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Every year Trader Joe’s asks its customers to rank their favorite products, and those winners are added to the official Trader Joe’s Product Hall of Fame. Previous winners include favorites like the Mandarin Orange Chicken, Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups, and Unexpected Cheddar.

This year Trader Joe’s let customers choose a winning product in a variety of categories, from appetizers to beverages to sweet treats. We’ve got the list of winning products in every category in this week’s newsletter!

Also in this week’s newsletter, our weekly feature is Switchback Smoothies, a packaged smoothie mix that makes drinking smoothies so easy. Each serving contains up to 5 cups of fresh fruits and vegetables, for just $3.33 per serving.

At the end of the newsletter, this week’s poll is a chance for you to share your favorite Trader Joe’s food! This week we want to know: what’s your favorite Trader Joe’s food from their hall of fame? 😋 Cast your vote at the bottom of this email.

Ready to see which Trader Joe’s foods won in each category?

Trader Joe’s Customer’s Choice Hall of Fame Winners

1. Most Popular Snack - Chili & Lime Corn Tortilla Chips: These rolled tortilla chips are not only the most popular snack, but they also won “#1 overall most popular” product in the entire store! Runner-ups include the Elote Corn Chip Dippers and the World’s Puffiest White Cheddar Corn Puffs.

2. Most Popular Beverage - Apple Cider: This cider won most popular beverage, and that’s impressive given that it’s only around seasonally! We’re big fans and look forward to it each year. Runner-up beverages include the Trader Joe’s French Sparkling Lemonade and Triple Ginger Brew.

3. Most Popular Cheese - Goat Cheese: The Trader Joe’s Goat Cheese is a customer favorite because it’s super delicious, but also because it’s available in so many options (like crumbled or with honey). Runner-ups in the cheese category include the Syrah Soaked Toscano Cheese Spread and the Trader Joe’s Burrata.

4. Most Popular Fruit or Vegetable - Bananas: Of all the fruits and vegetables for sale at Trader Joe’s, customers go bananas for Trader Joe's bananas. Who can argue with their amazing price? Runner-up fruits and vegetables in this category include the Teeny Tiny Avocados and the always delicious Honeycrisp Apples.

5. Most Popular Appetizer - Creamy Spinach & Artichoke Dip: Warm and savory, the Trader Joe’s Creamy Spinach & Artichoke Dip is ready for a party or snacking solo. Not just a dip, it’s delicious as a spread on burgers or sandwiches. Runner-ups in this category include the Mac and Cheese Bites and Parmesan Pastry Pups.

6. Most Popular Breakfast Item - Hashbrowns: When you make hashbrowns this easy and delicious, it’s no wonder these won favorite breakfast item! Just heat and serve for perfectly browned hashbrowns. Runner-ups here include Chocolate Croissants and Almond Croissants.

7. Most Popular Lunch and Dinner Item - Butter Chicken: Butter Chicken is always a crowd-pleaser, and the Trader Joe’s Butter Chicken with Basmati Rice makes it easy to go from freezer to full meal in minutes with a rich, savory sauce. Runner-ups in this category include Chicken Tikka Masala and Steamed Pork & Ginger Soup Dumplings.

8. Most Popular Sweet Treat - Sublime Ice Cream Sandwiches: Possibly the best ice cream sandwiches ever and packed full of chocolate chips, the Sublime Ice Cream Sandwiches were the clear winner in this category among Trader Joe’s shoppers. Runner-ups in the Sweet Treat category include Mint Chip Ice Cream and Hold the Cone Chocolate Chip ice cream cones.

This Week’s Featured Snack:

Switchback Smoothie Mix

When we used to make smoothies at Taste Message, we’d pull out the blender and chop up a bunch of expensive fruits and vegetables… and it was worth it to get all the benefits of drinking a smoothie, just a lot of work (and honestly an expensive habit since fruits or vegetables often expire before we could get to them).

We just tried Switchback’s smoothie mixes and have to say we don’t think we’ll be using our blender for smoothies again any time soon.

Why we love Switchback smoothies:

• Each smoothie packet contains up to 5 cups of fresh fruits and vegetables into each pouch

• Tastes great and bursting with flavor

• No blender to clean

• Free shipping on orders of $40+

• Only $3.33 per serving, which is way cheaper than fresh fruits and vegetables

Smoothies are available in three flavors: banana berry, tropic roar, or jungle mango. We absolutely love the banana berry flavor, but honestly they’re all so easy to drink and makes us feel great that we can get so many fruits and vegetables so quickly and easily.

Weekly Snack Poll:

Last week, we asked you: what’s your favorite Easter candy? The results are below, and most of you love Malt Ball Chocolate Eggs!

A whopping 42% of poll participants chose the Malt Ball Chocolate Eggs as their favorite, followed by jelly beans in second place with 26% of the vote. Here’s what some of you had to say about your favorite Easter candy:

• “Black licorice is my favorite, but out of this list I’d choose the chocolate eggs.” - Donna in Michigan

• “Love Peeps!“ - Carolyn in Washington

• “Jelly beans but only the good ones.” - Tabitha in Florida

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