February 12, 2010 - Day 40

I came across this recipe for brownies that substituted the traditional ingredients of egg, oil, and water for black beans. I was intrigued so I needed to try it. OMG! They are delicious! You would never know that there are pureed black beans are in it. They are yummy and rich. The idea is to take a brownie mix, and instead of putting in the e/o/w, puree up a can of black beans and mix it in. When pureeing up the beans, the recipe I saw called for 1 can of water as well, but that turned out to be too much and the mix was too liquidy (and thus the cooked brownies were too spongey). So, do about a half-can of water and then eyeball it from there.

Seriously, if you like brownies, you need to try making the brownies this way. They are lower in fat and higher in protein and fiber. We are definitely going to make brownies this way from now on.

For breakfast

Before the gym:

1 strawberry fruit and grain cereal bar (130 calories; 2 points)

1/2 cup of coffee w/vanilla creamer (35 calories; 1 point)

After the gym:

2 pieces of multi-grain toast w/peanut butter (190 calories; 3 points)

1 clementine (40 calories; 0 points)

Water

For lunch

1 ham and cheddar (fat-free!) sandwich on multi-grain bread w/dijon mustard (160 calories; 2 points)

Water

For dinner

Beef stir-fry w/peppers, broccoli, and onions (350 calories; 7 points)

Water

Snacks

1 black bean brownie (120 calories; 2 points)

1 bowl of cheerios w/skim milk (140 calories; 3 points)

Diet hot chocolate (25 calories; 0 points)

So for today it's roughly:

Total Calories: 1170

Total WW Points: 20

Total flex points left for week: 32

Days left in flex points week (after today) : 3

Exercise

A little over 30 minutes on an elliptical machine

100 ab crunches