My Trader Joe's Faves

Yesterday, I went to Trader Joe's with my friend, Melissa. It was her first trip to Trader Joe's. It was really fun going with someone for their first time. We definitely loaded up our carts! She was getting a bunch of recommendations from all of her friends on what the best things are. 

This got me to thinking: What are my favorite, must-have things? Here is a short list of the things I always throw in my basket on my monthly pilgrimage to the world's greatest grocery store. 

• Frozen Turkey Meatballs - Ruby LOVES these plain and they are awesome with spaghetti. 
• Organic Creamy Tomato Soup - Perfect with a Grilled Cheese Sandwich! 
• (Apple, Strawberry, Blueberry) Walks into a Bar Cereal Bars - So much better than NurtiGrain Bars. 
• Kettle Corn - Dan's Mom would always bring me up a couple bags of "Pink Popcorn" from California! 
• Cinnamon Schoolbook Cookies
• Fruit Leather - Any flavor is awesome!
• Frozen Mashed Sweet Potatoes - Ruby loves these also and it's so much easier than actually roasting sweet potatoes. 
• Frozen Veggies and Fruit - I especially love the frozen sweet corn. 
• Sparkling French Berry Lemonade - I actually usually don't let myself buy this because I drink it too fast. It's that yummy. 
• Roasted Coconut Chips
• Sweet, Savory and Tart Granola Bars
• Cranberry, Almond and Cashew Granola - Great as a cereal or over yogurt. 
• Everyday Seasonings or any of the seasonings in grinders. 
• Frozen Steel-Cut Oats
• Frozen Orange Chicken, Frozen Teriyaki Chicken & Fried Rice - This combo makes a great meal! 
• Frozen Mac & Cheese - Ruby and I like to share this for lunch. 
• Hot & Sweet Mustard - Great on sandwiches or I love dipping pretzels in it. 
• They also have a great selection of fresh flowers at rock-bottom prices. I got a couple of bunches of Daffodils this last trip and they make me so happy! 

Ok, SO basically anything is good at Trader Joe's. That list wasn't very short and I'm sure I've forgotten a few things on this list. I recently discovered this blog and realized that there are so many more things that I haven't tried yet.

 Do you have any favorites? I'd love to hear!

This post isn't sponsored by Trader Joe's or anything. I just super love Trader Joe's.