September 02, 2010

Three Things Thursday: BJ's Tips

Heh.  Made ya click. 

I admit it. Every week giggle at the "BJ requests?" text David sends before heading out to our favorite warehouse store. Why would I go to Costco when I can be a BJ club member?  *giggle*

Since I like to keep the dirty for the mind and out of the pantry, I like to stock up on clean eats. And if it's cheap, even better.  

So for my inaugural "Three Things Thursday" I bring you my Cleaner BJ's List:

1. Greek yogurt.
I love me some greek yogurt. Nothing packs the protein (14g! and 0 fat!) in for the morning than my 6 oz of Chobani!  Add a little ho-made granola and you have yourself an awesome start to the day.  Love this stuff.  Hate the price.  Usually it retails for about $1.39, but I won't buy it from the store unless it is a buck each.  Because....BJs sells a peach/blueberry/strawberry 12 pack for $11.99.  Now if they would only start carrying 12 packs of honey....
2. Salad. Salad. Salad.  
I eat at least one, usually two salads a day.  If it isn't from the garden or the CSA, then it is definitely Olivia's. A big tub of Olivia's Organic salad makes up about 8-10 containers for me.  I add in a hand full of cherry tomatoes, a few craisins and pre-measured itty-bitty glad container of dressing and I have stacks of salad-to-go for lunch and dinner.  The night of a BJs run, there is a little salad assembly line going on in my kitchen. Quick and easy.  I like easy. I think these are about $5.99/1lb box. (have to double check with the shopper....) So worth it. 


3. Coffee 
And lastly, I NEED coffee.  Cleaned up coffee is pretty easy.  Look for fair trade organic. We take turns buying this big 'ol 2.5 lbs bag of coffee for the office. I like the taste of the Earth's Pride Organic Sumatra.  Usually I get sick of the same kind of coffee over and over, but after going through 5 bags over the last 6 months or so, we still like it. 



If these BJ tips don't put a smile on your face, then get me something stronger than coffee and I'll dish then, go google Camille Crimson, (NSFW!) and she'll give you her own.  Um....not that I would know anything about that. 

1 comment:

David A. Zuzelo said...

Ah...good linkin' there sweets :)
I would recommend the Kona coffee as much as the Earth's Pride, though it is not certified organic I guess. Even though you buy in bulk the two offer a little variety to bounce back and forth between.

This blogger must have a BJ's membership, and the reviews of the coffee are pretty even handed.

http://crazyaboutcoffee.net

Scan through and you can find pretty much all of them, with higher ratings going to Kenya AA via BJ's store brand. I think we'll be trying that one out soon. Since I'm pretty much drinking a pot a day, a man need variety and exotic spices on occasion.

I think you could do quite a few entries on BJ's and the products you can find at good prices-might be worth a trip. Plus, they know our kids at the deli counter, and during long waits have been known to provide them with sandwiches!

Yeah, BJs rock...because you know I'm a three time a week aficionado. And I shop there too!