This is it - this is the product that gets me out of the kitchen in less than 15 minutes.

  I bought the small ($25) George Foreman Grill for my Mother a couple of years ago for Christmas.  I tried it out before she took it home and just loved it.    So I went out and bought the family size ($60) for me and hubby.   I used it for a couple of months, and then went out and bought the JUMBO size ($100).  can't tell you what a great product this is, I use it every day.  It's the greatest thing that has happened to me since I discovered  Cuisinart, 20 years ago.  If you are thinking of buying one, even if you live alone, spend the extra bucks and buy the JUMBO - it's worth it because you can cook your whole meal at once.

   People think that it's only for grilling meat.  WRONG - it is so versatile.  So read on, and I'll give you some great tips for Fat Free Meals.

  George Foreman and Pam Cooking Sprays were made for each other.  The trick is to spray the FOOD, not the grill.

For great fried chicken, take a chicken breast, flatten it with a cleaver until it is of uniform size, salt, pepper, and flour lightly, then spray both sides of the meat with Pam - grill on George until it browns (about 5-7 minutes) and you have faux fried chicken.  This recipe also works great with pork chops.

3 oz. breast (including 2 TBS. flour) is 4 POINTS

  Veggies on George Foreman are just wonderful.  Slices of summer squash or zucchini, onions, and green peppers taste great sprayed with Garlic or Lemon Pam and cooked on the grill.  

If you are a sauteed mushroom fan - fill the grill with sliced mushrooms, sprayed with butter or garlic Pam - they taste amazingly like those cooked in butter.

All the above veggies, sprayed with Pam are 0 POINTS

I really like fried green tomatoes in the summer - I take thick slices of them, dip them in a mixture of 1 TBS. cornmeal, and 1 TBS. flour - spray both sides of the tomatoes with Pam and grill for 5 minutes.

The only points come from the cornmeal and flour - 1 POINT at most

  Need an easy dessert - this makes great grilled fruit. Put unpeeled peach halves on it, grill until soft, and then sprinkle immediately with a mixture of ground cinnamon and Equal.  Top with Lite Cool Whip.  You can also do this with nectarines, apple slices, or pineapple.

1 POINT for a whole piece of fruit Including 2 TBS. Cool Whip

  I make great pattie melts using diet bread and Boca Burgers.  I grill onions alongside the Boca Burgers (Boca Burgers are frozen soy, veggie burgers, only 1 point).  After the onions and the Boca Burger are grilled, I place on diet bread with a slice of Kraft Fat Free Cheese, spray both sides of the bread with Pam and grill until cheese melts.

Use your imagination for grilled turkey, chicken, tuna melts - all can be done quickly on George.  The trick is spraying the bread with the Pam to give it a crunch.

2.5 POINTS for the Grilled Boca Cheeseburger

 I'm an Oscar Meyer Fat Free Bologna addict.  It's my old standby for a quick, low points meal.  Sometimes I grill two slices of it (leave them both stacked together) on George Foreman, and then eat it on diet bread, with red onion slices, spicy mustard and tomatoes.  I top it off with 15 Fat Free Sour Cream Pringles and I've had a whole meal for only 3 points.  

If I'm running out of points for the day, I will sometimes just grill a couple of slices of this bologna for dinner, and eat with 0 point veggies.

2 points for Grilled Bologna Sandwich

 My Mother even grills her morning toast on George.  I fix frozen burgers for hubby on it - just put frozen hamburger patties right on the grill - no need to thaw - and then put frozen french fries by the side of the burger and his meal is finished in less than 10 minutes.  You can put frozen chicken, fish (breaded or plain), or frozen shrimp directly on the grill to cook, also.

  OH, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING - CLEANUP - EASY, EASY, EASY - the trick is to clean it while it's warm.  Just wipe it with a damp paper towel - the grill is self-contained, so it won't spatter on your counters, either.

Email me with your Weight Watcher questions, I'll be glad to help

"I'm afraid that someday scientists will discover that lettuce has been fattening all along"

~ Erma Bombeck