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My Favorites at Trader Joe’s

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My Favorites from Trader Joe’s (and a Trader Joe’s printable grocery list!)

This post is not sponsored in any way – just a post about a place I love. Trader Joe’s is one of my favorite places to grocery shop – not only do they have really unique products, but they are well priced and many of their products are really healthy (though there are definitely a lot that are not! Many are what I’d call fake health food 😉 We started living near one again when my oldest was 2 and since then we’ve always lived close to one. (Dare I say I may have even narrowed down our last housing search with our realtor based on the Trader Joe’s location?! I can’t explain it but I really love this store.)

I like the foods and the community at Trader Joe’s. I remember going growing up and it was always exciting inside – they had a fun atmosphere, unique treats, outgoing employees, and lots of yummy samples. I always remember the staff being so nice and that is true to this day.

When I’ve posted items or clips on Instagram, I’ve had lots of requests for products I like from Trader Joe’s – here are some of my favorites. For being a small grocery store, they sure know how to pack in a lot of great products into a small space. Here we go, My Favorites from Trader Joe’s:

 

PRODUCE / FRESH FOOD

– Prepacked Salads: these are GREAT to keep in your fridge at home or work if you need a healthy and fresh lunch on the go (with no prep work). They have so many great kinds of salads, but these are my favorite pre-packed ones:

  • – Lemon chicken with arugula and couscous
  • – Caprese /mozzarella and tomato
  • – Mexicali
  • – Southwest
  • – Greek
  • – Field fresh salad with grilled chicken
  • – Chinese chicken
  • – Greek
  • – Caesar
  • – Roasted butternut squash, red quinoa, and wheatberry salad

– Heirloom Carrots

– Baby Beets

– Cruciferous Crunch (broccoli, kale, Brussels sprouts, cabbage shredded mix)

– Broccoli slaw

– Fresh herbs (they have plants you can buy or little containers of packed and cleaned fresh herbs)

– Bags of avocado

– Prewashed and cut fresh green beans

– In addition to these “finds” they have great regular produce and good prices

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DRIED FRUITS + NUTS

– coconut cashews

– roasted coconut chips

– marcona almonds

– just mango dried mango slices

– freeze dried fruits

– kids fruit wraps

 

BREADS:

– French Brioche bread

– French Pain au Lait rolls

– Naan and garlic naan

– Pita bread

– Refrigerated pizza dough

 

MEATS

– grass fed ground beef

– sweet apple chicken sausage

– sliced prosciutto

– marinated carne asada

– lemon rosemary chicken

– shawarma chicken thighs

 

DAIRY:

– almond cashew chocolate milk

– cold pressed juices

– kids whole milk yogurt cups

– Greek nonfat yogurts

– Shelf-stable whipping cream

– Canned coconut cream

DIPS + CHEESES

– cilantro jalapeno hummus

– hummus 4 pack

– bacon cheddar onion dip

– chunky guacamole with Greek yogurt

– Goat cheese with honey

– Aged cheeses

– Low-fat shredded mozzarella

– Red pepper spread

 

SAUCES + DRESSINGS

– Sweet onion and bacon vinaigrette

– Cilantro dressing

– Greek style feta dressing

– Balsamic glaze

– Tube of tomato paste

– Non-aerosol  olive oil spray

– Coconut oil spray

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SEASONING + SPICES

– Everything but the Bagel Seasoning

– Seasoning Salt

– Chile Lime Seasoning

 

DRY GOODS

– Mixed nut butter

– Cookie butter

– Gorgonzola crackers

– Tamari rice crackers

– Peanut butter filled pretzels

– Caramel cheddar popcorn

– Plantain chips

– Cinnamon grahams

– Boxed macaroni + cheese

 

SNACKS

– Chocolate coconut almonds

– Dark chocolate peanut butter cups

– Sea salt butterscotch caramels

– Dark chocolate sea salt caramels

– Bit sized smashing s’mores

– Joe Joe’s

 

CEREAL:

– Crunchy cinnamon squares

– And in the fall, pumpkin Os

 

FROZEN:

– Frozen salmon

– Frozen hash browns

– Cauliflower rice

– Orange chicken

– Chicken fried rice

– Cauliflower fried “rice” stir fry

– Chicken Tikka Masala (and Tandoori naan)

– Pork potstickers

– Mac and Cheese

– Mini ice cream cones

– Turkey meatballs

– Gorgonzola gnocchi (2 bags) mixed with penne arrabiata (1 bag)

– Gone bananas! – chocolate covered banana bites

– Chocolate criossants

– Frozen fresh herbs

 

 

OTHER:

– Sparkling Water (no bad aftertaste and really bubbly carbonation)

– Flowers – low priced and beautiful

– Greeting cards

 

There you have it! My Favorites at Trader Joe’s. They have more unique products than any store I’ve been to. To help you when you’re shopping, I’ve put together this Trader Joe’s grocery list printable for you – with all my favorites! Just click here or click on the image below to get your free printable list of My Favorites at Trader Joe’s.

 

Let me know if you try any of My Favorites at Trader Joe’s. Follow along  @plumstreetcollective on Instagram. Thanks for reading and let me know if you have any Trader Joe’s questions!

 

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