Trader Joe's?

lina1131

One opened up 15 minutes from my house. My sister and I went last Friday and bought a few things and I loved everything I bought and tried.

Eggplant Hummus - Freakin' YUM!
Regular Hummus - Very good
Cranberry Oatmeal coffee dunkers - I'm obsessed. I don't know if I can really buy these again because they are all I want to eat. So good.

I still have the chicken fried rice, frozen grilled eggplant and zucchini, and a few other things to try.

What do YOU recommend from Trader Joe's that I must try?!

magerum

I would suggest saving the money and going somewhere else. Just my opinion.

Jena_72

Their $3 wine is pretty good!

Jena_72

I would suggest saving the money and going somewhere else. Just my opinion.

I agree I think Fresh & Easy is a much better store but similar to trader, although quite a few of them will be closing soon :grumble:

ladynocturne

I live at Trader Joes. I'm not sure why some people have the opinion that it's "expensive" because it isn't. They cut out the middle man on a lot of products and repackage them so they are cheaper. I save money shopping there.

Things I love:

Roasted Vegetable Pizza (dairy free)
Thai Vegetable Pot Stickers
Masala Simmer Sauce
Tofu Edamame Nuggets
Quina duo with Vegetable Malange
Spicy Lentil Wrap
Baked Tofu - Savory
Minestone Soup
Black Bean Soup
Paneer Tikka Masala
Wasabi Seaweed Snacks

I could go on forever.

eas1950

I too love the trader joe's! They have some tasty reduced guilt frozen meals. Their multigrain pullman bread is one of my favorites.Love their low sodium tomato soup. I have to drive an hr. and a half to Nashville to stock up. So worth it!

deb2799

See I really like Trader Joes and think Fresh N Easy is not so great ...

I like the

less guilt Mac N Cheese
breaded chicken tenderloins
100 cal cookie packs
pita chips
frozen veggies
Fig Bars
for a treat, cookie butter

majope

I think Trader Joe's is terrific! I like the frozen organic brown rice (great to accompany something from the crock pot when you don't get home until late), their grated parmesan/asiago/romano blend, turkey meatballs, Half-Baked ciabattini rolls, simmer sauces, olive oil, cheap wine and beer. Their cheeses are often half the price of the identical cheese at Whole Foods. Also check their vitamin and supplements aisle for some great deals.

Joreanasaurous

I love Trader Joes... Fresh and Easy not so much.

The appealing thing with Trader Joes is all of their own products are nonGMO which I really like. Add to the fact they pay their employees a decent wage and they win. Plus everyone I go I find something new and delicious to fall in love with.

fougamou

DO NOT try the Carrot Cake Inside Out Cookies.

DO NOT buy extra boxes to put in the freezer, just so you have some on hand.

DO NOT eat them frozen

Seriously, just do not look at them. I am pretty sure the calories will just jump on you for looking at them.


THEY ARE SO GOOOD!


When I go to Trader Joe's I always hit the wine sampling. A lot of decent wines at low cost, and with the sampling you can make sure that you like them first.

The have a wonder selection of cheese at very reasonable prices.

They also have a delicious tomato based seafood soup (the name begins with a C and I think is Italian) in the freezer section that we love.

lina1131

We don't have Fresh and Easy. We have Whole Foods and Whole Foods is really expensive. I found the prices at Trader Joe's to be better.

I can't wait to go back and see what else I can try from there.

abetterluke

I don't know why people seem to think its expensive. It's actually very cheap compared to whole foods, etc.

I will say this...I won't buy their meat anymore. It's gone bad wayyyy before the expiration date everytime. The produce is good. I love a lot of the things in the frozen section. Their hummus is fantastic. I love buying the frozen bags of edamame. Great prices on cheese. Their "vintage" beer is realllllllyyyy good.

jamiek917

their chicken apple chardonnay sausage is delicious. 2 links, with a pepper, onion, zucchini blend with a little olice oil and light soy sauce= delicious!

paleo_caveman

frozen roasted bell peppers

_Thanatos_

I wish there were Trader Joe's down here....

LoosingMyLast15

96% lean ground hamburger
whole wheat bread
whole wheat english muffins
low sodium chicken stock
pizza dough
chicken and cilantro mini wontons (frozen)
garlic hummus

EmilyOfTheSun

Try their "Reduced Guilt Mac & Cheese". I like to mix a can of tuna and some bacon bits into it. It's good by itself too.

mrogus

The frozen steel cut oats are great!! You get 2 servings in a box for $1.60. I like the fruit leathers too. Kind of like a fruit roll-up but its all natural. The red pepper hummus is awesome. And I like thier egg white salad! The container is 2 servings and its very low calorie.

There is one not too far from me and I tend to go once a month just for the oatmeal

Rosytakesoff

Lots of stuff, but I make a special trip across town for the Bay Blend coffee.

angelh1908

I haven't tried Trader Joe's yet, mainly because I only recently heard of it. That was AFTER I spent money at Whole Foods....SO wishing I had known about it before hand. Thanks for all the favs listed here, I'm definitely going to check them out!

Liatush

Their chicken-tikaa masala is to die for. Mango Sortbet. They have mushroom turnovers, mushroom and goat cheese in so many products.... I am an addict.

DO NOT TRY the lemon bars or the chocolate covered pretzel deliciousness. It took me months to get over!! haha.