Weight Loss Wednesday

Gracious Southern Living has started a "Weigh Less Wednesday" linky party every week. I didn't join in last week, but I thought I would this week. She posted an AMAZING recipe for an orange cream cake (that's only 4 WW points per serving!). I made it once and plan on making it again this week. I love that it's something that will satisfy my sweet craving and doesn't have a load of calories in it. Plus, while I like orange cream...it's not my absolute favorite, so I don't want to keep eating and eating and eating and eating and eating until the whole cake is gone. :)

This is one of our favorite healthy recipes. It's a WW meatloaf, but you'd never know it was WW. 

3/4 cup ketchup

1/4 cup minced onion

2 tbsp. chopped fresh parsley (I always used dried)

1 tbsp. brown sugar

2 egg whites

1.5 pounds ground beef (I usually just do 2 pounds)

1/2 cup quick-cooking oats

cooking spray

salt & pepper to season

Combine 1/2 cup kechup, onion & next 5 ingredients in a large bowl; stir well. Add meat & oats, stir until just blended. Shape mixture into a loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Brush remaining 1/4 cup ketchup over meat loaf. Bake at 350 for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until done. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

2 slices = 5 WW points (this was with the old system, so it would need to be recalculated.)

Now I've gotten to craving it while reading this! I'll be making it tomorrow night I think. I like to serve it with roasted corn on the cob and mashed potatoes...except I would probably take a salad in favor of the mashed potatoes right now! I've also made it in little muffin pans. The kids love that and it's easy to make a pan on Sunday and have them for lunch the rest of the week.