New Potato Leek Soup

(makes 4 servings)

Ingredients:

• 1½ tbsp butter
  
  


• 1 lb. new potatoes, halved
  
  


• 1 tbsp mustard seeds
  
  


• 1 garlic clove, thinly sliced
  
  


• 1 onion, chopped
  
  


• ¼ cup white wine
  
  


• 1¾ cups low-sodium vegetable stock
  
  


• 1¾ cups water
  
  


• 2 tsp nutmeg
  
  


• 3 small leeks, trimmed, halve lengthwise and cut across into thin slices
  
  


• 1 tsp cilantro, coarsely chopped
  
  


• Salt and pepper to taste (not calculated in Nutrition Facts)
  
  

Preparation:

• Melt butter in a large-size saucepan. Add the potatoes, mustard seeds, garlic, onion, white wine and sauté for about 5 minutes.
  
  


• Add vegetable stock, water, nutmeg and heat to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until potatoes are tender (about 10 minutes).
  
  


• Add leeks, cilantro and simmer for 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper (optional) before serve.
  
  

Make 4 Servings:

Weight loss recipes Amount Per Serving(¼ of recipe (471 g)): 209 Calories, 6 g Protein, 36 g carbohydrates, 5 g Dietary Fiber, 3 g fat, 1 g saturated fat, 4 mg cholesterol, 1,436 mg sodium

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Corn, Potato and Tuna Chowder

(makes 6 servings)

Ingredients:

• 2 tbsp vegetable oil (or olive oil, canola oil)
  
  


• ¾ cup chopped onion
  
  


• ¾ cup sliced celery
  
  


• 3 large scrubbed potatoes, cut into small cube
  
  


• 2½ cups water
  
  


• ¼ tsp black pepper
  
  


• 2 tbsp flour
  
  


• 3 cups low-fat milk
  
  


• 2 cups fresh or frozen corn kernels
  
  


• 1 (6 oz.) can of (water-packed) tuna fish, drained
  
  

Preparation:

• In a large-size saucepan, heat vegetable oil in over medium-high heat. Add onion and celery and cook until onion is tender.
  
  


• Add potatoes, water and black pepper. Bring to a boils then reduce to medium heat. Simmer for about 15-20 minutes) or until potatoes to soften.
  
  


• In a medium-size bowl, mix flour and 2 tbsp low-fat milk to make a smooth paste. Stir in the rest of the milk until combined then pour into potato mixture. Stir in corn. Heat over medium heat, cover and simmer for about 10 minutes then stir in tuna and serve.
  
  

Make 6 Servings:

Weight loss recipes Amount Per Serving(1/6 of recipe (432 g)): 345 Calories, 17 g Protein, 54 g carbohydrates, 6 g Dietary Fiber, 8 g fat, 2 g saturated fat, 18 mg cholesterol, 183 mg sodium

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Vegetarian West African Soup

(makes 8 servings)

Ingredients:

• 2 cups chopped onions
  
  


• 2 tsp olive oil (or vegetable oil)
  
  


• ⅓ cup peanut butter
  
  


• 6 cups sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1” cubes
  
  


• 1 tbsp ground cumin
  
  


• ¼ tsp salt
  
  


• ½ tsp pepper
  
  


• ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
  
  


• 2 (15.5 oz.) cans garbanzo beans, undrained
  
  


• 2 (14.5 oz.) cans low-sodium vegetable broth
  
  


• 1 (28 oz.) can diced or crushed tomatoes, undrained
  
  

Preparation:

• Heat olive oil over medium-high heat in a large-size saucepan and sauté onions until lightly browned.
  
  


• Stir in the butter, potatoes, cumin, salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, beans, broth, and tomatoes then raise heat to bring to a boil.
  
  


• Reduce heat, cover and simmer until sweet potatoes are softened (about 45 minutes).
  
  

Make 8 Servings:

Weight loss recipes Amount Per Serving(⅛ of recipe (446 g)): 386 Calories, 16 g Protein, 61 g carbohydrates, 11 g Dietary Fiber, 10 g fat, 2 g saturated fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 391 mg sodium

Checking in

I haven't posted anything since Sunday because my job is consuming me lately. I'm slightly stressed at work. I still love where I work and love my job, but sometimes I get myself in situations with deadlines. There's always a deadline looming up ahead, and I'm always trying to meet it. I have one next week that I'm struggling to meet. I guess that's just life.

I'm doing okay, managing to get to the gym every day, although I took today off because I couldn't remember the last time I missed a day at the gym.

Sometimes I'm getting in a lunch hour walk with a friend at work that practically race walks, I almost can't keep up with her. I think it would be easier if we just ran. Of course we only walk when it's not raining in the third most miserable city in the nation. At least that's according to this article in the Wall Street Journal, although they say it has nothing to do with the weather (really?).

It's funny because my niece was here a couple weeks ago (from Fairbanks, Alaska) and she couldn't get over the deep green of everything, from he grass to the trees. She kept saying how beautiful it looked. She's right, at least when the sun shines here I think this area must be one of the most beautiful places on the planet. If only the sun would shine a little more.

My eating hasn't been perfect, but I'm tracking my food which is big improvement. My food choices have been excellent, but sometimes my portions are too large (four ounces of chicken breast just doesn't do it for me). I've also managed to avoid eating added sugar for the last two weeks, which is huge for me.

When my weight got up to 187 a couple weeks ago I had bought some cookies and other sweets which I consumed over a two-day period. I didn't write about it because I was pretty freaked out. I feel like I have that under control again.

I also stopped buying and eating the Weight Watcher frozen treats. The only "treat" in my freezer are the sugar-free fudge bars that Dawn convinced me to try, and they're not that bad. However, they're not that good either so there's no chance I'd eat a whole box.

Lately my evening snack has been a cup of Greek yogurt with a cup of frozen fruit, and some Stevia. It's more calories than one of the Weight Watcher ice cream bars (about 200 for the yogurt & fruit), but it's the same PointsPlus (3). It's a lot more filling than the bars and sort of like ice cream, and I never go back for seconds (or thirds like I did with the ice cream bars) because it's a lot of food.

I tried the Simply Filling a few days this week and then switched back to PointsPlus on Weight Watchers. You're not suppose to switch mid-week, but I still can't trust myself with the "eating until satisfied" idea.

This is a pretty boring post, but I just can't think of anything interesting to say. I guess all work and no play makes Diana a very dull girl.

Off to work now!