Bethany and I ventured out to Trader Joe's a few days ago. We'd both been meaning to go, since the grand-opening crowds have died down a bit. While I'm still not totally sold on Trader Joe's being the "best store ever," there were several things that would bring me back.
#1- Their commitment to using good, natural ingredients
#2- Fav of the Week- their refridgerated pizza dough. Comes ready to roll out and bake. All for $1, which is more than Add Water mixes, but they come in flavors like Garlic and Herb or Honey Whole Wheat. Yum!
#3- $1 Greek Yogurt (same as Yoplait or Dannon at regular grocery stores, but it's all natural)
#4- Two Buck Chuck- Al and I have been enjoying a glass of wine with our meals lately
#5- Organic milk- $6 for a gallon of Organic milk- yes, expensive, but slightly cheaper than the price at Sam's
I'm still not totally sold on Trader Joe's. I need to stop by Whole Foods/Walmart/Aldi and do some price comparison. Anyone who shops regularly at Trader Joe's, what do you buy? I need your food secrets!
2 comments:
dark chocolate peanut butter cups and dried pineapple :) It will change your life!
I'm not really a frozen foods eater, but I am when it comes to Trader Joe's! Their pumpkin ice cream is delicious. Other winners are all the Indian meals, vegetarian/vegan pad thai, garlic naan, frozen brown rice, frozen mango chunks (great for smoothies or just eaten plain!) sweet potato fries, stir-fry mix, greek yogurt, chocolate croissants, and if you like fish, they have a good selection. Also good, the rosemary marcona almonds, sweet and salty trail mix, crackers, pumpkin pancake mix, organic peanut butter ... I do 75% of my shopping at TJ's, though their fresh produce is kind of lacking. Whole Foods generally has the best prices on organic milk--I've found the local brand of Shatto for $2-3 for a half gallon, which is cheaper or equal to TJ's.
We got an assortment of squashes and veggies for 50 cents a piece today at City Market, so that's leaving more room in my budget this week for produce from Whole Foods. I don't know what they do to make that grocery store smell so good, but it DOES.
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