Planning our first trip to Trader Joe's...what are your favorites???

[JenzyHP]

Premade pizza dough
Fresh pizza sauce
The best shredded mozzarella
Pumpkin bread mix

 

[klacey1]

All fresh flowers, especially hydrangeas (last longer than any other grocery store flowers I've ever bought)
Bacon cheddar dip (only once in awhile, soooo many calories but delicious)
Shredded brussels sprouts
Spaghetti squash
Bagged arugula
Light champagne vinaigrette
96% ground beef
Organic free range chicken (no chicken tastes the same after buying this!!)
Specialty cheeses (truffle cheddar is SO good in mac & cheese!)
Olive oil (SO cheap)
Tikka masala simmer sauce
Brown rice pasta (I'm not GF, but this rotini is amazing and happens to be naturally GF)
Blue corn chips
Ridge cut potato chips
Frozen pork pot stickers
Frozen shredded hash browns
Frozen fettuccine with mushrooms (somehow creamy without any cheese)
Frozen breaded mac and cheese bites (only a party treat!)
Frozen tilapia (just plain tilapia filets in small portions, great for a person who lives alone like me!)
Frozen naan
3 in pack everything bagels
Milk & cage-free eggs are fairly priced


If I go there for a weekly shopping trip, I'll buy my usual produce (potatoes, onions, zucchini, etc.), but other than the items listed above, I don't think any of their produce items are better than any other grocery store. Only thing I've bought and instantly hated was bacon. I USED to love their beef taquitos, but they must have changed the recipe because I didn't like them at all this go around. Very dry and flavorless. The parmesan pastry puff pigs in a blanket are also meh, I think I just prefer pigs in a blanket in a crescent roll dough. Also wasn't crazy about the jarred alfredo sauce.

Overall, I love TJs! I find it very budget-friendly and clearly I enjoy a lot of the selection--many things that you can't get quite the same at other stores. It's a bit farther than Aldis, Shop Rite and Stop n Shop, so I normally end up at one of those places. But I do try to go at least once every month or every other month. The cashiers are super friendly, too, which is always a nice bonus.

 

[soniam]

I hardly ever got to Trader Joe's. I live in Austin, so Whole Foods, or my favorite and weekly store, Central Market, have big stores everywhere, where you can get almost everything. The Trader Joe's here are kind of small. However, the pumpkin flyer that I just got had some stuff that looks really good for when I am splurging on carbs I am seriously thinking about getting some.

 

[Brittni__duh]

It's a little early in the season, but TJ's peppermint jojos are awesome!

In Seattle, potato wedges are called jojos...obviously that's not what you're referring too but the idea sounds terrible

 

[ten6mom]

In Seattle, potato wedges are called jojos...obviously that's not what you're referring too but the idea sounds terrible

That does sound terrible!

I think their Jo Jos are like oreos. And I agree that the peppermint ones are fabulous!

 

[QueenIsabella]

In Seattle, potato wedges are called jojos...obviously that's not what you're referring too but the idea sounds terrible

IDK, I've never tried them, but I've seen chocolate-covered potato chips. so, maybe...

But yeah, you're right. Jo-jo's are knock-off Oreos, NOT potato wedges. Both are tasty in their own right, but I'm thinking I'll pass on peppermint-flavored potatoes.

 

[Pixiedustaway]

Cat cookies for people!! My oldest loooves them. I like their bacon cheddar cheese too. Frozen stuff is ok, we don't really shop there so can't comment on anything else. But I buy those cookies when I do go

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

cookie butter
almond butter
coconut oil
macarons (freezer section)
pizzas
cheese
Kerry Gold butter
chai tea
cold brew coffee
candy cane tea if they have it, usually a Christmas thing
produce
dark chocolate peanut butter cups
spinach dip
triple ginger snaps
candied ginger (we use for motion sickness)
giant chocolate bars (my fave is the one with nuts and ginger)
hash browns (I can't tell a difference between other places but our daughter swears TJ's are best)
coconut green tea
specialty chocolates at Christmas


We don't have a store near us yet, so this is what I get when we drive through or stay in a city with one. I would love to try more items but some things won't travel well. The fresh or cold items we have bought in the past, we used up during our stays.

 

[Melissakay1q]

Freeze dried fruit
Frozen chocolate croissants
Pancake puffs
Maple chicken breakfast sausage
Frozen orange chicken
Frozen fried rice
Potstickers and Soyaki for dipping
Kerrygold butter
Coffee
Dark chocolate sea salt almonds
Dark chocolate peanut butter cups
Frozen grasped beef burgers
Frozen breaded tilapia with peach salsa for topping
Frozen tempura shrimp
Frozen grilled peppers and onions
Frozen sweet potato fries
Mini brie cheeses
Sliced smoked gouda cheese
Shredded parmasan cheese
Kettle corn popcorn
Pizza dough