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Anonymous[b wrote:]If you have a million little rules concerning your food, I'd venture you have disordered eating.[/b] That's not how normal people eat.

Also, if think it's a choice between "clean eating" (an eating disorder) and being obese, with no healthy and reasonable middle ground, you're definitely not normal.

Anyway. Can anyone tell me what the craze is about cookie butter? Does it basically taste like cookie dough? I keep seeing it, and seeing the craze, but don't want to buy a jar for something I can't figure out what it's about.

But I don't have a million little rules concerning my food. I never said I did. I merely pointed out that TJ is a junk food store and was attacked personally and viciously for pointing that out.

And you think I have issues.

Anonymous[b wrote:]If you have a million little rules concerning your food, I'd venture you have disordered eating.[/b] That's not how normal people eat.

Also, if think it's a choice between "clean eating" (an eating disorder) and being obese, with no healthy and reasonable middle ground, you're definitely not normal.

Anyway. Can anyone tell me what the craze is about cookie butter? Does it basically taste like cookie dough? I keep seeing it, and seeing the craze, but don't want to buy a jar for something I can't figure out what it's about.

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Anonymous wrote:I finally decided to check it out and I've decided to make this one of my weekly/biweekly places for food shopping.
I like the prepared salads, they're cheaper than other grocery stores and have a nice variety.

I avoid Trader Joes as I try to eat healthy and avoid processed foods. It's a horrible store if you live a healthy lifestyle.

Translation: "I avoid Trader Joes as I try to avoid food. It's a horrible store if you have an eating disorder."

I don't think that's fair to PP. TJ does have some healthy stuff, but offers a lot of impulse-stuff from the bakery and frozen food sections are not particularly healthy. It's hard to avoid b/c they bunch stuff all together, evil marketing geniuses. In Safeway or Giant you just avoid those aisles.

Sure Trader Joe's has a variety, but if you walk into TJ's and just see junk, then you probably have a screwed up relationship with food to begin with. I try and eat healthy for most of my diet, but that doesn't mean I don't buy Peppermint Joejoes when they're in season (or other snacks at other times), or a little of this and that in moderation. "Clean eating" these days is basically an "appropriate" way of saying you have an eating disorder. The problem is, that those same people also use "clean eating" as a justification for their eating disorder - instead of seeking help or treatment.

Interesting that you are able to diagnose an eating disorder by reading someone's anonymous post. Why are "TJ" customers so militant about defending this store from any criticism. It's just a goddamn grocery store.

I don't get "militancy." I understand that PPs are calling out a ridiculously untrue statement. Yes, there is an amazing or horrific assortment of goodies, depending on how you feel about it, but there's a boatload of healthy options, too.

I think the junk outpaces the few "healthy" options about 5-1.

I mean, just look at the lists people have put up: Frozen this, chocolate-covered that, etc. etc. etc. All processed junk food.

Yes, because this is a "what do you love" post, and I know this is shocking, but most people tend to love chocolate more than they love asparagus. This is true no matter WHERE you grocery shop. You have disordered eating if this thread, and it's lack of "healthy" options bring you some stress. Please get help.

Why does the pp have "disordered eating" or needs to "seek help" becasue they merely pointed out a fact that the majority of food at TJ's is processed, frozen and covered in chocolate? Why are you so hostile as to suggest that some mental illness is at work here? Relax, we all know the 'TJ's" devotees are the cool kids, and we apologize for suggesting otherwise.

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Anonymous wrote:I finally decided to check it out and I've decided to make this one of my weekly/biweekly places for food shopping.
I like the prepared salads, they're cheaper than other grocery stores and have a nice variety.

I avoid Trader Joes as I try to eat healthy and avoid processed foods. It's a horrible store if you live a healthy lifestyle.

Translation: "I avoid Trader Joes as I try to avoid food. It's a horrible store if you have an eating disorder."

I don't think that's fair to PP. TJ does have some healthy stuff, but offers a lot of impulse-stuff from the bakery and frozen food sections are not particularly healthy. It's hard to avoid b/c they bunch stuff all together, evil marketing geniuses. In Safeway or Giant you just avoid those aisles.

Sure Trader Joe's has a variety, but if you walk into TJ's and just see junk, then you probably have a screwed up relationship with food to begin with. I try and eat healthy for most of my diet, but that doesn't mean I don't buy Peppermint Joejoes when they're in season (or other snacks at other times), or a little of this and that in moderation. "Clean eating" these days is basically an "appropriate" way of saying you have an eating disorder. The problem is, that those same people also use "clean eating" as a justification for their eating disorder - instead of seeking help or treatment.

Interesting that you are able to diagnose an eating disorder by reading someone's anonymous post. Why are "TJ" customers so militant about defending this store from any criticism. It's just a goddamn grocery store.

I don't get "militancy." I understand that PPs are calling out a ridiculously untrue statement. Yes, there is an amazing or horrific assortment of goodies, depending on how you feel about it, but there's a boatload of healthy options, too.

I think the junk outpaces the few "healthy" options about 5-1.

I mean, just look at the lists people have put up: Frozen this, chocolate-covered that, etc. etc. etc. All processed junk food.

Yes, because this is a "what do you love" post, and I know this is shocking, but most people tend to love chocolate more than they love asparagus. This is true no matter WHERE you grocery shop. You have disordered eating if this thread, and it's lack of "healthy" options bring you some stress. Please get help.

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Anonymous wrote:I finally decided to check it out and I've decided to make this one of my weekly/biweekly places for food shopping.
I like the prepared salads, they're cheaper than other grocery stores and have a nice variety.

I avoid Trader Joes as I try to eat healthy and avoid processed foods. It's a horrible store if you live a healthy lifestyle.

Translation: "I avoid Trader Joes as I try to avoid food. It's a horrible store if you have an eating disorder."

I don't think that's fair to PP. TJ does have some healthy stuff, but offers a lot of impulse-stuff from the bakery and frozen food sections are not particularly healthy. It's hard to avoid b/c they bunch stuff all together, evil marketing geniuses. In Safeway or Giant you just avoid those aisles.

Sure Trader Joe's has a variety, but if you walk into TJ's and just see junk, then you probably have a screwed up relationship with food to begin with. I try and eat healthy for most of my diet, but that doesn't mean I don't buy Peppermint Joejoes when they're in season (or other snacks at other times), or a little of this and that in moderation. "Clean eating" these days is basically an "appropriate" way of saying you have an eating disorder. The problem is, that those same people also use "clean eating" as a justification for their eating disorder - instead of seeking help or treatment.

Interesting that you are able to diagnose an eating disorder by reading someone's anonymous post. Why are "TJ" customers so militant about defending this store from any criticism. It's just a goddamn grocery store.

I don't get "militancy." I understand that PPs are calling out a ridiculously untrue statement. Yes, there is an amazing or horrific assortment of goodies, depending on how you feel about it, but there's a boatload of healthy options, too.

I think the junk outpaces the few "healthy" options about 5-1.

I mean, just look at the lists people have put up: Frozen this, chocolate-covered that, etc. etc. etc. All processed junk food.

Yes, because this is a "what do you love" post, and I know this is shocking, but most people tend to love chocolate more than they love asparagus. This is true no matter WHERE you grocery shop. You have disordered eating if this thread, and it's lack of "healthy" options bring you some stress. Please get help.

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Anonymous wrote:I finally decided to check it out and I've decided to make this one of my weekly/biweekly places for food shopping.
I like the prepared salads, they're cheaper than other grocery stores and have a nice variety.

I avoid Trader Joes as I try to eat healthy and avoid processed foods. It's a horrible store if you live a healthy lifestyle.

Translation: "I avoid Trader Joes as I try to avoid food. It's a horrible store if you have an eating disorder."

I don't think that's fair to PP. TJ does have some healthy stuff, but offers a lot of impulse-stuff from the bakery and frozen food sections are not particularly healthy. It's hard to avoid b/c they bunch stuff all together, evil marketing geniuses. In Safeway or Giant you just avoid those aisles.

Sure Trader Joe's has a variety, but if you walk into TJ's and just see junk, then you probably have a screwed up relationship with food to begin with. I try and eat healthy for most of my diet, but that doesn't mean I don't buy Peppermint Joejoes when they're in season (or other snacks at other times), or a little of this and that in moderation. "Clean eating" these days is basically an "appropriate" way of saying you have an eating disorder. The problem is, that those same people also use "clean eating" as a justification for their eating disorder - instead of seeking help or treatment.

Interesting that you are able to diagnose an eating disorder by reading someone's anonymous post. Why are "TJ" customers so militant about defending this store from any criticism. It's just a goddamn grocery store.

I don't get "militancy." I understand that PPs are calling out a ridiculously untrue statement. Yes, there is an amazing or horrific assortment of goodies, depending on how you feel about it, but there's a boatload of healthy options, too.

I think the junk outpaces the few "healthy" options about 5-1.

I mean, just look at the lists people have put up: Frozen this, chocolate-covered that, etc. etc. etc. All processed junk food.

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Anonymous wrote:their mac and cheese is better than what I can make at home

OK, so you can't cook.

Oh come on - any boxed/prepared Mac and cheese is better than homemade! I like my homemade mac and cheese just fine but the yellow stuff out of the box still tastes better than anything I've made or had in any high end restaurant! Not healthier of course, but better.

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Anonymous wrote:Agree with tons of healthy food at TJ's!

I LOVE THE TURKEU BOLOGNESE!!! (frozen section.)
Peppermint Jojo's & marshmallow caramel chocolates. (Christmas time.)
TJ brand milk chocolate & caramel candy bars (checkout.)
TJ brand cinnamon graham crackers.
Bag of nuts/cranberries/pumpkin seeds called "Omega-3" in individual portions.
Chicken & apple pre-cooked sausage.
Fresh salad with broccoli slaw, cranberries, almonds, lean white meat chicken chunks.
All-natural popsicles.
TJ bagels (new) are surprisingly good.
Chocolate chip cookie & vanilla ice cream sandwiches.
Great cards! And plants, too....Both very inexpensive.
Trader Giotto fresh aged parmesan.
boxes of beets.
Packages of smoked salmon.
Penne pasta.
Pumpkin butter.
Non-pareils.

Just bought mini pumpkin pies & frozen pumpkin waffles.
Have not tried them yet, though.

Where'd you get the pumpkin waffles? They are seriously delicious but my TJs has been out of them.

Anonymous wrote:Agree with tons of healthy food at TJ's!

I LOVE THE TURKEU BOLOGNESE!!! (frozen section.)
Peppermint Jojo's & marshmallow caramel chocolates. (Christmas time.)
TJ brand milk chocolate & caramel candy bars (checkout.)
TJ brand cinnamon graham crackers.
Bag of nuts/cranberries/pumpkin seeds called "Omega-3" in individual portions.
Chicken & apple pre-cooked sausage.
Fresh salad with broccoli slaw, cranberries, almonds, lean white meat chicken chunks.
All-natural popsicles.
TJ bagels (new) are surprisingly good.
Chocolate chip cookie & vanilla ice cream sandwiches.
Great cards! And plants, too....Both very inexpensive.
Trader Giotto fresh aged parmesan.
boxes of beets.
Packages of smoked salmon.
Penne pasta.
Pumpkin butter.
Non-pareils.

Just bought mini pumpkin pies & frozen pumpkin waffles.
Have not tried them yet, though.