Love that Chocholate Lover's bar, even with all the lead a cadmium
https://www.consumerreports.org/health/food-safety/lead-and-cadmium-in-dark-chocolate-a8480295550/
― bendy, Monday, 27 February 2023 14:22 (one year ago) link
you can have a little lead and cadmium, as a treat
honestly, i was very enthusiastic about cooking at the beginning of the pandemic and went through waves of cooking a fair bit and then being completely burned out. having enough room at my place to buy a chest freezer was a boon -- i'd roll through trader joe's and buy half a cart full of frozen stuff and not have to do any shopping for weeks at a time.
there are occasional exceptions but imo the quality/price ratio of their frozen foods is a lot more predictable than standard grocery stores. that and, with a few exceptions, the local grocery chains here have been cranking up food prices like crazy
― mh, Monday, 27 February 2023 15:54 (one year ago) link
It kind of depends on what kind of cook/eater you are. I think if you enjoy cooking, TJs def isn’t the main place you’d shop but it’s great for people like me who hate cooking and hate thinking about food - their choices are limited so eliminates a lot of decision fatigue for me.
i don't agree with this. at least from my pov they have most of the staples i need
― Half Japanese Breakfast (outdoor_miner), Monday, 27 February 2023 16:32 (one year ago) link
it depends on the size and location of the store imo
we have exactly one and it's in the suburbs
― mh, Monday, 27 February 2023 16:35 (one year ago) link
TJ’s is my primary for most food. There are a few items that I go to the Walmart Neighborhood Market for and all non-food household supplies.
― Jeff, Monday, 27 February 2023 16:41 (one year ago) link
huh, i believe you but i've used 4 regularly in my life. 2 in sf, one in Chico, other in SoCal and they all had similar stock even though store sizes varied greatly. maybe it gets dicier outside of CA?
xp
― Half Japanese Breakfast (outdoor_miner), Monday, 27 February 2023 16:42 (one year ago) link
Looking at my spending data for the past four years, of all the money I've spent on groceries, 53% of that has been at Trader Joes. 21% at Walmart, 9% at Mariano's, 17% other.
― Jeff, Tuesday, 28 February 2023 12:02 (one year ago) link
TJs is more or less primary for us, and more than fulfills our ingredient needs. Proteins (tofu, chicken, fish, plus other sometimes stuff like ground beef/pork or whatever), plenty of sturdy vegetables (Brussels sprouts, carrots, potatoes, peppers, et al.), spices, fruits, cheese, garlic/onions/shallots, wine, flour, eggs, canned veggies, and so on. The only weak links for me are salad greens and bread, but I can pick them up somewhere else on the way home. And of course TJs has tons of snacks and frozen goods. So I don't know what else I'd need beyond something really specific for a specific recipe.
Best chocolate bar is this one, btw, though it may be seasonal:
https://preview.redd.it/h714cairdtka1.jpg
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 28 February 2023 12:14 (one year ago) link
https://preview.redd.it/h714cairdtka1.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=823819a41be476b563631d90dcc4899185a3bde9
I only buy bag salads.
― Jeff, Tuesday, 28 February 2023 12:15 (one year ago) link
See, I think their bag salads suck and go bad really quickly. Especially here, there are all sorts of local clamshell options that are and stay much fresher, longer.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 28 February 2023 12:25 (one year ago) link
clamshell option is the worst/most wasteful form of packaging of all time
― Half Japanese Breakfast (outdoor_miner), Tuesday, 28 February 2023 19:55 (one year ago) link
You can recycle it at least, can't you? We recycle ours.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 28 February 2023 20:24 (one year ago) link
you put them in a recycle bin. they possibly end up in a landfill.
― Cinta Kaz is comin' to town (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 28 February 2023 20:56 (one year ago) link
many xps thanks for the inside bean info, Xii!
― Cinta Kaz is comin' to town (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 28 February 2023 20:57 (one year ago) link
For 100% sure the plastic produce bags go in landfill, though.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 28 February 2023 21:01 (one year ago) link
I think a shocking amount of 'recyclable' plastic goes straight into the landfill - if not here, then in Bangladesh where they'll probably burn it
That's why I don't like to buy fresh fruit in a plastic box
― Andy the Grasshopper, Tuesday, 28 February 2023 21:09 (one year ago) link
yeah TJs not the best for produce packaging. I will defend some of their breads. Good brioche buns and english muffins. The ciabatta demi-baguette is my go to for fast grilled bread.
― Cinta Kaz is comin' to town (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 28 February 2023 21:32 (one year ago) link
I think a shocking amount of 'recyclable' plastic goes straight into the landfill - if not here, then in Bangladesh where they'll probably burn itThat's why I don't like to buy fresh fruit in a plastic box
I've stopped buying bloobs for precisely this reason. Unless the plastic has a 1 or 2 inside the recycle symbol, recycling centers are probably going to put it into the landfill, IIRC because of the cost involved in recycling (also because if the plastic is too dirty). That said, I don't know how much of an affect that I as a single consumer can have on the environment, especially considering industrial-scale waste nightmare.
― Shartreuse (Leee), Wednesday, 1 March 2023 01:55 (one year ago) link
I've had a lot of visitors over the last year and am startled at how wasteful they are, contributing mountains of plastic containers and bottles of water and cardboard boxes to the pile that I end up having to put into the recycling bin.
― Dan S, Wednesday, 1 March 2023 02:40 (one year ago) link
I am addicted to Trader Joe European Style Whole Milk Yogurt and go through a large container of it every few days, and I feel really bad about the amount of plastic involved, but I haven't found decent yogurt that comes in better packaging. I wish there were, like, a gas station for yogurt where I could just fill up a jug from a pump.
― Lily Dale, Wednesday, 1 March 2023 03:00 (one year ago) link
idk I was just shopping at Target, and with the exception of onions and avocados in their non-supermarket stores, everything is in plastic. we’re not going to stop it from the bottom up and in most of the country or most stores at least, that’s what you get because small stores aren’t rotating product under a couple produce sprayers
aside from that dire tangential note, the Organic Elote Corn Chip Dippers are a delight. alone, with salsa or cheese dip, really anything
― mh, Wednesday, 1 March 2023 03:31 (one year ago) link
I haven't found decent yogurt that comes in better packaging
I guess you could always make your own. My parents used to do it when I was little.
― o. nate, Wednesday, 1 March 2023 14:09 (one year ago) link
i used to think "every bit counts" when it comes to plastic waste but you're point is probably right, mh. like it's a bigass world with neverending plastic at this point.
at least those yogurt containers are likely to get recycled, Lilyxp
― Half Japanese Breakfast (outdoor_miner), Wednesday, 1 March 2023 14:48 (one year ago) link
Hopefully plastic-eating bacteria gets scaled up soon
― G. D’Arcy Cheesewright (silby), Wednesday, 1 March 2023 16:50 (one year ago) link
If not it’ll evolve eventually
I seem to recall a great Carlin bit about plastic. The gist being, what if the planet *wants* plastic, and evolved us to harvest it for them, while simultaneously ensuring our own doom? So that it can live happily ever after with all the plastic and none of the people.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 1 March 2023 17:26 (one year ago) link
I wish there were, like, a gas station for yogurt
I was actually looking around for local bulk white vinegar, so I could just bring in a gallon jug rather than buying a new one - alas, this doesn't appear to be a thing
― Andy the Grasshopper, Wednesday, 1 March 2023 17:31 (one year ago) link
When my sister lived in Sacramento, she would shop at a store called Refill Madness, which only sold items in bulk. You had to bring in and tare your own containers. Idk if that concept is widespread (nothing like that exists here in the Inland Empire) but I think it will become more prevalent over time to the point that mainstream stores will also have to start accommodating it.
― john shopkins (naus), Monday, 6 March 2023 05:05 (one year ago) link
There is a store in Pasadena that does that, though I've never tried it. And we used to have a food co-op where you could do that for some items.
― nickn, Monday, 6 March 2023 08:42 (one year ago) link
There are a few places/products that encourage that, especially for shelf-stable stuff like shampoo. A few years back I want to say I heard a radio piece on how difficult it was to find a pizza place that would allow you to pick up the pie minus the box, using your own container.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 6 March 2023 12:41 (one year ago) link
https://www.wbez.org/stories/can-you-get-takeout-without-a-side-of-trash-in-chicago/fdab4761-534c-4cb2-9131-17979e34ae66
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 6 March 2023 12:43 (one year ago) link
https://preview.redd.it/gdbv8dnsntta1.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=133b2e5b0d90d6574e60b0667937f0cde3ea41da
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 17 April 2023 02:30 (one year ago) link
Top two look like hippos, middle two like goats, far right is a horse, lower left maybe a tiger, or a polar bear.
― nickn, Monday, 17 April 2023 02:37 (one year ago) link
Maybe top center is a rhino with a truncated horn.
animals.
― Cinta Kaz is comin' to town (Sufjan Grafton), Monday, 17 April 2023 02:57 (one year ago) link
I just ate an entire Jalapeno Cheddar Bread in one and sitting and aside from feeling like I'm about to burst, my biggest regret is that I don't have any more to eat tomorrow.
― Sid Bream You My Love (Leee), Monday, 8 May 2023 04:05 (eleven months ago) link
The French onion focaccia is really good too. Also those new Thai noodle rice snacks.
― just1n3, Monday, 8 May 2023 05:27 (eleven months ago) link
Picked up the chai black-tea concentrate last week, mixed it with milk, and am absolutely hooked.
― underwater as a compliment (Eazy), Wednesday, 21 June 2023 17:27 (ten months ago) link
how caffeine-y do you feel it is (one tbsp for 2hrs alertness, 5tbsp for neversleep)?
― Philip Nunez, Wednesday, 21 June 2023 18:22 (ten months ago) link
TRADER JOES AMERICAN CHEESE DOES NOT MELT CORRECTLY
― kurt schwitterz, Wednesday, 21 June 2023 20:56 (ten months ago) link
I'm usually pretty good about bringing my own bag to Trader Joe's, but after making an impulse stop last night (I was getting my 16-yr old some driving at night hours in on the road) I realized I forgot one. "What about that?" she asked, pointing to the collapsable crate I'd bought at Costco but not yet brought out of the car. "That's perfect!" I said, excited. And boy did the Trader Joe's crew get a kick out of my BYO crate, ooh-ing and ah-ing over it, pawing at it, congregating by the register to admire it. And as I left I absolutely know the guy scanning my stuff loved telling me "your receipt is in the crate."
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 1 August 2023 15:22 (eight months ago) link
lol
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Tuesday, 1 August 2023 20:28 (eight months ago) link
Okay, my local was out of Vermouth so I decided to try this oddball instead... Pronto! Made in Italy, 24% abv, $9.99 for 750ml
Bitter, sort of like Campari or even Cynar, a muted plum color... poured over ice with a splash of lemonade (in the American sense), it's pretty darn good for the price! The label mentions 'intriguing aromatic herbs and a hint of orange peel'.. I might be buying this again, very refreshing in the hot California sun
https://i.imgur.com/NCRHhXO.jpg
― Andy the Grasshopper, Wednesday, 27 September 2023 23:31 (six months ago) link
good to know! Very sad about the hatch unexpected cheddar spread being done.
― Sufjan Grafton, Thursday, 28 September 2023 00:15 (six months ago) link
huh, really curious who is actually making that amaro
― jaymc, Thursday, 28 September 2023 01:13 (six months ago) link
the amaro person
― ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Thursday, 28 September 2023 03:46 (six months ago) link
less paper plane and more budget airline.
― horizontal, Thursday, 28 September 2023 15:37 (six months ago) link
Going to try out their porchetta tonight...
― underwater as a compliment (Eazy), Sunday, 24 December 2023 20:56 (four months ago) link
Porchetta worked out great. Had it out of the fridge most of the afternoon, had it in the oven a bit longer than instructed. Tasty!
― underwater as a compliment (Eazy), Monday, 25 December 2023 03:00 (four months ago) link