Calling all TRADER JOES LOVERS! :)

EthanJeremiahsMama

Hi everyone! I absolutely LOVE Trader Joes! I always do my grocery shopping there if I'm not at Safeway lol. I had a few questions for some of you tj lovers!


Has anyone tried..

1) Trader Joes healthy smoked uncured black forest ham? It's so good! 0 sugar, fat free & not high on sodium! Is it bad to eat HAM on a healthy diet towards weight loss? Most of their turkey I find is so high on sodium!! I've had tj's ham on Ezekiel whole grain bread with 1 laughing cow cheese wedge.. PHENOMENAL!

2) Trader Joes peanut butter filled pretzels! I just bought this delicious treat today recommended by someone on MFP! Is it okay to snack on these? They're soo good!

3) Whole wheat pita bread.. I had too! Anyone have some delicious recipes?


WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE TRADER JOE ITEMS?
I'd love some feedback as far as healthy foods and not so high on sodium!!

ChantalGG

You can eat whatever you want on a low calories diet.

jamja

I shop exclusively at Trader Joes. Food for thought...pretzels are a high glycemic food so you may want to consider an alternative snack.

And yes I buy the uncured ham all the time.
Try the spinach and sour cream dip or jalepeno cheese spread - yummy.

sqenixs

I love the trader joe's brand vanilla soy milk. Best soy milk in my opinion.

EthanJeremiahsMama

You can eat whatever you want on a low calories diet.

Trying to stay low sodium, sugar, no hydrogenated oils, bad fats.. Etc.

jamja

You've got to try TJs unsweetened almond milk.
No sugar and 2 carbs per cup.

maryd523

I love Trader Joe's and am so sad they aren't in Boise, or ever have plans to be. For my birthday one year, I had my sister send me ten jars of the Spicy Black-Bean Dip. It's so delicious! I go to Seattle all the time and always come home with lots of Trader Joe's products in my suitcase.

Two-Buck Chuck is the best!

EthanJeremiahsMama

You've got to try TJs unsweetened almond milk.
No sugar and 2 carbs per cup.

I will definitely pick that up on the way this week! I've been using Blue Diamond unsweetened almond milk for months now & I love it! Thankyou for the responses!! is it okay to eat tj's ham every other day? I heard it wasn't such a good idea because well.. It's "ham" but tj's has such good products!!

Any snacks you recommend as well?

frostiegurl

Some of my faves

almond butter with flax seed
bagged spinach and salads
raw milk cheeses ( all of them)
frozen chicken breast tenders
steamer clams
sonoma tortillas
dried prunes
raw almonds
multigrain hot cereal
non fat plain Greek yogurt
21 seasoning salute
olive oil
no salt added tuna
salmon burgers (fresh)
jarlsberg lite Swiss cheese slices
pizza Olympiad
cat cookies
triple Ginger snaps
dark chocolate covered edamame

shimmergal

I love TJ's too. I get by corn tortilla/WW tortilla and make wraps out of them (with avacado, cherry tomatoes, chicken/fish, black beans, etc.) .
I also like their vegetables in a bag - eg green beans (steam in a bag), frozen spinach,
I get organic chicken, low fat string cheese, oatbran, greek yogurt, egg whites, FF half and half (when some receipe calls for it), etc.

roraborealis

Trader Joe's has some incredible foods.

I enjoy their Black Bean and Corn enchiladas. A decent small meal of 260 calories. For extra protein, I toss in a light string cheese stick.

I love their multigrain pita chips for a light snack. If I keep it to one serving, it's not an issue. Their hummus is tastier than anybody else's I've found, but it's another one to limit on quantity. But a little bit of something quality is more satisfying than a lot of something mediocre, in my experience.

I like their turkey chili. Their beef chili is also pretty good. High in fiber, good on protein, low in fat.

Also their Greek yogurt. Yum! Lots more protein than normal yogurt. Even plain with fresh fruit is a real treat! I just walked outside tonight and picked fresh blackberries to put on my yogurt in the morning. Couldn't resist eating some right away, though.

I also like their dark chocolate. When I'm craving chocolate, just a square or two of their dark chocolate will cover it!

SparkleShine

I think the ham is great! The pretzels are yummy but I wouldn't eat them regularly, or too many!

I love their tomato & basil hummus! Yummm!!!!

RangerSteve

Food for thought...pretzels are a high glycemic food so you may want to consider an alternative snack.

So?

Also, when peanut butter is added to the pretzel, it changes the glycemic index of the food anyway.

RangerSteve

Trying to stay low sodium, sugar, no hydrogenated oils, bad fats.. Etc.

Any specific reason you're staying low sodium? Do you have a history of high blood pressure in your family? Do you exercise a lot? Do you sweat when you exercise?

What's a "bad fat" by the way?

withchaco

Trying to stay low sodium, sugar, no hydrogenated oils, bad fats.. Etc.

Any specific reason you're staying low sodium? Do you have a history of high blood pressure in your family? Do you exercise a lot? Do you sweat when you exercise?

What's a "bad fat" by the way?

I think "low sodium" is a very relative term, especially in the U.S. where a lot of people consume way too much sodium.

maryd523

Trying to stay low sodium, sugar, no hydrogenated oils, bad fats.. Etc.

Any specific reason you're staying low sodium? Do you have a history of high blood pressure in your family? Do you exercise a lot? Do you sweat when you exercise?

What's a "bad fat" by the way?

Trans-fats. Partially hydrogenated fats. Most saturated fats.

RangerSteve

Trans-fats. Partially hydrogenated fats. Most saturated fats.

I agree about the trans fat (although trans fat is found naturally in dairy and beef) but I completely disagree about saturated fat. Coconut, eggs, etc are all good for you.

kaur16

saturated fats such as avocado, coconut, eggs are good for you. Coconut oil has high smoking point whereas all other good oils such as olive because of their low smoking point do get converted into some form of trans fat

clareruth218

I love love LOVE Trader Joe's Roasted Seaweed Snacks. So delicious. Tart frozen yogurt (even my fiance likes this stuff!) Animal crackers every so often, they're the best tasting in my opinion. And the apricot mango nonfat yogurt.

maryd523

Trans-fats. Partially hydrogenated fats. Most saturated fats.

I agree about the trans fat (although trans fat is found naturally in dairy and beef) but I completely disagree about saturated fat. Coconut, eggs, etc are all good for you.

I agree, which is why I said "most saturated fats". I love coconut oil and eggs. I guess I should have just said, "some saturated fats".