Monday, October 31, 2011

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.

Thursday, October 20, 2011

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