Newsletter, week of March 23rd

Last Week

Monitoring yourself is a helpful habit, and frankly it's also one of the components of both our food plans. Did you keep an eye on things this week?

This Week

This week we start the first of a three week series on triggers, focusing our discussion on trigger foods this week. So come prepared to tell us what your "red light" food is - I'm sure you've got one!

Kudos

Ashley got her first five pound star; Sylvia, Rachel and Hethyr are at 10 pounds lost, Linda and Karen reached 20 pounds lost, Vicki got her 25 pound awards, and Sandra got her 16 week charm. What a great week for the ladies!

WW Product of the Week

I'm going to use this space to give you all some information on our Peanut Butter Bliss Mini Bars. I know a lot of you have tried these bars and absolutely fallen in love with them. I can't blame you, they're terrific! It's been really frustrating for all of us to have so few of them to sell.

The demand for these bars across the country has been overwhelming, and our supply just hasn't been able to keep up. While we had some in stock for last week's meetings, Clairemont sold their last box yesterday, and judging by the quantity delivered at Lemon Grove, we likely won't have any on Monday. Please bear with us, and know that we don't really have any control over this. Inventory management is shipping out bars based on "sales history" not by orders placed. So even if we order a million bars, we'll only get what they ship us.

Hopefully the supply will catch up with demand soon. In the meantime, for a peanut butter fix don't forget our Chocolate Peanut Butter 2 Points bars. And if you really need a 1 Point snack, try our Chocolate Caramel or Dark Chocolate Raspberry bars.

Weekly Potpourri

If you are just starting our food program, you may be wondering how to cut down the number of Points in your meals. A great resource for everyone can be found at the USDA MyPyramid website, including this list of "nutrient-dense" food choices that will show you how to swap something better for what you're currently eating.

Recipe of the Week

Chicken, Mango, and Black Bean Salad
Serves 4
5 Points and Core

3 Tbsp fresh lime juice
2 tsp olive oil
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp chili powder
2 cups shredded cooked chicken breast
1 small jicama (about 1 lb) peeled and diced
15.5oz can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 mango, peeled, pitted, and cut into chunks
1/2 cup diced red onion
1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and minced

Combine the lime juice, oil, salt, and chili powder in a large bowl. Add the remaining ingredients and mix well.

--from Everybody Loves Chicken page 61

What's Hot at WW.com

Whenever we talk about choosing whole grains, the question comes up why brown rice is core and white rice isn't. This article addresses that issue and gives a rundown of all the different varieties of rice out there.

Quote of the Week

"What are my trigger foods? Honey, it's any food with a vowel or a consonant in it!" - Michael McCauley, Weight Watchers Leader