Happy Monday all! Thanks for the congrats on my loss this week and for sharing your experiences with Turkish Breakfasts ~ so fun! You know one of the reasons I absolutely LOVE travelling is to experience the culture and the food. I hope to one day travel all over the world (eventually one vacation at a time!) and try all the foods each state/country has to offer.
I started my day off on the right track by hopping on the treadmill for a 35 minute jog/walk before packing up my breakfast and taking it on the go.
A few of you were curious about what cereals you can have on Simply Filling so I decided to start my day off with a new cereal I have not tried before. You all may have noticed I am not really a cereal person, but, that is mainly because cereal never fills me up even when I add in fruit and milk.
My bowl is 100% Simply Filling or 7 points+
- 1 cup Uncle Sam Toasted Whole Wheat Berry Flakes & Flaxseed (as in the whole seed!)
- 1 cup fat fee milk
- 1 banana and a sprinkle of raspberries
Shredded Wheat is one of my go-to cereals for Simply Filling, but, I decided to branch out and try Uncle Sam.
The first requirement is no added sugar ~ although, I have been known to “tweak” it and say less than 5 g/1 tsp of sugar per serving because it can be challenging to find cereal that tastes good with 0 added sugars.
Without sugar, it really is just “Simply Cereal”…
The other requirements are whole grain and at least 4 g of fiber. (SF) – 5 points+ a serving.
Surprisingly my cereal bowl kept me full for 4 hours. I grabbed a pluot and light string cheese for snack. (SF) – 1 points+
I completely planned my lunches for this week around the fact that I have 3 days of lunch meetings so I needed to be able to grab and go – no heating up required.
Lunch started with Harvest Grain Salad (SF) – 4 points+
Then, I had a salad with my salad 
Topped with 1 Tbsp sunflower seeds and 1 Tbsp Trader Joe’s Spicy Peanut Vinaigrette. (SF+2 WPA) – 2 points+
I knew I’d need a little protein for staying power so I added in an egg for good measure.
(SF) – 2 points+
I bought a few Oikos 0% Greek Yogurts this weekend when they were on sale at our local grocery store.
I think it is pretty fun that they use fruit and vegetable juice….but, you cannot taste either.
I really loved this Apricot Mango flavor and totally wished I brought the new coconut flakes I got to go on top. (SF + 1 WPA) – 3 points+
Dinner was totally designed around this Texas Toast The Husband picked up just so he could “cook” us dinner. (SF+3 WPA) – 3 points+
By cook, he meant he heated us up the Homemade Fresh Tomato Basil Soup I cooked up last night. He is so funny, but, it’s the thought that counts, right? 
(SF) – 2 points+
I sort of have a rule against Pita Chips in that I cannot have them in the house because I cannot eat just one….it’s more like one bag!
Every now and then, I think, ohhhh, I can eat just one….watch….then, another. *sigh*
At least I measured out a serving even if I did eat the whole bowl! (SF+4 WPA) – 4 points+….for what it’s worth, they are 100% worth every single, crunchy, salty, cheesy, herby bite.
AL also left me a message tonight….I wonder if it is because he knows I usually take Tuesday’s off from working out. A sign maybe to get up and get my groove on?
STATS (12 am – 9 pm)
- 2,558 calories burned
- 7,992 steps taken
- 10 WPA used, 24 WPA taken (I need to slow down on using them!) (25 daily points+)
- AL – 120% of my GOAL! – 5 Activity Points earned.
Night all!
Pita chips are evil!! I cannot help myself around them either. =P Go you for just having 1 serving! That is a major success.
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I feel the same way about pita chips!! I can’t eat just a few.
I keep thinking about active link…
I have Uncle Sams in the house as a cereal for me as well….I definately need to add a bit of sugar, I use 1 tsp Splenda, do you think that is sabotaging it as a SF food once I put the sugar on?
Ive started excercising more…I feel like 30 minutes on the treadmill is good for me to start out, do you feel you get a good enough work and results with 30 minutes cardio?
Im wondering if my body will get used to it and I will have to up it. Ive been counting my AP as a 3 for 30 min. Do you eat your AP or not?
thanks Danica, I really enjoy getting ideas and tips from you
~Carla
Hi Carla,
Not at all. Splenda is used on Simply Filling.
Yes, start small and work up on your exercise. The key is to do something you enjoy because then you will keep doing it which is sustainable. I currently work out 30 minutes every other day on the treadmill. I started with walking and only switched it up by doing the Couch To 5K plan when I wanted to do something different.
Thanks,
Danica
Hello!
I am really enjoying Simply Filling and your website! I have a question…it might require a tweak…lol
I wonder how many points you would count in SFT for baked beans. They are 4PP for one half cup serving. For SFT the beans themselves don’t count but just the sauce. So what would you count? I combined them with ground turkey and crushed tomatoes in the crock today for an awesome chili! 🙂
Hi Jennifer,
That sounds delicious! I would count the points+ for the entire can and divide it over the total number if servings you made then use your WPA for that. Canned baked beans have a lot if sugar and other ingredients in the sauce that are not really not simply filling. That is just what I would do and I imagine it is very many per serving.
Thanks for sharing, I love the idea.
Danica
Love that Uncle Sam’s cereal. I’ve even been able to buy it at WMart.
My AL said the same thing to me yesterday!! I wonder if it said that to everyone, or just to those of us who are “Occasional Athletes”, as I was told I was one of those as well after my baseline week… Glad to know I wasn’t the only one reprimanded by my AL 🙂
Uncle Sam’s is the only cereal I have found that is truly SF. I like it though, but mostly in yogurt. I add it to Greek yogurt with some chia seeds, and it keeps me full for hours…plus it’s crunchy and yummy!