What to buy at Trader Joe's...

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Anonymous wrote:Does Trader Joe's sell baby food?

no they don't.

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Anonymous wrote:I posted the link above and forgot to say what I buy!

Frozen brown rice (great in a pinch as it takes only 3 minutes instead of an hour. Plus, it comes out perfect every time!)
Naan (fresh or frozen)
Pretzel Flats
Chocolate covered sunflower seeds (be careful, they're addictive)
Puffins
Eggs
Salsa
Frozen orange chicken
Frozen Tarte d'Alsace

People keep suggesting organic milk, but I find that I can get it cheaper at Whole Foods.

I agree on organic milk- TJ is more expensive than nature's promise (Giant organic).. whole foods has a better price..

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-Wine (some $5/ bottle or less)
-Frozen chicken fried rice
-Edamame
-No pudge brownie mix
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I'm not much of a licorice fan, but TJ's is fab. I usually eat the entire tub in about two days (or less)! It's a little softer and fruitier than the usual stuff.

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It's really hit or miss on the pricing even though they advertise themselves as being so cheap. Spring water is more than twice what it is at Whole Foods and their coffees are actually more expensive, too, since they're not sold by the pound. It took me months of denying myself Pleasant Morning Buzz in the name of budgeting before I realized that. Doh! But they are cheaper on some staples that have already been mentioned -- yogurt, frozen vegetables, cheese sticks, ice cream (double rainbow which is great ice cream but always crystalized at TJ's as if it's been thawed and refrozen). Their produce is generally sub-par, except the broccoli for some reason.

[Anonymous]

In addition to what PPs have mentioned, I also really like the prices for noodles, spaghetti sauce, and diced/whole/chopped tomatoes.

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Anonymous wrote:It's really hit or miss on the pricing even though they advertise themselves as being so cheap. Spring water is more than twice what it is at Whole Foods and their coffees are actually more expensive, too, since they're not sold by the pound. It took me months of denying myself Pleasant Morning Buzz in the name of budgeting before I realized that. Doh! But they are cheaper on some staples that have already been mentioned -- yogurt, frozen vegetables, cheese sticks, ice cream (double rainbow which is great ice cream but always crystalized at TJ's as if it's been thawed and refrozen). Their produce is generally sub-par, except the broccoli for some reason.

Forgot to mention English Muffins are cheap.

[Anonymous]

two words: Charles Shaw.

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The Seedey Cookies

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Milk Chocolate Covered Pretels and Red Wine. Dinner.

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Anonymous wrote:It's really hit or miss on the pricing even though they advertise themselves as being so cheap. Spring water is more than twice what it is at Whole Foods and their coffees are actually more expensive, too, since they're not sold by the pound. It took me months of denying myself Pleasant Morning Buzz in the name of budgeting before I realized that. Doh! But they are cheaper on some staples that have already been mentioned -- yogurt, frozen vegetables, cheese sticks, ice cream (double rainbow which is great ice cream but always crystalized at TJ's as if it's been thawed and refrozen). Their produce is generally sub-par, except the broccoli for some reason.

The coffee I use from Trader Joe's is $7.99 in a larger tub than I would get at Whole Food's. I pay $11.99 at Whole Foods for coffee.

I buy the Quinoa bread, pasta, frozen blueberries are cheap, frozen magoes are cheap, frozen fire roasted corn to add to chili, chicken/spinach/artichoke patties, Kashi cereal, frozen burritos and mac/cheese.

[Anonymous]

frozen french toast!!

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some of our regular purchases (we head to TJ's weekly)

-large containers of organic yogurt
-organic apple juice
-frozen turkey meatballs
-frozen mac/cheese (one package serves my 2 toddlers perfectly)
-frozen green beans, frozen peas
-low sugar organic jam
-natural peanut butter
-pancake/waffle mix
-maple syrup
-organic string cheese

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's really hit or miss on the pricing even though they advertise themselves as being so cheap. Spring water is more than twice what it is at Whole Foods and their coffees are actually more expensive, too, since they're not sold by the pound. It took me months of denying myself Pleasant Morning Buzz in the name of budgeting before I realized that. Doh! But they are cheaper on some staples that have already been mentioned -- yogurt, frozen vegetables, cheese sticks, ice cream (double rainbow which is great ice cream but always crystalized at TJ's as if it's been thawed and refrozen). Their produce is generally sub-par, except the broccoli for some reason.

The coffee I use from Trader Joe's is $7.99 in a larger tub than I would get at Whole Food's. I pay $11.99 at Whole Foods for coffee.

I buy the Quinoa bread, pasta, frozen blueberries are cheap, frozen magoes are cheap, frozen fire roasted corn to add to chili, chicken/spinach/artichoke patties, Kashi cereal, frozen burritos and mac/cheese.

13 ounces of Italian Roast beans at TJ's costs $6 and I now pay $10 for 24 ounces of Pleasant Morning Buzz from Whole Foods. Pleasant Morning Buzz is cheaper (.42 per ounce versus trader joe's at .46 per ounce). Also, Pleasant Morning Buzz is better coffee, IMO.

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frozen sockeye salmon