Chocolate...'Nuff said

Like most of my Weight Watchers companions, I have jumped on the Greek Yogurt train. I tend to eat on container at about 10 AM most days. I find that it helps to keep me full until lunch time so that I don't reach the point where I feel like I am starving and over eat at lunch. I have been trying many different brands but the one that I always find my way back to is Yoplait's Greek 100. They are only 2 PP and come in a variety of flavors. There are usually coupons in the paper and they tend to go on sale for $1 each quite often. It also helps that I love the consistency of them. Some of the Greek yogurts can sometimes be a whole lot thicker than I really like and can also start getting very high in point value for yogurt (again, just my opinion, but isn't that what I am here for?)

Tonight, I decided that I wanted to try another Pinterest recipe using some new stuff I found. A user on Instagram had posted this Peanut Spread and everyone was talking about. I am almost out of PB2 so I thought it may be worth a try. 

This Peanut "spread" from Walden Farms has a surprisingly good flavor. I would say it is a little looser than regular Peanut Butter but at 0 PP for 1 TBSP it is completely worth it. It was $3.48 a jar at Walmart and that is not much different in price from most other peanut butters. The only place I have been able to find the PB2 locally is at a Lite for Life store about 5 minutes away but they charge $7.99 a jar!! That is just insanity to me. It is very good stuff but clearly I wasn't thinking straight when I paid that much for it (I think I was too excited to try it).

Back to my little snack concoction. Chocolate Peanut Butter Yogurt for 2 PP!!

Here's what you will need:

1 small container of Vanilla Greek Yogurt 

(the original recipe calls for plain and then to add stevia but why bother of you can just start off with a nice base of vanilla)

1-2 Tbsp of Unsweetened Cocoa Powder ( I used 2)

1 Tbsp Peanut Spread

Throw it all in a bowl, mix it up, and enjoy. 

I will tell you that you can just use the yogurt container to mix it up but it just becomes a mess. You get cocoa powder everywhere and cocoa dust in your eyes and up your nose. Just use a bowl people, I promise, you will thank me later!!  

You will more than likely thank me for finding this on Pinterest and trying it out for you too. It was delicious. Not super heavy on the Peanut Butter flavor so you can always add more if you like. I have made this with the PB2 as well and although the flavor was good, it did thicken up quite a bit. I am also considering throwing this in the freezer for a bit next time. Only problem is that I usually don't like to wait for my chocolate fix. 

Snack Time: Trader Joe's Spinach & Kale Greek Yogurt Dip

I will have to say that since I have been on Weight Watchers, I am more inclined to try new foods. I am constantly looking for something new and exciting. I believe the way that we don't get bored with food is by constantly changing it up. Plus, how will you ever know if you are missing something FANTASTIC?? If we always eat the same thing every day we may get bored and then fall back into old routines. I don't know about you, but my old routines are what got me to a place that made me need the Weight Watchers program. Not looking to go back there any time soon (plus, I already gave my fat clothes to Goodwill!)

So let's get to business. I took a trip to Trader Joe's this weekend (watch for more great posts this week about all of the delicious looking stuff I bought to try) and while my 4 year old was busy telling me how she and Daddy "needed" the chips and dip that I just let her try out at the sample counter, I realized that there had to be something good for me to dip into too. I think that too often when people go on a diet they tell themselves that there are all these things that they can and can't have. The thing that I love about WW is there is nothing that I can't have because it is a lifestyle change that I am making. I can eat the Sea Salt Ridge Potato Chips with Bacon Cheese Ranch Dip that the little one loved and wanted to take home to Daddy. But, instead, I made a CHOICE to find something better for me.

Spinach Dip is something I love at parties and I always have. Usually, it is made with some sort of full fat sour cream of some kind sitting inside a delicious bread bowl surrounded with bite size pieces to dip in. You all know what I am talking about...yummmm...the crunchy french bread. Sorry, forgot where I was. Anyway,  Trader Joe's has a delicious Spinach & Kale Greek Yogurt Dip.

The cost on this tub is $3.99 and it is 1 PP for 2 TBSP. Yes, only 1 PP which makes it a great snack. I thought that the dip had great flavor. I noticed quite a few of these "reduced guilt" labels around the store as well. Be careful when you see those and actually put things into your calculator. I picked up a meal that said that and it was 9 PP which didn't seem to reduce much of anything to me. Now you can choose to pair this up with some baby carrots for no additional points or you can do what I did. I paired it with this new found snack from Walmart.

These little guys come in at 2 PP for 6 crackers. They are a decent size cracker and although 6 crackers doesn't seem like a lot, it was enough to eat the 2 TBSP of dip. They also came in a Mediterranean Herb flavor that I am disappointed I did not pick up. My husband loves pita chips but he likes them plain (I told you...picky eater!!) and I figured I better get the standard Sea Salt flavor in case I didn't care for them. They were on the saltier side, but since I was looking for a salty chip replacement, I didn't mind it.

 You could add the carrots along if you would like too. The chips were $2.50 a box and I paired it with a $.70 off coupon from coupons.com and it made for a nice little deal at $1.80 a box to try something new.

Here's my 3 PP snack for the afternoon. For those of you paying close attention to detail, I am aware of the fact that the picture is only showing 5 crackers. Do you also see the small missing section of dip?? I was so excited to try it all that I dug in before a snapped the photo. I also think this would be great to bring to a party if you wanted to make sure there was an appetizer that everyone, including you, could enjoy. 

Can't wait to show you all the other great stuff I grabbed. Enjoy!