Ideas from the Trenches

Here are some ideas I found online to use foods/snacks you can buy from the meeting room:

CHEDDAR TWISTS
1.  Crumble them atop a casserole such as green bean, tuna noodle or scalloped potatoes.

2.  Break them into crouton sized bits and sprinkle them into soups and salads.

3.  Use a blender to grind them (add herbs, if desired) and use them to coat fish, chicken. Tofu or veggies, such as eggplant.

PANCAKES WITH WW OATMEAL
1 cup of WW Oatmeal and 1/2 cup of egg beaters or 2 or 3 egg whites.

Spray non stick skillet/pan.

Pour mix into pan to make 1 big or 2 medium pancakes.
1 serving = 4 PointsPlus Values 
I usually use a tsp of oil for a total of 5 PointsPlus Values.

CHOCOLATE (OR ANY FLAVOR) SMOOTHIES

Use a cup of 60 calorie almond milk, a cup of ice cubes and 1/4 tsp of coconut extract.

Alternatively; Freeze leftover coffee from the pot in an ice cube tray. Use 6 - 10 "coffee cubes" and 1/2 cup of skim or soy milk.  VOILA...mocha/frappachino

Water, Ice and a banana but freeze the banana first; it makes it nice and thick.  Great way to use bananas that are a little too ripe.

TUNE INTO THE BLOG NEXT SUNDAY FOR YET MORE STRATEGIES TO COMBAT...

"Trick or Treat"

Forget the haunted house; the spookiest part of Halloween is the candy fest. Stores push high-calorie, high-sugar candy, some of which appears exclusively at this time of year (candy corn, anyone?).  Many members, especially the sweets lovers among us, find it nearly impossible to stay on plan with mounds of candy in every corner.  What’s more, for some, eating candy may trigger hankerings for sugar that linger long after the ghosts and goblins are stowed away till next year.

Don't miss next week's meeting!