The Fat Fest Begins
It was a beautiful morning! I took Rocky (our dog) for a 2 mile walk with a quick pit-stop for some fresh bagels. I put a whole wheat one to work for breakfast, topped with a wedge of Laughing Cow Light and 1 oz. smoked salmon…
Then, it was time to pack up and head to the beach. For lunch, I made up a Chicken BLT Salad using 2 oz. roasted chicken, 2 slices center cut bacon, romaine, tomato and light ranch for 5 POINTS…
Along with it, I packed one of these new crackers…
This was a dud. First, the ingredient list is a mile long with lots of bad-for-you ingredients like partially hydrogenated oils, corn syrup and a really funky one called resistant corn maltodextrin. I have no idea what that is, but it doesn’t sound good! Secondly, it had a fake cheesy flavor; very artificial. Lastly, it is way too POINTy for a cracker. Each filled cracker is 130 calories, 7 grams fat and 3 grams fiber which comes in at 3 POINTS. Not worth it…
After my unsatisfying cracker, I dove into these peanut butter filled pretzels…
Yes, dove …head first. Drowned myself in them. Handfuls were eaten with reckless abandon:( Boo!!!
and salsa…
I had a small plate …
The husband and I decided to ‘live it up’ with some margaritas. I chose the Mango Margarita and it was divine…
The husband ordered Nachos Grande with beef for an appetizer. It was soooo good. I had a plate… kill me now…
I should have stopped there, but I had already ordered my entree, a Vegetarian Burrito. It came with the most wonderful chicken soup. It was made with shredded chicken, rice, potato and carrots. The broth was amazing. I had a few spoonfuls, then shared the rest with the daughters…
While waiting for the entrees, little daughter snapped this picture of the husband and I before we fell into our fat-laden coma…
The entrees came out. Kill me again…
The veggie burrito was the size of my arm. Okay, not that big , but big enough! I ate half. I have no idea why. I was stuffed and past the point of even tasting anything anymore. I asked our friendly server to take it away and box up my remaining dinner. We sat at the table for a while after, basically unable to move due to a fat induced stupor.
Along with it, I packed one of these new crackers…
This was a dud. First, the ingredient list is a mile long with lots of bad-for-you ingredients like partially hydrogenated oils, corn syrup and a really funky one called resistant corn maltodextrin. I have no idea what that is, but it doesn’t sound good! Secondly, it had a fake cheesy flavor; very artificial. Lastly, it is way too POINTy for a cracker. Each filled cracker is 130 calories, 7 grams fat and 3 grams fiber which comes in at 3 POINTS. Not worth it…
After my unsatisfying cracker, I dove into these peanut butter filled pretzels…
Yes, dove …head first. Drowned myself in them. Handfuls were eaten with reckless abandon:( Boo!!!After lots of ocean play, I waddled home from the beach and got ready to go to dinner. We decided on a Mexican restaurant that we haven’t tried yet called La Hacienda.
Our friendly server started us off with a plate of their house tortilla chips…
and salsa…
I had a small plate …
The husband and I decided to ‘live it up’ with some margaritas. I chose the Mango Margarita and it was divine…
The husband ordered Nachos Grande with beef for an appetizer. It was soooo good. I had a plate… kill me now…
I should have stopped there, but I had already ordered my entree, a Vegetarian Burrito. It came with the most wonderful chicken soup. It was made with shredded chicken, rice, potato and carrots. The broth was amazing. I had a few spoonfuls, then shared the rest with the daughters…
While waiting for the entrees, little daughter snapped this picture of the husband and I before we fell into our fat-laden coma…
The entrees came out. Kill me again…
The veggie burrito was the size of my arm. Okay, not that big , but big enough! I ate half. I have no idea why. I was stuffed and past the point of even tasting anything anymore. I asked our friendly server to take it away and box up my remaining dinner. We sat at the table for a while after, basically unable to move due to a fat induced stupor.
We finally peeled ourselves off the chairs and headed home. I will sleep like a log tonight. I am looking forward to a bike ride in the morning. I may have to pump up the tires a bit more ;P
Hope the weekend was great for everyone!
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