The 12 things I always buy at Trader Joe's 🛒

They're plant-based, great quality, and super affordable.

Trader Joe’s may be known for its rotating seasonal snacks, sprawling frozen food options, and the seasoning that broke the internet circa 2017. I love Trader Joe’s as much as the next gal, but more for being the mecca of affordable plant-based pantry ingredients.

We have a couple of locations here in Brooklyn and the only downside is that they’re usually packed. One of my favorite pastimes is actually carving out some off-peak time (say, 8am on a Tuesday) and leisurely strolling TJ’s aisles in search of treasures. 

Otherwise, you have to go in there with a blueprint and a solid diplomatic strategy for how you’ll get everything you need without losing your mind or getting into a fistfight with a fellow shopper over the last bag of vegetable gyozas.

Anyway, I digress. 

For this edition of the newsletter, I wanted to share with you the dozen or so things I always get at Trader Joe’s. I love these items because they have “clean” ingredients, are more affordable, and/or are better quality than their branded supermarket counterparts. Without further ado, my fave things from Trader Joe’s…