Hopefully I am on the road to recovery. I was still hacking up a lung on Saturday, and I literally spent most of the day on my couch, no matter how many things I put into my journal that I want to get accomplished this weekend. Oh, like my holiday gift boxes I still haven’t sent – promise family you’ll get them before Valentine’s Day!
I did manage to complete one of my meal plan items for the week – breakfast biscuits. It’s really so easy and took little effort on my part. The best thing is that these came in at only 2 smart points each!
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The possibilities are endless with these muffins – sautéed mushrooms and spinach, add in some chopped ham for protein (I hadn’t gone to the store yet so it was slim pickings for me!) but bake once and you have breakfast for a few days – I had mine with a giant orange for breakfast on Saturday and this kept me full for hours.
When I woke up on Sunday, I still had this nagging cough and finally decided to go to the doctor. After waiting nearly 90 minutes at the Minute Clinic – I got the diagnosis that I have a COLD. Yep, that’s all it is. I had chills and a fever the first night, my nose runs clear, my lungs didn’t sound like I had bronchitis, and I’ve already had the vaccine for the flu and pneumonia. She did prescribe me an inhaler and some heavy duty pills to help with the cough, but was told to just rest and drink lots of fluids. The hard part is that I “feel” fine except for the damn cough and funny nose. So if after another week, I am not better, I am to hit up my primary care physician.
I still kept my plan with my Mom yesterday. She was coming over for dinner and made it to my house after church around 1:00 p.m. I still had to go grocery shopping, so she came with me. Since the kadults and I are each doing our own meal plans, I thought I’d give you a run down of my tentative meal plan for the week.
I spent $52.87 for my groceries this week. This included the green beans and polenta I made for dinner last night with my Mom (I already had the pork chops in the fridge), and you’ll notice that the most expensive item on my list is Jennie-O ground turkey breast at $7.45. I am using it in three recipes this week – another turkey burger, taco wonton bites and using it in a Cincinnati chili. That turkey burger I had last week was so good, it was worth the price to buy it to me.
Breakfast Ideas:
- the breakfast biscuits above with fresh fruit x 2 days
- Chobani breakfast parfait with my homemade granola
- egg white and zucchini omelette with an apple and PB2
- breakfast wonton cups with fresh fruit
Lunches:
- How Sweet Eats Chicken Tortilla Soup x 2
- zucchini pasta boats
- leftover Cincinnati chili mac with spaghetti squash
- turkey wrap with veggie straws and fruit
- pork fried rice (using leftover pork chops)
Dinner
- Jennie-O turkey burger with Swiss Lorraine, sautéed mushroom and zucchini
- Jennio-O turkey taco wonton bites, refried beans and cilantro lime rice
- pork egg roll bowl (made with leftover pork chops from last night)
- shrimp cocktail picky plate
- Cincinnati Chili Mac
Sounds like a pretty delicious meal plan, and not too complicated.
Since I can’t exercise because of my cold, I really have to be spot on with my food in order to have another loss this week. I was so proud of myself because I drank tea with dinner last night even though I had wine in the house, and my Mom enjoyed a glass of wine. It was nice hanging out with her, and I went to bed at 10:15 last night to give my body a lot of rest. Here’s hoping the medicine kicks in soon!
Had to share this photo of my Mom – the dogs love hanging around her at dinner just hoping she’ll share some of her dinner! I made pork chops with polenta with a lemon pepper sauce with garlic green beans.
I’ve been using a salad plate lately because it’s the only plate that fits on the shelf below my dining room lamp where I take pictures, but I love how it makes it seem like so much food – this plate came in at 9 smart points.
For the record, my Momma did share some of her polenta, but saved the pork for herself – I don’t blame her because it was really good!
I was super busy all the way up until 5 p.m. on Friday night at work, so I have a feeling today is going to be a busy day. Oh well, at least the day will go by fast!
Make it a great day! Here’s some Monday Motivation:
Hope you are feeling better by now.
Love the photo of your Mom and (is it?) Roman. Bella does this too. She sits at the dining table at her own chair. She doesn’t ask for food untill we are finished. She puts her paw on R.’s arm then to get his attention. Works every day, he can’t resist her LOL
Every day is a bit better, so I am not complaining ?? that’s baby Roman! He’s about 15 months old now?
These look amazing. I just started weight watchers again, so need to add this to my list of stuff to make. What biscuits did you use?
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Hey Jamie – they were Aldi brand – 3 biscuits on the package came in at 2 smart points 😀
Thank you…we are suppose to get an Aldi soon 🙂
Ug…this cough thing is HORRIBLE. I know LOTS of people who’ve been suffering. Hope it leaves you soon!!! LOVE the pic of your Mom and the dog! SO cute. Have a wonderful week Vat!! xo
I’d almost rather have a root canal than a cough! Hugs to you!
While your breakfast biscuits look delicious, I want the recipe for the lemon sauce for that polenta. I couldn’t stop drooling at the photo. I love the salad plate idea. It tricks our minds into thinking we have a full plate. Cute Mom and doggy photo. I bet your Mom spoils them rotten.
I’ll post that recipe later this week Kym – my Mom loved it! And my Mom has always been a dog person, but she’s got such a busy schedule she doesn’t feel she’d be home enough to enjoy a dog herself, but she loves Rummy and Roman!
I counted points for over ten years, but quit and went back to counting calories a few years ago. I never had anything that was close to 800 calories and was only two points. Maybe the calorie count is incorrect?
Since my calorie allowance for the day is 1250, I would only be able to eat one of those. They do look delicious though. 🙂
Hey Caron – sorry about the nutrition label – it’s auto generated and will it tries to be accurate with what the ingredients I entered, it isn’t always correct.
For the record, I put all my recipes into the Weight Watcher recipe builder so I get the true and correct points for my meals, regardless of what the label generates – good catch though! I didn’t even notice it! The biscuits I used were Aldi brand that were 3 biscuits for 2 points – the rest is basically zero points except for the cheese.
That picture of your mom and the dog is frame-worthy!
Hope you continue to feel better!
Thanks Shelley! My Mom actually posted that picture on Facebook, and she hardly ever posts on there! 😀
The biscuit muffins sound great! If I can’t find biscuits that are 2SP a piece then I am going to split the biscuits and just make more. I bet my boys would even eat them!
The lemon sauce looks divine! I have pork chops in my freezer and plenty of grits, so I may try to make something similar.
Thanks for sharing your meal plan!
Morning Lisa! I love that you can customize the biscuits – even among the 10 biscuits – my daughter would add onion ??