For the most part, I tend to review one item at a time. However, for something as basic as frozen fruits and veggies I think it’s just best to review them together. Let’s be honest, it’s hard to write THAT much about such a staple freezer item. Now, if you are like me, I tend to let my wallet dictate my buying habits. However, for this item perhaps its best to do a side by side comparison. Trader Joe’s frozen strawberries come in two varieties. There is a third, in the Organic Tropical Fruit Blend, but that is also mixed in with other fruit, so I did not add that one into this review.
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Monteli Organic Pizza Crusts
The pros: Monteli Organic Pizza Crusts are organic, frozen, reasonably sized for 1-2 people per pizza, delicious too.
The cons: This is way over packaged with plastic. Mine weren’t frozen flat so adorning this pizza was slightly more challenging.
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Trader Joe’s Frozen Blueberries
So, Trader Joe’s is many things, but basic is not one of them. One or perhaps two blueberry varieties are common. Usually an organic and an non-organic variety is pretty standard for most grocery stores. Trader Joe’s frozen blueberries come in four different varieties at four different price points.
So unlike most reviews where I look at a single product , I’ll go through what to expect from this line of frozen blueberries.
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Trader Joe’s Organic Italian Artisan Pasta Gigli
The pros: Trader Joe’s Organic Italian Artisan Pasta Gigli is one of three new pastas that are organic and artisan.
The cons: This is a premium priced pasta, but is still affordable. A few pasta pieces lost their cool shape.
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Trader Joe’s Organic Rainbow Cauliflower
The pros: Trader Joe’s Organic Rainbow Cauliflower is new and adds to a growing list of cauliflower products. This is a solid choice if you are looking for a side.
The cons: While cauliflower may help you feel full, there doesn’t seem to be much fiber in this stuff.
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Trader Joe’s Organic Pesto Tortellini
The pros: Trader Joe’s Organic Pesto Tortellini has been on the shelves for quite some time. It makes for a quick and easy meal.
The cons: Bland tasting pesto with almost no texture to it.
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Trader Joe’s Organic Italian Artisan Pasta Orecchiette
The pros: Trader Joe’s Organic Italian Artisan Pasta Orecchiette is one of three new pastas on Trader Joe’s shelves. All three are labeled as organic and kosher.
The cons: Mine took closer to 18 minutes to reach an al dente texture. Be sure to test before draining these.
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Trader Joe’s Organic Italian Artisan Pasta Capunti
The pros: Trader Joe’s Organic Italian Artisan Pasta Capunti is a new and tasty pasta in a fun shape.
The cons: Other than the fun shape, there was nothing stand out about this pasta.
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Trader Joe’s Organic Quinoa and Rice Hot Cereal
The pros: Trader Joe’s Organic Quinoa and Rice Hot Cereal is a new item that is mixed in with all the other decadent flavors of the holiday season. This was ready in about 2 minutes.
The cons: You’ll want to add your own mix ins to this. It’s extremely bland on its own.
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Trader Joe’s Organic Midnight Moo
The pros: Trader Joe’s Organic Midnight Moo is chocolate syrup that is good for sundaes or making chocolate milk (whatever your definition of “milk” happens to be) or any dessert that you can think og.
The cons: This was a previously discontinued item. It would be nice to see this on the shelves on a regular basis.
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Trader Joe’s Organic Chicken Wing Sections
The pros: Trader Joe’s Organic Chicken Wing Sections are a solid option in the freezer case of Trader Joe’s.
The cons: For a group of hungry adults, this two pound bag might only feed two people so plan accordingly.
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Trader Joe’s Organic Acai Puree Packets
The pros: Trader Joe’s Organic Acai Puree Packets add color, flavor, and fiber to your bowl of oats or smoothies.
The cons: Acai is not a cheap item regardless of where it comes from. You may need to compensate for this products lack of sweetness. The packets can be a bit awkward to open.
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Trader Joe’s Organic Tropical Fruit Blend
The pros: Trader Joe’s Organic Tropical Fruit Blend is a tasty blend, especially if you aren’t terrible creative with your morning smoothie.
The cons: The bag should be resealable. The picture on the bag isn’t the most accurate representation of the product. The bananas were not nearly as pretty as they were on the bag and when did strawberries become a “tropical” fruit?
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Trader Joe’s Organic Cranberry Spiced Apple Kombucha
The pros: Trader Joe’s Organic Cranberry Spiced Apple Kombucha adds to a growing line of popular Kombucha products.
The cons: Kombucha is a bit of an acquired taste. This does have a smidgen of alcohol in it, so if you are avoiding it, please be aware.
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Trader Joe’s Honey Processed Organic Nicaraguan Coffee
The pros: Trader Joe’s Honey Processed Organic Nicaraguan Coffee is new and a mild medium brew.
The cons: If you were hoping for a coffee that does not require some sugar, then you might be disappointed. But the bag does explain the whole “honey processed” name.
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Trader Joe’s Organic Moringa Mango and Ginger Herbal Tea
The pros: Trader Joe’s Organic Moringa Mango and Ginger Herbal Tea is a nicely packaged and flavorful tea.
The cons: Might not be a flavor combination that everyone appreciates.
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Trader Joe’s Organic Peppermint Cinnamon Tea
The pros: Trader Joe’s Organic Peppermint Cinnamon Tea will seem like a slight odd if not unpleasant flavor combination, but some how these two play nicely together.
The cons: Some of my tea bags had some issues. I had a few stray tea leaves floating outside the bag.
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Trader Joe’s Organic Fair Trade Cacao Powder
The pros: Trader Joe’s Organic Fair Trade Cacao Powder is new to shelves as is Trader Joe’s Maca Powder. This is rich and has solid chocolate flavor.
The cons: Nothing really stands out.
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Trader Joe’s Organic Pomegranate White Tea
The pros: Trader Joe’s Organic Pomegranate White Tea can be enjoyed hot or cold, sweetened or unsweetened, and the pomegranate doesn’t overwhelm your palate. Each tea bag can easily brew 20 ounces of tea. Don’t be fooled by the term “white tea” because this brewed a solid pink color.
The cons: If you are hoping for this to be brewed Pom Wonderful then you are mistaken. The pomegranate is subtle.
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Trader Joe’s Organic Frosted Strawberry Toaster Pastries
The pros: Trader Joe’s Organic Frosted Strawberry Toaster Pastries are super fresh tasting and do taste like real fruit.
The cons: Some people prefer their toaster pastries without frosting (which is not available at Trader Joe’s) and some people will prefer the thick coating of a Pop Tart.
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Trader Joe’s Organic Ginger Zinger
The pros: Trader Joe’s Organic Ginger Zinger tastes like a combination of lemonade and flat ginger beer. This is also going to be polarizing item where you love it or hate it.
The cons: Unless you like flat ginger beer, then you might not like this. You’ll also have to shake this as a good amount of the product settles towards the bottom of the bottle.
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Trader Joe’s Organic Frosted Cherry Pomegranate Toaster Pastries
The pros: Trader Joe’s Organic Frosted Cherry Pomegranate Toaster Pastries is organic, fresh, and fruity.
The cons: There was a serious lack of generosity with the frosting. I still wished they were individually wrapped.
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Trader Joe’s Organic Refried Pinto Beans Salsa Style
The pros: Trader Joe’s Organic Refried Pinto Beans Salsa Style is tasty, spicy, and affordable.
The cons: This is more of a medium heat, so if you are sensitive to heat you’ve been warned.
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Trader Joe’s Organic Frosted Brown Sugar and Cinnamon Toaster Pastries
The pros: Trader Joe’s Organic Frosted Brown Sugar and Cinnamon Toaster Pastries are Trader Joe’s answer to Pop Tarts.
The cons: They don’t quite live up to the originals they are trying to replicate.
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