Trader Joe's is a chain which branches in most of the 50 United States. They are a "specialty" store, but with a wide range of food, and great prices on a lot of it.
Find a Trader Joe's near you.
Vegetables and Fruit
- Fresh depending on season and price. I almost always pick up some red Bell peppers.
- Peeled garlic (in the refrigerated produce section)
- Canned tomatoes
- Other canned vegetables, such as artichoke hearts
- Frozen berries
- Frozen vegetables
Protein Foods
- Fresh chicken, grass-fed beef, pork, and really great Niman Ranch bacon
- Eggs
- Ham (they have great Niman Ranch ham)
- Canned seafood - tuna, crab, salmon (including smoked salmon)
- Sausages - best prices I've seen on "gourmet" sausages (e.g. chicken sausages with herbs)
- Lunch Meats
- Frozen fish, shrimp,and other
- Tofu
Dairy Products
Good prices, and they have butter from grass-fed cows, organic cream and sour cream, etc. Also:
- FAGE yogurt - expensive, but very low carb
- Kefir
- Cheeses - great selection
Nuts and Seeds
- Flax seed meal - they have a high turnover, so I feel comfortable buying the meal here
- Almond meal - best price I've seen
- Almonds, Pecans, Peanuts, and other nuts - mostly I get raw (I'm less likely to overeat), but they also have "lightly salted" roasted nuts, which I appreciate
- Peanut butter - they have nice, smooth, trans-fat free peanut butter
Other Canned and Bottled Foods
- Olive and other oils
- Vanilla - sugar-free, very good quality
- Marinara and other pasta sauce - sugar-free
- Better Than Bouillon
Beverages
- Diet soda
- Wine
- Water - 30 cents for a bottle with a sports-type top that I can refill
- Diet cranberry juice (mostly for other family members, but I have some once in awhile)
- Unsweetened soy milk (not really a beverage - I use it in cooking mostly)
Food Supplements
They have lots of high-quality, low cost supplements. The ones I buy are:
- Odorless Fish Oil
- Vitamins
- Alpha Lipoic Acid
- Time-Released Glucosamine/Chondroitin
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