Go-to Dessert

Since I'm not all that much of a cook, I haven't posted too much about food on this blog (other than how I consistently try to get a handle on it...). It's not that I don't enjoy cooking, it's that I don't give myself the time or resources to do it. I'm more of a "what's in the fridge and how do I make it a meal" kind of gal.

And with that I've had my fair share of successes and failures with my meals--not with how they taste, but how many points they end up being.

Last week I made myself some yummy pecan crusted chicken and had it multiple nights with rice or a salad (a la TGI Friday's ridiculously high fat/calorie version), whereas last night I ended up eating in disorganized stages having homemade spinach pie (good but high point), butternut squash baked w/oil & some brown sugar, and cereal from the box.

However, I did have a dessert which I have been enjoying over the past week which I think will become a staple for me. It's quick & low point & gets in my healthy guidelines.
Vanilla yogurt (Dannon Light & fit-2pts for 3/4 cup + 1 dairy serving)
Frozen fruit (.5-1pts depending on quantity and type + 1-2 fruit servings)

No chopping, no baking, easy cleanup...Could it get any easier?

I got a big container of the yogurt so I just scoop it out into a bowl over the frozen fruit. I don't even really let the fruit defrost which gives me the crunch factor I enjoy, plus it takes even longer to eat. In the summer I'll probably have fresh fruit, but until then the frozen is easy and convenient.

I know this is a typical breakfast for many, but Yogurt is more satisfying than ice cream to me and I love the flavors of the fruit, and as they soften, they provide their own syrup for the yogurt.

Hmm, maybe I"ll try throwing some chopped up WW chocolate in there.

Until next time

Weekend recovery

Boy I'm tired today. I usually am on Mondays, but I have that so tired my bones ache feeling today.

This weekend was a visit to my grandparents in South Jersey for Mother's Day. It was an interesting weekend...and though not a point disaster as my weekend out to dinner was, it still had it's elements of struggle, trying to figure out what I should eat, and balancing eating healthy with grandparent cooking guilt. And the fact that home cooked food in any sense is hard to pass up.

I guess my biggest blunders were the pastries at the end of the day. Saturday I had a 1/2 cannoli and a piece of my favorite Napoleon cake. And then Sunday I had only a piece of Lemon Meringue pie. The cannoli wasn't that bad, especially with only half. The pie was somewhere between 7 and 9 points...and the Napoleon cake??? 14 points!!! Though I don't know what size slice that would be, so I think I gave myself about 11 for a smaller piece. Egad.

These weekends are killing me. Luckily my points were much lower during this week than they were last week. So unlike last week's point pandemonium where I was about 6 or 7 points over my weekly allowance, I am still a few points under this week. And plan to keep it that way. I just hope the fact that these points came at the end of my week doesn't screw up my weigh in today. Though I did make an effort to walk more this week. I got about 5 activity points which exceeded my goal of three.

But we shall see.

Tomorrow I'll let you know how it went and be talking about the next Tool for Living.

Until next time!