"makin groceries"

i did some grocery shopping sunday afternoon and wanted to share some of my finds. i would love to hear of the great grocery finds you guys are finding also and that have helped you stay on the program.

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now to business:

grocery shopping at wal-mart i picked up these items.

breakdown:

digiorno crispy flatbread pizza with a fairly low S/C value compared to most pizzas

classico pasta sauce on sale with low S/C

pepperjack cheese sticks. great snack for 0/0

fast bacon i can stick in the microwave for 30 seconds 0/0

avocados 0/0 and on sale!

some new dark chocolate. tried the 90% and it's a little too dark for me, but i'm anxious to try the ghiradelli

bagel thins have a fairly low S/C value

mediterannean chip mix love this. i think it's a value of 3/1

gardetto's!! i love this and was afraid to look at the S/C value. i was pleasantly surprised to find it is an S/C value of 0/0

then there's some tea, cheeses, heavy cream and sour cream for recipes

and an S/C value of 0/0 for the beef/cheese stick for a snack

right away this is what i did with the gardetto's. they're ready to go!!

then i stopped at vitamin city in san dimas which is a small little health food store i love and they have good prices and then also stopped at trader joe's

i purchased a bag of xylitol which is an alternative sweetener supposedly without the harmful affects of equal, sweet and low and splenda. actually it has a really great taste. but i hear you have to be careful if you consume too much you can get stomach pains and diarrhea. i made a cheesecake yesterday and also some homemade lemonade using this and it's really delicious, but i'm going to be careful not to overdo it since i'd prefer not to have those side effects. these think thin bars/bites are pretty good. a little higher on the carb count, but no sugar and they are pretty good. i had read about some people using coconut milk as opposed to almond milk saying it tastes more like "real" milk. they lie!!!! it's awful!!! i wish i could get my money back. i think i'm going to experiment with it though because i think with the coconut flavor it may make cereal taste good or may be a nice base for ice cream. i'll see what i come up with, but i surely cannot drink this straight. if anyone has any ideas or suggestions i'd love to hear them! then of course a nice piece of parrano cheese. my favorite!!! i know i've mentioned it before, but really.. it is my favorite. and then nature's hollow sugar free ketchup and sugar free syrup. i don't use ketchup too often, but if i'm having a burger or some chicken i do use it. these are both sweetened with xylitol so it should taste really well, but i believe it does give it a carb count so i'll have to be sure to remember to take this into consideration