Trader Joe's Tuesday

PUMPKINPALOOZA: PART 1

 

i'm going to try and get better about using my actual camera for pictures. especially food pictures.

the problem is, i get so excited and tear into everything before you can say

 "honey, where's the camera charger?"

anyhoo

pumpkin is everywhere right now, and TJ's is no exception!

full disclosure? i hate pumpkin spice lattes. like, yuck
but i'm finding i do like some pumpkin stuff

 

(left to right)

 

1.pumpkin spice chai latte i got this as a gift for my sister but i can tell you that all the gals at the sample counter loved it and i think it's safe to say it will appeal to the masses of PSL lovers

2. organic pumpkin puree i used this for overnight oats. i don't eat overnight oats and i never will but Samma and CJ absolutely love them. i load them with flaxseed, chia seeds, coconut oil, and i usually use TJ's honey flavored greek yogurt. this time i used pumpkin flavored greek yogurt.

3. pumpkin macarons these were not terrible, but... i didn't love them. i took a box to a friends house and her sons (6&2) loved them. as an added bonus they are gluten free.

4. pumpkin flavored greek yogurt generally speaking, i don't care for greek yogurt. i do like the plain kind as a substitute for sour cream. i mean, seriously, why does anyone even use sour cream anymore? but this? this pumpkin kind? it tastes like pumpkin pie filling. and that, i like. this is what i used for the overnight oats but i've also been known to take the lid off, sprinkle chia seeds on top, add an elmo spoon and pass it off as breakfast to my toddler. she loves yogurt.
5. pumpkin cream cheese this is something i'd normally never try but thanks to my favorite person on earth the sample lady, i got to try a shmear of this on a waffle (made from the pumpkin pancake and waffle mix) and it was BEYOND delicious. i used the wheat-free frozen waffles and went through a tub of this stuff in less than a week. it almost tastes like pumpkin pie. but better.

(peeking from behind the pumpkinpalooza pile are the halloween joe joe's)