This is a list of some of my fave grocery products [aka my "staples"]- some things I use on a frequent basis, while others are rarities!
The following products are “Trader Joe’s” exclusive, although similar versions may be found in general and specialty grocery stores [TJ's is a personal fave]…
Trader Joe’s:
- All Natural Barbeque Sauce
- Chunky Salsa
- Cranberry Apple Butter
- Hummus with Freshly Ground Horseradish
- Jalapeño Pepper Hot Sauce
- Organic Tomato Basil Marinara sauce
- Spicy Black Bean Dip
- Cottage Cheese, fat-free
- Goat Cheese, spreadable
- String Cheese, light
- Baked Blue Corn Tortilla Chips
- Baked Sea Salt & Pepper Rice Crisps
- Ciabatta Rolls
- High Fiber Cereal
- Mini Gingerbread Men Cookies
- Multiseed with Soy Sauce Thin Mini Rice Crackers
- Savory Thin Mini Edamame Crackers
- Berry Medley, frozen
- Fire Roasted Corn, frozen
- Cuban Black Beans
- Peppered Turkey Bacon
- Turkey Meatballs
- Butternut Squash Soup, low sodium
- Chicken Noodle Soup, low fat
- Dark Chocolate Wedges
- Peanut Flour
- Pure Bourbon Vanilla Extract
The remaining categories contain products that can be found in most general or specialty grocery stores…
Condiments and Spreads:
- French’s Yellow Mustard
- Pumpkin puree
- Vinegar [apple cider, balsamic, red wine]
Drinks:
- Crystal Light Drink Mixes
- Diet Hansen’s Soda [Ginger Ale, Root Beer]
- Flavored seltzer water
- Folgers Coffee [Breakfast Blend, Classic Roast 1/2 Caff]
- Fresca [Original Citrus]
- Vitamin Water Zero [Glow, Go Go, Rise, Squeezed, XXX]
Breads:
- Arnold Health-full Sliced Breads [Flax & Fiber]
- Arnold Sandwich Thins [Multi-Grain, 100% Whole Wheat]
- Cinnamon raisin [bagels, English muffins]
- De Wafelbakkers All-Natural Whole Grain Pancakes, frozen [blueberry, sweet potato]
- Great Harvest Orange Cranberry Bread, whole grain
- La Brea Bread [French baguette]
- VitaTops [Apple Crumb, Banana Choco Chip, Banana Nut, Corn, Deep Chocolate, Fudgy Peanut Butter Chip]
Cereals:
- Cheerios
- Earthly Delights 100% Whole Grain Quinoa
- Hodgson Mill Oat Bran
- Kashi Go Lean
- Oatmeal
- Puffins [Cinnamon, Original, Peanut Butter]
Chips, Crackers, Pretzels, and Cookies:
- Goldfish [Cheddar Made with Whole Grain, Flavor Blasted Garden Cheddar, Pretzel]
- Goldfish Grahams [Chocolate, Honey]
- Harris Teeter’s Organic Microwave Popcorn, 94% Fat Free [100-calorie bags]
- Immaculate Baking Co. All Natural Cookies, break and bake [Gingerbread Spice]
- Nature Valley Granola Thins [Dark Chocolate]
- Snyder’s of Hanover Mini Twists
- TLC Original Pita Crisps [7 Grain with Sea Salt]
- Whole Foods itty bitty Chocolate Bundt Cakes
Produce:
Fruit:
- Apples [braeburn, fuji, golden delicious, pink lady]
- Blackberries
- Blueberries
- Cantaloupe
- Cherries
- Grapefruit
- Grapes [green]
- Oranges
- Strawberries
- Brothers-All-Natural Fruit Crisps [Asian Pear, Fuji Apple, Strawberry-Banana]
Vegetables:
- Broccoli
- Broccoli slaw
- Carrots
- Cauliflower
- Celery
- Cucumber
- Green beans
- Mushrooms [button, portobello]
- Pickles
- Spinach
- Squash [butternut, yellow]
- Tomatoes
Beans:
- Black
- Garbanzo
- Kidney
Dairy:
- Arctic Zero [Chocolate Peanut Butter, Coffee, Vanilla Maple]
- Breyers Smooth & Dreamy, ice cream [Coffee Fudge Brownie, Vanilla Chocolate Strawberry]
- Chobani Greek Yogurt [Black Cherry, Blueberry, Lemon, 0% Plain]
- Fage, Greek yogurt [Cherry-pomegranate, Blueberry-acai, Total 0%]
- Parmesan cheese [grated]
- Silk Light Vanilla, soymilk
- Stonyfield Organic Nonfat Frozen Yogurt [Gotta Have Vanilla, Vanilla Fudge Swirl]
- Casual Gourmet Chicken Sausage [Roasted Red Pepper & Spinach]
- Dietz & Watson All Natural Roasted Turkey Breast, deli meat
- Eggs
- Ham [Canadian bacon, Honey Baked Ham]
- Halibut
- Pork [chops, tenderloin]
- Swordfish
- Bumble Bee and StarKist Tuna Fish
- Turkey [freshly carved, ground]
- Black pepper [ground]
- Cinnamon [ground]
- Garlic powder
- Oregano
- Red pepper flakes
- Stevia
Miscellaneous:
Bars:
- Cliff Mojo Bars [Mountain Mix, Peanut Butter Pretzel, White Chocolate Macadamia]
- Luna Bars [Chocolate Dipped Coconut, Chocolate Peppermint Stick, Iced Oatmeal Raisin, Peanut Butter Cookie, White Chocolate Macadamia]
- Odwalla Bars [Banana Nut, Choco-walla, Chocolate Peanut Butter, Mocha-walla, SuperProtein, Sweet & Salty Almond]
Gum:
Soup:
- Campbell’s Select Harvest Soups [Healthy Request Chicken with Whole Grain Pasta, Healthy Request Savory Chicken and Brown Rice, Light Italian-Style Vegetable, Light Southwestern-Style Vegetable, Light Vegetable Beef & Barley, Light Vegetable and Pasta]








No lies…I was secretly hoping this was going to be about office supplies.
Good to “meet” you and your blog!
Thanks! Haha, sorry to disappoint ya… I am starting my first year of teaching and have to make a school supply list for my class so maybe I’ll post that?!
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