So, as grumpy as I get about being on this diet, I do love the Allowance Points on Weight Watchers. They’re like the the roll-over minutes on my cell phone plan that re-set if unused!
I had some to use this weekend, so on Sunday, in kind of a celebratory mood, I made muffins. Cheese and onion muffins and lemon blueberry muffins. Because the best way to reward sticking to a diet is with food.
These muffins really are the best the day you bake them, so enjoy them as near to the time they emerge from the oven as possible. Using things like low-fat milk and reduced fat cheese really do help in the points department. Just tell your friends or family to slather on the butter while you enjoy them plain. I calculated both these recipes using WW tools and learned that the cheese muffins are 4 points each and the blueberry muffins are 3 points a piece.
The recipes are after the jump.
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