I have been getting tons of veggies, fo' sho'. This week I had salads, Greek casserole and soup. I had a little bit of a splurge this morning with an egg and cheese sandwich on a bagel (9 points), but have been good the rest of the day. For dinner I'm planning to have whole wheat pasta with more veggies (artichoke hearts, zucchini and mushrooms) with tomato basil sauce. I'll probably make some oatmeal cookies later - they're made with whole wheat flour, and count as 3 points for 2 cookies.
I did not work out on Tuesday (good to take a day off once in a while). Last night I went to step aerobics, and it was pretty tough! 8 activity points for that, but I had to work for all of them! It was a good workout, and I think the second time would be easier, if you're a little bit familiar with the routines. We also had yoga today at work, which was a little easier than Monday's class, but not much. I could smell the calories burning, just by bending!
We were supposed to get mountains of snow in Miltown today, but so far it's about 4 inches of fluffy stuff. I already shoveled, so I'm just going to hang out in my sweats and watch tv.
Oatmeal-Date-Chocolate Cookies
from health.com
6 Tbsp unsalted butter
3/4 c. packed brown sugar
1/3 c. all-purpose flour
1/3 c. whole wheat flour
3/4 tsp. baking soda
1 1/2 c. regular oats
1/2 tsp. salt
1 lightly beaten egg
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 c. chopped, pitted dates
3 oz. chopped bittersweet chocolate
Preheat oven to 350. Melt butter, add brown sugar. Stir until smooth. Combine flour through salt. Mix in butter/sugar mix, and add egg, vanilla and dates. Add chocolate. Mix well and spoon by tablespoonfuls onto lightly greased baking sheet. Bake for 12 minutes, until tops are dry to the touch.
I only used dates the first time, it's a good base to use anything else you like - raisins, cranberries, milk chocolate chips. Tonight I'll use a couple handfuls of peanut butter chips, cause I think that's all I have in the cabinet. The recipe says it makes 32 cookies, but I get 24 out of it.
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Today I breakfast splurged, too - whole wheat everything bagel with lowfat plain cream cheese. Totally worth every point!
ReplyDeleteThese cookies look great, too, I'll have to try them!
Go bagels! Also, with the cookies, I add a couple scoops of ground flaxseed meal to the dry ingredients. I don't know how much it helps, but it makes me feel like I'm adding one more good ingredient to a treat!
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