Trader Joes

I shop there but can't say I'm obsessed w/TJoes. I find it expensive for most items, so I just pick and choose when I go there, looking for things on sale or priced competitively w/other stores.

Actually, just stopped in a few mins ago and bought some ground coffee (2lbs for $9.99), a lb of dried Turkish apricots for under $5 and a pkg of basil for $3, which were the best deals I saw today.

The only "must buy" item for me at TJoes Is the pre-made Hollandaise sauce. It's the only place that I know that sells it. Saves me the time/trouble to make it when I want to have some Eggs Benedict for breakfast Yum!

Thai Chilli Lime Almonds

Not obsessed but I do like to go once in a while and treat myself to some special treats. love the apple and almond stuffed pork chops, the mushroom risotto, the honey vanilla greek yogurt and I always look for some interesting cheeses.

My repeat buys are the Brussel Sprouts, Thai Red curry sauce, Palak Paneer, Brown rice Medley, red and green lentils and the couscous blend which I forget the name of.

I only visit a TJ's once every couple of months as I prefer Aldi's for my general week to week shopping.

Totally obsessed. Most my diary is trader joes. I like the turkey meatballs, hash browns, greek yogurts, mmm. The orange chicken is SO GOOD , better than takeout IMO, but not that great for ya lol

french onion soup, veggie straws, the long frozen green beans, sour cream, yogurt, tortillias, sauces, like the red curry paste, I'm going to buy they're cauliflower "rice" next time i just heard about. Oh & I always bought their cracker type bread to make those rolled sandwiches with

im a whole foods girl myself.... but no one will ever touch TJs cookie butter.

Their pumpkin spice cookie butter kinda overwhelmed me the first time, but tastes pretty good. It's a little too chunky compared to HEBs cookie butter.

TJs is more or less an impulse store for me, but I always get fennel when I go. It's the cheapest from all the stores I go to. I'm also loyal to their body wash.

I live about 2 hours from Trader Joes, and get there about once or twice a year. That's usually often enough for me to stock up on their red quinoa, BBQ sauce, body wash, and white bean basil hummus. I just went a couple of weeks ago, though, and picked up jars of the harvest salsa with pumpkin tortilla chips, pumpkin spice cookie butter, and the pumpkin spice almond milk. I have pumpkin fever!

I wish we had one close by......all this sounds so yummy!!!

Oh boy!!

pound plus milk chocolate with almonds

I love their freezer section. Riced cauliflower, grilled asparagus, grilled cauliflower, turkey meatballs, shrimp stir-fry and the chicken chile lime burgers are all amazing

I love Trader Joes.

The cheese section is fantastic, and the best priced for some of the fancier cheeses that I've seen anywhere. Wine too.

Produce is kind of hit or miss, but they consistently have some stuff that's sometimes hard to find at other stores (leeks, fennel), and some of the prepared produce is a nice time/energy saver (peeled and cubed butternut squash, mirepoix).

Their frozen food is really good, and a lot of it is pretty healthy (There are some calorie bombs, so read labels!). I am a big fan of their individual servings of spinach lasagna and eggplant parmesan. Their frozen veggies are really good quality, the fire roasted peppers are a favorite of mine for making burrito bowls, or fajitas.

They have a nice selection of dried fruits, and nuts and snack mixes, depending on how those fit in your calorie goals.

Not healthy at all, but incredibly delicious things too. Pumpkin pie ice cream is to die for. The cookie butter cups are phenomenal. The appetizers are great, but pretty caloric, like mac and Cheese balls, pigs in a blanket, etc.

My staples are the organic nonfat European style yogurt, Nature's Path Flax Plus cereal, a variety of coffees, the sweet corn with cheese and green chiles tamales, the frozen wild Alaskan Coho Salmon filets, fire-roasted frozen corn, frozen organic spinach, avocados, the Tunisian Chetouli olive oil, the champagne citrus vinegar, and so many other things. I'm lucky to have four within easy driving distance.