Yogurt with Honey, Pineapple and Chocolate Chips

This is a quick desert using my favorite greek yogurt that really satisfies your taste buds. It has creaminess, sweetness, pineapple and chocolate chips for crunch. While making this video I forgot to add fresh vanilla bean which I usually keep in the panty, so if you want a nice hint of vanilla - scrape some in.
Remember to buy local raw honey, I believe it really helps control your allergies.

(240 calories, 19g protein, 1.3g fat, 40g carbs 2g fiber and 6 Weight Watchers Points)

Recipe
6oz Fage 0% Yogurt
16 semi sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped pineapple
1 Tbsp raw honey

Video Link
Yogurt, Honey Desert

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Steel Cut Risotto w/String Beans and Tomatoes

I found most of this recipe from a chef named Sean Brock who owns two restaurants in Charleston SC, Husk and Mc Crady's. Instead of using the usual Arborio Rice for risotto, he uses steel cut oats.  What I love about this recipe is how much better I feel the next day, rice like pasta makes me feel heavy and takes a while to work through my system but the oats ... well they just keep on moving!

(1 Cup Risotto and 4oz String Beans - 336 Calories, 11g fat, 44g Carbs, 11g fiber, 13g protein, 8 weight watchers points)

Recipe

1 quart chicken broth
2 tbsp butter
1 leek
3 large cloves garlic
1 cup white wine
1 1/2 cups steel -cut oats
1 cup frozen petite peas
8oz button mushrooms
1/2 cup pecorino romano

4oz string beans
1 medium tomato

Video Link

Steel Cut Risotto


Steel Cut Risotto

Bison Meatloaf

I love, love meatloaf and I'm never giving it up!  The great thing about meatloaf is once you reduce the fat in the meat you choose, you can greatly reduce the calories. I like to use 90/10 grass fed bison but you can  use grass fed ground beef too and 10% fat is plenty to give you flavor no matter which type of meat you choose. If you haven't tried bison yet, you should - some people say bison tastes like beef did back in the 50's.  This meal includes roasted brussels sprouts in a cast iron skillet and yam with orange zest - yum!

(396 calories, 30g protein, 43g carbohydrates, 8g fiber, 11g fat and 10 weight watchers points)


Ingredients

4oz brussels sprouts
2oz onions

1 medium yam (3oz serving)
1 small orange for orange zest

1 lb. lean ground beef or bison 90/10
2 egg whites
1/2 cup Muir Glen diced tomatos
4 oz chopped onions
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1/2 Tbsp crushed garlic (4 cloves)
1/4 cup chopped parsley
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper


Video Links
Bison Meatloaf Part 1
Bison Meatloaf Part 2

Videos
Bison Meatloaf Part 1

Bison Meatloaf Part 2