260: The Trader Joe's Haul Episode (Jan. '26 Edition)

Hungry Girl: Chew the Right Thing!

Lisa Lillien

Arts, Health & Fitness, Nutrition, Food

4.6 • 978 Ratings

🗓️ 21 January 2026

⏱️ 37 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

We can’t get through January without our first Trader Joe’s haul of 2026—and it’s a good one. In this episode we’re taste-testing, reviewing, and rating a fresh mix of new finds and fun favorites from TJ’s. From cozy sips like the Instant Jeju Matcha Latte to savory standouts like Filipino Style Chicken Adobo, Buffalo-Style Chicken Meatballs, and Chicken Lettuce Wraps, we break down what’s worth buying (and what’s skippable). Plus, there’s no shortage of snacks and sweets—think creamy dips, cheesy spreads, Japanese Soufflé Cheesecakes, PB&J Oat Bites, and dark chocolate treats. Grab your shopping list and chew along with us! And don’t forget to check out our Foodcast page for a list of all the finds mentioned in the episode.

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0:00.0	Hungry girl.
0:01.2	Guil free prize and ice cream for tips and tricks from hungry girl, girl, girl, girl.
0:09.2	Because it's a hungry world.
0:11.2	I'm so hungry.
0:13.2	Hey, everyone.
0:14.3	It's Lisa Lillian, also known as Hungry Girl, here with Jamie and Mikey at Hungryland.
0:19.0	Hey, guys.
0:19.8	Howdy?
0:20.4	Hi. How are you? Good. How you doing? I'm terrific. I'm having a bit of a day. Other than that, it's okay. You know, you know what it is? I'm being punished because I promised that I would make these cookies for like my nephew who's coming to visit. And they come from my husband's mom's cookbook. And literally the
0:39.2	ingredients are butter, flour, sugar, egg yolks, and jam. Nothing else. It's like the anti-hungry.
0:47.3	And I accidentally added like 33% too much butter and I have to remake them. Oh. So someone's going to
0:53.8	enjoy it. I mean, I'm sure they're still delicious. They really are. I know. I have to remake them. Someone's going to enjoy.
0:54.4	I mean, I'm sure they're still delicious.
0:56.0	They really are.
0:56.5	I know.
0:56.6	I'm just giving them away and someone's very lucky.
0:59.7	I'm getting them.
1:00.8	I'll be here tomorrow.
1:01.8	Text my.
1:02.4	Anyway, very excited about today because this is my first official solo Trader Joe's Hall that I went shopping for. This is so exciting, Elisa Hall. Yeah. I don't think I've ever done that at Trader Joe's. I mean, personally. Yeah, we've gone together a few times. Right. But not for the podcast. Me and the Wild. On my own buying things. And it was, you know, it's a new year. It's January. And I don't know if it's January when the episode comes out. Okay. Yeah. We're still January. But there were a lot of new products. And I grabbed a whole bunch. And whatever we don't get to in this episode, I'll probably be making videos for. So people should tune in and follow on social media. So excited. Cool. Quite excited. I'll put our Instagram and Facebook and our TikTok pages up on the foodcast page. So if you don't have us. We're easy to find though. We're hungry girl. Very. Everyone's always like, what's your like handle? And I'm like, what do you think it is? Well, you know, on YouTube, we're Hungry Girl TV.
2:02.3	Oh, yeah.
2:02.9	Ooh, makes this sound so, I don't know, glamorous. Who has Hungry Girl on YouTube? I don't know. Probably like a Muckbang. Oh, really? I don't think... Muckbang wasn't... How old is Muckbang? I don't know what that is.
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