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.
I spotted a soup mix in the grocerie store the other day, it was on sale so it caught my eye. It was BearCreek Country Kitchens Clam Chowder. I love Clam Chowder so I stuck it in my cart. All you need to add in is water and a can of clams. I made it for lunch today and I was impressed. It wasnt restaurant quality or homemade quality but it was a nice quick low fat meal. I recommend doubling up on the clams and using two 6.5ounce cans for added flavour. But it was super simple, just bring 7.5 cups of water to a boil along with the clams (juice included) and then whisk in the contents of the package and stir it pretty often and reduce the heat to low. I went off to work in my office thinking I had 15 minutes and would run back and stir once or twice, thats not enough, you need to stay on top of it better than I did. Some of the soup had stuck to the bottom. We didnt need crackers or any salt or pepper with it. my kids and husband really enjoyed it! Pick up a package of this mix and give it a shot:
With the two cans of clams its about 172 calories per serving and 3.5 grams of fat- which is only about 18% calories from fat. Yum!
I was in the dairy isle at my local Safeway and found a light smoothie. Its by Lucerne called simpley ‘Light Smoothie’ I tried it in Peach. It has 190 calories and no fat. Its a nonfat dairy beverage. It was on sale 10 for $10, for a dollar I figured it would make a quick snack. My kids and myself were all starving so I knew Id never hear the end of the complaining if I didnt get something for them for in the car. At first sip I was surprised at how thick it was, basically it was just prestirred yogurt, it was very very sweet. The kids enjoyed it and finished it up. Afterwards I looked at the ingredient list and noticed Chicory Root Extract which is not recommended in pregnancy so I wont be buying this again until after this baby is born.
This ‘light smoothie’ contains 500mg potassium which is 14% daily value, 7 grams of fiber (from the chicory root) which is a whopping 28% of daily value! and 12 grams of protien which is 24% of daily value.
Apparently WalMart carries fat free blueberry muffins! And they are actually really good! Each muffin has 120 calories and no fat. They are light and moist and have lots of berries in them. They are priced at $2.50 for a half dozen. My husband snagged them off the bakery clearance rack for $1.50. He didn’t mean ti grab fat free ones, he didn’t even notice until he brought them home (After eating four of them)
This was a nice treat but really high in sugar. I’m going to look for a low fat or fat free recipe to make myself so I can substitute some of the sugar with splenda.