Vegan Grocery Shopping at Trader Joes

Vegan products at Trader Joe's
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[@Qwertyuiopasd458]

if you go to the customer service desk they will give you a list of all the vegan items in the store

[@TheVeganZombie]

That's awesome. Thanks for the tip!!

[@emmag9362]

Yes and there's also a separate wine list. Although one time a wine guy there told me I was making up such a mystical thing so maybe they stopped doing it... I hope not... Wine is a minefield otherwise. Failing that though, Costco does an organic vegan wine that's good (it's literally the only one they sell so the fact I don't quite recall the name won't matter!)

[@NoEggCraig]

I work there! I probably stocked some of the things you showed in the video haha and my sister is a sign artist there and when we were watching this video she kept saying "I made that sign!" Haha keep up the great video Chris!

[@TheVeganZombie]

No Egg Craig haha that's awesome! We should collab sometime.

[@NoEggCraig]

The Vegan Zombie Definitely, I'm down!

[@bargleboy]

I just got hired as a sign artist at a CA store! Yay for vegan TJs employees :D

[@NoEggCraig]

Nice, it's a great job! My sister I included makes up 4 vegans at our TJ's

[@TheVeganZombie]

Cool. I'm in CA now.

[@katselesnya]

The best thing about trader joes is the ultra firm tofu. You barely have to press it its so dense.

[@jennifers2555]

That cherry chocolate chip ice cream is SO good.... my husband will eat the entire container if I buy it and he won't touch any of my other vegan ice cream--even the So Delicious cashew, which everyone knows is the bomb. But that TJ's Soy Choco Cherry is a huge hit in this house!

[@lisaandbeans9645]

i still dont understand WHY there is alternative cheese with milk derived ingredients. if i wanted milk i would just buy regular cheese.

[@subblonde3101]

right...

[@emmag9362]

Yes that got me too! I was in a rush one day and bought it. It's weird as I don't get who it appeals to.

[@jules_logan5061]

Emma G IK right? People who are lactose intolerant can’t even have most of them

[@erinsjourney315]

Our (Trader Joe's) marshmallows are vegan and absolutely fantastic! Great tip on using Speculos for s'mores!!!!

[@Razzlewolfflight]

You know a video I'd love to see? A regular toiletries video. What do you use to bathe, brush your teeth, wash your clothes, do your dishes? We see A LOT of videos about vegan FOOD, but how about vegan household items?

[@juliannegrubbs2004]

I don't want to live in an area without a trader joes nearby. people love working there an they are so friendly to customers. its a feel good store.

[@calendarpage]

I'm so excited! My town is getting a TJ this year. I've missed it since moving from Seattle. The choices look great. Our regional groceries are working hard to offer more of these foods, but there's nothing like TJs for the total shopping experience.

[@helenae7]

Try the vegan vegetable dumplings they might be at your Trader Joe's it is good with peanut sauce.

[@EeNALEm]

Staple in my freezer! I had some for lunch today.

[@mothmallow]

The Trader Joe's that I go to has this awesome vegan chorizo! I use it to make a vegan spicy hambuger-helper dish. Thanks for making this video! I don't get up to Trader Joe's that often, so it's nice to have some products in mind to pick up when I go.

[@ginduf]

i used the vegan chorizo to make a vegan version of the zuppa toscana from olive garden. it's so versatile!

[@Blurggg]

Teresa LeVasseur try this: sautéed 1 package soy chorizo, 1 package fire roasted peppers, 1 package fire roasted corn, 1 can black beans, 1 can diced tomatoes with chilies 🌶 - all items can be found at TJ's and it's so perfect. Great on nachos, topped with avo, on rice or a baked potato.

[@mothmallow]

kokoro nagomu that's an excellent idea!

[@mothmallow]

Tina Eye oh man I have to try that! Thank you so much!

[@ZoBeats95]

Tina Eye yo that sounds so fire I'm a vegan Mexican so you know I had to hop on that chorizo real quick

[@veganvintagegeek935]

This is cool. Thank you for the warning on the almond shredded cheese. I've bought this 3 times thinking it was vegan. Thanks for the heads up about reading food labels no matter what. That is so sneaky of Trader Joe's. Those masala burgers are fantastic! I like to cook them in my mini sandwich griller. And those pizza crust are amazing and as cheap as they are they come two in a pack. What I like about them is they can be cooked in the microwave on a dinner plate for 5 minutes, depending on one's oven and topings. And no matter what I put on the crust it smells like restaurant pizza crust. And I also like how easy the crust cuts too. I am so excited to try the cookie butter.

[@ollerpops]

Hey guys, yummy video. Trader Joe's IS my Go-To grocery store and you overlooked some of their most Delicious items: Frozen Vegetable Pot Stickers. Omg they're to die for! Their frozen Japanese fried rice too. Also Trader Joe's has vegan marshmallows that are really good and not as expensive as some other brands.

[@Curt_Randall]

my regular pickups there are tempeh, Tofurky sausage, meatless meatballs, nuts and seeds, frozen organic spinach, chile& onion tortillas, ciabatta bread, spices, raw sauerkraut, among a few others. It looks like your local store has more vegan options stocked than mine ever does. but i have never been impressed with their produce. and I hate how I can never buy everything I need from there, so I have to make a trip to another store to finish my grocery list. basically, I have a love and hate relationship with TJ's.

[@barbjankowski4048]

that frozen soy cherry chocolate chip is amazing 🍒 🍫 and the veggie masala burgers are sooo good

[@d.l.sosnik2135]

I'm a Trader Joe's fan and I still learned a lot. Thanx !

[@paulamriley3931]

Great video, thanks for showing vegan options. It helps make the choices easier. Love your videos 🌻

[@kaylonnief13]

this was very helpful! trader joe's has so many "natural" things that I have picked up on accident and then realized they weren't vegan. ill be on the lookout for some of these things next time i go

[@erikadelgado206]

Thank you thank you thank you! Being a newb trying to buy only vegan at any grocery store can be really overwhelming and exhausting. Undergoing a paradigm shift such as this is really hard, so videos like this are great! Also thanks No Egg Craig for bringing me to this video :)

[@acacm12]

What I love about TJ is the staff is usually very knowledgeable. They also offer print outs at the door listing all vegan , gluten free ect products . I usually shop with my kids so it makes things easier lol . Also ... who hates mushrooms ? l am questioning our relationship lol

[@laurenkomarnicki4705]

Man I wish I had a Trader Joe's where I live in Canada! All this stuff looks like heaven!

[@timtitus6226]

Lauren Komarnicki I know eh? The only time I've been to a Trader Joe's or Whole Foods was in Illinois. I live in the buttcrack of south Ontario and there are no stores like that around here

[@nataliabaage]

That was a great video. Thanks! You gave me many ideas for my grocery shopping trip on Friday! 👍😀

[@rickiluv89]

They have some vegan fresh baked cookies that were really good, especially the peanut butter/choco chip ones. Yum!

[@jorgethecoach]

I love the s’mores idea using speculoos cookies instead of graham crackers. Thanks for the tip Chris!

[@catherinepatin9961]

I was at Trader Joe's just earlier today. I love that store. It has so many amazing Vegan and Gluten free options :)

[@AnotherVeganAtheist]

Thanks for the video. I hate their vegan cheese, but their Soy Creamy ice cream is hands down my favorite non-dairy ice cream. My local store has a couple of additional items I would recommend if you can find them: chile & onion tortillas, chewy chocolate chip cookies, and their cream cheese isn't too bad. I also like their ghost pepper potato chips.

[@heartofthedevil2874]

I agree about their vegan cheese. I put it on pizza once and it turned into watery goop. Pretty disgusting.

[@garden_therapy_nj]

AnotherVeganAtheist i dont like thst cheese either. tastes like a chemical to me.

[@blinkergurl1882]

sun shine is there any vegan cheese out there that is worth trying?

[@TheVeganZombie]

There's a bunch. Miyoko's cheeses, Violife, Follow Your Heart and CHAO are all good.

[@garden_therapy_nj]

Motha T follow your heart is good and chao is really good. I do a grilled cheese with those and like it. takes more time to melt but it taste more like cheese than alot of them do.

[@diannabias3232]

Wow thank u love ur haul i am starting to b a vegan...this is my first day n i love i Love shopping at trader joes..

[@mandyemais]

I love this type of video! Canada (Toronto) is super vegan friendly, but the US is incredible. I need all these products!!!!! I've never seen cookie butter before!

[@lillyayesh6799]

I didn’t know the cookie butter was vegan! You just changed my life can’t wait to get it next time I go to TJ

[@timtitus6226]

I tried that cookie butter when I was in Illinois. It's so cool how the staff let's you try something off the shelf, haha then they have at it later. Gotta get back there, Canada's lost it's touch

[@veganpeace7890]

I love the vegetable Masala burgers sooo much! Thanks for the tip about using speculoos cookies for s'mores. I have a hard time finding vegan graham crackers!

[@Jtikombc80]

Our little son has your gloves, but they are full fingers lol. Great vid, thanks :)Those sneaks, I've bought things before, that looked so vegan, and weren't... Glad someone brought attention to that!

[@krissantana4660]

The cherry chocolate chunk soy ice cream is BOMB. My go to ice cream, not that expensive call for vegan ice cream. The cinnamon rolls are clutch too!!!

[@kendahomie]

I see cookie butter and I click

[@Eskapismus]

Same. :D The variety they sell in the states is just insane. I know the speculoos stuff from the Netherlands but I've never seen that many kinds. Awesome!

[@MarisDirection]

Spooky mansion Fan, same!!! I love that stuff!

[@sitcomchristian6886]

I was more amazed that it wasn't super crowded when you filmed lol my Trader Joe's is always packed! But I can't complain about a good company getting plenty of business :)

[@alixaebell6323]

WOW Thanks for the updates. I'll make sure to buy all that next time! Keep informing us about the right products to buy. I didn't know that they had so many more vegan items. I did buy they sausage less meatballs, ugh

[@jilliand6591]

I love trader joes! their chickenless tenders are really good! I also like their vegan cream cheese and their store brand marshmallows are also vegan!

[@laurieindelicato9209]

Love you and love your videos. Recipes rock and thank you for your channel

[@fratertater6130]

Some of their popcorn is vegan and awesome. They also have a product called brownie bark that is the best vegan sweet I've ever had.

[@ZoBeats95]

S/o to you for going before they close thanks for the help!

[@amelie_g]

This was really helpful, I'm actually going to TJs later this afternoon :) Thanks!

[@rosalynmejia9659]

Thank you for another great video. Keep them coming.

[@veganvintagegeek935]

Oh and I am a fan of Trader Joe's baked tofu. And now they have sriracha baked tofu. And their onion and chilli vegan flour tortillas.

[@alexavl1197]

im sooo glad you included those coffee mochi treats!!!! those are my fav vegan desserts ever. i wish their green tea ones were vegan too but sadly theyre not.

[@zimm2295]

Alexa Mango Have you gotten to try the vegan mango ones they had during the warmer weather? I really wanted to try 'em, but didn't get them in time

[@shirinf333]

Zim M They don't have the coffee ones at my Trader Joe's but I've had the mango one. I don't really have anything to compare it to. I don't know how to explain it, it's very interesting. It has this like almost raw dough taste to the outer shell and the inside is like almost a gelatinous sweet mango.

[@garden_therapy_nj]

Alexa Mango i was going to buy those yesterday but wasnt sure if they were good. gonna have to go back.

[@subblonde3101]

there not?!!! I was positive they were....whats not vegan about them??

[@subblonde3101]

i dont like them anyway, the chewy outside grosses me out lol

[@cindyvanderplas5773]

Yeah!! Speculoos, chocolate, waffles, .... all good things come from Belgium!

[@ljm9092]

thank you for sharing a lot of great stuff !! I love the meat balls as well. :)

[@reachtrita]

I love these kinds of videos! I get to see new stuff I want to try! :D The Tikki Masala frozen curry rice is so good! Even my son likes it, and he doesn't like curry.

[@amandabrock7814]

Cool I didn't know that particular rice milk had b12. Def going to drink that as well as my almond milk. Very glad I watched this lol.

[@isabelladugarte2868]

Woow! So beautiful that there is so many people creating all that. That's a paradise on earth, most people in the contry I am don't even know what vegan means X') Thank you!!

[@wholefoodiebeauty5912]

My favorite place to shop! 😍 they have so many amazing new things right now too!!! And the s’mores tip is mind blowing!!! Do you know how hard it is to find vegan gram crackers?! Impossible, I’ve never seen them!

[@Thevietvegan]

I wish Canada had Trader Joes T_T So many awesome staples!

[@TheVeganZombie]

I bet you have some cool places we don't have. Right?

[@Thevietvegan]

I mean...not really? We have bulk barn, which is like a bulk food store chain? But it's not as awesome for vegans as Wegmans or Trader Joes T_T

[@timtitus6226]

The Vegan Zombie Not even dude. The variety in the U.S. is so much wider than Canada. I was amazed by all the vegan options and goodies in Illinois

[@apgwilym]

Compared to the UK the variety of foods in the States is mindblowing. It does look as though the food is more expensive and we don't need to worry about GMOs here for the moment at least.

[@JennaDanelle]

I went vegan while we lived here in Germany, and just found out we are moving state side, so thank you for the preview of some fun things to get and try! :-)

[@TheVeganZombie]

Oh cool!

[@loreenabradley]

we sell those chocolate non pareils at the candy store i work at! but ours are milk chocolate and have rainbow sprinkles so we call them "Discos" lol i used to love them before i gave up dairy

[@HolisticHealthatHome]

Check that label!! I've so been in the mood for some chocolate--so glad I can find some vegan choices at TJ's!!!

[@EvilisAnihilisUlsTFRID]

I always go to Trader Joe's. Beware of Whole Foods they are expensive, but they do have a nice selection.

[@mecheledavis1575]

Your videos are informative and helpful as I navigate the markets on my #plantbased journey

[@daraahrens9154]

make yourself a vegan "butterfinger blast" with the soy ice cream, a chico-stick, chopped up dark chocolate and vegan milk. yuuuummmm!!!!

[@Unique-pw9tt]

Wow. They have a lot of vegan products. I would love to try the ice cream sandwiches.

[@shirinf333]

Unique 40 They're super yummy!

[@PandaSuzAnne]

I totally didn't realize that the coffee mochis were vegan! I have some in my freezer from before I went vegan. I think I'll eat them now. Thanks! lol

[@gsabo1000]

More recipes to do with cookie butter????

[@katrinakilburn3316]

The Japanese fried rice is killer and the orange chickenless bites. The best!

[@subblonde3101]

yess the vegetable fried rice!

[@M0chiM033]

Now that you've showed me all of this im going food shopping xD especially for those Cinnamon Rolls!

[@loseitlarry478]

You are going to love their mozzarella it is one of the best vegan cheeses I have eaten!!!

[@DeafGirl93]

I am a vegetarian but I like to buy vegan options whenever I can. My town doesn’t have a lot of great options for vegetarian and vegan food. My grocery store has a very small selection but the prices are always expensive. So I get a lot of my food from Walmart. You should definitely do a vegan Walmart haul if you haven’t done one already. Also, I do not live near a Trader Joe’s or a Whole Foods. And a lot of vegan/vegetarian people have told me those are the best places to go.

[@xxzombiexxpsychoxx]

I miss California cause my brother had a Trader Joe’s up the street from him. So I used to walk over lol.

[@Dylan-zm3ht]

That vegan tikka masala is amazing.

[@curlygirl5828]

Hey V Zombie.... never had Cookie Butter... but will try it!....Looks yummy!! also Vegan cinnamon buns??? Must Have..😉👍💖☺

[@plantspirit9289]

I'm going to try those meat balls tonight. a meat ball sandwich sounds really good to me right now.. Thanks Vegan Zombie :)

[@unki3259]

i bought the speculoos cookie butter, and didn't notice till i got home that it says 'may contain traces of milk and egg'...

[@natrulyvivacious]

Thank you for sharing; very helpful!

[@karenbressler6187]

I just bumped into a trader joes when I went a different route to where I tutor but was too tired to go in two days ago. If I knew they had gluten free pizza crust I would have run into the place. I have been gluten free 3 years now.

[@kingstonxenachante2874]

Thanks, lots of great stuff. That music though😝

[@LauraCastillejos]

My Trader Joe's carries vegan marshmallows! YUM!

[@promua_chech]

Hi! Thanks for the great info. Very helpful especially the chocolates. That was exciting for me. I was about to eat them but I was reading the ingredients for the chocolates, it all says - "....MAY CONTAIN TRACES OF MILK...." so I didn't eat them, I'm returning them...

[@lianatam5604]

I wish there were Trader Joes stores in Australia!

[@greghenderson6011]

You sir are awesome.

[@lakedog7313]

that soy cherry chocolate chip ice cream is the best. ever.

[@lizard1971]

What cracks me up is the Vegan cheeses that are labeled dairy free, but have Casein!! There are a lot of them. Like he says in this vid, read the ingredient labels!! That cherry chocolate chip ice cream is the 💣💣💣

[@OriginalAcefanatic]

Very informative video, thank you!!

[@lukakitchen8398]

The TJ in maine doe's not have every thing that your store has. That vegan cheses is good on top on meat ball subs.

[@SarahWarman80]

I've seen that my TJ's doesn't either. I've asked my local store about this and they said different products according to region. I said, well that sucks! I have requested they get some more things, we shall see...

[@danielamitric]

Slove your videos, more hauls please 😊

[@TheVeganZombie]

Thanks! More to come

[@SMFortissimo]

"Your friends will love you if you make them s'mores with these." Make THEM smores?!?! Nobody serves me s'mores! I don't serve anyone else s'mores! We're gonna have s'mores. There's the fire. Here's your stick. Ingredients over there. What 'cha gonna do? Put 'em on a fancy platter? Nobody can see your fancy platter in the light of the campfire! Sorry, I'm just really passionate about s'mores.

[@ryanmazzei2041]

yeah, I have this problem with cinnamon rolls where I eat all of them.

[@lindafayes9535]

Are there many meatballs and veggie burgers that do not contain soy? I am allergic to soy. All your vlogs are so helpful! Thanks

[@jacquelinebtoccigailhelena5184]

Thank You so much!

[@tennisfreak8842]

You forgot the vegan churros

[@victweezy]

The soy cherry chocolate is off the chain!

[@Barb6106]

Just ask at front desk for list of vegan products sold

[@bargleboy]

Trader Joe's has vegan dark chocolate covered pretzels!!! Oh god, I about died when I saw there wasn't any milk in them.

[@TheVeganZombie]

Yeah, saw them there. :)

[@jetrey9553]

now I need to try that rice milk

[@mercedezreboca8299]

great content man!

[@flyvegan]

I love trader joe's! ! !

[@mattn2470]

is that the new Commack store?

[@stephanielovestico]

Thanks for all the recommendations! I'm with ya, I hate mushrooms too :P

[@TheVeganZombie]

Yes! I'm not the only one.

[@tawnya0627]

Dang it! The nearest TJ's is 250 miles from me!

[@TamamoAi]

i didnt know the cookie butter was vegan! i must buy

[@kpss4681]

lmao Trader joe's in DeWitt is litt

[@ashleyhappenstotravel]

They'll give you a print out of all of their vegan products

[@annarose2672]

TIKKA MISALA FTW!! I got to try this ...