Food Find! Morning Oatmeal!

My favorite way to start my day- oatmeal!

Specifically, I really enjoy Coach's Oats (you can get it at Costco). I believe it is about 6-8$ a bag and makes about 70 servings. I use the 'for lighter appetites' recipe and find it is plenty with 4 ounces of frozen blueberries mixed in. I find it doesn't need milk or any sort of sweeteners and I am good to go!

Coach's Oats is hearty without being bland and overly mushy- has a steel-cut flavor without that kind of time (takes about 4 minutes to microwave).

Food Find! Taco Salad!

Ingredients:

1 Whole Wheat Tortilla (1 pt- use as a liner for the bowl)
1/3 of a head of romaine lettuce (0 pts)
1/2 a tomato (0 pts)
1/4 cup of cheese (2 pts)
10 Black Olives (1 pt)
1/4 of an avocado (2 pts)

Garnish with your favorite salsa! When your salad gets low, wrap it in the tortilla and enjoy the rest burrito-style!
Total Points: 6
2 Veggie Servings, 1 Milk, 1 Lean Protein, 1 Healthy Fat

Food Find!

I love Crystal Light- except for 2 things: 1. The Price. 2. Artificial Colors.

This is why I love this drink mix I found at Smith's: Kroger's In An Instant Fitness drink mix. It tastes like Propel but has no artificial colors- it is just clear! 5 Calories per packet. They make a Wild Berry and Pink Lemonade (I think). I have only tried the Wild Berry but it is pretty hard not to get Pink Lemonade right. And it is the in-house brand so it is much more affordable than the Crystal Light packets- about .25$ per packet.

Yes, it has artificial sweeteners, but that is something I have yet to conquer.