TGIF! I thought I’d share five of my favorite items at Trader Joes’s.
While I love way more than five items in that grocery store, these are five staples. I swing by once a week and these items are always in my shopping cart.
1. Organic broccoli slaw. TJ’s has the best price on organic broc slaw that I’ve seen. I use it to make my weekday salad lunches.
2. Pistachios. Bob and I eat a freakishly large amount of pistachios. We can knock out a bag almost every week. So. good.
3. Organic Apples. I pack an apple for both Bob and I every day for an afternoon snack at work. That’s 10 apples, just for Monday through Friday! Again, you can’t beat TJ’s price. And their price is per item, so yes, I hunt for the biggest apples I can find!
4. Salsa: Specifically, Fire Roasted Tomato. I LOVE salsa. This one has fantastic flavor with no added salt.
5. Dark Chocolate. Bob’s a huge fan of their 72% dark, while I love their 85%, or my new find: Stone Ground Extra Dark. Totally heavenly.
Do you shop at Trader Joe’s? Any staple items that you have to get there? I used to always buy their nut butters (both peanut and almond), but since I started making my own, I haven’t need to!
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I usually make a weekly stop too. Always in my shopping cart…..green salsa, brussel sprouts, roasted garlic bell peppers, and cooked grilled chicken. Tons of fruits and veggies go without saying. Have a great weekend!
I often pick up their bags of brussels sprouts . . . so convenient!
I’ve only been to Trader Joes a few times. We don’t have one very close to us. Whole Foods is closer, but I have always found good things the few times that I’ve been there!
I looooove TJ’s, especially their unsweetened almond milk. They also have really good prices on protein bars!
I haven’t tried the TJ’s brand almond milk–I still buy Blue Diamond’s. Hmmm . . . . maybe I should give it a try?
Interesting….the organic apples at TJs are only 69 cents where I live….weird how that works. I love TJs- I buy their coffee (organic is cheaper there), frozen veggies (again, cheaper for organic than at other stores), the chicken wrapped dog treats (charlie’s obsessed) and their rice crackers (love them). I’ll have to try that salsa!
You know, ours used to be 69 cents, too. But about a year ago, they went up to 79 cents. Oh well–it still beats our local grocery stores!
I really love their pretzel rolls and the frozen maple oatmeals!
Frozen maple oatmeal?!? I’ve never noticed it, but it sounds delicious so I’m going to keep my eye out next week.
Okay this post makes me smile & frown. Smile because TJ is awesome, but frown because I no longer live 2 minutes away from one
I hope you have people shipping TJ’s goodies to you! If not, let me know, and I can help you out.
nope.. no one i know lives near one
Well, let me know if I can help you out!
Awe well thanks Michelle <3 you are WAY to kind.
Mmmmm, broccoli slaw is wonderful! I also love TJ’s Dark Chocolate Lover’s 85% Dark bars. Very affordable and yummy chocolate.
85% sound like something I’d enjoy! I’m going to look for it. Thanks!
I was literally just at TJ’s! I love it. Wish I had checked out your staples before leaving though. I’ve never tried broccoli slaw.
omg . . . broccoli slaw is awesome. So versatile, so tasty, and so healthy! Can’t beat it.
You know what I love from TJ’s? Their frozen orange chicken – you bake it and it comes with a sauce that you toss the cooked chicken with – when my daughter lived at home, we loved eating that! I go to the TJ’s in Lake Zurich – I don’t really go in that direction too much now that there is a Fresh Market in Crystal Lake -sure worth the drive though!
You know, you’re not the first person I’ve heard rave about their orange chicken. And I’ve never tried it! I’ve actually heard that it’s their #1 selling product!
Some of my TJ staples are:
Frozen very cherry blend
2 buck chucks- Charles Shaw wine
Oatmeal
Microwave popcorn
avocados
Their very cherry blend is great to have on hand–I’ve used it in smoothies!
I love TJs! I’m always finding new staples for home. Their lemon pepper pappardelle is awesome.
I did buy that once! I forgot about it. I loved using it on salads and to season mild fish (tilapia or barramundi) before baking.
MMMMMMMMM! My staple items at TJ’s are organic pasta sauce (great price!), pasta, yogurt, turkey jerky, apples, veggies, meat- chicken sausages, chicken, beef, etc., DIP (a new thing!), chips, wine, nut butter………basically the whole store!! I don’t go very often, so when I do, I always buy a lotttttt! They have such fun foods! i also tried their multigrain waffles recently which are fabulous! I feel a lot better giving the boy those than him eating Eggo waffles!
I still have to pick up some of that dip! I had almost forgotten!
do it! i already want more!!
i will probably get some more dips too!