Crunchy Broccoli Salad

Here's a new salad they served at work recently and I thought it was pretty good and probably fairly WW friendly. I ran the numbers and a 3/4 cup serving is 3 WW PointsPlus:

Crunchy Broccoli Salad

8 cups fresh broccoli florets
1 bunch thinly sliced green onions
1 cup grapes
3 tablespoons canola oil
3 tablespoons seasoned rice vinegar
2 tablespoons sugar
¼ cup sunflower kernels
¼ cup real bacon crumbled

In a large bowl, combine the broccoli, onions and grapes. In a small bowl, whisk the oil, vinegar and sugar. Drizzle broccoli and toss to coat. Sprinkle with sunflower kernels and bacon. Chill until serving. This yields 10 servings.

Nutrition Facts (¾ cup)

121 calories
7 grams fat
1 gram saturated fat
2 milligrams cholesterol
233 milligrams sodium
14 carbohydrates
3 grams fiber
3 grams protein

Mixed Berry Crumble

Eating Healthy, for some reason makes me hungry/crave sweets at times. After eating a decent dinner, I'm ready for something like Cake or Pie or Anything bad for me! :) But if I eat a huge "oh my I'm so stuffed I don't think I could eat anything else!" SO.... for those times when I'm in a crave its always nice to have a sweet dessert that isn't LOADED with garbage :)

I have not tried this, but think it looks amazing!

Mixed Berry Crumble
Servings: 8

Prep time: 7 min

Cook time: 40 min

2 C. fresh blueberries
2 C. raspberries

3/4 C. flour
2/3 C. brown sugar

6 Tbsp melted butter

Preheat Oven to 350. Combine Flour & Sugar, Place berries in seperate bowl. Remove 3 Tbsp of flour mixture and gently toss with berries. Place berries in a 8-inch square pan.

To make topping add melted butter to remaining flour mixture; combine well. Crumble little bits of topping all over top of berries. Bake until berries just start to bubble, about 35-40 min. Serve warm or at room temp.

*5 WW points-plus/serving

WoW- its been awhile!

I'm starting my own 4-week challenge... :-) Part of my challenge... is to post 1 healthy reciepe every week! all other sorts of fun things are included in this challenge-the goal?!-To get back on track and a healthy outlook on SuMmEr!!!!

Very good Salsa

2 cans of black beans, drained
2 cans of corn, drained
1 can of peite diced tomatoes, drained
1 red onion diced
1 red pepper diced
1/2 bottle light zesty italian dressing

Mix all together and serve with corn chips.
*1 point/serving-WW points plus*


If you want more info on this 4-wk challenge, leave a comment and I'll share with ya!

Mmm, Mmm, Good!

Don't let the name of this recipe fool you. It is a lot better than you would think. It was served at work and I had it for lunch both yesterday and today. You really hardly taste the pumpkin - or at least what we think pumpkin tastes like with sugar and cinnamon and other spices. It basically tastes like chili but not as 'tomatoey'. I highly recommend it. Here's the link:

http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/Black-Bean--n--Pumpkin-Chili

btw - it's 3 points per cup, but it's hearty!

Inspirational Groceries

So… I walked to the grocery store yesterday to get just a couple things (yeah right), but I ended up with two rather heavy bags to carry home. It’s only a couple blocks, but by the time I got home and up my steps, I could hardly breathe! The trip to the store was fine, but the trip back made me stop and lean against the door before I got my key out! Carrying those extra pounds made a huge difference! I weighed the bags - they were only 23 pounds. Just think - losing twenty pounds is like setting down this load of groceries…

Tomato Bisque Soup

Listen up weight watchers this soup is 1 point per serving!!! And its GREAT! Especially coming from someone who doesn't care for tomato soup but loves tomato bisque soup!

Tomato Bisque

Saute in 2 T olive oil (extra virgin), 1 C chopped onion for 4-5 min, stirring often.
Add 1 T minced garlic (we cut that back). Turn off and stir 1-2 min.

Add & Simmer:
4-6 C. tomatoes, peeled, seeded, & diced ( we used canned tomatoes w/ green chili's - great extra flavor )
1 C russet potatoes, peeled and diced
1 Carrot peeled and diced
4 C. chicken broth
3 T. fresh basil
2 T. lemon juice
1 tsp thyme
1 tsp oregano
salt and pepper to taste

Simmer about 30 min or until veggies are tender. Puree by small batches in a blender.

This was great how it is above but if you want to add a little extra zing, zip, aka extra calories
Top with homeade croutons, drizzle with pesto and a dollop of sour cream.

If you are wanting some grilled cheese to go along with this, I recently have done this and it was great. I used a whole laughing cow cheese wedge on each side of a bagel thin and then broil it. This made the cheese nice and bubbly on top of the bagel and it kinda was like having a grilled cheese! :)

NEW! Cheese Wedges (Laughing Cow of course)

Since we use this awesome stuff very often, I thought I'd let everyone know that Meijers is the place that I've found has the most flavors. Here's the two newest ones I've picked up! Since Meijers is my second home let me know if you would like me to pick some up for you!

Check out www.laughingcow.com they've got some cool recipes on there!