The Jenni-O Italian sausage is labeled as such. For future purchase the packaging has red ends and the word Italian is in caps and red. The italian has seasoning and rosemary extract. The regular you bought has sugar in it.😊❤

The way you said mojito killed me hahaha

I got mini cucumbers and sliced them to make pickles. I saved the juice from the pickles, kept it in the refrigerator and then sliced a whole small cucumber and a few days I will have fresh pickles.

Costco has cauliflower rice it’s priced good ! It’s in the frozen section.

Hey Heather! Great haul. I have a tip for ya. Instead of using cauliflower rice for pizza crust. You can use ground chicken instead, and it will give you more protein.

It isn't a diet. Instead, it's a healthy lifestyle change.

If your kids miss the “sweet” in tomato sauce add cooked sweet potato & use immersion blender to smooth into your sauce. Have to taste test for sweetness level your family would like.

Egg roll in a bowl, Big Mac in a bowl are great with the ground turkey. As a past Optavia person

That ground turkey is pretty good if you season it well. I think your husband will like it. We’ve used it a lot for tacos and stuff.

It's wonderful that you are modeling healthy eating for your family! That is something that will benefit you and them for life! I just want to say though, that eating healthy does not have to be more expensive. In fact, in my experience, eating healthy and balanced is actually less expensive than if i were to choose more "unhealthy" food. Here are some of my hints: shop fruits and veggies in season and in bulk when you can. Costco and Sams often have the best prices on berries and other fruits and veggies. Look at what is on sale and on clearance at your local grocery stores. Often times when produce sits on the shelf for a long time they will discount it. With a large family, you'd have no issue going through the food before it goes bad! Center your meals around whatever protein you can find on sale and stock up when it is. Finally, meal plan based on what you already have in your fridge and pantry and only go to the store for what you need to complete those meals. Ive been able to successfully keep my grocery budget around 50 dollars a week (oftentimes less!) just by doing those things. Granted I am single, so multiply that by how many members in your family! Good luck! It gets easier the more you eat a balanced diet! The fancy "health food" is what makes eating healthy expensive, don't fall for it!

Love this family

You can take the sweet Italian sausage out of the casings really easy. They just squish out. I use those for spaghetti sauce all the time! The one you picked up is more of a breakfast sausage flavor.

Happy Mother s day to all the moms❤

Looks great!! Everyone says it’s more expensive but really it’s all about planning and storing the food properly it will last in the fridge what you don’t use. Ground turkey is not too expensive usually. It takes practice but gets easier. I use my air fryer all the time and it gives food a crispy texture the healthy way. Look into making turkey or chicken cutlets. My kids love them.

Loved the grocery haul! 😊🩷

Aldi have a good selection of smoked meats especially chicken and turkey 👌❤️ my mam is doing the same diet ❤️

So nice to see all the healthy foods😊

You're the best!

I absolutely love summer/fall with all the fresh. You can also bake sweets that are healthier and yet still cure the craving for sweets.

Jenni o has an Italian sausage and taco one. You can do a lot with ground turkey just season well

Hi Heather and fam it's always great to see u ❤❤❤❤❤ good for u all for eating healthier ❤❤❤❤ but it's very expensive be safe sending many hugs and kisses 💋 😘 😗 😚 ❤❤❤

You’re my favorite internet mom

Your skin looks fantastic! Hope you are enjoying making new meals for your family.

The Applewood sausages are not Brots. Take it from someone of German heritage.😊❤

Make your own salad dressings and marinades. Once you get the basic ingredients for them, it's simple and then you know what's in there.

Heather, I hope you share a few of your Optavia meals. I am just starting this new way of life. I love watching your videos, lives, and reels.

Izzy's ring is gorgeous 🤩🥰

You should look into growing your own herbs. I’ve heard a lot of them are pretty easy to grow and you can do it inside so the weather won’t cause issues. It may not save you a fortune but it might save some 💵.

If you have an Aldi near by, I would check them out. They have a lot of the items that you purchased for less money.

Hey ya’ll! You are such a great mom looking out for all your children. Who is the pretty girl Odessa? Hope I spelled that right? Great job on healthy eating, and it is hard and very expensive for the budget! Be safe on your trip to get Gidean!

Yes eating healthier is more expensive for sure. Check into some protein shakes they are good to help you fuller. I am so happy your posting again you & your family are awesome.

Yummy haul! You probably noticed but the chicken breasts had 15% chicken broth and other stuff added to them.

Looks great I can’t eat raw vegetables due to a stomach disorder and I really miss them. So glad your weight loss journey has everyone involved. It helps to have the support of others❤️

Yes it’s crazy for healthy food

It’s not diet- it’s eating healthy Reading labels staying away from processed foods Having a full blood panel to know what are deficient in vitamin and minerals Maybe the kids can grow on the farm fruit and veges to help out😊❤

Love you from edmonton alberta

Turkey tacos is one of our favs with ground turkey for my family 🌮

I steam cauliflower in big florets then grate then put in dry pan on low to evaporate liquid for cauliflower rice or for cauliflower pizza crust

Cauliflower with ginger sautéed/fried is so good….especially with beef and a soy sauce based sauce stir fry and over egg noodles

Carbs are the ones that spike blood glucose

Look up the Dirty Food Cookbook - Portuguese gumbo 👌😍😋 substitute pork sausages for chicken sausages or a smoked sausage 👌 that would be delicious and super handy to make a big batch of it for a large family would be tasty over cauliflower rice too! 🥰

I eat all of that and I'm not dieting it's delicious 😋

The drinks with all the sugars in them are bad for anyone. Been trying to avoid sugary drinks, only drink lots of water, or lower sugar content. Admire y’all for what you’re doing in your weight loss.

We eat ground turkey and now I love it. Tonite my husband made turkey burgers and mixed feta cheese, mushrooms, and onion they were so good, so my point is your husband will get used to it

I love this grocery haul! You are looking like you're feeling good, I hope that's true! Just imagine, as you pay more for real food (vs packaged/processed food) that every dollar is coming off your medical bills! 😁

Heck those hint of waters for 12 are close to $20.00

If you have and Aldi in your area check it out for produce. It's sooo much cheaper.

Hello from Lexington KY

I'm not big on carbonated water. But I do like a little lime or lemon in my water. Aidelle use to make chicken and pineapple meatballs. I loved them and haven't been able to find in a long time. I find when I fallow weight watchers I do great losing weight. And I can eat what I want and it makes me eat a lot healthier because I do eat my vegetables. But I do like vegetables. Ground turkey is awesome. You can use it in the place of anything that calls for hamburger

Great for eating healthy

Great video Heather🍍🥑🥒🍅🥬🥗🍽❤

Love your video ❤❤❤❤

I would love to see some of the food that you are making for your diet. I’ve cut out added sugars and am eating healthier overall. I had to run to the store last night because I had run out of vegetables.

Heather Food is so expensive especially healthy food God bless you all Sweet Friends 🙏🏻✝️☮️❤️💝💙💗💜🌹🌺🫂🍀💐🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂

One of my favorite ways to have ground turkey is in chili! You won't miss the beef 😊

It is expensive to eat real clean foods . I try to grow what i can. Some times i feel like I feeding the bugs than myself 😅. Happy Mother's day 💐

Try ground chicken instead of turkey. It's cheaper and tastes better

Sorry to say but that’s a good price! It would be like $400 or more in Canada!

If you ever crave anything sweet, make sure you have almonds or some kind of nuts on hand! I read somewhere that craving chocolate and sweets is usually because your body needs magnesium. Eating nuts instead really helped surpressed those cravings for me personally.

Please make a cauliflower pizza crust? Ive tried... its been a mess every time.😪

Would you please do a video on making the cauliflower pizza crust. I'm on a very special diet I can't have any grains at all. This is an elimination diet. I could use help learning how to use cauliflower.

God bless

My daughter LIVES the clead American sparkling water, ZERO calories & TONS of flavors!!!!

It is really crazy what they charge same here

Why not make a nice pot of vegetable and lentil soup, cheap and filling. Also vegetable curry is tasty.

Healthy eating is more expensive but so worth the benefits 👍

Fresh ginger in australia is 27 per kg

My doctor wants me on a low sodium diet, so I am educating myself. It’s crazy how much sodium is out there and everything. Thank goodness, have a fresh vegetables, and if I am able to cook them at home, I can watch the amount of sodium. My biggest problem is going to be cheese. I am a cheese lover butt. There are some lower sodium cheeses that I think I can live with. I’m also going to try nutritional yeast instead of grated Parmesan cheese. Any suggestions out there for less sodium and good tasting foods?

It’s too bad that there’s no Costco near you. You’d save a ton. Costco needs to step it up.

What eating plan are you using? Is it keto?

Who is Hadessa? 😊❤

Can't believe how expensive fresh food is in the USA We would not even pay a pound for a cauliflower which would be just over a dollar

Fresh green Beans with a little sesame oil in the frying pan absolutely delicious 😋😋 and you literally only need a tiny bit of sesame oil for a pan full of green beans 🤤🤤 Has to be fresh green beans not frozen.

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Eating healthy is expensive.

Time to head to Costco and plant a garden.

We make egg roll bowls with ground turkey and tons of veggies then serve it over cauliflower rice.

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Have y'all ever cooked cauliflower using it instead of potatoes for a cauliflower salad use cauliflower in place of pasta for what would he mac an cheese

All these healthy food as I continue to eat, my flaming, hot Cheetos, and feel not guilty 😂😂

5 calories????? It’s 5 frickin calories

Yes, no processed foods pls

Do you end up throwing any of the food away because you didn’t use it fast enough? That was a lot of veggies

Butter ball makes sausage

Great grocery haul ❤❤❤👍👍👍😊😊😊

I truly miss Meijers

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add a bit of worchestire sauce to the ground turkey it helps it taste like ground beef!

What store are you at?

Hope the diet is going well, I’m on the diet wagon too 😁

If you replace hamburger in any dish for the turkey you don't even notice the taste. I even find that the plant based meat doesn't taste different if you just use it in place of regular hamburger. Also use spaghetti squash.

Please share your cauliflower pizza recipe

Turkey meatloaf

Are you on a Keto diet?😊❤

I'm such a buster know it all about diet because of my own personal challenges and health issues. Watch out for high sodium, sugar and carbs.

Butterball makes turkey burgers

Who's your helper???

Do your adult children help you pay for the food? Because buying for all your children is expensive!😮

Are doing keto? I love that turkey sausage! You lost me at mushrooms!

I lost 19lbs just giving up pop alone