My husband picked these out, they looked like Perogies, which Im very familair with. We had a long day so I threw them in the microwave. They are Ling Ling Brand Chicken & Vegetable Potstickers. They take just two to three minutes and 4 peices have 170 calories and just 3 grams of fat which is only 16% calories from fat. I was surprised they were really good. I could have eaten a ton of them as an entire meal. This was just a part of a throw together fast meal but next time Ill probably steam some veggies and make some rice and it could be a reall yummy meal! These pot stickers also came with a dipping sauce. At first I figured it would be just some soy sauce but I opened it and tasted it and it was awesome! It had just a hint of spice and sweetness all in a soy sauce base. My husband spent three years in Japan and said this sauce was one of the best ones he had tasted since being back on US soil. We definatly will buy this again! Yummy!
Ive been seeing a new brand of low fat ‘healthy’ foods in my local grocerie store. The brand is simply ‘Eating Right’ and the labels generally give the fat and calories in a large noticable way. Today I grabbed a little cup of soup. It was Miso Noodle Soup. 130 calories and 1 gram of fat, it was on sale for 88 cents so I figured why not give it a shot eh? I made it for lunch today and was really dissapointed. It smelled SO good. It smelled salty and rich with lots of noodles and big chunks of seaweed. Unfortunatly it was really bland! Even the seaweed. It says there is tofu in it as well but I think I saw one tiny piece. For 88 cents it wasnt a huge dissapointment, a little more flavouring could have gone a long way though. I love a good broth, without anything else in it so the fact that this broth was pretty bland means I wont be buying this again. It also takes a while to make. Only a minute and a half on high in the microwave but then it has to sit for 8 minutes covered in the microwave.
It seems like a few days ago I found out I was pregnant but here I am almost 17 weeks pregnant and showing- a LOT. I have been trying to stick with healthy low fat eating and getting moderate exercise. It hasn’t been ideal with morning sickness and a lot of fatigue but I seem to be past that now and feeling okay. At my last midwifes appointment I have gained a total of between six and seven pounds which is in the healthy range. From 1-13 weeks women are supposed to gain 3-5lbs if they were at a healthy weight prior to pregnancy, after that the recommendation is to gain about a pound a week for the remaining 27 weeks for a total of 25-35lbs total. I am really trying to aim for the lower end since I was still a smidgen on the heavy side when I got pregnant. Once this baby is born it will make it that much easier to drop the few extra pounds I still will be carrying. The prospects of losing 5 or 10 pounds of ‘baby weight’ isn’t too depressing compared to the 20+ I was carrying after each of my previous deliveries!