Core Breakfast Ideas

These are things I eat for breakfast:

Oatmeal with splenda or splenda and maple flavoring and always with FF milk
Banana
Grapefruit
Peaches
Pears
Applesauce
Cantalope
FF Yogurt
Whole Grain Cereal with no added sugar and FF milk
Yogurt with cereal on top
Pancakes (see recipe)
Muffins (see recipe)
Diet Hot choco
Cream of Wheat
Malt O Meal
Smoothie (see recipes)
Bananas and Milk (slice up banana in bowl top with splenda and top with milk)
Omelets
Scrambled Eggs
Fried Eggs
Scrambled eggs with ham and/or cheese
Egg Muffins (see recipe)

Mathematical calculation for points

This is the formula used to figure out the points per serving

(Calories/50) + (Fat /12) - (fiber up to 4 / 5) = points value per serving

I'll try to simplify it...

Take the calories and divide by 50= we'll call this A

Take the fat and divide by 12= we'll call this B

Take the fiber (only up to 4) and divide by 5= we'll call this C

Now take A+B-C= points value

Why I love Core

"Unlimited" fruit
Limited tracking
Easier to say NO to non-core foods (ie: sweets)
More selection when eating out at a sit-down restaurant
Don't feel like I'm dieting
I feel like I'm eating more
The foods are more filling
Meat
Milk
No measuring
Potlucks are easier as long as there are fruits and vegetables
Buffets and salad bars are very core friendly

Foods I always have on hand

Apples
Bananas
Pineapple (canned)
Applesauce-No Sugar Added
FF Sour Cream
FF Cottage Cheese
FF Cheese
Vegetarian Chili
Vegetarian Pork N Beans
Splenda
Whole Grain Cereal-No Sugar Added
FF Milk
Eggs
Lettuce
Onion
Garlic
Spices
Dry Onion Soup Mix
Boulion Cubes
Chicken
Hamburger-93%
Lemon Juice
Mustard
Spicy Brown Mustard
FF Ranch
EVOO (Extra Virgin Olive Oil)
Pam
Blue Bunny No Sugar Added Fudge Lites (Popsicles)
Green Peppers
Ham, not Deli
94% FF Popcorn
Spray Butter
Brown Rice
Potatoes
WW Noodles
Diet Hot Chocolate

Sometimes
Grapefruit
Oranges
Other Fruit
Pork Chops
Roast
Other Veggies

Core foods not listed in Eat Wisely Book

Here are a few food items that are not listed in Eat Wisely, but are listed as core in the Complete Food Companion

Vegetarian Chili
Vegetarian Pork and Beans
Corn Meal
SF pickles
cream corn
FF evaporated milk
Solid pack pumpkin
Spicy Brown Mustard

Websites I have found

To figure out the points on a recipe (For Flex Plan)
www.calorie-count.com

Core recipes from Bootcamp Buddies (Health Discovery)
http://www.healthdiscovery.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=79

Core Recipes from Dottie's Weight Loss Zone
http://www.dwlz2.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=76

WW statement on baked goods

I copied this from Dottie's Weight Loss Zone.

* WW's Statement on "Coreness" of Baked Goods the core quiz from ww: Foods such as ice cream, cakes, cookies and muffins are not includedon the Core Plan in our materials and on our website due to their abuse potential. However, we want to make our Food Plans livable for our members. Ifyou wish to makes items that are generally considered trigger foods (such as ice cream) using all Core ingredients, and you do not have aproblem with your weight loss, then you may feel free to make anyfood you wish using ingredients from the Core Foods List. If you are experiencing a slow-down in your weight loss, you may want to evaluate the kinds of foods you are creating using Core Foodingredients.