Any TJ recs

I am a big fan of their Indian Chutney....and all their nuts....Oh Yum! I need to go soon as well..thanks for the reminder.

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Everything is awesome that I have had from there. But since we don't have one. I always send a request for my mom or sister to bring me mango salsa. Love Love love that. It may be seasonal but if its there I would definately reccomend it.

Hi ladies

I'm trying to stock up on healthy, satisfying...yummy tasting foods
I'm hitting Trader Joe's tomorrow...any recs for things I should check out?

Thanks, Kim

Hi Kim,
I do pretty much all of my shopping at TJ's. I've been eating their instant oatmeal for breakfast - easy to bring to work. Their boxed soups are good too - the tomato/red bell pepper is yummy and only like 70 calories (if I remember right) per serving. They also sell cartoned egg whites so you can make a quick omelette. I add fresh spinach and a little parmesan cheese.....I agree, they have a great variety of nuts and a small handful makes a great, healthy snack. The fresh produce section has bags of stir fry veggies and also cooked lentils that you can make a quick soup or salad with. Geeeze, I like everything at Trader Joes! It's hard to narrow down!

Alright I feel out of the loop now,
What is a Trader Joes?
I get that it is a store. But we do not have them in my area.
--Diann...

They may not have them in Kansas. It's a chain of grocery stores that buy quality products in bulk and pass the savings on to the customer. They sell everything from flowers and wine to organic meats, gourmet cheeses, great frozen foods, even pet food. You can check out there website www.traderjoes.com :flowerforyou:

LOVE Trader Joe's!! Lots of organic stuff. And they treat their employees really well. I refuse to shop at Walmart for this reason. Trader Joe's has a store locator on its webpage. They also are environmentally sensitve. Huge in the Northwest.

Favorites: Apricot low sugar preserves (30 cal per tbsp) Mango Chutney (spicy/sweet), great produce, whole wheat tortillas, frozen vegetable stir fry, veggie burritos, good prices. My local store always has a food demo going with free "tastes".

They have these really nice tortillas called "Sonoma carb cutting tortillas". While I dont pay attention to low carb diets I like them because they are only 60 calories each, have a nice pliable texture, and are decent sized. I like to make veggie and turkey wraps with em'.
They also have plenty of produce thats conveniently pre-prepared and packaged for an easy quick side of vegetables.

Their pouched Tuna and curry items are pretty good but Im not sure what the nutritional value of them are. It comes in yellow, green, and red curry. Yellow is my favorite for this brand.

Careful though, there is plenty of delicious temptations waiting inside...I always have to walk around the carmel bites so I dont see them.