Wednesday, January 24, 2024
I had both of these posts as separate beings, but then decided to combine them.
I sometimes grocery shop at Target and am often amazed at the great prices as compared to Kroger. Also, they have items that Kroger doesn’t carry.
On one of my E learning days last week, I needed to get out and had a specific purpose in mind to get a few things that are “Weight Watchers friendly”. Now, to be clear, I want to eat mostly real foods, but there are some things that I think can help me.
I am trying the blacked chicken strips again. I didn’t like them before, but I plan to air fry/convection oven them and see if I like them better. 0 points
Velveeta slices (Tom’s favorite) are no longer sold in my Kroger. This is only the 100th item or so that we bought that they stopped carrying. 1 point
A lemon flavored tuna packet to top salads, a salmon tuna pack, a taco seasoning pack for my fat free refried bean, salsa mixture that can be a dip or put on a burrito. 0 points for all of them
Thin corn tortillas to make my own tortilla chips. 1 point each tortilla
Turkey for sub in a tub. 0 points
Banana peppers for sub in a tub. 0 points
Lettuce for sub in a tub. 0 points
Salsa for Tostitos queso mixture and bean dip. 0 points
Devil’s Food cake mix and Angel food cake mix for mug cake. You mix these two mixes together in a big baggie, spray a mug with Pam and put 3 tablespoons of the cake mixture in your mug with 2 tablespoon of water. Microwave a minute or a bit less. 3 points
Tostitos bite size for the salsa and queso mixture. 24 chips for 4 points – probably the best bang for your buck with chips, but I ended up giving those to my kids and enjoying the taste of my homemade chips more and you get a lot more!
This is the mixture I’m talking about. Do heat it up – so much better! Experiment with heating things and leaving things cold and cut things in smaller pieces are a couple of tips I have.
“Sub in a Tub” - make a mixture of olive oil, red wine vinegar, and italian seasoning and pour over whatever you would have on your sub. This is a great summer lunch, but I was craving it!
My buffalo chicken dip with homemade chips:
My egg casserole has been my breakfast lately, along wtih 3 Amylu chicken breakfast sausages:
6 eggs or sub in some egg whites, a can of green chiles, a half cup to one full cup of fat free cottage cheese, spices of your liking – I do cajun, garlic powder, pepper. Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes.
I love La Banderita low carb flour tortillas and buy the street taco and the burrito size. You can put anything in one. This dinner had chicken, lettuce, mustard, and pickles. I had a side of green beans and a twice baked potato where I used some bacon bits, shredded cheese, and laughing cow cheese! Look at my tiny potato!
My carrots look weird and I should have grated them. This is a new salad to me and Tom and I both loved it.
Just Google Weight Watchers cabbage soup and you will see this. I personally love cabbage.
I know posts like this help me to get new ideas, so I hope this helped some of you, too!
Amy
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All the food looks so delicious! WW sounds like a simpler way rather than calorie counting. I love cabbage too! The other day I was craving cabbage rolls but I didn’t have the patience to stuff cabbages. Instead, I just made a cheat version and threw together the mince, cabbage and rice into the tomato-based sauce. Turned out good. Not as great as proper cabbage rolls, but it satisfied the craving.
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Thank you! I think it is once you learn the ropes. I think there is a stuffed cabbage soup, too! Great flavors!
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I like cabbage soup too but haven’t made it in awhile. Our Target only has pantry items but not much for real actual groceries… I still enjoy looking around though!
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It really hit the spot when I made it during our stuck at home E learning days! Our Target isn’t a full size grocery one but they do have several items of groceries and I always see new and different things there!
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Wow, I have never seen that recipe for the mug cake. Glad you found some things at Target that Kroger no longer carries, that gets so frustrating!
xo,
Kellyann
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I should have shown a picture. It’s a very dinky cake! Ha! But, it fills the need for a bit of chocolate flavor. I hate that I have to talk about grocery stores so much!
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So many great ideas. I love that you make your own tortilla chips. Whenever I go to target, I usually pick up a few food things that catch my eye…which is how I ended up loving the Kind ice cream bars 😆
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Thank you! Right – Target has different and interesting things so it’s good to check every now and then. Tom would probably love those – I don’t like nuts and I think they all had nuts.
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Yes they do. I think that’s why my kids aren’t interested…which means they don’t eat them and I can finally have one dessert for myself haha
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Ha – there you go!
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I used to love cabbage soup, but I haven’t thought about it in a long time. I had to shop at Target for a while after my Kroger closed because of a shooting that happened there, and I was surprised at their grocery items. Their prices were often better than my Kroger, too! I never go to Target, though…I always forget to go in and check. I think I’m going to make your breakfast casserole…it looks so good and could be something we do for dinner.
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I really like it! I also added in some turkey sausage pieces. Right! I agree on the prices being surprisingly low on certain things. I think you would like it!
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These are all great food ideas! Just started back to Weight Watchers and really appreciate your sharing what works for you. I already tried your Buffalo Chicken dip anf Chicken slaw salad….Yum! Im going to try the egg casserole now. Is it cooked in a 9×13 pan. Keep the ideas coming!
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I use a smaller than 9×13? It’s probably volume of an 8×8!
So happy you liked these!!!
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Thanks!
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I really want to try the sub in a tub…looks delish!
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It’s a great summer lunch! I love pickles and banana peppers so much!
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I really need to make my own chips sometime to save some calories. I love chips and salsa for a snack!
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It’s really fun! Use a pizza cutter and olive oil Pam and you can salt them how you like and make them as crispy as you like!
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Lots of yummy food, Amy! You’re making me want an air fryer now. My daughter has one, but I’m not sure how often she uses it. When I was on WW years ago and actually succeeded at it, we bought pita chips at…you guessed it…Kroger! And, of course, they no longer carry those or the pita pockets I loved. I wouldn’t mind when they stopped carrying something if they’d replace it with something similar. But, they rarely do.
I only shop the grocery part of Target these days. The one down the road from us is always rearranging which drives me nuts! I want things to stay where I know they are.
Have a wonderful rest of the week!
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Your oven probably has a convection setting and it works the same – so try that!
Hate when they stop carrying my stuff! Ugh!
Same – I think the first Target grocery I ever saw was in Indiana – maybe Avon – when I was visiting my sister.
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Great WW suggestions, I’m thinking of transitioning to WW once I’m done with the Whole 30.
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Thank you! It’s very doable!
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I’ll tell you how fresh out of ideas I am: I literally ordered a meal delivery kit last night LOL.
I don’t mind the cooking and the prep (I don’t want takout or anything). It’s the ideas that I’m just completely out of.
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I have been tempted to try Factor, so I get it. I go in spurts where I am super inspired and then I hit a wall. I am going to try to do errands one afernoon a week like on a Wednesday and then pick up something healthier if I want to. I just am over trying to cram all errands into my weekends, and I don’t like getting to Friday and only going to work and home, work and home, work and home. I can’t believe how much it costs just to pick up Chick Fil A, though! So, a meal kit is not a bad idea. I found that I couldn’t stick to their plan and follow their directions. I was too rebellious.
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