 Good morning friends. Happy Saturday I'm a little late getting to the grocery store this morning because I was up really late last night as I was Getting ready for bed last night. My husband came in and he said hey I wanted to let you know that I found a little fatty lump on Diesel's leg And those of you that follow my channel know that a few months ago Diesel went in to have quite a large fatty lump removed from his leg And when they were shaving the hair on that leg they found a cancerous lump So they had to remove both the cancerous lump and the fatty mass and the whole teeth cleaning fiasco and our bill was about $1,700 so when he told me that he found another little lump on Diesel's leg I immediately panicked thinking that it could potentially be cancer So I was like, okay, well, we're gonna make an appointment at the vet Get it aspirated make sure that it's just simply a fatty lump and then he said well and then look at his belly So we had Diesel jump up on the bed and we flipped him over and looked at his belly and he had two big Welt red welt ring type of things a one on the left and one on the right of his Growing area and they were wet the fur was wet. So he'd obviously been licking those areas So our first thought was oh my gosh It's ringworm and that is extremely contagious to humans to other dogs And as you know, we have two dogs So our first instinct was holy moly is ringworm. This is not a good thing And it just looks really bizarre red and inflamed So I used Dr. Google which is never a good thing and looked up ringworm And I don't know that it was ringworm and he just was licking his paws a lot He'd licked his paws so much that right here under his chin was a little bit bloody. So I called One of the vets in our area that's open fairly late and said I think my dog potentially may have Some sort of an infection or something on his abdomen So she said well if you can get here before 10 we can see you today So we literally hopped in the car. It was nine o'clock at night last night we hopped in the car took diesel up to the vet and they Tested they aspirated the mass and it came back. Thank God just a fatty mass So she said just keep her ear eye on it Make sure that it doesn't you know get larger or if it get does get larger You know that doesn't impede his ability to move because it is kind of up by his upper groin area She wasn't a hundred percent sure what the red masses were so she looked at those under a microscope as well And can't rule out ringworm But she does think that he has allergies which makes sense because a few months prior to the surgery We had to also switch all of their food to no chicken and no grain So she thinks that he has allergies So she wants to put him on an allergy medicine to see kind of how he does and if he does well on it and it Helps with his itchiness and his scratchiness Then they will keep him on that permanently and just so you know It's like $90 a month which is fine If it makes diesel's quality of life and daily life better because he does lick his paws a lot for sometimes Hours and that's just a sign of potential itchiness on the paws which can be caused from allergies so long story short our bill was $620 and I got home at after 11 o'clock last night had to give diesel his meds had to put the cream on the well Wounds on his belly So I didn't get to bed till 8 so it's 7 and I'm at the store Because I have to get in here and get my grocery shopping done because I have two open houses today So I'm tired. It's gonna be a long day, but I'm so glad diesel's okay, and they were not cancerous and $600 it is what it is. So with that being said I'm gonna go ahead and head into the grocery store and I'll be back in a little bit to show you my grocery haul I'm gonna do Fred Meyer and Walmart this week. So if you want to see what I picked up for the week. Just stay tuned So here's my little grocery haul from Walmart So I did a quick Walmart pickup for some of the staples that I can only get at Walmart So I'll show you this and then we'll go into what I picked up at Fred Meyer and or Kroger Whatever you have in your area. So first for my husband's lunch He's obsessed with these little mini packs of animal crackers The smart points are insane for as few as there is in the package There's like maybe 10, but he loves these best price at Walmart 20 pack great for kids school lunches So I thought that I would show it to you even though it's not WW friendly You can still have it if you work it into your day I also grabbed another can of my no sugar added cherry pie filling. You know, I'm obsessed with this It's so good. I like it with a little bit of Lily's chocolate chips and some whipped topping Love it. Also four more cans of cut green beans for my dog So what I do is I rinse these and then they get these at dinner instead of Table scraps and they don't know any different. They love them. So I picked up four cans that way I can just have them on hand and ready to go No sugar added mandarin oranges. I like these mixed with cottage cheese So you simply can drain the juice and throw them in with cottage cheese And they are zero smart points since they are in just their Regular juice and nothing artificial and no sugar added. So love these Devil's food cake sugar free. I actually wanted the brownie mix, but my walmart was out So this was a substitution. No problem. I'll definitely find a use for this So picked up a box of that I am loving the birds eye veggie made mac and cheese elbows with cheddar cheese sauce So good you guys like so incredibly delicious It tastes like real mac and cheese even my husband loves it So I picked up three packages because they don't even sell these at fredmeyer and we love them So three packages of that Also, I grabbed another thing of mrs. Butterworth's sugar free syrup I like to have this on hand for recipes and I am making something that calls for syrup for breakfast this next weekend Wal-Mart has the best price on this Wal-Mart also has the best price on parmesan cheese So this is just the regular shredded frigo parmesan cheese I want to say it's over five dollars at fredmeyer and it's less than three dollars at wal-mart So that's definitely a good deal. So I grabbed that Two cans of a hundred percent pure pumpkin. It is pumpkin season my friends So I've been using a lot of pumpkin. So I picked up two cans I have these on so I have these on hand for my fall baking series And lastly I grabbed two packages of fat free cheddar cheese Again, fredmeyer does not sell fat free cheese. So whenever I do a wal-mart pickup I make sure that I add that to my cart I did also pick up a couple of 12 packs of diet coke for my husband So that is my wal-mart grocery haul. So let's get into what I picked up at fredmeyer So here is my grocery haul from fredmeyer So I did pick up the majority of my groceries from fredmeyer, which is also A crow girl store. So let me show you what I picked up for the week So first I got this really cute halloween towel. They were on sale for about three dollars It's really soft and I think it's adorable. So I picked up that for in my kitchen on the stove They had their thomas english muffins buy one get one free So I picked up the pumpkin spice. I did scan this in the store It is five smart points per muffin, which is not bad if you paired it with some eggs And maybe some turkey bacon. You could have a six or seven a smart point filling breakfast And I got to try it because it's pumpkin spice and because they were buy one get one free And then I went ahead and grabbed the light hundred calorie ones as well And then that way I am pre-stocked up here on my english muffins I'll just be having these for breakfast and or snacks throughout the next week or so You can also throw these in your freezer and they will definitely last a lot longer that way Of course, I picked up eggs. So one dozen happy eggs And then a dozen of just the simple truth natural cage-free grain fed eggs We have no eggs So I wanted to make sure that I have these ones more for baking And these ones more for eating because these are my all-time favorite eggs ever They also had their premier proteins in a bottle on sale for 99 cents a piece limit five So I grabbed three of the vanilla and two of the chocolate that way. I just have the bottle It's easy. I can throw it in the fridge and mix it in with coffee Definitely not my favorite. The vanilla's will probably be Drank by my husband. Uh, not my favorite ingredients. I actually prefer the iconic Um, and I do have a code in the description box and link for 15 off iconic They're great their grass fed and they just have really good ingredients So these are just to have on hand these two for me in an emergency and then these ones for my husband Also, their free friday download was a rain energy drink now. I've never had the rain So let me know down in the comments if you guys have tried it, but this one is the Carnival candy. So again, I'm just excited to try it since I've never had it and again It was free on the free friday download zero calories. So zero points And then I needed some spices. So I restocked my garlic powder. I really like this brand It's a little pricey, but I did have a coupon. So it made it a little bit more affordable But I grabbed a garlic powder and then I also grabbed a ginger because I'm not kidding you My ginger is probably five years plus old So I'm going to throw it away and swap it out for a fresh ground ginger And then I grabbed some canned goods a can of lentils only because I had a coupon And it's good to have these on hand. I'm thinking I might do a lentil soup Or something with lentils for a meal prep. So I grabbed a can for that And then also a can of the no salt added petite diced tomatoes again because I had an expiring coupon Healthy request cream of mushroom soup. This is for an upcoming dinner recipe Again, the healthy request is the same points as the 98 fat free and I think it is much better It's thicker. It has better taste love it. So I grabbed cream of mushroom Two packs of roast beef. These are for my husband for his lunch But I thought that I would show these to you because they are definitely point friendly So you can have one serving of these for the points here on the screen So two of the traditional roast beef Also, I grabbed another pack of the shaved steak. We are going to be making filly cheese steak sandwiches I can't wait. So I really like this shave steak. It's easy. It's shaved just like fillies would be I throw it in a pan cook it up for just a few minutes and it makes perfect filly cheese steak So grab that as well Swiss cheese for the roast beef sandwiches for my husband But I know a lot of you have eliminated a lot of the fat free cheese So here's the points for some regular full fat Swiss cheese Bread again, a lot of you aren't doing the light breads anymore So this is the just full size wide pan rustic white bread from private selection Also, I grabbed a new container of stir-in ginger paste. I love this It makes it so easy. You just squeeze it in and it's fresh delicious ginger because Peeling and grating ginger is not fun. So this just makes it a lot easier I also grabbed a big box of lasagna noodles. I have an upcoming vegetarian recipe that is using lasagna noodles So I grabbed that And this is my favorite enlightened bar. I've been wanting ice cream and this one is so good This is the cold brew coffee chip So the ice cream itself is coffee and then it has this coffee chocolatey chip It is so good. So this is my favorite I had a coupon if I bought two so I grabbed two boxes of the enlightened Cold brew coffee chip so good Also some fat free ready whip, which is normal in this house I was a little disappointed that they did not have any sugar-free peppermint mocha So that I could buy a bunch more so I'll continue to keep looking But I did grab another can of my fat free ready whip Fat free sour cream. This is for an upcoming recipe whenever I bake or cook with sour cream I don't mind the fat free and it saves on points and you really can't tell the difference in a cooked dish So I picked up that and then I grabbed some hoagie rolls. These are for the Um, philly cheese steaks. These were the lowest point ones that they had and they're still ridiculous in points So I may just do half for my philly cheese We'll just kind of see where I am with points the day that we decide to have those sandwiches So white hoagie rolls. The rest is produce. So frozen chopped spinach This is for an upcoming dinner recipe Celery for a recipe Zucchinis, this is part of the vegetarian recipe three apples For baking which I'm really excited. I have lots of fantastic fall baking type of recipes coming your guys's way So many ahead of broccoli for a recipe Three peppers yellow, orange and red and this of course is for the philly cheese steak sandwiches Strawberries were on a killer deal five one pound or four one pound containers for five dollars So I went ahead and picked up four and that's going to be one of my fruits this week And then we're still working on that big watermelon from trader joes. So that will be my second fruit Mushrooms, I needed these for a couple of recipes and then bananas I you can see that I got the pretty ripe ones That was on purpose because I need these for a baking recipe tomorrow And I need them to be as ripe as possible So if you have any tips or tricks to ripen bananas faster, leave those in the comment below As well for me because I need these suckers ripe for my recipe So that is everything that I picked up this week from fred meyer Now let's get into what I have on the agenda for meal planning and also for meal prep So let's get into this week's meal plan and what i'm doing for meal prep This is my cariel meal planner. It is an eight and a half by 11 Meal planner. It is absolutely Gorgeous and comprehensive You have several tabs to keep you on track and help you plan your meals The first one is the resources tab where you can jot down your favorite meal planning blogs and recipe sites Just a really nice easy way to keep track. You have some baking substitutions Which is always really nice to have on hand There is an inventory section where you can inventory your freezer Your pantry and your spices. So that is what is next on my list is to get everything nice and inventory I just haven't had the time to do it, but I definitely want to We're going to come back here to our yellow tab, which is meal planning the gatherings tab This will be coming in very handy with the upcoming holidays where you can plan gatherings parties Things at your home plan out what you're going to serve and also create your grocery list right off of What you're planning to serve so such a great resource and there are several of those for you to use throughout the year And then we have our notes tab. This is where you literally can take notes on anything I generally will track recipes that I want to kept save I'll just jot them down like this no bake recipe. So it just makes it easy You can literally write down Anything that you would like on your note pages And in the back you have this double-sided cute little folder Where you can store recipes or printouts or anything that you would like So now let's move into the meal plans tab of the meal planner One of my favorite parts of this planner is the monthly Calendar this way I can plan out my meals for the entire month. They're at a glance So what I'm making for the week is here I can make sure that I have the groceries on hand And more importantly that I've pulled whatever meat it is that I need for that recipe out of the freezer So everything is right here at a glance which just makes it really convenient Helps you stay on track know what you're having for dinner the next day You could even plan all of your meals on the monthly calendar. So this one is september And then each week you actually have an entire weekly. Whoops. Sorry about that menu where you can plan out your meals for the entire week Again, you could do breakfast lunch and dinner if that's what you want to do day by day And then there is the detachable grocery list that you would use to plan your grocery shopping and I use that every single week It's just convenient. It's right there as I'm planning my menu I can write down my groceries tear it off and take it with me to the grocery store So let's look at this week that we are currently in So this is the week of nine fourteen through nine twenty my week starts on saturday and goes through friday So today is saturday the 14th. We're going to be going out to dinner I actually have a couple of open houses. So worst-case scenario. We'll do a frozen pizza This is my day that I don't track. So it's always a meal out or something Off normal eating planning for saturday tomorrow I'm going to be making filly cheese steak sandwiches with vegetables. I cannot wait for this Monday in my air fryer. I'm going to be doing mozzarella sticks, but I'm changing this up a little bit I'm actually going to be doing an a whole entire video on appetizers things You can have it football games parties events all that are made in your air fryer and all w w friendly So I can't wait for that video to come out. It's going to be so fun on tuesday I'm making comfort stew. So we're going to go back to our comfort food series since the weather's changed fall is here Wednesday, I'm going to be doing a vegetarian lasagna that will be in my upcoming vegetarian video And then thursday and friday will be leftovers because I imagine we'll have quite a bit with all of these meals So that's what's on my meal plan for the week on the back of that Is where I plan out what I'm going to be making for meal prep So for breakfast this week, I'm going to be making banana chocolate chip pancake bake That sounds so good. And we're going to pair that with some eggs. So cannot wait Lunch, I'm going to be making miniature hamburgers. I've been craving a burger like a juicy burger So that's what I'm going to be making for lunches this week And I'm just going to pair those with some vegetables and then for a snack. I'm really excited about these I'm going to be doing cinnamon apple streusel muffins. These will be pretty darn low points Delicious again, we're moving into fall. So we're going to crank out some fall recipes So that's what's on my plan for meal prep So again, this is my cariel meal planner She has the eight and a half by 11 and the smaller one She also has some digital versions of the meal planner if you use my code here on the screen You'll get 10 off no matter what you do, whether it's the digital version or the hard copy version But it is seriously a gorgeous comprehensive planner highly recommend to help you stay on track and plan your meals Thank you for coming along with me on this week's grocery haul I hope you enjoyed seeing everything I picked up from both walmart grocery pickup and fredmeyer or kroger And what's on my meal plan and meal prep for the week? I can't wait for my meals They all sound so good. You'll be seeing most of them in upcoming videos. So no worries there Any tips or tricks you have on the banana ripening leave those down in the comments below for me and Any comments that you have on diesel and we're just hoping that everything clears up And that he doesn't have to continue going back to the vet for both all the money And also that he's healthy and happy and not so itchy poor baby So thank you so much for watching if you're new I'd love it if you would subscribe hit that little bell so you're notified every time I upload a new video Thumbs up this one and again, leave me your comments down below It's my favorite part reading and responding to those if I don't respond to your comment I will always like it with the little heart So you know that I did see your comment because I really truly appreciate every single one of them And I'll see you guys all in the next video. Bye