- These are the 10 things you should be buying
at Trader Joe's in March, 2021.
Welcome back to the it's,
I dunno why I said 2021, it was such a slouse.
It's not like this is an amazing year yet,
but it is on my YouTube channel.
Thanks to all of you guys watching.
Welcome back on the YouTube deal guy Matt Granite.
Today's video is gonna take you inside my local Trader Joe's
from shampoo that you might not have ever considered buying
from TJs, to tiny avocados and their purpose in my world,
Pretzel bagels.
Plus why I grew very angry
at Trader Joe's while filming this video
I'm gonna expose it all right here.
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That was weird, right?
You didn't know why I did that,
but the first product is a Aloha Pull Apart Roll,
or as they call them the Sweet Pull Apart Aloha Rolls
which are reminiscent of some of the,
I don't even know how to explain it.
It's like if you try to, sticky button meets Aloha roll
I don't even know how to explain it
but Aloha is the way to go
as a great decadent bakery item that I would
I've never anticipated, enjoying so much.
Highly popular with my family
and the first item on this list.
Now I did mention Aloha Rolls,
but if you're looking to roll with it a bit more,
wait till you see what I got a number three,
and no it's not bread.
And then number two spot, a perfect snack meet,
it's decadent dessert meets Peanut Butter
Filled Milk Chocolate Peanuts,
walk with me for a moment here.
Peanut Butter Filled Milk Chocolate Peanuts,
and the reason I say dessert is you can actually bake
with this, really build upon this incredible delicious base
but the milk chocolate quality, phenomenal.
And then the crispy peanut butter.
This goes beyond that craft peanut butter type taste
which I do like, but this would be more
of a higher end peanut butter textured. Just superb.
How do I explain it?
Like eating heaven in your mouth.
So good. I really do enjoy that.
The third product on this list is not edible.
And then I'm gonna get to the one
that made me angry in a moment.
But these rollers, Aloha rolls, not that this is a roller.
So witty, not at all this video's falling apart quickly
but thank you for making it this far.
I've got more great items to show you
by the way, the Mood Odyssey
very popular in Instagram, favorite.
Knew this month, to my knowledge at Trader Joe's
with some different
potentially a way to help you de-stress.
So many different ways that you can use it,
but I am flagging this to let you know
that it is a third of the price compared
to what you would see somewhere else.
And Trader Joe's is definitely not compromising on quality,
but that doesn't mean I'm not harboring some hatred today.
When I set out to shoot this video
I was so excited to show you the trending items
the delicious items, part of this Trader Joe's hall
is allowing you guys to not only work up an appetite
but highlight items that are also good bargains.
And in the number four spot,
it was promised to be an item available at Trader Joe's
but it is not available till mid-March.
And what I am talking about
it's the Australian-Style Chocolate Ice Creme
and Sandwich. I say creme, because it's not cream.
It's not actually ice cream and it's modeled
off this hugely popular world, famous Australian dessert
that I actually didn't know anything about it.
And then I was reading the blogs
these little fun Instagram things.
And I went in thinking, I'd be able to buy it.
The store associates who are nice, despite my anger,
sadness, and social isolation, which is not their fault
told me that this would be available by mid April.
And for any of the items that I am showing you on this list
if you get excited about something
it does differ regionally, both in terms of price
which is why I'm not mentioning too many prices
for this video and availability.
So there's your disclaimer, a little bit late in the game.
In the number five spot, actually, that'd be 10.
If you move your hand out twice,
so it's like a weird stop sign that I didn't intend to do.
But the Shepherd's Pie Steak Bites,
a phenomenal find and one of the most unique,
my sister lives in London, England.
So she went to school there and kind of never came back.
But she still apparently loves me,
and the rest of her family.
This would be something where I could have that,
oh, to where she resides right now.
But more importantly, if you guys are unfamiliar
with how Trader Joe's operates
they typically target the source
of the most popular ingredient to make a lot
of their awesome concoctions,
specifically the more cultural items.
So if you see like a butter chicken dish
that you absolutely love
chances are someone at Trader Joe's got in touch
with the top buttered chicken producers somewhere in India.
And that is now somehow interwoven into the product.
So they replicate a lot of the ingredients.
That's why everything tastes so good.
This Shepherd's Pie tastes specifically
like something you would get
in a British pub and it is phenomenal.
All right, And in the number six spot,
something that is small in size,
but big in impact and unique, Teeny Tiny Avocados.
So why am I mentioning Teeny Tiny Avocados?
Well, we all know
that avocados often go bad before we can consume them.
And some of the larger avocados
take a little bit longer to ripen.
And you're often stuck with all sorts
of avocado issues specifically for the bags of avocados
which just seem to not work out that well for a lot of us.
Avocado was my daughter's first favorite food.
She ate it as a baby.
She actually has this babe, which I've kept which says,
"I know guac is extra." Very cool.
And when we are making guacamole or integrating this
into Cobb salad, there's so many different things.
The Teeny Tiny Avocados are almost always perfectly ripe,
when we buy them.
They don't go bad as quickly for whatever reason that is.
And there's just the right amount of size.
So I don't have to discard anything after
and I just like it.
So that's why it's in the number six spot.
Before I get to a Blood Orange Cake,
or these reduced guilt meals
which I'm gonna want your opinion on in a moment.
Let's bring on the guilt and the deliciousness
in the number seven spot.
It's a Mac and Cheese Bowl.
Unlike anything I have ever sampled.
It is a Pepperoni Pizza, Mac and Cheese Bowl, spectacular.
Perfectly seasoned, I love the way this all comes together.
This was actually released as a Trader's Joe
find in late February.
But the problem was, it was so popular
and not rolled out as quickly as I would have expected.
It was nearly impossible to find in the month of February
which was why I am now flagging this
as a March option that should be available
at your local Trader Joe's.
In the number eight spot, before I get
to something my wife loves that I don't understand,
Pretzel Bagels. Oh yes.
It's a bagel plus a pretzel and equals awesome.
I should have done a much better job articulating that
but I think you guys can hear my hunger and my excitement.
I get goosebumps on my belly when I talk about this.
This is a phenomenal, possibly one of those.
If I were on an Island and I could only eat one food item
and it had to be a pastry, it might not be that Aloha roll.
It might actually be the pretzel deal.
I don't know, I can't make up my mind,
but if you guys are not yet aware of the everything
but the bagel seasoning. It's a very popular staple
at Trader Joe's and they weave that into different products.
This is not that, but it does build
upon that their strength with bagel related items.
And I love this in the number eight spot.
In the number nine spot, Trader Joe's Dry Shampoo.
Let me be very upfront with you.
I do not understand Dry Shampoo.
When I go into the shower and my hair is wet.
I put shampoo in there.
I don't understand why you would use this when it's dry.
And I know I might sound
like an angry old man and not a 36 year old.
When I talk about Trader Joe's Dry Shampoo.
But it, it does make me a little bit angry
cause I don't understand it.
Meanwhile, though, my wife loves it.
She puts it into her hair and she looks hot.
So I don't understand what I'm complaining about.
It's a premium item that you can buy
at Trader Joe's that isn't food related, which is why it's
on this list, but it is available this March.
It's a well reviewed item. It's very popular.
And I guess it doesn't affect me personally
in terms of my use, but it's not all about me.
It's about you guys. So leave a comment.
If you use Dry Shampoo or you wanna better explain it to me.
I would love to listen.
In the number 10 spot. It's a pizza item
that's waiting to get personalized by you.
And then I will jump into some bonus items.
But the new pre cooked Pizza Crust
where you can just add your own toppings, a fantastic
delicious find at Trader Joe's.
And I will tell you compared to some of the Uber Eats
and DoorDash orders I've had that have gone wrong.
And just how popular pizza happens to be in my household.
Not only is this a time-saver
but also a money saver and it secured number 10 spot
on the 10 things you should be buying
at Trader Joe's in March, 2021.
I'm now for the bonus items.
I'm gonna move through these quickly.
So get your shopping lists ready.
First item, a Blood Orange Cake,
moist, delicious, kind of tastes like grandma used to make.
If you had a grandma that actually made blood orange cakes
I have two wonderful grandmas
but neither of them makes blood orange cakes.
So I might buy this for them
and ask them one day to make it,
or maybe I should just learn it myself
and stop relying upon other people.
In the number two spot for the bonus items, Coconut Shrimp
neither of my grandmas make this either.
But I will tell you, I did a recipe recently
and it was disgusting. Buying this
from Trader Joe's a much better grab both in terms of costs,
the shrimp size, divine ready to rock beautiful seasoning.
I'd now like all of your opinions on the reduced guilt,
or guilt free offerings that you can find
from the meal selection at Trader Joe's.
I heard this for the first time.
I was like, what, what is a reduced guilt meal?
And then I learned, well, it's for people where
your new year's resolution might've been to eat more healthy
and it got derailed.
And you've given up on going to the gym altogether.
I'm gonna work on that, don't worry.
And you want something that tastes good,
but is also not going to impact your waistline too heavily.
So that's what that is.
I guess my question is
do you want to know that when you're shopping
does that make the item feel less delicious to you?
Or are you excited?
I'm going to hold my personal interjection
and let you guys weigh in, in the comment section
but there is a great selection of reduced guilt meals.
Now bring on the guilt and bring on the Pulled Pork.
I was enjoying the new Cured Ham offerings available
in March at Trader Joe's, but their Pulled Pork
second to none, unless my eyes deceive me.
I actually think the Pulled Pork offerings are repackaged
or new and the flavor absolutely fantastic.
The next bonus is a burrito.
And then I'm gonna wrap it
up with two awesome dessert offerings. The Chicken Burritos
$2 and 99 cents available at all Trader Joe's
at the time that I am actually uploading this video.
They are very satisfying, the perfect late night snack.
And actually, if you guys enjoy fast food.
I did a video of the top fast food hacks
that I recently uploaded on this channel.
You're welcome to check that out.
That was new for this year.
And I did talk about burritos in there.
All right, enough of the self plugs,
let's move to the Mini French Baguettes.
They are delectable, they're buttery,
they taste legit, both in terms of texture.
Even smell like something, that might be Parisian.
I don't really know.
I've not eaten a baguette in Paris, but if you have
maybe you would like this.
There are many, and also in terms of price.
And finally for the grand finale, the final bonus item
the Mini baguette, don't know
if you have ever wanted to try one of these.
My daughter is obsessed with these and
for my wife and I, it's reminiscent of those treats
they used to hand out on airplanes.
In what feels like a different lifetime.
And I don't know, I think they're, they're tasty.
So there you go, that's my full list of the top 10 things
you should be buying at Trader Joe's in March.
I realized there was a little bit of personal opinion
in there, but if anyone else has some other finds
please leave me a comment.
I do read through them.
They help boost and sometimes lower my self esteem,
but I'd love to incorporate other opinions that you have
into future videos.
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