Vegetables and My Weight Watchers Weirdness

Being a lifetime member of Weight Watchers has done some weird things to me. Like getting so excited about a 4-PointsPlus breakfast filled to the brim with so many power foods that I had to take a picture of it!

1 egg (2PP), 3 egg whites (1PP), nonstick cooking spray, spinach, zucchini, sweet mini peppers, tomatoes, mushrooms, onions and less than 1/4 cup of fat free cheddar cheese (1PP). It was so delicious... a masterpiece, even!

Vegetables are a main part of my new outlook on life. Although I spent much of my childhood being careful that my vegetables didn't touch my other food, I often mix them in on purpose! One of my favorite ways to eat mashed potatoes these days is to mash over-cooked cauliflower instead and then add just a 1/4 cup of mashed potatoes and 1 or 2 Tbls. of instant potato flakes together. They're a little wet, but taste really yummy and I can get away with eating a whole lot more of that vitamin and fiber infused mash than the fluffy white stuff my family eats. I also stirred in a bunch of spinach with my spaghetti last week. It looked really gross, but I honestly felt that it improved the taste. I prefer zucchini, mushrooms and spinach to noodles in my lasagna, now. I often provide two vegetables with our dinners now, and eat a fruit and at least one vegetable with my lunches, but haven't figured out how to slip veggies into my kids breakfasts yet. I spend most of my time at the grocery store in the produce aisle and curse whoever is responsible for selling bell peppers at $1.39 each and tomatoes at $2.79 a pound. I think I've finally grown up and learned to appreciate the virtues of vegetables. I just need to figure out how to help my kids and husband love them, too!