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Meal Planning
How do you Ladies work a good plan for the week. I would eat some toast , and egg's in the AM. and probably some soup or sandwish for lunch and just eat what ever my husband cook for dinner but try and stay in my points. I don't want to get burned out on my sandwishes help me any idea's for lunch?
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Permalink Reply by Melissa on -
I usally have about 5-7 points for lunch so it varies, sometimes I have a sandwich, occasionally a smartones meal, tuna, salad w/ chicken, sometimes I eat just stemmed veggies. Just think about things you would enjoy eating and figure out the points how you might be able to work it in. Don't force yourself to eat things you don't like because almost always you can eat things you do.
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Permalink Reply by SaucyWench on -
I definately hear you on the needing variety for lunch! Maybe buy a bag of salad greens and a few of your favorite veggies, chop them up ahead of time so you can just grab them and throw them in a tupperware container on your way out the door? You could even cook a couple of chicken breasts or shrimp ahead of time, or use low-points lunch meat in your salad?
I also take leftovers from my healthy dinner the night before on a regular basis.
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Permalink Reply by ohiomom0503 on -
I make a "meal plan" before going grocery shopping. Breakfasts are usually the same, some sort of cereal and milk. Lunch is usually leftovers from the day before. Most of the time, I make dinners that have a lot of leftovers. So, when I eat dinner at night, I know how many points I have for the next day with breakfast and lunch and I've already planned out dinner. So, I know exactly what I have to spend on snacking.
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Permalink Reply by jolie on -
I vary it up with a heartier soup some days instead of the sandwich, or leftover stirfry. sometimes it is just quantity I need so I have a bag of pepper sticks, some carrots, a bit of protein, an apple, a yogurt etc. I need it to last 'awhile' if that makes sense. I keep a few frozen meals as back up but try not to have more than one a week, and not on the day of or day before WI.
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Permalink Reply by Kathy on -
I think the biggest obstacle I had to overcome was thinking meals had to be 'meals'....:-) Now, I eat differently. I was on a cheese and cracker kick for a while....I would get the RYE WASA crackers (1pt for 2) a wedge of spreadable Laughing Cow cheese (1 pt) and some fruit or veggies (1-2points)...very satisfying for lunch....has a good crunch factor too.....maybe shake it up some days with 7 slices of turkey pepperoni (1 pt).
I retain a lot of water from salt, so I try to stay away from the frozen meals and soup. Another favorite of mine is a 2 cup fresh fruit salad and cheese......or even a cup of plain oatmeal prepared and then mixed with that new Mott's cranberry high fiber applesauce (2 pts total!)
Good Luck!
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Permalink Reply by Heidi on -
I usually have a 2-3 point breakfast and I try to keep it under 7 for lunch. It really varies. I do ham or turkey sandwich and BULK BULK BULK them up with veggies and instead of bread I use one point whole wheat pita flats. Steamed Veggies are great. I also eat smart ones. I try to plan for the week when I am grocery shopping with tons of veggies and fruits. I also take leftover from dinner the night before so I will know exactly what is in there as well as how many points! Roni has some great food ideas on www.greenlitebites.com! Good Luck!
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