 Welcome back to my channel and welcome if you are new here. It is Saturday. So you know what that means It is grocery haul time I have a huge grocery haul for you guys this week from three different stores I am gearing up for the Christmas holiday So I had to get all the things for that and then of course for my menu for the week So that I can get right back on track as soon as Christmas is over So I have a haul from Trader Joe's Costco and my typical Fred Meyer Kroger So if you want to see not only what I picked up for Christmas for my meals for this next week I'm also going to show you my meal plan and meal prep. You're gonna get all the information All you have to do is stay tuned So here's my haul from Costco the only thing you're not seeing is a case of beer for my husband But I go to Costco once a month usually and kind of stock up so when I was there this time I did just that so let me show you my Costco haul first I grabbed the variety pack of ziplocks I find that this works best for me rather than buying seven or eight boxes of sandwich bags and snack bags If you buy the variety pack you actually get a large box of the gallon the court snack and sandwich So really good deal about $14. I think not on coupon. Sometimes you can find this on coupon for even a better deal So I grabbed that We're almost out of our fresh grinding pepper. So I went ahead and picked up just some coarse pepper I'm gonna be putting this in a cute little dish and using it out of there once we're out of the grinder the grinder from Costco's great But it just does not grind enough at a time So it takes lots of grinds to get the right amount of pepper. So we're just gonna switch back to traditional loose salt and pepper Grab another of my vital proteins collagen peptides. I'm not quite out of my other one But like I've told you guys I have noticed a huge difference using these in my skin My hair my nails my joint recovery after jazzer size huge difference I mean huge so I put one scoop in my coffee every morning The serving is two scoops, but I just use one and it seems to be working perfectly. So Just restock that I'll just put it in storage until I'm out of my other container best price at Costco 2999 Chicken we were about out of chicken breasts You guys know I like these because they're a little individual packages and there's two to three breasts per package 299 a pound. So this was 2263 and there are six packs of chicken So this lasts us quite a while and it's just a great price and great quality chicken I decided to pick up this pre-cut fruit only because it was 999 And it has all the yummy fruits in there and I didn't want to have to buy them all separately and cut them all up So I just grabbed this so we can munch on it throughout the week and again It was 999. So not bad pineapple cantaloupe honeydew mango and grapes. So nice assortment big It's a big container as well So grab that and then this is for Christmas little smokies in the crock pot I do little smokies and barbecue sauce. So this was a great deal two huge packages for 799 So great deal probably not the most ww friendly item. Oh, I guess they're not too That's only five links. So yeah, not the best for ww, but again, these are for my family on Christmas Dog biscuits these were a great deal. This is a five pound box and it was less than ten dollars It is grain-free, which my dogs have to have and there's no chicken. So all that's in this is pretty awesome There are apples pea flower molasses Peanut butter and pumpkin. That's it all ingredients from the USA Stellar price at Costco if you can head there before this coupon expires. So grab those These are my very favorite makeup remover wipes. I love them I usually buy them when they're on sale. They were not but it's still a great deal It was 1299 and you get 180 wipes so there's a couple big packages and then four little travel packs, which is great just to throw in your suitcase So grab those Allergy medicine best price at Costco 1099 365 tablets so this lasts you essentially a year So we've been taking this pretty regularly. My husband takes it every day I take it almost every day and again best price is at Costco Also, I grabbed this Eos Lip balm pack it was on coupon for 1099 and there are nine tubes of lip balm if they're organic Shea we have vanilla bean a sweet mint and pomegranate raspberry So I'm a big chapstick where when I don't have lip gloss or lipstick on so at night or when I'm working So I'm just gonna throw this in my beauty drawer and I'll have plenty of lip balms on hand Batteries were on coupon. So we picked up the 9 volt We do replace the batteries in our smoke detector once a year Lola is petrified of the beeping smoke detector So scared she hides in shake. So we just want to be proactive and change the batteries so that poor little Lola doesn't get scared So this was a great price. I want to say $14 for eight batteries, which is a great deal Another thing I always buy at Costco is my monk fruit. This package is 899 and this is a huge package It is almost two pounds of a monk fruit for 899 So I have about a quarter of a bag left. So with all the baking this time of year I wanted to make sure I did not run out and lastly these were on coupon for 599 These are the Jimmy Dean fully cooked turkey sausage links. You guys know. I love these. They are one smart point per link They're really really delicious. I just microwave them and they're really good. They have great flavor So at that price I couldn't pass it up. So that is everything that I picked up at Costco Here's my trader Joe's haul. It is just a small one I picked up quite a bit for Christmas mainly but then just a couple of other fun things to have on hand So let's jump into the small trader Joe's haul. We have this stuffing for Thanksgiving and loved it It is absolutely delicious. This is the trader Joe's corn bread stuffing mix. It is so good and it makes a Ton it made a big six by nine pan and we had plenty of leftovers and it truly is delicious So we're gonna have that again this year on Christmas also for Christmas. I grabbed some sweet pull-apart Aloha rolls I'm just going to throw these in the freezer until Christmas. They're 90 calories per roll So I'll put the points of course here on the screen for you, but these are just to have with Christmas dinner For Christmas Eve, we want to do corn chips with dip. So I grabbed the organic corn chip dippers. These are so good These are very addicting. So these don't come in my house unless it's a special occasion But these are for Christmas Eve. Also, we're gonna be doing some appetizer type of things Christmas Eve So I grabbed the Mac and cheese bites. These look delicious as well So we'll be having those on Christmas Eve and it looks like it's 190 calories for three pieces Of course points are here on the screen for you to have on hand. I grabbed the organic shredded mozzarella This is my favorite cheese since they no longer have this light mozzarella This is one ounce for two points. So great price pricey or great points a little pricey 499 for the package and it's only eight ounces, but it's really really good and also for Christmas I splurged on my very favorite cheese, which is dumblinger and this is going to be part of the meat cheese cracker plate That we're going to have on Christmas Eve. Oh, I love this cheese so much. So I picked that up for Christmas Eve These I had to get before they're gone. I love the mini peppermint meringues You could actually have ten of these for four smart points or eleven of these for five. They're seriously so good I love them. So I grabbed those to have on hand. I was out of cocoa powder Actually to throw mine away. It was expired and with all the baking coming up I went ahead and grabbed the Trader Joe's unsweetened cocoa powder and then also for Christmas Eve I grabbed the body butter trio. So we do a fun little saran wrap game So I can wrap one of these little body butters up as a giveaway and these are amazing And then I think I'm gonna do one as a stocking stuffer for my mom and mother-in-law as well So 799 for three at Trader Joe's not a bad price. So that's everything that I picked up at Trader Joe's Here's my haul from Fred Meyer or Kroger. I did finish up the rest of my shopping for Christmas What you're not seeing is a case of water and a turkey because the turkey does not like me and was leaking everywhere We had to put it in like four or five bags. So it's in our fridge in the garage So there is a turkey for Christmas day. So let's jump into the Fred Meyer Kroger haul first for my husband I picked up the variety pack of Frito lay chips He likes to have these in his lunch and honestly, we can even work these into our plan. They're individually portioned You can't overeat them. He's particular on his chips. This is the favorite mix So this is not only just for snacking for him, but for his lunches for work I also grabbed another container of the I can't believe it's not butter light because I had a coupon That was about to expire and we actually go through quite a bit of this butter We both eat it. So and with baking in the holidays. I thought it'd be nice to have an extra one on hand I also picked up some Applegate Naturals uncured turkey pepperoni. This was on a killer sale for 3.99 I'm gonna throw it in the fridge great snack with a cheese stick perfect for pizza. So since it was such a great deal I went ahead and picked it up Also, speaking of great deal, they had their one pounds of natural ground beef. Now, this is 80 10 This is vegetarian fed no preservative 349 you guys normally 8 dollars a pound. So I grabbed five of them They're great for my husband when he wants tacos for lunch I'm actually making a Waikiki meatball for Christmas Eve. So I'm gonna use this for that I mean, this is a killer deal. So I picked up five just going to throw them into my freezer Also for eggs. I grabbed the blue sky Everyone needs eggs because there were no eggs at the store. So I had to go over to the organic section Which was fine. These were on sale for 549 which isn't too bad for pasture raised organic eggs So these are just for Christmas morning breakfast and then just to eat throughout the week Insernios mild Italian chicken sausage. I love this chicken sausage It is super duper low in points and it was also on sale. So I picked it up just gonna throw it into the freezer Organic ground turkey was only 399 a pound where this is normally about six dollars a pound So again, I needed turkey for a recipe this next week So this will come in handy and it's organic can't wait for that and then also for a couple recipes I needed ground beef. So I grabbed two of the 96 for extra lean ground beef for recipes this next week For my mashed potatoes, I use a sour cream and I discovered this at Thanksgiving that the sour cream with chives is delicious Delicious and mashed potatoes. So I picked up sour cream with chives for mashed potatoes Parmesan cheese for several recipes. I actually need it for two or three recipes I also needed a siago cheese, but they didn't have it So I'm just gonna have to sub parm or mozzarella or something in place of a siago French onion dip for Christmas Eve. I picked up the dippers at Trader Joe's the corn dippers And we're gonna dip those into this French onion dip Hello fat free ready whip, of course just to have on hand. Don't want to run out rice crispy treats for my husband's lunch He really likes these. They're actually not too bad I will of course have the points, but they're only 90 calories So I'm gonna put those in the pantry for when he goes back to work after vacation He'll have those for his lunch for the Waikiki meatballs I need a pineapple chunks so I grabbed that and then I saw these and I had to get them to try them You can see I've tried them. Oh my goodness. You guys these are so good. These are the smart smash Molo's candy cane So good so the marshmallow itself is pepperminty and then it has this sugary coating so good one smart point each Marshmallow so grab those just to have for hot cocoa or as a snack and remember I hauled this last week So I've tried them both. I like them both, but I have to say that the peppermint mocha is my favorite It is so good you guys and it is zero calories zero points. I like it much better than the gingerbread I do like the gingerbread, but peppermint mocha stole my heart So I picked up another box just because it's seasonal and I wanted to have it on hand Also on Christmas Eve. I'm going to be making a little smoky So I grabbed two hickory smoked barbecue sauces to put in with my little smokies I also wanted some more yogurt. So of course I picked up my favorite, which is the ciggies These were 89 cents because they expire in a couple days. I'll just make sure that I eat them So I grabbed two of the 89 cents strawberries and then full price and I want to say you guys have asked me how much these are They're about $1.70 a container. So this is the mixed berry acai and then down there is also a blueberry Wheat bran for a recipe. It actually called for oak bran, but they didn't have it So I'm subbing wheat bran and I hope that that is a good substitution. So I picked that up Little small hamburger buns. I'm making sloppy joes this next week and these were the lowest Calories smart point buns in my store. So I went ahead and picked those up for sloppy joes And then everything else I have is produce. So I have a green pepper and that's for those Waikiki meatballs raspberries were $1.50 a pack or two for three So I picked up three packs and I also grabbed cuties, which will be my other fruit for the week and Bananas I need for breakfast meal prep, but whatever's left over for snacking Granny Smith apples. These are for an upcoming recipe you guys you're gonna die when you see my meal prep It's gonna be so good and then lastly some potatoes. So for a recipe. I needed some little small potatoes These are just those cute little petite golds and then for mashed potatoes on Christmas I picked up a big five pound bag of yellow Washington yellow potatoes. These are Yukon gold Which are usually pricey this whole bag was $3.99. So pick those up for Christmas So that's everything for Christmas and the upcoming week. So let's jump right into meal plan and meal prep So let's go ahead and move into this week's meal plan and what I'm doing for meal prep as usual This is my Keriel meal planner my one with the new cover is on its way So you'll be seeing that in the near future. I just want to finish out this one first But they came out with some beautiful new covers for 2020 So I'm gonna give you guys some information on Keriel at the end, but again, this is my planner Mine is the eight and a half by 11. There are several tabs for you to use in your meal planner One is your resources Which basically is a place that you can jot down your favorite meal planning sites blogs Recipe sites you can even take notes write down recipes. There's the inventory section Which allows you to inventory your freezer your pantry and also you can inventory your spices So it's a nice way to keep track of what you have on hand in the expiration date Meal plans will come back to that gathering. So this comes in very handy this time of year I was actually jotting down a few things for Christmas. So this is actually where you can plan your gathering So you'll write in the event plan all of your meals You can even plan the supplies that you need the drinks the things you need for all the kids And then there is a detachable grocery list as well for you to take to the store So again, this is the ideal time for the gatherings tab of the meal planner And then there is also a notes tab where you can just again take some notes And in the back is a cute little two-sided pocket folder for you to put in some Some of your favorite little treasures to keep on hand. So let's go ahead and go back and revisit the yellow meal plans tab So in the meal plans tab, there's actually a calendar where you can plan your meals for an entire month Now you could do breakfast lunch dinner snacks, whatever you need to do I just usually plan dinner and what I do is just jot down the recipe that I'm making That way the night before I can pull my meat out of the freezer And I can also make sure that I have all of the ingredients that I'm going to need on hand each week There is also a weekly menu and again, you can plan all of your meals I just again do my dinners only because that's what I have to plan because I do meal prep breakfast lunch And snacks so I'm going to write down the date and exactly what I'm planning to have for dinner each night And then I have again a detachable grocery list that I take to the grocery store And I use my grocery list every single week So it's always missing from my meal planner because I use it every single week when I go to the grocery store So let's jump in to this week's meal plan. So this is the week of 12 21 through 12 27 So it's a little bit different because of the holidays. There's not as many meals on my plan So I go Saturday through Friday for my meal. So today is Saturday the 21st My girls from my old job at Gonzaga University are coming over for a little girls night tonight So we're gonna have some appetizers some wine and just kind of spend some time together Do a quick little gift exchange and then tomorrow night. I'm going to be making cashew chicken with rice So this is a rollover recipe from last week that I didn't get to really excited about this Monday night. I'm gonna be making some sloppy Joe's I am going to go to jazzer size. So I'll be able to make these before I go and then Literally just warm it up and eat it when I get home. Of course Tuesday and Wednesday is Christmas Thursday, I'm going to be throwing a slow cooker garlic parm chicken into my Crockpot because I'm actually going to be out most of Thursday I have floor time at my office and I'm hoping to go to jazzer size again as well And then Friday We're just gonna have leftovers because we're gonna have plenty left over from Christmas and the couple of meals That I'm making and then on the back of my weekly menu is where I plan my meal prep So it just makes it really easy. Everything is right here So you guys this week for meal prep for breakfast I'm going to be making a chunky monkey breakfast bake So if you know what chunky monkey is it's banana and chocolate and all the goodness So that is what I'm going to be making for breakfast this week And you are going to be seeing all of this in meal prep on Monday For lunches, I'm going to be making a meatball parm bake So I've been creating meatballs, but I also kind of wanted some pasta So I decided I would have the best of both worlds and make the meatball parm bake And then I'm going to be making an apple crisp. That is what those granny smiths are for Super low points. It'll be great to have on hand for a friendly treat after all of the fun Christmas treats are done and over with so that is meal prep for the week This is my meal plan for the week. And again, this is my carrier meal planner You can get 10% off with my code here on the screen. Check out her new cover. She has digital versions She has all types of planners not just meals. She has gratitude journals life planners. You name it She has it. She has a vision board things. I mean, she's got about everything So use my code here on the screen for 10% off Definitely pick your up a pick yourself up a carrier meal planner for 2020. It's going to help you stay on track Thank you for joining me for this week's w w grocery haul What a haul holy moly between the holidays and just planning my meals for the week It was a haul So I hope you enjoyed seeing all of the good stuff that I picked up and my meal plan and meal prep Definitely stay tuned for meal prep on monday And you will be seeing those couple of recipes and upcoming videos At least the cashew chicken and the crock pot recipe you'll be seeing in some videos down the road Also, I wanted to let you guys know that I am offering a meal planning service It is part of my facebook group. So if you're not part of my facebook group head on over I'll put it right here for you. Definitely take advantage of that. It is a Service where I plan your meals for an entire month all of your dinners breakfast lunch and snacks I send it to you with the recipes the calories and the points for all three plans So it's just a great easy tool for you to not have to do any of the work. I've done it all for you I've made all the recipes ww friendly So if you're not part of my facebook group head on over it is pinned at the very top of my group And you can get all of the details if you're interested you can sign up just by adding your email in a comment So head over join my facebook group. It's super fun there And of course check out carrielle for a meal planner for 2020 and if you're new welcome Make sure you subscribe hit the bell so you're notified whenever I upload thumbs up for grocery hauls And of course comment down below Let me know was there anything new that I found that you've got to try and what meal are you most excited about? Thank you guys so much for watching mary mary christmas I hope you have a wonderful time with your family, and i'll see you in my next video. Bye guys