Who here likes pasta?? Well I know I sure do! Most people dump on a giant mound of spaghetti and pour on the sauce. I'll admit I used to do it, don't be shy. I have learned a lot from Weight Watchers. One major factor has been portion control. Controlling portions can be rather difficult, and I have realized it helps a lot if you use a smaller plate so it appears like you are getting more food!
In this picture I have one cup of whole grain pasta, totaling a 6 points plus value. 1/2 cup of meat sauce, 4 points plus value. I put one slice of bread with some butter and garlic salt in the oven and it tastes just like garlic bread. With SaraLea honey wheat bread, it is only 1 points plus value per slice. To make the meal more filling, I added a side of steamed broccoli for a 0 points plus value. This meal has an 11 points plus value.
Last week at my Weight Watchers meeting, I had my leader take a look at my food tracker (where I write everything I eat). She said I am eating too many carbs. Little did I know, granola bars and cereal counted as carbs and I used to have both of those every day. Now in the morning I have eggs instead of cereal some days. For lunch I have the meat from my sandwich, minus the bread. (Ask anyone at my table...it was a great story the first day I showed up with a bread less sandwich.) Basically, I realized that a balanced diet is key. We need a balance of protein, carbs, dairy, fruit, vegetables, and even oil. Healthy oils can be found in sunflower seeds! So now I have 1 tablespoon on sunflower seeds at lunch to get my daily oils.
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