Category Archives: WW points

Carba-nada fettuccine with mushrooms and kale. 1/5/22

Posted on January 6, 2022 by Beebamom

I am so loving this carba-nada pasta. We have been eating the fusilli and have now tried the fettuccine. It cooks in about three minutes and you can have quite a bit since it has lower calories and carbs. In … Continue reading →

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Fusilli with cannellini beans, mushrooms, broccoli. 12/11/21

Posted on December 12, 2021 by Beebamom

Oh no, the chicken did not thaw!! Chicken parmesan is definitely not happening tonight. Quickly we came up with a Plan B. I had used some cannellini beans in my lunch salad so they were at the ready, the refrigerator … Continue reading →

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Carba nada fusilli with mushrooms and kale 12/7/21

Posted on December 8, 2021 by Beebamom

Having gotten a tip from a WW forum member that Carba Nada pasta was lower in PP points and a reduced carb product, I decided to try it. I bought it at a local store and it was $6.99 for … Continue reading →

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Chicken breast with rutabagas and B. sprouts 12/1/21 (GBTG Day 57)

Posted on December 2, 2021 by Beebamom

This is what I call my classic chicken dinner. It consists of chicken breast meat, gravy, rutabagas or squash, and a green vegetable. It fits in well to my countdown to Getting Back To Goal (GBTG). Only about 4 PP … Continue reading →

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Orecchiette with broccolini and mushrooms. 11/29/21 (Day 59 Getting Back to Goal)

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Beebamom

I am about to give up on these whole grain orecchiette imported from Italy that I bought through Amazon. There are no directions on how long to cook them and even at 16 minutes they still seemed doughy! Anyway, here … Continue reading →

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🍤 Shrimp, rice, and a new vegetable. 1/29/30

Posted on January 30, 2020 by Beebamom

For some reason I had convinced myself that I did not like bok choy. So I never eat it. I was searching for a vegetable to go with our shrimp and rice dinner and could not face broccoli again! I … Continue reading →

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🥬 Instant Pot split chickpea stew. 1/28/20

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Beebamom

This is such an easy and delicious vegan dinner. A cup of split chickpeas, that I found at the WalMart grocery store amongst the Indian foods, are soaked for 30 minutes. While this is going on I sauteed some cumin … Continue reading →

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🥬 Vegan/vegetarian tacos. 1/27/20

Posted on January 28, 2020 by Beebamom

It was Taco Monday at our house! Lots of toppings—-onions, pepitas, salsa, cilantro, crema, lime, guacamole spread, and a cabbage-y mix—-make our pinto bean tacos tasty and interesting. (Note: for a vegan version omit crema.) The rice was enhanced with … Continue reading →

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🥬 Veg fried rice/mujadara crossover. 1/24/20

Posted on January 25, 2020 by Beebamom

Tonight’s dinner was supposed to be vegetarian fried rice with tofu. But the grocery store we went to was out of extra-firm tofu! So I had to figure out a different protein. I considered beans but decided on quick cooking … Continue reading →

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🐓 Chicken dinner. 1/23/20

Posted on January 23, 2020 by Beebamom

I am back from my long weekend in San Antonio. While there I ate fish and shrimp tacos, salad with shrimp, shrimp with rice, and two dishes of fish filet with vegetables and rice. It is very hard to eat … Continue reading →

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