My Grocery Essentials [Trader Joe's]

Happy Monday loves! Hope you had a great weekend. Ours was nice and relaxing especially after a long, super cold week! If you follow me on Instagram you  might have seen that I was actually in training this entire week and was super busy. Long story short, my company was acquired by another last year and on 1/1 we merged. Because of this my old role was eliminated so I started a new position but thankfully it's with the same company and still in human resources. I'm actually really excited about the change mainly because it's a step forward for my career! That's the main reason I've been not quite as engaged on the blog plus the holidays and being sick. I promise this week I'll be back to my normal posting schedule.

I personally love reading posts and watching grocery hauls since I'm always looking for easy and healthy meal ideas! Trader Joe's is my favorite place to shop because they not only have awesome produce but they also have super yummy and healthy snacks. I also think their prices are pretty amazing considering you're getting Whole Foods quality for way less! Below is sort of a sample of my standard grocery list:

 Greens + Other Veggies

Bag of Spinach [use this for salads, omelets and smoothies]

Pre-made salads [Steven and I LOVE the Caesar salads but the Super Green Salad pictures above is my favorite. These are just easy go-tos for lunch]

Zoodles [I buy the pre-spiraled zoodles for convenience and use it for dinner with ground turkey meatballs and marinara]

Broccoli + Brussel Sprouts [I alternate between being obsessed with roasting these. Right now I'm on a broccoli kick. Love roasting broccoli as a side dish for dinner and for throwing in with my quinoa bowls]

Guacamole [I love their pre-made guac with plaintain chips and for my taco bowl dinners]

Cherry Tomatoes [Always have these for salad and I just eating them on their own with hummus]

Carrots [Perfect snack with hummus]

Fruits

Bananas [Always need these for smoothies. Makes them super creamy plus I freeze them when they start going bad]

Raspberries [My favorite fruit to put over smoothie bowls and over oatmeal for breakfast]

Apples [Love sliced apple with almond butter for a filling snack]

Bag of Assorted Frozen Fruit [I make smoothies almost every other morning for breakfast]

Proteins

Lean Ground Beef [Love TJ's ground beef. I make it with zoodles and marinara or season it up and put it over lettuce with salsa, shredded cheese, guacamole and taco chips for yummy taco salads]

Ground Turkey [Not the biggest fan of ground turkey but I like it for meatballs when it's really seasoned up with some breadcrumbs]

Salmon [my favorite protein for dinner--love baking it with a side of broccoli. So easy!]

Chicken [Either use for crockpot meals or just to bake with veggies for dinner]

Snacks

Trail mix [TJ's has the best assortment]

Plantain Chips or Taco Chips with salsa

GoMacro Bars [The only protein bar I like. All super natural ingredients]

Dried Mangos 

 Hummus [So good with tomatoes or carrots]

Miscellaneous

Granola [Love sprinkling over smoothie bowls or yogurt]

Oatmeal [go-to easy breakfast. I add cinnamon and fruit and YUM]

Almond Milk [I'm basically lactose intolerant so this is necessary for smoothies]

Low-Acid Coffee [TJ's is the only place I've found that sells low-acid coffee. I have horrible acid-reflux but can't bare to give up coffee]

Frozen burritos [Love their burritos for the nights where I don't feel like cooking a full meal]

Dessert

Mango Sorbet Bon Bons [I try not to buy dessert but when I'm craving something sweet these are SO yummy. Dark chocolate over frozen mango sorbet--SO GOOD]

Dark Chocolate Covered Almonds with Sea Salt [Also such a yummy sweet treat. Love the sweet/salty combo]

Hope y'all enjoyed this post and it gave you a little weekly meal inspiration! Would love to hear your favorites from Trader Joe's down below.
[Linking up with Biana from B Loved Boston]