Back to the grind

Hello peeps,

Its Monday after the storm. I'm back on track with my dieting. (I hope lol).I try to the best of my ability to follow the Weight watchers points plus plan, but being a foodie,it gets boring sometimes. I like to try different foods and to the best of my ability fit them into the plan. I'm not always successful, but you got to give me an "E" for effort. I hate to sound like a cliche "whats for dinner tonight" blog...but that's exactly what I'm going to write about. lol.

Tonight I will be making a very points plus friendly fried rice. Its probably one of my favorite  meals during the week. Its easy and satisfying. If i went on food adventures and tasted 50 things every day, I'd be 300 pounds. I like to keep a clean diet during the week and be a little more adventurous on the weekends when I have the points to spare.  So this is how I make an easy "fried" rice with leftover rice from other meals during the week. I hope your inspired and try it and leave me a comment to let me know how you like it. The thing I like most about this dish, is that its very flexible in regard to what veggies you can put in it. You can use whatever is in your fridge or freezer.

Easy "fried" rice

1 cup of leftover rice (white or brown, depending on preference)

3 egg whites

1/2 cup steamed broccoli

1/2 cup onions, diced

1/2 cup cherry tomatoes

1/4 cup corn kernels (optional- corn adds points so if you're cheap with your points leave it out)

1/4 carrots, sliced

1/2 a chopped scallion

(you can add any veggie you like if you want to really bulk it up)

2 cloves crushed garlic

salt, pepper, garlic powder to taste

1 teaspoon olive oil

Soy sauce to taste

I spray my pan with fat free cooking spray and then add the olive oil. I find one teaspoon of olive oil isn't enough to saute so that's why I use both spray and oil. When the pan is hot I add my onions and cook until translucent. I add my garlic and cook for 3 minutes. Make sure not to burn your garlic, it will taste bitter.

I add my other veggies and scallions, except the tomatoes. Add those at the end so they don't get too over cooked. I saute everything together and add my salt, pepper and garlic powder. When my veggies are tender I add the rice. You might have to give it an extra spray of cooking spray if the pan needs it at this point. when my veggies and rice are combined, I pour my egg whites in and cover it for about 5 minutes or until its set. When It's set, scramble the hell out of it (that's a fancy cooking technique ya know). I add my tomatoes and soy sauce and let it cook for another minute. The whole thing is huge and  8 points. You  can divide it in half and have two 4pointsplus servings.

Okay honey bees and honey bears...Time to actually start work.

Off for now!

TaTa!  :)