 friends welcome back to my channel happy Saturday it is grocery shopping day it is still dark out because it is only about 6 45 a.m. I am outside of Fred Meyer which is a Kroger store to do a little bit of grocery shopping I'm also going to be hitting up Trader Joe's so I'm gonna have quite the haul for you this week we will have Fred Meyer and Trader Joe's I'm also gonna go over my meal plan with you which is a little bit different this upcoming week I have a super fun video in mind and so my meal plan is a little different weird odd this next week it's not my traditional meal plan but I'm also going to share with you my meal prep for the upcoming week and I cannot wait for my meal prep everything I'm going to be making sounds absolutely positively amazing so if you want to see my grocery haul what I have in store for my meal plan and meal prep just stay tuned so here is my haul from Trader Joe's I have a super fun video coming out shortly with this particular haul plus I picked up just a few of my Trader Joe's staples so let's jump right into what I grab at Trader Joe's first I got this poinsettia you guys it's so adorable it's pretty small I picked it up to go on my kitchen island I do this every single year and normally I buy the larger poinsettia and I'm glad that I picked this smaller one just because I think it's going to look a little nicer on my kitchen island and it was $3.99 can't beat it and then I've been hearing that this is all the rage this holiday season and this is the Trader Joe's almond nog now look at the nutritional information you guys it is half of a cup for 50 calories and it has the total sugars of eight so I'm gonna put the points on the screen of course but I've been hearing that this almond nog is amazing so I was thinking it would be nice to add to coffee or just to enjoy on the holiday and 50 calories is about a third of what traditional egg nog is and again I've heard it's amazing so I'm excited to give it a try also Trader Joe's mini beef tacos I'm excited about these you can cook these either in your air fryer or in your oven but I'm gonna be having this as part of a dinner and these sound really good they also had many chicken tacos and the points were about the same so I know my husband gets tired of chicken so I decided to go ahead and pick up the mini beef tacos and then I grabbed these for Christmas we're gonna be doing like a lot of appetizer-y type of things on Christmas Eve so these are the Trader Joe's hold the corn appetizers so it says nettle rice cones filled with a savory combination of sweet corn and veggies doesn't that sound delicious again pop them in your air fryer pop them in your oven these sound amazing I'm just gonna toss them in the freezer until Christmas and then I grabbed some salad kit so I picked up the Trader Joe's Mediterranean style salad kit and this is romaine lettuce shredded broccoli stalks radicchio celery seasoned flatbread strips feta sun-dried tomatoes roasted chickpeas in a red wine vinaigrette this looks really delicious so I grabbed that for a dinner and I also picked up the Trader Joe's vegetable and soba noodle stir-fry kit when this is ready to heat so everything you need is in here including the noodles and this is broccoli florets bok choy which I love a bok choy Savoy cabbage snow peas green onion with soba noodles and soy ginger sauce so really excited about having this as part of a dinner as well and then I found these colorful carrot coins these look so good a blend of lightly seasoned orange yellow and purple white and purple carrot so really really nice just as a side dish for dinner and then I've been hearing about these I've actually never picked these up these are the pork gyoza pot stickers pork and vegetable dumplings now again they had a chicken one of these and the points were pretty close so I decided just to go with something other than chicken and grab the pork and look at these these are pretty darn good size so again good air fryer item good oven item yum and then I've been hearing about these two these are the Trader Joe's turkey cranberry meatballs I've been hearing all about these these sound so delicious and it is 160 calories for four meatballs so not bad at all they put their turkey cranberry all the fun holiday flavors wrapped up in a meatball of course I had to pick my dogs up some treats these are the grain free turkey and pumpkin jerky treats they can't have chicken so I thought this would be a nice alternative and of course they are grain free as well and this is some nice big sticks of jerky and it was 3.99 so not bad I also picked up a box of turkey gravy I want to pair that with the turkey cranberry meatballs we also have this on Thanksgiving every year it's delicious and it is so low points it's only 20 calories per quarter cup so literally not bad at all and it's really really good I also grabbed some gyoza dipping sauce and this is for you guessed it the gyoza so I've never had this before I normally use the Trader Joe's soy so yaki but I saw this and I want to try it and it was low point so again gyoza dipping sauce a can of that free refried beans this is part to pair with those tacos for dinner I also grabbed the Trader Joe's Italian or sweet Italian style chicken sausage again this is for dinner this chicken sausage you guys is really really good it's a great alternative to the Sam's choice chicken apple sausage if you don't have that in your area so I do really like this I've had this before yum and then this is kind of a staple in my house since they did away with the Trader Joe's light shredded mozzarella I now stock up on the organic shredded mozzarella this is a little bit more points it is two smart points per serving versus one smart point but it's actually really delicious it tastes like a full fat cheese it is a little on a pricey side though it's 4.99 for an eight ounce bag which is a lot but it's delicious and it's great on points and lastly I picked up some uncured dry rubbed slice bacon look how thick this bacon is and this is also for an upcoming recipe so that's everything I grabbed from Trader Joe's so let's move right into what I picked up from Fred Meyer or Kroger so here is my grocery haul from Fred Meyer or Kroger I picked up everything I needed for the week there along with a few things that aren't pictured case of water a couple other small things a couple frozen pizzas for a dinner for my husband but everything else I picked up is for the upcoming week so let's jump right into what I picked up at Fred Meyer or Kroger so I've never tried these but I had a coupon and these are the halo top pops this is the chocolate chip cookie dough they are 50 calories a piece of course the points will be here on the screen but I thought this might be a nice treat to have a low point dessert after dinner so I grabbed the chocolate chip cookie dough if you've tried these leave it down in the comments let me know what the best flavor is my store had this one peanut butter and mint chocolate chip so picked up those also a loaf of bread this is for my husband's lunches but I do like to show just regular bread it is only three smart points per slice so if you wanted to incorporate a full size slice of bread into your day it's very simple at three points a piece picked up two dozen eggs one of the peat and Jerry organic eggs I had a coupon for this one and then of course my happy eggs so two dozen eggs for the week they'll be the slices this is for an upcoming recipe walnuts I needed pieces or halves about a half of a cup I was going to get these in the bulk section but they were out it must be from Thanksgiving so I just picked up this little package it's exactly a half a cup exactly what I need for my breakfast meal prep also peanut butter was on sale for 99 cents the Kroger brand so I grabbed the creamy Kroger peanut butter this is nice just to have on hand my dog will take his medicine really well in peanut butter so we generally always like to keep some in the pantry also some jalapenos this is for an upcoming recipe I need both the jalapenos and the juice so I made sure that I grabbed a big enough one that there was some juice left over for the recipe also a can of crushed pineapple for a dessert recipe that I'm going to be making this was on clearance so I picked it up for Christmas so we had ham at Thanksgiving but we're going to have turkey at Christmas so this is the spice island's turkey rub and this is the savory herb garlic rosemary thyme and sage so I'm just going to throw it in the pantry and we will be using this to spice up our turkey for Christmas it sounds super good and then I also grabbed a small thing of orange juice this is for an upcoming recipe and then of course as always that for your ready whip I still have about a half a can but I did not want to run out I never want that to happen again so picked up another can of that and I was actually going to get the Kroger carb master milk but they were out they only have the chocolate and I needed some light milk for a couple of recipes so I picked up the fair life I usually don't buy this brand just due to their controversy on how they treat their animals but there was no other option unfortunately at my store so fair life it is for this week also some baking items sugar was on sale for 99 cents so I had to grab that and then I was completely out of just your traditional all-purpose flour so I picked up that and then I saw this as I was just walking by and this I don't know if you can tell in the package is those big grains of sparkling decorative sugar every Christmas I make my sugar cookies and they are frosted they are so good they are my family's favorite and I thought how cute would it be to decorate the snowman with this sparkling sugar and it would look like the snowman is covered in snow so I had to pick it up was on sale for 399 normally 599 it is a resealable bag so I can even throw it in the bin for next year if I don't use it all but how fun is that going to be on those cookies Olay wraps I am going to be making some wraps for dinner one night so I grabbed the tomato and basil Olay wraps also these were 99 cents on sale any type of Nabisco cracker I tried these on the way home they're delicious these are the cracked pepper wheat thins I love wheat thins and I almost got the tomato basil and then I was like nope I'm going to try the cracked pepper they're good but they have a little bit of a spice kick so if you are not at all a spicy food person there is quite the spice from the pepper very good but definitely take note of that and then we needed some more saltines my husband likes to have these on hand just for soups and things like that and I found this one which are the fresh stacks and I thought that's even better that way they don't get stale or soggy so I thought that just opening a smaller pack at a time would be great same price as the regular saltine so I grabbed the fresh stacks and then my husband loves these in his lunch they were buy one get one free I thought I would show them to you I mean you certainly can work these into your day they're just going to be a lot higher points and these are the Entomans little bites and these are just little mini muffins this is the party cake muffin and then this one is the blueberry muffin so they're kind of fun just to throw in lunch great for kids lunches there's five little muffins per package so not a huge serving but they're really really delicious and the rest of what I picked up is produce so I have two bags of red grapes grapes were on sale for 99 cents a pound again so I had to pick those up that will be one of my fruits this week green leaf lettuce this is for those wraps that I'm going to be making bananas for a recipe and then of course just for snacking tomatoes also for wraps and another recipe actually the lettuce and tomato are for two separate recipes this next week a bag of fresh cranberries this is for a dessert recipe that I'm going to be making in meal prep pairs were on sale for 99 cents a pound so I picked up four red pairs I am heading to Seattle on Thursday for a class and I thought that I could throw some healthy snacks in a little lunch sack to take with me and pairs are great because they travel really well and then lastly I picked up an orange this is for a recipe and then of course whatever's left over will be for snacking so that is my haul for the week from Fred Meyer which is also a Kroger store so let's go ahead and get into this week's meal plan and what I am doing for meal prep this is my Kerry L meal planner I am so excited to let you guys know that they have a selection of brand new meal plan covers I love them I actually just ordered mine so I can't wait to show it to you guys I am about out of room in this one I've been using it for about a year so they last a little bit over a year I'm so excited about their new covers they come in this size here which is the eight and a half by 11 the smaller seven by nine and the digital version and you can use my discount code I'll put it at the very end here for anything on their website for 10% off they have gratitude journals meal planners budget planning you name it they've got everything I'm obsessed with my meal planner so this again is the eight and a half by 11 it's absolutely stunning there are tons of tabs and resources for you so first the resource tab that is going to allow you to jot down your favorite meal planning blogs websites you can even write down your favorite recipes there's an inventory tab where you can inventory your freezer your pantry and also your spices so it gives you a chance to list what you have and expiration dates the meal plan tab will come back to that one the gatherings tab this comes in extremely handy this time of year because this is where you plan your gatherings so you would write down the event that you're hosting what you're planning to make as far as food goes things for kids and supplies needed for that event and then there is a detachable grocery list that you can simply take off and take with you to do your shopping so awesome great tool this time of year especially and then of course the last tab is for notes and that's where you can really jot down anything you want I just happened to write down a recipe that I wanted to keep so that's a great spot for that and then in the very very back there is a two-sided cute little pocket folder you can put recipes the cards from the ww workshops whatever you want in the back so let's jump into the yellow tab which is the meal plans tab so the first thing you're going to find in the meal plans tab is a monthly at a glance meal planner I do use this every single month I will jot down just quickly what is on my menu for dinners for the week that way the night before I can make sure that I have the supplies I need and that I've pulled the meat that I need out of the freezer so I love the at a glance monthly planner it is amazing and then each week there is a weekly menu planner now I just plan my dinners because I do meal prep my breakfast and my lunches but you can write down the dates and all of the meals that you are planning and then my favorite part again is the detachable grocery list that you can take with you to the grocery store I use it every single week it is exactly my list that I take with me to the grocery store so I love the weekly planner so let's jump into my menu plan for the week you can see of course the grocery list is missing I took it with me to the store this morning so this weekly menu is for the week of 11 30 through 12 6 can you guys believe it is December 1st tomorrow that is crazy to me so again plan my dinner so Saturday tonight I am planning on making veggie pot pies which is a vegetarian recipe that you'll be seeing in an upcoming video tomorrow Sunday I'm going to be making peppered turkey avocado wraps and I'm going to pair that with some fries oh this sounds so good then I have a little special video coming out and it is from Trader Joe's I'm going to be doing a five nights of dinners all from Trader Joe's so you can see that most of this week my menu consists of meals from Trader Joe's and I didn't want to tell you what I was making because I want it to be a bit of a surprise so you'll be seeing a five nights of Trader Joe's dinners and then I am in Seattle for a class for real estate and I am going to be vlogging a lot of my trip so you'll be seeing that in an upcoming video speaking of vlogging I am doing vlog miss so be prepared for daily uploads in the month of December now on the back of my weekly menu that is where I plan what I am doing for meal prep and also I wanted to mention before I forget stay tuned also for holiday baking it is coming your way very very shortly so for breakfast this next week I'm going to be making a blueberry walnut baked oatmeal I have been craving baked oatmeal since I made that really good strawberry blueberry one so good so I'm going to make it a little more wintery a little more comforting for this time of year and do blueberries and walnuts and then for lunches I'm going to be making a copycat Taco Bell quesadilla so supposedly this copycat recipe is better than the original Taco Bell quesadilla so I cannot wait to make that for lunches this next week I may pair that with some refried beans I'm not 100% sure yet I need to see the points of the quesadilla once I figure out all of the points and then for dessert I'm going to be making cranberry fluff and this recipe is from my good friend Barrett Pastor over at WW Living Life on Track so I'm going to go ahead and take her recipe and make a delicious cranberry fluff so that is what is on my menu for the week and again this is my Carrie Elle meal planner definitely head over to their website use my code here on the screen to get 10% off and free shipping check out their new covers they are beautiful thank you for joining me on another weekly grocery haul I hope you enjoyed seeing all of the good stuff I picked up from both Trader Joe's and Fred Meyer I am incredibly excited about this Trader Joe's video that's coming your way very shortly and very excited about my meal prep you will be seeing all of these recipes on Monday in meal prep Monday so definitely stay tuned for that make sure you check out the Carrie Elle meal planner there is a link down in the description box below and my code is down there as well it's amazing you guys you know I use it every single week it's literally how I plan my life I could not do this journey without having that meal planner so check it out their new covers are beautiful also in the description box are all of the rest of the links and discount codes that I can offer to you on some of my favorite things of course if you're new welcome I'd love it if you'd stick around and subscribe hit that little bell so you're notified whenever I upload a new 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