by Heather Robertson
What do you do for your hubby on Father’s Day?
He does so much for our family and helps me with Half Size Me all the time! I would be lost without his help. I love my hubby very much!
Just like most men he likes BBQ and he likes to go out for a huge breakfast. I, of course, do what I do M-F and take care of the kiddos so he can have some much needed down time.
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Breakfast Meals
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- Father’s Day-Breakfast out ☺
- Egg whites, mushroom, bell pepper, Onion
- Oatmeal Splenda and cinnamon
- Leftover Pumpkin Waffles (Just freeze after you make them. Then, put in the toaster when you’re ready to prepare. So easy!)
Lunch Meals
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- California Grilled Chicken and Avocado Salad (I will leave out the avocado.)
- Leftover Chicken Thighs with Pineapple
- Brown rice
Dinner Meals
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- Skinny Buffalo chicken Wings (My hubby loves wings!)
- Grilled Chicken Thighs with Pineapple (For me and the kiddos I will triple the recipe to make leftover lunches.)
- Grilled T-bone Steak with Easy BBQ sauce (for the hubby!)
- Crispy Chipotle Potato Skins
- Fruit Salad
- *Lemon Buttermilk ice cream (See recipe and directions below.)
- Beef and Bean Enchiladas
- Corn
- Light Sour Cream
- Breakfast Dinner
- Egg skillet:
- bell peppers
- onions
- mushrooms
- reduced-fat cheese
- Hashbrowns
- Turkey bacon
- Pumpkin Waffles (I will triple this for a quick breakfast!)
- Date-night dinner (We’re actually getting a night out!
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- Leftover night
Snacks
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- Red White and Blueberry Cheesecake (These are too cute!)
- *Lemon-Buttermilk Ice Cream
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 cup fresh lemon juice (about 10 lemons)
- 2 cups half-and-half
- 2 cups whole milk
- 2 cups fat-free buttermilk
Directions for ice cream: Combine sugar and juice in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk until sugar dissolves. Add half-and-half, whole milk, and buttermilk. Pour mixture into the freezer can of an ice-cream freezer; freeze according to manufacturer’s instructions. Spoon ice cream into a freezer-safe container. Cover and freeze 1 hour or until firm.
Yields: 18 servings (serving size: 1/2 cup)
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION (per serving):
- CALORIES 130 (25% from fat)
- FAT 3.6g (sat 2.3g, mono 1.2g, poly 0.0g)
- PROTEIN 2.8g
- CARB 21.4g
- FIBER 0.1g
- CHOL 18mg
- IRON 0.0mg
- SODIUM 54mg
- CALC 93mg
