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I’m making some more pre-portioned freezer items for my packed “suppers” tonight. I was thumbing through my favourite Indian book (Curried Flavours), and as I was looking through the ingredients – they are mostly zero points! Tonight’s recipe – Chickpea & Mushroom – is essentially that – chickpeas, tomatoes, mushrooms, onions, garlic, spices. Aside from the Chickpeas (1/3c = 1pt therefore 4 cups (2 cans) is 12 points), and the miniscule bit of olive oil I used to start off the onions – that’s it!

Since this is likely to produce over 12 portions… that’s a filling 1 point meal! These will be flat-packed (snack size zipper baggies) in 1/2 cup portions.

I’ve also got 3 cups of brown basmati rice on the stove, cooked with homemade de-fatted chicken stock. I usually flat pack these in 1 cup portions, and just break off 1/2 cup for my “freezer dinner”.

So much fun creating them – just unpeel the zippy bag off of the “protein/meal”, break off 1/2 cup of brown rice, spelt, or barley. Throw on a handful (about 1/2 cup) of frozen veg (usually green beans) – and there you have it. Mix and match. I’ll put this together at lunch, and by the time I’m at class in the evening- it’s starting to thaw. Since there are plenty of microwaves around this school – it’s easy to have a healthy meal.

For lunch today – Chipotle Turkey, Roasted Butternut Squash (also flat-packed), and green beans. 5 points!

Weight continues to be on a downward trend – exercise happened Monday night (40 minutes treadmill – Xtrain), and there will be some tonight as well after supper. Tuesday & Wednesday are my class nights and I don’t get home until late. Because of the bus strike, my ride to class on Wednesdays forces me to leave work at 3. So I have to make up 2 hours over the week. Makes it challenging indeed to get the exercise in on those days – since I have to be at work earlier….

Things are coming together! I’m so much more motivated than before…my teammates rock!