 Hi friends, welcome back to my channel and welcome if you're new here. My name is Jen I'm a certified weight loss and nutrition coach and I'm on the WW or the Weight Watchers blue plan It's Saturday, so it's another grocery haul But this is a special grocery haul because not only did I find some fun Valentine's Day in new products at Trader Joe's I also have a taste test for you, which I'm really excited to share a little fun spin on this week's grocery haul So if you're excited, please give this video a huge thumbs up and don't forget if you're new or you're not yet subscribed to my channel I'd love to have you make sure you hit the little subscribe button and of course the bell next to it So you're notified whenever I upload grocery hauls happening every Saturday, so you don't want to miss out Don't forget to check out the description box down below for the last chance to pick up the 2021 calendar I only have a handful left and when they're gone. 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So without further ado, we have a grocery haul and a taste test So let's jump in Here is this week's grocery haul I ended up going to Fred Meyer Which is a Kroger store because I have some really fun recipes in store for you guys this week and some of the items I needed unfortunately are only found at a Kroger store So I had to go to Kroger this week as well as Trader Joe's I found some fun new things Valentine's things something for the dogs and we're going to taste test The brand new Bear Bells protein bar at Trader Joe's at the end of the grocery haul So definitely stay tuned for that. So let's jump into what I picked up for the week first for diesel and Lola for Valentine's Day They actually had grain-free dog treats and if you didn't know diesel and Lola don't have any grain or chicken Which neither of those things are in these treats. So these are the mint flavored dog treats with beet powder I love that they're coloring the treat with beet powder instead of an artificial color So I had to pick that up for them for the week and for Valentine's Day And here is the brand new flavor of the Bear Bell protein bar. This is salty peanut So I asked the gal that checked me out if she tried it She said yes, and it reminds her of a payday Slash those Nature Valley sweet and salty bars. So I'm pretty excited to give this a try I don't love the ingredients in Bear Bells, but the other two that I tried were okay So we're gonna try this at the end of the video. So stay tuned for that I picked up a big 32 pack of bottled water because we're just about out and Troy takes a bottle in his lunch every day And in suit mix for a dinner recipe this next week I just went ahead and grabbed the big box so that I had it on hand This is great to add to cottage cheese to season up burgers So it's always nice just to have this available and on hand I also picked up some sugar-free jello pudding now generally I don't buy sugar-free fat free anything you'll see some weird random items in this grocery haul Just because there's a couple of WW friendly recipes that I want to make for you guys So I'm trying to keep them as low point as possible and in order to do that I did have to pick up the sugar-free jello pudding mix this falls into the 9010 clean eating So I picked that up and then they had a few of their yogurts on clearance for 49 cents So I picked up two of the Oikos triple zero in peach these actually don't even expire until the beginning of February and then a Toasted Marshmallow Dan and light and fit just to have on hand. You can't beat it for 50 cents a container I did pick up several spices. I was out of chili powder So I picked up the organic chili seasoning blend from Trader Joe's and then this is a brand new Trader Joe seasoning This is the Zatar seasoning blend. I've heard that this is delicious on fish chicken and vegetables So we'll try this. I'll definitely let you guys know But this is brand new at Trader Joe's and then I also picked up some rosemary mine was expired And this was on sale for $2.99 at Kroger So I went ahead and grabbed it just to have rosemary back on hand the cheese pack for Troy He's still on his cheese and cracker kick So I picked up the sharp cheddar Swiss Colby Jack and pepper Jack party tray and then also the little Genoa salami rounds These are actually not too bad in points and they're a really good source of protein You can just do the salami and cheese if you want to omit the cracker But it's actually a really good filling protein filled snack And then I needed some tortillas for a dinner recipe one of my friends that I coach actually told me about these Carb balance mission tortillas. So thank you Terry for the suggestion So I picked these up so that I could use these in the recipe and try these out I've actually heard really really good things about them And then I went ahead and picked up two of the simple truth organic kombucha in blueberry and ginger I had a coupon for these so it made them really really affordable. So this is one of my favorites It's a little higher in sugar. It's about 10 to 20 calories more than GT's But I do actually really like the blueberry ginger from simple truth now simple truth is a Fred Meyer or Kroger brand Some dill relish for Troy's lunches. He's having tuna fish sandwiches this next week And you can't have tuna fish sandwich without dill relish now here's an item I haven't bought in I don't know how long at least a year. This is the smucker Sunday syrup and caramel I was actually looking for the sugar-free one because that's what was in the recipe I want to make for you guys, but they didn't have it. So I went ahead and picked this one up I'll make some adjustments. Maybe use less. We'll just add some points if needed But this is just a butterscotch Sunday syrup again. They had zero caramel flavoring So I went ahead and substituted for the butterscotch. It should still be really delicious in the recipe Popcorn chicken for a dinner recipe wait till you guys see next week's Wednesday's what I eat in a day dinner recipe I'm pretty not excited about it and it's using this or popcorn chicken So I picked that up light shredded cheese because we are just about out of shredded cheese My very favorite center cut bacon I actually had a $2 and 50 cent off coupon for the private selection center cut bacon You can actually have two slices for one point So this is the lowest center cut bacon that you're going to be able to find and again This is the private selection brand from Kroger Snickers bars in a WW haul. Yes, ma'am. This is for a recipe I had to pick up some fun size snicker bars You can eat anything you want as long as it works within your points or calories So I needed these for a recipe. I can of 98% fat-free cream of mushroom soup also for a dinner recipe If you can't guess I'm making enchiladas. So I picked up the green enchilada sauce I actually like this better than the red and of course I'm a spice was so I picked up the mild the carb master milk is the main reason I went to Kroger so that I could use this in a recipe for you guys This milk is actually lower calorie lower point and lower carb than any other milk other than a milk alternative like almond milk But this is actual milk and it's really really delicious. Troy will drink what's left. I'm actually not a milk drinker I only use milk if it's in a recipe, but if you have a Kroger again, this is the lowest point Real milk that you can pick up so I needed that for a dinner recipe for tuna sandwiches for Troy I picked up the private selection potato wide pan bread for Sunday's dinner recipe. I needed some gravy I actually wanted the beef, but they didn't have it So it was turkey or pork. So I went ahead and picked the pork This was the lowest calorie gravy does not have the best ingredients I looked at all the gravies that Kroger had none of them had good ingredients So I went ahead and went with this one due to its calorie fat and point content crushed pineapple for a meal prep recipe You guys are gonna be really excited about what's coming on Monday in meal prep So the Spanish rice for a recipe the recipe actually called for boxed Spanish rice and just so you know Zatarans is the lowest calorie lowest point option for Spanish rice So if you can find this this is honestly the best choice when it comes to a boxed Spanish rice I went ahead and grabbed a pack of the Black Forest uncured ham from Trader Joe's just because I like to have lunch meat on hand It's low calorie low point snack full of protein So I always like to have some in my refrigerator and we are officially out and lots of new items at Trader Joe's Starting with the organic sparkling apple cider vinegar beverage now I've heard that this is really good. Don't be scared about the apple cider vinegar in it I heard that you can't taste it at all So I picked up one of the ginger and lemon and one of the lemon strawberry I'm guessing kind of like a strawberry lemonade. So I'm excited to try these I'll definitely report back to you guys and let you know what my thoughts are Also new item are these plantain croutons with garlic and sea salt These are gluten-free and vegan now someone told me that these are not necessarily great on salad They're very small I think they're about the size of what's shown here on the package and they're very hard kind of like a corn nut So I plan on using these more as a snack than a salad topper But one tablespoon of these is only 35 calories So you can have quite a bit as a good snack So I wanted to grab those and also on the plantain train We have the Trader Joe's dark chocolate drizzled plantain chips sprinkled with sea salt So these are dark chocolate sea salt plantain chips. Doesn't that sound absolutely incredible? So these were new at Trader Joe's as well So of course I had to pick them up to try them for Valentine's Day I saw this cute little Belgium chocolate heart pack. There are six hearts in this box It's 150 calories for three pieces or 50 calories for just one piece of chocolate Which is not bad at all and they look absolutely incredible. You guys this was less than two dollars So if you're looking for an affordable not too high calorie high point chocolate for Valentine's Day Highly recommend this one from Trader Joe's my favorite Trader Joe's mashed potatoes This is for Sunday's dinner recipe and then everything else is produce So I needed some corn so I grabbed the organic super sweet cut corn frozen from Trader Joe's We needed chives for several dinner recipes Yellow potatoes also for an upcoming dinner recipe that I'm pretty darn excited about I decided to get Meyer lemons this week For my water just to kind of change it up a little bit Picked up a big head of iceberg lettuce for Troy's tuna sandwiches And I like to have lettuce whenever I'm making any type of wrap or sandwich for that little bit of crunch And then I had to get some Sumos. I always forget every year how expensive these are these three Sumos right here where it's almost eight dollars, but they're so so delicious. They're in season for a short time I love them. I love them cold. So I'm gonna pop these in my fridge. So when I'm wanting an orange I can grab it cold out of the fridge Which is my very favorite and then one lone granny Smith apple for a recipe So that is everything for this week's grocery haul Let's go ahead and taste test this bear bell Protein bar before we jump into this week's meal plan and meal prep. All right, so let's try this a bear bell Salted peanut this one is 200 calories. It has eight grams of fat for saturated fat 20 grams of protein and one gram of sugar was zero added sugars It does have 13 sugar alcohols I remember when I tried these last time that I wasn't a big fan of number one the ingredients and I could definitely taste That sugar alcohol. So I'm hoping that this one is different, but let's give it a try Here's what it looks like so it looks kind of like a Nestle crunch bar, but I believe that those are the peanuts Let's try it. Cheers. It's okay I definitely taste a lot of peanuts not a lot of salt, but the peanuts definitely come forward backed with the sweetness of the Bar so I like this one probably the best out of all the bear bells that I've tried I looked at the back and the ingredients are natural and artificial flavors And it's sweetened with sucralose aka Splenda, which is not the best choice for artificial sweetener So I probably wouldn't buy this again. I definitely will finish this and like I said This is probably my favorite of all the bear bell bars. So if you're a fan of this brand Definitely grab these the Trader Joe's. I don't know if they're seasonal or a permanent item But I would probably give this out of ten. I would give this an eight out of ten So here's what's on my meal plan for this next week today Saturday. We're doing a pizza night This is my high calorie high point day. We found a frozen pizza in our area that we're obsessed with So we're going to have that for dinner tonight Tomorrow I'll be making a copycat kfc bowl, but it's a casserole not an individual bowl You guys will see this recipe in wednesdays what I eat today. I'm pretty stoked for this. So definitely stay tuned Monday I'm doing crispy smashed potatoes. This also sounds really good for some reason. I've been craving potatoes So this recipe sounds incredible Tuesday all things if all things go well, I'm going Tuesday is a jazzer size night So it'll be a leftovers night. Wednesday. I'm doing meatballs and gravy a little bit of comfort food Thursday is a buffalo chicken casserole Light on the buffalo because you know, my husband does not do spicy So I'm going to have to be very careful with how much spice I put into the casserole And then Friday we'll do leftovers because we always have quite a bit of food Left over from earlier in the week. So we'll definitely eat that up on Friday And here's what you guys will be seeing on Monday for meal prep. I definitely definitely stay tuned for that We're going to be doing an easy peanut butter overnight oat It's been a minute since I've had overnight oats and it just sounds really really delicious And I love peanut butter. So you can't go wrong with that Lunch I'm doing beef and rice enchiladas Like I mentioned, my husband doesn't do spice. So most enchiladas just are too spicy for him But I love them. So I'm going to do a green sauce beef and rice enchilada and then for dessert This is what I'm really excited about. This is a w w pound dropper Recipe for a two point Snickers apple salad Snickers apple salad. So that's what I picked up the Snickers for in the granny smith apples So I'm really excited for this. I've actually had this before and it was amazing So I want to share it with you guys in meal prep. So stay tuned on Monday to see all three of these recipes Thank you so much for joining me on another weekly w w grocery haul I hope you enjoyed seeing all the new food finds from trader joes the taste test the cute little valentine chocolate box And if you have a dog, definitely pick up the valentine's day treats My dogs absolutely loved them. If you enjoyed this grocery, help Please give it a big huge thumbs up and don't forget to make sure that you're subscribed and your bell notification Is turned on so you don't miss a single video more or less a single grocery haul Don't forget to check out the description box for the calendar last chance to grab one for the new year Also my nutrition coaching links and discounts to my favorite things and of course my facebook group So head on over and join that community as well. Thank you guys so much for watching happy Saturday, and I'll see you guys all in my next video. Bye