I loved this video and would definitely like to see more like it. I like shopping at Trader Joe’s too but sometimes I don’t always know what to get or what’s good for you. This was very helpful. Thank you!!!!
Katie, just want to say thank you for being so consistent with your videos. They are so inspiring to watch when I don’t feel like I can keep going with my nutrition and healthy swaps. 🙏🏽🤍 my summer shape up is starting off to a great start!! 💕💪🏼
Hi you look & sound amazing, I’m 60 year old male. I’ve been healthy all my life but finished 5 surgeries, year of immuno therapy chemo, 28 radiation treatments. So they shut down my thyroid, perfectly healthy., they said. Had all the symptoms you mentioned on other video. Balanced now. Cannot imagine what you have been through? Just what I’ve been through recently. I’ve been vegetarian for 25 years for both health and religious reasons. still healthy but headaches and neck pain if I don’t take the Levothyroxine, currently 88mg. I’m 200 athletic lbs. It makes me talk 😆 I thought I could just quit taking it, nope! The T3 & 4 still trying to understand. I eat no meat, put that in there because some people think chicken is vegetable 😆 I think helps a lot. Ever considered becoming vegetarian? Thanks for your videos. Charles
Tonight my husband and I tried the penne arrabbiata-sp? With the chicken meatballs and it was sooo good! He even said we could add it into the rotation of meals which I totally agree!! Put the chicken meatballs in the airfryer and they were delicious with the pasta!!
This is fantastic! Sometimes its intimidating to dive into healthy eating/recipes because I don't have all the ingredients in recipes. Yes I could buy but I hate buying speciality ingredients and then not liking it.
Love your content! Got to be honest the beginning when you took us to TJ felt like a TV show lol I love the reg vlog style Katie videos without all the theatrical music 😂😂 But who cares what I think I still love your channel !!❤❤
This. Is. Amazing!! Ah I couldn't believe the receipt!! So resourceful and thoughtful! I always hear some of my friends say how eating healthy is too expensive and I totally get that because it can but this is great proof that it IS achievable and brings me soooo much hope esp for a family of 5 like myself. I have to be wise with the budget and I will certainly be sharing this video with so so many! Please continue showing us these types of videos! No more overthinking it, no more excuses, finding solutions and being creative! lets gooooo!
This video was incredibly helpful. I don't usually shop the ready-to-eat items at Trader Joe's, but now that I know that there are good, clean, healthy AND AFFORDABLE options, I will have to give it a try on those times when I am too tired or busy to cook. THANK YOU!
Food and I have had a major love/hate relationship my whole life. And I’ve tried every kind of diet approach you can think of and, as you know, it’s exhausting. So recently, I’ve decided not to overthink it and put too much pressure on myself to food prep and TJs has been an integral part of that approach because, like you noted, with the right purchases, you can have relatively, low-sugar, low-sodium, high protein, clean meals that are delicious and easy to whip up and for not break-the-bank kind of money. With that said, TJs refrigerated charred, grilled chicken has been a staple for me over salads (fresh chopped romaine mixed with TJs cabbage slaw, other raw veggies, diced avocado, and sometimes a sprinkle of TJs crumbled feta - yum!). TJs always has fresh herbs packed in usable sizes, nothing too wasteful, that work well when I’m craving my fave version of the Jen Aniston salad. I’m excited to try the Very Green Soup you spoke of and the pre-cooked roasted/grilled chicken and grain meals and I plan to pick up the salmon and pack it away in my freezer for those pinch moments when I don’t feel like prepping salmon myself. Very interested in trying the cauliflower stir-fry in lieu of rice for nights we prep chicken stir fry at home, the chicken meatballs with the penne arrabiata, and the Italian style turkey meatloaf. Those were GREAT tips, because you really isolated why they’re the right choice at TJs and now I don’t have to lose time while shopping to study the labels myself. I’m curious about your opinion on TJs Meatless Ground. It’s dehydrated, plant-based crumbles made with pea protein and each serving has 15g of protein and no sugar! So far, I’ve only used it dry over salad and really liked it when I didn’t have a cooked protein on-hand to throw in. It also provided great crunch. The other suggested uses/prep options, such as a soup throw in, seem to be a great use of it. Would love to know what you think about this new [to me] find.
Love your grocery store haul videos! Would love if you did one at Aldi too. I have a little kids and don’t often have time to go to multiple stores in a week. Aldi has lots of what we need but unfortunately doesn’t have all the healthy options that a larger store would have.
I also love their premade salads! My boyfriend and I will buy those and split them for dinner with some kind of protein on the side (he's a big fan of their chicken sausages!). Takes like 2 mins and each packaged salad is only $4-$5.
sooooo freaking true ma'm!! This is why I LOVE TJs!! I used to live in Cali so they were everywhere and grew up going to them and when on vacation got alot of their healthy to go options! Since moving to AR, they dont have any!! ;((( So when ever I go to Texas I always stock up!!!!
Yay! This is awesome. I haven’t been in a while. I do love Trader Joe’s though😊 oh fast food is insanely overpriced & for me, it’s not even convenient because I don’t have a car! Yay for me😂 there are a few good things about being carless but having a toddler is not one of them 😅😅
This was super helpful! Id like more trader joes videos. I was about to stop shopping there even bc like you said its really not all that healthy. I end up leaving with $100 of junk food and candy every time. This was really inspiring. Thank you so much! 🙏💖
very helpful, thank you! TJs has become my regular grocery store, but you have to be careful not to fall into the mindset everything is healthy in there
Where are these products at TJ’s even made. It says on the back of most if not all of their products manufactured from but not actually where the food is made. I stopped shopping here years ago because of this. Is the food coming from overseas like China which is concerning. I don’t miss TJ’s one bit.
One in seven Americans have kidney disease and most don't find out until they are in stage 3 (or worse) because the labs in the United States don't flag the results until then meaning that if you have stage one or two chronic kidney disease, you won't find out about it. Anyway, getting to my point, please be careful with eating too much protein as it's one of the best ways to destroy your kidneys. There should be a disclaimer on this video because at the end of the day, who gives a damn about big muscles from all the protein, etc... when you end up having to be hooked up to dialysis. Also, chicken is not "clean" and there are MUCH healthier ways to eat than this. Please research Michael Greger M.D. for tips on how to live a long and healthy life w/o kidney disease. He also has tons of great recipes, all whole foods plant based.
The green soup is good but the sodium is over the top and wouldn't purchase again. As for the chicken meatballs and turkey meatloaf, they are GROSS AND YUK. When you know how to cook, you can make said items cleanly and affordably and easily.
Oh! I love this! Thank you for breaking down the cost and convenience of this haul. Can you do an Erowhon healthy haul? They're in California I believe. I'm so curious! Happy week 2 of SSU! 😍😍😍😍
