A MINI TRADER JOE'S FOOD REVIEW

ok, I know that you readers (a.k.a. my friends living in boston who read this blog) all shop at Trader Joe's. Maybe it's not your main grocery shopping store (how can it be, they don't sell Oreos, and other such yummy, bad for you stuff), but we all drop by there occasionally to pick up ingredients, convenience food and Pirate's Booty for some. So spurred by some recent trips to Trader Joe's, I decided to create a little pro/con list of foods that i've tried recently. So here's it is below. Feel free to add your own list in the comments section. (to which only Leah ever posts. yeah Leah!)

So many of you may know (or maybe not) that Trader Joe's has a no questions asked return policy. They want to encourage you to try new things, so if you don't like a particular product, you can take it back to the store and get a full refund. Even without a receipt. It works! I tried it last week. So here's my list with mini-explanations:

PROS
bag of avocados: though maybe slightly con since i ate 4 avocados in a week, by myself.

frozen mushroom risotto: i'd had the asparagus, and it was ok, but when i gave the mushroom version a try, i thought it was great. takes 5 minutes. garnish with some parm and basil and you're all set.

cheddar popcorn: even though it has a good amount of fat, it's still tasty.

chicken taquitos: pop them in the over to get them crispy

chicken bean burritos: i am so in love with these that i only allow myself to buy one pack at a time, or else i'd eat them for every meal.

CONS
vanilla almond granola bars: this is the product i returned to TJ's. A took one bite and threw it out. The texture was too soft, and the vanilla flavor was waaaaaaayyyyyyy too overwhelming. Plus the bars weren't sweet enough.

frozen cod filets with basil and garlic: i had this last night. And I need to figure out how you return a dish that's been cooked? Cause this was expensive and it sucked. Hands down. If you overcook it even slighty, it become like leather. Literally. Tough, stringy, it didn't even seem like fish. Though I did like the seasoning.