Menu Freedom

Ok, generally, I am not an Applebee's fan. We went there a lot in college, but now if I'm going out to eat I want BrewPub or Bruno's or something (all local so don't expect to be familiar). However, now that we are 'on plan,' it's easiest to go to Applebee's where the menu lists Points.

Today, lunch out consisted of mom, Craig and me. All three of us are doing Points in some form or other. Mom is most successful so far, with a 25-pound loss. We split a chicken quesadilla for an app, then Craig and I each had the portabella-steak meal. It was VERY saucy but came with potatoes and steamed broccoli, so was all in all nutritious and delicious. All that for 9.5 points.

Because we love taco salads, and the ones in menus are generally not worth the calories, we make them at home quite often. Some ground turkey, light tortilla chips, light sour cream and lettuce and we're just about there. The best part of this meal, for me, has always been the guacamole. However, it's also the deadliest. We had two packages of guac after our wedding and I ate each in a single sitting. Do you know how many points are in 3C or so of guacamole? 45. That is a day and a half for me.

So tonight was the first time we had this lovely freshness since the wedding. We bought avocados at the store on Friday. They were very ripe then and tonight, on their last legs. But I think somewhere between the mixing and the table, they passed and died. We ate the guac on our salads, mixing with the meat and veggies, but when I began chip dipping discovered it was rather limey. I asked Craig to taste it, because his pronouncement of 'it's the salsa' didn't quite match my thoughts.

His report - maybe the avo was closer to its last leg than we thought. So, we threw it out. Solution to not eating 45 points of guacamole? Make it rotten and throw it out :)