One downside to being a regular Trader Joe’s shopper is that at some point one of the items you love and buy week-after-week will be gone forever. I still have dreams about an especially yummy carmelita-like dessert bar I bought on my first visit to Trader Joe’s and never found again.
Part of Trader Joe’s strategy to keep things interesting is to introduce 10-15 new products every week. In order to make room for new items some current items have to go. In theory these are the least popular items but that’s little consolation when one of your favorite items gets the boot.
Don’t get your hopes up but every once in a while a product will return after a long absence. My son’s favorite Giant White Beans returned after years. I put a can in his Christmas stocking each year as inside joke about how much he likes these beans and how much it grosses me out that he eats them straight from the can.
Here are the vegetarian foods I’ve reviewed but believe have been discontinued because I haven’t been found them at my local Trader Joe’s for at least 6 months. If you see any of these items at your store, please let me know via email to jamie@vegtj.com.