Trader Joe’s - vegan food recommendations please?

Trader Joe's generally doesn't do "brands" (with a handful of exceptions), their thing is more selling their branded products so you'll typically just have one choice for each item. They tend to have really good pre-washed/cut vegetable mixes if you're looking to cook stuff and very reasonable prices for dried fruit and nuts. They also have vegan baked goods that are pretty clearly marked.

Pre-made things I've enjoyed from there: Cookie butter, cowboy caviar (corn/bean salsa), any of their hummus (especially the white bean or beet hummus), the spicy lentil wrap with tahini sauce, goddess dressing (it's too good!), marinated white beans, vegetarian chili, maple water (think coconut water, but from a maple tree), dark chocolate (not all of it is vegan, but some is), and beet chips.

I'm a vegan who loves Trader Joe's. My favorite things there are their store brand (Trader Joe's) meatless meatballs, I like to eat them dipped in their guacamole, but they are also good on pasta and their spaghetti sauce. I like their store brand crispy chickenless tenders. Sometime I make a vegan salad from the salad bar at work and then cut up the chicken tenders to put on it. That is a healthy, filling, and GREAT tasting lunch. I could eat it every day. I also like to take the chicken tenders and cut them up and dip them in Trader Joe's garlic hummus for a snack. Their soy vanilla ice cream sandwiches are really good, too, as is their dairy-free yogurt. They have some edamame crackers that are good to snack on, and of course, amazing produce and your standard items like cereal (I like the Heritage Flakes) and soy milk (or almond milk if you prefer it, I just happen to love soy milk). I can pretty much get all my groceries from there. Ooooh. They have gomacro snack bars that are high in protein. I like the chocolate chip ones -- totally vegan and taste amazing. I'll write another post if I think of anything else. I hope you enjoy Trader Joe's as much as I do.

their chocolate chips are vegan and i bake with them and also snack on them. their nuts (raw cashews and lightly salted pistachios are my favorites) are way cheaper than other groceries, ditto for their coconut oil. i LOVE their lightly seasoned brussel sprouts. the hummus sampler is great for when i can't make a choice. and i co-sign their veggie meatballs as well.

I’m not vegan so you will need to double check labels, but I love their Kung pao cauliflower, and vegetable birds nests. Both are in the frozen section. The rosemary marcona almonds are good too.

Trader joes tomato basil hummus is AWESOME and i've heard it can be a really great pizza sauce!!!

Vegan tikka masala (in the frozen section, uses the same protein as Gardein beefless tips)
Bamba peanut snacks (these are new, but they do contain palm oil, which some vegans don't eat)
Dark chocolate lovers bar
Salsa autentica
Tahini dip
Spicy lentil wrap
Balela (a chickpea side dish)
Eggplant garlic spread
Cranberry clementine sparkling water

Yay to Trader Joe’s!! I’m not vegan but I love their veggie patty (I think that’s the name?! It has a curry-ish flavor). Their baked tofu tastes good too. If you’re fine with Asian style, the teriyaki flavor goes well with any kind of veggies (stirred fried).

As one staff told me, you can always return their products if you’re not satisfied with them. I personally have never done that before but I’d say just go for anything that “looks good”