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April 07, 2006
Nachos Grande
Was POINTS® value of | 16
Now POINTS® value of | 7
Servings | 4
Preparation Time | 5 min
Cooking Time | 10 min
Level of Difficulty | Easy
snacks | Using beans instead of ground beef helps bust fat and boost fiber in this zesty Tex-Mex treat.
Ingredients
4 oz baked low-fat tortilla chips
9 oz fat-free canned refried beans
1 cup shredded reduced-fat Mexican cheese
1 cup salsa
1/2 cup guacamole
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Place chips closely together on a nonstick baking sheet. Top with beans, cheese and salsa.
Heat until cheese melts, about 10 minutes. Serve with dollops of guacamole. Yields about 12 chips per serving.
Chef Tips
We renovated Nachos Grande by:
Swapping low-fat tortilla chips for full-fat tortilla chips.
Replacing stir-fried ground beef with fat-free and fiber-rich refried beans.
Using reduced-fat Mexican Cheese instead of Monterey Jack cheese.
Reducing the amount of guacamole and omitting the sour cream.
Posted by denigood at April 7, 2006 11:15 AM
Comments
Great Job Heidi and Deb.
Thanks for checking in today. If anyone see's Tameika today, please check in with her. I don't want her to give up.she does have goals and she wants to meet them. She has been doing a lot, we don't want her to forget about her goals.
Oatmeal
Chicken/rice meal
Wendy's Single Fries Orange Drink.
a couple of those turkey wraps.
I have not been doing well counting the points. But i will try again next week.
Lets keep it up.
Is anyone exercising?
Posted by: denigood at April 7, 2006 11:22 AM
Hi Everyone,
The Nachos Grande recipe is GREAT! My husband and I had it for dinner tonight. Here is my logging that I need to catch up on.
Sunday 4/9
Fat Free Apple Cinnamon Muffin 2
Raisin Cinnamon English Muffin 2
Banana 2
Coffee creamer1
3 Pierogies ?
Diced Chicken Meat ?
2 Fat Free Apple Cinnamon Muffins 4
String Cheese - Light 1
Nachos Grande 7
So I might have lost count today. It is the weekend.
Saturday 4/8
Cinnamon Raisin English Muffin 2
1 tbsp Peach Preserves 1
Applesauce - unsweetened 1
Coffee creamer 1
Arby's Melt 8
Potato Cakes 6
Baked Chicken ?
Baked potato ?
Friday 4/7
Oatmeal 3
Banana 2
1 cup Fat Free Cottage Cheese 2
100 cal pk Oreo 2
Ramen Noodles 8
Mandarin Chicken Salad 2.5
Crispy Rice Noodles 1.5
Brownie Crunch 3
Thursday 4/6
Oatmeal 3
Banana 2
Spaghetti and Meatballs 5
Santa-Fe Style Rice and Beans 5
Strawberry Yogurt 1
100 cal pk Peanut Butter cookie crisp 2
100 cal pk Oreo 2
Plum 1
So overall, this week I will have to watch the flex points closely. They are gone or almost gone. I let the flood gates open this weekend. I enjoyed the food that I wanted to eat. I do better watching the points when I am working, since I pack my lunch the night before and count my points. When the points are gone - I quit eating. I drank plenty of water each day.
Posted by: hltaylor at April 9, 2006 07:42 PM
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