Food News and Trends Grocery I'll Make a Special Trip to Trader Joe's Just for This $3.50 Product And it's 100% worth the trek. By Courtney Kassel Courtney Kassel Courtney Kassel is a Brooklyn-based writer and recipe developer with over five years of experience writing and producing food content for various media outlets including Food Network, Food52, Paper Magazine, and more. She is driven by the idea of making the most of every meal, snack, and every bite in between. This means staying on the lookout for new trends and product releases, constantly cooking and experimenting in the kitchen, and spending way too much time on TikTok for "work." In her spare time, she also writes Sifted, a newsletter of recipe recommendations and general food musings. Allrecipes' editorial guidelines Published on January 13, 2024 Close Photo: Getty Images. Photo: Amelia Manley/Dotdash Meredith It's January, and in the wake of the holiday flurry of spending money, hosting, and eating out, I find myself craving a full reset. My favorite way to reset my kitchen is to do a full assessment of my food, clean out any products whose 'Best By' dates ended in 2023, and then do a big restock of the staples. That means going to my go-to grocery store for the basics and the must-haves. One such product is a produce section pull that I add to my cart truly every time I go to Trader Joe's, and it's one that's worth a special trip to get. Why I Love Trader Joe's Teeny Tiny Avocados I would buy this product for the name alone (side note: Trader Joe's seems to have an affinity for dubbing things "Teeny Tiny"), but there are so many other reasons to love Teeny Tiny Avocados. They are simply smaller avocados—somewhere between 1/2 to 2/3 of the size of a typical Haas avocado, or, in Trader Joe's words "they're where-have-you-been-all-my-life-sized." They are, simply put, the perfect size for a single serving. Gone are the days of brown and gray half-eaten avocados dying in the back of my fridge. I hate wasting food and avocados are not cheap, but they are one of my favorite produce items to keep around for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and every snack in between. These single-ish-serving avocados ensure none go to waste. I also find they ripen faster and more consistently thanks to their "teeny tiny" size. Trader Joe's This is a product I've only ever seen at Trader Joe's, though it appears that Good & Gather, Target's house grocery brand, now sells a comparable product, too. But the quality and price of Trader Joe's Teeny Tiny Avocados are unbeatable. Just last week, conventional Haas avocados were two for $4 at my local grocery store whereas a bag of Teeny Tiny avocados was just $3.50 for six (albeit smaller) avocados. Since six avocados, even small ones, is still a lot of avocado, my trick to make sure none go to waste is by putting them in the fridge when they're just shy of ripe. They finish ripening in the fridge slower and don't go bad nearly as quickly. That way I can stretch a bag of Teeny Tiny Avocados over the course of about two weeks. With my trusty Teeny Tiny Avocados by my side, I'm making guacamole, avocado toast, and salsa all week long. It's a little luxury I can add to my grocery list without fear of breaking my budget. And that alone is worth making a special to trip to Trader Joe's any day. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit