Serves: 9 WW Points: 2 Ingredients: 2 cups reduced fat Bisquick 1/2 cup reduced fat cheddar cheese — shredded 1/2 cup buttermilk, lowfat 1 tablespoon garlic salt Directions: Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Mix together all ingredients in a large bowl until a soft dough is formed. Using a spoon, drop mixture into 9 biscuits… Continue reading
Ronzoni Healthy Harvest Egg Noodles
Sometimes, it feels like you really have to sacrifice quite a bit to shave a point off of your pasta. We just tried Ronzoni’s Healthy Harvest Whole Wheat Egg Noodles and flipped for them! At just 3 Points per cup (180 cals, 1 g fat, 6 g fiber), these egg noodles are packed with fiber… Continue reading
Weight Watchers 1 point cakes
The Weight Watcher’s community has been buzzing about these treats for a few weeks now, so when we found them in our grocery store we just had to try them. We’ve just completed our taste test and here are the results: Chocolate Cake (80 cals/3 grams of fat/2 grams of fiber) If you’re a sucker… Continue reading
Cooking for 1 or 2
We know exactly how you feel – after coming home from a long day at work, school, or wherever, the last thing you feel like doing is going to the trouble of cooking something when you’re the only one that’s going to eat it! It can be hard to get up the motivation to cook… Continue reading
Glorious Stuffed Mushrooms
GLORIOUS STUFFED MUSHROOMS, POINTS Value 2 per serving, Serving = 2 large stuffed mushrooms, Recipe makes 12 servings (NOTE: If possible, use Wellshire Farms Uncured Turkey Bacon; it’s so much better than any other turkey bacon, and it’s only 20 calories and .5g fat per slice) INGREDIENTS 24 large stuffing mushrooms, at least 2″ diameter… Continue reading
Hamburger Beef Stroganoff
Servings: 8 WW Points: 5 Ingredients: 1 pound lean ground beef 1 cup diced onion 1 package fresh mushroom — sliced 2 cups beef stock 1/3 cup flour 1/4 cup ketchup 8 ounces light sour cream 1 tablespoon I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter 2 tablespoons white wine salt and pepper Instructions: Heat butter in… Continue reading
Meat Sauce
Serves: 8 WW Points: 2 Ingredients: 1/2 pound lean ground beef 2 cloves garlic — diced 28 ounces crushed tomatoes 1 tablespoon red wine 1 tablespoon grated parmesan cheese 2 tablespoons fresh basil Instructions: Heat a large pot over medium heat. Add meat, brown. Add diced garlic when the meat is close to be browned,… Continue reading
1 Pt English Muffins
Straight from the folks that brought us the Original English Muffin that we all know and love, Thomas’ has come out with an incredibly delicious Light version of this nook and cranny-filled breakfast food. Thomas’ Light Multi-Grain English Muffins pack a filling fiber punch‚- they have 100 calories, 1 gram of fat and 8 (yes,… Continue reading
A Beginner’s Guide to Exercise
There’s no denying it – exercise is a critical component for anyone who wants to lose weight. Not only is exercise important for weight loss, but there are tons of other health benefits such as reduced depression and anxiety, lower cholesterol, and reduced risk of heart disease. But let’s face it, exercise can be rough,… Continue reading
Florentine Meatballs
Servings: 4 WW points: 5 1 lb lean ground turkey 1 box frozen spinach 1/4 cup egg substitute 4 servings (8 tsp) reduced fat grated parmesan cheese 1/4 cup seasoned bread crumbs 1 tbsp fat free skim milk 1 medium red onion, diced relatively small 3 cloves garlic, minced Salt, pepper, oregano, basil, parsley all… Continue reading