NEW foods you've discovered....

FluffnStuff

that others may love to hear about!

I noticed a few threads about this a while back and thought it was a really helpful idea.... Feel free to add on some of the wonderful finds you've discovered.


NEW current loves:

Simply Apple juice (100% Apple Juice)
Simply Orange juice (100% Orange Juice)... I like the pulp free kind
Mini Babybel Light cheese
Grapefruit
Spinach Dip (I get mine from Alberstons in the deli section) **** Edit.... I just dipped my baby carrots in it! YUM! I usually HAVE to have crackers.
Dove dark chocolates

FluffnStuff

that others may love to hear about!

I noticed a few threads about this a while back and thought it was a really helpful idea.... Feel free to add on some of the wonderful finds you've discovered.


NEW current loves:

Simply Apple juice (100% Apple Juice)
Simply Orange juice (100% Orange Juice)... I like the pulp free kind
Mini Babybel Light cheese
Grapefruit
Spinach Dip (I get mine from Alberstons in the deli section) **** Edit.... I just dipped my baby carrots in it! YUM! I usually HAVE to have crackers.
Dove dark chocolates

TamTastic

Pop Chips. They sell them at the regular store and at Trader Joe's. LOVE them!! They aren't baked OR fried. Have an almost "Rice cake" texture but super good!! And you can have like 22 per serving!

Tostitos has a new salsa out. It's a Summe Berry one. Pretty tasty!!

LuckyLeprechaun

ditto on the pop chips. soooo good. they sell the salt and pepper and BBQ flavors at my costco- very good!

after all your descriptions, I tried Fage 0% fat free, also found at costco, and with a little honey, it is delicious! I can totally see using it as sour cream, whatever. really good!

an old goodie for me: get a jar of chipotle salsa, and a jar of tomatillo salsa. open both. mix them together in a tupperware. enjoy the sweet and smoky flavors. YUMMMMMMMMMMMMM

rachel512

edamame! in the pods, throw em in the microwave and a pinch of salt, they're bomb...protein and fiber too!

rstarks54

I found Svanso Sugar Free Apricot/Peach Jam...delicious!! and only 6 calories per tablespoon, without any fat!!!

FluffnStuff

Pop chips? I haven't been looking close obviously... What are they made out of... like corn, potatoes, etc?

jljohnson

Pop Chips. They sell them at the regular store and at Trader Joe's. LOVE them!! They aren't baked OR fried. Have an almost "Rice cake" texture but super good!! And you can have like 22 per serving!

Are the pop chips in the same aisle as other chips? or by crackers? They sound interesting. You haven't steered me wrong on Laughing Cow or hummus, so I better try these too.

I've re-discovered all kinds of fruit... grapes, kiwi, strawberries, clementines, and on, and on.

I also love Fiber One/Fiber Plus bars. Dark chocolate with almonds... mmmm

jennlos

For me it wasn't anything that is new but since I have tried to live healthier I have opened up to trying foods that I never ate. I never used to eat alot of veges, but now I eat brussel sprouts, cauliflower, broccoli, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, yogurt and many more. So now I have more options to eat healtier:bigsmile:

TamTastic

Pop Chips. They sell them at the regular store and at Trader Joe's. LOVE them!! They aren't baked OR fried. Have an almost "Rice cake" texture but super good!! And you can have like 22 per serving!

Are the pop chips in the same aisle as other chips? or by crackers? They sound interesting. You haven't steered me wrong on Laughing Cow or hummus, so I better try these too.

I've re-discovered all kinds of fruit... grapes, kiwi, strawberries, clementines, and on, and on.

I also love Fiber One/Fiber Plus bars. Dark chocolate with almonds... mmmm

I have found the pop chips at Target and Trader Joe's has their own brand of them. I am not sure about other stores but yes, they are usually with the other chips.

Here is a link that Hungry Girl had up.

http://www.hungry-girl.com/girls/biteoutdetails.php?isid=1512

prayerfulmom

goldn'krackle
its baked thin pitas. 58 cal fat 1 15mg sodium the best with humus

also kids cliff bars. 120 cal 2.5 f 90sod prot 3 (i'm on a low protein restriction so its perfect for me)

pomelo - a fruit like grapefruit but a bit sweeter

djshade4

Jolly Time - 100 Calorie Healthy Pop Kettle Corn
Tru North Peanut Clusters...so good...all natural

Tamrahan

Quinoa
Bulgur
Avacado
Plums
Nectarines
Ezekial low sodium bread
Green/Red Leaf lettuces
Holiday Grapes
Blood Oranges
ETA Bison

Iceprincessk25

OMG I AM OBSESSED WITH THE POPPED CHIPS!!!! I got the Trader Joe's BBQ Chips and they taste just like normal potato chips. FREAKING DELISH!!!!

TamTastic

OMG I AM OBSESSED WITH THE POPPED CHIPS!!!! I got the Trader Joe's BBQ Chips and they taste just like normal potato chips. FREAKING DELISH!!!!

Those are my fav too!! I love almost anything at Trader Joe's!! :laugh:

LuckyLeprechaun

Pop chips? I haven't been looking close obviously... What are they made out of... like corn, potatoes, etc?

they're made from potatoes, but they are not fried. so really you are just getting slices of potato, which have had heat and pressure applied until the plant fiber "pops".

they are super awesome..


can someone tell me the deal with quinoa? I am curious but don't know what to do with it or how to prepare it or.... gimme the scoop!

Amy_B

I've tried edamame (frozen and then cooked), but I just didn't get it. Do you eat the pods?

erica9699

My only shopping choice is Wal-Mart...
so Wholly Guacamole 100 cal packs...LOVE avacados, but they always go bad on me
Hood 2% chocolate milk, 90 cals, 3 grams of sugar and 8 protein, DELISH!
serve quinoa in place of rice

LuckyLeprechaun

I've tried edamame (frozen and then cooked), but I just didn't get it. Do you eat the pods?

you open the pods and eat the soybeans inside (like peas). they're better when they're slightly warm and with a bit of salt.

naugustyniak

making my own cashew nut butter, laughing cow wedges, raw carrots cut into chips to dip with.

Amy_B

making my own cashew nut butter, laughing cow wedges, raw carrots cut into chips to dip with.

How do you make the cashew butter?

naugustyniak

making my own cashew nut butter, laughing cow wedges, raw carrots cut into chips to dip with.

How do you make the cashew butter?

I put 2 cups of cashews in a food processor and chop them up until semi fine then gradually add 2 Tbs of canola oil a little at a time while it is running. I use canola rather than vegetable but you could use either. I have added a dash of salt on a couple of the batches (different cashews) but usually don't need it. It doesn't taste great right at first. I put it in an air tight container and put it in the fridge overnight and it is really good the next day. I don't know how long it lasts in the fridge because it usually doesn't last more than 3 or 4 days here anyway. I do know it about the same or less than peanut butter but there are no preservatives so I like it.

here is the info:

Serving size is 2 Tbls
Calories 220
Total Fat 19 g
Cholesterol 0g
sodium 100 mg
carbs 10 g
fiber 1 g
sugar 2 g
Protein 6 g

Tamrahan

[can someone tell me the deal with quinoa? I am curious but don't know what to do with it or how to prepare it or.... gimme the scoop!

Anything you can do with rice you can pretty much substitute Quinoa. I usually just eat rice/quinoa plain or melt a slice of lowfat cheese on it. Lauphing cow wedges might be good too.
Sometimes I prepare the quinoa with 1/2 water and 1/2 orange juice to give it a differant flavor.

I get Bobs Red Mill quinoa so it is already pre rinsed-just simmer it in water for about 12-15 minutes then let it stand for another 15 minutes.

So good and so good for you too. I think it is considered a complete protien.