A Belated TOOT TOOT Tuesday w/ SUMMER YUMMIES for your TUMMY!

WELCOME...to  "TOOT TOOT TUESDAY" created by me, Me So Hongry! I developed TOOT TOOT TUESDAY as a means for others to toot their own horn! So, take this opportunity to boast your most recent weight loss triumphs. Or help others by leaving nuggets of wisdom that work for you! Today I want to TOOT about my yummy summer eats and treats!

Just call me the GRILL MASTER!

Last week I grilled leg quarters, corn, peaches, and chicken breast:

I used my succulent chicken to create these colorful but yet tasty tacos: 2 corn tortillas (1 pt), 3 oz chicken breast (3 pts), 1 oz of avocado (1 pt), grilled corn (1.5 pts), tomatoes & bell pepper (0 pts)...a very satisfying and appetizing meal for 6.5 pts!!!

This week I grilled some Hebrew National hot dogs for the boys, Tony Chachere Chicken Sausage (2 oz...2 pts), zucchini, onions, and Southwestern turkey burgers from the Cook Yourself Thin cookbook.

 

Southwestern Turkey Burgers
1 lb Ground Turkey Breast
1 can green chilies
salt
pepper

Mix the ingredients in a bowl and then mold the patties.  Make sure you minimize your meat handling. You want to leave air pockets in the meat so your patties retain their juiciness!

I decided  to forgo the pepper jack cheese for avocado. The Cook Yourself Thin ladies suggest using avocado if your like to cover your food in sauces.

*Extra added bonus tip. Cut Calories and WW points by serving your burger on Arnold Bread Sandwich thins! Only 1 PT....1 POINT!

Sweet Potato Baked Fries (1 serving) from Cook Yourself Thin

4 oz Sweet Potatoes

1/2 TBSP Olive Oil

Chili Powder

Garlic Powder

Cut your sweet potatoes into strips. Next, I brushed my sweet potatoes with olive oil and then sprinkled them with garlic and chili powder. I only used 1/2 of a potato so I baked my fries for about 20 minutes. I made fries for one, so you will need to adjust the amount of ingredients used and baking time.

And last but not least...dessert! HEB finally started carrying VitaTops. The tweeple on Twitter constantly rave about the VitaTops, so I decided to give them a try. By themselves, the VitaTops let me down, but after I hooked them up...BOOYAH...chocolatey deliciousness!

VitaTop (1pt), cool whip (1pt), walnuts (2 pts). I received many ideas at my WW meeting on how to hook up future VitaTops.

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