OK, I'll Say It...Please Post Some Lo-Cal Recipes For New Year's Resolution
 

It's a new year and more than a few pounds have crept on. It's time to hit the reset button...sigh. I've rejoined WW and now I'm on the hunt for some new, low-fat, low-cal recipes, preferrably plant-based. (Or at least a recipe that can be easily altered.) Breakfast ideas are especially welcome. Thanks!

~ C

I'm doing the new year with a healthy breakfast of oatmeal topped with whatever fresh fruit I have on hand; 1/2 cup of one maybe blueberries, strawberries, bananas, or apples.

Oooh...nice. I've been doing something similar, but with pearled barley. (I'm out of oatmeal...putting on list right now.)

~ C

I love fruit added into oatmeal.
Cinnamon too.
A wee bit of maple syrup for the sweetener.

When I make oatmeal, I usually make a big pot of it.
Then freeze in single portions along with the fruit.
Makes for an easy-peasy and healthy breakfast!

I start my day with homemade granola. It is full of nuts and seeds, plus oatmeal, brown rice flakes and more. I eat 1/3 cup with a handful of frozen berries, half a banana and almond milk. It keeps me full until lunch, it has protein and healthy fats from the nuts and seeds.

For lunches I like a salad with dried fruits (cranberries, cut up apricots), sun dried tomatoes, marinated artichoke hearts and avocado. The tomatoes and artichokes have enough liquid that extra dressing is not needed. I do have to add meat or seafood to my salad, otherwise it upsets my digestion just having lots of leafy greens. If I have goat feta, I will add it to the salad too.

Or I eat left overs for my lunch.

Today lunch is chili. Lots of vegies, lean meat and beans.

The university I attend has a culinary program and I often will eat dinner for lunch there.

Dinners are just about portion control.

My downfall are kettle cooked potato chips. I have gained 30 pounds over the past 2.5 years, mostly attributed to chips and lack of exercise. I am working on the exercise side of things, and have not bought any chips in 2018.

Chicken, fish and pork plus all the veggies you can eat is our usual at home fare. We really didn't change what we ate, just how it is cooked. Less fried foods, cooking with little or no fat, steamed or raw veggies and fruit on hand for a quick snack.

If you have an Instant Pot or electric pressure cooker, there is a facebook page "weight watchers with an instant pot". It is extremely active and post all kinds of recipes. Even if you don't have a pressure cooker, some of the recipes they share can be done in a crock pot or on the stove, in the oven. One site that is a favorite of mine and is used a lot by that group is Skinnytaste. Everything I have made is very good. Good luck with your new plan to eat healthier.
here is a link.
https://www.skinnytaste.com/

Try adding cranberry relish. I make mine with a good amount of orange zest and the juice of 1 orange. Canned can be used in the off-season.

Someone once told me this is a Weight Watchers recipe. Wherever it came from, it has become my go-to:

Amazingly Useful Chicken

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Lightly grease a baking pan with sides (I using a roasting pan)

Cut 2 large boneless, skinless chicken breast halves in strips and pile in the pan.
Mix together:
2 T. olive oil
2 t. chili powder
1 ½ t. cumin
½ t. garlic powder
½ t. oregano
¼ t. salt
Sprinkle over chicken. Sometimes I prepare a while ahead and “marinate” the chicken in this mixture for a while.

In a bowl mix:
One or two green or red peppers, cut in strips
One sliced medium onion
Any other vegetables you would like (zucchini, green beans, etc.)
Pour into pan and mix with the chicken.

Bake 20-25 min., stirring once or twice, until chicken is done.

Serve hot or cold, over rice, on top of a tossed salad (like taco salad), or in taco/fajita shells

I am also thinking of WW again. It worked for me and I left. Bad me!

Thanks Murphy224 for the site. Some really low cal recipes there that look great.