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08-22-2011, 05:25 PM
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Finding success on beach
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: IL
Posts: 641
Height: 5ft 9"
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SBD Trader Joe shopping List
I am thinking of adding a trip to Trader Joe's to my weekend to-do list.
I haven't been to this store in YEARS!!!
What SB friendly items are your favorites when you shop here? What should I be adding to my list?
Thanks in advance for your help!
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08-22-2011, 06:13 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Kansas
Posts: 3,032
S/C/G: maintaining
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I'll be looking forward to the responses; we just got TJs this summer. When I went I saw an awful lot of tempting stuff that was NOT OP
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08-22-2011, 06:41 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Philly suburbs
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Here are some of my must-have staples from TJ's. I'm sure there are lots more, but these are just off the top of my head -
lowfat shredded Mexican cheese blends
lowfat shredded 3-blend cheese
lowfat goat cheese
Almond Breeze unsweetened vanilla almond milk
TJ's brand green tea w/jasmine
TJ's brand Organic Crunchy Natural Peanut Butter
unsalted dry-roasted nuts of all kinds
dry-roasted green beans
TJ's brand concentrated veggie broth
TJ's arrabiata sauce
TJ's organic tomato basil marinara
Pure Bars (my secret passion!)
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08-22-2011, 08:00 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2010
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Well, they have tons of OP bread products such as
ww pita (that are actually 100% whole wheat)
ww hotdog buns
Many varieties of hummus (I love the cilantro-jalapeno kind)
TJ's curry simmer sauces (some of them do have sugar, but it is way down on the list of ingredients, after the other spices, so I let it go)
Garbanzo beans (cheaper than my grocery store)
Lite coconut milk (also cheaper than my grocery store, by a lot)
Quinoa
Brown rice blend
Fire roasted tomatoes (cheaper than the regular grocery store)
Seaweed snacks (I personally think they are revolting, but I think they are OP)
Dark chocolate covered cacao nibs (serious chocolatey goodness in tic-tac size niblets. Great for portion control)
Steel cut oats
TJ's brand vegetable juice
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08-22-2011, 08:22 PM
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Finding success on beach
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: IL
Posts: 641
Height: 5ft 9"
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cottagebythesea
dry-roasted green beans
Pure Bars (my secret passion!)
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dry-roasted green beans.... sounds interesting!!!
and what are pure bars??
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08-22-2011, 09:28 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Philly suburbs
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Pure Bars are raw, vegan bars made with dried or pureed fruit, nuts, and with or without chocolate.
Dry roasted green beans are a delicious snack, and I especially like them sprinkled over a salad.
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08-22-2011, 10:55 PM
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Super Duper Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: DC Metro Area
Posts: 4,626
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Height: 5' 7.5"
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this is helpful and inspiring! I haven't been in a while either. I hope there is one in my new hometown!
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08-23-2011, 06:29 AM
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Working on healthy
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Vermont
Posts: 6,681
Height: 5'5.5
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Last edited by CyndiM; 08-23-2011 at 06:29 AM.
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08-23-2011, 08:03 AM
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Vegan.whole.foodie.
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: TN
Posts: 1,589
S/C/G: hw252 csw220/???/160
Height: 5'7.5 ;)
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My TJ's staples are...
(they have an awesome variety of fresh and frozen organic veggies so I usually get most of mine there)
arugula(also they have wasabi arugula-yum!)
mushrooms
pea shoots
ww tortillas
ww pizza dough(fridge)
dark chocolate(they have 73% dark chocolate covered almonds that I can't keep in the house anymore! I just buy the 73% dark bars now)
frozen grilled asparagus
I think they have the BEST firm/extra firm tofu. I don't buy it anywhere else anymore.
Lentil crunchies if I am going on any kind of road trip, otherwise no because I will eat way too many of them!
tofutti sour cream
fresh flowers(4 bucks and they usually last between 1-2 weeks!)
avocados(4 for less than 4 bucks)
onions
OH- I almost forgot the most important one! I use frozen pineapple with my smoothie almost every day! I usually buy 3-6 bags when I am there!!! lol
frozen blueberries
... mango
... strawberries
OK, so in summary usually produce and frozen fruits and veggies are usually what I go for. They have tons of convenience foods that are probably healthier than at most groceries but I still avoid those aisles and mainly make my way around the outskirts of our store...
I love love love TJ's and if it werent for DH and his "junk" food I probably would only shop there! Enjoy your trip!
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08-23-2011, 08:07 AM
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Vegan.whole.foodie.
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: TN
Posts: 1,589
S/C/G: hw252 csw220/???/160
Height: 5'7.5 ;)
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I just clicked on the other sbd link that Cyndi posted and Jen, are you having deja vu? lol.
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08-23-2011, 08:29 AM
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Finding success on beach
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: IL
Posts: 641
Height: 5ft 9"
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ha! you know.... I remember posting this exact thing a few years back and I tried to locate the old thread, but couldn't find it! :-) I figured it was old enough (2+ years) that no one would mind the duplicate!! Leave it to Cyndi to find it! :-)
Thanks for all the ideas! I have a list going and am excited for some new items to try!
Last edited by Jenskihere; 08-23-2011 at 08:32 AM.
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08-23-2011, 01:49 PM
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Member
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Northern California
Posts: 36
S/C/G: 160/142/135
Height: 5'3
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I'm not on the SBD but looking for ways to eat low carb. This is a great thread
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08-23-2011, 03:08 PM
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Goals are the fuel
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Ventura CA
Posts: 211
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Height: 5'6"
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Thank you so much for this thread and for the link to the old ones! To be honest I've been *avoiding* TJs since starting South Beach, since my shopping there had seemed to be mostly off-plan convenience foods. But now I am so excited to go back equipped with a list from these threads!
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08-23-2011, 04:17 PM
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Midwesterner
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Iowa
Posts: 13,284
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Height: 5' 3"
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I love the Garlic Aioli Mustard Sauce. Use it on everything. Also their PB & Almond Butter, Oat Bran Hot Cereal, WW frozen pizza dough, frozen edamame & TJ's FF Greek yogurt.
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08-24-2011, 04:37 PM
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Senior Member
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Location: Bay Area, CA
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My go tos:
prepacked baggies of roasted unsalted almonds. I've stuffed little emrgency packs of those at work, in my car, every purse I own, etc.
Think Thin bars
WW pizza dough
Simply Lite chocolate bars- the best sugar free chocolate I've ever tasted.
There's a lgiht sprouted wheat bread there that I love, high fiber and protein, and only 50 calories a slice or so. Plus, delicious and doesnt set off cravings.
I also like their organic fat free milk
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