Weight Watchers Mexican Tortilla Soup

Weight Watchers Mexican Tortilla Soup

A quick and easy Weight Watchers Chicken Tortilla Soup in the Instant Pot made with chicken bone broth and that is full of flavor yet guilt-free. It comes with directions for the crock pot and stovetop as well, and will help you to shed a few pounds and keep you warm. It's keto, gluten-free, and has 6 WW smart points.

Have you made a decision to shed at least a few pounds and get healthier this year? Well, you are not alone! It is one of my New Year resolutions, too, especially after the holiday splurge.

Well, there's nothing better than this comforting and lean Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup.  The recipe has been adapted from Weight Watchers and is similar to their zero point taco soup recipe, except for a few ingredients.

It will keep your body warm while providing nutrients, all without the extra calories of a regular Mexican chicken tortilla soup recipe.

Another plus is that you can make this cozy soup in the IP or pressure cooker, slow cooker, or on the stovetop. Of course, the Instant Pot will make the task faster and easier.

This is one of those pantry recipes that are handy and budget-friendly.

Tortilla Soup

Tortilla soup, also known as sopa de tortilla in Spanish,  is a traditional Mexican soup made with a rich broth of blended roasted tomatoes, garlic, and onion that are then simmered with chicken broth, pasilla pepper and epazote (herb).  The soup is served with with fried corn tortilla strips, avocado, cheese, Mexican cream,(sour cream), and lime wedges.

It comes from Mexico City, Mexico. There are some variations where chicharrón (fried pork skin, rind or cracklings) is added to the soup.

In the United States, the soup became quite popular by the name 'chicken tortilla soup' due to having shredded chicken breast as one of its ingredients.

How to Make Chicken Tortilla Soup

In the Instant Pot:

1. Press the sauté button and let the pot heat for about 3-5 minutes. Add the oil and cook the onion, bell pepper (optional), and jalapeno until onion has softened, about 4-5 minutes. Stir every once in a while! SEE PIC. 1
2. Add the garlic, chili powder, and cumin and cook for about 1 minute, stirring occasionally.
3. Add the broth, tomatoes, and chicken and stir to combine. SEE PIC. 2
4. Cancel the sauté function! Lock the lid, seal the valve, and cook on high pressure for 8 minutes. If using a pressure cooker, press the soup button and set manually for 8-10 minutes. Once cook time comes to an end, do a quick release.
5. Next, remove the lid and shred the chicken breasts on a cutting board or plate using 2 forks. Transfer the shredded chicken to the pot and stir in salt to taste and lime juice. SEE PIC. 3
6. Serve topped with tortilla chips, avocado slices, and shredded cheddar. SEE PIC. 4

In the Crock Pot:

Stir all the ingredients into the crockpot, except the lime juice, cilantro, and garnishes. Secure the lid and cook on  on low for 4-8 hours, or until chicken is cooked. The longer it cooks, the deeper the flavor will be. Then follow steps 5 and 6 for the Instant Pot.

Stovetop:

Heat a medium pot over medium heat and follow the steps 1-3 for the Instant Pot. It takes about 20 minutes to simmer this chicken tortilla soup, covered, over medium-low heat.  Then follow steps 5 and 6 for the Instant Pot.

Of course, you can substitute any of the ingredients according to what you have at home and your dietary needs. If you live outside the United States, you may need to take a look at our cooking conversions, volume conversions, and US cups to ounces to grams for common ingredients.

Can I Use Pre-Cooked Chicken?

Yes! It will speed up the cooking process by half. Make sure to mix the pre-cooked shredded chicken breast at the end to just heat or warm. If you add it to the pot to cook along with the other ingredients, it will become sort of dry.

You may cook a batch of chicken and then divide it up into servings and freeze. Then for meals like this soup, use it to replace raw chicken.

Can I adapt this Chicken Tortilla Soup in the Instant Pot to be Vegetarian or Vegan?

Sure! Just make sure to leave the chicken out of the recipe and use a vegetable broth.  You may add a plant-based protein such as stir-fried tofu or drained, canned black beans if you prefer.

Is Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup Zero Weight Watchers Points?

This recipe is similar to the WW Zero Point Taco Soup Recipe. Take a look at the complete list of Zero Point Foods on their website.

Ours is not zero point. If you omit the bell pepper, tortilla chips, and avocado, use only a touch of olive oil and a fat-free broth, and of course replace the sour cream with fat-free Greek yogurt you will have a zero-point soup!

Tips for making Weight Watchers Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe:

• You may take a shortcut with this easy chicken tortilla soup and use pre-cooked shredded chicken breast, which you can add at the very end to heat up just enough to serve.
• If you don't have either onion or garlic at home, use about 1 tsp of garlic powder and 1 tbsp of onion powder instead to mix with the broth.
• You can use your stand mixer to shred the cooked chicken for this recipe. Just put the cooked chicken in the bowl of your mixer and mix on low using the paddle attachment until the chicken is shredded. This usually takes less than a minute!
• To make this soup vegetarian or vegan, leave the chicken out of the recipe and use a vegetable broth. If you want, add a plant-based protein such as stir-fried tofu or drained, canned black beans to the soup.
• To make a weight watchers zero-point chicken tortilla soup, omit the bell pepper, tortilla chips, and avocado, use only a touch of olive oil and a fat-free broth, and also replace the sour cream with fat-free Greek yogurt.

Ways to Customize this Chicken Tortilla Soup in the Instant Pot

• Protein: You can use chicken breast, ground chicken breast, or 99% lean ground turkey for a zero point soup. If you are not worried about a few points, use skinless chicken thighs, lean ground beef, turkey sausage, or vegetarian ground meat.
• Vegetarian option: Leave out the meat and just add a can of beans or pan-fried tofu.
• Seasonings: you may use taco seasoning instead of chili powder and cumin.
• Veggies: You can add lots of extra veggies to this recipe. Bell peppers are optional yet a good option if you don't worry about adding a few points. But all the veggies used in this soup are low carb!
• Freezer friendly: This soup freezes really well for up to 3 months. Just freeze it in individual servings for quick and easy lunches.
• For a creamy chicken tortilla soup, stir in a fat-free Greek yogurt (WW) or full-fat sour cream (keto) at the end until homogeneous.
• Low carb tortilla chips: If you are on a keto diet, just cut a low carb tortilla into strips, toss with a little bit of olive oil, and bake at 350 F (180 C) for about 10-15 minutes or until crispy.

How long Weight Watchers Chicken Tortilla Soup last?

Store this soup in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. Freeze for up to 3 months.

As you can see, it's one of those easy freezer meals that makes a great meal prep.

Other Soup Recipes to Try:

• Cabbage Soup Diet Recipe
• Creamy Ham and Cabbage Soup
• Brazilian Minestrone
• Panera Autumn Squash Soup

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Weight Watchers Chicken Tortilla Soup in the Instant Pot

A quick and easy Weight Watchers Chicken Tortilla Soup in the Instant Pot that is full of flavor yet guiltless. It comes with directions for the crock pot and stovetop as well and will help you to shed a few pounds and keep your warm. It's keto, gluten-free, and has 6 WW smart points.

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Mexican

Keywords: chicken tortilla soup instant pot, Weight Watchers chicken tortilla soup

Prep Time 12 minutes

Cook Time 8 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Servings 4 people

Calories 232 kcal

Cost $ 1.00 per person

• Pressure Cooker or Instant Pot, or Crock Pot, or a regular Pot

• cutting board

• knife

• wooden spoon

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 small onion chopped (either white or yellow)
• 1 bell pepper seeded and chopped (optional)
• 1 jalapeno seeded and sliced
• 4 garlic cloves minced
• 1 ½ tsp chili powder
• 1 tsp cumin
• 3 cups chicken broth preferably reduced-sodium
• 15 oz can diced fire-roasted tomatoes drained
• 12 oz raw boneless skinless chicken breast about 2 medium breasts
• Salt to taste (the amount will vary depending on the broth. If low-sodium, use more salt but if it is a regular broth, use less salt).
• 2 limes juiced
• Chopped cilantro or parsley
• Garnishes such as sliced avocado, shredded cheddar, and tortilla chips (for a keto version, use low carb tortilla, cut into strips, tossed with olive oil, and baked at 350 F for about 10-15 minutes or until crispy).

In the Instant Pot:

• Press the sauté button and let the pot heat for about 3-5 minutes. Add the oil and cook the onion, bell pepper (optional), and jalapeno until onion has softened, about 4-5 minutes. Stir once and a while!

• Add the garlic, chili powder, and cumin and cook for about 1 minute, stirring occasionally.

• Add the broth, tomatoes, and chicken and stir to combine.

• Cancel the sauté function! Lock the lid, seal the valve, and cook on high pressure for 8 minutes. If using a pressure cooker, press the soup button and set manually for 8-10 minutes. Once cook time comes to an end, do a quick release.

• Next, remove the lid and shred the chicken breasts on a cutting board or plate using 2 forks. Transfer the shredded chicken to the pot and stir in salt to taste and lime juice.

• Serve topped with tortilla chips, avocado slices, and shredded cheddar.

In the Crock Pot:

• Stir all the ingredients into the crockpot, except the lime juice, cilantro, and garnishes. Secure the lid and cook on  on low for 4-8 hours, or until chicken is cooked. The longer it cooks, the deeper the flavor will be. Then follow steps 5 and 6 for the Instant Pot.

Stovetop:

• Heat a medium pot over medium heat and follow steps 1-3 for the Instant Pot. It takes about 20 minutes to simmer this chicken tortilla soup, covered, over medium-low heat.  Then follow steps 5 and 6 for the Instant Pot.

STORAGE:

Store this soup in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. Freeze for up to 3 months.

ZERO POINT SOUP:

To make a weight watchers zero-point chicken tortilla soup, omit the bell pepper, tortilla chips, and avocado, use only a touch of olive oil and a fat-free broth, and also replace the sour cream with fat-free Greek yogurt.

As it is this soup contains WW 6 smart points.

Calories: 232 kcal | Carbohydrates: 15 g | Protein: 21 g | Fat: 10 g | Saturated Fat: 2 g | Cholesterol: 54 mg | Sodium: 924 mg | Potassium: 628 mg | Fiber: 3 g | Sugar: 6 g | Vitamin A: 1659 IU | Vitamin C: 70 mg | Calcium: 74 mg | Iron: 2 mg

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Betty White: What You Don't Know About the Unofficial First Lady of TV

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Known for her Emmy-winning roles as Sue Ann Nivens on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Rose Nylund on The Golden Girls, television pioneer Betty White made a name for herself over a career that has spanned eight decades. When accepting a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Emmys in 2015, Betty said that being in showbiz "is such a privilege…[and] such fun."

At 98 years old, the "first lady of game shows" doesn't seem to be slowing down any time soon. Even though you've seen her on your television screen hundreds of times, you probably don't know everything about this Hollywood icon — read on to find out more!

Betty Was One of the First Women in Hollywood to Become a Producer

The shows Betty White is most well-known for, such as The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Golden Girls, blazed trails in Hollywood. However, even outside of her starring turns in these groundbreaking programs, Betty was making a name for herself — and making history. And all of that glass-ceiling smashing started in the late 1940s and early 1950s.

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After co-hosting Hollywood on Television, Betty found herself able to produce her own starring vehicle, Life With Elizabeth. A woman stepping into a producer's shoes? That was a rarity at the time, with Betty's producing career emerging around the same time as Lucille Ball's Desilu Productions, which was co-owned by her husband and I Love Lucy co-star Desi Arnaz. Although Life With Elizabeth isn't too well remembered today, it earned Betty her first Emmy nomination and launched her career.

Betty Served Her Country

Like many stars, Betty took time out of growing her career to serve her country during World War II. You might assume that she took the Bob Hope route and, like her fellow comedian, entertained troops at USO shows. However, that's where you'd be incorrect. Betty joined the American Women's Voluntary Services, spending her days delivering supplies via PX truck throughout the Hollywood Hills.

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At night, she did take the tried-and-true entertainment route, participating in big dance send-offs for the troops. "It was a strange time," she told Cleveland Magazine. "[It was] out of balance with everything." As for her connection with Bob Hope, Betty did get to know her fellow comedian, so well in fact that Golden Girls showrunners asked her to call him up and invite him to guest star on the sitcom. Although nervous, Betty did just that, and Hope gladly accepted the offer.

She Became an Honorary Mayor in the '50s

These days, it's not necessarily unusual for a celebrity to cross over into politics. Even stars from the Hollywood of yore aren't strangers to running for office. Famously, musician Sonny Bono became mayor of Palm Springs, California, and actor/director Clint Eastwood was mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. While Betty didn't run for office, she can still relate.

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Her life is undoubtedly full of famous firsts, from being one of the women nominated in the Emmys' first category dedicated to women to becoming one of the first women in Hollywood to have creative control over her show, Life With Elizabeth. In 1955, this groundbreaking producer credit led her to be named the honorary mayor of Hollywood.

Her Emmy Count Is Impressive

The Golden Girls carved out a space for women in comedy in a new, innovative way. Betty, Bea Arthur, Rue McClanahan and Estelle Getty proved that older women were funny, intelligent and completely capable of being stars — even though women over 40 were (and are) typically written off by Hollywood. Moreover, the cast members became the first since All in the Family to each win an Emmy Award.

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Of course, the Girls' feat made history because of the show's all-women cast, and, to her credit, Betty holds the distinction of being the first of the cast to nab a Lead Actress Emmy for Golden Girls, thanks to her win in 1986. Over the course of her career, Betty earned a whopping 21 Emmy nominations and a total of five wins, thanks to performances on The John Larroquette Show, Saturday Night Live and The Mary Tyler Moore Show, which nabbed her two wins.

Betty Worked With Rue McClanahan Before The Golden Girls

During the ninth season of The Carol Burnett Show, producer Joe Hamilton wanted to make a spin-off sitcom based upon one of the show's most beloved sketch characters, Mama, who was portrayed by Vicki Lawrence. Initially, Lawrence turned down the very idea of the show that would become Mama's Family, since she was not interested in playing the character on a weekly basis — especially without Carol Burnett, who played her daughter.

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Nonetheless, the show finally debuted in 1983, only to be canceled after two seasons. During the show's short run, Rue McClanahan played Mama's uptight spinster sister Fran. Meanwhile, Betty guest starred as Mama's other (non-Carol Burnett) daughter Ellen. The show's cancellation in 1984 worked out, allowing McClanahan and Betty to pursue starring roles on The Golden Girls.

Betty Originally Auditioned for the Role of Blanche on The Golden Girls

Initially, Rue McClanahan was set to play the wide-eyed Minnesotan Rose Nylund. And Betty was keen on playing the vivacious Blanche Devereaux. That is, until the pilot's director, Jay Sandrich, suggested Betty play Rose instead because Blanche was quite similar to her equally lustful character Sue Ann Nivens on The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

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At the time, McClanahan was best known for her scatter-brained Vivian Harmon on the sitcom Maude. To avoid being typecast, the two actresses switched roles. We truly can't imagine them playing one another's roles — and, evidently, neither could Bea Arthur. Ultimately, the final casting of her co-stars was one of the major deciding factors that sold Arthur on taking her role in The Golden Girls.

The Key to Longevity Is…Junk Food

An apple a day keeps the doctor away — unless you're Betty White. In that case, you keep the apples as far away from you as possible and still live to be a spry 98 years old. Betty's love of hot dogs has been well-documented with Los Angeles' famous Pink's even naming a dish — the condiment-free "Betty White Naked Dog" — after her.

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However, Betty has dug into more than just relish-free dogs in order to age gracefully. Her Hot in Cleveland co-star Jane Leeves noted that Betty snacks on Red Vines, French fries, Diet Coke and, of course, hot dogs while on set. "If that's key," Leeves said, "maybe she's preserved because of all the preservatives." Another co-star, Wendie Malick, agreed, noting that Betty chows down on Red Vines "ridiculously a lot" and that she "seems to exist on hot dogs and French fries."

She's (Basically) an LA Native

Betty White was born on January 17, 1922 in Oak Park, Illinois, but, shortly after she was born, her parents, Horace and Tess White, moved the family to Alhambra, California, in 1923. Later, her father, an electrical engineer by trade, uprooted the family again — though, this time, it was for a much more reasonable move to nearby Los Angeles.

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The White family lived in Great Depression-era LA at a time when Horace would try and make some extra money by building and selling radios on the side. Often, he'd trade the radios for other goods, since no one had much money to spare. All of this is to say that, since the age of two, Betty has proudly been an Angeleno.

Betty Played Rose Nylund on Four Shows

Rose Nylund, the lovable airhead with a heart of gold, quickly became a fan favorite on The Golden Girls. Look, we love all of the Girls for various reasons, but, much like Estelle Getty's character Sophia Petrillo, Rose was so beloved, and brought such a fun comedic dynamic to the show, that producers couldn't help but write her into several Golden Girls-adjacent shows and spin-offs.

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In total, Betty portrayed Rose in four shows: The Golden Girls; its one-season spin-off sequel The Golden Palace, which sees Blanche, Sophia and Rose buying a hotel; Empty Nest, a spin-off that premiered during one of The Golden Girls' season finales and centered on a recently widowed pediatrician and his adult daughters; and Nurses, an Empty Nest spin-off that focused on five women who worked as RNs in Miami.

She Had a Short Stint as a Model

Although Betty is most often associated with her starring role on The Golden Girls, she has had a long career in the entertainment industry. But, even before she made her television debut, Betty was seen as a star by her classmates. During the late 1930s, her schoolyard peers voted her "best-looking female."

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As diehard fans know, Betty isn't just a pretty face — she's a whip-smart comedian, and often a raunchy one at that, and is known as a Hollywood trailblazer. However, like many successful multi-hyphenates in the world of motion pictures, Betty worked as a model before she transitioned to acting. As a young woman, one of her first big modeling gigs was at the Bliss Hayden Little Theater in LA.

Betty Has a Hot Dog Named After Her

A lover of dogs — and all animals — Betty is also a lover of hot dogs. In addition to championing junk food and alcohol, Betty insists that a diet of hot dogs is one of the reasons she's had such a long career — and life. She's such a big fan of the summertime go-to that the 98-year-old comedian has a hot dog named after her.

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Known as a Los Angeles landmark, Pink's hot dogs has a slew of options, covered in toppings and named after some of Hollywood's most beloved celebs. However, Betty insists on skipping the relish, mustard — all of it. The "Betty White Naked Dog," which debuted at Pink's during the grand opening of Universal's CityWalk location, is just as advertised — "a hot dog in a bun with absolutely nothing on it."

She Is a Passionate Animal Lover

Like her character Rose Nylund on The Golden Girls, Betty is known to be a passionate lover of animals. She's often seen making friends with her furry co-stars on set. In fact, she's so unwavering in her love that she has actually turned down roles that called for potential animal abuse or mistreatment.

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Perhaps one of her biggest turned-down roles was for a character in As Good as It Gets, which stars big names like Helen Hunt and Jack Nicholson. Betty was set to play Hunt's character's mother, a role that eventually went to Shirley Knight. While the mother character doesn't harm any animals, there's a pivotal moment in the film wherein Nicholson's character shoves a puppy down a laundry chute. For that reason, Betty turned down the job.

Betty Told President Obama About an Interesting Backup Career

Back in 2012, Betty went to the White House, where she met President Barack Obama. Perhaps more importantly, this trip gave her a reason to meet the Obamas' family dog, Bo. The presidential pooch sat on Betty's lap for a full 30 minutes, which led the president to ask Betty about her love of animals.

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Betty revealed that if show business hadn't been in the cards for her, she would have pursued a career as a zookeeper. In fact, there was no hesitation in her voice when she answered. Growing up, her love of wildlife was fed by family vacations to the High Sierras — at a time she even considered a career as a forest ranger. However, when Betty was growing up, women weren't allowed to hold these wildlife-focused jobs.

Betty Is a Big Wizard of Oz Fan

The multi-hyphenate Hollywood legend is also an author with an impressive six books under her belt. When considering writers she admires, Betty named L. Frank Baum as her all-time favorite, as she's a huge fan of the Oz books, which, of course, served as the inspiration for the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz.

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Betty was born just six months before Judy Garland, who most notably starred as Dorothy in MGM's The Wizard of Oz as a teenager. That same year that Garland became a household name, Betty had her first television appearance, though the footage has since been lost to the ages. The two Hollywood icons went on to have very different lives, but, decades after Garland's tragic passing, Betty would share the screen with Garland's daughter, Liza Minnelli, on the hit sitcom Hot in Cleveland.

Third Time's the Charm When It Came to Her Love Life

They don't say "third time's the charm" for nothing. In the case of Betty's love life, the old saying seems to hold some truth. In 1945, before her career in television really started, she married her first husband, Dick Barker. Four months on Barker's Ohio-based chicken farm were all it took for the couple to divorce — and for Betty to head back to LA to pursue her TV dreams.

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Upon returning to Los Angeles, she met Lane Allen and married him in 1947. By 1949, Allen was Betty's ex-husband: The actor seemingly had a fragile ego and little regard for Betty's career as he continually pushed her to drop out of the industry. For quite a few years, Betty cooled it on the marriage front, but, eventually, she fell for game show host Allen Ludden. After playing a little "hard to get," Betty married Ludden in 1963 and the couple remained together until Ludden passed away.

She's Not a Fan of Reality TV, Despite Hosting a Reality Show

In 2014, Betty became the oldest person to earn an Emmy nomination thanks to her nod for Outstanding Host for a Reality Program. The program in question was Betty White's Off Their Rockers, a show that focused on senior citizens pranking one another. At the time of her nomination, Betty was 92.

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This nomination also made her the record-holder for the longest span between Emmy nominations, with her first being in 1951 and her last (so far) being 63 years later. Despite all of this reality show-centered success, Betty isn't a fan of reality TV. She's never quite elaborated on why she isn't into that kind of programming, but we wonder if Betty's changed her tune since her Off Their Rockers days. If so, we'd love to hear her thoughts on Netflix's The Circle.

Her Name Isn't Short for Anything

In 1922, this pioneering comedian was born Betty Marion White. Contrary to popular belief, "Betty" isn't actually short for anything. In her autobiography If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won't), the television legend revealed that her parents named her "Betty" because they didn't like most of the nicknames derived from the name "Elizabeth." To avoid any Beths, Lizas, Lizzes or Ellies, her parents stuck with just Betty.

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Now, that oh-so-simple name has a ton of star power behind it. Growing up, Betty attended Horace Mann School in Beverly Hills, where she tried her hand at writing for the first time. She went on to write and star in the school's graduation play, penning her first script under the name Betty White. This experience actually led her to follow in the footsteps of her idols, Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, and pursue acting.

Betty Loves a Parade

Who doesn't love a parade, right? There's something so festive about the spectacle — and Betty would agree. From 1962 to 1971, before Katie Couric donned a pair of ear-muffs in Herald Square, Betty co-hosted NBC's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade alongside Bonanza star Lorne Greene. However, the parade-host life doesn't come without some heartbreak.

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In addition to hosting the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Betty was a color commentator for NBC's annual Tournament of Roses Parade, an event she simply adored. The bad news? After 20 years of the commentator gig, Betty skyrocketed to fame on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, which was showing on NBC's rival network CBS. In the end, NBC pulled her off the Tournament of Roses Parade. Upset, Betty told People magazine, "On New Year's Day I just sat at home feeling wretched, watching someone else do my parade."

Even in Her 90s, She Loves a Happy Hour Drink

We all recall Betty's viral video from a few years ago, which showed her sitting on a couch with a gallon-sized wine glass, stating, "Doctors say drinking a glass of wine a day can extend your life," before toasting with the oversized glass. But her love of a stiff cocktail isn't just some bit — nor is it just some trait she's picked up from her Hot in Cleveland character.

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Betty has said that a drink at night can be relaxing. And, when asked about the secret to longevity, she replied, "vodka and hot dogs…probably in that order." Writing in Harper's Bazaar, Betty noted that she sits down to dinner with her Golden Retriever, Pontiac, and has "vodka on the rocks… You can't get much better." And, clearly, Betty doesn't care what people think of her regimen: "Past a certain age, you can get away with murder," Betty wrote. "You can do anything and people will say, 'Well, the poor old soul, she's … You know…'"

Betty Is America's Most-trusted Celebrity

Julia Roberts may be America's sweetheart, but she's got nothing on Betty White. In addition to being the unofficial "first lady of game shows," Betty is also America's most-trusted celebrity. A 2011 poll asked 2,000 Americans which stars they deemed trustworthy, and Betty won in a landslide. Moreover, 44% of the folks polled admitted they'd be more likely to buy a product if Betty endorsed it.

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Judging by the company's 2010 Super Bowl ad that starred Betty, Snickers was all over this notion. The premise of the ad: You're not you when you're hungry. As such, Betty plays "Mike," a guy involved in a pick-up football game whose teammate tells him he's "playing like Betty White out there." Betty, playing "Mike," mutters, "That's not what your girlfriend says." When she eats a Snickers bar, Betty morphs into Mike, a young man who seems more suited to tackling people and tossing around the ol' pigskin.

Betty Wishes She Married Allen Ludden Sooner

As the unofficial "first lady of game shows," Betty was a regular on the circuit, which is where she met her most perfect match. No, not on Match Game or The Newlywed Game — though that would have been devastatingly fitting. In 1961, Betty was a celebrity guest on Password, which was hosted by Allen Ludden at the time.

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Initially, Betty turned down Ludden's marriage proposal. As the story goes, Ludden wore the rejected ring around his neck until his bride-to-be changed her mind. The couple stayed together until he passed in 1981. In a 2015 interview with Oprah, Betty admitted that she regretted not saying yes initially to her husband of 18 years. "I…wasted a whole year that Allen and I could have had together, saying no, I wouldn't marry him." The couple's stars sit side by side on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Betty Has the Longest Career of Any Person in Showbiz

Betty is no stranger to hitting milestones or pinning down impressive records. In fact, she's even in the 2014 edition of the famed Guinness Book of World Records. The achievement that got her selected for the popular tome? Betty earned the title of "Longest TV Career for an Entertainer (Female)" for her more than 70 years in showbiz.

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The only person who rivals Betty's record is the British TV host Bruce Forsyth, who won the same accolade in the male entertainer category. Both stars started their careers in 1939, meaning that, technically, they were just about tied when Guinness came out with the record. Sadly, Forsyth passed away in 2017, meaning Betty now holds the title of longest-running showbiz career, regardless of gender.

Like Her Golden Girls Co-stars, Betty's a Supporter of LGBTQ+ Rights

In a 2014 interview with Larry King, Betty answered some fan questions regarding her support for the LGBTQ+ community. Instagram user @mrluissalazar asked the comedy legend what significance the gay community held in regards to her career, and asked how she felt about the queer community in general. Betty replied, "I don't care whom you sleep with. It's 'what kind of human being are you?'"

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The long-time LGBTQ+ ally added, "I don't understand [why people are anti-gay]." In October of 2013, Betty shared her support by "going purple" for LGBTQ+ Spirit Day and, before then, she publicly supported gay marriage. Earlier in her career, Betty's work showcased her allyship. For example, The Golden Girls never shied away from tackling issues deemed "too controversial" by other shows, and its "72 Hours" episode, which brought awareness to the AIDS epidemic, was no different. In the episode, Betty's character's storyline teaches viewers about the ways in which folks with HIV/AIDS were routinely discriminated against.

Betty Is the Oldest Person to Host SNL

When it comes to social media, Betty has had great success. When she joined Twitter, the comedic legend amassed 118,000 followers within the first 24 hours. That number climbed and climbed until reaching an impressive 1.3 million. When it comes to Facebook, Betty has seen incredible success too — at least indirectly.

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In 2010, a Facebook group called "Betty White to Host SNL… Please?" gained about a million fans a.k.a. enough to garner so much media attention that Saturday Night Live's executive producer Lorne Michaels had no choice but to make the request happen. For her episode, quite a few of the show's most notable women returned, helping SNL garner its highest ratings in nearly two years. At 88 years old, Betty became the oldest person to host SNL — and her hosting gig nabbed her a fifth Emmy win.

Betty Was the Oldest Member of The Golden Girls Cast

On The Golden Girls, Betty, the only one of the four main actresses alive today, played Rose Nylund, a contemporary of Bea Arthur's Dorothy Zbornak and Rue McClanahan's Blanche Devereaux. Meanwhile, Estelle Getty, the second-youngest of the four leading ladies, played Dorothy's ever-salty mother Sophia Petrillo.

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While Getty was the second-youngest actor playing the oldest character, Betty was the oldest member of the main cast, despite playing one of the youngest characters. Both Betty and Arthur were born in 1922, while Getty was born the following year in 1923. Despite all the jokes about Blanche not admitting her real age, McClanahan, born in 1934, was actually the youngest of the bunch. That said, it took the makeup department roughly 45 minutes to convincingly transform Getty into Sophia.

Her First TV Appearance Is Lost to the Ages

Betty White has hit some real milestones in her career, from producing her own show quite early on to nabbing five Primetime Emmy Awards. But there's one milestone that escapes even her. They say you never forget your first, but that's not the case here: Betty can't recall the name of the 1939 show that signified her television debut.

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In an interview with the Guinness Book of World Records, Betty did her best to recount the career-launching event. "I danced on an experimental TV show," she said. "[It was] the first on the West Coast, in downtown Los Angeles. I wore my high school graduation dress and our Beverly Hills High student body president, Harry Bennett, and I danced the 'Merry Widow Waltz.'" Despite this great level of detail, Betty can't pull the name — and, reportedly, the footage has been lost to the ages.

She Would Love to Work With Robert Redford

Although Betty solidified her place as America's television sweetheart thanks to her role as Rose Nylund on The Golden Girls, she isn't as innocent as her air-headed, heart-of-gold character might have you think. In fact, Betty loves a good dirty joke and she was admittedly quite the flirt in her younger years. Well, that hasn't exactly changed — and Betty is a firm believer that aging shouldn't get in the way of one's connection to desire.

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When asked in an interview if there's any stone in her career that's been, regrettably, left unturned, Betty had a rather cheeky reply. "My answer to anything under the sun, like 'What have you not done in the business that you've always wanted to do?' is 'Robert Redford,'" Betty confessed. Despite having over 100 credits in film and TV, Betty has never worked with Redford. Surely they have a mutual friend in common, right?

Despite Their Alleged Feud, Betty Would Carpool with Golden Girls Co-star Bea Arthur

While they're no Joan Crawford and Bette Davis, Betty and Bea Arthur have notoriously been pigeonholed as two co-stars who never quite got along. When speaking to the Village Voice several years ago, Betty noted that "[Bea] was not that fond of me… She found me a pain in the neck sometimes. It was my positive attitude."

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The actors came from different schools of thought: On Maude, Arthur learned to treat a sitcom much like a stage play, whereas Betty, an alum of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, enjoyed breaking character between takes and interacting with the live studio audience. Regardless of how things ended up, it wasn't always tense. Early on, Arthur and Betty would commute to set together and, according to Rue McClanahan, Arthur wouldn't go to lunch with her unless Betty joined too.

Betty Would Play Word Games With Rue McClanahan on the Set of The Golden Girls

Over the course of The Golden Girls' seven seasons, the cast filmed a whopping 180 episodes, including 11 one-hour episodes. That's a lot of time on set. According to ABCNews, Rue McClanahan and Estelle Getty claimed it took nine hours to rehearse an episode. Needless to say, between rehearsing, prepping and filming, the stars had to contend with some downtime.

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Known for being the unofficial first lady of game shows, Betty had a lot of experience playing hit games from shows like Password, Match Game and What's My Line? And Betty brought some of that competitive spirit to set. She and McClanahan would reportedly play word games to pass the time between takes.

Betty Is the Queen of Game Shows

In the 1970s and '80s, Betty was a staple celebrity panelist on countless game shows, including Password, Match Game, Tattletales, The Hollywood Squares and The $25,000 Pyramid. As such, she has been given the moniker "first lady of game shows." But her connection to games extends beyond playing them: In 1983, Betty made history by becoming the first woman to receive an Emmy for Outstanding Game Show Host for her work on Just Men!

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While Betty hasn't appeared as a game show panelist for a while, she's still one to partake in some friendly competition. Reportedly, she's a huge fan of poker and plays regularly with friends. Her favorite iteration of the game is called "Screw Thy Neighbor," a variant that allows players to keep a card or pass it to another player. The group also allegedly passes around a brass cup to the winner — and, if you forget to bring it to the next poker night, you "owe $2,000 or death, whichever is more appropriate."

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Everything You Need to Know About Blue Light

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For beach-goers, experts always recommend a healthy coating of sunscreen to protect the skin from those pesky ultraviolet (UV) rays. But sunlight contains more than just UV light. In fact, it's made up of red, green, yellow, blue and orange light rays, which combine to create "white light" (a.k.a. sunlight). If you haven't sat through a high school chemistry class in a while, no worries. We'll break down the important stuff — without getting too scientific.

As the name suggests, visible light can be seen by the human eye, and each ray reflects a particular color. The color of a given ray depends on said ray's wavelength (see the graphic below) — or the distance between successive crests of a wave. (Side note: This means that objects get their colors through the wavelength of the light that is reflected from them. Trust us — don't think too hard about it. Things get trippy.)

Another important relationship to note is that of wavelengths and energy: The longer the distance between waves, the less energy a ray has to offer. Think of it this way — if the wave crests are farther apart, they're a bit lackadaisical, but if the crests come in rapid succession, there's a frenzy of energy there. All of this means rays on the red end of the visible light spectrum have longer wavelengths and less energy, whereas rays on the blue end have shorter wavelengths and more energy.

UV rays, which aren't on the visible light spectrum, surpass blue light in terms of how much energy they contain. That incredible amount of energy is how those rays are able to create a physical change, like tanning (or burning) one's skin. In moderation ultraviolet radiation can be good for us (think vitamin D!), but, on the other hand, it can also produce some devastating effects (think sunburn and snow blindness!).

How Does Blue Light Impact One's Health?

But what about blue light — these visible rays that are a few notches below harmful UV rays? Well, approximately one-third of all visible light is considered high-energy visible (HEV) blue light. Blue light is literally why the sky appears blue: These rays scatter more easily than other visible rays of light when they strike the atmosphere's air and water molecules — and all that scattering makes the sky that vibrant blue.

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There's no escaping it, especially because daylight is our main source of blue light. But it's not all bad: Experiencing blue light during the daytime helps regulate one's circadian rhythms, makes one more alert, elevates cognitive function, promotes good recall and is even used in light therapy to treat seasonal affective disorder (SAD). However, human-made objects — including LED lights and display screens on flat-screen TVs, computers and smartphones — emit blue light too. Although these devices only emit a fraction of the blue light the sun emits, researchers and doctors have still voiced concerns about patients' excessive screen time in recent years.

Perhaps surprisingly, the human eye is pretty great at protecting the retina from UV rays, but blue light is a different story. Virtually all of it penetrates the light-sensitive retina, causing damage that approximates macular degeneration — a condition that can lead to vision loss.

In addition to potentially harming your eyes over time, blue light can also lead to eye strain. If you've ever ended up with a wicked headache after staring intensely at an Excel spreadsheet for hours, you're probably familiar with that particular discomfort. When we noted how blue light contributes to the sky looking blue, we mentioned that this is so because of how blue light scatters. Well, according to All About Vision, this same scattering of the blue light that emanates from screens makes for "unfocused visual 'noise' [that] reduces contrast and can contribute to digital eye strain."

If you don't suffer from eye strain due to increased exposure to blue light, these inescapable rays may still have adverse effects on your health. Any sort of light — regardless of where it falls on the spectrum — can suppress the human body's ability to release melatonin, the hormone that regulates sleep cycles. However, it's thought that blue light quashes melatonin secretion even more than other hues do. Researchers at Harvard University compared the effects of blue and green light exposure and found that "blue light suppresses melatonin [secretion] for about twice as long as the green light and shifted circadian rhythms by twice as much."

It's a Blue, Blue World

BluTech, a company that manufactures special blue light-filtering lenses, reports that "43% of adults have a job that requires prolonged use of a tablet or computer" — and that's just while said adults are on the clock. Factor in all that time we spend online, texting and marathoning Netflix, and adults spend roughly 12 hours a day looking at screens and taking in blue light. So, how can you mitigate the harmful effects of prolonged exposure to blue light?

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Well, these blue light-filtering lenses are becoming all the rage. Although not as ubiquitous as Away suitcases or Blue Apron commercials, you've probably heard commercials for blue light-filtering specs from Felix Gray or Warby Parker on your favorite podcast or radio talk show. Felix Gray glasses, for example, pride themselves on having a blue light-filtering material embedded inside, which the company says will curb eye strain, headaches and sleep disruption.

If you're not into the glasses route, experts recommend taking screen breaks, both at work and at home; keeping screens clean to reduce glare and further eye strain; changing your abrasive white display background to something less bright; blinking more often; and avoiding screens for at least 30 minutes to an hour before bed because screens stimulate your brain. Maybe it's time to trade that fancy blue light-emitting tablet for a Kindle Paperwhite, or, you know, a good old-fashioned book.

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Youtube Intro Template Rip

Youtube Intro Template Rip

An intro for your video is like people giving a self-introduction. An effective intro can make your video more attractive and professional. It has to be unique because as the saying goes, "First Impressions Last". To help you choose the right template for your video, here we listed 6 websites for you to download free intros and an incredible tool to make one on your own.

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LightMV

LightMV is another useful tool that can be used if you want to download YouTube intro templates that benefit your YouTube channel. It offers automated templates that includes promo, slideshow, intro, and prank/gags. It can possibly inspire you to make an intro on your own.

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Velosofy

If you are looking for a tool that will make your video more enticing, then Velosofy is the right one for you. It provides free intro templates of different styles. It includes intro, outro, and banner effects. One of its stunning features are the free templates from Cinema 4D, Blender, Sony Vegas, Photoshop and Avee Player. Start your unlimited downloads now!

Pixabay

Pixabay is another tool that you can use to download YouTube intro templates. This tool offers various intro templates that will make your video livelier. Furthermore, it includes different categories to choose from such as animals, people, emotions, music, places, nature or landscapes, science and technology, religion, sports, transportation or traffic, and background or textures. This amazing site will help you create a stunning intro to catch your viewers interest right away.

Videezy

Videezy is another useful tool that you can use to create a free video intro from templates. This tool also offers different categories to choose from like aerial, after effects, animals and wildlife, art, background, nature, sky, slow motion, travel, urban, water, and abstract. Those categories can help you choose the right template for your video.

IntroCave

Introcave provides free intro downloads  perfect for your video production. It covers different themes like fashion, wedding, business, family, holiday, travel, ceremony and graduation. This tool offers absolutely free intro templates and it has sub-categories like gaming, technology, music or entertainment, sports, business, beauty and glamour, as well as travel and outdoors.

Renderforest

Let me introduce to you this useful tool that you can use if you want to add uniqueness to your video. Renderforest provides different designs and templates and creates instant videos with a personalized logo that takes your video to the next level. It stands out as an excellent YouTube intro maker.

BeeCut

Last but not least we want to introduce BeeCut. Time to make your own intro! This editing tool has multi-functional features that can help distinguish your video from others. In other words, BeeCut serves as a YouTube intro maker that will help promote your video in a creative way. By using its features like overlays to add attributes to your video, elements to make your video funny, transitions to connect one video to another, and music to make your video interesting, your video can quickly go viral on YouTube.

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Conclusion

Listed above are tools to download free intro templates. The first 6 tools offer you free intro templates while BeeCut gives you space to make your own intro. If you found this article helpful, let more people know!

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Profile Picture And Banner Template For Youtube Fortnite

Profile Picture And Banner Template For Youtube Fortnite

Change the way you design

Discover a new efficient way to create YouTube channel art. Simpler, smarter, faster.

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  Focus on getting more done in less time by taking control over the creative process and simplifying your workflow.

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  Use various graphic elements to create a distinct YouTube cover and portray your idea with ease.

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  Use your cover for other social media platforms by resizing it in just a few clicks.

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Our YouTube channel art maker is packed with a variety of templates that help you make a creative cover even if you don't have design skills. Choose a YouTube banner template and customize it as you like using our graphic elements library, or upload your own assets.

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Just choose a template to start designing your YouTube cover in seconds. Inspiration is just one click away.

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Use one of our beautiful font pairings to make sure your message will stand out and match the vibe you want to express.

Repurpose the cover

Thanks to the Auto Resize tool, you can resize your banner and use it as a cover on other social media platforms as well.

Stay on brand

Save your unique brand's visual assets in the Brand Kit and then use them on your custom YouTube banner art.

Background images

Choose a high-quality background image from the Shutterstock library, which includes 20 million sharp images.

How to create a YouTube banner

• Get inspired

  Stick to YouTube's header requirements and choose the YouTube Channel Banner preset size from the dashboard. The templates are divided into various categories so it's easy to search for something that matches the content on your channel. Once you've found a template you like, click on it to personalize it.

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  Next, browse Creatopy's complex graphic elements library, which contains high-quality stock photos, icons, shapes, masks, and more. Thanks to the drag and drop editor, you can easily change any element to add that personal touch to your YouTube channel art.

• Brand your design

  To help viewers associate your cover with your company, it's important to incorporate your brand's visual assets. When you make a YouTube header, include elements such as logo, color palette, specific imagery, your brand's font, or other marks.

• Download the cover

  Once you're happy with how everything turned out, you can download your YouTube banner background in PNG or JPG format and choose the desired quality. Finally, just upload it to your YouTube channel and enjoy your profile's new look.

Let's not forget about the costs

Because great YouTube banners don't have to be expensive

Short learning curve

Enable seamless collaboration between team members with a YouTube banner creator that is easy to learn. No onboarding is necessary. Simply create an account and start designing your perfect YouTube cover.

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Scale Creatopy to your specific requirements with our friendly pricing plan. Work alone or create a team, establish roles and rights, and tailor the workflows exactly as you need them to be.

7-day free trial

Feel free to explore our YouTube banner maker down to the smallest details using the 7-day free trial available for all premium plans. Find out how easy it's to make professional YouTube covers in Creatopy.

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Create YouTube banners that reflect your channel's content

Creatopy offers all the features you need to design personalized YouTube covers online in a short amount of time. Take advantage of the automation tools and collaborative environment to improve your creative process.

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