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Jalapeno Chicken Breasts Plus+ 8 Per Serving

Ingredients:

6 bone-in chicken breast halves, skinned
1 tablespoon chili powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/3 cup sliced pickled jalapeno chile pepper, drained
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon cold water
1 8 ounce package reduced-fat cream cheese,
softened and cut into cubes
2 slices turkey bacon, crisp-cooked,
drained, and crumbled (optional)

Directions:

1. Sprinkle chicken with chili powder and salt. Arrange chicken, bone sides down, in a 4 1/2- to 6-quart slow cooker. Pour broth and lemon juice around chicken. Top with drained jalapeno pepper.

2. Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 5 to 6 hours or on high-heat setting for 2 1/2 to 3 hours.

3. Transfer chicken and jalapeno pepper to a serving platter, reserving cooking liquid. Cover chicken and keep warm.

4. If using low-heat setting, turn to high-heat setting. For sauce, in a small bowl, combine cornstarch and the water; stir into cooking liquid. Add cream cheese, whisking until combined. Cover and cook about 15 minutes more or until thickened. Serve chicken with sauce. If desired, sprinkle with bacon.

Makes 6 Servings

Nutritional Info Per Serving: Calories 329, Carbs 5 g, Fat 11 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 49 g

Blueberry Ricotta Pancakes Plus+ 6 Per Serving

Ingredients:

1/2 cup whole-wheat pastry flour
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
3/4 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
1 large egg
1 large egg white
1/2 cup nonfat buttermilk
1 teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 teaspoons canola oil, divided
3/4 cup fresh or frozen (not thawed) blueberries

Directions:

Whisk whole-wheat flour, all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and nutmeg in a small bowl. Whisk ricotta, egg, egg white, buttermilk, lemon zest and juice in a large bowl until smooth. Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just combined.

Brush a large nonstick skillet with 1/2 teaspoon oil and place over medium heat until hot. Using a generous 1/4 cup of batter for each pancake, pour the batter for 2 pancakes into the pan, sprinkle blueberries on each pancake and cook until the edges are dry and bubbles begin to form, about 2 minutes. Flip the pancakes and cook until golden brown, about 2 minutes more. Repeat with the remaining oil, batter and berries, adjusting the heat as necessary to prevent burning.

Makes 4 Servings (2 Pancakes Each)

Nutritional Info: 238 calories; 8 g fat ( 3 g sat , 3 g mono ); 68 mg cholesterol;
30 g carbs; 12 g protein; 3 g fiber; 334 mg sodium

Weight Watchers Recipes - Zucchini Fritters (2 Points+)

Ingredients:

4 zucchini (approx. 1½ pounds)
5-6 scallions, finely chopped
9 ounces feta cheese
Small bunch fresh parsley, chopped
Small bunch fresh mint, chopped
1 tablespoon dried mint
1 teaspoon paprika
Scant 1 cup all-purpose flour
Salt and pepper
3 eggs, beaten
Olive oil for frying

Directions:

Coarsely grate the zucchini with either the grating blade in the food processor or by hand. Spread the little shards out on a tea towel and leave for about 20 minutes to get rid of any excess wetness.

Put the chopped scallions in a bowl and crumble in the feta. Stir in the chopped parsley and mint, along with the dried mint and paprika. Add the flour and season well with salt and pepper. Gradually add the beaten egg and mix thoroughly before stirring in the drained, grated zucchini. Don’t be alarmed by the unflowing straggly lumpiness of this batter; it’s meant to be this way.

Heat a few tablespoons of oil in a large frying pan and drop heaped dessertspoons of the mixture into the hot oil, flattening the little cakes down with the back of the spoon as you go. Cook these little patties for about 2 minutes each side until golden

Makes 24 Servings (1 Fritter Per Serving)

Nutritional Info Per Serving: Calories 74; Total fat 4 g; Sodium 221 mg;
Carbs 7 g; Fiber 1 g; Protein 3

Weight Watchers Zero Point Foods - A Real Bonus For Dieters

Weight Watchers has been successfully teaching dieters to lose weight and lose fat since the 1960s. The points system is a relatively new innovation, but has been no less successful and some find it easier to use than earlier methods.

Parts of the Weight Watchers system is covered and protected by US patents, but broadly the number of points a person can have to eat in a day is covered by their starting weight:

Less than 150 pounds = 18-25 Points

150 to 174 pounds = 20-27 Points

175 to 199 pounds = 22-29 Points

200 to 224 pounds = 24-31 Points

225 to 250 pounds = 26-33 Points

Over 250 pounds = 28-35 Points

How to allocate your day's food can become crucial when a single Big Mac will costs 14 points and a slice of undecorated cheesecake will cost 7 points!

Using some zero point foods will bulk up your day's intake without costing any of your points allocation. Here is a partial list:

asparagus
beets
broccoli
brussels sprouts
cabbage
carrots
cauliflower
celery
cucumber
diet soda
eggplant
leeks
lettuce
mineral water
mushrooms
okra
peppers
pumpkin
radishes
salsa
sauerkraut
scallions
snow peas
soy sauce
spinach
sprouts
squash
tomatoes
turnips
watercress

If it isn't obvious from the above, salads - green, garden and mixed - are all zero point Weight Watchers foods, as are vegetable juices.

If you'd like to mix some lemon or lime juice, salt, pepper, vinegar and mustard, you could have a zero point salad dressing for your zero point salad. Spend one point and you can add some olive oil! Lush, indeed.

Understanding how to use the Weight Watchers points system, in it's entirety, and to your benefit - including the Zero Point Foods - can mean you reaching your weight loss and fat loss goals sooner.

More information on zero-point foods, including how to use these special foods in recipes, and how they can facilitate your weight loss, is available at http://www.zero-point-foods.com There are four fabulous recipes you can read about and make for yourself on this site - "Asian-style" Vegetable Soup, Mexican Vegetable Soup, Italian Vegetable Soup and "Garden-style" Vegetable Soup. Head over there and pick them up - all four terrific, and all zero-points!

All the best!
Warwick Foster

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Healthy Food Reviewed - Weight Watchers Ice Cream

You don't have to be on the Weight Watchers diet program to enjoy their amazing ice cream makeovers. Under their Smart Ones product line, their ice cream sundaes are decadent stunners.

My favorite (and my husband's) is the Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough sundae at 170 calories, 3 grams of fat and no trans fat. A very welcome new addition to the ice cream sundae product line discovered on my last restocking trip to the supermarket was the Peanut Butter Cup sundae with the world's tiniest peanut butter cups sprinkled on top--they are the cutest things! Both of these flavors are fantastic substitutes for past Ben And Jerry's favorites in the same flavors at a fraction of the fat and calories.

There's also a Smart Ones Mocha Fudge sundae version that I hoped would be reminiscent of the Baskin Robbins Jamoca Almond Fudge, but did not measure up to that high standard. I also wasn't as happy with the Mint Chocolate Chip sundae which was not minty enough, and the chocolate cookie base was very crumbly. That's okay, the others are clear winners!

To get the satisfying Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream flavor, I like the Mint Chocolate Chip cup instead of the sundae at 140 calories, 3.5 grams of fat and no trans fat. By the way, pass on the cup version of the Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough--there's almost no cookie dough in it, and you'll be stuck with a cup of almost all vanilla. To me if ice cream is not at least somewhat exotic, it's not worth the calories. Besides for a few calories more, you get the heavenly Smart Ones Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough sundae.

Neither the Weight Watchers ice cream sundaes, nor the cups, are going to be huge portion sizes, but they are surprisingly satisfying--probably because of the cool flavors (pun intended).

With fantastic ice cream makeovers like these, it is deliciously possible to achieve healthy eating without giving up this favorite comfort food.

TIP: These Weight Watchers concoctions can be quite expensive if you get them from your traditional supermarket, even on sale. Wal-Mart Supercenters have them at the lowest prices I have seen. For some reason though, the Wal-Mart Supercenter stocks the ice cream sundaes with the regular Smart Ones meals in entrees, and the cups in the regular ice cream section, so you won't find them both together and might think they don't carry the product if you didn't know otherwise.

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