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.
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)
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.
Plus I had an orange. I was totally craving fruit today – perhaps because I didn’t have any yesterday?
Despite it being 1:30, I wasn’t terribly hungry – just moderate – so I stopped prep with just those two…
…..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.
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.
Tina says
Good job shopping today!
Mel says
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!
Heather McD (heather eats almond butter) says
Yum – look at those plump raisins in your yogurt mix. Beautiful.
Allison K says
I can’t find pumpkin in the small cans ever!
Moran says
Great shopping! Have a good afternoon!
VeggieGirl says
Hooray for canned goods!! 😀
Mara says
Fun shopping trip!! I still love your black and white plate…
Sharon says
Wow, awesome finds from the store!
K says
Great haul! Good luck at Costco – that place can be dangerous sometimes 🙂
Ashley Suzanne says
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.
Shelby says
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!
caitlin says
good deals! haha i love your adversion to onions.
JENNA says
Your lunch looks yummy!
daphna says
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! 🙂
Melissa Goldner says
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/
Kelley says
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!
Pearl says
That fiber count is the recommended daily requirement, not the amount in the collard greens…
Courtney (Eat The Whole Thing) says
Yogurt always does the trick! Enjoy your Costco trip…it’s my favorite place to go. Weird, I know. 🙂
Maggie says
Ooo can’t wait to hear about the collard greens!
Enjoy Costco 🙂
Biz says
Great shopping! I just picked up that yogurt over the weekend – wish it wasn’t so expensive – never seen it lower than $1.99!
Missy (Missy Maintains) says
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
FoodRenegade says
I’m lovin the spicy Gouda. I love gouda.
KH says
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.
misti says
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.
Jennifer says
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.
Cat says
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!!
Oh She Glows says
Collard greens in a can with no salt added? Fabulous!
Angela
www.ohsheglows.com
daphna says
Jennifer, I was horrified that you maligned my favorite fruit, the pomegranate! 😉
daphna says
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.
Katelyn says
The chicken melt looks sooo comforting! Hope the costco trip goes just as well!
Paige says
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.
NT says
Good idea with Christmas music!! And great buys!
Jennifer says
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.
Fitness Surfer says
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.
Melissa P. says
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…
Cassidy says
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
Meghann says
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!
daphna says
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.
Kath says
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
Jennifer says
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.
Kath says
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