Your unconditional love for Trader Joe's and your passion for perfectly creamy, delicious smoothies is about to bond big time in your blender. As if you needed more reasons to love Trader Joe's — they already have the yummiest vegan foods [1], the best healthy snacks [2], the most essential freezer staples [3], and the products you need for being an amazing meal prepping machine [4] — they also have the best ingredients for making smoothies. Throw these into your cart, then into your blender, and you'll be sipping happy.
Organic Raspberries
If you think fresh berries taste better than frozen, pick up a package of each of TJ's fresh raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, and blackberries. Use them to make this low-sugar protein smoothie [5].
Avocado
A dose of healthy fats added to your smoothie will make it more filling, so pick up a few avocados. Try this delicious and hydrating banana avocado smoothie [6].
Organic Unsweetened Pea Protein Powder
At 100 calories per serving and 20 grams of plant-based protein [7], this Organic Pea Protein Powder is just $12 for 18 servings — such a steal! It's unsweetened, but with all the fruit you add to your blender, it'll taste plenty sweet. Try this strawberry milkshake protein smoothie [8].
Organic Peanut Butter
If you're obsessed with peanut butter, you'll love adding a tablespoon to your smoothie recipes. It'll add protein, fibre, and healthy fats. This easy peanut butter protein smoothie [9] is a must-try! They also sell almond and cashew butter — all delicious!
Organic Frozen Tropical Fruit Blend
Complete with pineapple, banana, strawberry, and mango, this frozen fruit medley will save you time having to open different bags of frozen fruit. This would be perfect in our chocolate strawberry banana smoothie [10].
Roasted Cocoa Nibs
Add chocolate flavour (without sugar) and a little magnesium to your smoothie with a teaspoon of these cocoa nibs. It's also works as a crunchy topping for smoothie bowls [11].
Organic Coconut Milk
The ultimate creamy and decadent ingredient, canned coconut milk will make your smoothie taste like dessert. Try this recipe for a golden milk turmeric smoothie [12].
Organic Frozen Fruit
These bags of reasonably priced organic frozen fruit should be a staple in your freezer. Use the blueberries to make this high-protein blueberry cheesecake smoothie [13].
Organic Unsweetened Acai Puree Packets
Add this antioxidant-rich superfood [14] to your blender for a smoothie or this banana acai smoothie bowl [15]. The individual packets make it so easy.
Organic Cacao Powder
This vitamin-rich cacao powder is perfect for adding chocolaty goodness to your smoothie. Just note that it tastes slightly bitter compared to cocoa powder, so you might need to add more fruit to your blender. Try it in this chocolate milkshake smoothie [16].
Raw Pecan Halves
For healthy fats, fibre, and protein, adding pecans to your smoothie adds a sweet nuttiness that tastes so decadent. Use them in this pumpkin protein smoothie [17]. Stock up on their other nuts to add to smoothies, too, including almonds, peanuts, and macadamia nuts.
Organic Chia Seeds
An excellent source of omega-3s, fibre, and protein, a good blender will grind chia seeds completely, so you'll never even know they're in there. Try this mixed berry chia smoothie [18].
Medjool Dates
Soft and gooey with a unique caramel flavour, dates not only add natural sweetness, they also add fibre. A date or two would taste delicious in this carrot cake smoothie [19].
Rolled Oats
You love overnight oats, but you also love smoothies. Combine the two by soaking oats overnight with the rest of your smoothie ingredients. In the morning, blend it all up, and you'll have a deliciously thick and creamy smoothie [20]. Short on time? No need to soak the oats — just add them to your blender to increase the fibre, protein, and healthy carbs.
Hemp Seed
Raw shelled hemp hearts offer tons of protein and all nine essential amino acids [21]. Protein helps keep energy and blood-sugar levels stable, which helps prevent cravings for high-calorie treats. Try them in this Whole30-approved banana-blueberry hemp seed smoothie [22], or as a nutty topping for your smoothie bowl.
Tofu
Yes, this is another weird-sounding ingredient, but with such a mild flavour, you'll never even taste it. Adding tofu to a smoothie [23] makes it creamier and adds tons of hunger-satiating protein.
Just Coconut Chunks
Forget cracking open a coconut and use these frozen coconut chunks to add a cool, tropical flavour to your smoothie. It'd be a delicious addition to this mango coconut smoothie [24].
Organic Maca Power
Not to be confused with matcha green tea, maca powder [25] is made from the Peruvian root veggie known as the lucuma. It's a superfood offering 20 amino acids, and may help balance hormones, reduce PMS symptoms, and offers a caffeine-free energy boost. Try this PMS-buster smoothie recipe [26].
Organic Baby Spinach
Another essential for your green smoothies, Trader Joe's also has bags of kale, which can be frozen to ensure they won't go bad before you use them up. Try these green smoothie recipes [27].
Organic Flaxmeal
Get your fill of omega-3s and fibre by adding a tablespoon of this flaxmeal to your smoothie [28].
Yoghurt
Add extra creaminess and probiotics to your smoothie with Trader Joe's Cultured Coconut Milk Yoghurt. Need a recipe? Try this banana blueberry cinnamon ACV smoothie [29].
Bananas
At 19 cents each, buy a huge bunch, and once they ripen, cut them up and store them in the freezer [30] to add cold creaminess, carbs, and potassium to your smoothie. You'll definitely want to use them to make this high-protein banana milkshake smoothie [31].
Organic Unsweetened Flake Coconut
Add fibre and tropical flavour to your smoothies with unsweetened coconut. Or, use it as a topping for this dark chocolate almond and coconut smoothie bowl [32].
Cocoa Powder
More refined than cocao powder, it also tastes less bitter. Add a touch to your blender for chocolaty flavour when you want chocolate protein powder but only have vanilla. You'll love this low-cal chocolate almond smoothie [33].
Unsweetened Almond Milk
Another smoothie staple, almond milk offers delicious creaminess without a ton of calories. They also have soy milk, if you prefer added protein. Try it in this vanilla clementine smoothie [34].
Riced Cauliflower
I know it sounds weird, but with such a mild flavour and tons of fibre, riced cauliflower [35] can thicken up your smoothie without adding tons of calories or carbs.
Raw Whole Cashews
Cashews are known for adding creaminess to recipes, and they're also a great source of healthy fats and protein, which can help with weight loss. Try them in this high-protein blueberry cashew smoothie [36].
Ginger
For debloating properties and an immunity-boost, add fresh ginger to your blender. It tastes so fresh and zingy in this papaya ginger mint smoothie [37].
Organic Hemp Protein Powder
For $11, you can't go wrong with this vanilla organic hemp protein powder [38]. Each serving offers eight grams of protein and nine grams of fibre.
Vanilla Coconut Beverage
Keep a carton of this coconut beverage in your pantry so you'll always be able to whip up a creamy smoothie. It's perfect if you avoid dairy or soy, and tastes so luscious in this mango coconut vanilla smoothie [39].
Matcha Green Tea Powder
Use this antioxidant-rich matcha green tea powder to whip up an energizing matcha smoothie [40].
Organic Raw Blue Agave Sweetener
If you use unsweetened protein powder and want to add a little natural sweetener [41], a little of this agave goes a long way. Try this recipe for a coffee coco shake [42].