new websites i found

This website has recipes that are largely weight watcher friendly, and/or diabetic friendly. I found this website by accident through facebook. There was a couple weight watcher friendly facebook sites i found on facebook, and this is one that is not facebook specific!
http://ww-recipes.org/


Facebook ones for facebook users: remember some of these are purely or partly American and have point friendly products or recipes on it:
Skinny cow
weight watcher recipe
the weight watchers one- obviously it's the one that everyone knows specifically by name
weight watcher magazine
lean cuisine
smart ones
weight watcher supermarket foods

best health website for recipes

i was looking for a soup recipe, can't find the magazine i saw it in, but it was in their magazine, but here is the recipe website if anyone is interested, they have a lot of healthy recipes!
http://www.besthealthmag.ca/recipes

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.

Roasted Chickpeas

Roasted chickpeas – three ways

Makes 2 cups (500 mL)

This snack is very easy to make and will add fibre, iron and folate to your diet. All you have to do is take the basic ingredients and then add the spice of your choice: will it be savoury pizza, sweet cinnamon or Southwestern spice?

Ingredients

• 1 can (19 oz / 560 mL) chickpeas, drained and rinsed
• 1 tbsp (15 mL) olive oil

Savoury pizza crunch chickpeas

• 2 tsp (10 mL) parmesan cheese
• 2 tsp (10 mL) dried oregano
• 1 tsp (5 mL) garlic powder

or

Sweet cinnamon chickpeas

• 2 tsp (10 mL) cinnamon
• 2 tsp (10 mL) sugar

or

Southwestern spice chickpeas

• 2 tsp (10 mL) ancho chili powder (or regular chili powder)
• 1 tsp (5 mL) cumin
• 1/4 tsp (1 mL) black pepper
• dash of cayenne pepper (optional)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350º F (180º C).
2. Drain and rinse the chickpeas and dry them really well in a paper towel. Place them in a large bowl and toss with olive oil. Set aside.
3. Mix together one of the above spice mixtures. Toss with the chickpeas and place them on an ungreased baking sheet.
4. Bake for 50 minutes or until crunchy. Store in an air tight container for 3 days.

Nutritional information per serving (¼ cup / 50 mL)

• Calories: 79
• Protein: 3 g
• Total fat: 3 g
  • Saturated fat: 0 g
  • Dietary cholesterol: 0 mg
• Carbohydrate: 11 g
  • Dietary fibre: 2 g
• Sodium: 123 mg
• Potassium: 105 mg

Developed by Nadine Day, RD. ©The Heart and Stroke Foundation

Posted: May 2009

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.

Going meatless one day a week!

There are many health and environmental benefits from going meatless one day a week. There are lots of groups and organizations that have information and ideas on how to get started! Check these out:

http://meatlessmonday.ca/
http://www.vegmondays.org/

Although these both suggest Monday as a meatless day, any day could be chosen! I am going to try to have one vegetarian day without meat each week. I invite you to post vegetarian meal ideas and recipes! I have posted a favourite of mine! Happy Eating!
Linda

Quinoa and Black Beans
PointsPlus™ Value: 3
Servings: 8 (2/3 cup)
Level of Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
1 tsp vegetable oil
1 cup(s) uncooked onion(s)
3 clove(s) garlic clove(s) (medium)
3/4 cup(s) uncooked quinoa
1 1/2 cup(s) vegetable broth
1 tsp Cumin seeds
1/4 tsp table salt
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 cup(s) frozen corn kernels
2 cup(s) canned black beans

Instructions
1.Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the onion and garlic, and saute until lightly browned.
2.Mix quinoa into the saucepan and cover with vegetable broth. Season with cumin, cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper. Bring the mixture to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes,
3.Stir frozen corn into the saucepan, and continue to simmer about 5 minutes until heated through. Mix in the black beans.

Need A Thanksgiving Recipe, Here are lots of links!

100+ thanksgiving recipes
http://houseandhome.com/food/30-thanksgiving-recipes
Canadian living thanksgiving ideas
http://www.canadianliving.com/recipe-directory/holiday_and_special_events/thanksgiving.php
HOw to cook a turkey video
http://allrecipes.com/Video/137/How-to-Cook-Turkey/Detail.aspx?src=mer490
Food Network
http://www.foodnetwork.ca/guides/thanksgiving/recipes.html
Chatelaine Magazine
http://www.chatelaine.com/en/thanksgiving
Mom's Who think
http://www.momswhothink.com/thanksgiving/thanksgiving-recipes.html

Melissa

Pumpkin Pie Recipe

Pumpkin Pie

PointsPlus™ Value:    2 Servings:  12 Preparation Time:  0 min Cooking Time:  0 min Level of Difficulty:  Easy

Ingredients

	2 cup(s) canned pumpkin
	1 1/2 cup(s) fat-free evaporated milk
	3/4 cup(s) fat-free egg substitute
	2/3 cup(s) sugar substitute 3 tsp. pumpkin pie spice

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400.
Whisk all ingredients together. Pour into large, sprayed pie plate.
Bake at 400 for 15 minutes. Lower oven to 325 and continue baking for 30 -45 minutes (until a toothpick inserted at center comes out clean.

Linda

Hungry Girl

You have heard Linda talk a lot about Hungry Girl, but have you checked it out?  I checked it out recently and wow!!

If you haven't here is where to go:  Hungry Girl

You can sign up for a daily email that will be waiting for you every morning!  Everything has Points and makes references to Weight Watchers.

She has a new cookbook hitting the shelves on October 16th.  It has 650 recipes and it can be found at Amazon.