OMG Heaven in my mouth!

I went to Trader Joe's today to get things tht fit in with my new "allowed foods" list.  One of the things I bought was a package of Chicken-Apple sausages.  One link is 2 ounces. Only 5g sugars, 7g carbs, 11g protein.

Well, I just had one for dinner (ie it was my dinner).  I chewed very well--even if I didn't have to, that was a taste you don't want to rush through!  I am just now floating down to earth...      I can hardly wait until tomorrow!

 are they in the frozen section? 

No, they are over in the refrigerated area.  The have several types of chicken sausages.  I also got a package of Smoked Andouille Chicken Sausage (1g sugars, 2g carbs, 21g protein!) that I can hardly wait to try.  :-)

Also picked up some turkey bacon that someone here recommended, two types of hummus (spicy and garlic), and edamame.

I bought something I hadn't planned on, though.  It is a little out there and I think maybe I should wait a long while before eating it.  As I passed the chip rack, the word "lentil" caught my eye and I stopped to look.  And there were Trader Joe's Baked Lentil Chips w/ sea salt & black pepper.  It was an impulse buy.

Here are the nutrition facts, do you agree I should wait? 

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 22 chips (1oz)
Amount Per Serving
Calories from Fat 30 Calories 110
% Daily Values*
Total Fat 3g		5%
	Saturated Fat 0g	0%
	Polyunsaturated Fat 0g
	Monounsaturated Fat 0g
	Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg		0%
Sodium 220mg		9%
Potassium 0mg
Total Carbohydrate 19g		6%
	Dietary Fiber 3g	12%
	Sugars 1g
	Other Carbohydrate 0g
Protein 4g
Vitamin A 0% Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 0% Iron 6%

 Thats an awful lot of chips to get 4 g of protein.  I would prob skip it, but Im trying to stay away from foods like that. Maybe someone else can pipe in..

LOL  No, I wasn't planning on eating that many!!  But perhaps 4 or 5 as a side to a meal--not really for the protein, but for variety.

Really? That good, huh? I think I may grab some next time I go. I've got to run by Trader Joes  to pick up a few of their frozen Indian meals. Loving the vindaloo!! They were out of them in Temecula last week, I almost cried. The chicken tika masala is ok, but the vindaloo is heavenly...

Yes, I've had the vindaloo and the tika masala in the past.  But it will be quite a while before my surgeon allows me to eat them again.  Rice is a big no-no right now...

I don't eat the rice or much sauce for that matter. The amount of meat in the dinner is just about the amount I can eat in one sitting. I pick out the meat then give the sauce and rice to my kid to finish. He loves it too.

I love chicken sausage, at least preop I did, I hope I still do. I buy mine at Sam's Club, they have some great flavors, but my fav is the spinach asiago. Can't wait until I can have them again.

 If you want chips order these  http://www.bariatricchoice.com/bariwise-protein-potato-chips -protein-snacks.html  they are wonderful.  I get the BBQ and buy 50 pkgs at a time.  I eat them about twice a week or when I think I have to have something salty. 10 g protein in each pkg and 2 g sugar, 14 total carbs and 5 grams fiber.  I took a pkg to my doctor one day and he could not believe how good they were and said they were fine to eat from time to time.