I worked at Trader Joe's for 3 years. I still come back all the time for these 8 underrated items.

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The writer's Trader Joe's cart, including chicken nuggets and overnight oats.
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Jasmine Ascencio

I rely on Trader Joe's frozen and refrigerated sections for quick, easy meals. Here are 10 premade items that taste homemade.

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Jennifer cooking dumplings and rice on the stove.
Trader Joe's premade meals are my go-to for quick, tasty dinners.

Jennifer Richmond

Is Trader Joe's actually healthier than other grocery stores? We put 12 products to the test.

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We compared Trader Joe's ultra-processed foods with similar items from larger grocery stores. Here's how they stacked up.

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I used to work at Trader Joe's. Here are 6 popular items that are worth the hype and 4 I'd skip.

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Intercut photos of a hand holding a clear bottle with a white label containing Everything but the Bagel Seasoning and a hand holding a tan carton of non-dairy beverage with an illustration of a glass of oat milk
Items like Everything but the Bagel Sesame Seasoning Blend are worth the hype, but I skip the chain's nondairy oat beverage.

Leah Kern

I've been vegan for 10 years. Here are 17 items I always buy at Trader Joe's.

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A Trader Joe's shopper.
Trader Joe's sells some fun plant-based options.

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I'm a dietitian on the Mediterranean diet. Here are 12 things I buy at Trader Joe's when I don't feel like cooking.

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As a dietitian, I get many of my favorite Mediterranean-diet staples at Trader Joe's when I can find them.

Lauren Manaker

My town finally got a Trader Joe's. These 5 fan-favorite items lived up to the hype — but I won't be repurchasing these 4.

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Trader Joe's sublime ice cream sandwiches.
Each box contains four of Trader Joe's Sublime ice cream sandwiches.

Emily Bond

I tried every frozen pasta dish I could find at Trader Joe's. I'd buy more than half of them again.

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A composite image of a bag of Trader Joe's cheese-filled fiocchetti with pink sauce, and a bag of Trader Joe's mushroom risotto.
I tried all of the frozen pasta meals I could find at Trader Joe's.

Ivy Carbone

My wife and I are nurses with busy schedules. Here are 4 easy meals we love to make with items from Trader Joe's.

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Trader Joe's pesto chicken breast and Italian orzo. There's also Lipman Virginia-grown tomatoes and a plant in frame.
We like to shop at Trader Joe's for delicious ingredients to make quick, easy meals.

Robert Rice

I'm a trained chef and mom of 2. Here are 10 of my favorite Trader Joe's staples.

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A collection of Trader Joe's items, including salted butter, crushed garlic, mac 'n cheese, sourdough bread, Greek yogurt, and more.
As a mom and trained chef, I've curated a list of Trader Joe's staples for quick and easy meals.

Danielle DeSiato

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