Trader Joes or Whole Foods
I get about 99.99% of my groceries from Trader Joe's. They have a fantastic selection of fish, and tofu and cheeses and "happy" meats. They have soy milk and almond milk and Greek yogurt, etc.
If you have a restaurant Depot Near you go there and get whole cases of boneless skinless Chicken Breast, Turkey Breast, etc. Then make it however you want it. Theres no reason to pay a premium for those name brand stores.
The foods they are mainly known for having don't fit well into a bariatric diet anyway. The whole granolas and graions at trader joes are not something you should be playing with until maintenance. The meats are just meats that you are going to pay extra for the marketing around them.
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160 lbs lost. Surgeons Goal Reached in 33 weeks. My Goal in 37 Weeks.
VSG: 11/2/2011; LBL+Thigh Lift+BL: 10/3/2012; Brach+Mastopexy: 7/22/2013
Amen to that Rob. Start looking at ingredients in the prepared food you buy at those places. Now, buy the spices used in the ingredients and then apply them to the meats and veggies. Money saved. A little excercise noted for the cooking. And, you know exactly what you're eating... Also, you can freeze the excess for later in the week or longer.......... We forget that this is a lifetime change. Fastfood is fastfood, no matter where it's brought....... Home cooked is better. 
If you have a restaurant Depot Near you go there and get whole cases of boneless skinless Chicken Breast, Turkey Breast, etc. Then make it however you want it. Theres no reason to pay a premium for those name brand stores.
The foods they are mainly known for having don't fit well into a bariatric diet anyway. The whole granolas and graions at trader joes are not something you should be playing with until maintenance. The meats are just meats that you are going to pay extra for the marketing around them.
Surgeon: Chengelis Surgery on 12/19/2011 A little less carb eating compared to my weight loss phase loose sleever here!
1Mo: -21 2Mo: -16 3Mo: -12 4MO - 13 5MO: -11 6MO: -10 7MO: -10.3 8MO: -6 Goal in 8 months 4 days!! 6' 2'' EWL 103% Starting size 28 or 4x (tight) now size 12 or large, shoe size 12 w to 10.5 150+ pounds lost
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on 8/6/12 9:34 am
That said, I will eat only free range meats and organic produce whenever possible. I am a fan of both Trader Joes and Whole Foods. But, I think TJs is more geared toward the family that is trying to make some improvements in their diet but they don't carry enough of the hard- core sustainably raised and minimally processed foods I want.
Can you make poor choices in either store? Of course you can (just ask those demon vegan cookies WF carries in their bakery). But I can get the healthy products I want most easily at WF and I hope that once I reach goal I can go back to eating mostly plants.
Surgeon: Chengelis Surgery on 12/19/2011 A little less carb eating compared to my weight loss phase loose sleever here!
1Mo: -21 2Mo: -16 3Mo: -12 4MO - 13 5MO: -11 6MO: -10 7MO: -10.3 8MO: -6 Goal in 8 months 4 days!! 6' 2'' EWL 103% Starting size 28 or 4x (tight) now size 12 or large, shoe size 12 w to 10.5 150+ pounds lost
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