DIET TIPS
Judge portions by the palm of the hand test: most appropriate portions can fit in the palm of your hand, like a piece of chicken or an apple.
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NutriSystem on Your Own - Snacks...

Jazzman's Guacamole Deviled Eggs printable text only version
(Makes 8 Servings)
Submitted By: The-Jazzman [visit his forum at the-jazzman.com/forum]

Ingredients
8 whole eggs, in the shell
1 avocado - peeled, pitted, and mashed
1 Tablespoon chopped cilantro
1 Tablespoon minced green onion
1 teaspoon fresh lime juice
1 dash hot sauce, or to taste (optional)
1 dash Worcestershire sauce, or to taste (optional)
1/2 teaspoon Dijon-style prepared mustard
1 pinch paprika

Directions
1. Place eggs in a saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring water to a boil and immediately remove from heat. Cover, and let eggs stand in hot water for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from hot water, cool, and peel.
2. Slice eggs in half, and remove yolks to a mixing bowl.
3. In the bowl with the yolks, combine the avocado, cilantro, and green onion. Stir in the lime juice, and season with hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, and mustard.
4. Mix well and fill empty egg white halves. Chill until serving. Sprinkle with paprika just before serving.

Counts as 1 protein serving and 1 fat serving.

Easy Peach Ice Cream printable text only version
Submitted By: Sarina D.

Ingredients
1 cup frozen peaches
2 cups ice
1/2 cup FF milk
Splenda or Stevia to taste
Variation: 1 serving of another frozen fruit can be subsituted instead.

Directions
Mix ice and milk in blender, then add frozen peaches. Blend everything together and eat! Great refreshing and light taste.

Counts as 1 fruit serving and 1/2 diary serving. Approx 105 calories (with peaches), depending on fruit and type of milk.
Broccoli Cay Salad (Makes 4 Servings) printable text only version
Submitted By: Debra Toma

I got this recipe from a girl who lived in Jamaica. Course, she used real sugar.

Ingredients
1 head fresh broccoli, cut up
1/4 cup bacon bits (the kind you buy in the little jar)
1/2 red onion, chopped
1/4 cup golden raisins
1/2 cup FF mayonnaise or salad dressing
2 Tablespoons vinegar
4 packets sweetener

Directions
Mix the mayonnaise, vinegar, and sweetener first for the dressing. Then add remaining ingredients, toss and chill. Delicious!

This makes 4 generous servings and fulfills requirements for a fruit and a protein (or a fat, depending on how you count the bacon bits). It's an excellent snack or you can save a fruit from breakfast and have it with your lunch or supper. The broccoli can be counted as a salad or veggie, too.
Outback Steakhouse Onion Rings...NS Style printable text only version
Submitted By: Michelle

Ingredients
1 small onion
2 Tablespoons egg substitute
2 Tablespoons water
1 package NS Soy Chips (crushed to bread crumb consistancy)

Directions
Cut onion into ringed slices. Dip slices into a mixture of egg substitute and water. Coat slices with the crushed NS soy chips. Using a non-stick cookie sheet, arrange your coated onions and lightly spray with with PAM. Sprinkle on any leftover NS soy chip crumbs. Bake at 350 degrees until lightly brown and crispy.

Serving suggestion: Plate with your NS burger and one other veggie choice. Delicious!

Counts as one-NS snack, one-cup raw veggie and one-20 calorie extra.
Asian Style Dumplings via NS printable text only version
Submitted By: Melinda Zupaniotis [visit her site at www.m-powerment.com]

Ingredients
1 NS chicken noodle soup
1 scallion, minced
1 slice of red onion, minced
1 boca burger, thawed and crumbled
1 small piece of zucchini, chopped
lite soy sauce
smart beat mayo
4 cabbage leaves
fat free asian salad dressing (I recommend toasted sesame soy and ginger dressing by Old Cape Cod)

Directions
Prepare NS chicken noodle soup as directed on packaging.

Boil some water and prepare the pot to steam foods.

Mix the boca buger, scallion, onion and zucchini in a bowl with a dash of soy sauce and 1 tbs of smart beat. Distribute mixture among the 4 cabbage leaves. Roll each leaf up like a dumpling and steam for 10 minutes.

Transfer soup to a small bowl if you wish, and place bowl on a large dinner plate. Put the 4 dumplings on the plate around the bowl and drizzle 2 Tablespoons of fat free asian salad dressing on top. Enjoy!

Counts as a snack or appetizer - 1 protein, 1 salad vegetables, optional dressing, free items
Apple Cinnamon Milkshake printable text only version
Submitted By: Laine

Ingredients
1/2 large apple (I used golden delicious, cored, with peel left on)
8 oz (1 cup) skim milk
4 ice cubes
2 Tablespoons sugar-free Torani vanilla syrup
cinnamon (I just kind of dumped some in there, it would probably be to taste)

Directions
Blend it all in a blender, pour it in the glass. Voilá, apple cinnamon milkshake!

Counts as 1 snack
Pumpkin Pie Shake printable text only version
Submitted By: Jennifer

Ingredients
1/4 cup pumpkin, canned
1 cup skim milk
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
3 packets Splenda
2 Tablespoons Walden Farms marshmallow creme
2 Tablespoons FF Cool Whip, optional

Directions
Blend together in blender.Top with FF Cool Whip if desired and if you have the free food left for the day.

Counts as 1 dairy (approximately 126 calories, not including FF Cool Whip)