If I had to shop at one supermarket for the rest of my life, I would choose Trader Joe’s, hands down. Not only does is have organic fruits, veggies and meats at reasonable prices, it has a ton of different Trader Joe’s only products that I absolutely love. I wanted to share some of my favorite must have products from Trader Joe’s and share my love for meatless burgers in my first ever vlog!
These are the things that I picked up on my last trip to Trader Joe’s. It had been a few weeks since I’d been to TJ’s and about a week since I had been to the grocery store, so a lot of the things I got are my staples. I’m going to elaborate on the things that I think you really need to try!
- I love TJ’s pre-cut fruit. I am a huge pineapple fan and I love that I can be lazy and buy the precut spears without breaking the bank
- Bagged Greens. I use Kale in my green juices and spring mix is a salad staple
- Baby Beets. These are peeled, precooked and ready for eating. Being a huge fan of beets, I could just eat these out of the package, but they usually go into my salads.
- English cucumbers. My favorite crispy, crunchy veggie. I love slicing these and dipping into hummus or dressing.
Dinner items:
- Veggie/Mahi Mahi burgers. See vlog below!
- Potstickers. These are Munchkin’s favorite thing. The boy loves his dumplings.
- Fried Rice. This rice is a staple in my family. We seriously have it at every family get together and we never have leftovers…ever.
- Lobster Ravioli. Great for a quick dinner and insanely good!
Snacks:
- Jerky. In this trip I had gotten Salmon jerky, but I’ve had turkey and beef and none have ever disappointed.
- Fruit Leather Bars. They come in a bunch of flavors and a great alternative to other supermarket “fruit snacks.”
- Larabars/Cliff Z Bars.
- Rice cakes. I eat these dry and I also make them into sandwiches when I’m a bit hungrier.
- Cocoa Almond Spread. This is glorified Nutella, but I love it!
- Apple Carrot Crushers. These are little applesauce pouches, which Munchkin and I both love.
Condiments:
- Sweet Chili Sauce. I mention it in the vlog, but this is the best all purpose topping to any protein. As you can imagine from the name, it is sweet, but the chili flakes give it a nice kick.
- Coconut Oil. TJ’s is my place for coconut oil. I use this stuff for everything so I go through a lot, and at the price you can’t beat it. I’ve also seen that they have a spray coconut oil, but sadly my TJ’s hasn’t stocked it yet.
I hope you found my list helpful and that some new items will sneak into your cart on your next trip to Trader Joe’s!
What’s your favorite supermarket to shop at? What are your Trader Joe’s must haves?
Great list!! I love trader Joe’s! My favorite things from them are their super salad, premade lentils, Chicken tikka masala.
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I am making the 3 hour trip to my nearest Trader Joe’s this weekend. Thanks for the list!
reason 39843984 I LOVE MY NEW HOOD is we finally live near a TJs!
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Now if only I had a TJ or Whole Foods!
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I’ve been hearing great things about those veggie burgers. I’ll have to try them out next time. My favorite item at TJ’s is brown rice tortilla wraps, which I eat every single day.
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I love Trader Joe’s. My must have is chipotle hummus, so great on sweet potatoes 🙂
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I love the beets and the premade lentils too. My husband loves the TJ’s brand frozen Indian entrees (like Palak Paneer).
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I am a huge TJs fan too and we don’t have them in Canada. I always fill the car up with goodies before we come home!
ha! we have some of the same staples. Love that store-helps to keep my husband and I healthy!
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Trader Joe’s is my HAPPY PLACE – well one of them, Whole Foods is my THRILLED place – aha ha!! I always go to TJ’s for SPINACH because it’s soooo inexpensive there… And they used to have Arctic Char in their freezer section that ROCKED but sadly it was discontinued. That being said, they do sell BLACK COD which is delicious too – Highly recommend it!
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Those Dr. Praeger’s veggie burgers are the best ever! Trader Joe’s is so awesome….I just did a post of my favorites on Sunday, check it out…. http://www.hungryhealthygirl.com/2013/05/05/trader-joes-favorites-and-weekly-meal-plan/ Great vlog! Try the eggplant hummus. It’s great as a dip or spread.
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awesome post! I too am obsessed with trader joes. And that mango green tea…AMAZING!!!
Thanks for sharing. I am a fan of most of these items but have yet to try the california veggie or mahi mahi burgers. Will have to pick those up on my next trip 🙂
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