It is freezing out today! Below freezing actually. This morning on the news they said you could get frostbite in ten to fifteen minutes. So we cancelled the youth group sledding trip. It would have been fun, but I am NOT getting frostbite!
Instead I made grilled cheese and soup for lunch. I had Progresso 99% fat free New England clam chowder. It was actually quite good. I couldn’t tell that it was fat free- It was still really creamy with big chunks of potatoes. For dinner I made Spicy Meatloaf from the New Complete Weight Watchers Cookbook. I really like the cookbook because it has healthy versions of all different kinds of foods, from Mexican to Chinese to good ol’ comfort food. And most of the stuff is so easy to make! (The only annoying thing is that it is written in the old points system so I have to convert everything to the new points values online.) Even if you don’t do Weight Watchers, it is still useful to find healthy versions of your favorite recipes.
First finely chop and saute the vegetables. The loaf has a carrot, celery stalk, onion, and a package of sliced mushrooms.
Once the veggies are sauteed, mix them with the meat, 1/2 cup of oats, an egg, tomato paste, worcestershire sauce, and hot sauce.
Mold the mixture into a loaf in a 9×9 inch pan (sprayed with cooking spray).
Bake for 30 minutes, spread tomato sauce on the top, and bake for another 30-45 minutes.
The loaf didn’t really stay together when sliced, but it was still delicious. Two slices are 7 points. It was so filling that I only ate one slice (and had one of the non fat muffins from Friday). I paired it with steamed broccoli and cauliflower (from one of those frozen bags). The meatloaf was really good and much healthier than regular meatloaf.
Off to drink some Irish Breakfast tea… Yum!
-Carolyn
Made From the Heart 
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