I'm not an innately healthy eater. Sure, I use whole wheat flour, tend to buy a fair amount of produce every week... but I enjoy all those bad-for-you foods like mashed potatoes, big roast beef sub sandwiches, and cheesecakes. This is precisely why I'm in the physical shape that I am.
So the past few weeks I've been really watching the calories - joined Weight Watchers - and working out. For lunches, the lowest Point lunches I've found are salads with a little protein. I've learned I have to add a carbohydrate, or I get dizzy spells. So, salad day in... salad... day out. Getting tired of it. They look lovely, though, and at first I was delighted by my renewed zeal for salads. Here's today's:
I paired with with two slices of Pepperidge Farm's Very Thin Whole Wheat (2PTS) spread with a wedge of Laughing Cow French Onion (1 PT), a cup & a half of sliced strawberries (0PTS) with 1/2 cup of Fat Free Cool Whip (1PT). The salad has a teaspoon of extra virgin olive oil (1PT) and balsamic vinegar. It does still
look pretty... And for Five Points, well... it's a lot in my belly for a little cost expenditure.
I like food, and while I'm sure I could spend those calories on some whole wheat pasta dish - a half cup of pasta is not going to fill me up. This does... but I'm tired of balsamic vinegar taste. The strawberries were a new addition today, and were very very good.
I understand getting bored with salads. I like them as a starter, but I get tired of them as an entree (unless they're the ones in restaurants but then they're like a BAZILLION points). I usually end up having a smaller portion for lunch of whatever I had for dinner the night before. The difference is I still get 38 points each day... I'm sure it's a lot harder to budget with only 26 points each day.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I absolutely love Laughing Cow Cheese and the French Onion one is wonderful!