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11-08-2008, 03:17 PM
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Tiffanie
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 46
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lucky! i've never been to one before, but i just looked and the closest one is about 45 minutes away from me. same with Whole Foods. laaaame. lol
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11-08-2008, 04:21 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2005
Location: San Diego
Posts: 6,192
S/C/G: 190/140/135
Height: 5'7"
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Marms
I don't really grocery shop at TJ, but there is one near work that I get lunch at occasionally. I love their black bean burger burrito. Very fiber and protein filled for only 340 calories.
The thing I can't stand about TJ and whole foods is that it is always so crowded. Maybe it's just the stores around Philly that are like this. Shopping in massive crowds and not being able to walk down aisles really annoys me. It reminds me of trying to shop at a mall on black friday, lol.
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Nope, mine is always slammed too. It's about the size of a big 7-11 and just wall to wall people/carts.
I forgot to mention the honey chevre. Mouth orgasm good - but not low cal or particularly wallet friendly
Last edited by Glory87; 11-08-2008 at 04:22 PM.
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11-10-2008, 03:55 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: San Diego
Posts: 1,096
S/C/G: 282/ticker/145
Height: 5'6"
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EZMONEY
STACY ~Angie and I do "date night's" sometimes at Barnes and Noble then run over to Trader Joe's. We feel the same way but Angie is finding some packaged lunches she really likes. Several of her teacher friends buy them and she is finding some that work for her. See you at Sprouts/Frazier Farms.
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I thought Chris and I were the only ones that considered a stop at B&N a date. Throw in a burrito and you've got our Friday night!
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11-10-2008, 09:08 AM
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Just Me
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Maryland
Posts: 14,707
S/C/G: 364/--/182
Height: 5'6"
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Marms,
It depends. My Trader Joe's is actually not crammed at all. It has a small selection like most Trader Joe's but seems to have plenty of space. My Whole Foods is the same. There is a huge Whole Foods that I went to in Virginia and it was just downright spacious and had mini restaurants in it. I went to another Whole Foods here in Maryland and it was crowded, the bulk section sucked and I couldn't stand it.
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11-10-2008, 12:07 PM
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BabyFatBeGone
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Boston
Posts: 68
S/C/G: 163/145/130
Height: 5 feet 2 inches
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Things I love at Trader Joe's
-- chocolate yogurt (dont remember the name) - 130 calories; it is my favorite morning snack right now
-- low fat mediterranian yogurt dip
-- whole wheat mini bagels
-- multi-grain frozen waffles (I know it is not that good a choice but it is sometimes hits the spot!)
-- whole wheat tortillas (my son will only eat this brand of tortiallas; eats it almost every day!)
-- Vegetarian black bean burritos -- favorite for lunch.
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11-10-2008, 12:15 PM
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Raised by a cup of coffee
Join Date: Nov 2002
Posts: 2,494
S/C/G: 220.4/162
Height: 5'8"
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I like their Cat Cookies (they are for people! ) and natural PB.
Last edited by modkittn; 11-10-2008 at 12:15 PM.
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11-10-2008, 11:49 PM
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I'M A YOGA WIDOWER!
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Southern California
Posts: 21,844
S/C/G: 201/186/180
Height: 6'
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Quote:
Originally Posted by stacylambert
I thought Chris and I were the only ones that considered a stop at B&N a date. Throw in a burrito and you've got our Friday night!
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Seriously STACY....when Angie and I first met it was recession time and we were both knee deep in divorce debt. We would go to I-Hop on Sycamore, get the buy one get one free dinner....go get coffee at the little ice cream shop that used to be near Capizio's (pretending it was Starbucks) then go over and browse B&N! Chipotle wasn't there yet.
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11-11-2008, 09:33 AM
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#38
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: God's Glorious Green Earth
Posts: 352
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Love TJ's.....
*TJ's brand Bolgneise sauce....very good.
*TJ's brand whole-wheat pasta ($1.30 a bag!)
*TJ's brand Grape Tomatoes (they are always fresh and really sweet??)
*TJ's brand Wild Alaskian Salmon ($5ish..enough for 2)
ok...so this one is not "diet" but has anyone tried their Vanilla or mint-choc. chip ice cream? It is really gooooood! My hubby thinks their Vanilla is the best he has ever eaten? Very rich and creamy.
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11-11-2008, 10:51 AM
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#39
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: California
Posts: 7,097
S/C/G: 197/135/?
Height: 5'7"
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Quote:
Originally Posted by stacylambert
I thought Chris and I were the only ones that considered a stop at B&N a date. Throw in a burrito and you've got our Friday night!
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I thought everyone did B&N dates That's how you know you've got a good one - if he thinks that sounds like fun
Last edited by JulieJ08; 11-11-2008 at 10:51 AM.
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11-11-2008, 01:41 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Bay Area, CA
Posts: 497
S/C/G: 239/200/130-140
Height: 5'8.5"
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TJ's is much cheaper than my grocery store for packaged foods, but then again, I live in a resort town so any time I drive off the hill (TJs is about 30 minutes away) my gorcery prices go down!
I don't shop there as much anymore, now that I've cut down on our packaged foods. But there are a few things I LOVE-
Fat free balsamic vinaigrette. OMG good.
Light chevre cheese
mini whole wheat bagels
handmade whole wheat tortillas
eggs- their free range organic are some of the cheapest I've seen.
We do keep a little stock of convenience foods in the freezer and I swear by
sweet and sour shrimp (yum! and low in cals)
gnocchi sorenta (or something like that- only 170 calories and delicious with some italian sausage squash)
their chicken gyoza potstickers- yum!
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11-11-2008, 02:03 PM
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#41
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: God's Glorious Green Earth
Posts: 352
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Is the two-buck-chuck all natural...no growth horm or antibiotics? I never saw it before??
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11-11-2008, 02:09 PM
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#42
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: California
Posts: 7,097
S/C/G: 197/135/?
Height: 5'7"
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Skinny4baby
Is the two-buck-chuck all natural...no growth horm or antibiotics? I never saw it before??
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It's wine - I don't think growth hormone and antibiotic apply.
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11-11-2008, 02:17 PM
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#43
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: God's Glorious Green Earth
Posts: 352
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Duh. Can you tell I like a good hamburger maybe a little to much?
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11-11-2008, 02:22 PM
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#44
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: California
Posts: 7,097
S/C/G: 197/135/?
Height: 5'7"
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Skinny4baby
Duh. Can you tell I like a good hamburger maybe a little to much?
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LOL, I thought you somehow meant milk. Can you tell I don't eat meat?
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11-11-2008, 04:52 PM
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I'M A YOGA WIDOWER!
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Southern California
Posts: 21,844
S/C/G: 201/186/180
Height: 6'
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Skinny4baby
Is the two-buck-chuck all natural...no growth horm or antibiotics? I never saw it before??
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JulieJ08
LOL, I thought you somehow meant milk. Can you tell I don't eat meat?
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wet my pants
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