WW Girls, I need some help with food

This was my 1st week and I did horrible, I'm at a total loss when it come to planning meals.

Just wondering if any fellow WW girls would be willing to share what they eat during the day to help me get some ideas.

Thanks so much!!

Re: WW Girls, I need some help with food

My typical meals consist of:

Breakfast:
Multi-grain Cheerios with a banana and glass of OJ
I've also had WW English Muffin or Bagel with FF Cream Cheese

Snack: Apple and Swiss Miss Pick Me Up Hot Chocolate

Lunch: Either a turkey sandwich (and maybe a salad) or a Lean Cuisine or Smart One

Dinner:
Varies depending on what DH is in the mood for, but usually we'll have burgers, pasta, chicken and rice, tacos, etc. I really don't limit myself as to what I can eat. I still have the same thigns but make wiser choices (light or FF cheeses, no heavy cream in sauces, no mayo on my burgers, WW breads/rolls, whole grain pasta, lean ground beef, etc.)

You should take a look at the Filling Foods list on WW to get a feel for what you can have during the day that will satisfy your hunger.

Re: WW Girls, I need some help with food

did you measure and weigh your food?
are you journaling? that really helps.
are u drinking enough water? are you exercising?

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Re: WW Girls, I need some help with food

For breakfast I eat either a light english muffin with yogurt butter or a banana plus sometimes milk or orange juice too.

Usually a ham or turkey sandwich for lunch. Sometimes grilled chicken w/salad.

Dinner is either grilled chicken, lean steak, tacos with lean beef, grilled shrimp, hamburgers w/baked french fries, etc. We only eat a steamed vegetable with most of these....no starches. I'll have pizza or pasta once in a while....just have to make sure it's not too large of a portion. Sometimes I'll eat a Smart Ones meal or if we go out to dinner I'll just order something baked, grilled or steamed if I can find it and try to not eat the whole thing or take home half.

Sunday nights I cut up all my vegetables and fruits then portion them for the week (usually another night too cause some things won't last). Every morning I grab my little bags so I have snacks of either celery, carrots, snow peas, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, pineapple, strawberries, apples, watermelon, etc.

HTH's Good luck !

Re: WW Girls, I need some help with food

i love the ww recipe book "simply the best" DH and i pick 2 recipes per week.

for breakfast, i have either a ww bagel (2 pts), a kim's bagel (1 pt) or a 100 calorie thomas bagel (1pt) with 1 tablespoon of reduced fat peanut butter (2pts).

for lunch a turkey sandwich (low fat) on low calorie whole wheat breat w/ a slice of american cheese (total 3 pts) with mustard (0 pts)
sometimes i'll add a trader joe's veggie eggroll (2 pts) or a chicken egg roll (3 pts) or vegan pizza munchies (.5 pt each).

for dinner, i'll have a ww recipe or whole wheat pasta or whole wheat rice or couscous with chicken.

for snacks, i have the 100 calorie snacks or a fiber one bar or the ww brand pretzel flats, etc or an apple.

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breakfast: 2 pt fiber one bar (like a granola bar), 1 pt english muffin with 1 egg and 1 egg white (2pts) and fresh salsa (no points) or 1 cup fiber 1 cereal with 1/2 c skim (3pts)

lunch: usually left overs from dinner- at least once a week I make soup (low point veg soup or a lenti or split pea soup- both very low in points).. progresso has a 1pt WW soup - says it on the can.

Or arnold sandwich thin (1 pt) with some tuna fish.

dinner- really mostly grilled chicken, or fish (salmon, red snapper), or lean steak... or WW pasta with some type of sauce (tonight making red clam)

Re: WW Girls, I need some help with food

I am in my first week, went to my first meeting yesterday. Trying to get rid of that baby fat.

I am utilizing the online feature. It is very helpful. The only thing I can not figure out is what constitutes a healthy oil? Can I count my cooking spray?

Thanks for the help.

Re: WW Girls, I need some help with food

i feel like i need ideas too but maybe mine will help you!

BK ideas - fiber one bar and 1 cup of blueberries
yogurt

lunch ideas:
2pt tortilla/refried beans 1pt/2% cheese 2pt/sourcream 1pt

veggie burger 1pt/bread 1pt/cheese 1pt/ketchup 1pt

1cup cold whole wheat pasta 2pts ( i think)/olives 1pt/feta 2pt/tomatoes/kens lite balsamic dressing 1pt

dinner ideas
kashi meditteranean pizza 1/3rd of the pizza is 4pts

alot of chicken - sometimes I just put salt/pepper and thyme

I google and make a lot of ww recipes

hth

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Re: WW Girls, I need some help with food

On the weekend i make myself Egg beaters on a w.w. english muffin, banana, Coffee..
Or

Puffed wheat cereal, banana, coffee

They also have multigrain waffles made by kelloggs, turkey sausage (1) and coffee.

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One of my favorites is pizza. Try using low fat flour tortillas or the WW english muffins - 1 serving or 1/4 cup of sauce and low fat cheese. Oregano, etc.

lean turkey burger w/ veggies on the side and some baked fries. You can buy frozen ones or cut up your own then spray with a little olive oil

I happen to really like cereal .. cheerios/shredded wheat/etc. a serving w/ skim milk

buy a boxed chocolate cake mix - the ONLY thing you add is a small(approx. 15 oz) of pureed pumpkin. spread into pan and smooth out (however it looks is how it will come out. Bake according to box directions. In between cake & brownie - add a low fat pudding snack and you have molten lava cake for under 200 calories

sorry for rambling HTH

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This is what I have been eating!

Breakfast
Either oatmeal with blueberries, cup of mixed fruit, egg white omelet with spinach mushrooms and onions, or i boil 3 eggs and eat 1 whole and the 2 other whites with 2 slices of ww bread

Lunch
Turkey sandwhich with light mayo and lettuce on ww pita and ww string cheese on side or something I get subway turkey it is only 5 pts.

Salad with lite ranch dressing and grilled chicken

Tuna fish with light mayo on ww bread with lettuce and one slice of 2% milk cheese.

Dinner
When I don't feel like cooking smart one!
Lean flank steak with baked sweet potato fries and a vegetable.

One piece of turkey meatloaf with mashed potatoes ( i do not put butter in them) and veggies

Grilled chicken topped with the ww mozzarella and either spinach and brocollii with sweet potato

sometimes chinese food with brown rice b/c it is not that bad for you.

Whole wheat pasta with sauce and one meatball!

Turkey burger with side salad or baked fries and veggies again

Snacks
fruit, ww one point bars (love them), baked tostitos with salsa, sugar free jello with bananas in it!

Hope this helps!

Re: WW Girls, I need some help with food

I always try to reserve at least 8-10 points for dinner. This way I can make whatever DH wants and still be able to eat it.

To help portion control I do not use dinner plates. Instead I use a bread plate or a bowl. They hold less

A typical snack food for me will usually be no more than 2 points. (A fiber one bar, apple, banana, carrots, sugar snap peas, etc.) And I will have 2 snacks a day.

Breakfast is usually about 3-4 points. Fiber one english muffin with a dab of cream cheese. Cheerios with skim milk. 2 egg whites on a slice of whole wheat toast.

Lunch is almost always a form of a salad. To keep the points on the lower side.

Try to remember to eat before you are actually hungry. It helps shrink your appetite and subsequently you will eat less.

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Breakfast
fiber one or light english muffin with 2% american cheese slice, sometimes I add some turkey bacon
cereal like Kashi heart to heart or multi grain cheerios
oatmeal
weight watchers smoothies made with skim milk
hard boiled egg on toast
whole grain frozen waffles

Snacks
Fruit
cut up veggies with hummus
2% string cheese
pudding cups
Sensible foods dried fruit
fiber one bars

Lunch
veggie burgers, I especially love the spicy black bean burgers- so yummy
butternut squash soup
salad with protein like grilled chicken
turkey chili

Dinner
grilled lean meats like chicken
I use a lot of turkey chop meat. I make meatballs, chili, meat sauce for pasta and tacos with it.
homemade pizza with 2%cheese

Also, whenever I make something, I always freeze extra servings of it and use it for lunch or dinners when I'm too busy to cook. I also always keep weight watchers or lean cuisine meals in my freezer- especially the pizzas and mac and cheese. they are a lifesaver on those nights when I am just too tired to cook.
My weight watchers cookbook has also been wonderful!

Message edited 2/27/2009 9:11:54 PM.