I was supposed to take the wife out to dinner last night after picking up my SB Tix, but didn't get out of the stadium until almost 8PM. I wound up having the "double cheeseburger meal" at the McDonalds in a Wal-Mart.

They have a Subway at the Walmart here.

Tonight's dinner was a lettuce and onion salad with a little olive oil and vinegar.

Look out skinny world... I wanna join ya!

Well, olive oil is nice. Mr. Babe picked up pizza on his way home.

That must be a high class Walmart.

Yeah, really... ours has McD's... lol

That probably beats the frozen pizza at mine.

I don't even have a WalMart.

But my Costco has pretty decent food. Where else can you get a hot dog and a soda for $1.50??

We have a BJ's (not sure why they gave it that name) across from Wal-Mart -- BJ's has a Subway built in. Costco does have decent food, tho, but it's much farther away and seems not as cheap as it used to be so I hardly ever bother...

Geoff likes BJ's.

Just had chilli with rice!

Delicious!

What man doesn't???

Tonight we're going to my m-i-l's and she's ordering Chinese food. I'm not sure which one will upset my stomach more.

Geoff, Wegman's has a food area that makes sub sandwiches ala 'Subway'style which are really great.

What is Wegman's?

Do an internet search.

Yes Sir!!!

Just Kidding Miggy.

Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. is a 71-store U.S. regional supermarket chain with stores in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, and Maryland. It is a family-owned company, founded in 1916 by John and Walter Wegman. The original name was the Rochester Fruit and Vegetable Company.

It is a "megamarket" type store, with a large variety of groceries and foods. In many of their stores they have what's called a Market Cafe in-store dining area, and that is where they have the 'subway' style heros that I was telling Geoff about.

Many times my wife and I will go there to do our grocery shopping and will go to their dining area for lunch or just even a cup of coffee before we begin our grocery shopping.

Everything that they make in the in store Dining Area is fresh. Sandwiches, Sushi, Chinese Food, Pizza, A Salad Bar, A Hot Wings bar, etc. All these places to eat in the middle of what is probably one of the largest grocery stores that I've ever been to.

An excellent store.

I did as I was told. Sounds like a great place to do your shopping. I like how the web site has recipes. How far do you drive to get to one?

Me? About 10 minutes.

Whenever I'm at Costco, I always get that deal. A quarter pound Hebrew National hot dog with sauerkraut and a soda that you can refill. Plus, by the time I get to the hot dog, I'm nearly stuffed with the free samples.

Wegman's sandwiches are very good, and I've never been disappointed. There is a chain of convenience store/gas stations, called Sheetz that makes good sandwiches and burgers. Their grilled barbecue chicken sanwich with cheddar and bacon on a toasted pretzel roll is a great treat.

Klyd, my mom has friends that just walk around Costco eating all the samples. That IS their lunch.

I can't pass up that hot dog. It's so good. And my kids love that Berry Sundae that they have. Personally, I like the churro. Their pizza is not very good, though.

I wish I had a Wegman's near me. My ShopRite just added a food area like you described, DC. It's pretty good, the food's fresh, and it's very inexpensive. Since my daughter got a job, I've been buying a lot of their sandwiches for her to take to work.

For us we would go to Sam's club. They actually had great samples. When Nicole was little she literally wanted us to go their at lunch time so she could eat all the samples as her lunch.

I'm so bad at Costco. I am their ideal customer. After tasting the sample, I will walk over to the freezer case like a robot and put a box of what I just tasted in my cart.

My daughter loves the berry smoothie at Costco. One thing she and I sampled months ago was bourbon chicken. It comes in a big bag and is breaded with a flavorful sauce. It's pretty darn good and the kids can microwave it easily for a fast dinner. I couldn't tell you what company makes it, but we usually buy a bag whenever we go there as a result of the sample.

Do they have a seating area where you can sit down and eat?

My wife loves Costco's smoothies. And they do make a really good hot dog. Two things that I really love from Costco are the Marie Calander Chicken Pot Pies and the Olive Tapenade made by Cantare.

You eat frozen chicken pot pies

Dinner tonight: Pan fried eggplant that was marinated in a lite Italian vinegrette dressing. While its not eggplant parmigiana (which I love), it was pretty damned good (and non-fattening).

Look who's being good and eating healthy.

I pigged out at a baby shower then came to my niece's and had pizza. I'll probably gain whatever weight you might hav lost.

Only Marie Calanders. They're delicious.

And please, don't try to compare eating a frozen Chicken Pot Pie to eating a can of Dog Food Alpo Spaghetti. There's no comparison whatsoever.