Tasty Bite

Hello my eager beavers,

I was reflecting on my previous blog and thinking about the main staples that I rely on during the week (as opposed to my care free food adventures on the weekend).  There is a brand of prepared entrees by a company called "TastyBite". Everything comes in a pouch, is microwaveable, vegetarian, gluten-free, kosher and all natural. If you love Indian or pan-Asian style food. These are super easy to keep around the house. I usually pair them up with rice or a baked potato. They have traditional dishes like Bombay potatoes, madras lentils, jodhpur lentils, Kashmir spinach,, spinach Dal, Punjab eggplant, Agra peas and greens, aloo palak, Bangkok beans, Bengal lentils, Channa masala, kerela vegetables, tofu corn masala....there are really too many to name. What I like the most is how the nutrition information is on the package so I can use my Points Plus calculator to figure out the value and work it into my plan. Ive seen points plus values on these products, ranging from 3 to 9 points plus per serving. There are two servings per package.I tend to stay away from the items with cream and lean towards ones that are higher in fiber as they tend to have lower values. One of my personal favorites is the Jodhpur lentils. They're 3 points plus per serving. 5 for the whole package.

I was surprised when I went to the tastybite website http://www.tastybite.com/ and saw all of the recipe idea using there entrees, which are great on their own to create all new dishes.

For those that know me, I love all things lentils. I found a recipe for the a lentil and pumpkin soup that looks so easy.

Lentil and pumpkin soup (jodhpur lentils)

1 pack of jodhpur lentils

1 15oz can of pumpkin puree

1/2 diced vidalia onion

1 cup skim milk.

salt

1 tsp sugar (use splenda if you're watching your sugar intake- shaves a point off the value)

1/4 tsp crushed garlic (optional)

1 tsp butter

serves 4

3points plus value per serving

Melt the butter and saute the onions and garlic until tender. Add the pumpkin and 1/cup of water. Add the lentils, milk, salt and sugar. mix well and heat through and serve. (the serving...that's the best part lol)

This looks super easy and since I eat these lentils all the time, it's the perfect thing to add a little variety to my week. I will definitely post an update and let you know how this came out.  I hope you're inspired to check out there site and do a little experimenting just as I am.

Ok bees and bears....I'm off for now!

:)