Sure, I’ve missed my friends and all. Concerts. Museums. Vacations. Sanity. But during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic what I’ve really missed is grocery shopping at Trader Joe’s. You can bet your bottom dollar it will be my first stop when I’m fully vaccinated and I’ll be picking up these amazing, good-for-you vegan eats that get nutritionists’ stamp of approval. All aboard the jicama wrap train!
1. Jicama Wraps
“A [great] alternative to some of the grain-based taco wraps are the jicama wraps found in the veggie section,” says Aderet Dana Hoch, MS, RD. “Jicama is from the tuber family, full of potassium and fiber for our gut health and heart health.”
If the year 2021 is anything like 2020 was for Trader Joe s, we can expect the retailer to release a whirlwind of new vegan-friendly alternatives for our favorite foods. Just yesterday, we reported that TJ s manager Amy Gaston-Morales announced on the Inside Trader Joe s podcast that the brand would be making a foray into the plant-based seafood market. Now comes more good news: TJ s is set to debut two new dairy-free dips to add to its ever-growing selection of vegan-friendly condiments.
Trader Joe s Set to Release Dairy-Free Dips
Gaston-Morales broke this good news as well, revealing that Trader Joe s will launch a vegan tzatziki dip as well as a caramelized onion dip this year. Tzatziki, a traditional Greek cucumber yogurt sauce, typically contains dairy, but this offering will be revamped to be totally vegan. This will be a nice dairy-free alternative, as TJ s currently stocks an Avocado Tzatziki dip that is made with yogurt. If we had to wager, we would hedge our bets t
Trader Joe s has been releasing vegan and plant-based options at a seemingly rapid-fire pace in the past few years. In fact, the beloved retailer has so many great meatless options that we even dedicated an entire guide to the best vegan products to buy at Trader Joe s. The company has hit the mark on plant-based substitutes for nearly every kind of animal protein, including turkeyless and beefless patties, Mandarin chicken morsels, chickenless crispy tenders, meatless breakfast patties, soy chorizo, and more.
The only protein category that is noticeably vacant in terms of plant-based alternatives is the seafood section. During a recent episode of Trader Joe’s podcast