I’ve been bringing my lunch to work lately because I’m trying to cut back on calorie consumption. Every weekend I go to Trader Joe’s and raid their frozen food section to stock up for the week. Until today every selection I’ve purchased has been absolutely scrumptious.
In the past I’ve had their Chicken and Cheese Tamales (yum), Grilled Eggplant Parmesan (yum), Pad Thai with Tofu (yum and Vegan), Chicken Biryani (yum) and Spinach Lasagna (yum), to name a few
Today I brought the Roasted Vegetable Enchiladas. The ‘Low Fat’ on the label should have warned me but I swear I didn’t see it until I removed the wrapper to nuke it.
That’s too bad. Don’t let it keep you from trying the roasted vegetable chiles rellenos, though. They’re really good, especially with a little low fat sour cream.
I wish I had some now. The nfbsking office fridge froze my rabbit food. If I’d wanted iceberg lettuce, I would’ve bought iceberg lettuce, dammit.
What is it with these small refrigerators, anyway? Do they think they have something to prove?
I’m a masochist, cher, so I’ll give the rellenos (from Trader Joe’s, I assume) a whirl.
I don’t buy low-fat anything. Curiously enough, the milk I buy for cereal is lactose-free skim milk. For some reason, lactose-free milk with any kind of fat just tastes weird to me. When I’m buying regular milk (say, for recipes) I buy whole milk.
Zenster, rice cakes should be used for packing material and nothing else.
I mostly agree on the low fat issue. Low fat cheese is not worthy of consumption. Chewing my own hand off would be tastier and more conducive to weight loss.
I do buy low fat sour cream, though. It’s a lot better than it used to be. I remember trying it once about 10 years ago and thinking that it tasted like paste, but most of the dairy brands I’ve tried recently have been good.
I had the same thoughts on rice cakes as JuanitaTech, Maureen, and Zenster (as well as countless others, I’m sure), then I tried these. The apple cinnamon ones are really quite good.
Trader Joe’s is a great place.
Those things that look like the Uncle Ben’s rice bowls (but are TJ’s own brand) are yummy. There’s one with chicken and spinach that’s really good.
Their egg rolls are good, too, but I’ve never microwaved them.
I go to the TJ’s in Towson, Juanita, in the Towson Circle. You get stuck down there with Barnes & Noble, Trader Joe’s and Pier One. It’s a wonder I ever get home again.
I really like plain rice cakes without any toppings. Apparently, I’m the one they make them for. All those supermarkets keep them on the shelf in case I drop by.
It makes more sense to me to eat a lot food that is naturally low-fat, like fruits and vegetables, lean meats, pasta, rice, skim milk, etc. rather than to eat stuff that normally should be fatty, but they did all kinds of weird chemical shit to it to make it “low -fat.”
Low fat suasage? Fat free cheese cake for dessert? That’s just wrong. Eat some fresh cherries or grapes for dessert most of the time, and have a little real cheese cake only for very special occasions.
