PB Rollaways

This is a real great recipe for someone that is constantly on the move. It's quick and versatile, I've done it plain, with oatmeal, with bananas, etc. The lowest in points plus would plain, or maybe with the bananas, but the oatmeal makes it that much more filling.

Today, I'll be going over the oatmeal version.

Ingredients

2 Whole wheat tortilla wrap (I used chichi's whole wheat tortillas [4pts/wrap])

2 tbsp of Peanut Butter, reduced fat (I used jif creamy reduced [5pts/2tbsp])

1 package of Oatmeal (I used a store brand instant one, [3pts/packet (regular flavor])

Water

Makes 1 serving.

Prepare your oatmeal as instructed. While you're waiting for the water to boil, heat up a skillet. Once skillet is nice and warm, place tortilla on it for approximately 10 seconds, flip it and repeat. You're just wanting to warm the tortilla and nothing more than that.

On your warm tortilla, spread 1 tablespoon on peanut butter, per wrap. Try to get as close to the edge as possible, without making it too messy to handle, this helps the tortilla stick better. Once this is done, place a layer half of the oatmeal on top of the peanut butter. Personally, I like centering mine, but you could also make the layer as thin as possible over all of the peanut butter, besides the edge areas, so you can roll it properly.

Next, we tuck and roll! Roll it as tight as you can.

After rolling, your product should resemble this. :)

Exclude the oatmeal if you want it plain, or for an equal points plus value to plain, chop up some bananas and add them in!

P+ (with oatmeal!): 6-8

Fat: 11

Carbs: 45

Fiber: 5

Protein: 11

Sneaky, sneaky!

Everyone knows restaurants are the worst case scenario to go to when you're trying to eat better.  You might have the best intentions in the world and stick to what you planned on getting, but is that really the best choice?

The first thought that comes to mind when you're going to eat well when going out is a salad. Not only for you, but your friends I'm sure will tease you whether you get it or not.

If you get it, "Of course you're getting a salad, lighten up a bit, eat whatever tonight."
If you don't, "Aren't you on a diet?"

It's a lose-lose situation.

So, say we go for that salad at Uno's. It's the Honey Crisp Chicken Salad, alright, fantastic.

We feel good about it, then we get home and look it up...
Calories: 480
Fat: 31g (8g Saturated)
Cholesterol: 75mg
Sodium: 930mg
Carbs: 30g
Fiber: 3g
Sugar: 9g
Protein: 26g
Total P+: 13

Okay.. well... we think to ourselves it could be worse, but wait. You notice a little "2" up in the right hand corner. 2 servings.

Calories: 960
Fat: 62g (16g Saturated)
Cholesterol: 150mg
Carbs: 60g
Fiber: 6g
Sugar: 9g
Protein: 52g
Total P+: 26

If we went with the Herb Roasted Chicken or the Baked Stuffed Chicken, we could have been at 15 P+ (after doubling it, since the majority of Uno's meals are 2 servings... EVEN the children's menu).

So the lesson? Never go for the salad, look into small plated options, or some yummy chicken. Not even the kid's menu is safe anymore for portions.

I'm back!

I'm back, with a new blog title! Pornomgraphy! 

Here's a tease of what's to come:

Cheesy Meaty Pasta Delite 

 

Tangy Orange Beef and Broccoli 

 

Spice-Rubbed Pork Tenderloin 

Cheesy Lasagna Rolls

As of late, I've had a colossal craving for Italian foods. Looking through some blogs, I tried out a wonderful recipe for Spinach Lasagna rolls, but sadly, I dislike Spinach. Regardless, I had to play with skinnytaste.com's recipe.

Prep: 10 minutes / Cook: 50 minutes / Serves: 8

Ingredients
16oz fat free ricotta cheese
3-4oz reduced fat mozarella cheese (I used 4 servings of mine, which was 104g. D:)
2oz romano cheese
1 jar tomato sauce (I got ragu, sugarfree.)
8 lasagna noodles (My choice was Ronzoni Healthy Harvest)
1 egg
Salt (to taste)
Pepper (to taste)
Garlic power (to taste)

Directions

1. Preheat your oven to 350 and prepare 8 lasagna noodles as it's package informs you.

2. In a medium sized bowl, mix together the ricotta, half of the mozarella cheese, egg, and finally the romano, salt, pepper and garlic powder to taste.

3. In a medium sized baking pan, coat the bottom with a thin layer of sauce.

4. Take one lasagna noodle and spoon in an eighth of the cheese mix across the center of the noodle. Roll the noodle and lay in the sauce pan, seam side down. Repeat for each noodle.

5. Once all of the cheese rolls are in place, coat the rolls with the remaining sauce and sprinkle the remaining amount of mozarella cheese over them as well.

6. Cover the pan with tinfoil and bake for 40 minutes.

Enjoy!

WW P+: 5 (1 roll per serving)

Turkey Tacos!

There's no denying I absolutely love tacos and these taste just as good, if not better, than beef tacos. :) I've been making these tacos for about two years and for awhile 'Tuesday Tacos!' became a bit routine in my life. Well, today is Thursday rather than Tuesday, but I realized I haven't made tacos in quite a while.

Prep: 5 minutes / Cook: 10-15 minutes / Serves: 4

      Ingredients

• 1 lb ground turkey
• 2 tbsp onion powder
• 3 tbsp chili powder
• 2 tbsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tsp crushed red pepper
• 1 tbsp cornstarch
• 1/4 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• tortilla wraps (I use mission carb balance)
• hard shells (and/or tostitos!)
• 1/4 fat free shredded cheddar (kraft)

     Directions      

1. Heat up a deep nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, coat it in the tbsp of olive oil.
2. Put the ground turkey in the heated pan. Be sure to 'break' it up with your spatula/spoon. Cook until brown and then drain.
3. While meat is browning, follow your hard shell cooking instructions and mix together all of the seasonings, this includes the onion powder, chili powder, ground cumin, salt, crushed red pepper, cornstarch and the garlic powder.
4. When meat has finished cooking and has been drained,  put in about 1/3rd to 1/2 of the seasoning mix made.. (I never use it all in one batch, it comes out to be TOO seasoned to me) and 2/3rd cup of water. Simmer until the mix has thickened.
5. Add either 2 smashed hard shells (cooked) or a handful of broken tostitos and stir into the meat mixture. Alongside this, add in the 1/4 cup of cheese. *
6. Now prepare with the toppings you like and use your preferred shell (hard vs. soft!)

*I occasionally add in the packets of mild sauce found in taco kits in the mix, but I'm unsure of the exact amount included. =(    

Weight Watchers Points Plus Value: 5 (per 4oz of turkey, value includes cheese and two mashed up shells.)

Fat: 15g / Carbs: 18g / Fiber: 1g / Protein: 31g

I did not include the soft wraps in this total, nor any other toppings I added (sour cream, extra cheese, etc). That's up to you.

:) Enjoy!