Week 5 - The Meals

I ate out a lot last week, being in London. So the opportunity to get busy in the kitchen didn't really present itself until this weekend. I kept it very simple for most of the weekend with nothing too adventurous, just lots of fruit and yougart and, my absoulte favourite of anything in all the land, the humble boiled egg.  You literally cannot beat it with a stick, unless its hardboiled, then you could use that bad boy as a Sliotar. 

Anyway, when I did get into the kitchen, I went a bit mad. I had a goo on my for Paella. It's not made the traditional way with peas and other seafood and chicken, I basically just had chorizo and prawns in, but I was trying to keep it down in ProPoints as it was a lunch and I was planning a pretty epic dinner. 

I may have mentioned before, but I love an oul Chinese meal. Just love it.  But whenever I order in I'm always left over full from the MSG (ehm.. nothing to do with the copious amounts of food I order) and mildly dissatisfied.  A member on the Weight Watchers facebook page posted this recipe and I literally had to try it. Couldn't stop thinking about it all day. Salt and Chili Chicken. It was as good, if not better, than anything I could have ordered in.

Being away forced my to really look at my fruit and veg in take as I was trying to keep the points down as low as I could. Here's hoping it worked out! 

Week 3 - The Meals

This week I tried to get busy with my low propoint snacks and lunches. I have found it a bit tricky to stay within my 26 propoints, so I decided to get creative.  My favourite things to munch on this week were:

Snacks:

I found these really cute mini bagels.  They are only 2 propoints and they are perfect for having something as simple as peanut butter and banana or cream chesse and salmon.

My favourite snack this week was the frozen grapes.  They were lovely and really felt like a good treat.

Lunches 
The best lunch I had, by far, was the smoked salmon, avacado and tomato on a slim! It was so tasty that I was a little bit sad when it ended... so sad that I had it twice in the week! It's a quick and healthy meal to fling together! Brilliant when I am starving and just about to reach for something bold!

Dinners
I had a great variety of dinners this week. I had Prawn Cocktail, I had Strawberry, Feta Cheese and Prawns on a bed of spinach with a balsamic vinegar dressing. which was lovely and light and refereshing and at only 8 ProPoints sure you would be mad not to try it!

I am loving loving loving avacado at the moment, and this Grilled Fillet of Hake with Avacado Sauce and Saffron scented couscous was so nice.. again, tears when it was all gone! Even Himself liked this one!

The final and absolute winner is my Fake-Away Chicken and Hot Garlic Sauce  Filled with lovely crunchy stir fried veggies and brown rice, it will kill any craving you have for a MSG filled Chinese take away, and it's only 13 ProPoints!!

Week 2 - The Meals

One of the really great things about this lifestyle, is how it gets my excited and creative when it comes to my meals.  I find that I can sometimes get stuck in a little rut with my food, when I am staying on track and motivated, I nearly always have three or four new things in one week.

This week, my favourite thing to eat was the Chicken Enchilada Casserole.  It was so perfect for comfort food with my mild hangover (that I was denying the existence of).  I also loved my porridge oats for breakfast.  My most favourite lunch was my fish finger sandwich.  I had the biggest goo on me for one and it hit all the right spots.  Sometimes, it's the simplest things that are the best!!

I have been using these crackers

They are 1 ProPoint for 2 crackers and made with soya beans.  They are really tasty and a great low point snack from tyding you over! 

Here's a look at some of the foods I have been eating throughout the week.

I'm looking forward to getting creative next week! 

Week 1 - The Meals

This week was great for getting me to get a little bit creative with my meals. It made me start thinking about what I was eating and ways to keep it interesting.

Here's a little look at some of what I made.. I kept forgetting to take pictures of the meals, so some of the images are from the Weight Watchers website

My favorite breakfasts this week were Eggs in Hellfire (which can be found in the recipe section) and avocado, tomato and smoked salmon on toast.  I used the Aldi Slimbo breads, they only have 2 propoints in them.

My favorite lunch was the Goats Cheese and Parma Ham Salad.

I made the weight watchers Moussaka and reaslised that I do not actually like aubergines at all whatsoever, but my daughter seems to so it wasn't a complete waste.  It's a pity, because the recipe is only 3 propoints so it would have been a handy little point saver if I did like it!  My favorite dinner this week was rosemary chicken and sweet potato fries. Delicious.  I just need to figure out a way of making the fries crisper without actually dunking that in a deep fat frier!!!

Snacks were a lot of fruit salads and popcorn!