Hi Group, In the winter I love to use a slow cooker or crockpot to make stew or hearty soup. I don't use a recipe..so how do I figure the points?
Here's what I made today... 6 boneless, skinless chicken thighs (almost like chicken strips) 1 cup frozen peas 1 cup frozen green beans 1 can each drained garbanzo beans and small northern beans 1 cup baby carrots, tossed in whole.(put them on the bottom so they cook fully) 2 cans sliced stewed tomatoes, plus juice. 2 T minced garlic 2 T italian herbs salt and pepper.
I am also going to add 1 c seashell pasta towards the end of cooking. 1 cup of water...I may add more water later on, too. Think minestrone without the kidney beans! ( I loathe kidney beans) It's all low fat, and no added oils. Teresa
Hi Group, In the winter I love to use a slow cooker or crockpot to make stew or hearty soup. I don't use a recipe..so how do I figure the points?
Here's what I made today... 6 boneless, skinless chicken thighs (almost like chicken strips) 1 cup frozen peas 1 cup frozen green beans 1 can each drained garbanzo beans and small northern beans 1 cup baby carrots, tossed in whole.(put them on the bottom so they cook fully) 2 cans sliced stewed tomatoes, plus juice. 2 T minced garlic 2 T italian herbs salt and pepper.
I am also going to add 1 c seashell pasta towards the end of cooking. 1 cup of water...I may add more water later on, too. Think minestrone without the kidney beans! ( I loathe kidney beans) It's all low fat, and no added oils. Teresa
take a look at fitday.com. This is what I came up with Total: 2819 Fat: 47 423 17% Sat: 11 95 4% Poly: 15 132 5% Mono: 14 127 5% Carbs: 427 1288 52% Fiber: 105 0 0% Protein: 189 756 31% Alcohol: 0 0 0%
just figure out the points for what you have there, then add it up and divide by the number of servings, and this sounds good too, Lee Thotful560 <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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Hi Group, In the winter I love to use a slow cooker or crockpot to make stew or
hearty
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soup. I don't use a recipe..so how do I figure the points?
Here's what I made today... 6 boneless, skinless chicken thighs (almost like chicken strips) 1 cup frozen peas 1 cup frozen green beans 1 can each drained garbanzo beans and small northern beans 1 cup baby carrots, tossed in whole.(put them on the bottom so they cook
fully)
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2 cans sliced stewed tomatoes, plus juice. 2 T minced garlic 2 T italian herbs salt and pepper.
I am also going to add 1 c seashell pasta towards the end of cooking. 1 cup of water...I may add more water later on, too. Think minestrone without the kidney beans! ( I loathe kidney beans) It's all low fat, and no added oils. Teresa
It was really good. My daughter's friends cried when my husband poured the last cup down the drain- he expected nobody wanted to eat it a third day...and they wanted to take it home! Next time I am going to use those frozen meatballs instead of chicken...slow cookers are so EASY. Teresa
If you get 10 servings, it looks like it works out to 5 points a serving. Formula is calories + fat grams x 4 - fiber grams x 10 (cap at 4 grams) all divided by 50.
Carol
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OK Ray,(and thanks by the way)
So how do I estimate the servings?
it looks as if I might get 10 servings or more from the total meal. This is all totally new to me! teresa
