Fri. Sept 21st

Trader Joe's!

Daily Tidbit:   Trader Joe's is a great store.  They provide a good assortment of healthy foods at an affordable price (not easy to find!)  You don't have to worry about ending up with foods with HFCS or MSG, Artificial Colors or Flavors or any other unpronounceable ingredients in the foods sold there.  Over the course of a regular day I probably use at least 3-4 products purchased at Trader Joe's, today that happened to include:  Walnuts, Almonds, Parmesan Cheese, Dark Chocolate, Organic Tortilla Chips, Salad Dressing, Pizza Dough, Marinara Sauce, Ice Cream and the Wine!   If you haven't been to a store, check it out and see if you have one nearby, and even if you don't, you can check out some of their yummy looking recipes:

www.traderjoes.com 
 

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Frosted Mini-Wheats with Walnuts

Breakfast: Mini-Wheats
1 cup Frosted Shredded Mini-Wheats
1 cup Fat Free Milk
2 tbsp Plain chopped Walnuts
5 oz OJ
Regular Coffee, black
 

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Egg, Spinach & Avocado Wrap, unwrapped

Egg, Spinach & Avocado Wrap

Egg, Spinach & Avocado Wrap with Fresh Salsa

Lunch: Egg, Spinach & Avocado Wrap

2 Eggs, scrambled with sauteed Onion atop a White Flour Tortilla with a large bunch of fresh Spinach & 1/2 Avocado and a couple shakes of Parmesan cheese and a couple spoons of fresh Salsa (recipe below)

Water with Lime

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Snack: 1/4 Trader Joe's 72% Dark Cacao Chocolate Bar (.412 oz), Water with Lime

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Snack: 1/4 cup Plain Almonds, Fat Free Milk

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Dinner: A couple friends over for Dinner

Organic White Corn Tortilla chips

Guacamole

Appetizer:  

Guacamole with Organic White Corn Tortilla Chips (recipe below)

White Wine 

Veggie Ricotta Pizza

Salmon Spinach Salad

Dinner: 
Veggie Pizza:  Sauteed Zucchini, Corn, & Red Onions atop No Salt Added Marinara with Ricotta & Mozzarella Cheese
Spinach Salmon Salad, with Cherry Tomatoes, Fresh Raw Corn, Oranges, & Pecans in a Tuscan Italian Dressing with Balsamic Vinegar
White Wine

Chocolate Cake with Vanilla ice cream

Dessert:   Small piece of Chocolate Cake & a scoop of Vanilla Ice Cream

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RECIPES:

Fresh Salsa Recipe:

Process the following ingredients together in food processor & allow to sit a few hours before serving:

 

1 large clove Garlic

1 pint Cherry Tomatoes

1/4 White Onion

1/4 Red Onion

Large bunch of Cilantro

1 Jalapeno Pepper (seeds and all if you want some heat)

Juice from 1/2 Lime

1 tbsp EVOO

1/2 tsp salt 

Guacamole Recipe:

2 Avocados, mushed inside a bowl with 1/2 cup of the above Fresh Salsa added to it and mixed in!

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