Baked Oatmeal - 30 Days 30 Recipes - Day 2

Day 2 already?

Whenever I hear "baked oatmeal", I think it must be some healthy diet food.  And while this is that, it's actually quite tasty.  I like it much better than yesterday's recipe and I actually think I'd make it again.  I might even try a variation, adding blueberries instead of raisins.  And I would add a few pinches of salt.  I'm not sure why that wasn't included in the original recipe.  Other than that, though, a good find.


Find the original recipe on page 21: 100 Favorite Weight Watchers Recipes

Taste Score - 7/10 - 

Ease of Preparation Score - 10/10 

Baked Oatmeal

Ingredients:

2 cups dry oatmeal
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup skim milk
1 whole egg plus 1 white (or 1/4 cup egg substitute)
1/2 cup applesauce
1/4 cups brown sugar
1/4 cup raisins
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla

Mix oatmeal and baking powder.  Add remaining ingredients and mix well.  Pour into a 9 inch pie pan sprayed with nonstick spray.  Or pour into 12 muffin tins*.  Bake 45 minutes at 350 degrees.

*I poured into 6 large muffin tins and baked for 30 minutes.  It came out just right.  Also I used 1% milk instead of skim.

Nutrition Information
Serves 6
1 serving =
181 calories
3 grams fat
34 grams carbohydrates
3 grams fiber
7 grams protein

Weight Watchers POINTS - 3
Weight Watchers Points Plus - 5
Weight Watchers Smart Points - 7

All nutrition information is approximate and is calculated at caloriecount.com.

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Mandarin Orange Mousse - 30 Days 30 Recipes - Day 1

Are you ready?

Here's day one!

Today's recipe is Mandarine Orange Mousse.  I won't leave you in suspense, I'll tell you right off.  It was definitely NOT a hit in my house!  Ha!  But don't let my family be your judge.  I thought it was decent and was very reminiscent of an orange creamsicle.  My son thought it tasted like orange Tums.  My husband thought it tasted like chewable vitamin C.  My daughter thought it was ok.  I'm not sure I'll be making it again but it was worth a try.  I don't hate it, certainly.  It won't go to waste, but I think I'll be spending my calories differently after this one is gone!

If you love orange creamsicles and are looking for a low calorie treat, go ahead and give it a try.  You might like it!

Find the original recipe on page 2: 100 Favorite Weight Watchers Recipes.

Taste Score - 5/10 

Ease of preparation score - 10/10 

Mandarine Orange Mousse

Ingredients:

1 box sugar free orange gelatin
1 box sugar free white chocolate pudding
1 can mandarin oranges, drained
1 8 ounce container fat free Cool Whip, thawed

Mix gelatin with 1 cup boiling water.  Dissolve gelatin completely.  Add 1 cup cold water and let sit 5 minutes.  Using electric beater, beat in pudding mix until well combined.  Fold in drained fruit and cool whip.  Chill and serve.

The original recipes says 4, 1-cup servings are 2.5 points each.  I found there to be far more points than that, but the serving size is more than a cup if you count the serving as one fourth of the recipe.

Nutritional Information
Serves 4
1 serving =
234 calories
0 grams fat
49 carbs
0 grams fiber
0.5 grams protein

Weight Watchers POINTS - 5
Weight Watchers Points Plus - 5
Weight Watchers Smart Points - 10

Wow!  10 Smart Points!  At 5 I call it questionable because I don't love it, but if I was doing the Smart Points plan, I would definitely not make this.


All nutrition information is approximate and was calculated using caloriecount.com.


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What We Ate For Supper This Week

You'll notice a lot of linked recipes this week.  Many of these recipes are part of my 30 Days 30 Recipes series you'll be seeing coming this week!  Stay tuned!

Sunday - Grilled BBQ chicken, hot dogs, pasta salad, chips

Monday - Leftover grilled BBQ chicken, pasta salad, store-bought rolls, corn on the cob, Mandarine Orange Mousse 

Tuesday - Easy Cheese Lasagna, salad

Wednesday - Leftover/refrigerated chicken and cheese quesadillas with salsa and sour cream.  Try sprinkling on some of this seasoning if you want to cook up some fresh chicken to put in your quesadillas.

Thursday - Meatballs, brown gravy, rice, roasted vegetables

Friday - Crockpot Sour Cream and Salsa Chicken, rolls or bread

Saturday - Out to eat at Applebees


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Somewhere around ten years ago I got this link through email with a list of 100 recipes.  I've seen it floating around the Internet for some time now and I've even tried a couple of the recipes.  I currently do the Weight Watchers retired Flex Points program.  I know it's an oldie, but I like it best of all the programs, (including non-Weight Watchers) that I've tried.  So, I figured, as motivation to cook more at home and stay on plan, I would showcase one new recipe from the list every day for 30 days.  There are 100 recipes, but I think 30 is a good start!

100 Favorite Weight Watchers Recipes

I'll add the links and recipes once I make them so you can click right over and check them out!

1. Mandarine Orange Mousse
2. Baked Oatmeal
3. Easy Cheese Lasagna
4. Low Fat Hummus
5. Meatballs
6. Cocoa Krispy Bars
7. Crockpot Sour Cream and Salsa Chicken
8. Teriyaki Chicken
9. Creamed Corn Pancakes
10. Chocolate Chip Cookies
11. Strawberry Pie
12. Parmesan Chicken Cutlets
13. Easy Mac & Cheese
14. Deep Dish Pizza Casserole
15. Honey Mustard Chicken
16. Cauliflower Medley
17. Roasted Red Pepper Dip
18. Peach Cobbler
19. Crockpot Chicken Stroganoff
20. Pumpkin "Pie"
21. Pumpkin Butter
22. Easy Tuna Casserole
23. Herb-Roasted Green Beans
24. Taco Soup
25. Spaghetti Salad
26. Deli Crab Salad
27. Hamburger Stroganoff
28. Garlic Mashed Potatoes
29. Zucchini Sticks
30. Faux Egg McMuffin

Tune in each day to see how I made out.  I'll be scoring each recipe on taste and ease of preparation.

Here's the scale I'll be using for taste:

1-----------------------------------5--------------------------------10                                                                
disappointed             take it or leave it                          yum


Here's the scale I'll be using for ease of preparation

1----------------------------------5--------------------------------10
really difficult             not too hard                           very easy

Cauliflower Medley

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Strawberry Pie

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What We Ate For Supper This Week

I thought it would be fun to share my family's meals as inspiration for your own home cooking.  This week's menu is simple (and not all homemade) as we are still settling in from moving and are under construction in the kitchen!  The next few weeks will probably continue to be simple, but it goes to show that just because you're busy doesn't mean you can't fix up some good home-cooked meals! 

Let me know in the comment section below if you would like to see more menus!

Sunday - Hard and soft tacos, corn - Try my favorite taco seasoning!

Monday - My Birthday!  Fried clams, scallops and fries for me.  Chicken sandwich for the husband and hot dogs for the kids.

Tuesday - Chicken breast tenders seasoned with dill, garlic and onion, brussels sprouts, mixed veggies and sweet potatoes

Wednesday - Breaded honey barbecue chicken breast chunks (not homemade), leftover vegetables, potato chips

Thursday - Pasta, sauce, meatballs (frozen), and salad

Friday - Breaded General Gau chicken breast chunks (not homemade), oven fries, broccoli, quinoa and pea salad

Saturday - Chicken breast baked with BBQ sauce, pasta salad, steamed broccoli

Do you like this sort of post?  Let me know in the comment section below.