Joe's knows, food that is!

My entire life I have loved grocery stores! Growing up I always wanted to go with my mom, and that's where my love for food began. I had never been into, heard of, even knew Trader Joe's existed until I moved to Albuquerque. Michael and I thought we would check it out the first week we moved here and have been Trader Joe's fanatics ever since! For those of you not within a certain radius of a warehouse (That's why Texas doesn't have one)...I will give you some insight.

Trader Joe's is a small specialty grocery store full of high quality, good-for-you products at low prices. The stores are smaller than regular grocery stores (which I think makes a more pleasant shopping experience) and the staff is always positive and personable. Every time I go into Trader Joe's I come out with a fun fact, recipe idea, or at least a smile on my face because the people that work at my local TJ love their job! Here are some of my favorite Trader Joe's finds:

1. TJ Reduced-Guilt Woven Wheats (better than wheat thins!)
2. TJ Low-Fat Brie Cheese (sounds like an oxymoron, but it's heaven for a cheese lover like me!)
3. Old Moon Zinfandel (Great Wine for $5.99 and WAY better than the infamous "two buck chuck")
4. TJ Fat-Free Greek Style yogurt w/ honey (not cheap at $1.19/5.3 oz., but so worth it and way better for you than non-greek style yogurt)
5. Grape Tomatoes (tomatoes at TJ taste better year round and are cheaper than the regular store)
6. TJ Goat Cheese Crumbles (perfect for a spinach salad!)
7. Par baked Bread (finish it in your oven and it tastes like you made it!)
8. Kashi Autumn Wheat Cereal for $2.99!
9.TJ French Roast Coffee Beans (we've tried a few, this is our fave so far)
10. Flowers! Trader Joe's has great flowers, they're so cheap it doesn't have to be a special occasion...look what I found yesterday for $3.99!

If you have the opportunity to shop a a Trader Joe's...do it! You, your body, and you pocketbook will be glad you did!