Trader Joe’s is a special land filled with many items that end up in my list of favorites. I grab a variety of groceries in a needed visit or sometimes I simply want to visit to see what’s new in an excuse to grab my favorite things. With a craft store nearby, it’s hard not to make a whole trip out of it due to my need for paint supplies and desire for clearance items. When I visit my local Trader Joe’s it ends up being almost a new experience every time I go because of the new items that make their way in. I end up grabbing some new items that catch my eye, but lately there’s been specific products that get picked by me each time I visit, let me show you some of them.

Food Chronicles: 5 Trader Joe's Items I Grab Right Away

Battered Fish Nuggets – $5.99 (16 oz)

Food Chronicles: 5 Trader Joe's Items I Grab Right Away

“A little batter, a lot of fish! Crispy, Trader Joe’s Battered Fish Nuggets are lightly coated, briefly cooked in canola oil, and flash frozen, ready to oven bake for just about 15 to 18 minutes. The Nuggets are Alaska Pollock fish, a marine fish species of the cod family Gadidae. It’s high in protein, about 12g per serving, and the white flesh is super juicy, moist, and flaky in texture.”

Battered Fish Nuggets

Vegetable Fried Rice – $2.99 (16 oz)

Food Chronicles: 5 Trader Joe's Items I Grab Right Away

“Frozen fried rice may sound like an oxymoron, but it is actually a brilliant time saver. Because of this convenience and its deliciousness, our Vegetable Fried Rice is a mainstay for many. It’s packed with vegetables, including carrots, edamame, corn, green peas, leeks, and red bell pepper. Seasoned with soy sauce, rice wine, as well as some sugar, onions, seaweed, salt, and sesame oil – the medley offers rich, rounded flavor. Because the rice has already been cooked, it requires only a simple heating.”

Vegetable Fried Rice

Mandarin Orange Chicken – $4.99 (22 oz)

Food Chronicles: 5 Trader Joe's Items I Grab Right Away

“The secret to Trader Joe’s Mandarin Orange Chicken’s success is in its simplicity, really. Tender chunks of juicy chicken in a crispy breading with a sweet and spicy orange sauce… what’s not to love?”

Mandarin Orange Chicken

Mini Hold the Cone! Ice Cream Cones (Coffee Flavor) – $3.79 (7.9 oz)

Food Chronicles: 5 Trader Joe's Items I Grab Right Away

“Identical in size and shape to their Chocolate, Vanilla, and Chocolate Chip counterparts, Trader Joe’s Coffee Bean Hold the Cone! Mini Ice Cream Cones are nonetheless unique and uniquely delicious. Rather than traditional sugar cones, these feature chocolate sugar cones. And these aren’t just regular cones—they’re lined with the same chocolatey coating that tops the ice cream.” 

Coffee Mini Ice Cream Cones

Cold Pressed Pineapple Juice – $2.99 (12 oz)

Food Chronicles: 5 Trader Joe's Items I Grab Right Away

“Juice is fluid fruit. (Or veggies, depending upon its ingredients.) It’s all the goodness of fresh-picked produce delivered up in a cup with nothing else added… at least, that’s what juice should be. And that’s exactly what you’ll get in each bottle of Trader Joe’s Cold Pressed Pineapple Juice.”

Pineapple Juice

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