Re: Trader Joe's

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone,

Well, we FINALLY got a Trader Joe's in Indianapolis and I am wondering if

any of you Californians can recommend any great diet stuff to buy there

that our kids can have. We can get the Tofutti Cuties here... what else do

you like? Do they have any good fake cheeses? If so, what flavor is best?

I think my life would be much more peaceful if I could just buy a (fake)

cheese we like

Pizza just ain't the same... we still eat it without cheese, but the

toppings roll off and end up in our laps!

Caroline

[Guest guest]

Hi - They have the BEST price for Rice Dream that I've seen anywhere...most

markets, if they carry it, charge anywhere from $2.19 to $2.99 a quart, but

Trader Joe's has it for $1.49! I wish they would carry even more of the

Tofutti products, because they are really the best of the dairy substitutes and

have no milk products in them. TJ's does carry Tofutti " Better Than Cream

Cheese " , which is excellent, and it comes in a variety of flavors (plus you can

flavor it, make dips with it, and put it on macaroni instead of traditional

cheese.). There's also a Tofutti frozen dessert bar called " Hip Hip Hooray " ,

which is completely sugar-free and sweetened with sorbitol. It has a nice,

crunchy chocolate coating over vanilla soy ice cream and a kind of a

chocolatey-mocha-y center. My son loves them, but we have to be careful because

the sorbitol in them is *extremely* laxative, if you catch my drift. Tofutti

also makes very good all-vegetarian soy cheese and a mock sour cream called

" Sour Supreme " , but the Trader Joe's in my area doesn't carry them; I get them

from Ralphs (a regular market), believe it or not. The soy cheeses TJ's does

carry have casien in them, so they're not right for kids. Sometimes TJ's

will order things on request, though; they're very customer-service oriented.

Couldn't hurt to ask.

They have some other really tasty and nutritious dips (my kid really likes to

dip foods into other foods, lol!) that are completely dairy-free as well. There

are several varieties of hummos that my son really loves, like Tomato-Basil (my

personal favorite), Spicy Red Pepper, and Roasted Eggplant. There's soy yogurt

( " Cultured Soy " ) that is stocked right next to the regular yogurt. There are

lots of unique crackers, snacks, soups, pastas, etc., many of which will fit

into a diet; you just have to read the labels and determine what will work.

They also have their own versions of Cheerios (called " Joe's O's), corn flakes,

and rice cereal which have vitamin E instead of chemical preservatives. They

have their own brand of chewable vitamins which are dairy, soy, and gluten-free.

Somewhere near the front of the store you should find a kiosk with brochures

that say " Gluten-Free " , " Dairy-Free " , " Kosher " , " Lo-Carb " , etc., which list all

the foods they carry in that catagory. Those are very helpful and will really

assist you in navagating the store. Again, if you can't find something, ask,

because in my experience, if they are already working with a vendor (like

Tofutti), they can special order it for you.

Good luck and happy shopping!

Donna

Re: Trader Joe's

Hi everyone,

Well, we FINALLY got a Trader Joe's in Indianapolis and I am wondering if

any of you Californians can recommend any great diet stuff to buy there

that our kids can have. We can get the Tofutti Cuties here... what else do

you like? Do they have any good fake cheeses? If so, what flavor is best?

I think my life would be much more peaceful if I could just buy a (fake)

cheese we like

Pizza just ain't the same... we still eat it without cheese, but the

toppings roll off and end up in our laps!

Caroline

[Guest guest]

Donna,

WOW! Thanks so much... this is fantastic information... I am looking

forward to getting down to Indianapolis next week... I think I'll take a

cooler!

My kids LOVE hummus... I thought they were the only kids in the world who

liked it! We have a pretty good recipe for it, if you want one. We'll have

to try the Trader Joe flavors and maybe we can recreate the favorites at

home.

Caroline

>On 7/25/02 2:39 AM, " Donnaaron " <donnaaron@...> wrote:

> Hi - They have the BEST price for Rice Dream that I've seen anywhere...most

> markets, if they carry it, charge anywhere from $2.19 to $2.99 a quart, but

> Trader Joe's has it for $1.49! I wish they would carry even more of the

> Tofutti products, because they are really the best of the dairy substitutes

> and have no milk products in them. TJ's does carry Tofutti " Better Than

> Cream Cheese " , which is excellent, and it comes in a variety of flavors (plus

> you can flavor it, make dips with it, and put it on macaroni instead of

> traditional cheese.). There's also a Tofutti frozen dessert bar called " Hip

> Hip Hooray " , which is completely sugar-free and sweetened with sorbitol. It

> has a nice, crunchy chocolate coating over vanilla soy ice cream and a kind of

> a chocolatey-mocha-y center. My son loves them, but we have to be careful

> because the sorbitol in them is *extremely* laxative, if you catch my drift.

> Tofutti also makes very good ! all-vegetarian soy cheese and a mock sour cream

> called " Sour Supreme " , but the Trader Joe's in my area doesn't carry them; I

> get them from Ralphs (a regular market), believe it or not. The soy cheeses

> TJ's does carry have casien in them, so they're not right for kids.

> Sometimes TJ's will order things on request, though; they're very

> customer-service oriented. Couldn't hurt to ask.

>

> They have some other really tasty and nutritious dips (my kid really likes to

> dip foods into other foods, lol!) that are completely dairy-free as well.

> There are several varieties of hummos that my son really loves, like

> Tomato-Basil (my personal favorite), Spicy Red Pepper, and Roasted Eggplant.

> There's soy yogurt ( " Cultured Soy " ) that is stocked right next to the regular

> yogurt. There are lots of unique crackers, snacks, soups, pastas, etc., many

> of which will fit into a diet; you just have to read the labels and

> determine what will work. They also have their own versions of Cheerios

> (called " Joe's O's), corn flakes, and rice cereal which have vitamin E instead

> of chemical preservatives. They have their own brand of chewable vitamins

> which are dairy, soy, and gluten-free. Somewhere near the front of the store

> you should find a kiosk with brochures that say " Gluten-Free " , " Dairy-Free " ,

> " Kosher " , " Lo-Ca! rb " , etc., which list all the foods they carry in that

> catagory. Those are very helpful and will really assist you in navagating the

> store. Again, if you can't find something, ask, because in my experience, if

> they are already working with a vendor (like Tofutti), they can special order

> it for you.

>

> Good luck and happy shopping!

> Donna

>

> Re: Trader Joe's

>

>

> Hi everyone,

>

> Well, we FINALLY got a Trader Joe's in Indianapolis and I am wondering if

> any of you Californians can recommend any great diet stuff to buy there

> that our kids can have. We can get the Tofutti Cuties here... what else do

> you like? Do they have any good fake cheeses? If so, what flavor is best?

>

> I think my life would be much more peaceful if I could just buy a (fake)

> cheese we like

>

> Pizza just ain't the same... we still eat it without cheese, but the

> toppings roll off and end up in our laps!

>

> Caroline

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

What about the sausages? Has anyone had any trouble with those?

I just switched since they are by far the most reasonably priced for

chicken sausage, but we adopted a dog about a month ago and I have

been getting glutened by his " gluten free " food (which is really only

wheat free--most contain barley). I finally found him a really great,

high quality food last week, but I have still been feeling the gluten

" hangover " and I don't know yet if it is lingering from handling his

barley-containing food (previously) or from the sausages I am now eating.

Thanks so much!!

> >

> > >

> > > You do realize that the absence of a reaction does not

> > prove that the food is " safe " or gluten-free

> > don't you?

> > >

> > > That issue was discussed at some length in this forum

> > just recently. Unless you are having regular bloodwork and

> > biopsies, you really don't know how safe your diet is.

> > Because of past problems with Trader Joe's I've

> > dealt with not only their corporate office but also their

> > insurance company (yes, that's how sick we got) and

> > their suppliers. TJ's policy is if the recipe

> > doesn't include a gluten ingredient, they call it

> > " gluten-free " without paying any attention at all

> > to cross contamination.

> > >

> > > We've had problems with their peanut butter,

> > soups, chips, cereals, frozen waffles, and more things I

> > can't think of this morning. I no longer trust anything

> > but their dairy (excluding cheese) and produce.

> > >

> > > Maureen

>

[Guest guest]

Well, I happen to agree on the produce commentary, but know that they're aware of this and trying to work on it. As for the others, nothing will change by complaining to the Celiac list. I highly recommend that everyone who has posted here send their comments to the corporate office. They do listen.http://www.traderjoes.com/contact_us_selection.htmlLynnOn Mar 2, 2009, at 8:09 PM, Cory wrote:Their produce sucks too.  Don't get me wrong, TJ has SOME things that are great and cheap, but a lot that isn't (I found the good earth butter for $1 cheaper at whole foods!)  The produce goes bad really quickly, isn't great quality, and is often overpriced and over packaged.  I know lots of people who think the same thing.  I bought some blueberries from them the other day (against my better judgement) that looked nice, and they were AWFUL. Cory----- Original Message -----From: Marciana RTo:  Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 6:01 PMSubject: Re: [ ] Re: Trader Joe'sACTUALLY TJ's published a whole booklet of foods they claimed were gluten-free, and "gluten-free" was exactly the way it was worded. I have a copy of it in my files, and it listed their O's cereal as gluten-free. We tried, and got very, very sick.I pursued the matter with company, and got garbage answers from start to finish from the corporate office. The people I was dealing with were dangerously IGNORANT of what gluten even was, let alone the risks of cross contamination. They pushed me off to the insurance company, who contacted the manufacturer. That O's cereal is made by Wheat-a-bix, that name give you a clue of the problem? Wheat-a-bix was FURIOUS that TJ's had claimed the cereal was GF and in every communication I received from them, they stated over and over again that the cereal is not GF and that Trader Joe's was not authorized to claim it was.People criticize Trader Joe's because the products there are not truthfully labeled and because they get sick from them.Maureen> > > > > You do realize that the absence of a reaction does not> prove that the food is "safe" or gluten-free> don't you?> > > > That issue was discussed at some length in this forum> just recently. Unless you are having regular bloodwork and> biopsies, you really don't know how safe your diet is.> Because of past problems with Trader Joe's I've> dealt with not only their corporate office but also their> insurance company (yes, that's how sick we got) and> their suppliers. TJ's policy is if the recipe> doesn't include a gluten ingredient, they call it> "gluten-free" without paying any attention at all> to cross contamination.> > > > We've had problems with their peanut butter,> soups, chips, cereals, frozen waffles, and more things I> can't think of this morning. I no longer trust anything> but their dairy (excluding cheese) and produce.> > > > Maureen

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I'm not sure which sausages are labeled as having no gluten

ingredients. But I do eat some of them (chicken and apple and

chardonnay ones I think) with no problems. And, I love them.

In general, I don't think I've had any problems with Trader Joe's

foods, but I'm not very sensitive. And, I know that everyone reacts

differently to gluten and has different reactions internally.

However, I shop primarily at TJ's and my most recent celiac blood

tests (have been gluten free since April 2006) are all negative...I

get them checked yearly. I started shopping at TJ's almost 1.5 years

ago and there were no changes in my numbers. I was afraid that there

would be due to shared lines, but I was pleasantly surprised. So,

for me TJ's works. However, as I previously mentioned, everyone

reacts differently and has different thresholds for gluten

consumption.

Hope this helps,

> > >

> > > >

> > > > You do realize that the absence of a reaction does not

> > > prove that the food is " safe " or gluten-free

> > > don't you?

> > > >

> > > > That issue was discussed at some length in this forum

> > > just recently. Unless you are having regular bloodwork and

> > > biopsies, you really don't know how safe your diet is.

> > > Because of past problems with Trader Joe's I've

> > > dealt with not only their corporate office but also their

> > > insurance company (yes, that's how sick we got) and

> > > their suppliers. TJ's policy is if the recipe

> > > doesn't include a gluten ingredient, they call it

> > > " gluten-free " without paying any attention at all

> > > to cross contamination.

> > > >

> > > > We've had problems with their peanut butter,

> > > soups, chips, cereals, frozen waffles, and more things I

> > > can't think of this morning. I no longer trust anything

> > > but their dairy (excluding cheese) and produce.

> > > >

> > > > Maureen

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Lottie, I live in Santa Clarita - northern LA county and, yes, we have a

Trader Joe's here, have had it for a long time. They are all over the LA

area... someone gave you a bum Texas steer! LOL

On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 1:46 PM, Lottie Duthu <lotajam@...> wrote:

>

>

> CML SUPPORT AND INFORMATIONToo bad that not everyone has access to Trader

> Joe's. I did call them and was told they didn't do mail orders or have a

> website.

> There are no stores in LA, but may have one in Texas. Everything is cash

> and carry.

> Carpe Diem,

> Lottie Duthu

>

>

[Guest guest]

>

> Lottie, I live in Santa Clarita - northern LA county and, yes, we have a

> Trader Joe's here, have had it for a long time. They are all over the LA

> area... someone gave you a bum Texas steer! LOL

________________________________________

Hi Lottie and ,

Some states do not have Trader Joe's....I know that Florida does not. I could

about eat out of that small store alone. Good products and good prices.

Lottie, you do not have to go to Trader Joe's for the Ezekial bread, it is in

many health food stores, made by different bakers.

Ingredients are:

org. sprouted whole grain wheat

" " " " barley

" " " " millet

" " " " soybeans

" " " " lentils

" " " " spelt berries

spring water, org honey, org wheat gluten (problem for some)

org malted barley, org molasses, fresh yeast, Celtic sea salt

That is the total ingred list.........and anything sprouted in easier to digest

and healthier.

One slice has 90 calories and 6g of fiber (22% of daily need!) so a simple

sandwich gives you 44% of your fiber. One slice also has 4% iron.

This is really the only bread that I eat. I just keep it in the freezer, in fact

some stores will have it frozen.

C.