bag of frozen cauliflower
4 tbsp light cream cheese (2 pts)
2 tbsp light margarine (2 pts)
a dash of skim milk if too thick
garlic, onion powder, s+p
Whir it all around in a food processor and voila! That's what I do. I haven't experimented very much with it, that's a modification of a recipe I found a while back. How do you do yours? I'm making it tonight because we have no veg in the house, haven't gone grocery shopping since getting back from vacation. There is definitely a bag of cauliflower in the freezer though!
Sounds so good with the cream cheese. I've made the South Beach ones, which call for spray margarine and ff half & half. I haven't done them in a while, but I do love 'em.
You guys are so great at keeping up your logs. I tend to get so sidetracked I don't do it. That, or I am ashamed of what I've done wrong, and decide not to post!!
Jamie - the one I make uses Philly Cream Cheese French Onion Chip Dip! I just take the cauliflower and mix in the dip with the blender and some salt and pepper. I will double check the recipe tonight (only made it twice) but it was awesome! Yours sound great - I think I am going to have to give it a try! Also, light becel is only 35 calories for two tsp (1 pt)... so that could save you some points! Yours sounds more like the real thing though haha - defiantly gonna give it a shot one night this week!
I'm using I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Light, and putting 2 whole tablespoons in it It's worth the extra point. The recipe I posted above makes way more than one person can eat, so if I at least split it in half it's still only 2 pts which is worth it. I think using flavored cream cheese would be awesome, or using a dip mix for flavoring like you are. Eventually I will start experimenting with flavors/seasonings, but not tonight - not enough in the house to play with!
I used herb & garlic laughing cow in my cauliflower last night instead of cream cheese - yum! It was delish!! I would definitely recommend doing it that way in the future...
Wednesday's plan:
B: 1/2c cooked steel cut oats (2). 1/8c blueberries, tsp agave nectar, cinnamon, splash of almond milk. Almond milk in coffee (0).
S: two plums (1)
L: chicken in peanut sauce lean cuisine (5), spinach salad with 1/2c sliced strawberries and 1/4oz walnuts (1), nectarine (1)
S: soy yogurt (2)
D: 1/4c (measured dry) red quinoa (3), 2 tsp EVOO (2), asparagus, zucchini, and 1/2c shelled edamame (2)
=19/26
Obviously I'm lacking in points today - that's what I get for trying to focus on fruits, veg, and whole grains. It seems whenever I try to get my eating back to healthy and not just packing junk points in there, I have a hard time upping my intake!
Things I am considering adding:
1 oz of almonds (4)
apple (1) with 1 tbsp of peanut butter (3)
85% dark chocolate (1 per square)
glass of wine (2)
I think I will go for the almonds & wine. I will edit later.
I've been doing horribly in sticking to my plans lately. I've been journaling too, I just can't seem to stick to it!!!! My weight has been up and down and up and down.... I think I'm going to start posting in here again. Maybe that will help me stick with the plan.
You & me both, modkittn. My weight swings up & down, and if I get off-program, it takes me a week to get back on. I did well going up through Sunday afternoon, then Sunday night came and I just let myself relax too much. So I was snacking Sunday night, and was not OP Monday while we were still away. Now so far, the rest of this week I've not kept track of anything! Money has been tight since vacation, so I've had to get creative with leftovers a lot.
Not giving up, though!! By next week I'll be back to being ready to tackle this thing again. I'll need the moral support, though...because I'm due for TOM sometime between the 14th & 16th. Always a challenge there! If I can just get back on track, we'll only be going away next weekend (18th-20th) and then I'll be home until the weekend of August 16. So I have almost a month of being ON TRACK. As long as DH decides he's getting back on track with himself as well. THAT is a challenge, too. When he's being super-good it's easy, whether I agree with how he's doing it or not. When he's kind of saying "the heck with it," it's hard, because he's asking for PBJs or sweets a lot, and less-than-stellar choices for main meals.
We'll see how it goes!
Totally lost track of today.
Breakfast started out okay...: 1 c. multi-grain Cheerios w/ 1 c. 1% milk...
But THEN...snacked on: 2 slices of Italian bread with about 1 tsp. each of Land O' Lakes light spreadable butter (w/ canola oil)
Later on had a slice or two of regular American cheese (like the Kraft Deluxe stuff), and a little mesquite turkey breast lunchmeant.
Then later had a Fiber One bar, and some baby carrots, and some peanut butter.
Then had some leftover spaghetti with sausage in the sauce (use of leftover sausages from weekend).
Oh, yeah, and then some dark chocolate late in the afternoon.
Totally a random munching day. PMS, anyone? Blah.
Dinner tonight will be homemade sushi... have shredded carrots, avocado, cream cheese & light cream cheese, cucumber, smoked salmon & imitation crabmeat. Will have some ramen noodle-type stuff for a little filler b/c the sushi takes awhile to prepare, but just a few minutes for everyone to eat!! I just don't have the energy to make as much as would be needed to fill everyone up. WISHING we could afford to go up to the buffet we like, where they have fresh-made sushi and a hibachi, etc. I've started getting the steamed/boiled shrimp and cocktail sauce, some salad, sushi, and fruit. Don't do half bad there, and I end up a lot fuller than here.
Ah well... So that's been my day. Haven't measured anything or kept track of points at all. Bad BAD me!!! Seriously. Can't wait until payday Friday so I can have some menus planned for over the weekend and into next week, and can shop.
L: 1/2 cheese bun (1.5) w/ sloppy joe mix (3) and cheese slice (1); edamame (2)
S: whole wheat pita (2) w/ light laughing cow cheese wedge (.5) and fat free ham (1) and pickled asparagus (0); apple (1)
D: argh, dunno... another sloppy joe? I am getting my hair done right after work (gonna take at least 3 hours)... hence the big snack so I dunno what I will eat after, will have to be quick and light
22/25
so +3 left and 5 AP
I feel like I am eating so much but I have all these points left over... guess that is a good thing, lol
I've been journaling too, I just can't seem to stick to it!!!! My weight has been up and down and up and down.... I think I'm going to start posting in here again. Maybe that will help me stick with the plan.
and 2) I am a nursing mom.