2012 Trader Joes Items - What are your top 3?

[latully]

Ok, Trader Joe's made their list of their top sellers. But what are YOUR top 3 favorites at Trader Joe's?

Mine:
1. Gluten Free Ginger Snaps - Im not GF, but LOVE these.
2. Reduced Calorie Box Juice - love to give my kiddo these...knowing its diluted.
3. White Bean Hummus

[alootikki]

1. Chili Spiced Mango (you either love this or hate it)
2. Flatbread pizza with mushrooms and truffles
3. Mushroom turnovers

[anonomom]

Right now,

1. Olive Oil popcorn. I don't know why it's so good, but it is.
2. Roasted coconut chips.
3. Wintery blend coffee.

[daisymommy]

Chocolate covered peppermint Jo-Jos
BBQ Chicken Pizza
Creamy tomato soup (in the aseptic carton)
Green chili and cheese tamales (sorry, I know that's 4!)


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[mackmama]

Chocolate Chip Dunkers Cookies - yummm
Pumpkin Bread Mix

[AnnieW625]

these are the most common things I buy there
chocolate chips (although the original dutch process ones were better)
California brown rice medley
frozen steel cut oatmeal

[mikala]

I don't think I can limit it to three addictions.

Coconut chips
Orange cranberries
Pumpkin waffle mix
Cinnamon rolls in a tube-better ingredients than grocery brands and they are addictive when cooked on a waffle iron
Herb popcorn
Ranch bacon dip

[boolady]

white bean hummus
tzatziki
wintry blend coffee

[SnuggleBuggles]

1. Caramelized French Onion dip
2. box of cream of tomato soup
3. frozen mini chicken tacos (not my personal favorite but the kids love them)
4. Truffle brownie mix

[westwoodmom04]

frozen french onion soup

frozen steel-cut oatmeal

banana chocolate protein muffins

[bekahjean]

Frozen almond croissants

Frozen orange chicken (the kids eat it without the sauce like chicken nuggets)

Pea berry coffee

That's my top 3, but I regularly buy their frozen meatballs, organic milk, and mini Brie bites. There are so many good things!


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[LizLemon]

This is hard! In no particular order...


Maple cookies
White bean hummus
Pasta - good quality and only $0.99

Honorable mention: cocoa powder

[katydid1971]

Frozen Almond or Chocolate Croissants
Orange Chicken (my go to last minute dinner that everyone will eat)
Caramelized Onion Dip (DH's favorite)
The little ice cream cones, only 80 calories and so yummy

[jammytoast]

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[jammytoast]

I don't think I can limit it to three addictions.

Cinnamon rolls in a tube-better ingredients than grocery brands and they are addictive when cooked on a waffle iron

Wait, so you pop the can and squish it in a hot waffle iron for a few minutes?!? Woah.


And to answer the question,
-frozen roasted corn
-Chocolate frosting mix
-raisin and rosemary crackers

-runner up: fennel toothpaste (for kids, not me)

[strawberryswing]

Salted Carmel Chai Tea Latte:heartbeat:
Tomato & Pesto Flatbread Pizza
Roasted Seaweed Snack

[mmommy]

Sweet and salty trail mix
0% fat Greek yogurt
Flax and veggie tortilla chips
Dark chocolate covered peanut butter cups

[maestramommy]

Their creamy unsalted PB
Any of the Jams and preserves.
3 buck chuck!

[Nicsmom]

In no particular order

Chocolate croissants
Spicy Mango
Frozen Jasmine Rice

Honorable mention - trail mix, all of them

[MMMommy]

Blueberry scones (the frozen dough that you bake yourself)
Edamame Hummus
Almond Croissants (the frozen ones that you let rise and bake)

[Seitvonzu]

love the frozen croissants (all types, and morning buns)
MY ALL TIME FAVORITE: the truffle brownie mix
whole bean coffee (can't think of my favorite, like to get a little variety...but the organic breakfast is really good)

DH's favorite : the garlic bread (freezer section)
DDs favorite: the maple pecan "just the chunks" granola

honorable mention: shrimp corn dogs.... how is this even a thing? seriously... i will cry if they get rid of this.

we live rather far from our "nearest" TJs, so we have lots of "standbys"-- i also get lots of cheese, dairy, big bars of chocolate for baking, and sunflower seed butter

[anamika]

Just tried their freeze dried mango - mmmmmmmm!

Also love the vacuum packed banana chips
Pumpkin waffle mix

[mikala]

Wait, so you pop the can and squish it in a hot waffle iron for a few minutes?!? Woah.
)

Yeah, you just preheat and grease the wafflemaker and put a cinnamon roll in each quadrant, depending on wafflemaker size. Let cook the normal amount of time, top with icing and inhale. I discovered it on Pinterest.

http://lifehacker.com/5922663/cook-packaged-cinnamon-rolls-in-your-waffle-maker

[arivecchi]

vanilla joe joes - my TJs is constantly out which is super annoying as these are my favorite cookies!

costa rican coffee

sweetened unsulfured mango slices

milk chocolate raisins

[infomama]

Picked up some white bean hummus today and although I prefer traditional hummus, dd1 (who wouldn't touch hummus with a 10 foot pole) loves it!

[infomama]

Yeah, you just preheat and grease the wafflemaker and put a cinnamon roll in each quadrant, depending on wafflemaker size. Let cook the normal amount of time, top with icing and inhale. I discovered it on Pinterest.

http://lifehacker.com/5922663/cook-packaged-cinnamon-rolls-in-your-waffle-maker
This is so awesome!

[clc053103]

Whole wheat pizza dough
Mushroom risotto ( frozen)
Fire roasted corn (frozen)

[lchang25000]

Chimmichurri peruvian rice with veggies (frozen section)
Fire roasted veggies (frozen section)
Freeze dried non sweetened mango slices

Oh, their cookie butter is soooooooo good!

[cheapgirl]

Dried seaweed
Japanese ice cream balls
Pumpkin bread mix
Trader joes dark chocolate bars

I usually shop at Costco, but I occasionally go to TJ when I am inspired by their mailer to try random seasonal food items.

[kara97210]

Chimmichurri peruvian rice with veggies

:yeahthat: I forgot about that rice. It's really good.

I work 5 minutes from a Trader Joe's and live about 5 minutes from another one. I do a lot of my grocery shopping there and it's hard to just pick 3 things. I think my top items would be:

- Frozen edamame
- Feta/carmelized onion pastry bites - I always have these and the flatbreads in the freezer in case company stops by
- Shredded brussel sprouts - I make a salad with this almost every week

[MommyofAmaya]

I love salad, really. I usually use oil and balsamic on my salad, but now that I've tried TJs Cilanto salad dressing, I CRAVE salad, every day. It is delicious and low fat/low carb. It is in the refrigerated produce section.

I also love the white bean hummus (the regular not the basil) and the frozen
chocolate covered banana slices.

[sewarsh]

ITs funny - I cannot even begin to name my favorite 3 because its too hard.
That said, most of the items others have mentioned I haven't even tried!!
i'm definately goign to have to try some of these out.

[DrSally]

Yogurt star cookies, organic tofu, nuts

[essnce629]

Nitrate-free precooked bacon

Toasted sliced almonds

Three layer hummus

[njk07]

I don't think I can limit it to three addictions.

Coconut chips
Orange cranberries
Pumpkin waffle mix
Cinnamon rolls in a tube-better ingredients than grocery brands and they are addictive when cooked on a waffle iron
Herb popcorn
Ranch bacon dip

You can cook the cinnamon rolls on a waffle iron? How?

[njk07]

You can cook the cinnamon rolls on a waffle iron? How?

Never mind. I read the response on a previous post. Thanks.

[bostonsmama]

Our TJs just stopped carrying Arctic Char, which was my #1.

crunchy raw unsalted almond butter--we live on this! (pancakes, sammies, smoothies, cookies)
chia seeds
orange muscat champagne vinegar=makes the BEST salad dressing
canned wild alaskan salmon (salted)
grated Romano/Parmesan blend
chicken andouille sausage (for cajun dishes)

I used to buy their pizza dough, now my family asked I only get Whole Foods' fresh whole wheat/grain dough. Well worth $2 more!!

[DrSally]

I'm writing some of these down. I have not seen e unsalted almod butter, sounds delish. Also the orange champagne vinegar. Love to make my own dressing!

[wallawala]

Love how everyone's top three is so different!!

Faves:
Any frozen croissant
Fresh mozzarella balls in water
Brown 'kumato' tomatoes sliced with above cheese!;)


Staples:
(Can't call these faves as they are always stocked in my freezer, but won't buy them anywhere else now)
Regular frozen bag of corn ( crisp and exceptionally sweet)
Edamame
Potstickers - pork better than chicken IMHO


and yes for those who haven't tried the cinnamon roll in a waffle iron is 3 min to heaven... So fast and yum!!

[baymom]

It's so hard to pick just three, but here are a few of my favorites/staples:

--dark chocolate covered almonds (my ALL TIME FAVORITE item)
--gouda cheese...actually ALL of their cheese!
--whole wheat & flax tortillas
--salsa
--frozen veggies and frozen berries
--fig butter

[DrSally]

Fig butter.... Sounds like it would be good with thatgouda ( or a stilton).

[baymom]

Fig butter.... Sounds like it would be good with thatgouda ( or a stilton).

Hmmm.... Had never thought of that. I know what I'll be snacking on tomorrow!