Personally, I would ditch the Slimfast. I believe that most of them are 200 calories. Would you enjoy EATING something "real" for those same 200 calories? Scrambled egg whites and cheese? A nonfat yogurt? A big bowl of vegetable soup?
I understand if your schedule is crazy and it is just an easy thing to grab, but personally I would far rather have a "real" meal than a quick drink.
Breakfast could be egg whites (scrambled, omelet, sandwich... whatever ), a turkey wrap (on low carb tortilla), peanut butter on a low carb pita, plain nonfat greek yogurt with a splash of vanilla and stevia and a handful of berries, or even dinner leftovers.
Dinner.... not sure how you feed your family, so hard to comment there. I try HARD to make one dinner for my entire family, but between food preferences and food allergies, it is TOUGH! DH mostly follows an Atkins style eating plan.... so I am sure to make the protein portions large for him, plus lots of non-starchy veggies. I have been on WW for 5 years now, but I also really watch my carbs, so I eat about the same as DH, but usually a smaller protein portion and no butter/oil on my veggies. DS has food allergies, so he gets fish when we have chicken, and DD (future marine biologist) refuses to eat anything that comes from the ocean, so she has a grilled chicken breast when we have fish. Some nights I make a starch to go with dinner for the kids, but sometimes I don't. I nearly always make TWO vegetables, usually in contrasting colors for some visual interest.
Tonight is a crockpot stewed chicken. Usually I throw potatoes in with the onions and carrots in the crockpot, but I didn't have any last night, so tonight I will make a small serving of mashed potatoes for the kiddos. DH and I will eat the chicken, carrots and onions, and I will make roasted green beans as well. DS will have a salmon burger, roasted green beans, and the aforementioned potatoes.
Dinner sometimes is CRAZY complicated at my house, but I can usually make it work for most of us without too much additional work!
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