Favorite Thigs At Trader Joes....Go

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zapslr
zapslr Posts: 12 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I'm headed to Trader Joes tonight after work, what are some of your weightloss-friendly favorite items there?
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  • lishie_rebooted
    lishie_rebooted Posts: 2,973 Member
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    cookie butter
    cheese
    greek yogurt
    frozen fish
    mac & cheese
    honey nut joe-os
    coffee
    50% less salt peanuts
    trail mix in the individual servings
    chocolate
    string cheese
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
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    Cookie butter.
  • SingRunTing
    SingRunTing Posts: 2,604 Member
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    Peanut Butter cups
    Various Chinese Food options
    Jingle Jangle (a tin of various chocolate covered snack items that only comes out at Christmas)
  • lizzocat
    lizzocat Posts: 356 Member
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    salmon jerky, lite cheddar string cheese, frozen organic corn, meatless meatballs
  • KristinaG_is_losing_it
    KristinaG_is_losing_it Posts: 63 Member
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    Not necessarily weight loss friendly but I really enjoy their mandarin chicken (frozen section) and chicken fried rice. I buy their frozen peppers and onions to put in my egg white omelets too. I'll be honest, I don't think "healthy" when I think of Trader Joe's. I think "niche". I like their nuts and dried fruit, almond milk, ezekiel bread, oats.

    Obviously if you're trying to watch yourself stay away from things like cookie butter and their baked goods/desserts/chocolate.
  • CooCooPuff
    CooCooPuff Posts: 4,374 Member
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    I have heard nothing but good things about this.
  • Jruzer
    Jruzer Posts: 3,501 Member
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    Two buck Chuck (mostly for Mrs Jruzer)
    Orange chicken
    Gyoza and gyoza sauce
    Challah
    Thai curry sauce

    Honorable mention to:
    Ginger snaps
    Cookie butter
  • HeidiCooksSupper
    HeidiCooksSupper Posts: 3,831 Member
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    The pesto from the refrigerator case by the cheese -- not the jarred stuff.
    Frozen turkey burgers -- they're about the same price a pound as the frozen turkey and are juicy/yummy.
    Hard grating cheese like parmigiano reggiano -- a little goes a long way if you use a microplane to grate it.
    Their all-peanut peanut butter -- we prefer the lightly salted.
    They are a great source for nuts.
    The whole milk Greek yogurt is decadent.
    Unsweetened soy milk -- I can't get it anywhere else in town.
    The flavored unsweetened carbonated water -- a great soda substitute for a fizz fix.
    Their 80/20 ground beef tastes wonderful -- 1 pound makes 4 good-sized burgers.
    Frozen haricots verts when they have them -- the fresh are good, too, but you have to use them fast or they go bad.
    Their light feta is cheaper than any supermarket around.
  • mkakids
    mkakids Posts: 1,913 Member
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    Swordfish...its the only place i can get it around here!
  • BigLifter10
    BigLifter10 Posts: 1,151 Member
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    Trader Jose's salsa. Excellent, not too spicy, but flavorful. Love that stuff!
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
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    spacequiztime wrote: »
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    I have heard nothing but good things about this.

    Yep yep.

    Love the frozen croissants and the 'tarte d'alsace' as well.

  • AmazonMayan
    AmazonMayan Posts: 1,168 Member
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    Cheese, frozen fish, frozen veggies and fruits, fresh too....and their fiber sprouted bread and low carb fiber wheat tortillas. I'm not low carb, but can't beat the calories. ..45 calories for 28g tortilla although most of them weigh 32g so it's around 50 calories. And they are gooooooooooddddd
  • justjack18
    justjack18 Posts: 720 Member
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    They have these little xheese puff things that are like pirates booty that are good. I get their yogurt cheese. Cheese sticks. Ravioli, some of the cookies are low calorie. Frozen entrees sometimes are good. They have a nice selection of protein bars. Bran muffins are good too.
  • disasterman
    disasterman Posts: 746 Member
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    trail mixes, chimichurri rice, dark chocolate peanut butter cups...
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
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    Man I wish this grocery store didn't give me anxiety.
  • fzermer
    fzermer Posts: 229 Member
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    coffee
    50% less salt almonds
    Aioli Garlic Mustard Sauce
    Mineral Water
  • tat2cookie
    tat2cookie Posts: 1,899 Member
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    I love their produce section. I've recently fallen in love with their spicy Asian peanut vinagerette. I have been eating it on almost everything!
  • Talan79
    Talan79 Posts: 782 Member
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    Don't buy frozen tilapia from there. It's farm raised in China. After I read what they feed them I was so disgusted.
  • EllaIsNotEnchanted
    EllaIsNotEnchanted Posts: 226 Member
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    kristinaalice18 wrote: »
    Obviously if you're trying to watch yourself stay away from things like cookie butter and their baked goods/desserts/chocolate.

    Agreed. It's amazing how many comments are advising OP to buy that stuff.
  • Ameengyrl
    Ameengyrl Posts: 127 Member
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    Hand ful of Almonds mini packs! 200 calories each! I love almonds and if I buy a bag, it's hard for me to control myself. Their premade turkey n Swiss wrap is yummy. Less than 450 calories. Unsweetened almond milk- 30 calories for a whole cup! Perfect. Feta and Gorgonzola in small tubs, perfect for topping salads

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