So far I've stocked up on pistachios, string cheese, eggs, and SF jello. Any other good ideas to add to the Costco shopping list?

~ Ginny

HEY SocalTexan!! Glad yer back!!!!

What no SF Ice Pops??
I picked up smoked turkey there for roll ups... and 2%cottage cheese...
I got celery and a big bag of salad there too...It'll go Fast on me!

I like to stock up on frozen meats (or fresh meats to repackage and freeze at home) at Costco. Maybe also look for cans of V8? Oh and my costco always has fruit-flavored-water (like fruit2o) that's sweetened with splenda. Yumm

Welcome back Ginny!

I am in SoCal too and the costco near me used to sell the Kraft SBD wraps. I know you are still on Phase I for another week (so am I) but it might help to know there are there for Phase II.

Other than that, I usually purchase chicken and beef to freeze and the big bags of spinach. I recently bought a case of canned pinto beans (individual cans in a flat) to use in case I needed to get some extra calories in or needed something to go along with veggies but didn't want meat.

Nilla

Our Costco has the following on a regular basis:

Hearts of romaine
Fresh washed baby spinach leaves
IQF boneless, skinless chicken breast
whole wheat pita bread
hummus
baba ganoush
LF emmentaler Swiss cheese
Extra lean ground beef
Turkey bacon
Canadian bacon
Eggland's Best Eggs
IQF salmon fillet portions
Water packed albacore tuna
Fresh tilapia fillets
Whole wheat bread
Lemons/Limes (I squeeze the juice of half a lemon or lime into a glass of warm water and drink in the morning. Gets your day off to a great start! )
Splenda packets

That's all I can think of at the moment. And over the holidays the Costco in Huntsville was giving away cookbooks...there are some recipes in there that I believe are SBD friendly, but I haven't had time to check them over yet. If I find something yummy and OP, I'll post it!

Hi,
Sounds like you have been given a good list of items.
I love my sugar free coolwhip with the no sugar jello !
And check out the recipes here - they are great !!

I buy some of the ingredients for mamacita's veggie soup - celery hearts, green beans, and chicken stock (when I don't make my own - or chickens when I do), as well as English cukes, packs of bell peppers, broccoli flowerets, and cherry tomatoes. I also sometimes buy those big jugs of pre-peeled garlic there. And ww sourdough (for ph2). And lean meat, chicken, and fish.

I love to get the big packages of fresh bl/sl chicken breasts at Costco -- only $2.99/lb and pre-wrapped in packages of 2 for easy freezing.

I got some last week and made two kinds of marinade, a soy sauce based one and a lemon/garlic one -- and pounded some chicken flat and put it in freezer bags, so I just had to take them out the night before to thaw in the fridge. They grill up real fast if you pound them -- and some I cut up for stir fry.

K8-EEE, every time I try pounding chicken breast, I make a total mess out of it. It winds up looking like a crime scene. Any tips?

I've tried placing it between two sheets of waxed paper, inside a plastic bag, between layers of plastic wrap, etc...and I get bits of the stuff in with the chicken. Yuck!

I've used one of those hammer things with points, one of those round, flat heavy things, and even the side of a saucer...nothing seems to work for me.

My Costco has whole wheat roll-ups made by Damascas bakeries. They are square flat bread that can be used for all sorts of things from wraps to pizza. I'm currently revisiting phase 1, but looking forward to eating them again next week.

Costco also has some fajita style chicken (I think I've seen that at the regular grocery too) that can be used in salads or with whole wheat tortillas or the roll-ups of course.

Hi Mama, I have the same problem.. I posted a method under the FAQ section...

Low Fat Laughing Cow Cheese WEDGES. Great With Celery Or Just About Anything.

Some great suggestions!

My next Costco trip is going to be a big one.

~ Ginny

Ginny... We go quarterly. to stock up on paper products and meats mostly... This is why we call Costco/BJs/Sams "The $300. Club"
But it Really is cheaper in the long run...and easier..!

Mamcita - I usually place the chicken in a heavy (like freezer) ziplock baggie, squeeze the air out and seal it, then either pound it with a meat mallet (NOT a tenderizer - flat surface, not pointy) or use a sort of combo pounding and rolling motion with a rolling pin. Maybe you are pounding too hard? I use about the same level of pressure as I would use for a back rub or kneading dough, or maybe just a bit more.