Recipe=Tacos for The Weight Watcher or Anyone Watching Their Calorie Budget

Well, this isn't REALLY a recipe, but I wanted to share with you how our family eats tacos. You all know that I am a Weight Watcher and have been for a few years. Well, as a Weight Watcher, you can pretty much eat whatever you want you just need to watch portions mostly and make "healthier" choices. Well, being that I am a Mexican Girl one of my FAVES is tacos. Yep, grew up eating tacos and I LOVE THEM!! It's in my blood. :) One of the ways we ate tacos growing up and my most favorite, is frying a corn tortilla in a pan of grease. OH YUM!!!!! THEY ARE TO DIE FOR!!!! (literally and figuratively) Well, I'm sure that you are aware that eating this way is not really the healthiest for the human body, and I'm pretty sure that it is really frowned upon at Mr. Scale. ;) Anyway, I still eat these, just a more healtier version and they are really good. Of course, it is not the same, but they do the job. Here is what I use......


La Tortilla Factory Corn Tortillas $2.50



2 points per tortilla or 4 points for 2 tortillas



"Frying" the corn tortilla in a frying pan sprayed with Pam. Spray the tortilla before flipping over, so it gets brown on the other side too.



Done "fried" tortillas waiting to be topped/filled.



Ready-to-eat taco.



Okay, so here is what I did....

2 corn tortillas (4 points)

Pam

1 cup of Fat Free Refried Beans (1 points)

1/2 cup leanest ground beef (4 points)

2 Tablespoons Fat Free Sour Cream (0 points)

other veggie toppers of your choice

Coat your frying pan with some Pam. Let the tortilla brown. Spray tortilla before flipping. Brown that side too. Top your tortilla with 1/2 cup of beans, 1/4 cup of beef, veggies (lots of veggies make it really big), sour cream.

There you have it. You have two over-filled tacos for 9 points! Or you can half this and have one for 4 points! This is well worth it for me and I get my "bad" taco fix. :)

Alrightly, I hope you like.....

Cheryl

A Weight Watcher's Snack

I have not shared a recipe in a while, as I have been trying to still get my head around this whole new points system that my friends at Weight Watchers have changed up. Anyway, I don't know about you, but I tend to get stuck in a rut with the type of foods that I eat and sometimes I just get bored. I love it when I do go to Weight Watchers and somebody shares a "new" recipe to me or a snack idea. Sometimes we just get stuck! Well, anyway, I thought I would share one of my FAVORITE snacks. Some of you may say...."eewww," but I'm tellin' you it is sooooooo yummy and filling too. I tend to turn to it when I have a sweet tooth or when I want to "just" eat. I actually haven't had it in a while and decided to add it back to my diet this week. Anyway, this is my cottage cheese and grapes.....

So, this is my "recipe."

Grapes and Cottage Cheese

1/2 cup of Fat Free Cottage Cheese (2 points)

1 cup of grapes (FREE)

4 teaspoons of Splenda (I REALLY REALLY like sweet)

Mix up and enjoy for ONLY 2 POINTS!!

I'm tellin' you IT IS SOOOOOOO GOOD!!!! Seriously, if you like cottage cheese, give this a try. You just might like it. This has 15 grams of protein!!!

Enjoy!!!

Cheryl

Big Lots=20% Off Entire Purchase Tomorrow, Sunday, 3/6/11, ONLY

So, TOMORROW ONLY, 3/6/2011, Big Lots is offering 20% off your entire purchase when you use this coupon here.
This is a Buzz Club Reward coupon.  If you are not already registered you can register online, here, before you print out your coupon.

Thanks Wheel 'n Deal Mama!

Cheryl

$2/2 Hillshire Farm Lunchmeat

I don't know about you, but we go through lunchmeat like crazy over here. So, I always try to jump on good coupons when I can. Anyway, there is a good coupon over here (make sure you use zip 60021).

$2/2 Hillshire Farm Lunchmeat You will need to go "vote," then you will be able to print out the $2/2, which prints out TWO $1/1 coupons! :) Niiice. Maybe you could pair this up with a doubler and get and even better deal! :)

Thanks!

Cheryl

FREE Recipe Book

Wow, one of my favorite chefs is offering up a FREE recipe book. Have you ever heard of Jamie Oliver? He is an AWESOME AWESOME chef and has some really yummy recipes that are on the low-cal side. That is one of the things that I LOVE about his cooking! Anyway, he is offering up a FREE recipe book when you go on over here and fill out a "short" survey. Really, it is short.

Thanks A Thrifty Mom!

Cheryl

$1/1 Welch's Sparkling Juice or Sparkling Juice Cocktail

Just go on over here to Welch's Facebook page and "like" them, then you will be able to print out a coupon for $1/1 Welch's Sparkling Juice or Sparkling Juice Cocktail!

Thanks A Thrifty Mom!

Cheryl

More Rite Aid Deals

Here are a couple more Rite Aid deals that I have come across this morning.

All King Size Candy Bars B1G1 FREE
-B1G1 free hershey's Milk Chocolate or Reese's Peanut Butter Cups King Size (Up to $1.29 value)
= FREE or just a few cents, depending on how much over $1.29 they are. STILL A GOOD DEAL!!

Easter Bliss Dove $2.99
-$1/1 from 3/6 RP (Rumor has it that we are getting this in the paper tomorrow. Fingers crossed)
=$1.99, PLUS get back (1) $1 +UP reward, making these JUST $0.99!

Fabulessly Frugal has this posted...
Bumble Bee Chunk Light Tuna B1G1 ½ OFF ($1.49)
$1 +up
Final: $0.12 each wyb 2, but I did not see it in the ad. BUT, this would be a GREAT deal if it is accurate! I just wanted to give you a heads up, just in case...

KY Intrigue, Yours+Mine $17.99

$5 +up
$3/1 Yours + Mine or Kissable Sensations February VV
$4/1 KY Lubricants All You Feb 2011
$2/1 KY Products All You Feb 2011
$2/1 KY Brand Product 1/30/2011 SS
$4/1 Ky Brand Couples Product 1/30/2011 SS
Final: $5.99

Thanks for your help Fabulessly Frugal!

Cheryl

Rite Aid Deals 3/6-3/12

There is not really much happening next week at Rite Aid, in my opinion, but maybe there are a few deals that you might like. The Coupon Posse' has put together a list of matchups for you. Just go on over here ......

The Coupon Posse': Rite Aid Deals 3/6-3/12!#c7704480833800057301

and see the list that they have come up with.

FYI.... The Cetaphil Bars are NOT part of the deal. You have to spend $8-something in order for the deal to work. It is printed in the ad, on the coupon.

Thanks Coupon Posse'!

Cheryl

Albertsons Doublers Tomorrow?

We are hearing rumors that there will be doublers in tomorrow paper! Wahoo! That is going to make for some AWESOME deals!!!

Here are a few to get you thinking.......Well....... as you know I'm a little partial to FREE, so here are a few freebies......

Nabisco Chips Ahoy $1.99 in-ad coupon
-$1 when you buy one Nabisco cookies and one milk
-1 doubler
=FREE, plus the cost of a gallon of milk

Ore-Idea Potatoes 2 for $4
-$1/1 SWEET POTATO FRIES from Safeway March Frozen Food Month booklet (IF THESE ARE INCLUDED)
= FREE!!

Stouffer's Frozen Entrees 5 for $10 ($2 each)
-$1/1 printable (NLA) or you can order from here)
-1 doubler
=FREE!
 
Oscar Mayer Deli Creations 10 for $10
-$1/2 from here
-1 doubler
=FREE X2!!!!

Starkist Tuna Patch 10 for $10
-$0.50/1 from Feb All You (or if you printed that printable that was available a week or so ago for $0.50/1 it is NLA)
-1 Doubler
=FREE!!

Hefty One Zip Storage Bags 2 for $4
-$1/1 from Safeway The Joy of Football Booklet
-1 Doubler
= FREE!!!

Zone Perfect Bars 10 for $10
-$0.55/1 from 1/16 SS
-1 doubler
= FREE!!!

Hey, if you want to see some more matchups just go on over here to Happy Money Saver and check out The Coupon Posse' too! They both have some good matchups!


Thanks!

Cheryl