hey PCBs and xuong and today I'm excited
to do a Trader Joe's hall slash snack
review video it's been a while since
I've done one of these haul videos and I
did a lot of them during my 30 days of
eating healthy eating and living a
series and you guys seem to really like
them so I thought why not these are new
items that I found from Trader Joe's and
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I got some really fun things that I'm
super excited to try most of these are
on the healthier side of course I found
some really indulgent items too but
we're gonna start first with matcha
because honestly who doesn't love matcha
and you guys know I am obsessed I found
this new matcha green tea mochi ice
cream which is gonna be perfect during
the summer I think this might be like a
new plan that they're carrying I've
tried that other one wait I'm sure you
guys know what I'm talking about it
comes with like cherry or strawberries
vanilla and matcha they have like three
different boxes those but this one's new
so this one rule there's a lot in here
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there's eight Mochis in here for me I
like to let my mo cheeseball a little
bit and they've been sitting out for
like five minutes so I think they're
perfect
mmm they're a little smaller than the
old brand that they used to carry but
that's okay I feel like this is just the
right size for me it's a snack upon
touching you're just touching it it's
soft and I can tell that it's gonna be
chewy
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mmm all right I can definitely tell why
they made this switch because this one
is so much better than that old brand
that they used to carry the outside is
nice and chewy and the matcha ice cream
is very potent there's like that nice
matcha flavor and it's not too sweet at
all this is exactly how
I like my matcha mochi ice cream one
busy beef thumbs up - hmm that packet
will not last long in this household let
me just put it that way all right the
next one I have is another matcha item
that I found much JoJo's JoJo's our
Trader Joe's version of Oreos and it's
really interesting to see a matcha
flavor here's the packet we have that
vanilla cookie with matcha filling you
guys I'm getting all the indulgent items
out of the way so we can go into the
healthier items next there's substantial
amount of filling all right honest
review this is good but I don't taste
any matcha flavors there's like maybe a
tiny little subtle hint but it was
nothing compared to the other matcha ice
cream and I honestly don't think that I
definitely don't get that grassy earthy
matcha flavor to be honest I think they
just kind of added a little hit and
maybe a little bit of dye to make it
green to fool us into thinking it's
matcha this one unfortunately is a
thumbs down for me but I mean if you
like vanilla Oreos I think this is
pretty much what it is I'm just gonna
finish this next up is this new item
right here the crispy crunchy mochi rice
nuggets this is what the package reads
made from the same glutinous rice as a
soft and chewy sweet Japanese favourite
mochi Trader Joe's mochi Elliot hits the
other end of the spectrum these are like
crunchy crispy and savory and make a
delicious snack this year I made a goal
for myself to cut out chips so I haven't
really had any potato chips I used to be
like a potato chip fiend so I really had
to kind of wean myself off and I'm
finding other alternatives
I rarely been into my
crackers lately and sometimes I'll put
avocados on top with their everything
bagel sesame seasoning or sometimes I'll
put peanut butter with raspberries whoa
this is what it looks like
so definitely I feel like this looks
like a popped mochi like kind of like
popcorn but mochi hmm this is delightful
have you guys ever had those Asian um
cracker mix it has like that sushi thing
and then like the green wasabi peas this
tastes like one of those cracker mixes
that like very light hint of saltiness
with it's very interesting I don't know
what that flavor is but what's really
delicious I give this one a two busy
bees thumbs-up the next one I found is
this crispy crunchy okra I'm a fan of
okra cooked raw crunchy who knows let's
give this a try this reminds me of those
um crispy peas snacks they have they're
literally whole okras and I'm not sure
if they bake them air fried or actually
oil fried this was made with rice bran
oil so if you guys happen to know let me
know mm-hmm they're light and airy you
definitely get that okra taste so if you
guys love okra I highly recommend this
or if you don't like okra because of the
texture the sliminess this doesn't have
it at all it's just light airy lightly
salty and has that hint of that like
nutty flavor I really recommend this I
give this also to busy bees thumbs up
I'm going home in June for a road trip
back to the Bay Area and these are
definitely gonna be in my snack bag a
new item crunch dried Honey Crisp apples
the only thing that I'm a little bit
bummed about is that
these are not organic um I typically buy
organic apples I was interested in these
because I love their freeze dried fruits
typically you would only find dried
apples and they're kind of chewy I'm not
a huge fan of them but I'm really
interested in the crunch dried one
because I love crunchy things a
substantial piece kind of small bite
size in terms of texture I would say
it's a cross between a chewy Apple snack
and a crunchy snack it's not super chewy
but it's not also super crunchy because
I do get that little bit of chewiness in
there which kind of throws me off I've
had apple chips before and those are
super crunchy but this one only receives
a one busy big thumbs up for me I could
live with it or without it I'm telling
you guys these are my honest or opinions
and reviews so if you guys happen to
like these do let me know why and I'd
love to hear your thoughts on them all
right the next one I found is something
that's really interesting this dark
chocolate toasted sesame caramels I've
really been into sesame lately just
because I got tahini
I got perilla leaves I got sesame oil
there's a lot of sesame things in my
house so I thought why not add another
one why do I have all those sesame
things you asked well the tahini is
because I make my own baba ghanoush and
hummus and the perilla leaves were for
the Korean barbecue piece we have four
Eris's birthday and then the sesame oil
was also for our heirs these birthdays
so this one is an indulgent one so
here's the chocolate looks like a bonbon
mmm-hmm right off the bat this gets too
busy bees thumbs-up so there's three
layers here you get the chocolate it's a
pretty thick coating of chocolate and
then you get the sesame seeds or a
sesame layer and it has a little bit of
crunch to it
you really get that sesame flavor out if
you guys like black sesame like the
Chinese dessert black sesame I would
compare it to similar to this it has
that nutty flavor that's just really
unique and delicious and then you have a
light coating of caramel here that's not
too sweet at all this is a really great
snack if you just need that chocolate
fix it's not too sweet and it's
interesting I love it like this is
better than chocolate and peanut butter
in my opinion all right next up are
these protein bars that I found by Trail
Nuggets Pro its energy and a protein bar
this one has cranberry orange beet and
this one is chocolate and peanut I think
I will try the orange beet once is that
a really great combination flavor
combination that I love this one is 230
calories so it's a rather substantial
snack it's very dense
hmm this one's actually really good it's
not sweet it has a very um strong orange
flavor so the orange rind or flavoring
in this really comes through I'm not too
sure about the beet probably it just
gives a color and I can see a little bit
of beet flakes in there but mostly I
taste the orange it's really good have
this in your bag and I think it's a
pretty substantial snack all right next
up we have some nuts nuts are really one
of my favorite snacks to have because
you're filling they're healthy
I hope you're fat and it's tasty this
one right here is salt and pepper
pistachios I had never seen these before
and I love the packaging looks really
cool so I thought I'd give it a try with
this - iou's I don't mind that there's
the shell in there because sometimes I
just pop the whole thing in my mouth and
suck out all the flavors and then I'll
like with my tongue I'll just crack it
open or with my teeth but to be a
civilized human being I will just crack
it like this and just eat the meat mmm
mmm so upon first bite I was really
looking for the salt and pepper flavor
because all I felt or tasted with
saltiness but then the black pepper just
kicks in the back of the mouth and it
comes through later and now it's very
hot I like it I just wasn't expecting
for it to come later or after the fact
but it's really delicious it has the
perfect crunch very good it's not like
it has the perfect crunch and it's very
well roasted I recommend this one this
one receives two busy bees thumbs up oh
I forgot to give the trail Nuggets a -
busy bees thumbs up - this one is
another rice fight except this one is
sweet and it has quinoa and cranberries
oh there's also almonds and cashews and
pumpkin seeds in there - I saw them like
the speckle of pumpkin seeds right here
which is why I looked at the bag again
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they're very hard
I wasn't expecting them to be that
crunchy and they really remind me of a
Captain Crunch cereal I'm not a huge fan
of cereal and this one is just an okay
one for me I only give it one busy beep
thumbs up I probably wouldn't buy it
again it was just SuperDuper hard I
wasn't expecting that I kind of think I
chewed too hard on my tooth but it's
okay the flavor is nice
it's very subtle it's light if you like
like that a cereal milk flavor this is
what I think it tastes like next up is
tomato basil hummus I know I told you
guys that I bought tahini to make hummus
at home but I had never tried tomato
basil hummus before and I really wanted
to see what it's like in order to either
make my own or just try a different
flavor so whenever I eat hummus at home
I usually enjoy it with cucumbers um
chicken or sometimes on my rice cracker
like the round ones but today I'm just
gonna be dipping it with Persian
cucumber upon first inspection this
looks a little gloopy and wet hopefully
it tastes good
it's an interesting flavor it reminds me
of vodka sauce you know the tomato cream
sauce it has a very pronounced sun-dried
tomato flavor and I do taste the basil
but it reminds me of pasta sauce for
some reason I like it but I think I
prefer traditional hummus a little bit
more so this one only gets one busy beat
thumbs up thumb up this is very similar
to the okra one I imagine but I love
broccoli I think that's my favorite
vegetable so I couldn't I can't stay
away from it
they're like whole broccoli stalks I
think I prefer roasted broccoli or
steamed broccoli over these crispy
crunchy broccoli florets I almost felt
like it expanded in my mouth once it
once I started chewing so that's why it
kind of took a while for me but it felt
like expanding foam in my mouth
the flavor is okay it has a roasted
flavor it's not salty at least to me but
I could live with or without it I think
I'd rather make my own roasted broccoli
to enjoy as a snack so this just gets
one all right we're on to our last one
and this is
an item that I have been buying every
week so I know it's good but I
definitely want to let you guys know
about it this is New Zealand grass-fed
sharp cheddar cheese it's so delicious
so aresty loves cheese and Nate and I
pretty much give her cheese for a snack
or a meal almost every day um we were
giving her the Kerry Gould Blarney
Castle cheese from Costco when they had
it in season it was so delicious it was
like a Gouda cheddar mix unfortunately
it was a seasonal item so we couldn't
find anything similar until I went
hunting for cheese at Trader Joe's I
just didn't want to commit to a big
block from Costco so I went to cut so I
went to Trader Joe's and looked for a
smaller sized one and I found this one
it's a sharp cheddar which I really love
and I fell in love with it I almost like
this more than the Blarney Castle it's
just got that perfect sharp cheesy
flavor and I love that it's grass-fed -
if it was organic that would be like the
best cheese in the world to me hmm
this gets like five busy beast thumbs up
five one two three and then you guys the
texture is creamy but not too creamy
it's just um it has a nice bite to it
I really enjoy it and I hope you guys
give this a try I think they carry that
all Trader Joe's stores anyways I hope
you guys enjoyed my honest reviews of
these Trader Joe's snacks I know a lot
of you guys had expressed in the
comments section in the mix series that
for me to not stop doing recipe videos
and I will never stop doing that on the
mix that will always be the first
segment they will always always be a
recipe videos on that series and then
throughout the week I will try my best
to do some fun weeknight easy meal ideas
for you guys - so next Sunday we're
going to
you a meal prepping a workweek
preparation video on the mix so I will
see you guys then bye