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Post by hallian on Sept 19, 2018 19:26:26 GMT
This morning I tried Costco's Kirkland Signature Protein Bar Chocolate Brownie flavor. It wasn't bad. I think it definitely had more chocolatey chunks than the Quest Protein Bars. It is also 5 SP so one more point than the 4 SP Quest Protein Bars. The price is good. I think the Quest bars are almost $2 each at Walmart & Target. The Kirkland Signature bars were $18 for 20 bars, so less than $1 each. I don't eat them everyday, just when I am too lazy to cook breakfast or not really hungry. They are quick and filling. I usually heat them in the microwave for a few seconds and spray on a blob of SF Redi Whip. Tastes like desert for breakfast. The box of Kirkland bars came with 10 Chocolate Brownie and 10 Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough. I'm not a huge fan of cookie dough flavor so will have to see if I like them enough to purchase these again. The jury is still out, but so far so good.
Replying to myself to say that I tried the Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Kirkland Protein Bar today. It was delicious. I might actually prefer it over the Chocolate Brownie Bar. These will definitely be purchased again.
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Post by alias123 on Sept 20, 2018 1:25:32 GMT
Anyway, I CAN answer—Dave's is found in the regular bread section. It once was scarce here in the SF Bay Area, but now it is easy to find at Safeway and some other chains. Thanks ! I'll keep looking.
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Post by cyndee on Sept 21, 2018 16:06:35 GMT
Truvia Nectar (a product containing some real honey, but also Truvia sweetener) has been around a while, but I thought I'd emphasis how much I like this product. Just the thinnest drizzle of this makes oatmeal and similar things shine with a lot less sugar content, but clear honey flavor. It even makes honey mustard dressings taste great. You use half the amount as you'd need of honey.
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Post by DotRen on Sept 21, 2018 19:41:02 GMT
Starkist chicken creations Ginger Soy. Taste: 4.5 out of 5 stars Texture: -3 stars lol. It did taste good, but it shows the recipes with chunks of chicken and it's more like chicken paste. You know how tuna in a pouch is? Same texture.
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Post by hallian on Sept 25, 2018 15:11:35 GMT
Coffeemate Sugar Free Pumpkin Spice coffee creamer! It's not terrible! I actually think I like it. I'm still drinking my coffee so will know for sure soon enough, but the first few tastes have been surprisingly enjoyable. It tastes very cinnamony.
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Post by DebDoesWW on Sept 25, 2018 16:06:37 GMT
Coffeemate Sugar Free Pumpkin Spice coffee creamer! It's not terrible! I actually think I like it. I'm still drinking my coffee so will know for sure soon enough, but the first few tastes have been surprisingly enjoyable. It tastes very cinnamony. Grab it when you see it, that stuff sells out like mad.
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Post by hallian on Sept 25, 2018 21:31:04 GMT
DebDoesWW the only reason I even have it is because the store was out of the SF Vanilla. LOL But I did enjoy it for a change.
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Post by zazzles on Sept 26, 2018 19:43:06 GMT
The other night I saw a photo on Connect of a Trader Joe's product: Cauliflower Gnocchi.
I went on a mission to find it today and had a serving for lunch.
It is 140 calories and 4 SPs per serving.
The package lists three ways to cook the gnocchi; I tried the microwave first and ended up throwing that serving out. The one I ate was heated in a frying pan with 1/4 cup of water and a lid until soft, then the water evaporated off and oil added (I sprayed 1 tsp of oil on the gnocchi instead of adding the recommended 2 Tbsp of oil to the pan.
The gnocci came out soft like gnocci, but were bland (well, it IS cauliflower-based). I heated 1/4 cup of Marinara sauce and tossed it together, then sprinkled on some grated Parmesan.
In all the gnocci with sauce and cheese came out to 6 SPs. With a salad with 0 SP dressing, a Ciabatta roll with light ICBINB, the total lunch came out to 11 points. Not bad given my calorie/points budget.
I also found frozen eggplant squares in the same freezer section. I plan to try a meal by frying up one or two eggplant squares, then topping with marinara sauce and light Mozzarella and heating in the oven until melted—eggplant parmagiana.
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Post by DotRen on Sept 27, 2018 21:33:16 GMT
Not food, but a youtuber who I stumbled across for meal prep that has some fantastic recipes and ideas: The Domestic Geek The Domestic Geek
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Post by alias123 on Sept 27, 2018 22:19:20 GMT
The other night I saw a photo on Connect of a Trader Joe's product: Cauliflower Gnocchi. I went on a mission to find it today and had a serving for lunch. I made it the other day and enjoyed it quite a bit. I read that one should skip the water steam thing, and go straight to sauteing in EVOO and butter. I am going to try that next time. I also added some pasta sauce and parm cheese. Very good. I would buy them again. I also like Trader Giotto’s (Trader Joe’s) Gnocchi Alla Sorrentina. Instead of water I used broth that I had frozen in cubes. I also added some butter. I thought it was very good.
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Post by zazzles on Sept 27, 2018 22:39:25 GMT
The other night I saw a photo on Connect of a Trader Joe's product: Cauliflower Gnocchi. I went on a mission to find it today and had a serving for lunch. I made it the other day and enjoyed it quite a bit. I read that one should skip the water steam thing, and go straight to sauteing in EVOO and butter. I am going to try that next time. I also added some pasta sauce and parm cheese. Very good. I would buy them again. I also like Trader Giotto’s (Trader Joe’s) Gnocchi Alla Sorrentina. Instead of water I used broth that I had frozen in cubes. I also added some butter. I thought it was very good. I will have to try skipping the steaming; I thought it made them a little pasty. I was trying to keep the calories and fat down, but if using a little oil and butter improves them I'm up for that. I bought three bags of them, so I'm all set to try that method. I saw the other Gnocchi, but I was focused on low carb for my diabetes; pasta, rice and potatoes are real blood sugar bombs, raising it fast and high!
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Post by alias123 on Sept 27, 2018 23:14:08 GMT
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Post by hallian on Sept 28, 2018 0:00:35 GMT
Ooh, that sounds good. The eggplant thing. I'm not sure what gnocchi is to be honest, but I do like cauliflower.
edited to correctly spell gnocchi
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Post by zazzles on Sept 28, 2018 2:20:14 GMT
Thanks, alias, I will definitely give that a try.
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Post by zazzles on Sept 28, 2018 2:25:36 GMT
Ooh, that sounds good. The eggplant thing. I'm not sure what gnocchi is to be honest, but I do like cauliflower.
edited to correctly spell gnocchi Gnocchi is an Italian pasta traditionally made by cooking potatoes, mashing them, then adding eggs or egg yolks and, optionally cheese and whatever else might appeal to you. They are then rolled out into thin ropes, cut into segments of about 1", and (traditionally) rolled between two textured paddles to give them lines—that can be done with forks or skipped altogether. They are cooked in salted, boiling ater for just a minute or three (like fresh pasta, drop them in and when they float to the top they are done. After cooking, they are sauced with whatever sauce you like. Yum! Technically, Gnocchi (and Ravioli, Tortellini, Chinese pot stickers, Chinese bao (Pork buns), Japanese Gyoza, and a whole lot of other familiar foods are classified as dumplings. (I learned that from Alton Brown!) So the TJ's product is is a healthy, low cal/fat/etc. version of Gnocchi and even cooked in the way the package described I enjoyed them a lot with a fraction of the carbs of traditional Gnocchi.
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