The 11 Most Popular Trader Joe’s Foods Among WeightWatchers® Members

With its quirky atmosphere and low prices, it’s no wonder whyTrader Joe’searned theConsumer Reportstop overall satisfaction scorefor grocery stores in 2019. As it happens, WeightWatchers® members know what’s good: A peek at WW food tracking data collected in 2019 reveals quite a few Trader Joe’s favorites—including a whole lot of cheese.

To avoid missing out on PersonalPoints™-friendly foods the next time you visit your local Trader Joe’s, consider the following list of top-tracked TJ foods your new grocery list:

Cheese, please! The most popular TJ’s item features a mix of mozzarella, Monterey Jack, and cheddar and clocks in at 3 PersonalPoints value per ¼-cup serving. Also? It tastes great on homemadetwo-ingredient dough pizza.

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Need a quick snack or super-convenient, PersonalPoints-friendly appetizer? Do as 219,000 members did in 2019, and track four individual frozen chicken cilantro mini wontons from TJs, which have a PersonalPoints value of 1.

The third most popular TJ’s item among WW members is—you guessed it—cheese! Trader Joe’s Lite Mexican Blend—a combo of lightened sharp cheddar, Monterey Jack, asadero, and queso blanco cheese—is only 3 PersonalPoints for a ¼ cup serving—and pretty perfect in omelettes and quesadillas.

Need proof that cauliflower’s moment hasn’t passed? WW members logged this tasty pre-made rice substitute (which includes green peas, red bell peppers, grilled corn, spring onions, tamari sauce, and sesame oil) over 200,000 times in 2019. The frozen item isn’t just uber-popular and tasty. It’s also PersonalPoints-friendly: A 1-cup serving has a PersonalPoints value of 0 to 1.

Good: One slice of TJ’s Sprouted 7-Grain Bread is only 2 PersonalPoints value. Better:Sprouted grainsserve up loads of antioxidants and deliver nutrients that are more readily available than those found in processed grains. No wonder it was tracked 199,000 times in 2019!

Cheese returns as the sixth most popular Trader Joe’s item, this time taking the form of a nostalgic childhood favorite: peelable string cheese! With one stick clocking in at only 3 PersonalPoints, this simple, portable snack isn’t just fun for kids—but kids at heart.

TJ’s cauliflower gnocchi is anInstagram favorite. WW members embraced it in 2019 by tracking a one-cup serving more than 150,000 times. At just 4 PersonalPoints, it’s a worthwhile way to spend your Budget while on ourweight-loss program.

Type the name of this salty seasoning intoGoogleand you’ll see how popular it’s become. After all, it tastes amazing on just about everything: from eggs and mashed potatoes to chicken, cooked veggies likesquash, and more. Even better: A pinch of it (or a ¼ teaspoon serving) won’t cost you a single PersonalPoints value.

Pretzels and peanut butter are a match made in heaven. So it’s a good thing TJ’s combined them to create a satisfying snack for 5 PersonalPoints per 11-piece serving, which was tracked more than 128,000 times.

Offering all the deliciousness of traditional avocado dip with only a 1 SmartPoints value for a two-tablespoon serving, TJ's went ahead and made the dreams of guac-obsessed members come true—to the tune of more than 124,000 tracked servings in 2019.

These seriously snackable rice-based crackers round out our list of TJ's favorites. Members tracked them more than 123,000 times, spending just 3 PersonalPoints per 1-oz serving (about 37 crackers).

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Jessica DiGiacinto is an associate editor at WW. A health and wellness writer and editor based out of New York, she’s contributed to Popsugar, Bulletproof 360, and Galvanized Media, among other media outlets.