Trader Joe's favorites

chavens85

Hello! We are heading to Madison this weekend and are stopping at Trader Joe's. I love it and wish we had one closer! What are some of your favorites to pick up! I'm looking for healthy items and even some delicious (in moderation!) treats too! I think we're bringing a cooler too (I know..a bit ridiculous!) so refrigerated/frozen items are welcome too!

dawn1801

Crab cakes, fish, veggies, whole wheat bread, and sparkling water.

peacek

Low fat Greek Honey Yogurt.
Low fat blueberry Yogurt.
Almond butter
Black Corn chips
Quinao medley
roasted red potatoes

sicembears

Love Trader Joe's Here are a few things I like...

Chipotle Hummus
Honey Chevre Cheese
Sweet Potato Tater Tots
Smooth Blend coffee
Cocoa Almond Spread (healthy version of nutella)
strawberry vanilla greek yogurt

msommy

I generally only shop at TJ's. Love virtually everything! If you are lucky enough you should get some Chicken Tikka Samosa's. Great tasting snack. Not sure the health value of them though. I eat them no matter what. The Indian food there - Butter Chicken and Chicken Tikka Masala - sells like crazy, they are fantastic. The "Trader Mings" stuff is great too. I get the Mandarin Orange Chicken. You have to eat it in moderation, but it is so good! You really can't go wrong shopping there. I forgot the exact name of them but the strawberry frozen treat in the ice cream isle is amazing. Very low cal. and made with real strawberries. Great frozen treat. The Jalenpeno Chicken Sausage is really good too. I get that. 100cal per link.

Beware buying bread there. It taste good and all but it must be eaten quickly. I find that TJ's bread expires way too fast. I hardly get the chance to eat any of it before it spoils.

caseythirteen

I second the Mandarin Orange Chicken and the Jalapeno Chipotle Hummus! Both delicious. We also like their chicken quesadillas, the mini mint chocolate ice cream sandwiches (serving is 2, but 1 is just 60 calories and perfect bit of sweet for me), kettle corn and they have great bread options.

tuffytuffy1

I have a list, lol

•Snacks/Dry Food:

Popped potato chips
Veggie sticks
Reduced guilt chips
100 calorie pack oatmeal chocolate chip crackers
Joe's O's (like Cheerios)
Mac 'n Cheese (boxed)
Applesauce
Everything bagel chips
Entertainment crackers
Peanut Butter sandwich crackers
Sesame rounds
Water crackers


•Fresh Food:

Tri tip
Bool kogi
Ground beef
Chicken jalepeno sausage
Beer bratwursts
Balsamic and rosemary grilled chicken
Pork loin chops
Chicken tenders
All of their fruit
All of their veggies
All of their cheeses
Guacamole 2-pack


•Frozen Food:

Jumbo sea scallops (1 pound bag)
Mini tacos (chicken, beef)
Taquitos
Breaded chicken tenderloins
Cod sticks
Pierogies
Fettucini alfredo
Orange chicken
Gnocci Sorrentino
Petite peas (16 ounce bag)
Frozen sweet corn (16 ounce bag) (BEST CORN EVER!)
Mango chunks
Tuna steaks
Jumbo shrimp (1 pound bag)

kingscrown

Gyozas, frozen brown rice and haricot vert (slim green beans). Makes the greatest quick lunches.

supahstar71

Vanilla Almond Clusters, aka Crack Clusters. I highly recommend you buy two boxes and hide one.

Katie320

TJ's jarred bruschetta is one of my absolute favorites. 25 calories for two tablespoons. I love to use it on sandwiches instead of other condiments. The sushi is good too if you want to splurge a little. I also love the spicy black bean dip. So good! Also, I read somewhere that TJ's has the best deal in terms of price and quality of olive oil.

Dani_Davies23

Trader Joe's Chocolate Soy Mini Ice Cream Sandwich.

curlszz

their smoked salmon is really really good and low cal.

v_woolf

Their sunflower seed nut butter is to die for! (I live in Canada and I always bring it back across the border with me!)

marycmeadows

I get my mom to get stuff at trader joe's for me before I see her (there's one near her but not near me and I live over an hour from her)...... stuff I ask her to get me.....

almond meal
almond butter

and most recently I asked her to get me some speculoos cookie butter!

Bobtheangrytomato

Spinach artichoke greek yogurt dip and tofu burgers

Cupcakehippiemommy

LOVE Trader Joe's - Chili Lime Chicken Burgers- I usually cook them and make them into tacos or over a spinach and jicama salad with lime and cilantro vinagrette

LORIANN1108

TRADER JOE EGG WHITES
MANGO SORBET....YUMMY

GeneveSparkles

Hello! We are heading to Madison this weekend and are stopping at Trader Joe's. I love it and wish we had one closer! What are some of your favorites to pick up! I'm looking for healthy items and even some delicious (in moderation!) treats too! I think we're bringing a cooler too (I know..a bit ridiculous!) so refrigerated/frozen items are welcome too!

LOL I do the same thing!! I'm in La Crosse and try to get to the TJ's in Rochester as often as possible! A cooler helps during the summer months

I always stock up on soyrizo and freeze it when I get home. I love their frozen polenta, cheese enchiladas, yellow curry sauce, and so much more!

yo_andi

I do the majority of my grocery shopping there. Good stuff, great prices.

juliemouse83

Three words: Wasabi Seaweed Snacks.

I also like the Peruvian Crack Rice...err...Chimichuri Rice, their smooth brie, firm tofu, smoked salmon, tri tip roasts, tofurkey sausages, the TJ brand turkeyless turkey roast with wild rice (seasonal), and the veggie section.

Emma_Problema

I get a few of my desserts from Trader Hos. They have the best pretzel thins covered in dark chocolate that are AMAZING!

And I LOVE their Fruit Floes, which are low-cal fruity popsicles. SO GOOD!

The nearest Ho is like 40 minutes from me right now. It makes me saddddd.