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Best Meal Prep Starches Ever since I learned that meal prepping starches like pasta, rice and potatoes reduces the glucose spike by up to 40%, it’s been my weekly meal prep every week.  Not only is it great that it reduces my glucose spike, but that way every meal doesn’t have to be from scratch. Can we all agree that boiling water for pasta is...

Easy High Protein Weight Watchers Meals Day Three of easy high protein Weight Watchers meals that taste delicious and take minimal effort. On Today’s Menu: Breakfast: egg white omelet, sausage, cottage cheese and strawberries This is what I call a “picky plate” for breakfast.  Sometimes I just grab and go and put things together, put it into the Weight Watchers app and see if I...

Easy High Protein Weight Watchers Meals Day Two of easy high protein weight watchers meals that taste delicious and take minimal effort. Eating enough veggies is always a strugle, but if you are playing along, yesterday I ate 14 Weight Watchers points around 1400 calories and today I ate 25 points at 1420 calories.  The only difference is that yesterday I ate more zero point...

Easy High Protein Weight Watchers Meals One of the questions I get asked over and over again is how I get in so much protein AND still stay within my Weight Watchers points.  If you are new to the Weight Watchers program, or you need a refresher, there are over three hundred ZERO point foods that are set up to help us reach our weight...

Why soup will always have my heart I have always loved soup. There’s just something about a big pot simmering on the stove that feels like a hug in a bowl. One of the very first meals I ever made for my late husband was a classic: homemade chicken noodle soup, a loaf of warm homemade bread, and an herbed compound butter. I’ll never forget...

How to cook shishito peppers The first time I had shishito peppers in a restaurant, I immediately needed to learn how to cook shishito peppers at home.  If you’ve ever wondered how to cook shishito peppers, this quick and easy recipe is for you.  These pan blistered shishito peppers are tossed in a savory Asian sauce made with soy, rice vinegar and sesame oil.  It’s...

Buffalo Chicken Macaroni and Cheese (High Protein) One of the questions I get asked often is “how do you get so much protein in a day?”  Recipes like this buffalo chicken macaroni and cheese (high protein)!  One serving is 12 Weight Watchers points, 519 calories and a whopping 48 grams of protein. Ingredients: macaroni (I like using large elbow macaroni)  whipped butter flour lowfat milk...

Life’s Too Short (Eat the Cookie) Life is short. We never know what tomorrow will bring, and sometimes, it’s the little joys (like a cookie) that make today a little brighter. If you’re on a weight loss journey, or even managing diabetes, it can feel like certain foods are “off-limits.” I’ve learned the hard way that when I tell myself I can’t have a cookie,...

Pumpkin Muffins with Protein Powder One of the ways I use up protein powder is in recipes.  I recently got the seasonal Pumpkin Spice Latte Protein Smoothie and decided to make pumpkin muffins with protein powder.  Each muffin is only 5 Weight Watchers points and 172 calories each.  While typically you can use Bizzy15 to save 15% off your Flavcity order, seasonal varieties (such as...

Shashito Pepper and Tomatillo Chimichurri This shashito pepper and tomatillo chimichurri is absolutely delicious, and only one Weight Watchers point per teaspoon.  I want to put this on everything! The shashito peppers and tomatillos were from the farmers market.  Middlebury Farms has an amazing array of veggies each week, and I love chatting with Elizabeth and Peter about their farm.  They even have a CSA...