Wednesday 9-14-11

Here's a first in a really long time. It's almost bed time and I didn't eat all 36 points. I have 4 left but have no desire to eat them because dinner was really filling.  I got a late start on the day because I didn't get to bed til 2 a.m. (and didn't even get all of my invitations done.)  I ruined half a dozen of them by accident and ended up giving up and going to bed, but I got like 10 done and mailed this morning, so that's good.  Today was cool because I made dinner for a friend and got to meet (and hold) her adorable, teeny 2 week old baby girl.  I made her eggplant parmigiana, and to make things simple for me I prepped my own family's meal at the same time and baked it off when I got home from my visit.

When I was very pregnant with my daughter I read about this "magic" eggplant parm that was supposed to help induce labor, so I made it often even though it was hours of work, a ton of calories and definitely didn't bring on my labor.  It was delicious and worth the effort.  I have been feeling nostalgic for those days (and have been craving that delicious eggplant parm) so I decided to make it again, only lightened up; I used the same recipe for the marinara (except I only used 1 Tbsp of the extra virgin olive oil) and instead of breading and frying the eggplant I spritzed it with EVOO and roasted it in the oven.  I also subbed 2% mozzarella cheese, low fat ricotta (which I added chopped fresh Italian parsley to) and used a lot less parmesan and romano.  It was still wonderful and worth every hour of labor.

I was so busy in the kitchen all afternoon that I had to scarf lunch down quickly while standing up in there, in between roasting batches of eggplant rounds.  The only snack I had today was leftover batter from the delicious no-bake pumpkin spice cheesecake I made for my friend's family.  It was so yummy!  I'm so glad I bought double the ingredients so that I can make one for my family tomorrow.  Anyway, here is today's menu:

Breakfast (8 pts)
1/2 c. scrambled egg whites, 2 slices Oscar Meyer center-cut bacon, 2 slices Sara Lee Delightful whole wheat bread with Smart Balance Light, and 2 skim milk/sugar free hazelnut lattes.

Lunch (10 pts)
Leftover slow-cooker chile verde shredded pork roast in a flour tortilla with onions, cilantro and lime with a 1/2 c. scoop of leftover refried beans on the side. It was even better the second time around and was extra awesome in a flour tortilla!

Snack (4 pts)
A few spoonfuls of leftover no-bake pumpkin spice cheesecake batter scraped from the mixing bowl

Dinner (10 pts)
One big helping of my own lightened up version of Scalini's eggplant parmigiana and ghetto garlic bread (which was just half of a Sara Lee Delightful 80 calorie hot dog bun toasted in the toaster oven then spritzed with I Can't  Believe It's Not Butter Spray and sprinkled with garlic salt and flat-leaf Italian parsley.)  Oh, and a Diet Shasta Root Beer. Really good and really filling!

I ate 32 of my 36 points today, but it's 10 o'clock and I am still very satisfied from dinner.  That doesn't happen very often.  Maybe it'll make up for my lack of formal exercise lately...ha, or not.  Good night all!