Beef Barley Soup

Beef Barley Soup

Makes 10 cups 3PP per cup

-1 pound lean beef, diced small

-1 ¼ cup chopped carrot

-1 ¼ cup onion

-¾ cup chopped celery

-1 teaspoon parsley flakes

-¼ teaspoon  pepper,  1 tsp. sugar

-2 tablespoon beef bouillon powder

-1/2 cup pearl barley

- 2 cups crushed tomatoes (or no salt tomato sauce)

Place all ingredients in crockpot and cover. Cook on low for 8-10 hours or

 on high 4-5.

Party Bake Pork Chops

Party Bake Pork Chops

Serves 4  6PP per serving

-4 lean pork chops

-1 onion sliced

-4 Tablespoons brown rice

-1 28 oz can chopped tomatoes

Brown pork chops using cooking spray. Place chops in baking dish, also sprayed.

Top each with 1 slice of onion, 1 tbsp. rice, and then pour can of tomatoes over all.

Cover with foil and bake at 350 for 1 hour.

Cream of Wheat Pancakes

Cream of Wheat Pancake

1 serving   2PP each

-3 tablespoons cream of wheat

-3 tablespoons skim milk

-1 tablespoon liquid egg white

-1/4 teaspoon baking powder

Sweetner/cinnamon if desired

Combine all ingredients and put in a sprayed pan over medium heat. Add fresh or frozen blueberries on the top. When bubbly, flip over and cook a few more minutes until done.

Is it a 10?

We have talked about this a lot during meetings.  It is really important that we enjoy our treats and use our points well.  Is what you are eating a "10" - is it worth it?  There are lots of temptations and lots of treats that are just empty calories and wasted points.   It is better to have a square of really good chocolate than just an average run of the mill chocolate bar. So before you have something - make sure it is really worth it - it is a "10"!  If not - skip it!

Roasted Butternut Squash Soup

Roasted Butternut Squash Soup

		PointsPlusTM value | 1 Servings |  12 Preparation Time |  10 min Cooking Time |  10 min Level of Difficulty |  Easy  soups |  Nice and simple: a puree of squash and apples with just a hint of fall spice. Serve hot, chilled or at room temperature.

Ingredients

• 4 cup(s) vegetable broth
• 12 oz uncooked butternut squash, peeled and cut into 1- to 1 1/2-inch cubes*
• 1/2 large uncooked vidalia onion(s), cut into 2-inch cubes
• 1/2 small fresh apple(s), peeled and cut into to 2-inch
• 1/4 tsp table salt, or to taste
• 1/8 tsp black pepper, or to taste
• 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg, or to taste

Instructions

• In a large stock pot, combine broth, squash, onion and apple; cover pot and bring to a boil over high heat. Uncover pot and reduce heat to low; gently simmer until squash is very tender, about 10 minutes.
  
• Puree soup in pot using an immersion blender (or puree in a regular blender in batches, careful not to splatter hot liquid). Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg; serve. Yields about 1/2 cup per serving.

Notes

 *You can purchase already peeled and cubed squash in the produce section of some supermarkets. You can also swap frozen, cubed squash for the fresh.

Garnish with chopped mint.

Oktoberfest and beer

Well some of you may be oktoberfesting this weekend or next, and i just saw the beer cheat sheet online and thought i'd give you some information on the points!
This is off the Canadian Weight Watcher Website for points, I didn't figure out it myself, because I really don't drink too often at all.

Most 12-ounce beers with 5 percent alcohol by volume contains a PointsPlus value of 5.

The typical 16-ounce draft pint contains a PointsPlus value of 7.

Most 12-ounce "light" beers have a PointsPlus value of 4.

A 16 ounce draft pint of light beer has aPointsPlusvalue of 5.

A 12-ounce non-alcoholic beer has a PointsPlusvalue of 2.

There are thousands of different beers. Here’s a selection of popular brews. Some are smarter grabs that save PointsPlus™ values. All are 12 ounces.

Beers with 3 PointsPlus values
Molson Canadian 67
Beers with 4 PointsPlus values
Sleeman Clear
Bud Light Lime
Corona Light
Alexander Keith’s Light Ale
Cracked Canoe
Coors Light
Beers with More PointsPlus values
Budweiser
Molson Canadian
Coors
Moosehead
Labatt’s Blue
Miller Genuine Draft
Alexander Keith’s

Melissa