Great Food Finds

[adjua 0]

If you have a craving for indian food. Try Trader Joe's Indian Fare. My favorite is Dal Makhani, One serving has 170 cal, 7g fat, 20g carb, 3g Fiber, 7g Protein.

Madris Lentil is another good flavor and has fewer calories.

I am soooo with you Melodie on the Indian food: Dal Makhani (also my favorite), Madras Lentils, and Palak Paneer (spinach and cheese, 6g Protein per serving) and (in the frozen foods at Trader Joe's) the Curried Lentils with Cumin Rice. (I just eat a couple of tablespoons of the rice.) I have added baby food (ham or chicken) to boost the protein even more.

I really like starting my day with a Protein shake. My favorite is chocolate Peanut Butter banana: 1 heaping scoop (each) of Miracle whey chocolate and Peanut Butter protein powders, 1/2 frozen banana, 12 oz cold Water and 4 oz of almond or soy milk. Blend in a blender.

My favorite "treat" shake is Spiru-tein Cookies and Cream made with a DanActive vanilla, 1 packet of Sun Crystals, 12 oz cold Water and 4 oz almond or soy milk. Shake in shaker.< /p>

[jollygreen1955 0]

Could you write a list of your favorites at Trader Joes...so when I get there (distance)... i will purchase alot...

Humm.. my husband loves Indian food...so that is a winner for me....could make for us all. The DS is a pain and he eats whatever I do not serve.teenagers....not for long :sneaky:

[melloways 0]

Could you write a list of your favorites at Trader Joes...so when I get there (distance)... i will purchase alot...

Humm.. my husband loves Indian food...so that is a winner for me....could make for us all. The DS is a pain and he eats whatever I do not serve.teenagers....not for long :smile2::sneaky:

Non fat greek yogurt, Quick eggs (like egg beaters), Lite mexican shredded cheese, Bagged spinach and frozen fruit (great for smoothies when you need to be on liquids), Six pack flavored no sugar added apple sauce, chicken Sausage (various flavors), frozen veggies, canned tuna in Water, oatmeal complete, in frozen section boneless chicken thigh meat, hummus perfect on whole weat melba toast or bagel chips, part skim string cheese,

Box Soups they have so many flavors the best are creamy Tomato, corn and pepper, tomato and roasted pepper, and black bean are my favorites they are smooth and perfect for pureed stages and also gerat right after a fill, vanilla almond milk goes great in oatmeal and Cereal, 4% cottage cheese, indian fare products (read labels for Protein info) That should start you off. Pretty much all my posts are from trader joes so more products to come.

[melloways 0]

Trader Joe's sun dried Tomato chicken sausage with basil. One link has 110 cal, 6 fat, 3 carbs, 11 Protein.< /p>

[melloways 0]

5 oz. of trader joes non fat greek yogurt with 1/2 cup of kashi Go Lean Cereal. Yummy and satisfying!!

[jollygreen1955 0]

5 oz. of trader joes non fat greek yogurt with 1/2 cup of kashi Go Lean Cereal. Yummy and satisfying!!

Thanks for your list :0)

We were at a Christmas Party...invited but nervous, very very very stuffy party.

I was minding my mouth and and then .... an out of state guest, tells all of the participants that he lives in Trader Joe's. My DH almost fell out of his seat, in shock.

Remember..stuffy party!!!!!!!!

So, swear, no one answers (all in shock).. I tell him the ones that we go to (needed brownie points)... and he asks the others and they comment.. to far away to go there.

SO, with shock still on his my DH face, he tells this man that his wife is into nutrition and loves that place and the guy starts telling me what he loves Trader Joe's

Later that evening, I told him that I was lapbanded and he tells me that it was an excellent procedure and ...important not to be overweight.

CRAZY evening but that is New York for you :0)

[BetsyB 9]

I like to have a shake for Breakfast and it was hard for me to find a good Protein shake that didnt taste so bad this one is AWESOME

chocolate Peanut Butter Shake:

1/2 c skim milk, 1 c ice, 1 scoop of vanilla Protein powder, 1 pack of swiss miss chocolate ( I used diet or sugar free), 3 packs of splenda and BLEND

It is so good that my husband wants that over a regular milk shake!

Bariatric Eating has a line of whey Protein powders that are AMAZING. It comes in both Peanut Butter Cookie and PB Fudge flavors; I like the PB cookie with a little bit of SF/FF chocolate pudding blended in.

My favorite of the Inspire Proteins, though, is the PURE unflavored--it has absolutely none of the typical baby-formula-ish proteiny smell/taste, and can be mixed with either sweet or savory liquids or foods. (I like it added to Soups to bump up protein. It's also good in coffee--as are many of the other flavors--and Crystal Light.)

BariatricEating.com - BE, Inc. The number one bariatric website for protein, Vitamins, and success.

[kaninag 35]

I havent found an unflavored Protein mix that is truly "unflavored" is the inspire better?

[Lap Band Gal 41]

DiGiorno 200 Calorie Portion Control Pizzas!!!

I like the chicken, onions, peppers pizza (200 calories, 11 grams of protien).

They are super crispy and not doughy at all. yay!

You get 2 pizzas per box....for about $2.50

Found them in the frozen foods at my Kroger store.

[BobbieND 3]

200 Calorie DiGiorno ?? SWEET !!!!!!!!

I'll have to look for those!

Thanks !

[melloways 0]

I made boneless chicken thighs baked with trader joes chipotle salsa. Baked it until it was falling apart. Ummm ummm ummm.

[melloways 0]

Ak-mak stone ground 100% wheat crackers. 5 HUGE crackers in a serving. 115 calories, 2g fat, 20g carbs, 4g fiber, 5g Protein

[ccweeks 0]

I have several great food finds:

-TJ's pear sauce (pear version of apple sauce)

-Jell-O Mousse Temptations - excellent craving quencher when you are craving chocolate...only 60 calories!

-Premium Nutrition pre-packaged Protein drinks from costco. they have 160 cals, 3g fat, 30g Protein, 5g carbs, 2g fiber!

[adjua 0]

Ak-mak stone ground 100% wheat crackers. 5 HUGE crackers in a serving. 115 calories, 2g fat, 20g carbs, 4g fiber, 5g Protein

I just tried these for the first time last week....it was so nice to crunch on something, but I don't think I can exercise enough control to purchase them regularly.

And to your Trader Joe's shopping list, I'd add the cage free Omega 3 eggs and a few extra dollars for all the things you want to try!

And for the record, the Trader Joe cult is also in Indiana.

[bambam 0]

Breakfast smoothie

3 oz pineapple juice

3 oz skim milk

1 Activia vanilla or strawberry yogurt

1 scoop vanilla Protein powder

1/2 frozen banana (thawed for about 30 min)

3 frozen strawberries (ditto)

handful of fresh blueberries

(Add more milk if you want thinner)

280 calories, 7 mg cholesterol, 151 mg sodium, 41 grams carbs, 31 grams of sugar, 5 grams of fiber, 29 grams of Protein

With this I have half of my protein for the day as well as my fruit and dairy for the day. Leaves me the rest of the day to concentrate on solid Proteins and veggies. I struggle with getting solids in for my first meal so this works great.