I made a trip to Trader Joe’s this afternoon to pick up some of my favorite Whole30-friendly foods. Trader Joe’s has tons of awesome compliant things from produce to pantry items to frozen foods and more.
My first tip is not to go to Trader Joe’s at 2 p.m. on a Sunday, especially not when you’re feeling sick. It was a madhouse. I have to give it to Trader Joe’s though. They are always more than adequately staffed and constantly restocking the shelves. The only thing I couldn’t find that I wanted was cauliflower rice and that’s something I can get over. 🙂
Trader Joe’s Whole30 Haul
I know you guys love to see grocery hauls from time-to-time and I get a lot of search engine traffic for “Trader Joe’s Whole30” so I thought it would be helpful to share what I bought today. It was a big trip!
Starting at the left and moving to the right…
- Frozen cherries (I like to put them on chia pudding)
- Organic cauliflower
- Riced broccoli
- Organic arugula
- Kombucha (super reasonably priced at TJs)
- Unsweetened dried cherries
- Canned pink Alaskan salmon and canned tuna
- Frozen semi-dried figs
- Cruciferous Crunch (for both salads and sauteing)
- Broccoli slaw (to use as a base for things like spaghetti, salsa chicken, etc)
- A bag of organic pears
- Asian stir fry veggies (to use in coconut curry)
- Fennel
- Frozen cod
- Strawberries
- Organic Pink Lady apples
- Tangelos
- Cashew butter
- Almond butter
- Coconut water
- Yogi ginger tea (my most favorite ginger tea)
- Ghee (clarified butter…great deal at TJs)
- Coconut oil spray
- Baby zucchini
- Eggplant
- Limes
- Avocado
- Organic lemons
- Sweet onions
- Organic garlic
- Organic rainbow carrots
- Plantain chips (my favorite Whole30-approved “salty snack” that really isn’t “encouraged” in the program rules but…don’t care! 🙂 )
- Spaghetti squash
- Golden raisins
- Hearts of palm
- Artichoke hearts
- Organic potatoes
And I didn’t get these two things today but I love the Trader Joe’s Chicken Italian Sausage as an easy protein option to have on hand and they also have great prices on smoked salmon.
This Week’s Dinner Menu
Sunday: red coconut curry with chicken, eggplant and stir fry veggies served over broccoli “rice” (I didn’t follow a recipe for this but now that so many of you have asked on Insta, I will post it this week…look for it on Wednesday!)
Monday: leftover coconut curry
Tuesday: Ina’s Perfect Roast Chicken and I’ll roast it over a mix of fennel, potatoes, carrots, turnips and onions
Wednesday: cabbage rolls stuffed with ground pork (I think…this might also turn into some sort of pork meatball and spaghetti squash thing)
Thursday: Chipotle Shrimp with Radish and Jimica Salad
Friday: steak with sauteed mixed garlic mushrooms, crash hot potatoes and a veggie
Saturday: leftovers or TBD
Any new Trader Joe’s faves to share?
What’s on your dinner menu this week?
