3 minute cookie

3-Minutes Peanut Butter Cookie!

From Carrots and Cake

Ingredients:

• 2 tbsp creamy peanut butter
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• 1 tbsp liquid egg whites
• 1/4 tsp baking powder

Directions:

1. Combine the above ingredients in a microwave-safe bowl.
2. Mix ingredients well— make sure the baking powder is completely blended.
3. Scrape batter off the sides of the bowl and flatten into a round cookie shape.
4. Cook in microwave for 60 seconds.
5. Allow to cool, remove from bowl, and enjoy!

The 3-Minute Oatmeal Raisin Cookie

From Carrots and cake

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup oats
• 1/8 cup liquid egg whites
• 2 tsp brown sugar
• 2 tsp all-purpose flour
• 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 1 tbsp raisins
• Cinnamon to taste

Directions:

1. Combine the ingredients above in a microwave safe bowl
2. Scrape batter off the sides of the bowl and flatten into a cookie shape.
3. Cook in microwave for 45 seconds.
4. Allow to cool and enjoy!

Fiesta Lime Rice

Gina has done it again!!! Yum!


Fiesta Lime Rice
From Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes 
Servings: 4 • Serving Size: 1 cup • Old Points: 2 pt • Points+: 4 pt
Calories: 152.8 • Fat: 0.8 g • Protein: 5.7 g • Carb: 33.7 g • Fiber: 4 g • Sugar: 1.7

• 1 1/2 cups cooked long grain rice
• 3/4 cup canned black beans, rinsed and heated
• 3/4 cup cooked corn (I used Trader Joe's Fire Roasted frozen Corn), heated
• 1 large tomato, diced
• 1 large scallion, diced fine
• 2-4 tbsp chopped cilantro (to your liking)
• 1 tbsp fresh squeezed lime juice
• salt to taste

In a large bowl, combine hot rice, heated corn, heated beans, tomato, scallion, cilantro, lime juice and salt if needed. Toss and serve.

Banana Ice Cream

Banana Ice Cream
From Green Lite Bites

• 2 ripe or overripe bananas
• 2 tsp vanilla (optional)
• Chocolate Syrup (optional – in picture)

Break or cut up the banana in about 1 inch chunks and freeze solid. At least 2-3 hours.

Puree frozen banana chunks in the food processor for about 5 minutes. You will have to stop it every minute or so to mix and squish the banana towards the blades.

About half way through add the vanilla.

Enjoy immediately or refreeze.

Once you refreeze the banana soft serve, you will have to let it sit for about 5 minutes before stirring.

Topping/addition ideas…

Mini chocolate chips, frozen wild blueberries, chocolate syrup, unsweetened cocoa powder, peanut butter, strawberries, any berries, granola for crunch, oh my the options are endless!

Strawberry Limeade

Fresh Strawberry Limeade from Our Best Bites
1 tall glass
Lots of ice
Sprite (or Diet Sprite…or Ginger Ale if you’re feeling wild)
1 1/2 limes
3-4 tablespoons Strawberry Sauce
Fill a glass with ice. Squeeze the juice of one lime into the glass over the ice. Fill the glass about halfway with Sprite. Add 3-4 tablespoons of strawberry sauce. Top the glass off with Sprite and add more strawberry sauce if desired. Garnish with lime wedges (which you can also squeeze into the glass before drinking. Definitely best when served with a straw.

Strawberry Sauce
from Our Best Bites

1 pint strawberries

1/3 c. white sugar

1 tsp. almond extract (my favorite) or vanilla extract

Wash strawberries and remove stems. If you’re feeling ambitious, you can roughly chop the berries. Combine berries, sugar, and extract in medium saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Cook for five minutes, stirring/breaking strawberries up with a wooden spoon constantly. After five minutes, remove from heat and allow to cool slightly (if you have a glass blender jar) and a lot (if you have a plastic blender jar). When cool enough, transfer mixture to blender and pulse until desired consistency is reached. 

ChubbyButt Did It!!

Again, let me be clear, I am not, nor have I ever been a runner...but I dream to become a runner someday. So I am beginning slowly.

Today during my one mile treadmill session, I jogged 3 minutes. IN A GYM PEOPLE!! And yes there were people there. CAN YOU IMAGINE? Embarrassing. But I DID IT!! I know, 3 minutes isn't much, but it's a start. I had convinced myself that I'd try jogging 30 seconds of every minute tomorrow, when I won't be in the gym...in front of people. But I just couldn't help myself. I had to see if I could jog one minute. And I just kept going. I'm on a high.

Anyway, I found another website I wanted to share http://www.c25k.com/.  And there are podcasts to help you. Playlists with voice overs that tell you when to run, speed walk etc. :) yay!

So I just wanted to put it out there that if you don't think you can jog because you are overweight - you'd be wrong - if I can do it you can too!

“You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

Chicken Rollatini with Spinach alla Parmigiana

Chicken Rollatini with Spinach alla Parmigiana
from Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes 
Servings: 8 • Serving Size: 1 stuffed breast • Old Points: 4 pts • Points+: 5 pts
Calories: 194.7 • Fat: 7 g • Protein: 24.2 g • Carb: 7.2 g • Fiber: 1.5 g

• 8 thin chicken cutlets, 3 oz each
• 1/2 cup whole wheat Italian seasoned breadcrumbs
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese, divided
• 6 tablespoons egg whites or egg beaters
• 5 oz frozen spinach, squeezed dry of any liquid
• 6 tbsp part skim ricotta cheese
• 6 oz part skim mozzarella (I used Polly-O)
• olive oil non-stick spray (I use my Misto)
• 1 cup pomodoro sauce or your favorite marinara sauce
• salt and pepper to taste

Wash and dry cutlets, season with salt and pepper.  Preheat oven to 450°. Lightlyspray a baking dish with non-stick spray. Combine breadcrumbs and 2 tbsp grated cheese in one bowl and 1/4 cup egg beaters or egg whites in another. Shred or finely chop 1.5 oz of mozzarella cheese and combine with remaining grated cheese, spinach (make sure you squeeze it dry), 2 tbsp egg beaters, and ricotta cheese. Lay chicken cutlets down on a working surface and spread 2 tbsp of spinach-cheese mixture on each cutlet. Loosely roll each one and keep seam side down. Dip chicken in egg mixture, then in breadcrumbs and place seam side down in a baking dish (no toothpicks needed). Repeat with the remaining chicken. When finished, lightly spray with olive oil. Bake 25 minutes. Remove from oven, top with sauce then cheese. Bake until cheese is melted and bubbling, about 3 more minutes. Serve with additional sauce on the side and grated cheese. 

Second Thoughts...

Perhaps that last post should have read ChubbyButt is going to attempt to run....now I'm stressing myself out.

No. I'm going to stay strong and I'm going to do it.