Trader Joes Low Carb Must Haves
 

Egg White Ranchero Salad (tastes like potato salad!)
White chicken salad
Garlic herb chicken sausage
Peeled hard boiled eggs
Dark chocolate low carb candy bar. AMAZING

Australian grass fed lamb
Grass fed ribeye steaks
Heavy whipping cream - without carageenan in my area - check your label as it is locally sourced
Smatterings of full fat yogurt
Artichoke hearts in oil
Organic eggs
Affordable nuts of all sorts, salted and unsalted
Bags of 4-5 avocados, cheap, and usually the kind you let ripen yourself till they are Just Right
Coconut oil
Midsummer Night's Cream hand lotion - thick and not too smelly)

(Some already mentioned above)
Bagged, pre-washed greens. Herb salad mix my favorite.
Heads of cauliflower (1.68 right now)
Green onions
85% chocolate
Fish Vera Cruz (forgot the name of the fish)
Tuna
Sardines
Eggs -- Jumbo
Avocados (but now I usually get them at Costco where they're bigger and better)
Coconut milk and coconut cream
Artichokes (in season)
Garlic
Just Chicken (frozen, minimal ingredients)
Nuts (Macadamias and pecans mostly)
Roasted seaweed snack to eat on the way home ^_^

The seaweed snacks are great. All crispy and dry. It helps break the monotony.

I LOVE the seaweed sheets !! I crumble them up and put them on salads !!

I am a Trader Joe's fanatic. I think they have a lot of great low carb options and thanks every one for the suggestions. I just started yesterday and this is where I got all my stuff.

I tried the milk chocolate version of the low carb candy bar and yes amazing! So happy to have that little bit of sweet once in a while.

I love that they have things that make life easy like the shelled hard boiled eggs! I hate peeling eggs, this is so great.

I also like:
hearts of celery
pre-cooked bacon!!! (This really is great, a no mess way to have
a shot of bacon in 22 seconds!)
sliced smoked gouda cheese
spinach dip
nuts
teriyaki beef jerky
frozen berry melody:a mix of berries, with no added sugar, I plan to add this to sugar free jello!

There have a few similar threads, here's one with a .doc:
http://forum.lowcarber.org/showthread.php?t=452841

Another thing I just discovered is that is great is their frozen shrimp. I got a bag of medium for 5.99, you can just defrost as needed. I make a salad with baby spinach, 1 chopped up hard boiled egg, 1/4 avocado and pickled ginger (which I buy at a local asian market, the is the red kind cut in strips you can get at fast food teriyaki places)...

After almost completely defrosting the shrimp, I sauté for just a few minutes in a little garlic butter... I use the "Goddess" dressing to finish! Yum!

I had the ideal last night to put a little peanut butter on their low carb chocolate bar... you're welcome!

The closest Trader Joe's to me is about 65 miles, so clearly I can't pop in there just to pick something up. But they are planning to open one up in Jacksonville Beach in fall 2014. That's about 35 miles away, so for my Florida standards that's practically in my backyard! Probably as good as I'll get. I'll have to start making up my list to save for next fall. :D

Worth the trip! Especially around holidays...they always have seasonal items, right now it is all about things pumpkin. pumpkin Greek yogurt, harvest blend tea, organic canned pumpkin, etc. TJs stocks great gift packs, they have a three bottle pack of flavored EVOO in already, there will be more items to come. Last year had four flavored mustards and other foods used myself. :yum:
The attached .doc in the thread linked above is a 2 pg. shopping list..so you are all set for the Jackonsville opening. ;) While I am waiting for the first Publix in the Triangle to open nearby...we always want what we don't have. I do love Trader Joe's and really have no reason to set foot in a regular large chain grocery store, but the Publix in FL seem well managed and had good produce.

I actually do like my Publix! I have two of them both within two miles of my house (in opposite directions from each other) - but one of them is much bigger, so I tend to go there. But I have also found cool things in the smaller one that the bigger didn't carry. Right now one of my favorite things they carry is unsweetened "Barney Butter" - a very nice almond butter that is mixed with palm oil to give it a smooth texture. I first saw Barney Butter at my local health foods market but they only carry the version that has added sugar! Publix carries that too, but also the sugar-free version.

I also have a Whole Foods market about 20 minutes away and go there from time to time. But I do look forward to Trader Joe's - and I also liked Harris Teeter when I liked in or visited NC.

I went to TJ's today and found low carb tortillas, just 4 net carbs! I made a big taco for lunch, adding some of their hatch chillies to the meat (used one of their hamburger patties) and some taco bell mild hot sauce (2 packets I had on hand~ 0 carbs!)... So good!

They are not as flavorful as a real tortilla but not bad at all! Very happy with the result.

More TJ finds:

Love the hatch chilies!
pre-formed hamburger patties (good quality & price!)
smoked almonds

Also may try their hollandaise sauce... could make a nice little
Eggs Benedict... minus the bread of course.

Now that it has been cold for a few days here...had a favorite TJ "recipe" tonight:
Put pork loin or tenderloin in crock pot. Add TJ jar of green salsa. Cook on low 6-8 hours.
Done, but if you want to get fancy, add some mushrooms or small carrots or squash the last hour.

I just ordered a crock pot so I can try some of the low carb recipes I've been seeing, like yours! DO you cut up the meat first?
Also, what is the difference between a tenderloin and pork loin?
Is a tenderlion beef?

Both pork, though a beef roast would work in that green salsa too. The result should be like the shredded meats in a spicy sauce put into tortillas at Chilpolte. Chicken works too but cooked a shorter time.
The pork tenderloins are long thin pieces with almost no fat, but TJs has those in stock more often than a standard roast, go figure. I just cut the tenderloin in half to fit into the pot. It just falls apart when cooked. Most beef chuck roasts or pork roasts you cook whole, but can also make stews in crockpots.
Our TJ's has Kosher Stew beef i use to make Italian stew, basic stew with a can of TJ's diced tomatoes and seasonings. Tip...many standard crockpot recipes are already low carb by their nature of being just meat and veg.
Here is one paleo recipe site that lists the slow cooker recipes separately. Recently posted a beef burgundy and a butternut squash stew.
http://www.rubiesandradishes.com/ca...es/slow-cooker/

Great info, thanks Janet! I want to try yours first, sounds so easy! I get my crockpot tomorrow (love Amazon Prime!) it was less than $20!

Do you brown the tenderloin first? I got the pineapple salsa instead of the verde! :)

Ok, I did not brown since you did not mention that. I also bought some bacon end pieces at TJ's and through some of those in. It smells really good!

By this time, just let us know how it tasted. :lol:
Pineapple and bacon flavors together sounds good! I was looking at a few new TJ flavors of salsa...there are only slight variations in the carb count...some with more roasted or smokey flavors and think any of them would work in a slow cooker. I do not brown the tenderloin in this recipe but I usually do if making a big roast. Crockpots are the most forgiving method to make any meat...a wide range of hours, just about any flavor of sauce, brown or not...it all works.

It turned out great! I am very happy and yes they have a lot of great options. I bought some yellow thai curry, it is a bit higher in carbs than the salsas but I love curry and think it will be a nice option.

Another crockpot :idea: ...take the quick-frozen chicken breasts sold in a bag, put in crockpot with your TJ curry or other sauce, maybe some onion and carrot, cook all day on low. You may read some info about this method as being unsafe but I'm still here ;) http://noshblog.com/2011/11/07/whats-for-dinner-2/ Like like the Red Thai sauce too.

Yeah, I think the directions on my pot says not to use frozen meats... but that sounds good. I might try turnips instead of potato or carrot. :)

Not just TJ's, though Sarah uses many of their products. Two crockpot recipes here. Rachel's chili and the Smokey Roast with coffee...it seemed a weird idea but I tried last winter and it is good!
http://everydaypaleo.com/go-recipes/

I picked up a package of "Hawaiian" style boneless short ribs and cooked them in my slow cooker with just a little onion, 1 small parsnip peeled and sliced and some water. Very tasty, especially the next day. I made it as a taco for lunch today with some fontina cheese and a low carb tortilla...yum!



Just loving my crock pot!

So glad I saw this thread yesterday! Went to TJs and stocked up :) Thank You for the ideas!

trader joes is my main source for

grassfed beef
organic eggs
coconut oil
seasonings
olive oil
kerry gold butter
veggies
avocados
almonds
vitamins

love that place!

I went today and saw they now have a prepared horseradish. I make a super easy and fast guacamole with this stuff... just mix with very ripe avocados, fresh lemon juice, about 1/2 a teaspoon of the horseradish per avocado and salt & pepper... you can also add a little hot sauce if you like. That's it! Really good...!

From last year, I can recommend the fresh Brined Turkeys. The brining keeps them moist, and fresh is tastier than frozen. Just rub on butter. I make a SF cranberry sauce from the fresh bag of organic cranberries, add lots of orange zest. The cranberry chèvre log is yummy and pretty for an appetizer.

My usual quiet early Sunday shop was way busier today (no wine sold 'til noon). TJ's is loaded with Christmas gifts. Walk by the cookies and candies, there are soaps, bath salts, the four pack of mustards is back (bought extra for myself and used them all year), Christmas teas and coffees (Cinnamon Tempest, Peppermint Green Tea, spiced coffee called Winter Blend, etc.)

I noticed for the first time my store has "Just Cashew Meal" next to the Just AlmondMeal. Carbier, but looks much finer ground, more like flour. I didn't buy it as not much of baker and had not seen recipes with it (maybe it is more a gluten-free product than for LCs?) but if anyone else tries it, let us know.

btw, for the kitty people, my crazy black cat, who hates everything, including human tunafish, is in love with the cat treat from TJs! 12 years old and has never liked any brand of treat, or any wet food, gobbles these up. A complete mystery to me, but the Holistic Feline Treats do look healthy. Her coat, which has always been glossy is even thicker and shinier. https://www.benchandfield.com

Yes! I bought some cashew meal and have been making "Bowl Cinnamon Rolls" from it (see Baked Goods for Lupin Cinnabon recipe). It isn't substantially better than the almond meal, so I probably won't buy it again. It isn't super fine. I can sieve it through a strainer and some larger bits can't pass through. Lupin flour is much finer.

I will have to try the kitty treats. I hope they're wheat free, I have a cat who wheat does not agree with at all! i.e. I have to haul him to the sink and wash his butt. It makes kitty and owner unhappy. :lol: