Cinchful Breakfast...

This mornings breakfast was easy an one. Still following the Cinch! guidelines I had a piece of Ezekiel's toast with a TB of peanut butter and sliced banana on top. I also had a cup of almond milk with some coffee in it.

Here's how this meal shaped up:
Whole Grain: Ezekiel toast
Plant Fat: peanut butter
Produce: banana
Protein: almond milk

What did you have for breakfast?

PB and Banana Breakfast

This morning's breakfast was a filling Peanut Butter Banana "Taco". So easy, here are the deets:

Ingredients:
One whole wheat sandwich thins
2TB of peanut butter
1 banana, cut in half

Preparation:
Spread PB on each whole wheat this half. Place banana on top. Fold up and eat up!

Recipe Alert: Peanut Butter Banana Muffins

Hey Hey Everyone, I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. I spent the majority of my weekend eating and making recipes that involve bananas. Why bananas? I had about two ripe bunches that I did not want to go to waste! After freezing about 6 bananas for smoothies, I realized I needed to experiment and use the rest up in recipes. Now, if you know me, you'll realize one of my most favorite foods to pair up with bananas is PB. So, I went to work on creating some pretty good PB and banana recipes. Today, I will be giving you my incredibly easy Peanut Butter and Banana Muffins recipe. You will be blown away by this three ingredient recipe. Here are the deets:

Ingredients:

One cup of peanut butter (I used creamy, no sugar added)

4 very ripe bananas 1tsp of baking powder Optional: cinnamon to taste

Preparation: Blend the bananas in a blender until smooth. Pour this in a bowl. Add the peanut butter and baking powder. If using cinnamon, add now. Stir to combine. Spray a medium sized muffin tin with oil. Pour the batter evenly, in eight muffin cups. Bake at 350 for 25 degrees.

Servings: 8
I added no sugar in these muffins and did not feel the need to because the bananas were so sweet. These muffins make a healthy breakfast or snack. Each serving has 2TB of PB and half a banana. Not bad! If you do feel you need to add a little sweetness, I suggest 1/4c of agave or honey in the batter. I hope you all make this recipe. I'm going to have to post pics later on!

Breakfast...

Hello Everyone, So today I managed to stay in my senses and had a filling nutritious breakfast worth decent points and calories. Today I had my pb and banana, cereal bowl. Yup, one and a half tablespoons of chunky pb with a small banana, sliced and a half cup of cereal. All for 6 points and 340 calories. I was also full until lunch time :-)

Fiber Filled, Protein Packed Breakfast

Good Morning Everyone, How are you all doing? Since it was a little chilly for me this morning, I decided to have a warm breakfast. I made a healthy fiber filled, protein packed breakfast of oatmeal. Here are the deets: 1/2 cup of oatmeal cooked in one cup of skim milk. 1/4c of fat free ricotta cheese stirred in 1TB. of chunky PB stirred in Cinnamon also stirred in My breakfast was quite high in point (7.5 to be exact), but ranked in at 380 calories., which will probably keep me full until lunch time - I hope. The good thing about this breafast is it's very nutritionally packed with fiber, protein and healthy fats. What did you guys have for breakfast?

Peanut Butter and Banana....

Good Morning Everyone, So, in an effort to eat more natural foods, I decided to see how full I would be from eating just a banana with 1.5TB of natural peanut butter. So far so good. It's been half an hour and I'm still full...YAY!!! This hopefully filling breakfast ranks in at 5WW points. An interesting thing I noticed yesterday...my top was a bit loose on me!! This calls for another YAY!!! I also randomly went out and bought a bunch of fruits and veggies, all of which I plan on consuming in some shape or form today. Here's what I bought: canteloupe avocado cucumbers tomato lemon blueberries spinach I see a salad brewing for lunch, but as always, I will keep you all posted. Anyone watch Losing It With Jillian last night? How are you all doing?

Peanut Butter Banana Protein Smoothie

Good Morning Everyone, On this hot and humid morning I started my day off with a low point, filling Peanut Butter Banana Protein Smoothie. Ingredients: 1/2 banana, chopped 1TB. of peanut butter 1/2c. of almond milk (I love Silk Pure Almond, sweetened) 1 scoop of vanilla protein powder (I used Designer Whey) Ice as needed Preparation: Blend all ingredients in a blender or hand mixer. Enjoy! WW points: 6 Tip: When I see my bananas getting really ripe, I slice them up and place them in individual baggies and freeze them. When I make my smoothies I drop them in frozen and they double as ice cubes.

Last Night's Dinner...

Good Morning, All!! After I left work last night I headed straight to the grocery to get cooking on my recipe for Achari Paneer. This will be featured on TheAjnabee.com today. By the time I got home, it was pretty late and I was STARVING!!! I wanted to have something quick, filling and of course within my daily points. By this time, I had 5.5 points left in the day. So, I tweeked my usual peanut butter for these days and came up with another great version! Now, I know this doesn't look to appetizing but it was oh so good! I'm telling you, if you like peanut butter you have to try this recipe out. Here are the deets: Ingredients: 1 small apple, diced 1 1/2TB. of peanut butter of your choice (I used chunky) 2tsp. of cinnamon 1/4c of any cereal (I used Kashi's Honey Sunshine) Preparation: Combine all of these ingredients in a bowl and enjoy!! Servings: 1 Points: 5 What did you have for dinner?

***New Find: Smart Balance PB***

So, you all know I love peanut butter. Well, I discovered a better butter today. Yes, a PB by Smart Balance, and once again this is delicious. This is an all natural PB made with heart healthy oils, such as omega 3's from flaxseed! So, the stats for PB can be pretty high. This is 5 WW pts. for TWO tablespoons. Usually, when I eat my PB sandwhiches, I only use one tablespoon, so, your looking at 2.5 WW points. Lately for breakfast I've been having one tablespoon of Smart Balance PB, with sliced strawberries or mashed blackberries, on two slices of light beefsteak rye. This really does keep me full till my snack!

***Recipe Alert: PB&J- Done My Way***

Good Morning Guys, So you'll notice I have this PB&J -Done My Way often. First of all it's pretty quick to put together, second of all because of the berries, it is very antioxidant packed, and last but not least, you are getting the heart healthy fats from the PB. What more can you ask for?!? Here are the deets: Arnold's Sandwhich Thins 2 TEASPOONS of all natural Peanut Butter (I like Skippys Extra Chunky All Natural) 3-4 Blackberries Put the PB and Berries in a bowl, and smash the berries with the back of a spoon, and mix with the PB Spread on Arnold's Sandwhich Thins (this is even better when the bread is toasted :-) ) Total WW pts: 3 I hope you guys try this recipe out because it really is good! You can also use sliced strawberries or freshly mashed blueberries!

***B-Time***

Good Morning Everyone, Breakfast again was my PB&J -done my way sammie, with a glass of skim milk :-) Total WW pts. 5!! How was your breakfast?

***B-Time***

Good Morning Ppls, So this morning I had another PB&J done my way sammie, except this time I used fresh strawberries. I also had a glass of skim milk. Total WW pts. 5!! How was your breakfast?

***B-Time***

Good Morning Everyone, This morning for breakfast I had a PB&J-done my way, sammie and a glass of skim milk. Total WW pts.: 5. How was your breakfast today?

***B-Time***

Good Morning Everyone, This morning for breakfast I had a PB&J-done my way, sammie and a glass of skim milk. Total WW pts.: 5. What did you guys have for breakfast?

***B-Time***

Good Morning Ppls, I hope you all had a great weekend! I came up with a few revamped recipes for Pizza, Quesadillas and Tacos. I'll be featuring these recipes throughout the week. OK -let's get down to business. This morning I had a smoothe which consisted of: 1 c. skim milk: 2 WW pts. 1/4 ff ricotta: 1 WW pts. 1 tsp. of peanut butter: 1 WW pts. 1 tsp. of dark cocoa powder: 0 WW pts. 1 tsp. of instant coffee: 0 ww pts. All for a total of 4 WW pts!!! How was your breakfast?

***B-Time***

Good Morning Everyone, I hope you all had a good evening! So for breakfast today I had another smoothie which consisted of the following: 2 tsp. of PB: 1.5 WW pts. 1/4c of FF Ricotta: 1 WW pts. 1 cup of Skim milk: 2 WW pts. 1 tbs. of cocoa powder: 1 WW pts. All for a total of 5.5 WW pts.! How was your breakfast?

***B-Time***

Good Morning Ppls,

This morning for breakfast I had another smoothie, but this was a little different. Here are the deets:

1c. Skim Milk: 2 WW pts.

1/2 scoop of Chocolate Whey Powder: 1 WW pt.

2 teaspoons of PB: 1.5 WW pt.

1 tablespoon of ff Ricotta: 0 WW pts.

1 tablespoon of instant coffee: 0 WW pts.

I found I was able to add some extra thickness, creaminess and protein by using one tablespoon of ff Ricotta, for 0 WW pts. Also, the instant coffee I added help bring out the chocolate flavor in the shake, and of course wake me up :-)

This shake had a total of 4.5 WW pts.!

What did you guys have for breakfast?

***B-Time***

Good Morning Ppls, This morning for breakfast I had my PB&J done my way sammie! This was a total of 2 WW pts. I had my breakfast about two hours ago, and in a lil bit I'll have my snack. I knew I would be going out for lunch today, so I wanted to keep my breakfast a lil low in points just in case I decided to indulge for lunch...I'll keep you posted! What did you guys have for breakfast?

***Dinner Tonite***

Hey Ppls, Tonight for dinner I had a PB&J done my way, along with a glass of skim milk. Total WW pts.: 5 What did you have for dinner?

***Lunch Time***

Hey Ppls, Lunch today was a PB&J done my way, with a fruit salad. Total WW pts: 5 What did you guys have for lunch?