Friday, July 30, 2010

Laughing Cow Cheese

So I have shared many times my affection for laughing cow cheese. They have a few new flavors including Sun Dried Tomato Basil and Queso Fresco & Chipotle. I have tried the Tomato flavor and it is really great. Tonight I had it with a Morningstar Farms California Turkey Burger. Its a great flavor and also taste great on a bagel thin with egg whites or egg beaters. If you are a fan of Laughing Cow this new flavor is really good.

Thursday, July 22, 2010

McDonalds Fruit Smoothies

At the request of a few faithful bloggers here is the low down on the new fruit smoothies from Mcdonalds.

They have two options Strawberry Banana  and Wild Berry....

The Strawberry Banana small size 220 Calories .5g Fat and 2g Fiber 44g Sugar (4 Points*)









The Wild Berry Small Size 220 Calories .5g Fat and 3g Fiber 44 g Sugar  (4points*)
Althought I am not a huge Smoothie Drinker they are great during the "dog days" of summer. I must say they are much for point and Calories friendly than I anticipated. I haven't tried one yet nor do I think I am willing to fork over 4 weight watchers points for one unless I really feel the craving. I suggest the homemade kind.
1 Tbsp Whey Protein
1/2cu Fat Free Milk
Ice
All the Fruit you love... YUM!

If you do try one of these Mcdonalds Smoothies let me know if you thought it was worth forking over the points I would love to hear from some of my faithful bloggers on this new menu item.

Sunday, July 11, 2010

Not so "snack" sized

So many people are pushing the smaller sized portions but are they really created equal? The most recent that caught my interest was the McDonalds Snack Size Mcflurry. They have two options

1. M&M which is 450 Calories 16g Fat and 2g Fiber (10 Points*)






2. Oreo which is 340 Calories 12g Fat and 2g Fiber (7 Points*)







Although if you ask me the best option at McDonalds for a treat is still the Small Reduced fat Vanilla Cone at 150 Calories 3.5g Fat and 0g Fiber (3 Points*) Satisfies my taste for something sweet and not overwhelming in the Calories department.


Although I have not tried the new snack size I am betting it isn't that big and even though I would have chose the Oreo I still would have use 7 Points. So just think better options aren't always in smaller packages.