sinope: eat vegetables, not people (Eat vegetables not people.)
posted by [personal profile] sinope at 01:25pm on 04/11/2009
Okay, so. In a perfect world, I would cook ahead every week and package up healthy homemade meals for me to grab on the way to classes (3x a week). I do that when I can, but sadly, I do not yet live in that perfect world. Given that buying lunch on campus costs at least $5-8, the fact that Trader Joe's sells a huge variety of pre-packaged meals for ~$2 is a big money-saver, and it means that I can just dash to the freezer/cupboard and grab something on my way out the door.

That said, despite my love for many TJ's products, I've been underwhelmed thus far by the flavor/quality of these meals. I'd love any recommendations y'all have.

Requirements, and what I've tried so far )

In conclusion, their Tex-Mex food appears to be reliably decent to tasty, anything shelf-stable is very suspect, and their yummiest food is generally also high in fat.

Also, none of their insta-meals (so far) really approach the sheer awesomeness of some of their non-meal foods, like their crack almonds. (Seriously. If you like a little salt with your chocolate, those things are utter and complete crack.) Any recommendations? Or should I just give up on meals from TJ's and put the time into making my own?
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