Favorite Thigs At Trader Joes....Go

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  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
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    MoiAussi93 wrote: »
    -their coconut oil is the cheapest anywhere, and very good
    -natural peanut butter...I go through a jar every couple of weeks...eat it with everything!
    -50% salt almonds and raw almonds...I like both
    -coffee...the french roast, bay blend, and pinon are all good. The Joe is not. YMMV.
    -canned salmon
    -frozen skinless chicken breasts
    -their feta cheese is really good...good selection of cheese in general at good prices
    -coconut flour
    -stevia is a good price here (I like stevia, not everybody does)

    If you do eat sugar, here are a couple more:
    -72% cacao dark chocolate - actually very little sugar, and very good quality
    -I don't buy them anymore, but I used to buy their mochi. If you can limit your consumption (I had a hard time, which is why I no longer eat them or other sugary things!), they are very good and 100 calories each if you do want a sweet treat. The green tea and mango are especially good...but all mochi are good

    What I DON'T but there (usually):
    - you can find better prices and quality on fresh produce other places. I occasionally buy their bagged apples, but that's about it.

    I LOVE the mochi. But I used to eat the whole box, so yeah...
  • dimple_gal
    dimple_gal Posts: 138 Member
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    I think I eat a salad from there at least 2-3 times a week. The Citrus Chicken salad is only 220 calories and 13 g protein, and delish! Kind of a sweet and sour Thai dressing. Great for days when you are high on calories but hungry! The Chopped House salad is another fav.
    Staples:
    Peanut butter!
    Inner Peas
    Coffee
    Cilantro Jalapeno hummus - good with the multigrain chips
    sliced swiss cheese (so much more flavor!)
    Orange vinegar (not the right name)
    gyoza
    orange chicken
    sparkling water
    green matcha tea powder for shakes
    Coconut oil - the red palm oil is good too, but a definite "flavor"
    corn bread mix (add some protein powder and it is like a dessert)
    Trader Darwin's protein powder-vanilla (see above)
    truffle brownie mix. Oh. My. Gosh. you have been warned!
  • Cortelli
    Cortelli Posts: 1,369 Member
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    sardelsa wrote: »
    OK someone please fill me in (I'm from Canada). What is Trader Joe's? Is it like a company or a grocery store or both?

    Kinda both. It is a grocery store that sells tons of its "own" products -- i.e., TJ's sources product from a variety of suppliers and rebrands them as Trader Joe's brand (or Trader Giotto's in the case of Italian treats, Trader Jose's in the case of Mexican, etc.) Generally reasonably priced, and often hard-to-find sorts of things than commonly available at a more traditional US grocery chain.

  • debrakgoogins
    debrakgoogins Posts: 2,033 Member
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    Dark chocolate covered almonds
  • dimple_gal
    dimple_gal Posts: 138 Member
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    sardelsa wrote: »
    OK someone please fill me in (I'm from Canada). What is Trader Joe's? Is it like a company or a grocery store or both?

    They are owned by the same company as ALDI. They do have some similar items, but not much. Both have rabid followers though.
  • kaseyr1505
    kaseyr1505 Posts: 624 Member
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    The store by me has frozen poutine. It isn't as good as fresh, but it's pretty great. I also really like Inner Peas, and their cheese selection is great.
  • besaro
    besaro Posts: 1,858 Member
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    right now my thing is their peanut butter with flax and chia seeds. the bomb!!
  • shanae727
    shanae727 Posts: 546 Member
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    EVERYTHING!

    Salsa (authent/verde)
    Egg Whites
    OJ
    Oatmeal
    Kids Zpak bars
    Frozen Chicken Tenderloins
    Precooked brown Rice
    Turkey Jerky <---soooo good!!!
    Jalapeno and Cilantro hummus
    Ground turkey
    All fruits/Veggies
    Pizza Dough (wheat)
  • recoveringprincess
    recoveringprincess Posts: 2 Member
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    Cinnamon crumpets, the soy yogurt is soooo good, no sodium wheat bread, almond butter, organic cornflakes..

    I really would NOT recommend the cookie butter if you're trying to lose weight, it's NOT healthy at all and people shouldn't be replacing natural pb or almond butter for a spread that's made out of crushed cookies, sugar, and palm oil. Plus, a serving is one tbsp i believe? which is 95 calories and basically no nutrition
  • Afura
    Afura Posts: 2,054 Member
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    Hatch Green Chile salsa, because it burns so good
    Hatched Chiles diced in can - See above
    Roasted red peppers - A quick add on to food
    Brown rice and quinoa pasta
    Cashew nuts - Break them down myself into smaller packages
    Asparagus Risotto
    Coconut Milk

    Yes a lot of the cookie butter stuff is awesome, but it depends on your dietary restrictions (ie I'm diabetic) more than 'food is evil', but I will sometimes get a bar of their dark chocolate and make sure to ration it out. :grin:
  • lisele03
    lisele03 Posts: 133 Member
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    I love TJ's! My favorite staples (many of which have already been cited): their low fat cottage cheese, their garlic hummus, 50% less salt almonds AND (not everyone's cup of tea) their no salt added canned sardines in water. They're great on salads and full of protein!!
  • sofaking6
    sofaking6 Posts: 4,589 Member
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    Butternut squash raviolis
    Tarazzu coffee
    Hummus (they really do have the best around)
    And also - ask an employee to show you some of the non-$2 wines under the TJ umbrella - they actually have a lot of excellent ones and the prices are always right.
  • GreenValli
    GreenValli Posts: 1,054 Member
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    lishie_rebooted wrote: »
    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
    I love macaroni and cheese! Is Trader Joes good? How many calories?

  • amw1919
    amw1919 Posts: 74 Member
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    Salsa Verde (1 TBSP = 5 calories)
    Dark chocolate bars
    Fig butter (between an english muffin tastes like a fig newton sandwich)

    High calorie but absolutely LOVE the honey roasted sesame cashews and almonds.
  • atypicalsmith
    atypicalsmith Posts: 2,742 Member
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    What is a thig?
  • urloved33
    urloved33 Posts: 3,323 Member
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    <3 Sea Salt Scrub w Lavender
  • shamcd
    shamcd Posts: 178 Member
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    Crunchy Cookie Butter
    Chili Lime Chicken Burgers
    Orange Chicken
    Dried Mandarin Orange Slices
    Frozen Steel Cut Oatmeal
  • HeySwoleSister
    HeySwoleSister Posts: 1,938 Member
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    100% Unsweetened Cranberry juice
    Crumpets
    Beer
    Jarred Kalamata Olives
    All manner of nuts and trail mix
    Edamame
    Salmon
    Quinoa
  • celinend
    celinend Posts: 30 Member
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    Veggie flaxseed tortilla chips & hummus
    Mango & cream bars
    Salads - citrus chicken, roasted beet, lemon chicken & arugula are really good! Others, like the broccoli, kale & chicken salad, I swap out the dressing for something lower cal.
    Individual bags of trail mix (omega is my favorite)
    Chicken jalapeno sausages
    Greek yogurt

    And not for eating, but I love the tea tree oil body wash. :)
  • urloved33
    urloved33 Posts: 3,323 Member
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    <3 The very affordable fresh flowers!

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