Guest guest Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 Hi, Paula. You lured me out of lurkdom with your question about Weight Watchers! I started on their program two weeks ago. I am doing the points version. Eating vegetarian is not all that common in WW groups, or so it seems. I haven't gone to their web site yet, but maybe there is more information on it? Sue in NC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 Hi Sue, Nice to meet a fellow WW person here! I think it is a really healthy program that works very well with a vegetarian lifestyle, but you are right, there is not any discussion in the WW groups concerning being a vegetarian. Since the point values are determined by how much fat, fiber, and calories the food in question has, the plant based proteins are usually more point friendly because the amount of fiber will bring the point value down! I found a couple of things that kind of became my staples while I was losing and still are: The 1pt boca burger patties--my favorite is the roasted garlic, with a 1 pt slice of 2% cheese, and a 2 pt Nature's Own sugarfree whole wheat bun and all the mustard, catsup, lettuce, onions, I can stuff in are great, and quick to pack in my lunch in the mornings--4 total points! The flat out light whole wheat flatbread wraps are huge! and only 1 point, and are really good with a piece of melted 2% cheese and a pretty big volume of mixed green salad, spinach, tomatoes, radishes, cucmbers and some fat free raspberry pecan dressing wrap it up and you've got a big satisfying wrap sandwich to eat. 1 or 2 pts worth of drained chickpeas is also good mixed in with the salad stuffing in place of the cheese. There are low carb whole wheat tortillas available here made by Mission that are 1 pt each, and I take 1/2 cup of the fat free refried beans which are 1 point, and mix them with some salsa and a little ff sour cream and salt and stuff two of the tortillas with them-3 points. Or if I want to tear a 2% cheese slice in two and use on the two tortillas, 4 pts. When I'm making dinner, a lot of times I'll use the two tsp of olive oil to do a stirfry with broccoli and snowpeas and onions and mushrooms--Quite a bit of volume in there for very few points. So, really, it seems that doing WW vegetarian made it much easier! I think I have seen some of the WW discussion groups you can find on their official site that are for vegetarian WW members. I've never participated in any of those. I might go check it out myself! Thanks for posting, and please share any neat WW food ideas you have! Paula On Mon, 17 Apr 2006 16:11:36 -0400 susannah1800 writes: Hi, Paula. You lured me out of lurkdom with your question about Weight Watchers! I started on their program two weeks ago. I am doing the points version. Eating vegetarian is not all that common in WW groups, or so it seems. I haven't gone to their web site yet, but maybe there is more information on it? Sue in NC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 I found that I really like Ezekiel bread. It ends up being a point each slice, but it is very filling. It has no flour at all in it, since it is made from sprouts. That adds to the nutrition. Ezekiel Cinnamon Raisin with peanut butter " painted on " is a nice breakfast. The bread has no preservatives, so you have to look for it in the frozen food case. Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2006 Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 Thanks Sue! I've got Ezekiel bread written on my shopping list. There are a few stores here that I think might have it. Sounds super healthy and very delicious! I just love a good substantial piece of bread with healthy ingredients that is filling also! Thank you so much for the tip! Paula , " Susannah " <susannah1800 wrote: > > I found that I really like Ezekiel bread. It ends up being a point > each slice, but it is very filling. It has no flour at all in it, > since it is made from sprouts. That adds to the nutrition. Ezekiel > Cinnamon Raisin with peanut butter " painted on " is a nice breakfast. > The bread has no preservatives, so you have to look for it in the > frozen food case. > > Sue > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2006 Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 > Thanks Sue! I've got Ezekiel bread written on my shopping list. > There are a few stores here that I think might have it. I don't want to rain on anyone's parade, but not all store-bought Ezekiel bread is made from sprouted grain - often a mix of flours (truly), just as the recipes on the net often (too frequently?) suggest. I know I saw some for sale in town one day last year and gave a silent cry of triumph, but when I read the ingredients I saw that it was more or less an 'ancient grains' loaf that we see. Oh, and of course it might be called Bible Bread. I'm holding out for the sprouted grain bread!!! Thanks for the tip ;-) love, pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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