Pico de Gallo

I LOVE pico de gallo.  I could almost eat it by the spoonful!  

6 Roma tomatoes

2 jalapeno peppers (sliced, seeds removed and finely diced)

1 white onion

1 bunch cilantro

1 garlic clove

salt

juice of 1 lime

Chop all of the veggies, mince the garlic and toss together with salt and lime juice.

If you want it hotter, keep some seeds from the jalapeno. When removing seeds, either wear gloves or be very careful - they are hot. I've learned that lesson scratching my nose afterward, it was not fun! Salt to taste.

I used grape tomatoes and a red onion this time, because it's what I had on hand.  You can vary this recipe with your favorite type of onion, pepper, etc, add more of what you like and less of what you don't.

 You can serve this with tortilla chips, or on tacos or fajitas. 

 One serving is 0 points+.

:::Emily:::

Green Monster Smoothies

I love these smoothies.  They are so good and they are so healthy too!  They are super low in points+ value, but are so filling.  The spinach seemed so weird to me at first, but you can't taste it at all.  I like that it gets me an extra serving of vegetables without feeling like I am eating them.

1/2 large banana
1 cup spinach.  (Has to be fresh.  It will make a nasty chewy smoothie if you use frozen.)
1/2 cup 1% milk
1/2 cup fat free yogurt.  I usually use plain, but you could use vanilla flavored as well.
As much frozen fruit as you'd like. I usually do 1/2 cup strawberries, 1/2 cup blueberries and 1/2 cup raspberries. Derek likes 1/2 cup strawberries, 1/2 cup mangoes, and 1/2 cup pineapple.  The  more fruit you use the thicker the smoothie will be.  I like mine to be the consistency of a shake.  It makes it feel more like a treat and feels my craving for ice cream.

A Weight Watchers leader suggested putting in 2 teaspoons of healthy oil in with it to hit your healthy oil check for the day.  I do this a lot because I have no other idea on how to fit it into my day.

Blend together until smooth.

One serving is 2 points+ without oil, 4 points+ with oil.

:::Emily:::