Noodles and grapes

Stop the bus.... Grapes are ZERO weight watchers points. My diet will now consist of lots of oranges, carrots, and grapes... and probably some immodium from all the grapes. HA!

In other news, I reached my first weight loss goal! Woo hoo! I think I am finally ready to start amping up the exercise now that I see I can actually get results. PLUS, my grandma decided to give me an incentive. Five big ones for each pound I lose. That means if I had this incentive from day one, I would have already made $80!!! Sooo, I'm thinking I need to get my workout on! Gotta love grandmas :)

Last night I made a delicious noodle bake after a few days of cooking hiatus following an incident involving an eggplant, a thumb, and a new mandolin vegetable slicer. It was not pretty.

Noodle Bake

Noodle bake

(Please note that some measurements are estimated. When I cook, I use a dash of this and a little bit of that!)

1 box whole wheat pasta of your choice, cooked

1 Tbs olive oil

1 lb ground turkey

spices

1/2 onion, chopped

1/2 cup red pepper chopped

1 1/2 cups tomato sauce (I added more when reheating the next day because it dries out a little in the fridge)

1 cup ricotta cheese
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella

Preheat oven to 400° F. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Saute onions and peppers.

Add ground turkey and whatever spices you like (I just used Italian seasoning). Cook until done. Drain if necessary. 

Add tomato sauce, ricotta, and noodles. Mix until the noodles are coated well.

Pour into a shallow dish. Cover with foil. Bake for 10 minutes.

Remove foil. Sprinkle the mozzarella on top. Bake for an additional 5 to 10 minutes until the cheese is all melty.

For those of us on Weight Watchers Plus, each serving (this makes 12) is only 5 points! I doubled up and had two servings with no sides 'cause sometimes you just need a lot of pasta in your life.

the secret life of oranges.

Lincoln is suspicious. Can it be true?

Did you know oranges are ZERO weight watchers points?! Since I came across that factoid, I have consumed massive amounts of little citrus fruits, including (but not limited to) two bags of mandarin oranges and probably at least 6 regular oranges. No scurvy for this girl! No sir! Apples are also zero points, but I'm not gonna lie, I absolutely despise getting apple skin in my teeth. So, unless I am at home were I can butcher the apple, I don't enjoy them. Bananas are another zero point fruit, but alas, I am allergic to their deliciousness. So oranges it is! And that is perfectly ok with me.