In most parts of the county, it’s beginning to show definite signs of fall. Although the passing of summer always makes me a little sad, knowing what’s coming makes me feel a lot better. And what’s coming? Comfort food. We all have our own definition of comfort food; to one person, it might be mom’s macaroni-and-cheese. To others, it might be homemade tomato soup, or a nice big dish of homemade lasagna. Regardless of what it is, there’s one thing [...]
“If I had milk in the fridge, it would probably have more colour than I’ve got” ~me 189.7 lbs. I’ve been hearing that I’m pale more and more lately. I’m not sure if it’s due to the starvation or that I spend less time outside than most of my friends in the summer sun. There are a few reasons I stay in during the day. My clothes don’t fit that well anymore; shirts that were skin tight are now baggy, [...]
I was a little leery of this one. Frozen veggies don’t usually sit well with me, and broccoli especially – its tiny ends tend to get very limp when microwaved from frozen. So when I saw broccoli on the package of this offering from Stouffer’s, I thought “People expect a review. Sack up and eat it.” The package has Weight Watcher’s points published on it, something Lean Cuisine does even though they’re not affiliated with Weight Watchers. 300 Calories of [...]
“All in all it was just a brick in the wall All in all it was all just bricks in the wall” ~ Pink Floyd 191 lbs. It really frosts my miniwheats when “experts” deluge us in advice that they present as factual when really it’s the product of “reasoning”, not research. The food pyramid is a good example of this: eating a lot of saturated fats can cause problems, they noticed. These problems can lead to heart disease. So, [...]
“It seemed the world was divided into good and bad people. The good ones slept better… while the bad ones seemed to enjoy the waking hours much more.” ~ Woody Allen 191.4 lbs No, I’m not talking about the dizzy spells I’ve had occasionally. I’m talking about balancing your desire for certain foods with your desire to make certain changes to your diet. We see things presented in binary a lot of the time. Red State, Blue State. Right and [...]
Nothing like a plump, tender breast for a healthy meal. The trick to the creamy sauce is more mushroom, less cream. Not only does this stop the sauce from overpowering the flavours but it makes for more interesting textures and most importantly keeps the calorie count low. At 275 kCals per serving this is a nice, guilt-free hot entrée. It serves 2, so be sure to share! 2 5-ounce boneless, skinless chicken breasts, trimmed 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper 1/4 [...]
The grilled chicken club is part of lean Cuisine’s “panini” line, a collection of toasted sandwiches with meat and cheese in them. Stouffer’s Lean Cuisine also offers the Spa menu (“almost all the meals are preservative free”, according to LeanCuisine.ca) and Sélections, touted as “low fat” . Lean Cuisine meals work to control your weight by being a means of portion control. By having one of these pre-packaged meals you know how many calories you’re eating. At 340 Calories the [...]
As usual, Lean Cuisine publishes the Weight Watcher’s points value on the package. The chicken & vegetables with spaghettini in an herb sauce, at 270 Calories (just a little under a Calorie per gram) apparently clocks in at 5 points. I haven’t been through the Weight Watcher’s program, so the points are a mystery to me. If you’ve done WW (or are in it now) you likely know what they mean and if you’re not, then it’s meaningless anyhow, so [...]
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