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ok im starting weight watchers tomarow and i hope i will have some sucess in it any tips or pointers i should know? and how are the lean cusian meals and the weight watchers icecream bars?
I love the ww points plan.. I started at 250lbs and 16mths-ish later Im down to 190. I find that everytime i hit that platuea and I stop losing weight I have to change my diet. I will stop the ww point plan (still eating good) but focus more on walking or pilates. 1 time I had sucess doing the slim-fast diet (shake for bfast and lunch) and 3 snacks, and a healthy dinner. I did that for 3 weeks then started back up on the ww plan and i lost 3 lbs the first week,and 5 lbs the 2nd...then it was steady for a few mths.
Last edited by eepetty; October 15th, 2005 at 10:33 PM.
Reason: bad spelling
Serves | 8
POINTS value per serve | 4 ½
Prep Time | 10 mins
Cooking Time | 20 mins
Not Suitable for Freezing
Ingredients
cooking oil spray
425g can blueberries in syrup, well drained
250g Weight Watchers Cream Cheese
60g dried mixed fruit
¼ cup chopped blanched almonds
8 sheets filo pastry
2 cups prepared low-fat vanilla custard
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 190°C. Coat a flat oven tray with cooking oil spray.
2. Combine the blueberries, cream cheese, dried fruit and almonds in a medium bowl.
3. Layer the sheets of filo, spraying between each one with cooking oil spray. Spoon the blueberry mixture along the centre of the filo and roll up to enclose filling, tucking in the ends.
4. Place filo roll on the prepared tray and bake in the oven for about 15-20 minutes or until the pastry is golden. Cut the strudel into 8 pieces and serve warm with the custard.
I love the ww smart ones tv dinners, i usually have them for lunch and then have something like a boca burger, salad, etc for dinner. The ww cookbooks are awesome if you want to spend a little extra money and buy them!
Sorry mate spelling error fillo pastry. Is like spring roll pastry. It’s a little thicker than paper. I will find you some more chicken recipes. you should be able to buy the pastry at your normal shopping centers, do you have woolworths?
Mexican chicken
serves 4 @4 1/2 pts (I think sorry going off top of head)
500 g chicken (breast or thigh)
1/2 pkt taco seasoning
1 jar salsa
2 tablespoons WW sour cream
Pre heat oven to 180 oC
Place chicken in dish and coat with taco seasoning.
Pour jar of salsa over top of chicken.
Place in oven for around 35 minutes (depends on oven)
Take out of oven and stir sour cream into the salsa sauce, until a creamy consistency.
Then serve. I usually serve this over rice, which is another 2 1/2 pts per serve, so making a 7 point meal.
Chicken Carbonarra 1
200g pasta
2 chicken breast
1 pkt ww bacon
3 eggs
half cup parmesan cheese
2 cloves garlic
Fry chicken, bacon and pasta. Drain cooked pasta and add beaten eggs immediately. Add half parmesan cheese and stir. Add chicken and bacon mixture. Add rest of parmesan.
Chicken carbonara 2
serves 6
6 1/2 points per serve
375g dry fettuccine
280g chicken breast fillet, no skin, sliced into strips
1 brown onion finely chopped
2 cloves of garlic
125g ww bacon sliced
1/2 cup dry white wine
300ml light evaporated milk
1 egg, lightly beaten
2 tbs ww extra light sour cream
1/2 cup (20g) parmesan cheese finely grated
1/4 cup fresh parsley for presentation
1 Cook pasta in boiling salted water to packet specs. Drain and sit aside
2 Heat non stick pan to medium and coat chicken with cooking spray and season with salt and pepper. Cook for about 1min each side. Sit aside
3 coat pan in cooking spray add onion, garlic and bacon. Cook for about 5mins add white wine and cook until it has reduced to half. In a jug whisk together the milk, egg and sour cream. Add to pan and simmer for 3-4 mins until it gets thick. Stir in cheese and chicken and warm through.
4 add sauce and chicken to pasta with parsley and serve immediately with salad
Tandoori Chicken.
Mix 1 tbspn tandoori paste and 1/2 tablespoon low fat natural yoghurt.
Slice 2-3 chicken breasts into the mixture and marinate for 20 mins - 1 hour.
Cook 2-3 mins per side (less if small pieces so it doesn't dry out) on hot pan or bbq.
Serve with sliced tomatoes in basil and balsamic, cucumber, lettuce or with veg (asparagus, corn cob, mushies are good) or you could pop on a wrap with salad and wrap it up.
French Onion Dip---
250g low fat cottage cheese
1 tsp.lemon juice
1 tbps. Dried French onion soup
In a food processor beat cottage cheese until smooth. Add lemon juice and dried soup, chill and serve.
Tuna Dip
250g low fat cottage cheese
can of tuna or savory tuna.
Beat the cheese till smooth add tuna and blend together. You can add sweet chili sauce or curry to you taste.
WW Guacamole.
1 avocado - mashed
3 shallots - finely sliced
Juice of 3/4 - 1 lime (depends on how thick you like it)
Chopped fresh coriander to taste (I use a least 1/2 a bunch but I love coriander)
1/2 - 1 baby chili finely sliced
Mix the lot together adjusts chili, lime and coriander to taste and watch it disappear
Marinated Mushrooms
500g whole baby mushrooms
1/2 cup water
1 tbsp lemon juice
½ cup balsamic vinegar
1 small onion, chopped
1 tsp minced garlic
1 ½ tbsp tomato sauce
Place mushrooms, lemon juice & water in saucepan, bring to boil then simmer till mushrooms are tender. Drain and place in bowl. Combine vinegar, onion and garlic in saucepan, bring to boil, then simmer till onion is soft. Stir in tomato sauce, then pour over mushrooms, and refrigerate overnight.
Serve as side dish or tossed through salad
1. Whisk together the eggs and 1 tablespoon water in a bowl.
2. Coat a medium non-stick frying pan with cooking oil spray and heat over a medium heat, then add half the zucchini, onion and herbs and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
3. Add half the egg mixture and cook, tilting the pan to cover the base with egg mixture, for 1-2 minutes or until omelette is set and golden underneath.
4. Sprinkle with half the cheese and fold one side over to enclose and form a semi-circle, then slide onto a serving plate and keep warm. Repeat with the remaining omelette ingredients. Combine the sour cream and parsley in a bowl. Serve omelettes topped with sour cream mixture.
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