar, salt and pepper. Toss 1 to 2 minutes or until spinach is wilted.

Nutrition Information:

Calories               55
Fat                         3g
Saturated Fat    1g
Cholesterol        5mg
Sodium                280mg
Carbohydrate   5g
Dietary Fiber    1g
Protein                3g

I don’t know why but I sure have been craving steak lately!Here’s a great recipe that only has 4 Weight Watchers points.

Zesty Lime Steak Recipe

Ingredients:

• 2 pounds boneless beef top round steak (about 1 inch thick)
• 1/2 teaspoon grated lime peel
• 1/3 cup lime juice
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro (I prefer parsley)
• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil (I use Extra Virgin Olive Oil)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon red pepper sauce
• 2 garlic cloves (finely chopped)

Directions:

1. Pierce beef with a fork several times on both sides.
2. Mix all ingredients (minus the beef) in a shallow nonmetal dish (I actually just use a heavy-duty resealable plastic bag). Add beef to marinade mixture and shake to cover the beef.
3. Refrigerate at least 8 hours (make sure you do not leave it in there for more than 24 hours! Make sure to occasionally turn the beef.
4. Heat coals or gas grill.
5. Remove beef from marinade. Cover and grill until done.

Nutrition Information:

Calories             180
Fat                       9g
Sat. Fat              3g
Cholesterol      65 mg
Carbs                  1g
Dietary Fiber  0g
Protein              24g

Recipes that are compatible with weight watchers is pretty simple to do. All you need to do is take a ‘regular’ version of a recipe and exchange out the full fat ingredients for low-fat versions. That’s the case with this Guacamole Turkey Bacon Wrap that I love so much!

I don’t remember where I found this recipe but it wasn’t a recipe with weight watchers points so I made my own version with reduced-fat cream cheese and turkey bacon and then just figured out the points from all the different ingredients.

It’s been one of my fave things to whip up for a quick lunch. The only thing I’ve noticed is if I eat it alone then it doesn’t fill me up. So I eat it with some soup, cottage cheese, fruits/veggies – whatever I feel like to make it more of a filling meal.

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