great finds at trader joe's

[megantw]

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I have yet to find sandwich bread I like from there. Most of it is too thickly sliced and not soft enough. Great for grilled sandwiches, though.

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I like the Canadian White Bread, but I usually toast it.

[Res-Judicata]

Frozen Corn @ $1.19/lb
Frozen Shrimp (21-25 Uncooked) @ $7.99/lb
Arrugala @ $2.29/7 oz. (This is $3.99 @ Whole Foods)

[Rick Nebiolo]

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TWO BUCK CHUCK!! TWO BUCK CHUCK!!

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We had a wine tasting last night with my gf and best buddy. Two Buck Chuck versus a decent and popular $10 bottle (both Chardonnay) in unmarked glasses (i.e., blind taste test, although since I poured I knew). It game out very close, with gf liking Two Buck Chuck a bit better and friend liking the other. I thought they were close.

Two Buck Chuck goes up against my favorite boxed wine in two weeks [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

~ Rick

[Rick Nebiolo]

I tried the TJ's house brand canned chicken. Big can was about $2.59 and was all white meat. Made an excellent chicken salad with some onion, mayo and celery. They also have turkey in a similar can but didn't try it yet.

Usually canned chicken is just awful, earthquake food at best. Yesterday while I was picking up some milk out of curiosity I checked the local Ralph's, and sure enough most of the canned chicken was part or mostly dark meat and a lot more expensive. I didn't even bother with a taste test.

~ Rick

[astroglide]

i hippied it up today and decided to walk to trader joe's and buy one of their canvas bags for future trips.

i don't know if this is true for all stores, but at mine when you use the bag you get a ticket for entry in a twice-a-month drawing to fill it with free groceries. sweet!!

didn't even know that when i bought it, and the bag was only $3.

[DcifrThs]

BLOOD ORANGE JUICE CANNOT BE BEAT!

Barron

[mdrudeen]

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i hippied it up today and decided to walk to trader joe's and buy one of their canvas bags for future trips.

i don't know if this is true for all stores, but at mine when you use the bag you get a ticket for entry in a twice-a-month drawing to fill it with free groceries. sweet!!

didn't even know that when i bought it, and the bag was only $3.

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Same where I am (Alameda, CA) ...But I never win
ZOMG R111GED!

[M2d]

you don't even need to buy their canvas bag to enter this contest. as long as you bring in your own bag you get a ticket. my wife and i keep paper grocery bags in our cars for when we go to TJ's.

[astroglide]

GREAT HEALTHY FIND: SOYTZEL SOY STIX

7 of these babies = 110 calories, 8g (!) protein, 5g (!!!) fiber

they taste great too.

[DonkeyKongSr]

Had the chicken chile verde burrito for lunch...very good.

One of my favorite dried fruits: orange flavored cranberries. A great way to get cranberries into your diet if you don't like cranberry flavor.