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Post by jasimons on Mar 7, 2019 1:59:01 GMT
This round runs from February 21 - April 3rd. It’s not too late. If you ‘d like to join us, respond on today’s thread with your board name/first name and your goal for this round. The hostess will add you to the challengers list the following day. Everyone is welcome to join us.
Challengers:
bmazzo/Beverly - NEVER give up
cathygeha/Cathy - moderation
cherryt38/Cherry - Mindful eating, attention to the sigh
jalibmu/Jan - focus on good health guidelines
jasimons/Judy - 5 minutes a day to write gratitude, plan and reflect
pamthomas46/Pam - continue to collect blue dot days
Hostess Schedule:
February 21 - 27 Pam
February 28 - March 6 Cathy
March 7 - 13 Judy
March 14 - 20 Jan
March 21 - 27 Cherry
March 28 - April 3 Beverly
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Post by jasimons on Mar 7, 2019 2:00:21 GMT
I hope this link to the WW site will work for all. I tried it while not logged in to WW and I was able to view it. www.weightwatchers.com/us/m/cms/article/8-foods-will-fill-youThe full title of the article is “8 super filling foods you should be eating if you are always hungry.” The first 4 are: 1. Oatmeal 2. Beans 3. Non-starchy vegetables 4. Eggs See the linked article for more info about each of the items. Do you find these foods to be filling? Any recipes or serving ideas for these foods? |
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Post by cathygeha on Mar 7, 2019 8:02:14 GMT
I do find them filling...in the right quantity.
1. Oatmeal: I usually make overnight oats with 1 cup nonfat yogurt, tbsp sunflower seeds, a serving of fruit and splenda
2. Beans:
* Fava beans with lemon juice, garlic and olive oil * in burritos
3. Non-starchy vegetables: Usually in salads BUT * chicory greens of dandelion greens chopped and boiled a bit then add lemon juice, chopped onion and olive oil - eat with arabic bread * spinach: fry some onions, toss in some bulgur and chopped spinach with salt & Pepper
4. Eggs: like them on avocado toast with a cooked tomato on top that I put six pepper seasoning on.
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Post by cherryt38 on Mar 7, 2019 14:11:59 GMT
Oatmeal cooked in milk is one of my favorite breakfasts. I usually have it with a serving of berries mixed in.
I like beans mixed in with my salads that have a variety of lettuce and vegetables. So I combine my beans and vegetables together.
I sometimes have eggs for breakfast and I also like a hard boiled egg with a snack.
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Post by bmazzo on Mar 7, 2019 14:28:07 GMT
Oatmeal "pudding", which is just oatmeal, an egg, a little sweetner, & I love a mashed banana in it, microwaved for 3 min. is delicious, I usually have it at least once a week for breakfast.
eggs, I like eggs, but I am a little skittish about eating them by themselves. They have to be scrambled well, or in something else. Can't stand the runny yolks. Love boiled eggs in salads, etc.
Love beans, eat them often.
The oatmeal seems to keep me fuller, longer than anything else.
I love any & all vegetables.
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Post by jan on Mar 7, 2019 18:08:25 GMT
I like oatmeal, but haven't ever made the overnight oats. My go to breakfast seems to be eggs. But I have been known to have a bowl of oatmeal for dinner. (breakfast for dinner).
I made a bean soup last week in my crockpot when I was snowed in and it is definitely filling.
I eat alot of kale, spinach, leaf lettuce. I cook some mushrooms, onions and maybe a slice of bacon and then add chopped kale. With a slice of bread or some crackers, it makes quite a nice meal. I probably like kale the best because it stands up to the cooking. Spinach I add to my omelets.
Thanks for the link, Judy. Interesting article.
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Post by Holly Gail on Mar 7, 2019 18:09:32 GMT
I experimented with breakfasts... I take 1/4 cup steel cut oats, add 3/4 cup skim milk and fruit (either mashed or sliced REALLY thin banana or about 1/3 cup frozen any kind of berry), put into the microwave, cook about a minute or two at a time, stir and cook again, until almost finished, then add 1 raw egg and sometimes less than 1/4 cup of plain nonfat Greek yogurt (to make 1 full dairy serving), stir and cook another minute or two. This keeps me full for at least 3 hours. Then (another morning) I eat 2 eggs with about 3 to 4 ounces of shredded fat-free (when I can find it) cheese (otherwise low-fat), often almost a teaspoon of salsa, pop into the microwave (are you familiar with HungryGirl's Egg in a Mug recipes?) one to two minutes. This keeps me full LONGER than the oatmeal made with 1 egg. It's a little disappointing... I always want the oatmeal (made with steel cut oats) to keep me full longer than it does...
I eat beans with some frequency. I eat a green salad close to every single day (and when I say "green salad," I mean one entire bag of Dole or another major brand of salad greens; I think the bag says 3 or maybe 4 servings). And more often than not, I either add protein into the salad (like chunked up grilled boneless skinless chicken breast, or else have the protein afterward, but I don't do the protein "instead" of the salad, only in addition to it).
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Post by pamthomas46 on Mar 7, 2019 20:09:11 GMT
We used to have oatmeal with milk every morning, but now have eggs with rf cheese with 1 pt toast and a piece of fruit. There’s a big diffence in points which our main reason for the switch.
As for beans, we usually have them in our minestrone soup.
Thanks for all the recipe ideas everyone.
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Post by Holly Gail on Mar 7, 2019 20:50:18 GMT
jan , crockpot bean soup recipe please?
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Post by jasimons on Mar 7, 2019 20:56:23 GMT
Thanks everyone - what great ideas!
1. Oatmeal. In the past, I've cooked steel cut oats and frozen in individual portions. I need to do that again!
2. I'm not really fond of beans, but I'm trying to learn to like them. I appreciate the ideas here.
3. Non-starchy vegetables. I like most vegetables and keep frozen steam-in-in-the-bag vegetables on hand. Sometimes, a nice bowl of these steamed vegetables is my afternoon late lunch/snack.
4. Eggs. I'm with Beverly - I like eggs scrambled, but not many other ways.
Holly Gail's oatmeal idea reminded me of this recipe. It's made with oat bran, not oatmeal. I found this to be very filling.
Oat Bran Custard
1/4 cup oat bran
1 cup milk
1 sliced banana
pinch of salt
1 egg, beaten
1/4 cup water
Toppings of your choice
To make custard oat bran, combine oat bran, milk, banana and salt. Microwave on high for 2 minutes, stir and then microwave for 2 more minutes. While it is cooking, beat one egg with about 1/4 cup water. Once the oat bran is cooked, stir in the egg mixture and microwave for 30 more seconds. Stir again and top with desired toppings.
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Post by jan on Mar 7, 2019 23:09:40 GMT
Holly, I had a bag of dry beans. They were this new kind that I hadn't seen before called cranberry beans. I actually googled it when I got them and learned they are much like pinto beans. This is what it said : You can think of these Cranberry Beans as Pinto Beans Lite. They have a similar flavor to pintos but are creamier and slightly less 'beany'.
I decided to use my crockpot and dumped about 1 1/2 cup of beans into a carton of chicken broth. Then I added carrots, celery, potatoes and some turkey pastrami (because I had it), and a can of diced tomatoes. Cooked it on high for about 3 hours til the beans were done. I had to add some water because the beans soaked up a lot of the water. You could totally use vegetable stock instead of chicken stock if you wanted. Every time since that I have had it, I have added more liquid because it became very much like stew. One meal I ate a ladle of it over 3/4 cup of brown rice and that was quite yummy.
I would add any root vegetable that I had in my fridge- parsnips or sweet potatoes would be really good in it also.
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