Oscar Mayer P3 Portable Protein Packs

While I was on my high protein kick I ran across these brand new Oscar Meyer P3 Portable Protein Packs in Walmart. They're basically small packs of nuts, meat, and cheese - I guess that's where the P3 comes from. I live the convenience of being able to grab my food out of the refrigerator and head out. I have been trying to cut out processed foods but I do slip up every once in a while. 

They have three different varieties and average 170 calories per pack with 11 grams of fat and 14 grams of protein. I tried the dry roasted peanuts, cheddar cheese and turkey breast. I also had the one with almonds, cheddar cheese and ham. To be quite honest, I wasn't too impressed. The nuts and cheese were okay but the meat was slimy and left me with a sick feeling. I would have rather had a stick of mozzarella cheese and a handful of almonds. The entire thing seemed like a waste of calories. They were $1.68 each so it's not like they broke the bank but it just seemed like a gimmick. I have no interest in purchasing these again - I'll just make my own snacks.

New Atkins Products

I hopped off of the Atkins bandwagon years ago. While I did lose weight I realized I love carbs way too much to make a lifestyle change by eliminating them. While in Walmart the other day I saw these new Farmhouse-Style Sausage Scramble meals. They consist of scrambled eggs, sausage, American cheese, green and red peppers and onions. I love the fact they have 22 grams of protein as I've been trying to increase my protein intake. Also 370 calories isn't too bad when you figure that's the average for frozen meals. I'm not a fan of them at all but on rare occasions they do come in handy for the few I can tolerate. I completely forgot to check the price but I'm sure they are around $3.00. If I can find a coupon I may check these out.