Okay, I'm feeling all bright-and-shiny today after my meeting and feel totally motivated. And one outcome of that is me being a busybody around the forums Our old Tracking Menus thread was pretty hefty so I figured we were due for a new one.


Feel free to jump in and track in this thread. You can use it as a place to plan for the upcoming days, or you can use it as accountability (post what you ate after you've eaten). People tend to use this thread to get meal ideas, also, so if you want, post the points value of your foods eaten so people can get an idea of foods they can fit in their plan!

hmm.. Well I never used this thread before, how about I post my awesome breakfast I just had, it was mmm mm good!

Whole Wheat Tortilla - 2pts
3 Egg Whites - 1pt
Mild Salsa - 0pt
Cheddar Cheese - 2pts
1/2 Sausage - 2pts
Oils to cook with - 2pts
Coffee with sweetener - 1pt

a whopping 10 points, which might be a little much for breakfast, but I didn't get up until 12 today (had a late movie night) hope someone else tries these because they're soooo good!

Saturday, March 15th:
(beware the ides of March? Isn't that today?)

B1: Fiber One bar (2) --> post WI at the meeting
B2: 1c blackberries (1), 1/2c lf plain yogurt (1.5), 1/2c Fiber One cereal (0)
L: leftover Moroccan Chicken and Lentils (crock pot recipe) (6 pts), grilled cheese with 2 slices WW bread (1), 1 slice FF american cheese (0), popcicle (1)
S: another Fiber One bar... bad choice... (2)
D: Went to Ruby Tuesday's. What I got from the salad bar was probably 2 pts, I ate half the french fries they gave me (DWLZ says a serving is 7 pts, I'm going to count 5 for what I ate), then I had the turkey Minis without mayo or butter on the buns, and I picked off about the equivalent of one of the buns (DWLZ has the turkey minis at 13.5 points for them just as they come -- going to overestimate and say 10 pts even with my changes).

=31/27, BUT earned 3 APs, so really only used 1 FP

Welcome Tendalaya, that breakfast does sound good! It'd probably be really good as a breakfast-for-dinner too. Mmmm.

hmmm what kind of cans of tuna do you get that is only 2 points?? i am interested.. well here's my menu for the day.. or what i ate so far.

breakfast -
fruit smoothie - 1/2 cup skim milk, ice, few frozen peaches, couple strawberries, scoop of protein and some sf pink lemonade (SO GOOD) - 3 pts
coffee with coffeemate and splenda - 1 pt

lunch -
fajita wrap - 1 whole wheat tortilla, some refried beans, sauteed peppers and onions (cooked with pam spray), small amount of low fat shredded cheese, mild salsa and some ff sour cream - 6 pts (again so yummy)

haven't had any snacks and dunno what i'm gonna have for dinner yet, depends if i meet up with my bf early or later... (looking like early cause he's so bored he says haha). i was thinking of making TACO SOUP that i found a recipe for.. 2 points a cup and sounds absolutely delicious.. but darling bf doesn't eat .. anything... but junk. so he prob won't like it. HAHA. so i'll keep ya updated

do you mind giving me the recipe for taco soup? sounds really good

I believe there are several versions in the recipes section here. I've tried at least 2 of them and both of them are yummy

This one is very good

TACO SOUP

1 can black beans, undrained
1 can kidney beans, undrained
1 can pinto beans, undrained
1 can white beans, undrained
1 small can chopped green chilies (optional)
1 can chopped tomatoes (16 oz)
1 pkg. Taco seasoning mix
1 pkg. Ranch Dressing mix

1/2-1 onion, chopped
3 garlic cloves, crushed

In larger size pot, saute onion and garlic in Pam. Add beans, all undrained, tomatoes, taco seasoning, (I would start with 1/2 the package, and add to taste) and Ranch dressing mix.
(I have actually not added the dressing before and it was good too....) Simmer for about 30 min to blend flavors. If you think it's too thick, add a little water. Good with a little FF sour cream on top, too

1 cup= 1 point (without the sour cream)


There's also one out there that has FF refried beans and salsa in it that it tasty and makes a BIG batch

Hmm, I'd be slightly suspicious of that recipe being 1 point/cup. I mean, beans are generally 2pt per half cup (some are 1 pts per half cup), and since there's not a lot of anything to break up the beans (no veg aside from tomatoes, no broth aside from canned bean juice?), you have to be careful with how many beans you get in your one-cup serving. But since I've never made it that's all just guessing

As for the canned tuna - 4 oz (or 1/2c) = 2 points. I measure my drained tuna and if there's a little too much (sometimes I get 4.5 ozs out of a can) I give the excess to the kitties

here's the recipe i saw.. not sure where it's from. but i'm also a little weary of one cup being 2 points because of the beans and beef.. but if you add water/broth i think it's possible. i was gonna make it be about 3 or 4 to be safe anyways. but here it is, haven't tried it yet.

Taco Soup
1 pound ground turkey or lean ground beef
1 onion -- chopped
1 pkg Hidden Valley Ranch dressing mix -- (small)
1 pkg Taco seanoning Mix
1 can white kidney beans -- (16 ounce)
1 can pinto beans -- (16 ounce)
1 can corn -- (16 ounce)
1 can stewed tomatoes (mexican) -- (16 ounce)
1 can stewed tomatoes -- (16 ounce)
Brown meat with onion, drain excess fat, add all ingredients, simmer to blend flavors. If you like it soupy, add water.
NOTES : 2 points per 1 cup serving

I think that recipe is 38ish points total, so for 2 pt servings divide it up into 19 even portions. Or divide 38 by the number of portions it makes. But I'm guessing at the points, not looking in my books. Looks yummy though, I've never used ranch dressing mix in soup!

Sunday:
B: 1/2c homemade ff yogurt (1), 1/2c FiberOne (0), 1 c blackberries (1)
L: white bean salad (4), baked sweet potato w/mango raita (4)
S: various snacky things (13)
S: FiberOne bar (2)
D: Portobello mushroom cap stuffed w/spinach and blue cheese (2), quinoa pilaf (5)

=32/27 - the snacking in the afternoon got me. Gar. But it was all healthy stuff, really, so that's a little better. And it only put me five into my FPs, which is actually pretty decent.

If I get time, I'll run the one I posted through the recipe builder over at WW and report - There's also a lot of fiber in those items so my guess is that MAY be the reason for the 1 pt

Wow - you're right - a rough calculation shows it at 3 pts

Here's a post on Taco soup from Mom 767 at WW

Two recipes (Points value for this has been refigured and debated extensively in the past. I think the point’s debate comes from the WW change in the fiber cap…now that fiber grams allowable in points formula are capped at 4 grams; it comes out to be higher point.)

Sante Fe Soup
POINTS® value | 7
Servings | 12

Cheese, sourcream, green onion toppings not included in points.

2 pound 90% lean/10% fat raw ground beef
1 large onion(s)
2 serving Ranch Dressing Mix
22 oz Green Giant White Shoepeg Corn, Canned
10 oz canned tomatoes with green chilies
14 1/2 oz canned tomatoes
16 oz Bush's Black Beans
16 oz Bush's Pinto Beans
16 oz Bush's Light Red Kidney Beans
2 cup water
2 1/2 oz Old El Paso Taco Seasoning Mix

Combine and simmer 2 hours or cook in crockpot on low for 8 hours. Good with grated cheese, sour cream, chopped green onions on top. Serve with Cornbread or corn chips.

WW Taco Soup

1 pound lean ground beef
2 cans of diced tomatoes
1 can of Rotel tomatoes
1 can of ranch style beans
1 can of pinto beans
1 can of corn, drained
2 cans of water
1 pkg. of dry ranch dressing mix
1 pkg. of taco seasoning

Put in crock pot for few hours until done. Make sure you drain meat well before adding to crock pot. 1 cup = 2 or 3 points by the old WW rules, more like 4 by the new. ..check for yourself using NI on ingredients of your choice and point’s formula of your choice and then you’ll be satisfied with the numbers!

i am so making this stuff.........thanks guys