Trader Joe's snacks

I'm a muncher. Always have been, always will be. I'll be the first to admit, it's a big part boredom eating. Yes, it's a bad habit, but I've learned that sitting in the office all day long, I need to have some healthy snacks to munch on or else I'll be hitting up the vending machine or the deli downstairs.

Enter Trader Joe's - the place I can always count on to find new delicious, low calorie snacks (and the prices ain't bad either!). Two of my favorites at the moment are Wasabi Seaweed and Lite Kettle Corn.

Calories, 30, Total Fat: 2g, Total Carbs:1g, Fiber: 1g, Protein: 1g = 1 Point Plus. Serving size is half the container, but according to the Points Plus calculator, the whole container is still just 1 Point Plus! If you like sushi, you'll love these snacks. They're salty with a tiny hint of sweetness and a great kick of wasabi!

Calories 110, Total Fat: 4g, Total Carbs: 19g, Fiber: 3g, Protein 2g = 3 Points Plus Serving size is one snack bag. I haven't seen a full sized back of the lite kettle corn, nor have I seen snack size versions of the full fat kettle corn, but that could just be my TJ's, it's a relatively small one. This is the perfect snack if you're craving chips or other junk food. The serving is generous as well!

Pizza Bites

I almost forgot! As promised, here's my recipe for Pizza bites!

Pizza Bites
1 pp each

8 wonton wrappers - 4pp
1/4 cup low fat Mexican blend cheese (I use WW brand) - 2pp
2 Tbsp tomato sauce (plain canned or seasoned jar sauce)
Cooking spray

If using unseasoned canned sauce, season to taste with
Oregano
Salt
Pepper
Garlic powder
any other spices you desire
Grated Parmesan cheese

Preheat oven to 425 F

Spray a baking pan with cooking spray (I use Pam Olive Oil spray).

Mix cheese, sauce and seasonings in a bowl. Drop a spoonful of the mixture onto a wonton wrapper. Use your finger to wet two edges of the wrapper with water and fold into a triangle. Press down on the edges to seal - the water acts as glue to seal the wrapper.

Arrange on your baking pan and spray the tops of the bites with cooking spray. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

Bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.

Enjoy!



These also freeze really well (pre-baking)! I made an extra batch, froze them on a pan to keep their shape, and then put them in a plastic baggie to store once they were good and hard. Pop them on a sprayed pan, spray them and sprinkle with parm and they'll be ready to bake!

A bust

Yesterday's workout was a bust. As in, I didn't do it. Why? I really couldn't tell you. The majority of my day was spent in a positive mood, but walking out of work I felt myself sink slowly and surely into a surly and negative mood, where all I wanted to do was go home, laze around, and eat a bunch of snacks.

Instead, I made my way to Trader Joe's to pick up ingredients for my turkey burger dinner. I had planned to pick up a bag of their pre-cut sweet potato fries to save some time, but a quick check on my WW nutrition calculator showed me they were more points and less quantity than the real thing. I was really jonesing for a snack so I decided to nix both the fries and side salad from dinner and use the points (and a few of my last 5 points for the day) to make one of my favorite snacks - pizza bites!

Recipe to come tomorrow!

So not a total bust. I still ate healthy and stayed within my points, but I didn't earn the activity points I was hoping to. Oh, and the answer to my moodiness and lack on energy revealed itself this morning - Aunt Flo, if you will.

Body Pump is tonight at 7, and I really hope I'm feeling up to it and cramps don't keep me from it. Wish me luck!