Staples

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:

Drinks:

Grains:

Breads:

Cereals:

Chips, Crackers, Pretzels, and Cookies:

Produce:

Fruit:

  • Apples [braeburn, fuji, golden delicious, pink lady]
  • Blackberries
  • Blueberries
  • Cantaloupe
  • Cherries
  • Grapefruit
  • Grapes [green]
  • Oranges
  • Strawberries

Vegetables:

  • Broccoli
  • Broccoli slaw
  • Carrots
  • Cauliflower
  • Celery
  • Cucumber
  • Green beans
  • Mushrooms [button, portobello]
  • Pickles
  • Spinach
  • Squash [butternut, yellow]
  • Tomatoes

Proteins:

Beans:

  • Black
  • Garbanzo
  • Kidney

Dairy:

Fish and Meat:

Spices:

  • 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]

4 Responses to Staples

  1. Ed

    No lies…I was secretly hoping this was going to be about office supplies. :D Good to “meet” you and your blog!

    • Life's a Bowl

      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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