Food

    Trader Joes

         Oh, how I love this place. 

Now, I haven't fully devoted my entire grocery shopping list to them, but it's pretty close. The only thing I go to Kroger for nowadays is for meds, sandwich meat, bread and detergent/cleaning products. I have a few items in the picture above that are must-haves!

• The baked jalapeño cheese crunchies (kind of like a taco Cheetos!

• Coconut cashews! They are always sold out, because they are THAT GOOD!

• Cookie butter. Like, that even sounds delicious. You can spread it on cookies, bread, bagels, fruit, anything.

• Coconut Oil. All the rage and it's cheaper here than most places!

• Dark chocolate pomegranate seeds. So good, kind of has a coffee taste. Perfect little snack to have at your desk at work!

• What's better than Coconut Oil? Coconut oil spray. Perfect for cooking and without the mess! 

• Maple Leaf cookies. Delicious and perfect with a cup of coffee or hot tea. 

• Gone Bananas, chocolate covered frozen bananas. Yum! And only $1.99! Sure beats the new Dole dippers that are close to $5! 

• Ultimate Vanilla Wafers. These vanilla wafers are like vanilla bean wafers. Light and crunchy and the best cookie to spread the cookie butter on! 

I also always buy:

• Steamable bag of brussel spouts (cheaper than Kroger!)

• Bananas! (19cents a piece)

• The containers of tortellini or ravioli!  They have a variety of stuffed pasta and they are cheap and take about 3 minutes to make! Perfect for those nights you want a quick meal! 

•  Trader Joes has the perfect variety of fruit chips, trail mix, nuts, freeze dried fruits, and  crunchy veggies. 

• The cutest flowers and decent wine for someone who likes the finer things in life but has a tight budget!

 All in all, Trader Joes is the best place to try things! Most items are under a few bucks and it wouldn't be a total loss if you had to toss it. They always have samples going on and that can also help you pick some things! Yesterday they had lemonade and they whipped up a BBQ chicken pizza with the frozen pizza dough they sell, pre-cooked, sliced chicken, yummy BBQ sauce and cheese.  It's a complete meal and they have all the ingredients in the meal sitting right there to just grab! 

I could go on and on about the good  things they have going on there, but you'll just have to check it out yourself and find what's best for you!