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Because I believe slow cooking is key to getting and staying slim today I’m giving away a Hamilton Beach Set & Forget 6-Quart Programmable Slow Cooker!
Before beginning my Weight Watchers friendly crock pot cooking challenge back in October 2013, I’d never really thought much about the link between losing weight and slow cooking. But the truth is, if you are trying to lose weight, your slow cooker can be your best friend.
For most of us, dinner is the meal that often derails our best intentions when it comes to weight loss.
After a long day of work, you arrive home tired and hungry. And the last thing you want to do is think about cooking dinner.
So you end up grabbing the quickest thing you can get your hands on. And it’s rarely, if ever, light and healthy!
But, with a crock pot instead of worrying all day about what to make for dinner, you know a healthy and delicious meal will be ready and waiting when you get home.
Or you can use your slow cooker on the weekends to make light and healthy meals to warm up during the week. The slow cooker/crockpot makes it easy to cook healthy, affordable meals without having to spend hours in the kitchen.
Have you heard the saying, “20 minutes in the kitchen can save you 3 hours on the treadmill (affiliate link)“?
Well, it’s true!
Why The Slow Cooker/CrockPot is an Essential Kitchen Tool for Weight Loss…
1. Makes meal planning easier. Many Weight Watchers crock pot recipes are complete one pot meals.
2. Requires planning which is critical to weight loss success. If we want to eat right and lose weight we need a plan. If we leave it to chance we’ll end up opting for high calorie convenience foods: take out, the drive-thru, fast food, the vending machine, etc.
3. Lends itself to big batch cooking and leftovers. Which can be re-purposed or portioned out for future meals.
4. Saves time in the kitchen. You can put your ingredients in the crock pot in the morning or afternoon and dinner will be ready when you want it. I love the convenience of investing a little time and then moving forward with my day, while dinner cooks, practically unattended. No pots boiling over, burned skillets and last minute rushing around to get dinner figured out.
5. Provides variety. You can make a lot more than pot roast, soup and chili in your slow cooker, as I’ve learned during the last six months. Appetizers, beverages, breakfasts, main dishes, side dishes and desserts are all possible with a slow cooker.
6. Makes cooking possible even for those with little kitchen know-how. Slow cooking is practical, realistic and very forgiving, perfect for novice cooks. Recipes tend to be straightforward with minimal ingredients and very few steps. Meals made in the slow cooker may not be the prettiest ever. But, they can be some of the tastiest.
7. Naturally Low Fat. Because crock pot cooking is a moist form of cooking it requires less fat, so you’ll save calories and points.
8. Perfect all year round. While most of us think of the slow cooker during the fall and winter, it’s the perfect summer kitchen device. I’ve received lots of comments from folks in hot climates who depend on their slow cooker all summer to avoid heating up the kitchen.
This Giveaway has ended!
The randomly selected winner is Phyllis Zumbolo. Congratulations! Please send an email to support@simple-nourished-living.com to claim your slow cooker.
Slow Cook Yourself Slim Slow Cooker Giveaway Details
TO ENTER
1. Leave a comment below answering the question, “How has the slow cooker helped you eat better and/or lose weight?”
A winner will be selected at random and announced next Sunday.
Good luck!
Hamilton Beach Set & Forget 6-Quart Programmable Slow Cooker
Notes from The SweetHome review site on the Hamilton Beach Set & Forget 6-Quart Programmable Slow Cooker: “It’s not fancy, but the intuitive interface, locking lid, and modest price have made it the best deal for your money three years running—and it’s the only slow cooker with a heat probe to monitor the doneness of roasts and other meats.”
It also was featured in this Slow Cooker Savvy Class I took recently.
My slow cooker is quite old and definitely well used. It is my go to many times for my weight loss journey. Planning is what it is all about. I find when I plan a slow cooked meal, I stay on my weight watchers program. I truly enjoy every recipe that I have tried from your recipes. My husband, although not needing any weight loss, loves everything I have tried using the crock pot.
A slow cooker helps me eat better, because rather than buying take-out or fast food, I plan out a healthy and satisfying meal ahead of time. It is easy and fun so I don’t become frustrated or overwhelmed.
Slow cooking is fabulous… we always have leftovers, which makes meal planning less of a chore. We can choose to freeze for later or have for next day lunch/dinner!
easy to make a WW friendly slow cooker meal early in the day instead of supper time when we are hungry and tired
easy to decide to make a WW friendly early in the day instead of supper time when we are hungry and tired
I love that I can prep the night before and it cooks all day. I end up being able to freeze leftovers and eat much more healthy becayod how easy it is.
I think owning a slow cooker would help me tremendously. I don’t have a problem staying on point at breakfast and lunch, which I pack ahead of time, but getting home to cook when I am really hungry gives me the opportunity to pick as I cook/prepare my dinner. I think if I have dinner ready when I get home so I can eat right away, I could stay on point at dinner too. Preparing dinner while hungry is definitely my downfall.
i love making peanut chicken in my crockpot. Frozen chicken breast, onions and a bottle of peanut sauce on slow for 6 hours. Garnish with crushed peanuts.
My kids love it
My slow cooker not only helps me to plan out my meals, it makes it easier to use fresher, low calorie ingredients. Most importantly for weight loss/control, my meals are ready when I get home so that we can eat before 7 p.m. No more late meals!
I love cooking chicken in my crockpot. I cube it or shred it and put it in the freezer to use in my healthy salads and soups. I have been a crockpot user for all 35 yrs of my marriage. It just lets you cook delicious healthy meals that are ready when you are.