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Rice Cakes - Weight Watchers

Italian Rice Cakes

3 points/serving

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These rice cakes make a great side dish if you're itching to try something different and the best part is that they're low in points if you follow the weight watchers system.

I doubled the recipe so the pictures reflect this, but I will use the original recipe throughout this post.

Cook 1/2 cup of instant brown rice according to package directions omitting the butter

Mash 1/2 cup white kidney beans (rinsed and drained) in a medium bowl

Stir in 1/4 cup fat free marinara sauce

Add 1/4 cup of shredded part skim mozzarella cheese

 2tbsp of  Parmesan cheese

1 scallion finely chopped (I used an onion)

Stir cooked rice into bean mixture and season with pepper and very little salt

Combine 2tbsp of plain bread crumbs

and remaining 2tbsp of Parmesan cheese

Heat oil in large skillet

Mold rice and bean mixture into patties and roll into bread crumb and cheese mixture

Cooked until browned and heated through

Serve with your choice of meat and veggies

Enjoy!

XoXo,

Zxen

365 Days - Photography

New Home = Happiness

I know I said in my last post (seems like I start all my posts like this lately) before weight watchers week 4 that I would at least update a picture everyday to practice my photography, and I haven't been around for a week which in reality feels like months, but rest assured I have been keeping up with my photography.  So the question still remains, where have I been?  Not that some of you may care but we finally moved into the house we bought.  Yay!
Who knew moving could be such a time demanding task?  When I was a child and we moved with my parents everything was done by the time I'd get home from school, but now I'm the parent and it's so much fun to pick out furniture and pick where everything should go.

I spent some time exploring my new neighborhood and taking the girls out for a hike.  Because our backyard backs onto a protected green belt there was much to see and do, granted it was a swampy rainy mess  :)

 I'm psyched and ready to go though already soaked to the bone.

 A little blurry but I like the effect and all the dark brown, reminds me of chocolate lol

 God I love mother nature, so pure!

 Random signs make me laugh

 Here's my Cookie and she wouldn't be her if she didn't have a stick in her mouth

 I bought these sexy leopard water proof boots specifically for hiking and so it's easier to spot me should anything happen, just look for the boots

 Here's Oreo, I can't trust her off the leash as much as Cookie, though she'll never run away she dive bombs right for the water and I didn't feel like bathing her after, but I had to anyway from our walk

 Oooh!  We're going under!

 The graffiti underbelly

 Whoop!  We made it to the other side!

 My squishy footprint

Peace!

Where have you explored lately?

XoXo,

Zxen

Weight Watchers - Week 4

Olay chica's!  This Friday past was week 4 for my weight watchers weigh in.
I have to admit that after my gain last week I was only mildly worried what the scale would show.  We all know scales don't lie and if you're anything like me you dread what the number could be.
I lost three pounds which brings my total weight loss since I started December 24th to 6.2lbs.  I feel fantastic and I know that's a small number compared to the big picture but it's just the beginning.

What worked this week?  Never giving up even when I thought it was hopeless.  Go to that meeting even if you don't want to.  You'll feel better, I sure did.


Health and Happiness,
XoXo,
Zxen