Biggest Loser Contest:

Congrats to Ginny for being our Week 2 Biggest Loser with a 1.31% loss this week. Fritz, currently with a total loss of 1.72%, took over the lead from Michael, however the field is very close and it is still anybody's race to win. We added $7 to the pot to bring our current total to $192.

Thursday, March 4, 2010

Protein All-Star Snacks

I received this from an email list I subsribe to and thought I would share:

The Biggest Loser Club eating plan encourages snacking, and fortifying a snack with protein will give you extra energy to go the distance. Here are some protein all-stars that our experts recommend:


1. Edamame (1/2 cup), buy frozen and follow cooking instructions (80 calories)
2. 5 celery stalks (4" long) and 1/2 cup low-fat cottage cheese (95 calories)
3. 1 large dill pickle and 1 tablespoon natural peanut butter (125 calories)
4. WASA Rye Crispbread (1 cracker) with 1/2 cup low-fat cottage cheese (115 calories)
5. Two slices turkey breast lunch meat rolled with 2 teaspoons cranberry jelly (100 calories)
6. Thinly sliced medium apple or pear with 1 ounce of cheese (150 calories)
7. Shrimp cocktail, 12 small shrimp with ¼ cup cocktail sauce (100 calories)
8. 1/4 can tuna with 1/4 cup non-fat plain yogurt and 1 miniature box of raisins (125 calories)
9. Cottage cheese, 1/2 cup low-fat + 1/3 cup canned pineapple (120 calories)
10. Veggie burger, soy-based, + 2 pickle slices and 1 tablespoon of mustard (110 calories)

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