weigh in this week 6.5 pound!!!

 I had been away for a weeks holiday and I was trying to be very good over there. I was pretty good for about 3 days... than I went bad...but I didn't touch any chocolate, I guess that helped! When I got back home I was very good, for the whole week. I had a lot of fruit and veg for in-between snacks and had very low point TV snacks. I was soooo happy when I found out I had lost 6.6 pound!

TV snacks: Pickles, Cucumber and Grapefruit

BBQ turkey skewers/kebabs 2sp for 3 of them

BBQ turkey skewers/kebabs 4sp the lot!

The picture shows how they look before they are put on the BBQ.
I used 4sp worth of turkey breast
mushrooms, courgettes, peppers, onions and
pepper/salt/sweet pepper powder for seasoning

Very Low Meat-Loaf or Meat-Balls

Beef Meat-Loaf 6 pp per BIG slice on picture (3 pp for medium slice)
This recipe makes 5 BIG portions or 10 medium. 30 pp for the whole recipe. I keep the slices in the freezer!!! You can also use the recipe to make meat balls.
500 g lean beef steak mince from LIDL - 14 pp
1 egg - 2pp
2 slc of white bread - 4 pp
1 onion
1 tomato (optional)
garlic and salt and pepper

In a big bowl put the minced meat, the egg, the finely cut onion, the finely cut up bread cubes, the salt, pepper, garlic and if you like a finely chopped tomato. Use your hands to mash everything into a dough

Spray low fat cooking spray on a bread tin or baking tray or cake tin. I use a silicon cake mould, they are perfect for it!!! pre heat the oven on full heat, pack the meat mash into the tray tightly and bake for 45 min. Everyone in the family will love it!!!

You could form meat balls instead and just bake them on a tray, its 30 pp for the whole recipe, so just do the maths for the meat balls. you could easily get 15 for 2 pp each!!!

weigh in this week...

I just got back from my weight watchers meeting. I lost 3 pound. Happy!

2 different kind of salads

Carrot and Apple Salad 0 pp

Grate equal amounts of apple and carrots mix together with the juice of half a lemon. You will be surprised with the nice taste of this!!!

German Pasta Salad 4 pp per portion 

This recipe has 4 portions and is great for bringing to a Party or 2 days of packed lunch. The recipe has 16 pp altogether but you can change that easily.

I used Lidl for the ingrediants.

1 Dulano german Bockwurst - 4 pp

1 tin of carrots

1 tin of peas - 4 pp

60g of fry pasta - 6 pp 

little onion

hand full of sliced pickles

100g lighter than light mayo - 2 pp

salt

parsley if you like

Drain the tins of peas and carrots. You have to use the tinned veg instead the fresh veg for the right taste of this recipe.Also try it without the onion altogether. Boil the pasta (not too soft), let is cool and than add all other things. keep in fridge eat within 3 days.

Toasted Sandwich Pizza 5-7pp

A sandwich maker is an absolute must in my family. Did you know you can make them up in batches and freeze them. They defrost in your toaster. You can fill them with tuna, mayo and  sweetcorn, ham, cheese, veg and cheese, scrambled egg and ham or whatever you like.

Forget about the bread, you can also use the sandwich maker to fry small side amounts of veggies like mushrooms or peppers!!!



I love to make them as a low point pizza option. For 1 triangle with ham, cheese and mushroom 3pp

2 slc bread - 4pp
1 slc lidl Linessa cheese singles - 1pp
Tomato puree/ Passata - 0pp

than top with either of the fallowing

sliced mushrooms
sliced peppers
chopped onions
any finely chopped vegetable you like
sweetcorn
ham 4 slc lidl wafer thin - 1pp
salami 1 slc lidl wafer thin - 1pp

Tuna cream cheese sandwich filling

This is great for bringing on a picnic or for a filling lunch!
This is all you need for this very nice filling for sandwiches or a Bagel. Medium portion with 2 slices of toast or WW bagel is 7pp very large portion with big lidl bagel is 10pp

For a large portion use 100g/ 2pp of the cream cheese or 50g/ 1pp for a medium portion.
half a tin of Tuna in brine not oil, drained 2pp
I use only a little bit of onion or 1 spring onion and a little bit of finely cut celery, but thats optional
you can also add chopped sweet peppers or tomato.

add salt and pepper and with a fork mush it until it becomes a paste.
It is very nice on a bagel. Weight watchers Bagels are 4pp but they are small. Lidle sell a 2 pack of sealed bagels for 6pp each. They come with seeds on or plain. just half them and put into the toaster.

natural yogurt and cream cheese and yogurt drink

 Low fat yogurt for 1 pp/ 100g,

make yogurt salad dressing with this or a very nice tzatziki dip just
add garlic, salt, pepper, finely cut cucumber and onions.
It is also nice with honey and fruits!

cream cheese 4 pp for the whole pack!
You can use this in cooking as an alternative to cream! It is nice with pasta and broccoli or rice and veg in a risotto. It makes a great Tuna filling. recipe for that in my next post!

These nice yogurt drinks from lidl are only 2 pp for a 200ml bottle!

great app

I love this app! It helps me to keep on top of things and it is exspecialy good to keep track of how many pro points you have used. It is a great visual, to keep motivated! It is also great for anything you want to form a good habit with! For example on mine I have going to bed at 10, getting the kids to school on time, and exercise.

points gone UP for low fat yogurt!!!

I used to eat the Linessa Fat free yogurts at 1pp all the time. They just changed the design of the pack a bit, so I pro pointed them again. they are now 3 pp each!!! That is the same as the Milbona full fat yogurt!!! 

BUT I ALSO HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS! For my friends who have access to Marks and Spencers. I am sure you know the "count on us" products that have the pro points on the back. I went in there yesterday to pick up something for lunch, but they only had a very small selection left, so out of curiosity I took out my calculator and pro pointed the ready made pasta salads of the "fuller for longer" range. I found that a lot of them had the same (or even less) pro points as the "count on us" things. So next time you are in there, point some of them, it is worth it! 

Salmon and Oven Veg

This is a very easy to make, healthy and tasty dinner! The recipe is for 12 pp but you can just make it with less potato or substitute some potato for butternut squash (Butternut squash=0pp) It also works well with chicken breast fillet instead of fish.

1 salmon fillet - 6 pp. Lidl sell a freezer pack of 2 for 6 pp each

300 g potato - 6 pp

4-6 carrots depending on size

Fine cut dried or fresh rosemary, if you like it on the potatoes

OPTIONAL - A hand full of cherry tomatoes or sugar snap peas or small mushrooms

Spray tray with low fat cooking spray. Half the potatoes and carrots. Put everything on the tray with the salmon in the centre. The oil that comes out of the fish while baking is making the veg extra yummy!.
Bake on full heat until browning.Sprinkle rosemary over the potatoes if you like it. Season with salt.
If you want less carrots and you want to add a hand full of cherry tomatoes or sugar snap peas or small mushrooms, just throw them in top of the finished tray, toss them in the oil of the salmon and leave in the oven for an extra 5 min.

Cheesy Cauliflower, Potatoes and Chicken

Cheesy Cauliflower, Potatoes and Chicken 

I make this for 10 pp but you can easily adjust the points to your needs.

1 smal Cauliflower just remove the leaves, don't cut. If its a big one, half it.

1 Chicken Breast Fillet. Lidl sell a fridge pack with 4 individually wrapped fillets at 3 pp each

250 g potatos 5 pp or however many potatoes you want, 100 g potatoes = 2 pp

2 slc Linessa cheese singles 2 pp

 

I like to leave the cauliflower whole because I can boil the potatoes in the same pot that way. Just add salt or stock to the water and some Nutmeg, Salt and Parsley over the top of the Cauliflower.

Fry the chicken breast with some low fat cooking spray and salt.

After draining serve on plate and while cauliflower is still hot, put the two slices of cheese singles over it, they will melt into the cauliflower nicely.

12 Filled Mushrooms for 4 pro points

They are soooo tasty! A big plate full for only 4 pro points!!!

1 pack of medium sized Mushrooms, washed and stems removed

Pre heat oven on full heat, spray tray with low fat cooking spray than put them on the tray lined with aluminum foil. (You don't have to use the foil, but I use the foil for everything because it is much less work to clean up later on)

 In a bowl mix together:

100 g low fat cream cheese, Linessa from Lidl for 2 pp for100g
1 pp worth of sliced ham or turkey
chopped chives
if you like put garlic and some sweet pepper powder in it

put the filling into the mushrooms
1 slice of linessa/lidl cheese -1 pp broken up and put on top of each mushroom
spray with low fat cooking spray and bake until cheese starts to brown.

something nIce for the summer

Lidl sells them in the summer only. I just got them there today! They are as tasty as the brand once and they come at 3 pp each. They are full size ice pops!

Cup soups from Lidl for 1 point each! I would often make up 2 of it in a bowl for 2 pp for a full portion of soup.
Nothing beats the Minestrone one!

very nice and filling soup

This tin of Heinz Lentil soup from Tesco is sooooooo nice! I like to add a little salt to it. It is a very thick and filling soup and healthy.
4 pp for the whole can!!!!

low point essentials

Some of my favorites from LIDL
pack of 4 125g chocolate puddings - 4 pp each
Turkey breast slices - 4 slices for 1 pp
Lighter than light Mayonaise - 50ml for 1 pp (that is a lot of mayo (; )
Dairy Manor light spread - 10g for 1 pp (couldn't find a better pointed one out there!)
1l skimmed Milk 0,3 - 100ml for 1 pp
Linessa cheese singles - 1 pp each (great for cooking and sandwiches)
Bisto Best chicken Gravy - dry 22g for 2 pp (that makes a lot of gravy, also great as a stir fry sauce)

pro points for Pizza Baguettes

You can get them in LIDL in the freezer section. They come in packs of two.
Very tasty a lot of it and a good option for when you want Pizza!

Ham and Pineapple - 5 pp for 1 baguette
Salami - 7 pp 1 baguette
Tomato and Pesto -7 pp 1 baguette

lol how many pro points for this Muffin?

Welcome to my blog!

4 of my Kids with fruits 

Hello Everybody,
In this blog I will be putting down a lot of my recipes that I have been using on my Weight Watchers journey. I am going to put the pro points beside the shopping list. The recipes should all be simple and quick to make, as I don't have much time to cook, with 5 children 7 years and under. I will also give you my best tips on where to buy the products with the lowest points. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions!
This is my 5th time on Weight Watchers. I have joined after each pregnancy. With each pregnancy I have put on around 70 pound/ 35 Kg and just kept putting it on after the baby was born. Only with the help of the Weight Watchers program have I lost all of that Weight each time. I am usually about 2 pound away from skinny goal when I find out that I am pregnant again (:
Now that I am not planning any more children I am looking forward to finally getting to goal and maintaining the weight. I have so far lost 30 pound/ 15 Kg.