Monday, January 30, 2012
Monday, January 30, 2012 | Posted by
Your Frugal Friend, Niki |
Breakfasts
Skinny Green Monster Smoothie (6 ww pT+)
Scrambled Egg Beaters sprinkled with shredded cheese and
4 strips of microwaveable turkey bacon--love this stuff! (6 ww pT+)
4 strips of microwaveable turkey bacon--love this stuff! (6 ww pT+)
Lunches
Tuna sammies on whole wheat, nonfat yogurt, fruit (9 ww pT+)
Lightened Up Taco Salad--recipe to come, nonfat yogurt fruit (7 ww pT+)
Lightened Up Taco Salad--recipe to come, nonfat yogurt fruit (7 ww pT+)
Dinners
Lightened Up Pizza Rolls with salad
(you have to scroll way down to see recipe - 8 ww pT+ for three,
add points for salad dressing of choice)
Parmesan Linguini with Peas (9 ww pT+)
Salisbury Steak--different twist with corn and sliced bread (13 ww pT+)
Grilled Tilapia, steamed green beans, rice (9 ww pT+)
Cheesy Taco Pasta (9 ww pT+)
Lightened Up Awesome Roast Beef--recipe to come,
roasted potato, and broccoli (10 ww pT+)
Egg beaters with shredded cheese, whole grain white toast with fruit-spread,
turkey sausage links (12 ww pT+)
Lightened Up Pizza Rolls with salad
(you have to scroll way down to see recipe - 8 ww pT+ for three,
add points for salad dressing of choice)
Parmesan Linguini with Peas (9 ww pT+)
Salisbury Steak--different twist with corn and sliced bread (13 ww pT+)
Grilled Tilapia, steamed green beans, rice (9 ww pT+)
Cheesy Taco Pasta (9 ww pT+)
Lightened Up Awesome Roast Beef--recipe to come,
roasted potato, and broccoli (10 ww pT+)
Egg beaters with shredded cheese, whole grain white toast with fruit-spread,
turkey sausage links (12 ww pT+)
Snacks
Piece of fruit and 2 cheese sticks (4 ww pT+)
Treat of the Week
Helping out with a baby shower so I am making some yummy
WW-friendly goodies to share....
Hot Spinach and Artichoke Dip (2 ww pT+, add points for baked tortilla chips)
Pineapple Angel Lush--recipe to come! (4 ww pT+)
WW-friendly goodies to share....
Hot Spinach and Artichoke Dip (2 ww pT+, add points for baked tortilla chips)
Pineapple Angel Lush--recipe to come! (4 ww pT+)
Weight Watchers Low-Fat Stuffed Strawberries--recipe to come! (about 1 ww pT+)
Friday, January 27, 2012
...of the Ocean Spray Fruit Snack Giveaway are:
Carrie
Andrea
Grammy2Kaiden
An Ordinary Housewife
Laura Mom Reviewer
Sweetheart
Congrats! I'll be in touch shortly to get your info to get your prize pack out to you.
Carrie
Andrea
Grammy2Kaiden
An Ordinary Housewife
Laura Mom Reviewer
Sweetheart
Congrats! I'll be in touch shortly to get your info to get your prize pack out to you.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Menu planning is hands-down one of the best money saving practices a gal can put into practice!
I find a few things to be helpful to get me doing it on a regular basis:
1. Accountability - I like to participate in a weekly blog meme called Menu Plan Monday, where hundreds of ladies share their menu plans (and tons of new recipes to try out!) every single Monday. This means I have to have my menu plan ready to post on my blog by Monday.
2. Organization - They say ten minutes of preparation will save you and hour down the road. It typically takes me about a half an hour to complete this particular task. Did I just hear groans? Ladies, DOING THIS saves me 3 hours a week! I don't go to the grocery store every day, trying to figure out what to make for dinner. Wouldn't you love to have 3 extra hours a week in your schedule to do something better than hanging around in the supermarket?
When I write my shopping list for the week, I simultaneously create my menu plan. Then when it is finalized, I jot it down on a menu planning template. Don't have one? Check out these 20 completely free printables. One of them is sure to suit your fancy. The person who compiled this awesome collection also suggest several ways to use these templates. Right now I am into using mine in a photo frame turned dry erase board. Love it!
3. Inspiration. A mom needs a good source for recipes. Or two. Or twenty. Cooking day in and day out (no matter how much you used to LOVE cooking) gets old. Doing the same ole, same ole. Eating the same ole, ole.
B-O-R-I-N-G.
Got a free couple of minutes? Surf the net and look for some recipe sites or blogs (I like . Bookmark the ones that look good. Subscribe to the awesome ones. I strive to try at least 1 new recipe weekly. I like to keep it fresh, and my family appreciates it!
I find a few things to be helpful to get me doing it on a regular basis:
1. Accountability - I like to participate in a weekly blog meme called Menu Plan Monday, where hundreds of ladies share their menu plans (and tons of new recipes to try out!) every single Monday. This means I have to have my menu plan ready to post on my blog by Monday.
2. Organization - They say ten minutes of preparation will save you and hour down the road. It typically takes me about a half an hour to complete this particular task. Did I just hear groans? Ladies, DOING THIS saves me 3 hours a week! I don't go to the grocery store every day, trying to figure out what to make for dinner. Wouldn't you love to have 3 extra hours a week in your schedule to do something better than hanging around in the supermarket?
When I write my shopping list for the week, I simultaneously create my menu plan. Then when it is finalized, I jot it down on a menu planning template. Don't have one? Check out these 20 completely free printables. One of them is sure to suit your fancy. The person who compiled this awesome collection also suggest several ways to use these templates. Right now I am into using mine in a photo frame turned dry erase board. Love it!
3. Inspiration. A mom needs a good source for recipes. Or two. Or twenty. Cooking day in and day out (no matter how much you used to LOVE cooking) gets old. Doing the same ole, same ole. Eating the same ole, ole.
B-O-R-I-N-G.
Got a free couple of minutes? Surf the net and look for some recipe sites or blogs (I like . Bookmark the ones that look good. Subscribe to the awesome ones. I strive to try at least 1 new recipe weekly. I like to keep it fresh, and my family appreciates it!
Monday, January 23, 2012
Oh, people. I am so sick that sick doesn't even say it. My family has been passing around a cold (I was the lucky recipient of it for the past week and now it is phasing into a sinus infection). So my plan this week is to try to avoid eating out and totally blowing the diet and budget. Here's hoping!
Breakfasts
Lunches
Dinners
An assortment of Smart Ones Satisfying Selections with extra veggies on the side
(ww pT+ vary)
An assortment of Smart Ones Satisfying Selections with extra veggies on the side
(ww pT+ vary)
Snacks
Piece of fruit and 2 cheese sticks (4 ww pT+)
An assortment of 100 calorie snack packs
(I find that most of them are around 3 ww pT+)
(I find that most of them are around 3 ww pT+)
Treat of the Week
Yeah--not gonna happen this week. I can barely stand, let alone bake. LOL
Friday, January 20, 2012
Fruit snacks used to be a sticky subject around this house.
My son is a huge fan of them. What 6 year old isn't? But I'm not a huge fan of feeding my already-hyper kiddo foods full of red food dye. And most varieties we've found in stores contain loads of it!
But Ocean Spray has come out with a new line of fruit flavored snacks that have no food dyes, real fruit juice, and a daily dose of Vitamin C (100%). They come in two flavors: Berries and Cherries and Assorted Fruit. And for just 80 calories a pack, they make a pretty good snack.
Good news, Free 2 Be Frugal readers! The good people at Ocean Spray and MyBlogSpark are letting me host a giveaway. 4 lucky peeps will win 6 boxes of fruit flavored snacks.
Here's how to enter:
-Leave a comment here telling me which flavors you'd like to see Ocean Spray come out with next.
-Subscribe to the Free 2 Be Frugal blog.
-Follow Free 2 Be Frugal on Facebook.
-Follow Free 2 Be Frugal on Twitter.
Check back here to see who wins January 27th!
P.S. Everyone scores a money saving coupon for Ocean Spray's new fruit snacks. Click here to get your coupon to save $1.10 off 2 boxes.
*Disclosure: The prize packs were graciously given to me from Ocean Spray through MyBlogSpark. I was not given any compensation to write this post and the opinions expressed here are 100% my own.
*Disclosure: The prize packs were graciously given to me from Ocean Spray through MyBlogSpark. I was not given any compensation to write this post and the opinions expressed here are 100% my own.
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Keeping your New Years resolutions to eat healthier and lose weight just got easier! Weight Watchers and Dawn Foods continues to expand its line of Sweet Baked Goods to include even more sensible snack choices. Muffins, cakes, brownies, and cookies--oh, boy!
If chocolate is your craving, then the Weight Watchers Double Chocolate Muffin is the way to go. For just 4 Points Plus you can indulge a little and not regret it. And it is satisfying because each muffin contains 6 grams of fiber to fill you up.
Yearning for a blueberry muffin with your morning coffee? Then try Weight Watchers Blueberry Muffin, which is full of real wild blueberries. It too has just 4 Points Plus. Add a fresh piece of fruit and you have the perfect breakfast.
If chocolate is your craving, then the Weight Watchers Double Chocolate Muffin is the way to go. For just 4 Points Plus you can indulge a little and not regret it. And it is satisfying because each muffin contains 6 grams of fiber to fill you up.
Yearning for a blueberry muffin with your morning coffee? Then try Weight Watchers Blueberry Muffin, which is full of real wild blueberries. It too has just 4 Points Plus. Add a fresh piece of fruit and you have the perfect breakfast.
*Disclosure: I received samples of Weight Watchers Sweet Baked Goods for free due to my affiliation with MomSelect. These are my honest opinions and I was not given any payment to write this review post.
Monday, January 16, 2012
Breakfasts
2 mini whole wheat bagels with whipped cream cheese(6 ww pT+)
Fit & Active multigrain waffles, Fit & Active turkey sausage link,
and sugar-free syrup (9 ww pT+)
Fit & Active multigrain waffles, Fit & Active turkey sausage link,
and sugar-free syrup (9 ww pT+)
Lunches
Salad with grilled chicken and low-fat Casesar dressing, clementines (6 ww pT+)
Lean Cuisine pepperoni pizza, salad with light balsamic vinaigrette dressing, clementines (11 ww pT+)
Lean Cuisine pepperoni pizza, salad with light balsamic vinaigrette dressing, clementines (11 ww pT+)
Dinners
Chicken Rollatini with Prosciutto and Cheese and salad (10 ww pT+)
Chicken Tacos with light sour cream and shredded cheese and rice (12 ww pT+)
London Broil with A-1, 1/2 baked potato with light sour cream, broccoli (12 ww pT+)
Dinner out with the in-laws - Japanese hibachi (bonus points time!)
Broccoli Pasta, salad (10 ww pT+)
Didn't get to last week...Cashew Chicken with rice (10 ww pT+)
Didn't get to last week...Fit & Active fish sticks, corn, veggies and lowfat dip (14 ww pT+)
Chicken Rollatini with Prosciutto and Cheese and salad (10 ww pT+)
Chicken Tacos with light sour cream and shredded cheese and rice (12 ww pT+)
London Broil with A-1, 1/2 baked potato with light sour cream, broccoli (12 ww pT+)
Dinner out with the in-laws - Japanese hibachi (bonus points time!)
Broccoli Pasta, salad (10 ww pT+)
Didn't get to last week...Cashew Chicken with rice (10 ww pT+)
Didn't get to last week...Fit & Active fish sticks, corn, veggies and lowfat dip (14 ww pT+)
Snacks
Piece of fruit and 2 cheese sticks (4 ww pT+)
Nonfat yogurt with 2 tablespoons graham cracker crumbs (4 ww pT+)
Fit and Active version of "Cheeze-It" crackers(3 ww pT+)
Fit and Active version of "Cheeze-It" crackers(3 ww pT+)
Fit & Active version of "Oreo" thins(3 ww pT+ each)
Treat of the Week
Diet Soda Cake (5 ww pT+)
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