Friday, February 19, 2010

Gimme Oatmeal Ideas!!!.... Please:0)

Today is my last day before my next weigh in.  Psychologically, I feel compelled to eat all of my remaining weekly bonus points (THEY ARE MINE DAMMIT) but I am sure I will somehow find the strength to contain myself.


Hey you guys, please gimme your favorite oatmeal combination (and recipe if necessary).  I am starting to like it more. I mean the truth is, oatmeal is tasty if I get to put everything that I want into it.  I just struggle with spending too many points on oatmeal - so you got any hints/suggestions? I see people using things like yogurt, peanutbutter, etc and I woud love to give it a try.


Breakfast
Quaker instant oatmeal
1/2 cup Silk vanilla soy milk
1/2 banana
1/2 c strawberries
5 pts

My mom grated cabbage and carrots yesterday and just to get rid of the leftovers in the fridge, I made cole slaw.  The dressing was made with a tbsp of lite mayo, tsp of olive oil, splash of vinegar, little bit of mustard, salt, pepper, basil, and parsley...


Lunch
chicken thigh with skin and bone
cole slaw (w 1tbsp lite mayo, 1 tsp olive oil, mustard,  splash of vinegar, seasonings)
low carb wrap
tomatoes (not pictured) < --my bad!
7 pts


Snacks
yogurt
2 pts

16 wheat thins
butterbean chickpea dip
5 pts
 

Dinner
Chicken drumstick with skin
zucchini "fries" (breaded and baked)
ketchup
6 pts


Honestly, I made these zucchini fries because I REALLY wanted sweet potato fries, but it was late and they take too long to make.   So I made these instead.  Didn't like 'em.  The zucchini part was fine - i like zucchini.  But the breaded part wasn't tasty.  No thank you. 

Dessert (again!)
SmartOnes Cookie Dough Sundae
(not pictured)
3 pts




Total for the day: 28 pts
Weekly Bonus Points Used: 4 pts
Bonus points remaining for the week: 20.5

4 comments:

CarliAnne said...

20.5 weekly points left and tomorrow's your weigh in?! that's awesome! i think i also have 20.5 but I don't weigh in until Thursday night! lol Good luck at WI

Dee Lighter said...

Yup I had weigh in today. I was really cheap with using my weeklies LoL. I'll be posting the results soon!! :)

Andy said...

I eat oatmeal almost every day! Some of my favourite topping combos are:

- almond butter and sliced banana
- raspberries and dried apricots (chopped small)
- blueberry (or strawberry or mango) and coconut
- peanut butter and jam
- pumpkin puree, pumpkin pie spice, and cottage cheese (sounds weird, but it's good! Actually, I almost always add cottage cheese to my oatmeal, you just need to add a little extra sweetener to compensate)
- crumbled chocolate vitatop, with or without added peanut butter
- sometimes add chocolate or butterscotch chips for extra deliciousness!

For the fruit, except for the banana, I mostly use frozen, at least during the winter. I just keep a few bags in the freezer and microwave whatever portion I want to use.

Good luck at your weigh-in!

Sylvia said...

After I microwave oatmeal with about 3/4 cup of water, I add vanilla yogurt, 1/2 a banana, and 1/4 granola (Special K brand)...yummy!

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