There aren't too many things in this world better than relaxing in a bubble bath with your beverage of choice and a good book. It's one of my favorite things to do and if I had the time (read: if I did not have small children) I would do it every single night. I really love a good book. I always have and probably always will. I can remember scouring the used book stores with my dad when I was a little girl, looking for dog-eared copies of Babysitters Club or Sweet Valley books. I have to read at least a chapter of a book every night before I go to sleep . . . no matter how late it is when I finally get to crawl into bed. My husband contends that all this reading makes me a NERD, but what does he know? He's the guy who DVR's episodes of Star Trek.
One of my all-time favorite authors is John Grisham. His newest paperbook is titled Playing for Pizza and I am currently 3/4 of the way through it. Even though it has the word pizza in the title, it never occured to me that chapter after chapter would leave me hungry. And not just hungry for more . . . but hungry for PASTA!
The book is about football. But it's also set in Italy. The paragraphs describe the pastas and the sauces and the cheeses in such detail that my mouth will be watering and I'll find myself dreaming of tortelini and linguini and fettucini . . . all those wonderful carb-filled goodies the boot-shaped country gave us.
The book also led me to discover the wonders of whole wheat pasta, however, and for that reason I'll forever be thankful to Mr. Grisham. I picked up a box of penne noodles at 3 weight watchers points per serving and I'm pretty sure I'm in lust. The hubs even said he couldn't tell a difference between it and regular pasta.
I'm so glad I live in a world where there are healthy choices for us big fat fatties!
Tuesday's Menu:
Breakfast:
Egg Beaters
1 slice bacon
1 cinnamon roll
Total Points: 4
Lunch:
Pasta (more leftovers, baybay!)
Garlic Bread
Total Points: 5
Snack:
2 Haystacks
Total Points: 2
Dinner:
Corndogs
Oven Fries
Total Points: 8
Snack:
Apple Slices with caramel
Total Points: 2
Total Daily Points: 21
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