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Post by cathygeha on May 27, 2019 7:01:57 GMT
This round runs from May 16 - June 26. 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 - to think of my health first and foremost
cathygeha/Cathy - journal every BLT
cherryt38/Cherry - continue healthy and mindful eating
jalibmu/Jan - focus on good health guidelines
jasimons/Judy - 5 minutes a day to write (gratitude, reflect, plan)
pamthomas46/Pam - continue earning blue dots using GHGs
Hostess Schedule:
May 16 - 22.Pam
May 23 - 29 Cathy
May 30 - June 5 Judy
June 6 - 12 Jan
June 13 - 19 Cherry
June 20 -26 Beverly
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Post by cathygeha on May 27, 2019 7:13:27 GMT
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Post by cathygeha on May 27, 2019 7:39:07 GMT
I looked for a graphic for noodle bowls but only found the one using veggie/spiralized noodles...could use others, too, I would imagine.
QUESTIONS:
1. Any you might like to try from the ideas above?
2. FUN: Where did you eat meals as a child? Did you eat at a kitchen table, in the dining room, at a TV tray in front of the television? Did you even HAVE TV trays or TV meals in your home when young?
HOW TO SAVE THE IMAGES from this week:
* You can open a word document, right click on the image, click "copy image", and paste into the document then save document as whatever you want it to be.
* You can open a new file folder for mix & match, open the file so you see it empty on your screen, right click on the image you want to save, click on save image as, paste into the folder you created * You can check out my mix & match folder on pinterest and save them to a folder on your pinterest * When you right click on any image a whole lot of options open up * If those ideas don't work...let me know 
PERSONALS:
JUDY: I had not thought of using the crystal light type flavorings to make smoothies...great idea and so many less calories!
BEVERLY: I remember my father getting an orange julius with a raw egg in it (eww) but thinking about it now that might be a good way to have a meal as it would add protein.
CHERRY: I didn't know that orange julius had various flavors...must have evolved over the years. I like the idea of greek yogurt in smoothies.
HOLLY: See the ways to save the infographics I mentioned above. If those don't work...let me know. When I was doing a vegan diet there was a protein powder someone mentioned that I could not find SO the person in charge of the challenge said to use 1/2 cup beans in the smoothie. I am not sure what version of WW you are following now BUT if you are doing Simply Filling...I think you could use nonfat yogurt, Greek Yogurt or something else in the smoothie. If you want two servings of dairy per smoothie you might want to buy powdered milk and use 1/3 cup of it in your smoothies with the cocoa powder or flavoring. I have also purchased whey protein or vegan protein or whatever powder to add to make a "meal" or add protein to the smoothie. If you want a CORE/SFT smoothie: nonfat milk or powdered milk in water, flavoring of your choice, fruits, vegetables, whatever. The thing is that in the back of my mind there is this idea that at one point WW said "liquifying makes it not core" or something like that?
Two more days of charts with mix & match ideas...wonder what to choose next?
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Post by jasimons on May 27, 2019 13:38:43 GMT
Love all the possibilities here! No school/work today because of Memorial Day observance - I had extra time over the weekend and cooked/froze some plain chicken breast so I could use it to mix in with rice or noodles...plus other things. These charts give me lots of ideas for those "other things".
I usually just add some veggies to the chicken/carb - often snap peas, broccoli, carrots, which I usually have on hand. Season with soy sauce.
I like the idea of going a Italian direction - marinara/tomato, spinach perhaps. Fresh basil and tomato when they mature (just planted yesterday - herb seeds, tomato plants - so it will be awhile yet!). Also, could cook other grains ahead too.
Childhood meals - Grew up on a farm, with breakfast, morning lunch, dinner, afternoon lunch, supper (and probably a snack later). Most were eaten at the kitchen table. But, some meals might be taken to the field if needed during busy farming seasons. We did have TV trays. While I don't recall exactly what qualified to my parents as something important on TV, we'd only eat a meal in front of the TV for those important things. That was rare. The TV trays were more likely used for those evening snacks or when relatives came over and we sat in the living room to talk and have a "little lunch" (always would offer food to visitors.)
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Post by bmazzo on May 27, 2019 13:53:41 GMT
I might try some of the "bowls" , chicken is always my go-to protein. I used to rely on powdered milk for everything, now it has gotten so expensive, it is cheaper to buy the real thing. I used to buy it because it was cheaper, oh well, go figure. I think I will buy it again & have it on hand for cooking. If you use powdered milk, have your bowl, beaters, etc. really cold (put them in the freezer for a few min), have your milk, mixed with a bit of water really cold, you can make a whipped topping. I haven't made it in yrs, but it is a very tasty ff topping.
We were poor country people, most of the houses that we lived in, didn't have dinning rooms. We ate all our meals in the kitchen. Later years, my parents bought a large house that did have a dinning room, we still ate at the kitchen table, unless we needed the dining room for more space. Great memories, gathered around the kitchen table in mom's cozy kitchen.
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Post by cherryt38 on May 27, 2019 13:58:35 GMT
Gee, there is such a variety of things to choose from that I would have a hard time deciding, but I think I would add in some of all different columns, including some fruit nuts and seeds. I wonder why there aren't different kinds of beans included in the protein column like black beans, pinto beans etc. I only saw chickpeas. I like some of the bean varieties in my salads and vegetable bowls as well as lentils.
When I was young we ate at the kitchen table, as it was the only table we had. We did not have a separate dining room. Our house at first was just one room, with the kitchen and living room combined. There was a bedroom off the back which was my parents. Later my dad added on to the house and that became the kitchen, but it was still quite open. I slept in the living room on a small bed which doubled as seating during the day. I never did have a room until I was in the 8th grade when my dad built a house in town and we lived in that during the school year until I was out of high school. No TV dinners nor even TVs were around during those times. My folks never had a TV until after I was out of high school in 1956. I don't think they had one until about 1960 or so. I didn't have one until after I was married and had my first son. As you can tell, I'm old. And I've done enough rambling on for this time. LOL
Edited to add that our meal routine was much like Judy's, minus the TV and TV trays. We had radio.
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Post by Holly Gail on May 27, 2019 14:09:45 GMT
cathygeha , As for the "liquifying makes it not core," under SFT or later SF (same basic plan as each other and as CORE, with some updates), after WW said the equivalent of "liquifying makes it non-SFT/SF," there was a terrific uproar from those of us who'd been adding no-count fresh or frozen fruit and not gaining, so WW published a second article that said (more or less) "let the scale be your guide" or something like that. The meaning was, WW was not going to change "its mind," but if we were adding no-count things (like fruit) and it wasn't impacting the scale, we were okay. I had already been adding fruit (and probably spinach too) and was still Lifetime at Goal, so I just kept on doing it.
cathygeha , Also: when I copy and paste into a Word document, if the graphic is "longer"than 11 inches, only the top 11" will show up; the bottom does NOT show up on the next "page" in my document. That's why I asked for URLs...cathygeha, Also: today is Monday (my screen says Sunday, May 27...) jasimons , Thank you for your response yesterday with measurements about your recipe. Plain nonfat Greek (and "regular") yogurt is no-count; skim milk also; I'll count the points for powdered peanut butter (85% of the fat removed), and 41 grams of whey powder.
I'll BBL (if possible) to respond to today's topic.
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Post by cathygeha on May 27, 2019 15:47:37 GMT
Holly Gail, Thanks...fixed it and changed it to Monday...thanks.
As for the link to reach the images... * If you right click and "copy image location" then past that link into an empty web browser thingy it will open the image * Another option...if you are willing to look at them online only is to "save image as" and it gives you the link url so you would have to type in what it is then save it to the folder of your choice in the computer.
* You can paste something too big for an 8x11 page and then adjust the size in the document by tapping on it once it is in the document then going adjusting it ... kind of tricky to explain typing, though, but you have this box and it has lines around it and there are boxes on the lines and if you click on the boxes and hold down then move in the line moves or in the corner bring it toward the center and it will also decrease the size.
* If you are on Pinterest the link to my mix & match folder is: and all the charts and more are in there.
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Post by Holly Gail on May 27, 2019 18:41:50 GMT
cathygeha , I can go through each for its URL. THANK YOU!!!
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Post by pamthomas46 on May 28, 2019 1:34:38 GMT
Wow! Love this chart as well. After roasting the turkey and fixing the sides, I realized I’m just not spending as much time as I used to cooking. 😊 the dinner was delicious and turkey carcass soup know simmering. 😊
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