TRADER JOE'S UNIQUE BEVERAGES & THE BEST PRE-MADE SALAD KITS HAUL

This week I wanted to do something different so I purchased all the salad kits at Trader Joe's to show you all of them side-by-side. I also purchased all of the sparkling beverages (aka Trader Joe's version of soda). I share our favorites and what others like, as well, and focus on the NEW items. I hope this video provides helpful insight into what salads and sparkling beverages Trader Joe's has to offer.
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[@lisatowan4536]

Happy Friday! I'm glad Benson enjoyed his first day of kindergarten.

[@lose999]

Benson will have the best school lunches, ever!!

[@KatieHespe]

Haha for real! I just posted on my IG and hat a made him for lunch today.

[@sandragreenberg6010]

Loved the bbq Toscano salad! Had 2 bags already!! Love the dill salad like the rest of humanity. Anxious to try the miso salad. Got burned out on so many of TJ’s older salads. Love seeing new ones come in! Also tried the buttermilk brine chicken baked with the Ranch seasoning and it was Outstanding!!! Tim would surely enjoy! Great video as always!

[@pattituron8510]

Awww...Benson is in school, he is growing quickly! Delighted at your summer haul this week ~ love all the salad kits! I like all the drinks you shared. My favorite is the sparkling Strawberry. I also like the sparkling pineapple. I watch other hauls and they are good but you really go above and beyond and we appreciate all of your expertise and you make shopping Trader Joe's fun. Seems like Trader Joe's employees are all so helpful. Thank you, Katie🙂😍

[@KatieHespe]

Awe, thank you ☺️

[@tmarie69]

My TJ’s is usually out of the salads I like. I’ll be living vicariously through you guys during the taste test lol. Shout out to my Taco Salad kit. She was wonderful and she is missed.

[@deidresteinbergen90]

I love the BbQ salad the dressing is amazing ,can’t wait to try the miso one with noodles it sounds amazing!!I can’t wait to go to trader’s this week and that new sparkling lemonade sounds so good I love guava!! I wish they would do a bigger Greek salad or a salad kit I know it would be a hit!

[@angelamarcinkevich9202]

Benson school was good, awesome, Have fun sweetie .

[@stargazer5073]

Yes, watermelons are outstanding this year.

[@zebralove2840]

How did I miss that you have an apparel line? I think I'm gonna need the No Mushrooms No Truffles No Problem 🤣. Go Benson! I'll miss seeing you but great that you like school!

[@KatieHespe]

It’s Tim’s passion project right now. He’s really enjoying making shirts.

[@aimeeparrott9204]

I'm so happy to hear that Benson is loving school! it's such a big milestone and I was thinking about him this week. I bought the gumdrop grapes on Thursday morning and they're delicious. I hope they have the Miso Crunch salad the next time I go. It sounds yummy.

[@bonnielemmon8493]

All those salads and waters, I’m in heaven. It’s been extremely hot here as well, so this has been my go to for meals. There’s no doubt in my mind that Benson will succeed in school. I bet it’s been hard for you. I’m ready for the taste test. 😊

[@CrystalChris721]

I am so obsessed with the broccoli kale slaw salad. It's my favorite😋😋 When I go to Trader Joe's I get a couple of bags. I even got my mom loving it.

[@RSang26]

Noooooo! I’m gonna miss Benson! 😭😢 but I’m so happy he is loving school!

[@eafj90]

I have the same preference for smaller bubbles in my sparkling drinks. Somehow it seems more natural than “big” bubbles.

[@KatieHespe]

Agreed!

[@bosoxchic1]

Same! Katie, I know you also do Costco hauls, so if you like smaller bubbles I’d definitely give the Kirkland Italian Sparkling water a try if you haven’t already. It’s a dupe for San Pellegrino. Comes in a case of 24, my husband and I drink a ton of it and love it! It has the best small bubbles, perfect when your really thirsty.

[@joynudleman1278]

Great Hall as usual and I'm glad to see that you took down those pictures from Benson's first day with all that personal information on it when I first saw that it really scared me I'm glad he's doing good

[@connie6410]

Wow, Katie, that is an ambitious haul with all those salad kits and sparkling beverages! I LOVE side-by-side comparisons so I'm really looking forward to the taste test tomorrow, esp. for the salads. My daughter loves the organic caesar but my fave is the mediterranean. I hope I can get the BBQ black pepper one this year; I missed out last year. So happy to hear Benson is enjoying school 😍

[@catmama54]

Love the chopped salads and their Greek salad is my favorite. My store has been out of those pretzels for 6 weeks already and I’m miserable lol

[@KatieHespe]

Oh no! Hope they come back in soon.

[@marygrott8095]

That's awesome that Benson is enjoying school!! I'm sure he will do great. Wishing him a fun and successful school year!

[@anseladams23]

My Trader Joe's just got in a new zero sugar Virgil's Root Beer, sweetened with Stevia and Monkfruit. It is really strong flavor and delicious. It is pretty good as a mixer too!

[@KatieHespe]

That Root beer has been a staple at TJ’s for about 6 years. Glad you discovered it!

[@sandyweibel7883]

Love the salad kits. Will try the new one.see you tomorrow.🌸

[@christinap1356]

I like your shirt! I have one that says lucky you too with a glittery shamrock ☘️ I love those olives too. When I go on a road trip I buy them.

[@irener1111]

Cruciferous crunch isn’t a kit but it’s a great salad base. I get that every week! That Miso salad looks great!

[@sandragreenberg6010]

What is cruciferous crunch?

[@amena92]

Great haul!! I love the salad kits and sparkling waters especially since I’m trying to eat healthier these days❤️

[@allisonshimonski9399]

Aww congrats to Benson for starting school - happy he is enjoying it. He’s a good kid and you and Tim are great parents! A new chapter begins 🥰

[@sandrarothenay6915]

Congratulations on Benson's milestone, what a happy event 🎉☺💗

[@Sandi-ke9mi]

I can’t wait for the taste test tomorrow❣🥰

[@sr9802]

Just bought the dill pickle and miso kits. Can’t wait to try them. Will miss Benson in the taste tests! Glad he is enjoying school! 😊

[@rhonda3837]

Benson will be the best fed kiddo in kindergarten. 👏 Congrats to Benson

[@luciennegates7555]

I’ve tried the sparkling white tea and sparkling green tea. Both are great but I’m addicted to the white tea!! Love that stuff.

[@brudum]

Thank you very much for sharing the video with very good content, wish you good health and soon success in the work you have chosen.

[@Whitney_Marie]

I just found your channel and I am loving it so much! I live in Trader Joe's No-Man Land and live vicariously through you. On my next vacation from work, I may have to make the 3 hour trek to my nearest TJ and take a few coolers with me. :o)

[@annemunoz4407]

Yay! Congratulations Benson! 🎉 I made a TJ run today. I bought the Belgium butter almond thins. This is my new favorite cookie. I always watch your videos at night in bed right before I go to sleep. I always just tell Alexa to add things to my TJ shopping list lol.

[@amybirkenstock1022]

I was finally able to try the pickle salad and OMG...its so good!!! I just tried the taylor farms pickle salad and didn't really care for it, but the trader joes one was amazing!! I will definitely be picking up more.

[@bosoxchic1]

My husband and I love the sparkling juices. The strawberry and pineapple is my favorite. My husband’s favorite is the sparkling honeycrisp apple juice on the fall. Can’t wait for that one to come back! I look forward to your videos every week Katie. I always make sure to watch your hauls and taste test before my weekly trip to TJs. Sending love and hugs! 🥰

[@yctakahashi6693]

The Dillicious salad is the best.

[@wendyeskelin8765]

My husband loves those little orange/lemon cakes that was in your recent haul. I know you mentioned that they were slightly fake tasting, but half the stuff he eats does so I figured he would like them and he does. I haven't been as lucky. Our store doesn't have the chicken meatballs, the lunchmeat I get is always gone, the mayo never came back, the pork and beans are discontinued, pickled beets are gone. I'm so bummed. But there is still a lot of good stuff we get there with that being said. I'm thinking that the food issues will continue for some time.

[@KatieHespe]

Hopefully things get better but it’s definitely been a rough couple years keeping things in stock and all the things getting discontinued.

[@ardilane1242]

Love the yuzu coconut drink!😍✌💜🎉

[@thomassanfrancisco5850]

perfect list for hot August days.

[@debbieweatherford8975]

So excited for this video. I love Trader Joe’s salads and their sparkling water. 🥳

[@reginagillis7201]

Thank you so much for sharing.😎

[@danams4166]

Fun haul! I definitely want to pick up the tropical sparkling lemonade. We really liked the boba and the dill-icious salad kit!

[@quorrakai]

I love all of those sparkling sodas/teas! Trader Joe's makes the best ones!

[@katymcgee4254]

Ok Last video I said I had never tried a macaron, so the next day I went and got the chocolate and vanilla ones from Trader Joe’s, and now I’m addicted to the vanilla ones😭😭😭🤤

[@klimtkahlo]

Wait until you try the watermelon one!!!

[@KatieHespe]

So good!! I liked the vanilla over chocolate as well.

[@sleepysleepy4269]

The deal dill one is so good

[@juanita_rocksteady2761]

The Dill-licious salad was so good I went back and purchased a second bag!😋 The Boba kit was just ok for me, but I think I expected it to be sweeter. I may add a little simple syrup to it. I'm glad Benson is loving school!

[@juliejuarez1214]

what does Tim dip with the pretzels?

[@nicolebenis9546]

Love your videos and always look forward to them but would love to see some of the things that people don't normally talk about since people obviously always mention the new things. As a cast member I am sure you know of things that are less common or things people don't talk about as much and maybe make it a series? Like different things to try in frozen, prepared, bakery etc.

[@sherryhallmark8147]

Hey Katie… what happened to the pickle popcorn? I have waited all summer. Thanks for all you do!

[@FL-ez3dk]

Just a tip about the Boba kit. They have them at Costco for a much better price. And I’m pretty sure it’s the exact same product.

[@breeyawnahinton]

I wish your coworker could pick a watermelon for us; I had luck at the beginning of the season, but not so much with the last couple picks.

[@jenniferwellman5311]

I can’t wait for you guys to try the Boba tea kit. I’ve been hearing tons of things about it being really good.

[@kayclark4406]

Kono my favorite wine !!

[@bleakerhauntsandgraveyards]

I know it is not all natural or anything like that but I really love the coconut yuzu drink and it is so good mixed with Pepsi/diet Pepsi. Really tasty. I’m not a big soda drinker but I do like to drink something interesting sometimes.

[@KatieHespe]

Interesting that you mix it with soda. I’m sure it’s a great combo!

[@aheartysliceofmommylife4949]

Now that Benson is in school would you do a lunch video? Packing lunch for my kindergartner and first grader can be challenging.

[@KatieHespe]

Yes! I love this idea. I’ll try to film next week. I have more time now, which is great!

[@mariamayub212]

Very fun hall seeing all the different items. I've been sad since you guys got rid of the Hansen's sodas because they were the only ones that had diet and as a type 1 diabetic most of these flavored sparkling Waters wouldn't work since I need something with zero sugar. I do get the sparkling mineral water in the bottles from trader Joe's that you didn't show but they're the bigger bottles. I might want to try the cans they sound interesting :-) also, the salad kits are really cool and I've tried a few but I wonder is there just a bag of shredded lettuce if you want to make like chicken with shredded lettuce and some ranch dressing or something like that? I really like shredded lettuce from when I used to go eat it Taco Time LOL but it's really hard to find pre-made since I'm visually impaired and can't drop my own lettuce or anything. Can't wait for the taste test!

[@stargazer5073]

Boba drinks are sooooo good!

[@sandragreenberg6010]

I forgot to mention that the gumdrop did taste like gumdrops and were well worth the cost

[@KatieHespe]

They are delicious! We try them in the taste test.

[@mouseofthehouse929]

Ooo. I need to get them.

[@angelaw.2365]

Hi Katie, what is yuzu ?? Thanks for the new haul. 🙂

[@angi79532]

I apologize if you said it already and I might have missed it. But what salad kits were missing from the haul that were sold out? 😊

[@adoptingjoseph]

Benson was so cute in his kindergarten pics. I'm glad he had a good day but I'll miss him in the taste test.

[@KatieHespe]

Thank you! We will get into a routine and eventually he will be back.

[@Melissa2087]

I couldnt find that instant boba kit at my traders joes. I was so sad :-(

[@marjoried.9277]

a watermelon should sound hollow when U tap on it

[@sandragreenberg6010]

I heard the more bee stings the better

[@KatieHespe]

All I know is my co workers knows how to pick ‘em!

[@nancyfasolino7607]

Hi Katie! So happy Benson loves school! Question is that peach tea seasonal? I moved to Florida and the closet TJ is an hour away I was going to wait until fall to come? Will they have the peach sparkling tea? You think?🙏😊

[@tracyreese7456]

Thank you Katie for another great haul! How does the Proud Source water compare to Spendrift? I love Spendrift but am getting bored but nothing else compares to their clean non-artificial taste. Thank you and have an awesome weekend!

[@KatieHespe]

I think it does compare but they don’t have any flavored water just plain mineral. I really like the taste of proud water sparkling though, it tastes high quality.

[@tracyreese7456]

@@KatieHespe Thank you so much for the response and input Katie! I'll definitely have to give it a try!

[@bobbiadams-lloyd1888]

I have an entire cupboard dedicated to drinks from Trader Joe’s. Alcoholic and nonalcoholic.

[@KatieHespe]

Goals!!

[@jmonta21]

The issue I have with Trader Joe’s salads is they’re too cabbage heavy.

[@znmm2588]

Total gut buster!! The problem with cruciferous raw veggies is they are goitrogenic and slow the thyroid.

[@paulaleach6058]

It’s such a bummer that the new miso crunch chopped salad kit contains egg. Come on ,Trader Joes, we need more vegan salad kits!!!

[@judybrown2959]

Didn’t like dill salad

[@Diana-cl5tv]

Luv this Viiid! 🤍 I luv'em alll but like how you focus on certain items. Showing all the saleds is so helpful! Will try the new ones that just came out 🤍🤍 thank youuu as always.