Just. Breathe.

I love me some cereal. Always have. Whether it's the traditional way in milk, or by the handful, or mixed with yogurt, I love it. And I tend to stick with a particular kind/flavor until I find something I like as much or better. Here's my current something better. This was mentioned in "Eat This, Not That" and it looked interesting. I was almost out of my current fave, Special K vanilla almond, so I grabbed a box. Oh my. There are little yogurt covered granola thingies, and berries, and the flakes are crunchy. I don't usually like the dried-ish fruit in cereals, but this smells and tastes great. Here's the best part: You get an entire CUP for the nutrition values shown here. In WW world, it's 4 points for the entire cup. With a cup of 1% milk, that's 7 points. When I use yogurt (2-3 points), I only use 1/2 cup of cereal, so 4-5 points. For calories, it's very filling. It gets a good rating from the "ET,NT" people in part because o...

You have to get this bread. If you're counting carbs or adding fiber...these pitas will save your sanity. I'm a carb addict from way back, and trying to keep my carb count down just depresses me. I love sandwiches, but it's hard to justify the points (or the carbs) for slices of bread. And I really don't like the skinny slices that allow you to get two slices for the price of one. Anyway, THIS is a great solution. Check out the details: Calories: 60 for the whole pita Fat: 1.5g Carbs: 10 for the WHOLE pita - TEN! Fiber: 5g (that means that your net carbs are really just FIVE!) Protein: 7g WW Points: 2, as shown by my handy sharpie note on the package :-) I generally eat mine as a sandwich pocket, with cold stuff. But I've also tried it as a pizza crust - sauce, little light cheese, some ground turkey or canadian bacon -- and it works great. They are not pre-sliced. I've only found these in the deli at Wal-Mart. I've looked at...

I struggle to eat breakfast. I know it's important, but I am just not hungry for a couple of hours after I get up. So when I saw a recommendation in "Eat This, Not That" for the Jimmy Dean D-Lights, I thought I'd give it a try. The Details: D-Lights Turkey Sausage bowl -- egg, turkey sausage, potatoes, and light cheese 230 calories, 7 grams fat, 19 carbs, 2 grams fiber, 23 grams protein = 6 WW points 710 mg sodium and 25 mg cholesterol The Verdict: It was really tasty. The potatoes were a pleasant surprise (I should read labels). I added salsa and a little pepper, but it didn't need much. I'm seeing how long it is before I'm hungry today. The protein hit should help - that's the first thing I sacrifice because I'm much more of a carb girl, so having a good portion of my daily protein can't hurt. They have several types of breakfasts in this series, but I haven't seen how the nutritional info matches up. They're all supposed t...