Slim People in Progress

Weight Watchers Meeting Report

I've got to get back into my blog writing habit.  I know I've been slack here and I appreciate that Hali has stepped up to keep content coming.  I've decided that I will do a Weight Watchers Meeting Report after my Saturday a.m. meetings to let you know any tidbits of interest that transpired.

First, I got to try a brand new Weight Watchers Mini Bar: Dark Chocolate Raspberry.  Being a fiend for chocolate, this appealed to me a lot! For only 1 point, if you've got the will power not to eat the whole box, these are a delicious, rich chocolaty treat. I'll have to check if I can get them in bulk on eBay. I've done that in the past with the Chocolate Caramel mini bars and saved a lot of money.

Heard about a new product called LesserEvil Krinkle Sticks. Hungry Girl wrote about these new snacks a few days ago and is in love with them. Right now there is a 10% off coupon on their from Hungry Girl. I'm curious to try them.  Here's what they say on their site:

Each of our four crinkle-shaped potato snacks are made from domestically grown potatoes, have a huge crunch and through many, many rounds in the kitchen have a delicious and dynamic flavor.
They are also:
 
All Natural
Baked - not fried
75% Less Fat than
  regular potato snacks*
Cholesterol Free
No Saturated Fat
No Trans-Fats
No Artificial Flavors
No Preservatives
Gluten Free

Finally, remember, BLTs add up...Bites Licks and Tastes!

Shredded Wheat Works for Core

Every once in awhile I like to mix it up for breakfast.  I recently bought Trader Joe's Shredded Wheat to see what it's like.  One cup is 180 calories, 1 gm fat and 5 gm of fiber which comes out to 3 points. Add a half cup of sliced strawberries and a half cup up fat-free milk and you're good to go with a filling breakfast for only 4 points.  Not bad.

The only ingredient in the shredded wheat is wheat so if I understand the Core Plan, it fits right in so you can eat more than a cup if you want.

I'm always looking for low point breakfast ideas so please post a comment to share your favs!

Clinton Foundation Recommends

One of the The (Bill) Clinton Foundation projects is improving the health of America, especially our youth.  Here's a great website the foundation recommends, Alliance for a Healthier Generation.  it offers guidelines for healthier food choices in school and out.  With childhood obesity at epidemic proportions, we need to offer our children better options. 

A Healthier Generation Kids is a great kids-friendly, interactive site full of fun things to do and lots of good stuff to learn.  Share it with your children!

Three Wonder Foods

An article in today's Real Age - Wonder Foods features a few foods that are not on the mainstream menus yet, but are nutritionally loaded with good things.  Açaí berries are full of antioxidents. Quinoa is crammed with protein, calcium and lots of other vitamins and minerals.  Matcha is actually the powdered form of the whole green tea leaf and packs a whollop of antioxidents.

Read the article and the recipe for Quinoa and Black Bean Salad (2 points per serving).

The Best of Archives-Counting Milk Products

Another article from the December 2005 archives:  How to Count Milk Products.  WW is serious about getting in your portions of milk products every day.  Studies show that milk can help get rid of unsightly "belly fat".  There are other ways of consuming dairy besides drinking that glass of FF milk.  If milk is not your favorite, check out this article to see how you can get creative with milk.