Tracking: OLD WW CORE PLAN No Daily Points but huge 0pt food list 35 Weekly Points for items not on the list Tracked using the Conquer Cravings plan with modifications Core Food List: https://tinyurl.com/2enwwxan
For at least Dec, possibly longer, I am switching things up a little and going back to where this all began – the old Core plan from the 90s.
🎨 MINIATURE PAINTING I started (and completed) a system for creating color chip swatches for all the new inks and glazes as you can’t see the real color by just looking at the bottle. Only 230 more colors to go…
📺 WHAT AM I WATCHING Firefly Lane Season 2 + Billions Season 1
Thank you for joining me today. Until tomorrow… In Love ❤️ and Light 💫
Tracking: OLD WW CORE PLAN No Daily Points but huge 0pt food list 35 Weekly Points for items not on the list Tracked using the Conquer Cravings plan with modifications Core Food List: https://tinyurl.com/2enwwxan
For at least Dec, possibly longer, I am switching things up a little and going back to where this all began – the old Core plan from the 90s.
🥯 HOMEMADE EVERYTHING BAGEL SEASONING You can adjust as you like to suit your tastes. If you want a sodium free version, leave out the salt. I buy the ingredients from my international market or bulk bins and can make 2 huge containers for far less than one bottle of Trader Joe’s or similar. ▪️ Black Sesame Seeds ▪️ White Sesame Seeds ▪️ Poppyseed ▪️ Minced Dried Garlic ▪️ Minced Dried Onion ▪️ Kosher, Pink Himalayan or Coarse Sea Salt
🔘 Eggs beautifully poached in ExcelSteel 2 Egg Poaching Pot Bring water to simmer (not rolling boil) Spray egg cups with cooking spray or oil Crack 1 egg per cup – duck eggs / jumbos just fit Cook over MED heat for 4min Remove immediately (pan, cups and lid will be hot 🔥)
Or try these other methods:
🥚 PERFECT SOFT BOILED EGGS In small saucepan, bring enough water to completely cover the eggs to a rolling boil. Reduce temperature to med and when the water is at a low simmer, gently add eggs. Avoid dropping them in the pot as they may crack.
Cook chicken eggs for 5 min (or duck eggs for 6 min) uncovered. I like to stir them every few minutes to prevent the yolk cooking more on one side.
If you prefer hard boiled (but not chalky super done yolks), increase time to 9min for chicken eggs and 11min for duck eggs.
Once cooked, drain out the boiling water and fill the pot with cold water. I personally don’t do an ice bath because I don’t want my eggs cold to eat.
Crack the eggs gently all the way around and put in the pot of cold water to allow water to get under the membrane. Leave eggs for 3-5 min, peel gently under running water and enjoy.
Soft – 2min – High Pressure + Quick Release Medium – 3min – High Pressure + Quick Release Hard – 5min – High Pressure + Quick Release
🦊 CORE Points Used – 1 ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆
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🐔 TANDOORI CHICKEN & BROCCOLI ▪️ Chicken Breast ▪️ Tandoori Spice ▪️ Greek Yogurt ▪️ Lemon Juice ▪️ Sesame Oil
▪️ Greek Yogurt ▪️ Lemon Juice ▪️ Mini Cucumber ▪️ Dried Dill
▪️ Black Rice ▪️ Broccoli
I cooked the chicken on the stove when I should have trusted my instincts and cooked it in the air fryer. I wasn’t thinking about the fact that the yogurt would break while the chicken was cooking and so I ended up with a broken sauce. Still edible but not as nice…
🦊 CORE Points Used – 0 ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆
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🍊 Mandarins x2
🦊 CORE Points Used – 0 ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆
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🥾 ACTIVITY Goal met!
📺 WHAT AM I WATCHING NCIS Season 11 + Firefly Lane Season 2
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Thank you for joining me today. Until tomorrow… In Love ❤️ and Light 💫
Tracking: OLD WW CORE PLAN No Daily Points but huge 0pt food list 35 Weekly Points for items not on the list Tracked using the Conquer Cravings plan with modifications Core Food List: https://tinyurl.com/2enwwxan
For at least Dec, possibly longer, I am switching things up a little and going back to where this all began – the old Core plan from the 90s.
Today was very productive. I didn’t need to go anywhere or do anything specific so I had a chance to reorganize some things like my craft room and my produce bins and eat at home all day which is always good.
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🐠 TUNA POTATO & PEAS ▪️ Japanese Sweet Potato ▪️ Chunk Tuna ▪️ Greek Yogurt ▪️ Dried Parsley ▪️ English Peas ▪️ Lemon Herb Butter *
🧈 I love this butter and have it on anything. I have always counted the calories for it but hadn’t looked at points for it in years.
So it turns out: Up to ¾tsp is 0 (too fiddly to mess with unless you really really just want a smidge) Then up to 2½ tsp is 1 Then up to 1⅓ tbsp is 2
I had the ¾tsp serving today with my peas to see if I wanted to use that amount and no, I’d rather just use my points for it 😊 but now I know…
I tried my potato in the air fryer but got distracted and forgot to oil and salt it… 🤦🏻♀️
For at least Dec, possibly longer, I am switching things up a little and going back to where this all began – the old Core plan from the 90s.
Tracking: OLD WW CORE PLAN No Daily Points but huge 0pt food list 35 Weekly Points for items not on the list Tracked using the Conquer Cravings plan with modifications Core Food List: https://tinyurl.com/2enwwxan
🔘 Eggs beautifully poached in ExcelSteel 2 Egg Poaching Pot Bring water to simmer (not rolling boil) Spray egg cups with cooking spray or oil Crack 1 egg per cup – duck eggs / jumbos just fit Cook over MED heat for 4min Remove immediately (pan, cups and lid will be hot 🔥)
Or try these other methods: 🥚 PERFECT SOFT BOILED EGGS In small saucepan, bring enough water to completely cover the eggs to a rolling boil. Reduce temperature to med and when the water is at a low simmer, gently add eggs. Avoid dropping them in the pot as they may crack.
Cook chicken eggs for 5 min (or duck eggs for 6 min) uncovered. I like to stir them every few minutes to prevent the yolk cooking more on one side.
If you prefer hard boiled (but not chalky super done yolks), increase time to 9min for chicken eggs and 11min for duck eggs.
Once cooked, drain out the boiling water and fill the pot with cold water. I personally don’t do an ice bath because I don’t want my eggs cold to eat.
Crack the eggs gently all the way around and put in the pot of cold water to allow water to get under the membrane. Leave eggs for 3-5 min, peel gently under running water and enjoy.
RETURN TO CORE – DAY 27 🎬 All the details of the days ingredients, tips, tricks, how tos and the occasional cute doggie are in my daily video…🐶🛒👩🏻🍳
🍎 =CORE Weekly Point 💜 = WW Purple Smart Point
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👩🏻🍳 COOKING FOR SANDY DAY 3 days a week, I cook meals for a neighbor who had a stroke last year and has limited mobility. We often share a meal kit or something similar and spend some time together since neither of us go out too much 😁 Today is one of her days. I’m enjoying having someone to cook for again.
TROUT 🔲 Cooked in: @crownful 32Q Air Fryer Oven Preheated – Middle Rack – did not turn/flip 400° for 10min on silicone baking sheet **Times will vary depending on your type of fryer, how much you’re cooking, how thick it is…
🌿 EXPANDED BASIL PESTO Make your Pesto go much farther for no extra points! I usually use @simpletruthorganic Basil Pesto or @priano from Aldi when I can get out there, but any will work.
In a small food processor or Magic Bullet/Nutribullet: ▪️2tbsp Pesto of your choice ▪️A generous handful of any dark green – spinach, kale, chard – just not lettuces. ▪️1x Garlic Clove ▪️Juice of 1/2 Lemon (if not using additional liquid like from the Artichokes) ▪️Fresh Basil (*optional) ▪️Artichoke Hearts (*optional) – this adds a thicker richer texture. I used 4x Artichoke quarters today and about 2tbsp of the liquid. ▪️@wincrestbulkfoods Nutritional Yeast (*optional)
Pulse until desired texture, adding more liquid (water, lemon juice, brine from the Artichokes) if you want.
My 2tbsps Pesto became 1/2 cup. So good!
INSTANT POT ARTICHOKE 🌀 Cooked in @mychefiq 6Q Smart Cooker Trim artichoke stem (and petal tips if needed). Cut off the top inch or so of the artichoke and rinse to remove any dirt between the petals. Place Artichoke on trivet or in steamer basket face up, squeeze juice of 1 lemon into the crevices (*optional), add lemon halves to pot with 1 cup water.
Cook 15min on Manual/High Pressure + Natural Release
🌀 INSTANT POT QUINOA Cooked in @cooksessential 3Q Mini Pressure Cooker w Nonstick Liner ~ Rinse Quinoa 1:1 ratio – 1 cup quinoa + 1 cup liquid. I like to use a stock but you can just use water. 1min (yes, 1) – High Pressure + Natural Release
🦊 Currently tracking in ℹ️ iTrackBites on the old WW CORE Plan plus giving you the points on the current WW 💜 PURPLE plan + Calories.
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🍎 CORE NOTES 🅾️ These items are not True Zero on Core (as in indefinite amounts) but they are 0 by nutritional value at the serving sizes I used. All details are in the recipe cards on the blog.
🧈 PERSONAL PROGRAM TWEAK DECISION I am not a fan of oil in cooking – both from a taste and texture perspective so I very rarely use my 2tsp/day.
1tbsp of this particular butter (not regular butter) is less calories, less total and saturated fat and the same 0 fiber as 2tsp of oil. They are both 9g servings.
So for me, and this is just a personal decision, I am going to allow 1tbsp/day in place of the 2tsp/oil. Any after that counts as per normal, just like the oil. But if you see this butter tracked as 0 for 1tbsp, that is why.
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🍎 CORE is the old WW, pre Simply Filling program from 2004-2010. Here is the original CORE list: https://tinyurl.com/y6fuash6
RETURN TO CORE – DAY 25 🎬 All the details of the days ingredients, tips, tricks, how tos and the occasional cute doggie are in my daily video…🐶🛒👩🏻🍳
🍎 = CORE Weekly Point 💜 = WW Purple Smart Point
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👩🏻🍳 COOKING FOR SANDY DAY 3 days a week, I cook meals for a neighbor who had a stroke last year and has limited mobility. We often share a meal kit or something similar and spend some time together since neither of us go out too much 😁 Today is one of her days. I’m enjoying having someone to cook for again.
CROCKPOT PORK STROGANOFF w MASHED POTATOES
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🍱 LUNCH 🍱 🍛 FARINA BREAKFAST BOWL @bgfoods Cream of Wheat – 2tbsp [2💜] @simpletruthorganic Pasture Raised Egg (yolk only) @krogerco Avocado – 1oz [1💜] @misfitsmarket Organic Red Onion, Mini Peppers @hoosierhillfarm White Cheddar Powder – 2tbsp [1🍎/2💜]
Tried Cream of Wheat savory style – still not a fan 😁
Boy, what an evening! I made Sandy lunch. Got ready to take it to her and was putting some for me in a little container for dinner.
I ate probably three or four tablespoons out of the crock pot as I was doing it. I was starting to leave to go to her and all of a sudden I had shooting pain in my back and my chest was super tight like when my BP gets too high.
I messaged her that I needed a few more minutes and I came and laid down but had a pretty nasty reaction. I was laying here trying to think of what could have possibly caused it and the only thing that I bought different was Dollar General was out of the cream of mushroom soup that I had bought the last time so I bought the Clover Valley one. Obviously didn’t read the label well enough and had a big tight chest reaction.
I didn’t want her to not eat because of my stupidity so I went down to her and then eventually came home and lay down for a couple of hours. It eased off a little bit and I decided because the Kroger ad changes tomorrow and some of the stuff I was out of goes back to normal price, I was going to go ahead and go into town.
I walked around Kroger like a super Nana for over an hour and by the time I was finished, it was 9:30. I knew I wasn’t going to have any of that pork and I hadn’t taken anything else out so I decided to get a modified Power Bowl from Taco Bell so I could sit, rest and eat something before driving home. Whew!
What I have never understood is why I react to some things so strongly like 3tbsp of condensed soup mix but then there are places like Taco Bell, Wendy’s, Tampico – my local Mexican place, Shoguns – my local Sushi place, Yummy Japan – my local Hibachi and Peking House – my local Chinese that I know have ingredients with food additives but I don’t generally have a problem with – certainly not like that.
On the other hand, McDonald’s, KFC, Burger King, Sonic, Bojangles = definitely problems… I have discovered over the years since this started where I can go and what I can get and generally be okay…
But it is still unexplainable why I am okay with some places and others cause this kind of reaction…
🦊 Currently tracking in ℹ️ iTrackBites on the old WW CORE Plan plus giving you the points on the current WW 💜 PURPLE plan + Calories.
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🍎 CORE NOTES 🅾️ These items are not True Zero on Core (as in indefinite amounts) but they are 0 by nutritional value at the serving sizes I used. All details are in the recipe cards on the blog.
🧈 PERSONAL PROGRAM TWEAK DECISION I am not a fan of oil in cooking – both from a taste and texture perspective so I very rarely use my 2tsp/day.
1tbsp of this particular butter (not regular butter) is less calories, less total and saturated fat and the same 0 fiber as 2tsp of oil. They are both 9g servings.
So for me, and this is just a personal decision, I am going to allow 1tbsp/day in place of the 2tsp/oil. Any after that counts as per normal, just like the oil. But if you see this butter tracked as 0 for 1tbsp, that is why.
These 3 have exactly the same nutritional value
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🍎 CORE is the old WW, pre Simply Filling program from 2004-2010. Here is the original CORE list: https://tinyurl.com/y6fuash6
See video or recipe cards on the blog for final totals @hoosierhillfarm White Cheddar Powder @anthonysgoods Nonfat Buttermilk Powder @gelspice Onion Powder, Granulated Garlic, Parsley Flakes @freshfinds Dill, Chives @happybelly White Pepper @fairlife Nonfat Skim Milk @greekgodsyogurt Nonfat Greek Yogurt @theojaicooks Lemonaise Light Mayo 0-2tbsp = 0️⃣ 3-7tbsp = 1️⃣
STEAK & POTATOES 🔲 Cooked in: @crownful 32Q Air Fryer Oven Preheated – Middle Rack – did not flip 375° for 10MIN (Steak = medium) [precooked the potatoes in the microwave for 2min] Only 1x 4.5oz steak shown but I was still hungry so I ate the other as well
🍱 DINNER 🍱 🐷 BREADED PORK CHOPS w PARMESAN POTATOES & SALAD @krogerco Center Cut Pork Loin Chop – 8oz raw [6💜] @hodgsonmills Yellow Corn Meal – 1tbsp [1💜] @hospitality Puffed Rice (used like Panko) – ¼c* @freshfinds Whole Grain Dijon Mustard @pvt_selection Purple Potatoes @krogerco Finely Shredded Parmesan – ⅓oz [1🍎/1💜] @krogerco 0% Greek Yogurt @misfitsmarket Organic Red Onion, English Cucumber, Grape Tomatoes @krogerco Avocado – ½oz [1💜] @freshfinds Organic Apple Cider Vinegar @pvt_selection 5 Salt / 5 Pepper Seasoning
* Not True Zero when used this way, but 0️⃣ by nutritional value at that quantity.
PORK & POTATOES Potatoes precooked in microwave for 2min then smashed, seasoned and added to the tray.
🔲 Cooked in: @crownful 32Q Air Fryer Oven Preheated – Middle Rack – did not turn/flip 400° for 10min on silicone baking sheet **Times will vary depending on your type of fryer, how much chicken you’re cooking, how thick it is…
RETURN TO CORE – DAY 18 🎬 All the details of the days ingredients, tips, tricks, how tos and the occasional cute doggie are in my daily video…🐶🛒👩🏻🍳
🍎 = CORE Weekly Point 💜 = WW Purple Smart Point
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👩🏻🍳 COOKING FOR SANDY DAY 3 days a week, I cook meals for a neighbor who had a stroke last year and has limited mobility. We often share a meal kit or something similar and spend some time together since neither of us go out too much 😁 Today is one of her days. I’m enjoying having someone to cook for again.
For the last month, she has a friend staying and I am cooking for them both. 😊 Today she leaves to go home so it will just be Sandy and I again.
🍲 CREAMY TUSCAN GNOCCHI W SUPERFOOD SALAD Adapted from the Blue Apron Beef and Gnocchi Kit
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🍱 LUNCH 🍱 🌶️ MINI PEPPER NACHOS @krogerco Pork Loin (home ground) – 5oz [3💜] @misfitsmarket Organic Mini Peppers, Grape Tomatoes, Red Onion, Shishito Peppers, Scallions @simpletruthorganic White Button Mushrooms @dunyaharvest Organic Black Beans @krogerco Mild Taco Sauce – 2tbsp [1💜] @organicgirl Power Greens Blend @krogerco Avocado – 1oz [1💜] @loreto Lemon Stuffed Olives – x7 [2💜] @krogerco 0% Greek Yogurt @hoosierhillfarm White Cheddar Powder – 2tbsp [1🍎/2💜] (see notes) @goodthins Corn Chips – x20 [1🍎/2💜]
🍎 CORE NOTES 🔹 Peppers can be raw, grilled or air fryer/oven baked if you want them softer like a Fajita pepper. I wanted the crunch so I left them raw. 🔹 Good Thins Corn Chips are up to 25 for 1WP / up to 43 for 2WP so you can add some chip flavor or just use those as mini chips (they are the size of Cheeze-its). 🔹 Cook the ground meat, beans, mushrooms and half of the onion (and some extra garlic if you want) in a skillet. I used pork here but up to 93% lean beef or ground chicken/turkey would work as well and still be 0️⃣. 🔹 If you can find, and want to use, fat free cheese – adding that would still be 0️⃣ on CORE. Otherwise many of the Fritos cheese dips or jarred Quesos are actually really low in points – usually 1WP for 2tbsp. 🔹 Taco Sauce and Fat Free Salsa are CORE compliant condiments. 🌮🌵🍅 🔹 Top with your favorite fresh vegetables – spinach or lettuce, tomatoes, onion, jalapeños, olives, avocado, corn… 🔹 Add some salsa and FF sour cream, or in my case 0% Greek Yogurt – you could also use an avocado ranch dressing like Bolthouse Farms or Litehouse (would need to point if applicable) or make a lime crema. 🔹 To make the White Cheddar Powder into a queso – mix 2tbsp powder + 1½tbsp water + 1tbsp yogurt. Mix well, microwave for 15sec and let stand while you get the rest ready – soooo good and only 1WP!
BURGER & SWEET POTATO Cooked in @crownful 32Q Air Fryer Oven Preheated – Middle Rack – flip half way through 400° for 15min on silicone baking sheet **Times will vary depending on your type of fryer, how much you’re cooking, how thick it is…
🌀 INSTANT POT COUSCOUS (Israeli) Cooked in @cooksessential 3Q Mini Pressure Cooker ~ Rinse Couscous 1:1.25 ratio – 1 cup couscous + 1¼cups liquid. I like to use a stock but you can just use water. Cook 5min on Manual/High Pressure + Quick Release
OR
Cooked in @chefiq 6Q Smart Cooker Pot-in-Pot method 1:1.25 ratio Cook on Pressure for 7min + Pulse Release
See the Announcements section for all the information to get started…
We have started a new 31 Days of Core round in my Facebook group and even though I started early – we are doing official weigh ins on Sundays – so here is my starting weigh in for the month.
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🦄 Dietary Modifications are being made for Insulin Resistance / Histamine Intolerance / Mast Cell Activation Syndrome
🚫 *These items are not True Zero on Core (as in indefinite amounts) but they are 0 by nutritional value at the serving sizes I used. All details are in the recipe cards on the blog.
🚫 *These items are not True Zero on Core (as in indefinite amounts) but they are 0 by nutritional value at the serving sizes I used. All details are in the recipe cards on the blog.
RETURN TO CORE – DAY 12 🎬 All the details of the days ingredients, tips, tricks, how tos and the occasional cute doggie are in my daily video…🐶🛒👩🏻🍳
🍎 = CORE Weekly Point 💜 = WW Purple Smart Point
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👩🏻🍳 COOKING FOR SANDY DAY 3 days a week, I cook meals for a neighbor who had a stroke last year and has limited mobility. We often share a meal kit or something similar and spend some time together since neither of us go out too much 😁 Today is one of her days. I’m enjoying having someone to cook for again.
For the month of July, she has a friend staying and I am cooking for them both. 😊
Today she wanted a Thai Stle Peanut Crusted Salmon kit we got from Home Chef. They really enjoyed it!
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🍱 LUNCH 🍱 ASIAN TURKEY MEATBALLS w POTATO ROSES @shadybrookfarms 98% FF Turkey Breast @simpletruthorganic Pasture Raised Chicken Egg (yolk only) @hodgsonmills Yellow Corn Meal @pvt_selection 5 Salt /5 Pepper Seasoning @bull-dog Tonkastu Sauce 2tbsp (1🍎/2💜) @oasisworldmarket Asian Purple Yam @misfitsmarket Organic Butternut Squash, English Cucumber, Mini Peppers, Purple Cabbage, Scallions @pvt_selection Artisanal Lettuce @simpletruthorganic Rainbow Carrots @krogerco Pomegranate @greenland Egyptian Feta ½oz (1🍎/2💜)
NOTES: I have made the potato roses before without using the bacon but using these purple yams, they could have used it. They didn’t hold together well without it. 😁
🍱 DINNER 🍱 I had lunch, worked with my lawn guys, cooked for Sandy and spent some time with her and then needed to go to Kroger before their weekly ad changed for a few things. They were looking pretty rough – they are still understaffed and many of the things I went to get were not there. I’ll have to make another trip in next week.
While I was in town, I noticed our local Chinese Buffet I used to go to for seafood nights had finally been able to reopen. No seafood, but it was nice to see them.
I forgot how salty everything was…. Whew! I ended up leaving the beef, part of the beans and a piece of broccoli but the girls are fast and cleared my plate before I could take a picture… 🤣
PEKING HOUSE ASIAN BUFFET Cucumber, Banana Peppers, Cheddar Cheese, Bacon Bits, Spring Onion, Olives, Peppers, Ranch Dressing
🌯 Makes 6 Burrito (large) or 8 Taco (small) size tortillas
CORE NOTES: 🔹 Soak lentils for at least 6hrs or up to overnight. Blend, preferably in a blender but a food processor will work, including the soaking liquid, until smooth. Batter will be between a crepe and pancake batter consistency.
🔹 Pour a thin layer into a lightly oiled pan over medium heat. Spread to an even thin layer. Cook, flip, repeat. Soft, chewy, and very pliable when done.
🔹 You can then air fry or bake these, cut into chips. 375° for 10min. Top with cinnamon sugar (and honey afterwards) to make sopaipillas or season for a savory chip – sea salt and vinegar, ranch, chili and lime… Whatever you like… Popcorn Seasoning works really well for this…
Oven times and temperatures will vary so watch them carefully.
🍱 DINNER 🍱 I only ate once today. Lunch was late and super filling and it is almost midnight… I just don’t feel like anything else today. Tomorrow is a Cooking for Sandy day so I’m going to try and have something before I go to her and then later when I get back.
🦊 Currently tracking in ℹ️ iTrackBites on the old WW CORE Plan plus giving you the points on the current WW 💜 PURPLE plan + Calories.
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🥦 Almost all of my vegetables are either steamed in my @goodcooks Microwave Steamer or water sautéed and then seasoned afterwards. This keeps them fresher looking and since I am not a fan of soggy vegetables I can control the level of crunch which I appreciate. Plus of course it is less points than cooking in oil or butter. If I want those for flavor, I add it at the end.
🚫 *These items are not True Zero on Core (as in indefinite amounts) but they are 0 by nutritional value at the serving sizes I used. All details are in the recipe cards on the blog.
🍱 DINNER 🍱 — A lovely summer storm popped up this afternoon and triggered a 🐡 *poof* 🐡 – headache, muscle spasms, congestion, my eyes swelling, ears get blocked up, numbness in my hands and feet, abdominal swelling, general blahhhh – weather/barometric changes are fun like that… So I didn’t finish lunch and definitely didn’t want dinner. I just took some meds and came to lie down…
🍎 CORE WEEKLY POINTS REDEEMED – 0 Since I didn’t use anywhere near the 30 points we write off each day, I am not going to redeem any weeklies for the 4pts over I would have used. This is just a personal tracking decision for today…
🦊 Currently tracking in ℹ️ iTrackBites on the old WW CORE Plan plus giving you the points on the current WW 💜 PURPLE plan + Calories.
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🥦 Almost all of my vegetables are either steamed in my @goodcooks Microwave Steamer or water sautéed and then seasoned afterwards. This keeps them fresher looking and since I am not a fan of soggy vegetables I can control the level of crunch which I appreciate. Plus of course it is less points than cooking in oil or butter. If I want those for flavor, I add it at the end.
RETURN TO CORE – DAY 9 🎬 All the details of the days ingredients, tips, tricks, how tos and the occasional cute doggie are in my daily video…🐶🛒👩🏻🍳
🍎 = CORE Weekly Point 💜 = WW Purple Smart Point
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🍱 LUNCH 🍱 PASTA PRIMAVERA @krogerco 100% Whole Wheat Penne @barebones Chicken Bone Broth @foodclub Grated Parmesan, Romano & Asiago (1🍎 / 1💜) @hoosierhillfarm White Cheddar Powder (1🍎 / 2💜) @krogerco Cornstarch* @krogerco 0% Greek Yogurt @palermo Lemon Pepper Seasoning @misfitsmarket Organic Red Onion, Garlic Scapes, Broccoli, Yellow Squash, Lemon @krogerco Grape Tomatoes, Mini Peppers, English Peas, Asparagus @pearls Pitted Black Olives (1💜)
🚫 *These items are not True Zero on Core (as in indefinite amounts) but they are 0 by nutritional value at the serving sizes I used. All details are in the recipe cards on the blog.
🍱 DINNER 🍱 EGG STACKERS & SPLIT PEA SOUP @farmfresh (local farm) Duck Eggs (yolk only) @officialaerogarden Hydroponic Lettuce @misfitsmarket Organic Red Onion, Roma Tomato, English Cucumber @progresso Split Pea Soup (1💜) @pepperidgefarms Baby Goldfish x40 (1🍎 / 2💜)
🥚 PERFECT SOFT BOILED EGGS 🥚 In small saucepan, bring enough water to completely cover the eggs to a rolling boil. Reduce temperature to med and when the water is at a low simmer, gently add eggs. Avoid dropping them in the pot as they may crack.
Cook chicken eggs for 6 min (or duck eggs for 7 min) uncovered. I like to stir them every few minutes to prevent the yolk cooking more on one side.
Once cooked, drain out the boiling water and fill the pot with cold water. I personally don’t do an ice bath because I don’t want my eggs cold to eat.
Crack the eggs gently all the way around and put in the pot of cold water to allow water to get under the membrane. Leave eggs for 5 min, peel gently under running water and enjoy.
🦊 Currently tracking in ℹ️ iTrackBites on the old WW CORE Plan plus giving you the points on the current WW 💜 PURPLE plan + Calories.
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🥦 Almost all of my vegetables are either steamed in my @goodcooks Microwave Steamer or water sautéed and then seasoned afterwards. This keeps them fresher looking and since I am not a fan of soggy vegetables I can control the level of crunch which I appreciate. Plus of course it is less points than cooking in oil or butter. If I want those for flavor, I add it at the end.
From 🐳 Dumpy to 👑 Diva 