I have discovered Fat Free Oscar Myer Bologna. It is 1 pt. per slice. And Kraft has Fat Free American slices at 1 pt. per slice. I can have myself a comforting bologna and cheese sandwich again without the guilt.

Also, Hebrew National has 97% Fat Free Beef hot dogs which are only 1 point each. That in a light hot dog bun = 2 pts!!!! Then I add 15 Fat Free Pringles which are only 1 point. Throw in some baby carrots and a piece of fruit and you've got a low point well balanced lunch. The only thing is, I initially got addicted to the hot dogs and found that although I wasn't going over my points, I wasn't losing weight the weeks I was eating them for lunch daily. So they are reserved for the weekends. I think they have a lot of sodium. I guess this is my red light food.

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Your post got me to thinking. I would have stopped with the hot dog and chips. I need to get into the habit of adding the zero points veggies and fruit to my lunch. I read an article yesterday that said eating 9 servings of fruits & veggies a day will help you lose weight cause you don't have room for higher calorie foods. I buy them and they ruin cause I don't think to include them in a non-traditional way, if you know what I mean.

Correction: I previously stated the Fat Free Oscar Myer bologna was 1 point/slice. It is actually 1 point for 2 slices. Yeah! Even better. Sorry for the mistake.

I like the Oscar Meyer FF Hot Dogs. Cook them on my Nathan's Stove Top grill, add about 1/3 cup homemade chili (97% lean beef, no beans), Low Fat Kraft American Cheddar and a sprinkle of onions.... sooo good, who would have ever thought Chili Dogs could be 4 points.

About Veggies... they are very expensive... and I shop for the week, so need to consume what I buy. I buy prewashed hearts of romaine, and chop one of those, cukes, peppers, radishes, celery, onion, all in a covered big bowl. (Tomatoes would make it soggy). It's so simple to go to the big bowl, take out what I want.. add tomato and dressing. This works best for me.... guess I'm lazy and dont want to chop and peal, and mince and dice for 2 of my 3 meals.

Zero cal veggies with a dab of Low Calorie (or FF Dressing if you like it), makes a great snack.

I buy the mini carrots in a bag, so don't need to do anything with them.
I de-string my celery and put it in a container with water... so it's ready to go. My sister loves to drink the celery water... and it is good.

I recently purchased my Nathan's Stove Top Grill on ebay. I love it. It makes fabulous grilled veggies, plus meats... and they recommend only the oil spray like Pam. The smooth side can be used for sandwiches, eggs, bacon, etc.

What I've read is aside from veggies and fruits being low cal, they have fiber which increases metabolism.

Darlene