 Welcome back to my channel and welcome if you're new here. Happy Saturday. It is Saturday. So you know what that means It's grocery haul day. So today I went to a couple of stores I did Trader Joe's Fred Meyer and then I stopped by my local Rosars Which has a health food section just to pick up my favorite cottage cheese, which is the main reason I went there and some kombucha. So I have quite a large haul for you I did go ahead and put everything out on my counter and we'll go through everything individually I'll give you the points for all of the plan and we'll talk about what is on the plan for my meal prep and also for Dinners throughout the week. So if you want to see this week's grocery haul, stay tuned So here is my grocery haul for the week So I went to Trader Joe's Fred Meyer's and my local Rosars just to grab some of my favorite good culture Products and a couple of other types of organic things. I have some new food finds, which I'm super excited to share with you guys So yeah, let's jump into this week's grocery haul I will be putting points on the screen for all the plans and you'll be able to know what came from Trader Joe's And what came from Fred Meyer. So let's take a look at this week's grocery haul Buddy, you want to look at the grocery haul? All right, let's do it. So at Fred Meyer's I got these really cute bowls I like having just kind of fun bowls for smoothie bowls and salads They were buy one get one half off and then they were also an additional 20% off So I got this kind of gray one with a white inside and this really pretty teal one Also, I grabbed a couple candles. These were on clearance and then again an additional 20% off Cinnamon and ginger these smell really really good I got both of these candles are the same scent for less than $10, which is such a great price When normally these are 15 a piece so Had to grab those those are really the only non food things that I got I also picked up some Diet Coke and Coors Light, which you won't be seeing And then I have some raw sunflower seeds from Trader Joe's I like to have these on my salad and I also need these for a recipe and I do like that It's in a resealable bag I did pick up the raw because the roasted ones are roasted with sunflower oil And I don't do that unless it's expeller pressed So I just grabbed the raw my husband requested a refill on his a1 So I picked that up and then for my meal prep. I'm making some meatballs that require wing sauce There was not a single wing sauce that had good ingredients. So I went ahead and just picked up frank I'm hoping that maybe down the road. I can find a better ingredient wing sauce I don't use it that often and it's very little that I'm putting in the recipe but still Not the best ingredient. So I picked that up and then I'm going to be making cornbread So I grabbed some of the Bob's red mill coarse ground cornmeal This one had really the best ingredients. All that's in here is cornmeal So I picked that up versus some of the other ones that had some additives and preservatives Two packages of the Kroger sliced pepperoni for my husband. He decided this week He wants calzones in his lunch. So I'm going to be making him pepperoni calzones You'll see some pizza sauce and cheese as well Pound of the organic simple truth 93 7 ground turkey I need this for a recipe and I can really not find organic meat very very much in my area unfortunately So this is a little pricey about eight dollars a pound, but it's organic And I prefer all of my meat to be organic. So I grabbed that At Trader Joe's. I also picked up these frozen mashed potatoes. These are those little cubes And we love these my husband really really likes these. I didn't look at the ingredients So let's take a look at that really quick. So looks like Potatoes milk butter. So it has maltodextrin. I don't love that. So that's unfortunate that there's maltodextrin That's a byproduct of corn and it's usually GMO corn. So I may not eat these I may just have regular potatoes, but again, my husband loves these and I need these for a recipe Also some organic frozen corn for an upcoming dinner recipe Picked up another thing of lemon juice just because I'm out of the other one Some canned goods. I needed these for some recipes. So I have some organic pinto beans Organic garbanzo beans and dark red kidney beans and again for several recipes I'm actually making a chili con carne that I need the beans for Also grabbed another pack of the Trader Joe's organic shredded mozzarella This is the lowest point cheese that I can find that isn't reduced fat or fat-free and this mozzarella is so Good, you can have a quarter cup for only two smart points. So I always pick this up at Trader Joe's It's 4.99 for the bag but for organic cheese. That's actually a good price So I picked up that and then my husband again for those calzones I grabbed their light shredded three cheese blend for that Also, I needed some reduced fat buttermilk and I looked at the organic and really the ingredients were the same So I went ahead and just picked up the more affordable option and that's for a recipe Here's the pizza sauce that I got my husband for his calzones. I used to eat this all the time now I actually prefer an organic one, but he doesn't care. So we're going to use that in his calzones And then I decided to get some creamer. I saw this organic valley sweet cream Creamer and actually you guys this has really really good ingredients I was happy to see a creamer that didn't have natural flavor and a creamer that didn't have carrageenan So super excited about that. I'll put the points of course here on the screen for you guys But just if I want something sweet in a cup of coffee, this sounds really good I also grabbed two boxes of the organes grab organes Okay, Jen Annie's organic grass-fed mac and cheese now if you're going to have mac and cheese This is the best option. The ingredients are really good for a box mac and cheese So I grabbed the shells in real age cheddar And then I also picked up just the classic mild cheddar. These were on sale So I grabbed those we do like to have those on hand for you know, just easy side dishes at dinner Also the biggest bottle of kombucha ever I grabbed a huge one of the synergy ginger berry. I like this. I don't count kombucha to be honest I don't track it. It's just something that I have not even every day. I don't have very much But I noticed that it really just helps with my stomach and my gut bacteria So it's something I like to have on hand and this big bottle was nine dollars Which is the price of two regular size bottles And this is like four bottles. So really really good price if you can find the big containers of kombucha Also restocked my forager Organic dairy-free cashew milk. This is my favorite milk alternative ever has amazing ingredients love love love it And then I had a coupon for these wandering bear Cold brew coffee. So this is the mocha. It's coffee on the go with a splash of coconut milk So it's only 30 calories. I don't know the points. It has no sugar So I'm betting maybe just one point. There is your ingredient. So actually really really good ingredients as well And again, I had to buy one get one free. So I'm excited to just give these a try So I picked up two of the mocha Speaking of two I got some more two good yogurts. I got a vanilla two coconuts and a mixed berry I've been liking this. It's unfortunately for me There's one store in town that sells full fat yogurt and it's an hour one way for me And it's just with everything going on. I'm just not wanting to make that trek. So I've been buying the two good I really like it the ingredients and these are pretty decent. I don't love that. It's not full fat yogurt But it's better than a lot of the other yogurt options out there So I've been getting those and I like to put my smart cake And some of my so delicious cocoa whip on there I'll insert a picture of that for you So, you know what I'm talking about? I like to put that on there and make a parfait. It's so good So I picked up four yogurts Some crumbled blue cheese from trader joes. This is for my lunch meal prep I also got my very very favorite sour cream. This is the good culture whole milk sour cream This sour cream is so good. It is so creamy and rich and thick You hardly need any and you feel like you have a half a cup of cottage or a sour cream It is incredible. I love it so much. So I grabbed that And I also picked up two more containers of my good culture whole milk cottage cheese This is my favorite cottage cheese in the entire world. It has excellent ingredients. I love it Love it. Love it. The points are only one more than low fat or fat free and it tastes so good Super small curd and it's really nice and thick. So I grabbed two more of those This was a new find for me. I actually wanted them as a snack. So I grabbed them at the store This is the jovial gluten-free fig filled organic cookies So I bought these just because I was out for a while I wanted a snack and I love fig newtons and these actually have really really good ingredients in them So I'm like hey a cookie with these ingredients I was so excited when I popped it open. Look at this their individual wrap I love that so it just really helps with overeating and again It's a cookie you can throw in your purse or your car and the points aren't too bad And they were really really good for a gluten-free fig cookie really really good I also grabbed some organic breadcrumbs from trader joes. I'm out of my Simple mills crackers and I haven't made a big Costco haul Just because I have so much food right now from Costco that I don't want to go there just for crackers So these have good ingredients. So I picked up those and two boxes of the simple truth organic beef stock I actually need quite a bit of beef broth this week for a couple of recipes And then I grabbed a six pack of the zevia. This is the ginger ale. I love this soda It is so good. It is sweetened with stevia. It's really good The only thing I don't love is the natural flavors, but there's no caramel coloring or aspartame So in my opinion, it's a win for pop now the rest of what I picked up is produce So we'll start here with these organic creamy mushrooms from trader joes. I need these for a recipe I have a lemon and an avocado. I picked up this organic tricolor bell peppers from trader joes These things look really really delicious. I need quite a few the few peppers this week for recipes Also, you guys I cannot wait for summer because I am over The bad fruit. There's no good fruit out right now. So I decided to grab two honeycrisp apples at trader joes To get me by until my fruit comes in season my watermelons and my berries and my grapes. I'm so excited I can't wait for that grabbed a big bag of limes. I decided this week. I'm feeling limes in my water instead of lemons I've been eating or drinking I should say those Meyer lemons from Costco for weeks now So I'm ready for a change grab some limes got a big bag of organic broccoli florets from trader joes I need this for a recipe Got a little baby head of organic red cabbage from Fred Meyer. I need this for a recipe this week So my other fruit I opted for was a cantaloupe and I got this from trader joes. It's not quite ripe Yeah, it's not quite ripe yet, but I'm just gonna set it aside let it ripen up So we'll do cantaloupe and honeycrisp apples for fruit and then I have tons of frozen fruit So I'll probably just really focus on smoothies this next week to try to get in my fruit And last but not least a big bag of anderson organics sweet onions These are really good onions from trader joes and this whole bag is like 279. So that's it my friends Whoo, we had another big haul this week So let's jump into what I'm doing for meal prep and what I'm having for dinners for the week I can't wait to share with you guys. So let's jump into dinners for this week So this is the week of april 18th through april 24th So today saturday is our out to dinner support a local business take out night Not sure what we're going to be having. It's also the day that I use my weeklies So I actually don't track my dinner Sunday, I'm going to be making chili con carne and cornbread I really want something hearty and I thought chili sounded really really good. So we're going to do that Monday will be a leftovers night just because I like to do the 430 facebook live jazzer size class Tuesday, I'm going to be making a lighter tuna casserole. I'm actually really excited about this Again, kind of that like hearty food when I'm stuck at home. I want comfort food But I want it to be clean Ingredients and ww friendly. So I'm going to do a tuna casserole Wednesday, I'm making a nacho pot pie this I can't wait for I'm going to be using my siete chips So excited for that Thursday, we'll do leftovers just because we'll have leftovers from the chili the tuna casserole and the nachos And then friday I'm going to be making Swedish meatballs and we'll pair that with those frozen mashed potatoes or roasted potatoes on the back of My weekly menu is where I plan out what I'm doing for meal prep So for breakfast this week, I'm going to be making a freezer friendly egg Sammy this is going to be a pretty easy meal prep But I want to show you guys how to make a clean eating breakfast sandwich So we'll be doing that for breakfast lunch. I'm going to be doing blue cheese stuffed buffalo meatballs Now as you know, I'm not a big fan of really spicy But I'm excited to try these because the blue cheese kind of helps balance out the spiciness So I'm excited for that and I'm going to be making power cookies. These are five ingredient power cookies They're great to take on the go to have a snacks a good healthy option So that is what I'm doing for a snack or a dessert So you'll see all of these recipes on monday in my meal prep video So that is what I'm doing for the week for my meal prep now Let's take a look at the cariel meal planner. So this is the meal planner that I use This is the cariel. This is one of the brand new covers for 2020. I love it. I think it's so absolutely I think this meal prep Journal in general is just amazing or meal planning tool is amazing in general. It's just very well done Has tons of resources for you starting with the resources tab This is where you can jot down your favorite meal planning sites recipe sites really anything you want to take note of and have on hand Also, I saw this that there are some easy recipes on the cariel meal or cariel website So you can always check that out as well Also, next is the inventory tab. This is a great resource. You can inventory what's in your freezer The item and the date that you actually put it in there to make sure that your food isn't getting freezer burned You're using it up Also, there is a pantry inventory same thing the item in the expiration date And a spices inventory which you see that I took advantage of So what I did is wrote down my spices that I don't use very often and their expiration date That way I can kind of keep an eye on try to make sure I use them up Or discard them if it goes past their expiration date. So just kind of a great tool for you Then there's the meal plans tab. That's the one that we were just in so every month There's actually a monthly meal planner. This is where you can write down all of your meals for the month I like to do that because it gives me I'll show you here It gives me kind of an at a glance of what I'm making for dinner that way I can plan my meals Make sure I have the ingredients on hand and my meat is out of the freezer So I like to have the monthly meal plan at a glance and then each week there is a weekly menu So you can actually plan breakfast lunch dinner and snacks I generally as you saw just planned dinner because I meal prep breakfast lunch and snacks So I write down what I'm having for dinner And then there's the detachable grocery list that you take with you to the store And you know, I use it every single week. So it's always missing off of my weekly menu. So love love love that There's enough here for an entire year this meal planner lasts an entire year And then there's the gatherings tab, which is going to look very very similar to the meal plan tab Only because it's a same place for you to plan gatherings What you're serving all the way down to kids and supplies and then of course a detachable grocery list for that So great events 4th of july mother's day. You start that type of thing Then there is a notes tab and of course just some pretty paper for you to take some notes on And then in the very back of the meal planner, there is a double-sided pocket folder So I use that I go ahead and slip the recipes in that I'm working on for the week And then that way they're right in the back. I can pull them out and make my meals So that is my carry ale meal planner. I do have 10 off I'll put that code here on the screen for you guys You do actually have to click the link in the description box first And then at checkout use my code. You do have to click the link in order for the code to work So check it out. Highly recommend. It's a great way to stay on track and plan your meals Thank you for joining me on another weekly. My w w grocery haul. We had quite the haul this week I'm super excited for this week's recipes. Dinner's meal prep is going to be amazing I can't wait to share my meal prep with you. So stay tuned for that video to come out on Monday Make sure you're checking out the description box below You're going to find the link to my website which has all of my recipes on it Also, the link to head over and join my facebook group We'd love to have you be part of that community as well And my discount codes and links to some of my favorite things So definitely check out that description box if you're new welcome Make sure you're subscribed and your bell is turned on that way you're notified whenever new videos are uploaded I do upload most days of the week. 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