I know not everyone has a Trader Joe's store available to them, but thought I would pass my most recent find along. I have had such a taste for a bbq sandwich lately, but have avoided it due to obvious reasons. <g> While shopping in Trader Joe's I noticed in the refrigerated section (the one with the chicken sausages) a white plastic tub of bbq chicken breast. I looked at the caloric/fat content ... 60 calories, 1g fat per 1/4 cup. Figured I would buy a tub and give it a try. It was buried in my fridge for a few weeks and I forgot about it ... until today when I was scrounging for something for lunch and knew all lunchmeat had already been devoured, as well as lettuce and salad fixins. So out it came, toasted two pieces of light wheat bread (I forgot to buy light buns) and heated up 1 serving of the bbq chicken. Dang was this stuff good, and 1/4 cup was more than enough for a single sandwich!
STOP finding new Trader Joe temptations!!!!!!!! (g)
I do need some of their low fat sausages. And, folks, it is within walking distance of my house as is Whole Paycheck, I mean Whole Foods. Actually, I could hit both of them in about a 2 mile or less loop.
Joyce said:
I know not everyone has a Trader Joe's store available to them, but thought I would pass my most recent find along. I have had such a taste for a bbq sandwich lately, but have avoided it due to obvious reasons. <g> While shopping in Trader Joe's I noticed in the refrigerated section (the one with the chicken sausages) a white plastic tub of bbq chicken breast. I looked at the caloric/fat content ... 60 calories, 1g fat per 1/4 cup. Figured I would buy a tub and give it a try. It was buried in my fridge for a few weeks and I forgot about it ... until today when I was scrounging for something for lunch and knew all lunchmeat had already been devoured, as well as lettuce and salad fixins. So out it came, toasted two pieces of light wheat bread (I forgot to buy light buns) and heated up 1 serving of the bbq chicken. Dang was this stuff good, and 1/4 cup was more than enough for a single sandwich!
It's shredded chicken, but you could use sliced. You would also want to make sure you had a light bbq sauce - or the calories would probably go higher. But there really is no reason you couldn't make it yourself, would be easy enough. I'm too lazy. <G>
Joyce
Brenda Hammond said:
No Trader Joe's near me either Joyce. Would thinly sliced chicken breast and bbq sauce be similar? -- Brenda 209/176/150 RafL goal 165
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thought I
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would pass my most recent find along. I have had such a taste for a bbq
sandwich
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lately, but have avoided it due to obvious reasons. <g> While shopping in
Trader
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Joe's I noticed in the refrigerated section (the one with the chicken
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60 calories, 1g fat per 1/4 cup. Figured I would buy a tub and give it a
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devoured, as well as lettuce and salad fixins. So out it came, toasted
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of light wheat bread (I forgot to buy light buns) and heated up 1 serving
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bbq chicken. Dang was this stuff good, and 1/4 cup was more than enough
LOL! Yes sir! At least the temptations I am finding are somewhat good ones. <G>
I also need to make a TJ run, am out of sausages, tomato soup , lasagna and enchiladas. I've been looking for their dried guava, but my store didn't have it last time I was there. I love the whole foods nickname. I don't go there very often, for that very reason ... too danged high priced for me. At least it is in the opposite direction of Trader Joe's - next town over (but only a few short miles).
Joyce
Fred said:
STOP finding new Trader Joe temptations!!!!!!!! (g)
I do need some of their low fat sausages. And, folks, it is within walking distance of my house as is Whole Paycheck, I mean Whole Foods. Actually, I could hit both of them in about a 2 mile or less loop.
Joyce said:
I know not everyone has a Trader Joe's store available to them, but thought I would pass my most recent find along. I have had such a taste for a bbq sandwich lately, but have avoided it due to obvious reasons. <g> While shopping in Trader Joe's I noticed in the refrigerated section (the one with the chicken sausages) a white plastic tub of bbq chicken breast. I looked at the caloric/fat content ... 60 calories, 1g fat per 1/4 cup. Figured I would buy a tub and give it a try. It was buried in my fridge for a few weeks and I forgot about it ... until today when I was scrounging for something for lunch and knew all lunchmeat had already been devoured, as well as lettuce and salad fixins. So out it came, toasted two pieces of light wheat bread (I forgot to buy light buns) and heated up 1 serving of the bbq chicken. Dang was this stuff good, and 1/4 cup was more than enough for a single sandwich!
We have Whole Foods here and I've gone once. They don't carry much that I can't elsewhere for a WHOLE lot less. They're even pricier than the grocery stores with carpet on the floors and chandeliers on the ceilings, or my home delivery grocery store. They're also in the opposite direction of most everywhere I frequent.
Bet I'd go out of my way, though, for Trader Joe's.
Fred said:
STOP finding new Trader Joe temptations!!!!!!!! (g)
I do need some of their low fat sausages. And, folks, it is within walking distance of my house as is Whole Paycheck, I mean Whole Foods. Actually, I could hit both of them in about a 2 mile or less loop.
Joyce said:
I know not everyone has a Trader Joe's store available to them, but thought I would pass my most recent find along. I have had such a taste for a bbq sandwich lately, but have avoided it due to obvious reasons. <g> While shopping in Trader Joe's I noticed in the refrigerated section (the one with the chicken sausages) a white plastic tub of bbq chicken breast. I looked at the caloric/fat content ... 60 calories, 1g fat per 1/4 cup. Figured I would buy a tub and give it a try. It was buried in my fridge for a few weeks and I forgot about it ... until today when I was scrounging for something for lunch and knew all lunchmeat had already been devoured, as well as lettuce and salad fixins. So out it came, toasted two pieces of light wheat bread (I forgot to buy light buns) and heated up 1 serving of the bbq chicken. Dang was this stuff good, and 1/4 cup was more than enough for a single sandwich!
Joyce
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would carrying the bags count as weight training, Lee Fred <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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STOP finding new Trader Joe temptations!!!!!!!! (g)
I do need some of their low fat sausages. And, folks, it is within walking distance of my house as is Whole Paycheck, I mean Whole Foods. Actually, I could hit both of them in about a 2 mile or less loop.
Joyce said:
I know not everyone has a Trader Joe's store available to them, but
thought I
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would pass my most recent find along. I have had such a taste for a bbq
sandwich
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lately, but have avoided it due to obvious reasons. <g> While shopping
in Trader
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Joe's I noticed in the refrigerated section (the one with the chicken
sausages) a
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white plastic tub of bbq chicken breast. I looked at the caloric/fat
content ...
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60 calories, 1g fat per 1/4 cup. Figured I would buy a tub and give it a
try. It
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was buried in my fridge for a few weeks and I forgot about it ... until
today when
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already been
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devoured, as well as lettuce and salad fixins. So out it came, toasted
two pieces
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of light wheat bread (I forgot to buy light buns) and heated up 1 serving
of the
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bbq chicken. Dang was this stuff good, and 1/4 cup was more than enough
Awwww, I'm sorry dear. I have no idea as to how they pick there locations, isn't much of a regional thing since I am in Chicago and Fred is in Washington - that's a fur piece apart. <g> Maybe you could write them and suggest they look into starting in your area? Maybe they haven't test marketed the area for any interest? I do love the place though, lots of interesting things.
Joyce
Lesanne said:
there are no Trader Joes anywhere around here - whine!
"Miss Violette" <[email hidden]> wrote in message -"]news:[email hidden]- berlin.de...
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thanks, I am thinking of a special trip your way just for the store, Lee, drooling Joyce <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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I know not everyone has a Trader Joe's store available to them, but
thought I
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would pass my most recent find along. I have had such a taste for a bbq
sandwich
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lately, but have avoided it due to obvious reasons. <g> While shopping
in
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Trader
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Joe's I noticed in the refrigerated section (the one with the chicken
sausages) a
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white plastic tub of bbq chicken breast. I looked at the caloric/fat
content ...
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60 calories, 1g fat per 1/4 cup. Figured I would buy a tub and give it
a
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try. It
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was buried in my fridge for a few weeks and I forgot about it ... until
today when
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I was scrounging for something for lunch and knew all lunchmeat had
already been
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devoured, as well as lettuce and salad fixins. So out it came, toasted
two pieces
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of light wheat bread (I forgot to buy light buns) and heated up 1
serving
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of the
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bbq chicken. Dang was this stuff good, and 1/4 cup was more than enough
I was just shopping for sauce, and they range from 15 to over fifty calories with a big diversity in fat as well, I ended up with something called stubbs I think, is the 15 calorie one and is very good, in fact close to the sauce on the frozen pork at sams club which is NOT point friendly, Lee Joyce <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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It's shredded chicken, but you could use sliced. You would also want to
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you had a light bbq sauce - or the calories would probably go higher. But
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really is no reason you couldn't make it yourself, would be easy enough.
I'm too
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lazy. <G>
Joyce
Brenda Hammond said:
No Trader Joe's near me either Joyce. Would thinly sliced chicken breast and bbq sauce be similar? -- Brenda 209/176/150 RafL goal 165
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I know not everyone has a Trader Joe's store available to them, but
thought I
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would pass my most recent find along. I have had such a taste for a
bbq
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sandwich
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lately, but have avoided it due to obvious reasons. <g> While shopping
in
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Trader
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Joe's I noticed in the refrigerated section (the one with the chicken
sausages) a
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white plastic tub of bbq chicken breast. I looked at the caloric/fat
content ...
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60 calories, 1g fat per 1/4 cup. Figured I would buy a tub and give it
a
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was buried in my fridge for a few weeks and I forgot about it ... until
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already been
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devoured, as well as lettuce and salad fixins. So out it came, toasted
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of light wheat bread (I forgot to buy light buns) and heated up 1
serving
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I also need to make a TJ run, am out of sausages, tomato soup , lasagna and enchiladas.
You might want to check out their turkey meatballs in the frozen section. Each meatball has 50 Calories, 2g fat and 1g fiber. We picked up six bags yesterday, because everybody in the house loves them.
Our favorite thing to make with them is Italian Wedding Soup. Our version has onions, spinach, chicken base (which we get from Gordon Food Service ["]http://www.gfs.com/]), garlic, pepper and oregano.
Oh, and Trader Joe's lightly breaded cod fishsticks and potato latkes are tasty, too.
I don't have many items I have to have at Whole Foods - it is generally too high for me, too. They do have a great selection of cheeses and pickled herring in cream sauce (which I no longer eat (sniff). I looked at their free range rotiss chickens and choked on the price - sorry, I could buy an acre and raise my own (G)
Prairie Roots said:
We have Whole Foods here and I've gone once. They don't carry much that I can't elsewhere for a WHOLE lot less. They're even pricier than the grocery stores with carpet on the floors and chandeliers on the ceilings, or my home delivery grocery store. They're also in the opposite direction of most everywhere I frequent.
Bet I'd go out of my way, though, for Trader Joe's.
Fred said:
STOP finding new Trader Joe temptations!!!!!!!! (g)
I do need some of their low fat sausages. And, folks, it is within walking distance of my house as is Whole Paycheck, I mean Whole Foods. Actually, I could hit both of them in about a 2 mile or less loop.
Joyce said:
I know not everyone has a Trader Joe's store available to them, but thought I would pass my most recent find along. I have had such a taste for a bbq sandwich lately, but have avoided it due to obvious reasons. <g> While shopping in Trader Joe's I noticed in the refrigerated section (the one with the chicken sausages) a white plastic tub of bbq chicken breast. I looked at the caloric/fat content ... 60 calories, 1g fat per 1/4 cup. Figured I would buy a tub and give it a try. It was buried in my fridge for a few weeks and I forgot about it ... until today when I was scrounging for something for lunch and knew all lunchmeat had already been devoured, as well as lettuce and salad fixins. So out it came, toasted two pieces of light wheat bread (I forgot to buy light buns) and heated up 1 serving of the bbq chicken. Dang was this stuff good, and 1/4 cup was more than enough for a single sandwich!
Joyce
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Oh hell, at least it's in the same *country* as you guys. I have to sit here reading about these magical things called "skinny cows" that I have no hope of ever seeing unless I submit to fingerprinting and a 24 hour plane trip....
-- Julie. 93.5/72.7/74 (WW)/72 (Personal) kg 93.5/72.7/1.8 (WW)/158 (Personal) lb
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Nowhere near here either, Lesanne... *whining along with you*
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there are no Trader Joes anywhere around here - whine!
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thanks, I am thinking of a special trip your way just for the store,
Lee,
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drooling Joyce <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]... > I know not everyone has a Trader Joe's store available to them, but thought I > would pass my most recent find along. I have had such a taste for a
bbq
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sandwich > lately, but have avoided it due to obvious reasons. <g> While
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in
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Trader > Joe's I noticed in the refrigerated section (the one with the
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sausages) a > white plastic tub of bbq chicken breast. I looked at the
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content ... > 60 calories, 1g fat per 1/4 cup. Figured I would buy a tub and give
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today when > I was scrounging for something for lunch and knew all lunchmeat had already been > devoured, as well as lettuce and salad fixins. So out it came,
toasted
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two pieces > of light wheat bread (I forgot to buy light buns) and heated up 1
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of the > bbq chicken. Dang was this stuff good, and 1/4 cup was more than
<sniff> I'm sorry, please forgive me! I wasn't bragging, really, I wasn't. I wish everyone had these stores by them. Trader Joes needs to get on the ball.
Joyce
Prairie Roots said:
None here either. And I've scolded Joyce before about bragging such finds. It's just not fair!
Prairie Roots
Lesanne said:
there are no Trader Joes anywhere around here - whine!
"Miss Violette" <[email hidden]> wrote in message -"]news:[email hidden]- berlin.de...
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thanks, I am thinking of a special trip your way just for the store, Lee, drooling Joyce <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]... > I know not everyone has a Trader Joe's store available to them, but thought I > would pass my most recent find along. I have had such a taste for a bbq sandwich > lately, but have avoided it due to obvious reasons. <g> While shopping
in
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Trader > Joe's I noticed in the refrigerated section (the one with the chicken sausages) a > white plastic tub of bbq chicken breast. I looked at the caloric/fat content ... > 60 calories, 1g fat per 1/4 cup. Figured I would buy a tub and give it
a
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try. It > was buried in my fridge for a few weeks and I forgot about it ... until today when > I was scrounging for something for lunch and knew all lunchmeat had already been > devoured, as well as lettuce and salad fixins. So out it came, toasted two pieces > of light wheat bread (I forgot to buy light buns) and heated up 1
serving
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of the > bbq chicken. Dang was this stuff good, and 1/4 cup was more than enough for a > single sandwich! > > Joyce
One of the smaller towns south of Seattle has actively be courting Trader Joes which does not appear interested. Apparently, they actually like competition such a Whole Foods or other natural market so that their prices show up well in the competition. And I do not know how they have such low prices. They are no where near as large as Safeway. So many private label items, too. I remember how these others felt when my sister kept talking about Trader Joes down in LA. And even my dad had one in Tucson. Suddenly, the was a sign on a new building "Trader Joe coming soon!" They do have LOTs of interesting things.
Joyce said:
Awwww, I'm sorry dear. I have no idea as to how they pick there locations, isn't much of a regional thing since I am in Chicago and Fred is in Washington - that's a fur piece apart. <g> Maybe you could write them and suggest they look into starting in your area? Maybe they haven't test marketed the area for any interest? I do love the place though, lots of interesting things.
Joyce
Lesanne said:
there are no Trader Joes anywhere around here - whine!
"Miss Violette" <[email hidden]> wrote in message -"]news:[email hidden]- berlin.de...
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thanks, I am thinking of a special trip your way just for the store, Lee, drooling Joyce <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]... > I know not everyone has a Trader Joe's store available to them, but thought I > would pass my most recent find along. I have had such a taste for a bbq sandwich > lately, but have avoided it due to obvious reasons. <g> While shopping
in
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Trader > Joe's I noticed in the refrigerated section (the one with the chicken sausages) a > white plastic tub of bbq chicken breast. I looked at the caloric/fat content ... > 60 calories, 1g fat per 1/4 cup. Figured I would buy a tub and give it
a
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try. It > was buried in my fridge for a few weeks and I forgot about it ... until today when > I was scrounging for something for lunch and knew all lunchmeat had already been > devoured, as well as lettuce and salad fixins. So out it came, toasted two pieces > of light wheat bread (I forgot to buy light buns) and heated up 1
serving
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of the > bbq chicken. Dang was this stuff good, and 1/4 cup was more than enough for a > single sandwich! > > Joyce
Yes, my dad liked the potato latkes and they were not that point unfriendly as I recall.
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Joyce <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...
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I also need to make a TJ run, am out of sausages, tomato soup , lasagna and enchiladas.
You might want to check out their turkey meatballs in the frozen section. Each meatball has 50 Calories, 2g fat and 1g fiber. We picked up six bags yesterday, because everybody in the house loves them.
Our favorite thing to make with them is Italian Wedding Soup. Our version has onions, spinach, chicken base (which we get from Gordon Food Service ["]http://www.gfs.com/]), garlic, pepper and oregano.
Oh, and Trader Joe's lightly breaded cod fishsticks and potato latkes are tasty, too.
we do have the food service retail outlet in Springfield, might have to go there again, Lee John B. <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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I also need to make a TJ run, am out of sausages, tomato soup , lasagna
and
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enchiladas.
You might want to check out their turkey meatballs in the frozen section. Each meatball has 50 Calories, 2g fat and 1g fiber. We picked up six bags yesterday, because everybody in the house loves them.
Our favorite thing to make with them is Italian Wedding Soup. Our version has onions, spinach, chicken base (which we get from Gordon Food Service ["]http://www.gfs.com/]), garlic, pepper and oregano.
Oh, and Trader Joe's lightly breaded cod fishsticks and potato latkes are tasty, too.
