Ziploc Owns It and Trader Joe's Spices It Up

Two heck yeahs today.

First, thank you, Ziploc, for making something so totally awesome that simplifies my life and helps my diet.



So far I have only used these for cooking chicken breasts but I have heard they are great for cooking vegetables, too. For the past week I have gotten to work, thrown one of these bags containing a frozen chicken breast into the microwave for 5 minutes, and had some awesome protein for breakfast. I am finding that having a protein packed breakfast really starts my day off right. Anyway, these are amazing bags and have definitely earned a place on my permanent shopping list.

Another heck yeah is this Trader Joe's 21 Seasoning Salute.



I sprinkle some of this into the aforementioned bags with chicken and it flavors the chicken so much! I have yet to try it on scrambled eggs but I am looking forward to it. I think it has superceded my previous favorite (a Cajun Creole mix that's also good).

You have got to go try these items. They will change your life!

Trader Joe's Finds

One meh, one yeah!

First, the meh:



Freeze Dried Raspberries.
They are very, very tart. They also are very seedy. Honestly, even though the bag is one serving and I was kind of snacking on them all afternoon at work I couldn't finish the bag. Between the extreme tartness (and I usually like tart!) and the excessive seeds there was no way this was a pleasant experience, unfortunately. They are 3 Points Plus for the whole bag.

Now, the yeah:



These fiber bars are kind of like Fiber One's Oats and Chocolate bar only better. Less calories, and actually more chocolate-y. And more peanut butter-y. This was a win-win here. Instead of practically inhaling it like I sometimes want to do with Fiber One bars I savored it. It was really rich and pretty dense so well worth taking my time with it. I actually put it down halfway through eating it. I LOVED it and hope Trader Joe's keeps them around for a long, long time. These bars are 3 Points Plus each and well worth it. (Fiber One Oats & Chocolate is now 4 Points Plus each.)

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By the way, HI! :D I am cooking a bit more but my kitchen is small and not very maneuverable. I am doing Weight Watchers again but for real this time. I'm really interested in reviewing food that's WW friendly. It could be a warning or recommendation to others. And you all know I've got an opinion!

I will do other recipes as well. Tomorrow I'm going to cook a WW recipe that I'm going to modify a bit because while it was good when I first made it I think I have a way to make it KICK BUTT. And life is too short to eat things that don't kick butt!