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December 15, 2008

Stocking The Shelves

I came home from Wal-Mart with a bunch of canned goods, which is really the only thing I think it’s worth the trip for. I did spot Kashi crackers for $2.50 but they didn’t have Honey Sesame flavor and I decided I don’t like the 7 Grain nearly as much due to the presence of onion powder. I got a bunch of beans, and some pumpkin (they didn’t have the jumbo cans 😥 ) and a few kinds of produce and other items like shredded cheese and frozen brussels sprouts and okra. Pomegranates were $1.50 and green peppers only $.75! Everything on my receipt was under $3.

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I am excited to try this “new” find – collard greens in a can. Considering what a pain they are to wash, chop and cook (and that they are 3x at least more expensive than this can fresh), I thought it would be handy to try them this way, especially when the ingredients list is just collards and water and since we have horrible trouble with freezer burn (and I did check our freezer and it’s on the coldest setting)

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For lunch I knew I wanted a chicken melt. I topped some High Five bread with the leftover white meat, some mustard and some of that spicy gouda and put it under the broiler.

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Plus I had an orange. I was totally craving fruit today – perhaps because I didn’t have any yesterday?

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Despite it being 1:30, I wasn’t terribly hungry – just moderate – so I stopped prep with just those two…

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…..but 20 minutes later I felt hungrier than before I sat down! That happens to me sometimes.. So I finished off lunch with a pumpkin, pumpkin butter + Kashi Good Friends Oikos.

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Now I am perfectly full 🙂

I’m going to crank up the Xmas music and clean the floors. Karen will be here at 3 for our Costco trip. Not sure what else is in store today. I am so thankful to have this week of downtime to catch up on the simple things in live.

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  1. Tina says

    December 15, 2008 at 2:22 pm

    Good job shopping today!

    Reply
  2. Mel says

    December 15, 2008 at 2:31 pm

    Awesome finds! I love Wal-Mart for dry goods like that, you can’t beat their prices!

    Your yogurt looks really good, especially with all of those toppings!

    Reply
  3. Heather McD (heather eats almond butter) says

    December 15, 2008 at 2:34 pm

    Yum – look at those plump raisins in your yogurt mix. Beautiful.

    Reply
  4. Allison K says

    December 15, 2008 at 2:40 pm

    I can’t find pumpkin in the small cans ever!

    Reply
  5. Moran says

    December 15, 2008 at 2:42 pm

    Great shopping! Have a good afternoon!

    Reply
  6. VeggieGirl says

    December 15, 2008 at 2:42 pm

    Hooray for canned goods!! 😀

    Reply
  7. Mara says

    December 15, 2008 at 2:57 pm

    Fun shopping trip!! I still love your black and white plate…

    Reply
  8. Sharon says

    December 15, 2008 at 2:58 pm

    Wow, awesome finds from the store!

    Reply
  9. K says

    December 15, 2008 at 2:59 pm

    Great haul! Good luck at Costco – that place can be dangerous sometimes 🙂

    Reply
  10. Ashley Suzanne says

    December 15, 2008 at 3:00 pm

    I am curious to see how you use the collard greens. I have purchased spinach and mustard green in a can and found them to be a bit unappetizing. Though i think if there were to be incorporated in to a soup they may be okay. Good luck with them.

    Reply
  11. Shelby says

    December 15, 2008 at 3:07 pm

    Hmm, collards in a can? That just doesn’t sound right to me…
    What does sound right is all that pumpkin and the delicious yogurt bowl!!! Mmm!

    Reply
  12. caitlin says

    December 15, 2008 at 3:21 pm

    good deals! haha i love your adversion to onions.

    Reply
  13. JENNA says

    December 15, 2008 at 3:27 pm

    Your lunch looks yummy!

    Reply
  14. daphna says

    December 15, 2008 at 3:31 pm

    Just wanted to tell you that I made the French beef (lightened up) and the mini quiches with the spinach and sweet potato last night. They both turned out very well. Oh, and I cut up a mango with your special technique this morning. Worked great! THANK YOU! 🙂

    Reply
  15. Melissa Goldner says

    December 15, 2008 at 3:32 pm

    Hi Kath, I’ve commented a few times and really love your blog. I was kind of surprised to see this post that you went to Walmart. I know it’s really cheap and their low prices are addicting… but they are a really bad company. And I only tell you this not to rain on your parade, but you seem like someone who is extremely concerned about the community around you and doing good things. I’ve attached a link to a really powerful movie that you may want to check out to find out more about this. I hope this doesn’t offend you (and I know you barely ever shop at walmart). Have a great rest of the day!
    -Melissa
    http://www.walmartmovie.com/

    Reply
  16. Kelley says

    December 15, 2008 at 3:40 pm

    Wow, I just saw your label from your collard greens! And peeking through was the fiber count! 25 grams of fiber?!?! Wow, i’ve been missing out, that’s amazing! Thanks!

    Reply
  17. Pearl says

    December 15, 2008 at 3:42 pm

    That fiber count is the recommended daily requirement, not the amount in the collard greens…

    Reply
  18. Courtney (Eat The Whole Thing) says

    December 15, 2008 at 3:50 pm

    Yogurt always does the trick! Enjoy your Costco trip…it’s my favorite place to go. Weird, I know. 🙂

    Reply
  19. Maggie says

    December 15, 2008 at 3:54 pm

    Ooo can’t wait to hear about the collard greens!

    Enjoy Costco 🙂

    Reply
  20. Biz says

    December 15, 2008 at 3:55 pm

    Great shopping! I just picked up that yogurt over the weekend – wish it wasn’t so expensive – never seen it lower than $1.99!

    Reply
  21. Missy (Missy Maintains) says

    December 15, 2008 at 3:58 pm

    I need to find those collard greens! I’ve never seen them in a can before but I always like the easy way out of cooking 🙂

    www.missymaintains.blogspot.com

    Reply
  22. FoodRenegade says

    December 15, 2008 at 4:01 pm

    I’m lovin the spicy Gouda. I love gouda.

    Reply
  23. KH says

    December 15, 2008 at 4:05 pm

    Kelley – the collard greens do not contain 25g of fiber. The 25g that you see is the daily reference value for fiber, it is not the fiber content.

    Reply
  24. misti says

    December 15, 2008 at 4:18 pm

    I open up cans of spinach, turnips, collards, mustard greens, heat in microwave, add s&P and eat. YUMM! This is lunch with something else usually.

    Reply
  25. Jennifer says

    December 15, 2008 at 4:22 pm

    You will never find peppers for .75 here in DC. Never. So sad.

    I have found pomegranates on sale, but what a highly OVERRATED food it is. Those little seeds are gross =(
    The juice is yummier.

    Reply
  26. Cat says

    December 15, 2008 at 4:34 pm

    What a tasty looking sammie!! I hope you stop by my blog this week – I’m hosting the BSI contest and have chosen carrots as the Blogger Secret Ingredient. Submit any recipe you want before 7pm EST on 12/21 for a chance to win a cool prize!!

    Reply
  27. Oh She Glows says

    December 15, 2008 at 4:34 pm

    Collard greens in a can with no salt added? Fabulous!

    Angela
    www.ohsheglows.com

    Reply
  28. daphna says

    December 15, 2008 at 4:42 pm

    Jennifer, I was horrified that you maligned my favorite fruit, the pomegranate! 😉

    Reply
  29. daphna says

    December 15, 2008 at 4:51 pm

    I can’t believe I’m posting for the third time today, but I just wanted to respond to Melissa and mention that the movie is over three years old, and ever since then Walmart has actually done a LOT to become a more worker/environmentally friendly company. I’m not saying that they’re doing excellently, but they’re definitely improving. Some links:

    http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/24/business/24walmart.html?_r=1

    http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/19/business/19health.html

    Just wanted to share! It seems like they did respond to the pressure from the public to improve their practices since 2005.

    Reply
  30. Katelyn says

    December 15, 2008 at 4:52 pm

    The chicken melt looks sooo comforting! Hope the costco trip goes just as well!

    Reply
  31. Paige says

    December 15, 2008 at 5:00 pm

    Hey Kath! I just read your comments section from Friday…my boyfriend graduated in ’07. He was a political science major. He wasn’t in a frat or anything, but he was really involved in Dean Rusk his sophomore year.

    He probably wouldn’t like his name all over the internet…but Lee A.

    Reply
  32. NT says

    December 15, 2008 at 5:28 pm

    Good idea with Christmas music!! And great buys!

    Reply
  33. Jennifer says

    December 15, 2008 at 5:36 pm

    Sorry Daphna but it really IS overrated. Those seeds taste terrible or rather, barely at all. Plucking them is hassle. I’d take walnuts/almonds over my oats any day.

    Reply
  34. Fitness Surfer says

    December 15, 2008 at 5:37 pm

    We stocked the shelves back in the fall but keep using up the storage. It was a good workout carrying $700 dollars of canned goods up 3 stories of stairs. I actually planned on it being my workout that day. I even put on my tennis hoes. I was sore for 4 days.

    Reply
  35. Melissa P. says

    December 15, 2008 at 6:20 pm

    Gotta love Walmart for the deals! Your beautiful slices of bread make me jealous. I cannot wait to go home on Saturday because there is a Great Harvest and I am going first thing…

    Reply
  36. Cassidy says

    December 15, 2008 at 6:44 pm

    Hey everyone! I stated my own blog about learning moderation and eating healthy on a college buget and with constant bad influence from college life. Please check it out!
    http://cassidy-healthycollegeeating.blogspot.com/
    Thanks!
    Cassidy

    Reply
  37. Meghann says

    December 15, 2008 at 6:49 pm

    Just wanted to comment on the Walmart discussion.. I just heard on my local news that Walmart made a donation of $400,000 to our community, $300k of which will go to food pantries. I thought that was nice and relevant since I’d just finished reading about your Walmart trip!

    Reply
  38. daphna says

    December 15, 2008 at 7:36 pm

    Jennifer, I wonder if you had a bad one? I’ve introduced them to a few friends recently, and they’re nuts about them too!

    The ones I been buying recently are really sweet-tart, almost like candy. I also love the crunch! If you peel them in a bowl of water, it’s super easy because the seeds float to the bottom and the pith to the top.

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  39. Kath says

    December 15, 2008 at 7:54 pm

    Cat,
    I’ve got 3 carrots left – I’ll see if I can come up with something!

    Paige ,
    Lol – yes, don’t post his full name! I’m not sure if I remember any Lee’s off the top of my head, but I bet I’d recognize his face 🙂

    Jennifer,
    Have you watched my video on how to de-seed a pomegranate? It’s really easy if you do it under water.

    Kath

    Reply
  40. Jennifer says

    December 16, 2008 at 10:15 am

    I have not Kath. But I got a little booklet from the supermarket when I bought the pomegranate on how to de-seed it and still got splashed everywhere!

    And I know I didn’t get a bad one- it was all juicy but BLAND.

    Reply
  41. Kath says

    December 16, 2008 at 10:16 am

    Jennifer ,
    If it was bland it was either under or overripe. Try again with one that feels very heavy for its size. The arils should be filled with bright pink juice. If they are more clear, they will taste bland.

    K

    Reply

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