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Good for you, enjoy it! I found my blood pressure went down completely after I cut out all processed food, too much salt doesn't agree with me.

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No, I've never bought a single "frozen meal" from Trader Joes. But I do love their frozen department. I NEVER buy ice cream there, though - the selction is limited & not very good. Much better choice & price at the regular supermarket if you buy whatever ice cream brand is on sale that week. But forgetting frozen meals & ice cream, most of the other frozen TJ stuff is super great! And much better value than Whole Foods IMO.

Yes exactly, I try to buy all or most of my frozen veggies at TJ, also any frozen fruit I buy there (for making the odd pie or dessert). I love, love TJ frozen fine baby green beans, also edamame, peas, etc. ALL their frozen vegs are delicious.

Ditto. I love TJ healthy snacks, like nuts or rice crackers, trail mix. These things are sooo bl$$dy expensive in the supermarket & usually full of additives/salt to boot.

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The Whole Foods by my college used to have a decent cafe, until they replaced it with a bar that I do not respects as a public house type establishment whatsoever. Now the only leverage it has at all over TJs is that it has a slightly cheaper available six pack, and does a descent refrigerated chicken pot pie.

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The nearest TJ tp me is English Tart's stomping ground. They're opening a Whole Paycheck in Savannah but won't be going there.

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I bought the Trader Joes 'Unexpected Cheddar' today and it's fantastic.

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Yes, that stuff is lovely.

It's a little odd when you melt it for a white sauce though...but cracking value.

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How apt! :rofl:

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TJ's is good for:
Coffee (I like the Wake Up)
Peanut butter, jam, honey
Canned goods
Cereal
Nuts
Raisins
Snack mixes
Energy bars
Frozen veggies
Chips & cookies
Wine
Beer
Dairy / Cheese
Chocolate

WF is basically good for everything, but the good stuff costs serious scratch.

Between TJs and Costco, we almost never go to a "regular" grocery store.

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Seen the irish sausages down there yesterday. Was out for a walk with my son, he loves the wee natural fruit bars so went in but only had a few bucks on me so couldn't afford the sausies. I'll be down today to buy the place out!!

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One small side effect of a TJ or WF moving into town is that the local Safeway or Fry's or Kroger or whatever will get beefed up with a better produce section, and so on.

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Last time I looked it was still two bucks here in LA. I was in Chicago a few weeks back and it was three bucks. [BTW, I was there to buy lunches to eat on SWA on the flights back via Midway].

I recall stopping in TJ's in Philly a few years back -- PA does not allow wine sales in grocery chains.

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I had the sausages last week and they were nasty IMO. Pink on the inside with a strange taste. Whole foods has much tastier Irish sausages.

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We tried the TJ Irish bangers last year and didn't like them, tough skins, strange texture and pretty tasteless, WF ones are not much better. Not a patch on the breakfast links I buy from my local farmers market.

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I tried the Irish bangers from Trader Joes tonight. As already stated, they were a bit bland and the skins were tough but they were OK. It didn't matter too much though as they were covered in onion gravy and served with mash n Yorkshires

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We had the Whole Foods sausages tonight with mash.. They were really good, the real thing, or very close.