Weight Watchers

[lcsamano]

This is 1 point per 3/4 cup


1 large sweet potato(es), washed and dried
15 1/4 oz canned pineapple, packed in juice, crushed, drained


Preheat oven to 400ºF.


Place potatoes directly on middle rack of oven. Bake, checking for doneness by either gently squeezing potatoes or pricking them with a fork to see if they’re really soft, about 40 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool for 10 minutes. Slice potatoes in half lengthwise and cool for 5 minutes more.


Scrape potato flesh from skin into a large bowl. Add drained pineapple chunks and mash with a potato masher or spoon until pineapple has broken down slightly, about 2 to 3 minutes. Yields about 3/4 cup per serving.

[lcsamano]

2 points per serving.


2 cups canned spinach,
1/2 c. green pesto,
2.5 cups low fat yogurt

Mix all ingredients. Put into serving dish or bread bowl, serve with veggie sticks, bread or crackers.

[lcsamano]

Pumpkin Fluff

The points for this is 1 pt. It makes up to 4 servings




Ingredients

15 oz Libby's Solid Pack Pumpkin
1 cup fat-free whipped topping
4 serving fat-free sugar-free instant vanilla pudding & pie filling mix
1 Tbsp pumpkin pie spice
1/8 cup McNeil Nutritionals SPLENDA No Calorie Sweetener

Instructions

1. Combine 1 can pure pumpkin, 1 Tbsp. pumpkin pie spice, 2 Tbsp. Splenda Granular (or sugar) in a small bowl. Mix well.
2. Add 1 small box fat-free, sugar free instant vanilla OR butterscotch OR white chocolate DRY pudding mix.
3. Fold in 1 cup fat-free whipped topping.

[lcsamano]

SERVES 8

POINTS: 3

6 cups fat free, low sodium chicken broth
16 oz chicken breast
2 bay leaves
5 cups diced potatoes
1/3 cup carrots
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1/4 tsp. cumin
2 oz. green chilies
14 oz. can tomatoes w/green chilies
16 oz. can diced tomatoes

I dice the chicken and cook everything but the potatoes. I put them in last. Cook until potatoes are tender.

[peacherina]

Whoa! Weight watchers mac and cheese. Now that is cool! I love mac and cheese but have not been eating it too much lately because it has so many calories. Thanks

[lcsamano]

There are alot of recipes that you would be amazed at that Weight Watchers has modified and it still tastes really good. When I joined I didn't think I would be able to eat regular food however, you can and you can eat just about anything with moderation.

[phoenyxstarr]

I wonder if Weight Watchers would be better for my husband than the South Beach Diet. He loves his bread & pasta, so the first 2 weeks of the SB diet just about kill him, & the rest of us who aren't on the diet but since I don't believe in making 2 different meals, we all end up eating dinner like we are on the SB diet.

The only problem with the WW diet is moderation; he's a good-sized man, he played football in high school & he wasn't the quarterback, he was one of the really big guys, and he still has that appetite. The good thing about the SB diet is he can eat as much veggies & protein as he wants, but the other drawback to that is I'm worried about his cholesterol.

Aah, figuring this out might just drive me crazy.

[lcsamano]

I don't know much about the South Beach Diet. I like Weight Watchers cause you are able to eat whatever but with moderation. There are two different programs one is the flex were you have so many points. Then there is the core program. This allows you to eat certain foods that don't cost points. You should check it out. Maybe there are items on core that your husband could eat and still eat alot.

[lcsamano]

This is 3 points per serving

4 large white potatoes, peeled, chopped and cooked
2 large sweet potatoes, peeled, chopped and cooked
1 tub (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Chive & Onion Cream Cheese Spread, divided
1/2 cup BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream, divided
1/4 tsp. each salt and black pepper
1/4 cup KRAFT Shredded or 100% Grated Parmesan Cheese, divided
1/4 cup KRAFT Shredded Cheddar Cheese, divided

PREHEAT oven to 375°F. Place potatoes in separate bowls. Add half each of the cream cheese and sour cream to each bowl; season with salt and pepper. Mash with potato masher or fork until creamy.
STIR half of the Parmesan cheese into white potatoes. Stir half of the Cheddar cheese into sweet potatoes. Alternately layer half each of the white potato and sweet potato mixture in 2-qt. clear glass casserole. Repeat layers.
BAKE 15 min. Sprinkle with remaining cheeses; bake 5 more min. or until cheeses are melted.

Nutrition (per serving)
Calories 150
Total fat 7g
Saturated fat 4.5g
Cholesterol 30mg
Sodium 180mg
Carbohydrate 17g
Dietary fiber 2g
Sugars 5g
Protein 3g
Vitamin A 90%DV
Vitamin C 15%DV
Calcium 6%DV
Iron 2%DV

[lcsamano]

6 Points per serving

32 oz frozen hash browns
1 lb cooked ham cubed ( lean )
1 onion diced
1 green pepper diced
1 1/2 c shredded cheese ( Regular Cheese )
12 eggs
1 c skim milk
1 t salt
1 t black pepper

Divide potatoes, ham, veggies and cheese so you can create several layers of each in the crock pot. Start with the hash browns, then ham, onions peppers and last cheese. Repeat until you have several layers. Beat eggs, milk salt & pepper pour over layers in the crockpot cover and turn on low. Cook for 10-12 hours overnight.