Trader Joe's!

Chrissy8172

You're welcome. I'm SO excited for you! I've always had a TJs and I can't imagine life without one! Oh, and they also have tons of great bags of nuts, dried fruits, trail mixes, etc.

Yes, here in FL we're just starting to get them now. I will check those out as well, thank you again!

Chrissy8172

I personally do not like their kale yogurt dip. I've actually only ever found two things at TJ's that I do not like. The first is the kale yogurt dip, and the second is the Tofu Edamame nuggets. I love, love, love their guiltless guac. It's guacamole mixed with greek yogurt and so, so yummy, and really lightens up the calories and fat. Their pesto gouda is delicious. I like to shred a bit and add it to scrambled eggs. They have shrimp stir fry which is low cal and seriously good. The Island Soyaki sauce is a great marinade.

I really love guacamole, so I'll have to check that out! And pesto gouda?? Omg my grocery bill is going to be insane, I need all of these things!

aliciap412

I know someone else already said this, but, EVERYTHING

Juliebug33

whole bean dark roast coffee in the blue can

FatFreeFrolicking

Roasted coconut chips
Salt & pepper pistachios
Coconut cashews
Sunflower seeds
Spinach & kale greek yogurt dip
Turkey burgers (frozen)
Roasted garlic hummus
Pomegranate seeds
Bananas (only 19 cents a piece)
Veggie & flaxseed tortilla chips
Banana chips
Kale chips
Creamy spinach & artichoke dip (frozen)
Asparagus spears
Organic virgin coconut oil
Rolled oats
Mango and green juice smoothies
Cold pressed juice
Gone bananas (frozen chocolate covered banana slices)
Fuji apple slices
Pomegranate green tea
Flax seeds
Chia seeds
Organic hemp protein powder
Cold brew coffee concentrate
Inner peas
Happy treks

Savemyshannon

It's not exactly diet-friendly, but they have this amazing French flat bread pizza (Tarte something?) that is made with creme fraiche, parmesan, and mushrooms. I ccould eat the entire thing in a single sitting (this is why I'm fat!)!!! The entire frozen section is amazing, actually, and I would load up on everything there back in the day. The cookie butter is to die for but again, not exactly healthy!

The ginger cookies are superb and the sushi is fairly decent for grocery store sushi. Be careful with the produce, though. Sometimes you have to dig for the good pickings and on quick glance, it seems like a good deal but sometimes it's cheaper to get the produce at a chain or farmer's market (the bananas come to mind, they're almost always double what my local chain sells them for). The meat is almost always more expensive than at chains.

Their health and beauty section though is the real crown jewel, for me. Tons of organic, fragrant soaps and skin creams at really great prices.

albayin

EVERYTHING. Truly.

This^^

albayin

I personally do not like their kale yogurt dip. I've actually only ever found two things at TJ's that I do not like. The first is the kale yogurt dip, and the second is the Tofu Edamame nuggets. I love, love, love their guiltless guac. It's guacamole mixed with greek yogurt and so, so yummy, and really lightens up the calories and fat. Their pesto gouda is delicious. I like to shred a bit and add it to scrambled eggs. They have shrimp stir fry which is low cal and seriously good. The Island Soyaki sauce is a great marinade.

We love tofu nuggets~
For kale dip, I mix some cooked salmon, it turns out very tasty...

avril2626

Also to the person talking about MSG. While trader joes is suppose to be no gmo, no msg, no high fructose corn syrup, etc. SOME of their products have yeast extract which is MSG by another name and a lot of their chocolate products have corn syrup/corn syrup solids in them. I love TJ and do a lot of my shopping there BUT you still need to read labels.

avril2626

thank you for the above info re: yeast extract. my sis and a lot of friends are allergic, and I don't choose to ingest it or support food suppliers that use it. appreciate your input. also, lots of good things here I need to try now....and I shop there pretty regularly.

Maleficent0241

Not sure about healthy snacks but they have a triple ginger cookie that is awesome. ????

Years ago, I used to live near one and I'd always get Gingeroos - (ginger cookies.) Don't know if they're still there or if they switched to that "triple ginger cookie" thing she's talking about. Either way, I vote for TJ's ginger cookies. :drinker:

The triple ginger cookies rock. I also love their oat bran muffins (carrot ginger and some kind of berry blend are the flavors they have around here), but I would highly suggest freezing them and thawing them out when you want one - they don't have any preservatives and mold very quickly! I usually leave two out and freeze the other two. They thaw in the microwave really well.

Maleficent0241

Ohhhh, also their orange flavored cranberries (dried) are awesome in oatmeal and stuff. And their granny smith apple rings are amazing. Okay, in general I find their dried fruit to be way better tasting and better quality than anywhere else.

GreatDepression

TJ has a lot of unhealthful, processed foods packaged under "organic" labels that fool a lot of people into thinking its nutritious. Stick to the fresh produce, low-fat dairy and meats. I like TJ's nonfat plain Greek yogurt in the 4-cup tub. That's what I used to get all the time until I started shopping at Costco for larger yogurt containers.

getfitwithlee

MUST HAVE: Spinach stuffed mushrooms!!!!! Peanut power bar, 7 day cleanse....