"I have a bit of a sweet tooth"

"Oh so you're ordering it for your tooth?"

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My sweet tooth kicked in this morning. So I fed it half a grapefruit with 1 tsp of sugar and a chocolate chip waffle with a dap of white chocolate wonderful.

Delish! I love grapefruits this time of the year!



Lunch was at Panera Bread. It's been raining here a lot and rain puts me in the mood for three things; creamy soups, coffee and movies.

I ordered a bowl of baked potato soup and half a turkey artichoke panini. This meal was good but I could have saved tons of calories by ordering my favorite french onion soup and half a veggie sandwich. But you know what? I was craving potato soup!



Andy was smart and ordered french onion soup in a bread bowl.



After lunch Andy and I took my little brother Daniel to see Disney's The Princess & The Frog. I LOVED this movie. I got teary-eyed several times throughout this movie. It was soooo good!!!!

Daniel was treated to a child's size sprite which made his day. I managed to refrain from my usual diet coke. Go me!



Dinner was raw veggies, red pepper hummus and chili cheese sweet potato fries. YUM!!!!!!



I topped my chili cheese fries with a little low-fat sour cream and some shredded cheese.



Because of my sweet tooth, I opened up these chocolate alphabet cookies that Newman's Own Organics sent me. *No I was not paid to review these cookies.



I had a serving which was ten mini cookies. They are about 130 calories and 2 grams of fat per serving. And considering the chocolate punch that they have, I find that pretty awesome. These cookies are addicting! They remind me of chocolate teddy grahams.

I really hope my sweet tooth goes away but I think I handled it pretty well today.

PS. I only had one and a half beers at the football party yesterday! Each beer is 140 calories so I don't feel too guilty. BUT I AM HAVING A MARGARITA this week no matter what it takes!

PPS. I start school tomorrow YIKES!

PPPS. Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day!

Two Boos Who Drink Their Greens

I am reviewing several products in this post. As a rule, I never give a product a positive review unless I fully enjoy it!



Monday morning, I had a craving for Chobani. And low and behold we had 1 Chobani left in the fridge. Strawberry! (This was leftover from the time when Chobani sent me some samples.) Chobani Greek Yogurt is thick, creamy and packed with protein. It's great for me in the morning because it actually fills me up.



And I had a sample of Bear Naked Cereal. I signed up for the sample on Facebook actually.



Pom Arils. (Bought these at Costco pre-challenge) Speaking of the Challenge Andy and I haave spent $23.45 so far this month on groceries.



And Super Dark Chocolate. Newman's Own Organics Now this is a brand I can believe in! The chocolate is organic and

"The Rainforest Alliance Certified™ seal guarantees that the cocoa in our Signature Series was grown on farms that meet comprehensive standards for sustainable farming, protecting soil, waterways and wildlife habitat as well as the rights and welfare of workers, their families and communities." *from the Newman's Own Organics website.



I chopped up one square of the super dark chocolate.



Added 2 tbsp of the Bear Naked cereal, 2 tbsp pom arils and the chocolate to my Chobani. It was delicious!

That evening, I decided to make dinner in a crockpot. Something I haven't done in ages.







Set it.



And forget it for 3-4 hours. Love that! I made a Turkey Tamale Pie. It was great! And we have tons of leftovers, which is fantastic.



This morning, I decided to try out one of the Amazing Meal Packets that the folks at Amazing Grass sent over.



They even sent over a cute cup!



I mixed the amazing meal with one banana, half a bottle of POM Wonderful Kiwi, 12 frozen strawberries and a drop of honey. It doesn't taste like grass at all. I was really worried about that!



And it made 2 big smoothies. One for me and one for Andy! Ignore my messy kitchen, we are about to clean. And yes my blender is full of dish soap. I clean it that way. Just add water, a dap of dish soap and blend.



Please know that Amazing Grass, Pom Wonderful,
Newman's Own Organics, and Chobani are amazing companies who stand behind their products. All of these samples were free to me. I loved each and every one. Please feel free to ask me if you have questions about any of these products! I am more than happy to share. :)

I missed my Weight Watchers weigh-in last night because my WW partner is out of town but I'll be back next week! I'm pretty sure I've hit my 1st goal of ten pounds lost! We'll see!!