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dooby

Thu, Jul 30 2015, 4:49 pm

I just discovered the cinnamon buns in the fridge section ....What are other hidden treasures I should know about?

amother

Wheat

Thu, Jul 30 2015, 4:53 pm

Pizza dough
Olive chummus
Veggie tri-colored chips
These mini apple pies in the frozen section
Joe-Joe's - a million times better than oreos
Vanilla bean ice cream - best ever
Fruit Floes (also frozen section)
Rice pudding
Babka

Check hechsherim though, because they can vary by location- some places, a food will have a hechsher and some, it won't!

elisheva25

Thu, Jul 30 2015, 5:14 pm

Organic popcorn
100 calorie chocolate bars
Ezekiel bread
Parve vanilla ice cream
Chocolate frozen Bon bons

bigsis144

Thu, Jul 30 2015, 5:20 pm

Mandarin chickenless nuggets in the freezer section
Cherry chocolate chunk ice cream
Ginger cat cookies
Kettle corn
73% dark chocolate
Vanilla meringue cookies
Eden feta cheese (it's even cholov yisrael! imported from Israel)

amother

Wheat

Thu, Jul 30 2015, 5:24 pm

Caramel popcorn
Chocolate/sea salt/demarara sugar covered almonds
Honey wheat pretzel twists
Multigrain crackers
Almond milk
Greek yogurt
Croissants

mille

Thu, Jul 30 2015, 5:26 pm

The three color chumus (with cilantro and I think habanero and plain layers) is awesome.

I also really love the veggie burgers. They have two kinds that are kosher, a 'pizza flavor' which is really like the morning star farms kind but a little cheaper, and these quinoa bean and corn ones that are AWESOME!!! They are spicy and flavorful and just so so good!

The chocolate/white chocolate/peanut butter chips are awesome for dairy baking.

The marinara sauce is good especially for the price!

And of course, there's all the chocolate and other snacks Tongue Out

Petra

Thu, Jul 30 2015, 6:28 pm

It's the only place we buy cheddar cheese (by Tillamook). We are not cholov yisroel. I liked their taco shells the best however can't find those anymore. Marinara is pretty good and inexpensive. Their coffee is good too.

dooby

Thu, Jul 30 2015, 6:32 pm

some things I buy that where not mentioned yet!
half baked rolls
peanut butter greek yogurt- my kids love love it
dark chocolate peanut butter cups
oatmeal (maple and brown sugar) -kids eat it up
braided fresh mozzarella cheese
soup & oyster crackers- my kids love these...

guest21

Thu, Jul 30 2015, 7:06 pm

Marinara sauce

guest21

Thu, Jul 30 2015, 7:07 pm

Are the cinnamon buns and apple pies pareve? They have pareve babka that's delicious!

lkwdlady

Thu, Jul 30 2015, 7:09 pm

okay ...where is trader joe's near lakewood NJ?

Sounds like great food can be found there!

Is there a membership fee? If so, is it really worth it?

bigsis144

Thu, Jul 30 2015, 7:41 pm

lkwdlady wrote:

okay ...where is trader joe's near lakewood NJ?

Sounds like great food can be found there!

Is there a membership fee? If so, is it really worth it?

No membership fee.

Unfortunately, some regions are really sparsely populated with Trader Joe's and New Jersey is one of them. (Trader Joe's started in California, and it feels like they've got 'em on every other block there. It is awesome.)

Closest ones to Lakewood are in Princeton and Shrewsbury.
There's also one in Brooklyn (Park Slope area, in a cool building that used to be a bank. It has high ceilings and beautiful murals), which might be more convenient if you visit New York more regularly.

When I lived in Lakewood, I totally went through a Trader Joe's withdrawal. Smile

Now I'm in Chicago and every time I go to the nearest store (in Evanston), I tell them how grateful I am to have a branch nearby.

(The cashiers at Trader Joe's are always cool people. Lots of hippies and hipsters. I once schmoozed with one about how happy I was to have Trader Joe's and we got into a whole conversation about her years growing up in North Dakota, where the nuclear silos are every other block and people pretend they don't know what they are. Fun times.)

lucky14

Thu, Jul 30 2015, 8:01 pm

their babka is delicious and moist and so rich and chocolatey.
I also like their european style chocolate yogurt (it is kind of sour/tangy though so prob. not for everyone)
and their horseradish hummus

Shoelover

Thu, Jul 30 2015, 8:49 pm

Pretzel bagels
Pomegranate blueberry sherbet
They save great spices
Chips
Cookies
They have some really cool goat cheese varieties

mommyla

Thu, Jul 30 2015, 8:57 pm

lkwdlady wrote:

okay ...where is trader joe's near lakewood NJ?

Sounds like great food can be found there!

Is there a membership fee? If so, is it really worth it?

I wish! Like bigsis, I grew up (okay, I remember it opening, but whatever) with Trader Joe's readily available and I miss it in Lakewood. There's one in Paramus too but Shrewsbury is closest. I've never been there so I don't know about the availability of kosher food. No membership!

wantavaca

Thu, Jul 30 2015, 9:33 pm

Love the handful of nuts pkgs... Little baggies with seeds nuts craisins...
Also find their whole wheat macaroni to b the best!
And their blueberries can't b beat!

trixx

Thu, Jul 30 2015, 9:46 pm

any of their soy ice cream - mango, vanilla, cherry chocolate chip
frozen cubes of crushed garlic and basil

I know in many locations especially in CA there are breads and wines that are kosher but dont have a hechsher, there is just a kosher list of which products are okay (dont know how to find it though sry... I have family in CA and they know what to buy, in NY/NJ not all the same products are carried)

smss

Fri, Jul 31 2015, 9:27 am

Shoelover wrote:

Pretzel bagels
Pomegranate blueberry sherbet
They save great spices
Chips
Cookies
They have some really cool goat cheese varieties

what hechsher do those have where you live?

momtra

Fri, Jul 31 2015, 10:27 am

For those on Facebook, there is a group for kosher products in TJ, it's called Kosher TraderJoe's.

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