We have had to stock our kitchen with new things. I was not a great spice user before and now
these new recipes call for lots of spices. Did you know that if you cook enough, spices stay
fresh? What a concept. We replaced the spices left from when we
lived in Lincoln Park – that was only 28 years ago. We have also stocked up on different can
goods than before. The no salt or low fat added
varieties of things we would normally have had.
This does make going to the grocery store a bit more of an adventure. It can take much longer to find the no salt
added or low fat varieties in the store and we have not
always been successful in finding them.
I will say that the products we have used have been tasty. We
were warned that fat free mayonnaise is just gross and to stay away from
it. It has been a bit of a shift to go from butter to “I can’t believe it’s not butter LIGHT”. I have found that when used as part of a
recipe it is fine. There is also more fresh produce in our house
than before. While fruits are not
unlimited for Silent Sam, he does get to have some. On Weight Watchers, I get to have unlimited fruit so we have plenty of apples, oranges, and
pears around. Also, we now have salad
items and fresh vegetables. We have even
branched into summer squash and zucchini for stir fry vegetables. While this might be a “duh” moment for you,
it was not for me. I just never thought
about it. Okay, to be honest, I could
not have told you what a summer squash looked like. In case you don’t know, it is a yellow
zucchini.
I have also been going to our local Sara Lee outlet. WHAT???
How can you do that? Calm
down. The Sara Lee outlet also stocks
Market Day items. Market Day is a food
provider that normally sells through schools as a fund raiser. Why do I shop there? Market Day items are portion controlled. The “ChicNSteaks” are small chicken breast
portions that are the right size – not the huge ones that you buy in the
grocery store. They also stock small
steaks and seafood. I absolutely could
die for the seasoned salmon. The main reason I shop at Sara Lee/Market Day
is really the portion control. That is
one of the biggest things for us. We
really have found that we are full at the end of a meal and it is nowhere near
the amount of food that we would eat before.
Are you wondering if this is working? Ooops, out of time - tune in tomorrow boys and girls.
Thanks for reading!
Bring on summer! You can raid my herb garden or we can compete (kinda like the tomato quest last summer).
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