Trader Joe's Autumn Lunch

The original plan was to make a Trader Joe's PUMPKIN lunch, filled with all things pumpkin as advertised in the October Fearless Flyer. However, when SuperBoy and I finally got to Trader Joe's mid-month, half of the coveted pumpkin foods were already gone. Wow, people must love pumpkin!

Therefore, this lunch morphed into a lunch of delicious, autumn food items found in Trader Joe's October Fearless Flyer.

Today's Autumn Lunch consists of:
* Organic Applesauce Cups - a package of 4 cups comes in 3 different flavors - Regular, Cinnamon, or Wild Berries. $1.99 for 4 cups, which is pretty much the same price as other name-brand applesauce cups.

* Toscana Cheese with Cinnamon - It's back, albeit for a limited time! One of my absolute favorite cheeses. Here's how Trader Joe's describes it nutty flavor of aged Parmesan and the creamy texture of farmstead Cheddar, generously coated in cinnamon". Yum! $7.99/#, but it's usually around $5 for a wedge.

* Roasted Mashed Sweet Potatoes - Found in the freezer section, this little pucks of delightfulness turn into mashed sweet potatoes after a quick stay in the microwave. Delicious, easy and nutritious! $2.49/6 servings.

* Pumpkin Bars - These are like a Nutri-Grain or other fruit-filled cereal bar, except there is pumpkin on the inside! $1.99/6 bars, which is the same price (if not less!) than name-brand cereal bars. (I packed this bar as my kids' mid-morning snack.)

* Pumpkin Joe-Joe's - Oreo-type cookies and Autumn collide in these pumpkin-spiced cookies from Trader Joe's. $2.99 for a 10.5-oz box.

* Honey-Roasted Pumpkin Ravioli - these beautiful pockets of pumpkin and ricotta are sure to delight any pumpkin-lover!  $3.49/2 servings.

Kid reviews to be posted on Thursday.