Trader Joe's

Just got back from my monthly stock up at TJ's- the nearest is 45 min away from me. I stocked up on tons of stuff and was wondering what everyone else likes from there- I am always looking to try new stuff! This is what I bought tonight-

Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
Penko Bread Crumbs
Sesame Sticks
Gnocchi
Organic milk
Organic half and half
Mini Cheese Ravioli
Provolone Cheese
Focaccia Bread
Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
Rocky Road Squares
Chicken Sausage
Blueberry Waffles
Bananas

for the kids:
their version of Frosted Mini Wheats
Cheese sticks
Vanana yogurt
their organic version of go-gurts
Fig Cereal bars
Organic Apple Juice

share your favorites!!

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I really only ever bought Butternut squash soup and peanut butter cream cheese. I was debating on doing all my shopping there....everything looks more healthy and it is cheap, i have a trader joes 5 minutes away.

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I went their yesterday and got DH a lot of the packaged fresh foods...DH said they were amazing! Tonight he had chicken stuffed with cranberry apple stuffing and I baked sweet potato fries. He was in heaven. Yesterday he had blackened chicken fettucine alfredo.

I also got him the iced teas from there. He loved those too.

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I have a very limited diet because I'm breastfeeding my DS who has a ton of food allergies. Trader Joe's carries a lot of items that work with my diet. I LOVE them!!! Some of the things I listed I can't have because of the food restrictions, but I listed them anyways because they were my faves.

Steel Cut Oats (TJ's brand, quick cook)
Original Hummus (Tahini Free) - BEST hummus I've ever tasted!!!
Sesame Honey Almonds
Dark Chocolate Covered Almond Clusters
No Guilt Pita Chips
Garlic Breadsticks (I just discovered this last week - soft bread with roasted garlic, SO good)
Taco Seasoning (if you like spice)
Carrots (I make carrot juice & they're always really fresh & sweet)
Sesame Seed Ezekial Bread
Sunflower Seed Butter
Rasberry Fruit Spread
Earth's Balance Buttery Spread
Gummy Bears
Avocados
Celery
Refried Beans
Frozen Roasted Eggplant & Zucchini
Frozen Fire Roasted Corn

I know there's more, but that's all I can think of right now.

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Love TJ's. DH just went yesterday. Some of my favorites are:

Sesame pita chips
Chocolate covered banana bites
Don't eat it anymore but their vanilla greek yogurt (insane!)
Raw trail mix
Gnocchi
Multigrain english muffins
All their produce

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I always have to buy a tub of their vanilla cat cookies.

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Mushroom risotto
BBQ chicken pieces
veggie fried rice
veggie egg rolls

And they were giving samples of the croissants and chocolate chip cookies today - both delicious!

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I love their Better'n Peanut Butter!! (Target also has it but its about a dollar cheaper at TJ). I also love the Chili Lime Chicken burgers.

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My staples are:
Greek Yogurt
Regular yogurt
Low fat granola cereal
Raisins
Chicken cutlets
ground turkey
beef stew meat
shrimp
frozen turkey meatballs
Cheese sticks
ketchup
frozen vegetables
There version of fruit rollups
eggs
egg whites

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Shop mostly for DS. I get
fish nuggets (so good)
wheat thins (Trader joe brand)
chicken nuggets

For DH
Thai shrimp dumpings.

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I Love the dried mango - the "Just Mango Slices" version...they taste like fruit roll ups!!

DD loves the TJ Cereal Bars (A blueberry walks into a bar) and the TJ version of Pirates booty.

My last trip I picked up some veggie burgers and had those the other night...Not bad!!

Also had their spinach artichoke dip for Superbowl and everyone RAVED about it.

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*Instant Oatmeal - cheaper and better taster than Quaker's hands down (Apple and Maple flavors)
*Cereal Bars
*Cereal (honey nut o's, frosted flakes)
*Honey wheat pretzel sticks
*yogurt
*Orange chicken
*chicken fried rice
*chicken wontons
*shrimp gyoza
*Ice cream cookiewiches
*chicken stock
*roasted red pepper and eggplant spread
*spices (so much cheaper)
*cheese
*1/2 iced tea, 1/2 lemonade
*Joe Joe's (oreos)
*Cat cookies

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I LOVE TJ's!! Staples that we buy...

whole wheat pastas
soy mozzarella
regular mozzarella
three layered hummus
pita bread
whole wheat tortillas
snackin' apples
organic baby carrots
baby bok choy
organic mushrooms
raw almonds
raw cashews
organic plain yogurt
soy milk
quinoa
tofu

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Peanut butter cream cheese
Tarte de alsce
Organic woodfire sicilian style pizza
The angus sirlion is a little pricey but out of this world
English style crumpetes

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I just started going there. The food is so much cheaper than WF. However, I noticed that a lot of the food comes from countries other than US like India, Thailand, etc.

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Tuscan whole wheat bread
Fresh squeezed OJ
Crinkle cut potato chips
Fayeh Greek yogurt