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Jean Cats Favorites - Thread 5

Jean Cats Favorites - Thread 5

JeanCats (Jeanetta’s) Favorites was once called JeanCats Finds. The name has been changed because JeanCat eats many low salt, low/no fat and low no sugar foods which may not represent a find for most Weight Watchers. Jean Cat MUST eat healthier for health reasons.

In addition, Jean Cat looks for helpful information on the internet, links, videos, podcasts, and recipes. Some of the recipes that JeanCat shares are directly from a site, in which she will always give the site addy or her own which she places the name JeanCat in front of it.

In this weeks thread you will find:
Pasta, Bread, Drink, Tea, Deli Meat, Salad, Soup of the Week. Together they could make one great meal! If you have enough points!

I include my own recipe for a white sauce for pasta and my adaptation of Woman’s Day Chicken Sorrento.

Sorrento Italy is a beautiful coastal town in the Bay of Naples in Italy. Dean Martin sang about it in one of his love songs. Sorrento is ‘one of the most sought after locations in Italy for destination weddings, this coastal gem offers breathtaking sunsets, picturesque ocean views and the fragrances of orange and lemon orchards.” While more beautiful, it’s aerial view harbor reminds me somewhat of Catalina Island off the coast of California. Please take a trip with me and visit Sorrento, Italy.
http://www.sorrentoweb.com/sorrento-photo.jpg
http://www.italian-weddings.com/uploads/pics/01_weddings_in_sorrento_01.jpg
http://www.studyabroadinternational.com/Italy/Sorrento2/image/sorrento_harbor.jpg

Enjoy!
Mangaste Buono!

JeanCat

Re: Jean Cats Favorites - Thread 5

Pasta of the Week: Trader Joe’s Organic Sprouted Wheat Pappardelle Pasta

1 cup cooked or 2 ounces dry
210 cals
0.5 Fat
Fiber 3 gram
Points = 4 pts

This is about 3/8 to 1/2 inch wide pasta noodle
Great for Core, Vegan diet or Healthy Flex points.
Has a great recipe on the back.

Top with: JeanCats Creamy Italian Sauce
1 cup your favorite FAT FREE Italian Dressing
1 tsp of Italian Seasoning
1 /2 tsp of garlic/herb powder
1 cup Fat Free half and half 4 ounces of Fat Free Cream cheese.
Heat, but do not boil. Pour over HOT drained noodles.
Calculate points based upon dressing.

Alternatively
JeanCats White Sauce (omit/leave out the Italian dressing)
2 tsp of Italian Seasoning
1 tsp of garlic/herb powder or 4 cloves of fresh minced garlic
1 cup Fat Free half and half
4 ounces of Fat Free Cream cheese.
4 ounces chicken broth (low sodium is best)
Heat, but do not boil. Pour over HOT drained noodles., double the amount of Italian Seasoning and garlic.

Optional: 1 or 2 cups sliced mushrooms, re-hydrated sun-dried tomatoes, chopped zucchini,
Optional: 1 or 2 tsp of olive oil
To the Alternative recipe only:
Optional: JeanCats White Wine Sauce: Add ½ cup of dry white wine
Optional: JeanCats Vodka Sauce: Add ½ to 1 cup vodka and 1 can diced tomatoes (canned or crushed plum tomatoes), eliminate 2 ounces of half and half.
If you do the above you may wish to thicken with 1 or 2 tsp of flour to sauce. Note: The color of this sauce is a pink, not white or red.

Adjust points for any alterations or options taken.


Let me know if you like it! If I should submit to Aimee's Community cookbook.

JeanCat

Re: Jean Cats Favorites - Thread 5

JeanCats Bread of the Week:
Food for Life Ezekiel 4:9 Sprouted Whole Grain Bread
1 point each slice (highly textured bread, great if you like toasty consistency and nutty flavor). Great Core Food, Vegan diet and Healthy Flex Points
Regular
Low Sodium
Cinnamon Raisin

1 slice = 80 cals
0 fat
2 grams
1 pt per slice

Great bread for toasted sandwiches. Love it with tuna or salmon salad/spread on hot toast.

Enjoy!
JeanCat

Re: Jean Cats Favorites - Thread 5

Drink of the Week: Canned Minute Maid Drinks
I now take these to work and keep a few in the trunk of my car. I am not much on water. When I get to a Carl’s I usually get the BBQ chicken on Whole wheat and I expect the 5 cal Lemonade to be there. But lately the fountain has been not working/out of stock.
Here are the new flavors only 5 calories per 8 ounces, each can is 12 ounces or 7.5 calories:
Light Guava Citrus
Light Tropical Mango
Light Cherry Limeade
Light Raspberry Passion
Light Lemonade


Check out the comparison charts:
http://www.thecoca-colacompany.com/mail/goodanswer/minute_maid.pdf


Another good read about healthy juices:
Minute Maid(R) Introduces Enhanced Orange Juices for Health-Conscious Consumers
http://www.smartbrief.com/news/gma/industryBW-detail.jsp?id=526CCFC3-4513-495B-B390-9624DAA2C862

Re: Jean Cats Favorites - Thread 5

Tea of the Week:
Celestial Seasonings Green Teas:
Regular
Antioxidant
Decaffeinated MINT TEA
Decaffeinated Honey Chamomile

Want to know more about Wu Long or Oolong Tea?
http://blog.dragonwater.com/index.tf/20060328/8/the_truth_about_wu_long_tea.html

I recently purchased from this site:
http://www.qflinc.com/wulong-tea.html?gclid=CIPTlNrv5YsCFRt9hgod2C12OQ
Because it has caffeine in it I will only use it on a Friday or Sat. Currently I use the decaffeinated tea. This is my first week and so far it moved me off of a plateau.

Enjoy!
JeanCat

Re: Jean Cats Favorites - Thread 5

Salads of the Week

TJ’s Greek Garden Salad . With out dressing with the Feta cheese (2.5 grams of fat) = 2 points.
Add the dressing with the salad = 4 points (6 grams of fat)

I have eaten this without the dressing. I used the feta cheese with every bite as a dressing.


Enjoy!

Re: Jean Cats Favorites - Thread 5

Soup of the Week

Trader Joe’s FF Low Sodium Chicken Broth! Probably an old find for most of you. But I mainly mention it to help out newbies.

Great as a vegetable soup base. Great in Aimee’s mashed potatoes, great as a gravy base. Great alone! Comes in a carton. Some times hard to find/notice because very little difference in the packaging from the regualar.

Enjoy!
JeanCat

Re: Jean Cats Favorites - Thread 5

Link of the Week – Nutrition Tutorials Diet and Weight Loss Tutorial s include: Eating Disorders Surgery as a Last Resort Why Healthy Food Makes You Slim Selecting a Diet Plan Drinking Water Is Important for Weight Loss "All You Can Eat" Fat-Free Food Calculating BMI, BMR, RMR and Ideal Body Wt Good Fats and Bad Fats How Fiber Helps You Lose Weight
Raise Your Metabolism and Burn More Calories
Smoking and Weight Loss And many more! http://www.caloriesperhour.com/tutorial_free.html

I hope that you will find the reading informative if you are a newbie to WW or dieting and confirming if you are an old timer like me.

Enjoy!

JeanCat

Re: Jean Cats Favorites - Thread 5

Fat Free Recipe Link of the Week – I found this by googling the words FAT FREE
http://www.fatfree.com/recipes/cornbreads/mexican-corn-bread
Mexican corn bread loosely adapted from the Albers package

1 1/2 cup yellow corn meal
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt (I leave out)
1 egg equivalent
1 cup nonfat milk
1 16 or 17 ounce can cream-style corn
1/4 cup chopped onion
2 tablespoons chopped green chilies ( I use Ortega brand)
minced jalapenos to taste
couple tablespoons chopped red bell pepper (just for color, can omit)

mix together dry ingredients
mix together wet ingredients
blend together, pour into
8 inch square baking pan, (sprayed lightly with cooking spray)
bake 400 F for 35 to 40 minutes

goes great with a bowl of beans.
kwovolacto ovolacto””

FAT FREE Brownie Recipes http://www.fatfree.com/recipes/brownies/
Internet Recipe of the Week


Pineapple Cheesecake Pie www.recipes-from-friends.com/fatfree/index.html

Re: Jean Cats Favorites - Thread 5

Vegetarian Fat Free Passover Recipes
http://homecooking.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ/Ya&sdn=homecooking&cdn=food&tm=4&f=10&su=p284.8.150.ip_&tt=14&bt=1&bts=1&zu=http%3A//euler.ecs.umass.edu/pass-veg/

Fat Free Vegan http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/
Of Note: FDA Fat Free Comparison Chart http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2002/chrt_calcomp.html

Enjoy!
JeanCat

Re: Jean Cats Favorites - Thread 5

Kraft Foods Fat Free and Low fat Product/Foods list includes store locator http://www.kraftfoods.com/kf/HealthyLiving/sensiblesolutions/SensibleSolution_Search_Fat.html


Enjoy!
JeanCat

Jean Cats Sorrento Chicken

Recipe Site of the Week: Woman’s Day Three Ingredient Recipes . This site will give you some ideas to change up your meals. I adapted the recipe below:

http://www.womansday.com/cooking/9634/3-ingredient-dinners.html


JeanCats Adaptation of Woman’s Day Chicken – Sorrento http://www.womansday.com/recipes/9916/chicken-sorrento.html


4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (about 5 oz each)
1 bottle (8 oz) Fat Free Italian dressing
1 bag (16 oz) frozen stir-fry vegetable blend
2 Tbsp FF Cream Cheese
2 Tbsp FF Half and Half (optional)
Serves 4
Active: 15 min/Total: 15 min

1. Sprinkle chicken with 1/4 tsp salt and 1/8 tsp pepper. (eliminate salt for Low Salt diets)
2. Heat 2 tsp oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook 2 minutes on each side, or until golden.
3. Pour dressing on chicken; turn to coat. Cover, reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes.
4. Add frozen vegetables, cover and cook 5 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through and vegetables are crisp-tender.
5. Remove from heat and add 2 Tablespoonsful of FAT FREE Cream Cheese and 2 Tablespoonsful of FAT FREE half and half (optional)

6 or 8 points depending on size of chicken breasts


Enjoy! Mangaste Buono!

JeanCat

Re: Jean Cats Favorites - Thread 5

Aimee's site THREADY of the WEEK!
Drum Roll and Applause Please..............


ADDICTIONS!

http://pub18.bravenet.com/forum/1520267441/show/1041767

CONGTATULATIONS to Brandie!!!
You have just won a Deluxe Toaster Oven!

Actually it was one of the best Threads I have read on this site!

If you have nto been there or want a refresher go to the link above.



JeanCat

Review of previous threads

For the newbies and those who wish to revisit previous JeanCat Find Threads:

JeanCats Finds Thread # 5 Week April 21, 2007 miss-numbered. Should have been Thread #4 http://pub18.bravenet.com/forum/1520267441/fetch/1039252/3

JeanCats Find of the Week - Food Prep Videos! Apr 15, 07 - 7:28 PM
http://pub18.bravenet.com/forum/1520267441/show/1034055

JeanCats Find Thread # 3 Week April 1, 2007
http://pub18.bravenet.com/forum/1520267441/show/1023676


JeanCats Special Find for AIMEE March 25, 07
http://pub18.bravenet.com/forum/1520267441/show/1017143

Jean Cats Finds Thread #2 March 24, 2007
http://pub18.bravenet.com/forum/1520267441/show/1017077

Jean Cat's Finds Mar 22, 07 - 8:05 AM This is the first one, including how this thread got started.
http://pub18.bravenet.com/forum/1520267441/show/1014168

Diet Tips that Work and are WW Friendly!
http://www.videojug.com/film/quick-tips-on-dieting
Nutrtion Why we need fruits and veggies and how to sneak them into our daily eating.
http://www.videojug.com/tag/nutrition


Okay that is the last of my posts! Hope that you will comment. Let me know what you try and what works and does not work! I call a does not work a 'found out'!

Thanks!

Jeanetta = JeanCat
Have a great OP week!


Re: Jean Cats Favorites -

Just wanted you all to know that this is a different thread than last week. I have changed the JeanCat's Finds to Jean Cats Favorites.

I accidentally numbered Find thread # 4 as # 5. So this one is technically the real # 5.

Next week will be Favorites #6.

I hope you will check out the contents if you have not already.

JeanCat

Re: Jean Cats Favorites - Thread 5

Thanks JeanCat! I haven't had a chance to check everything out yet, but I will. I just wanted to say thanks for posting all of this for us. I know I appreciate it. :)

Re: Jean Cats Favorites - Thread 5

THANK YOU AIMEE!

PLEASE d let me know what you try and if it works for you. Not everything on my thread is food, but is weight reduction or healthy living related.

JeanCat