mexican food July 3, 2007

I am a mexican food FANATIC.

Lately, I’ve been working on finding ways to have my mexican.

Here’s the scoop…

I get the HUGE thing of fresh salsa at Costco and put it on as much as possible. (Pretty much zero points!)

I discovered that 90% lean ground beef is around the same as the same amount of ground turkey.

Lois bought (by mistake actually), these small Low Carb flour tortillas and they are 1 point each and in my opinion, much better than the whole wheat tortillas. (Although, you can get a much bigger whole wheat tortilla for 1 point each).

AND, my wife brought me home some wonderful, slightly overripe avocados this week. I am in hog heaven.

Here’s my meal:

2 low-carb flour tortillas = 2 points

lean ground beef = 4 points

small amount of shredded cheddar cheese (use 50% low fat when it’s in the house) = 1 point

non-fat sour cream = 0 points (This is usually much better tasting when mixed with salsa)

mashed up small avocado mixed with fresh salsa = 2 points

onions, tomatoes and lettuce = 0 points

Total: 9 points! 

Even if I am off in my points tally, it’s not more than 10 or 11 total.

This is what I had for dinner last night. And after a Skinny Cow ice cream sandwich for dessert, I still had 4 points left.

Tonight is our “trailer trash” fireworks party and tomorrow is a BBQ. This will be tough, but I will show up with my turkey sausage and my veggies, ready to grill!

If I’m really on top of things and get out of work early tonight, I might make some kabobs!! Yummy!

Hope everyone has a fun, happy and safe 4th of July!

Hope all my WW buddies behave!