From the monthly archives:

March 2009

Potato is a classic ingredient in frittatas, so I wanted to try one. I chose a Potato and Pepper Frittata recipe that was featured in two older Weight Watchers cookbooks: Weight Watchers Stir It Up! Super Skillet Cookbook and Weight Watchers Meals in Minutes: 150 Speedy Recipes Low in Points Values. You can buy both [...]

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Posted on March 31, 2009 in Breakfast,Recipes,Weight Watchers and tagged as ,

I had to laugh this morning when I opened up my weekly Weight Watchers e-newsletter and saw a recipe for Spaghetti, Artichoke and Zucchini Frittata. Great minds think alike. Here’s what’s on deck for tonight’s dinner – Corn and Green Chile Frittata. I’m tempted to substitute a few whole eggs for egg whites, then again [...]

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Posted on March 31, 2009 in Recipes,Weight Watchers and tagged as ,

The kids and I stopped by our favorite ultra-discounted grocery store. I loaded up my cart with condiments, gluten free pretzels for my mother-in-law, green tea, South Beach Diet snack bars (not bad tasting and very low in Weight Watchers POINTS), organic cereal, and Lindt chocolate bars (if you’re going to indulge, make it worth [...]

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Posted on March 29, 2009 in Recipes,Weight Watchers and tagged as ,

Listening to NPR this morning, I learned that Vermont IHOP restaurants were given permission to serve maple syrup along with other IHOP syrups. Makes sense, since Vermont is the biggest maple syrup producer in the U.S. NPR ended the short segment with, “Just don’t think too much about what’s in your syrup.” Well, we know [...]

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Posted on March 27, 2009 in Breakfast,Recipes,Weight Watchers and tagged as

Planning your meals is an important part of any diet, especially Weight Watchers. Either you need to make sure that your pantry and refrigerator are filled with nutritious, low calorie and high fiber foods – beans, whole wheat pasta, skim milk, fruit and veggies, etc. Or you need to prepare meals in advance so you [...]

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Posted on March 26, 2009 in Crock Pot and Slow Cooker,Recipes,Weight Watchers and tagged as

I just posted a review of organic no stir MaraNatha peanut butter over at This Mama Cooks! Reviews: MaraNatha: awesome peanut butter for organic-minded moms When I write that MaraNatha peanut butter was: “…worth having one tablespoon for two Weight Watchers POINTS,” you know it was pretty darn good. Check out my review to find [...]

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Posted on March 24, 2009 in Products and Equipment

Well, it took five weeks, but I finally lost my first five pounds at Weight Watchers. (Actually I’m down six pounds.) I think the weight is coming off slower on the scale this time around because I’m exercising. In fact, I’ve also gone down a clothing size. (When I’ve done Weight Watchers in the past [...]

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Posted on March 13, 2009 in Travel,Veggies,Weight Watchers and tagged as

I don’t have to tell you that the rise in obesity means that more people are becoming diabetic earlier in life. But did you know that diabetic books, cookbooks and websites are a great source of healthy recipes for anyone trying to lose weight? Diabetic recipes always contain nutritional information and are usually low in [...]

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Posted on March 12, 2009 in Cookbooks,Desserts,Dieting and Weight Loss Tips,Fish,Weight Watchers and tagged as ,

(Congrats to Shannon of Charming Bitch who won the year’s supply of Campbell’s Chicken and Stars soup.) Speaking of Campbell’s, the mom bloggers at the Campbell’s blog event were treated to several delicious and healthy dishes during lunch featuring one of their newest products, V8 V-Fusion juices. (Yes, V8 is a division of Campbell’s and the [...]

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Posted on March 10, 2009 in Fish,Recipes,Veggies,Weight Watchers and tagged as

Last year I posted 5 ways to stay lean and green this St. Patrick's Day with some tips to avoid overeating during the holiday. Remember drinking alcohol on an empty stomach can increase appetite and cause you to over-eat at mealtime. Alcohol is also high in calories, so keep track of your intake. Make sure [...]

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Posted on March 8, 2009 in Recipes,Weight Watchers and tagged as