Doughnuts people!!
GLAZED DOUGHNUTS!!!
Yes, you can eat yummy doughnuts and still lose weight…with this incredible Mini Baked Glazed Doughnuts Recipe, that is. I found the original version of these lighter doughnuts on Oh She Glows. They were boasted as a 100 calorie vegan doughnut recipe.
With two young kids at home, I’m all about quick and easy meals that can be made in one pot and require very little prep work (which equals very little cleanup too!), yet are still healthy and delicious. This sauteed salmon recipe fits the bill perfectly.
This easy Chicken Cordon Bleu Recipe for the crock pot is one of my favorite “busy day” meals. It literally takes minutes to throw these ingredients in a crock pot, and the end result is a deliciously creamy and cheesy Chicken Cordon Bleu. It tastes like something I’d buy at a restaurant.
A reader recently wrote in and asked if I could make an attempt at a copycat Orange Julius Recipe that was diet friendly.
Well, when I was younger, I used to get an Orange Julius almost every time I went to the mall, and her email got me feeling all nostalgic. Do Orange Julius locations even still exist? I have no idea. But their signature, original Orange Julius was so amazingly delicious…it tastes like a melted orange creamsicle – YUM.
This is one of my favorite low calorie wrap recipes to use with leftover grilled chicken. It’s so fast and easy to make, and the end result is delicious and incredibly filling. My Grilled Chicken Wrap with Tzatziki Sauce has just 5 Points for the entire wrap, making a wonderful Weight Watchers lunch idea.
If you are like me, and believe that the the mere “2 tbsp” suggested serving size of ranch dressing is typically what to use on two baby carrots, then today’s Healthy Ranch Dressing Recipe is for you. With just a few ingredients, you can make your own ranch dressing for a TON less calories and fat than the pre-made kind you buy.
This week, I’ve been all about the minimal ingredients recipe, as I’ve yet to get to the grocery store.
And one of my favorite go-to quick and healthy side dish recipes to use in situations like these is this Roasted Balsamic Glazed carrots Recipe. It’s so simple, yet so tasty, and it’s such a yummy way to get my toddler to eat more veggies!
When you add up the nutritional stats for these roasted carrots, it comes out to 2 Points, but if carrots are technically 0 Points, then the nutritional stats of the remaining ingredients are only 1 Point per serving. So that’s how I chose to count it. Though, I will double check with my Weight Watchers leader at my next meeting and see which is the correct way to count it. Nonetheless, it’s a delicious and incredibly easy carrot recipe that helps give you more vegetable recipe ideas.
These roasted carrots are a great accompaniment to a great variety of entrees and go on our dinner table quite a bit.
Enjoy!
On a recent trip to New York City, I indulged myself on a variety of fabulous, though fattening foods. I do this occasionally so that I can find amazing gourmet dishes and then make them over into healthier versions that are lower in Points, so they’ll be more Weight Watchers friendly. At one restaurant I had a banana creme brulee for dessert.
Always on the lookout for new ways to incorporate quinoa into my Recipes, I was thrilled to experiment with some beets that I received in my Farm Fresh to You package this week, and use up the leftover goat cheese I had on hand. The love child of all these delicious ingredients was this fantastic Quinoa, Beet and Arugula Salad Recipe, which was not only healthy and tasty, it was incredibly filling too.
If you are a fan of fried mozzarella sticks (is anyone not?) then you are going to love today’s recipe…a fantastic, easy, and oh so yummy Baked Cheese Balls Recipe!
I recently came across the original version of these Baked Cheese Balls at Never Trust a Skinny Cook, and then made a few changes to make them lower in Weight Watchers Points. They were SO good!
And the fact that they were little balls rather than sticks, made me feel like I was getting a lot, which I love.
I made these while my kids were napping, and then sat down on the couch for 15 minutes of glorious, uninterrupted, cheesy bliss, while I indulged.
These cheese balls are also a great idea for a tasty, yet healthy Super Bowl Recipe, so make sure to keep this recipe on file for game day.
Enjoy!
This is my take on the popular Sweet and Tangy Meatballs Crock Pot Recipe. I first had this dish as an appetizer at a friend’s New Year’s Eve Party, and I fell in! So delicious, and a slow cooker make it SO easy.
A true classic comfort food recipe, this easy Ground Beef Stroganoff Casserole delivers the flavors you desire, but with a lot less fat and calories. Each serving of this lighter version of traditional beef stroganoff has just 7 Points. It’s a fast and easy recipe that is not only economical, but sure to be a family favorite.
