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
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!
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.
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!
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.
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.