Low point value lunches

[TheDisneyGirl02]

Hi! I'm new to the WISH forums, but not new to dieting. 3 years ago, I sucessfully lost about 30 pounds but since have put it all back on and then some.

I'm getting married in October and I would really love to lose weight before my big day. I'm also having ACL reconstruction surgery in January so I'm hoping to lose at least some weight before then to help with the recovery.

Anyway, I'm in need of some low WW Point lunches. I'm tired of the same old sandwiches on light bread with 1 ounce of low fat lunch meat. I do occationally bring in the WW or Lean Cuisine meal, but not too often. Any ideas would be wonderful!

Thanks!

 

[Mary Anne]

First off instead of lite bread try Arnold's mult-grain pita's. They are one point and very filling. I do put the low fat lunch meat on it. So so far it's a 3 point lunch. Add a 0 point option of Progresso WW soup and some cut up veggies or a salad with basamic vinegar, and then a fruit for desert an you've got a 4 pt lunch meal that i filling and holds you over lunch.

Mid day have a 25 calorie hot choc, a sugar free jello , or a yogurt.

I also have become addicted to real (not the instant) oatmeal. Really holds you off in the morning and keeps you full for a good part of the day.

 

[TheDisneyGirl02]

I'll have to look for those at the store. Right now my diet is kind of weird because I have a toothache so I'm eating pretty much whatever doesn't hurt my tooth. Monday it is being pulled so hopefully by next week, I"ll be on my diet hard-core. Thank you for the suggestion!

 

[pjlla]

Here are a few of my low point meal ideas... (for almost any meal time)...

1/2 C low fat cottage cheese (2pt) + 1/4 C crushed pineapple (1pt) = 3 pt

high fiber wrap (1 pt) + Hormel all natural turkey or ham (3 slices for 1 pt if I am remembering properly) + 1 slice light cheese = 3 pts (either grilled or cold.. if cold I fill with veggies)

5 melba toast rounds (1pt) + 1 wedge Laughing Cow cheese (1 pt) + carrot sticks (0 pts) + 1 apple = 3 pt.

cereal (there are lots out there that are 2 pts serving) + 1/2 C skim milk (1 pt) = 3 pts.

big pile of sauteed veggies (celery, onion, gr. pepper, spinach, zucchini, eggplant, sauteed in Pam, not oil, topped with a splash of teriyaki or soy sauce, 0 pt) + 1/2 C brown rice (3pt) = 3 pts.

1 skinless chicken drumstick ( 1 pt) + small salad with lowfat dressing (1 pt for the dressing) + fruit (1 pt) = 3 pt.

Frozen Potato/onion Pierogies (Mrs. T brand??) 3 pierogies = 3 pts! (Boil them for a few minutes and then sautee in PAM until slightly browned and crispy on the outside! YUM) Just be careful... I'm not sure that every brand and every flavor is 3 pts. They can be made ahead and heated in the microwave.

Also, there are lots of soups out there (Progresso has a line that has WW points on them... several are 0 pt or 1 pt) that you can have. The Hormel All natural turkey and ham lunch meats (prepackaged.... brown kraft paper type box with red lettering) that I mentioned earlier are great... no crummy additives and NO nitrites! It is a bit on the pricey side, but I bite the bullet and pay the price... plus it is hard to figure out the points on by-the-pound meat from the deli. And they have 1 pt for three slices I believe.

Sweet potatoes are very tasty, very filling, and excellent for you. I believe you can have a whole small sweet potato for 3 pts.

Those are everything that is coming to me right now. HTH...................P

 

[TheDisneyGirl02]

Here are a few of my low point meal ideas... (for almost any meal time)...

1/2 C low fat cottage cheese (2pt) + 1/4 C crushed pineapple (1pt) = 3 pt

high fiber wrap (1 pt) + Hormel all natural turkey or ham (3 slices for 1 pt if I am remembering properly) + 1 slice light cheese = 3 pts (either grilled or cold.. if cold I fill with veggies)

5 melba toast rounds (1pt) + 1 wedge Laughing Cow cheese (1 pt) + carrot sticks (0 pts) + 1 apple = 3 pt.

cereal (there are lots out there that are 2 pts serving) + 1/2 C skim milk (1 pt) = 3 pts.

big pile of sauteed veggies (celery, onion, gr. pepper, spinach, zucchini, eggplant, sauteed in Pam, not oil, topped with a splash of teriyaki or soy sauce, 0 pt) + 1/2 C brown rice (3pt) = 3 pts.

1 skinless chicken drumstick ( 1 pt) + small salad with lowfat dressing (1 pt for the dressing) + fruit (1 pt) = 3 pt.

Frozen Potato/onion Pierogies (Mrs. T brand??) 3 pierogies = 3 pts! (Boil them for a few minutes and then sautee in PAM until slightly browned and crispy on the outside! YUM) Just be careful... I'm not sure that every brand and every flavor is 3 pts. They can be made ahead and heated in the microwave.

Also, there are lots of soups out there (Progresso has a line that has WW points on them... several are 0 pt or 1 pt) that you can have. The Hormel All natural turkey and ham lunch meats (prepackaged.... brown kraft paper type box with red lettering) that I mentioned earlier are great... no crummy additives and NO nitrites! It is a bit on the pricey side, but I bite the bullet and pay the price... plus it is hard to figure out the points on by-the-pound meat from the deli. And they have 1 pt for three slices I believe.

Sweet potatoes are very tasty, very filling, and excellent for you. I believe you can have a whole small sweet potato for 3 pts.

Those are everything that is coming to me right now. HTH...................P

Thank you so much for those ideas! I'm going to try to look for the Pierogies today!