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24 Trader Joe’s Products Nutritionists Never Add To Their Carts

By Jessica Booth of Men's Health |

Slide 1 of 25: We don't know exactly how it started, but there's this unspoken idea that everything you find at Trader Joe 's—from the inventive bagged salads to the omg-need-more cookie butter—is healthier than options you'd find at your regular grocery store. As much as we hate to burst your bubble, this just isn't true. While, of course, some TJ's products are ideal for a healthy diet, many are, well, not so much. We reached out to nutritionists to get the lowdown on which foods they avoid at Trader Joe's *Now, let's be clear: Just because those "not so much" options aren't the most healthful doesn't mean you can't or shouldn't eat them in moderation.

We don't know exactly how it started, but there's this unspoken idea that everything you find at Trader Joe 's—from the inventive bagged salads to the omg-need-more cookie butter—is healthier than options you'd find at your regular grocery store. As much as we hate to burst your bubble, this just isn't true. While, of course, some TJ's products are ideal for a healthy diet, many are, well, not so much. We reached out to nutritionists to get the lowdown on which foods they avoid at Trader Joe's

*Now, let's be clear: Just because those "not so much" options aren't the most healthful doesn't mean you can't or shouldn't eat them in moderation.

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