Taste of Thyme: Good & Good for You Food

This sauce is so easy to make - so low in PointsPlus - and it tastes good on fish, chicken, vegetables and more! Whip up a batch and put some zing into your food. Cut up some veggies and enjoy a refreshing healthy snack. Use this instead of mayo on your wrap. Go crazy with this delicous sauce! TZATZIKI 1 cup peeled, seeded and grated cucumber (this is the hardest part) 1/8 tsp salt 1 cup plain FF yogurt 1/2 tsp dill weed 2 tsp lemon juice 1 cloves garlic, pressed or finely minced 1/4 tsp salt Salt the cucumber with 1/8 tsp of salt and allow to sit for 20 minutes. Squeeze out excess water. Mix all ingredients together. Chill for an hour to let flavors come together. 1/2 cup of this is only 1 PointsPlus.

I love using spicy ingredients. They satisfy my taste buds, they help me feel physically satisfied and, I am told, they heat up my metabolism. One ingredient I really have be come fond of is sriracha (an Asian style chili sauce - think Thai Ketchup). When I stumbled upon this simple version of slaw with sriracha in it I knew I had to try it and share it with you. This makes a good side dish for almost anything. It also makes a good topping for a sandwich or a turkey burger. You could put it in a wrap or dump into a pita for a quick, low points plus treat. NEW ASIAN SLAW 4 cups cabbage shredded (any combo you like) 1 cup carrots, shredded 1 small onion, diced pinch of salt and pepper 1 tsp soy sauce 1 tsp peanut butter 2 Tblspn rice wine or white wine vinegar 1 tsp sesame oil (you can use an extra tsp peanut butter instead) 1 tsp sriracha (or more) 1/4 cup FF Mayo 1/4 cup buttermilk 1 tsp sugar Toss the vegetables together; set aside. Whisk remaining ingredients together until smoo...

I love this easy soup recipe. It is super healthy (if you use low sodium tomato juice) and packs a ton of flavor. If you are tired of the WW Garden Vegetable recipe, this will really do the trick. At just 1 PointPlus per serving it is the perfect thing to take the edge off of your hunger. It can also be used as a low PointsPlus lunch if you are planning to save a few extra points for dinner! WALT'S VEGETABLE SOUP 6 cups tomato juice 3 Tbspn oatmeal - ground 1 Tbspn rice polishings (ground rice) 16 oz can stewed tomatoes 1 1/2 cups celery chopped 1/2 cup green beans sliced 1/2 cup peas 1 cup spinach packed & shredded 1 1/2 cups cabbage, shredded 1/2 cup brown rice 1 bay leaf 1 tsp marjoram 2 Tbspn parsley pepper to taste Combine juice, oats and rice polishings. Cook until thickened. Add remaining ingredients except the spinach. Cook until rice and vegetables are tender; 20 - 25 minutes. Add the spinach and cook 5 minutes. serves 8