Oh oh Cheeri-O!

I never used to be a big cereal person, but I have found a lot of joy from Cheerios recently. There are two types that I currently love. The multi-grain Cheerios and the Banana Nut, and this is why...

You can have a WHOLE CUP of the multi-grain for only ONE POINT! That's pretty amazing. If you eat it with milk, then its two points, but still awesome for a cup of cereal. I like to take a cups worth to work and eat them dry for a great one point snack. The added benefit of this is that there is some sort of childhood joy of eating cheerios with my fingers out of a bag. :D

The banana nut Cheerios are super yummy, but not quite as healthy. You get 2/3 of a cup and if you eat it with milk its 3 points, but the taste is absolutely delicious if you love banana flavored things. Also a magical mid-day treat in order to regress like a child while at work.

EDIT: Kevin is throwing a wee bit of a fit right now because he is not getting any credit for being the person who first purchased the multi grain cheerios. Yes, dear Kevin, it was you who introduced me to the wonders of eating cheerios, and for this I am thankful and forever in your debt. Love you!

yummy snack!

toasted chick peas (tastes like corn nuts, mmmm):

-drain two cans of chick peas, rinse

-spray pan and spread chick peas out

-spray chick peas with olive oil

-sprinkle with spices of your liking (i used garlic, cumin, and chili powder)

-bake at 350 for 50 minutes, shaking around every ten minutes.

-let cool

amazing food find!

after perusing through trader joes for quite some time, i came upon quite the exciting food find-- flax and honey flatbread!  three sheets of this filling flatbread rings in at only one pt!  it was quite delicious with some laughing cow cheese spread over the top and i would imagine would also be yummy with peanut butter (the salmonella free variety, of course!).