MOST Filling Lunch Ever! Product Recommendation

I mention I went to Trader Joes and pick up a few new items.

1. Eggplant Hummus 35 Calories for 2 tablespoons
2. Edamane Thin Crackers - 38 for 140 calories
3. Chicken Patties - 1 patty 140 Calories 
 
Today I tried 4. BBQ Pulled Chicken - it was delicious it comes in 3 servings for 140 (I picked up alot of 140 calories items LOL) I was going to spilt it into 2 servings depending on the amount for 210 and calories and I didn't need too .. 1 servings was MORE THAN enough and I'm stuffed .. I had a small side salad on the side.. and I think it was even too much next time I will have a small side of green beans instead.

I'm all about cooking and eating less processed foods but summer is here and in Vegas it gets so hot to be turning on ovens and stoves and I cook for just myself so these meals are very easy and filling just need to up the water to combat the sodium

I never seen a Trader Joe's is that a grocery store ? Those must be out West we dont have them here in Ohio or at least not around me lol

It's really hot here 100 degrees we have beeen eating alot of easier foods also, like you said its just to hot to turn on the stoves and ovens right now .

Salads have been my best friend lately I can get a really nice Chef Salad here at a pizza joint for like 5 bucks .

Yes it's a speciality store.. I did a quick check and they have stores in Ohio I'm not sure how near its to you but look it up.. http://www.traderjoes.com/

They have some great products but like in everything you have to watch the calories, portions etc.. I love their steel cut oatmeal they come in mircowaveable bowls so you can take them camping with you .. actually a lot of their stuff is either perishable so it a quick mircovwave heat up or frozen so same thing..

Hopefully there is one not to far from you

We have them here in Connecticut, there's one about a mile and a half from my house, so Ohio must be deprived.

LOL where I live we are deprived of everything .  We do have a Traders Joe but its a good 2 and half hour drive for me so no grocery shopping there lol. 

my GF made a quinoa salad for a small party that i'm dying to remake.
i know there was grilled asparagus / eggplant / broccoli / cucumbers / peppers / kalamata olives / onion / tomatoes  - fresh herbs - OMG i had 2 bowls.    just fresh & satisfying.    i'll post the recp when i get it - just could have used some feta :)  

 like steelerfan my trader joe's is over an hour away .  Oh well i'll check it out if i ever get out there!

Hi Marl, where in NJ are you?  I think I heard of one opening near East Windsor.... I have friends down there who were telling me the other day.  I hope that is true because I may be relocating down to New Brunswick area... (I'm from northern NJ)

I'll have to get some of that next time. Which one did you go to? It is way to hot to cook.

Air conditioning is precious and expensive so yes I don't want to waste my A/C on the stove LOL

I went to the one in Henderson because it was near where I was at the time but this weekend I'm going to hit the one in the West side of town.

I'm also going to look up a few more items like Flax seeds etc