Showing posts with label Dieting Tip. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dieting Tip. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

The Tuesday Success Tip

For recipes that make large meals, preportion and freeze!  Grab and eat helps a ton, especially when the rest of the family is having a fast food night and you don't have enough points left to join in.





I divided up the leftover Family Friendly Weight Watcher Sloppy Joe filling over the summer.  Five out of five of us eat this one, and it makes a lot.



Here is the recipe and nutritional information so you can figure out your points as well:

1.5 lbs ground round
1 cup fresh onion
1/2 cup fresh green bell pepper
1 (8-oz.) can no-salt-added tomato sauce
1 cup ketchup
1 Tbsp. dark brown sugar
1-1/2 Tbsp. low-salt Worcestershire sauce
1-1/2 Tbsp. lemon juice
1-1/2 Tbsp. yellow mustard
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
1/4 tsp. black pepper
8 (1.5-oz) reduced-calorie whole-what hamburger buns

Coat a nonstick skillet with cooking spray; place over medium-high heat until hot. Add beef, onion, bell pepper and cook until beef is browned, stirring to crumble.  Drain in a colander & set aside.  Wipe drippings from skillet w/a paper towel.  Return beef mixture to skillet.  Stir in tomato sauce and next 7 ingredients; cook over medium heat 10 minutes or until slightly thick, stirring frequently.  Spoon beef mixture evenly between 8 buns.

Points: 5  Yields:  8 servings
272 cal, 22.1g protein, 6.7g fat, 30g carb, 2.9g fiber, 54mg chol, 3.2 mg iron, 673 mg sodium, 43mg calcium

Thursday, September 5, 2013

Dieting Tip - Grab-N-Go Preportioned Serving Sizes

I take my diet-friendly meals and divide them up into individual serving sizes so I can grab and go or grab and eat.  I do this whether I am counting out my Weight Watcher points or following more of a NutriSystem-style eating day.  It is a life saver for me!






I would love to hear some of your tips for success and life-saving measures!

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