Potatoes and Playdates

Okay first things first, the potato soup. Its delish and here's the recipe. I took the picture as I ate it, of course you are welcome to garnish with cheese and scallions, I just skip the points and enjoy it as it is. All of my recipes are sort of throw together so there is no right or wrong.

6 medium potatoes
5 stalks of celery
1 onion
6 cups chicken broth (homemade broth drastically changes the flavor opposed to store bought)(use vegetable to make this soup vegan)
salt and pepper to taste

Cook potatoes in water, drain and mash leaving some chunky texture. Saute the onions and celery, I use white wine, just a splash to add a little zing. Add the veggies and stock to the mashed potatoes. The consistency will be a little soupy, if you want to eat immediately I would add 1 tbs. corn starch to thicken in you like it thick. I always make mine for the next day, it will set up overnight and be thick and chunky for the next day. Enjoy...I have calculated that this makes about 9 servings, at 6 points a piece. Pair it with a salad and you will be full!


This morning I had a playdate, a breakfast play date of all things. It was fun, but I prepared by eating a slice of fritatta and oatmeal before hand. There were apples available so I munched on those.
Oatmeal and coffee- 4
Soup for lunch -6
Dinner, well I have a meeting tonight so I'm going to rely on a bought rotisserie chicken, paired with sauteed carrots, raisins & apple, salad, and broccoli.
5 oz Chicken white meat some skin-7
carrot saute (raisins 2, sugar 1)- 3
broccoli-0
salad-0
dressing (maple grove sugar free balsamic)-0


Tomorrow I need to use some carrots and zucchini so Ill be making noodle-less spaghetti. I will slave over the stove and work my fingers to the bone when I open a nice jar of this

But its good, full of veggies and only 3 points per serving. YES PLEASE!!!


I weigh in tomorrow for week one. As anyone would wish I'm hoping for a loss. After today I'm looking at about having 30 weekly points left. I don't quite know yet if I need to eat more or less of those points we will see. Keeping fingers crossed!
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