NEW foods you've discovered....

FluffnStuff
FluffnStuff Posts: 387
edited September 19 in Food and Nutrition
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

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  • FluffnStuff
    FluffnStuff Posts: 387
    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
    TamTastic Posts: 19,224 Member
    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
    LuckyLeprechaun Posts: 6,296 Member
    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
    rachel512 Posts: 38 Member
    edamame! in the pods, throw em in the microwave and a pinch of salt, they're bomb...protein and fiber too!
  • rstarks54
    rstarks54 Posts: 163
    I found Svanso Sugar Free Apricot/Peach Jam...delicious!! and only 6 calories per tablespoon, without any fat!!!
  • FluffnStuff
    FluffnStuff Posts: 387
    Pop chips? I haven't been looking close obviously... What are they made out of... like corn, potatoes, etc?
  • jljohnson
    jljohnson Posts: 719 Member
    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 :tongue:
  • jennlos
    jennlos Posts: 200
    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
    TamTastic Posts: 19,224 Member
    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 :tongue:
    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
    prayerfulmom Posts: 409
    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
    djshade4 Posts: 24
    Jolly Time - 100 Calorie Healthy Pop Kettle Corn
    Tru North Peanut Clusters...so good...all natural
  • Tamrahan
    Tamrahan Posts: 29
    Quinoa
    Bulgur
    Avacado
    Plums
    Nectarines
    Ezekial low sodium bread
    Green/Red Leaf lettuces
    Holiday Grapes
    Blood Oranges
    ETA Bison
  • Iceprincessk25
    Iceprincessk25 Posts: 1,888 Member
    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
    TamTastic Posts: 19,224 Member
    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!! :wink: :laugh:
  • LuckyLeprechaun
    LuckyLeprechaun Posts: 6,296 Member
    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
    Amy_B Posts: 2,317 Member
    I've tried edamame (frozen and then cooked), but I just didn't get it. Do you eat the pods?
  • erica9699
    erica9699 Posts: 53
    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
    LuckyLeprechaun Posts: 6,296 Member
    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
    naugustyniak Posts: 836 Member
    making my own cashew nut butter, laughing cow wedges, raw carrots cut into chips to dip with.
  • Amy_B
    Amy_B Posts: 2,317 Member
    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
    naugustyniak Posts: 836 Member
    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
    Tamrahan Posts: 29
    [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.
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