Trader Joe’s, a Foxboro Mass. staple at Gillette Stadium, has risen greatly in popularity over the past couple of years, especially among teens. Due to the store’s viral snacks which include Trader Joe’s Rolled Corn Tortilla Chips – Chili & Lime Flavored, better known as Trader Joe’s Takis, various gummies such as Scandinavian Swimmers and freezer food including their Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches. Trader Joe’s is a traditionally nutritional grocery store, as they do not use artificial flavors, only using FDA approved “natural flavors.” Instead of artificial flavoring, they use plants, fruits and spices for flavoring. Trader Joe’s also attracts more customers for their fun seasonal snacks, such as their new fall pumpkin tortilla chips, pumpkin spice pretzels and many more other treats like their maple leaf ice cream sandwiches.
However, the food category that gained the most popularity through Tiktok, is Trader Joe’s gummies.
Sour Strawberry Candy Belts
Molly: “I really enjoyed the belts, I liked them a lot more then the Airhead version, they were super sour and I really enjoyed the flavor.”
Maeve: “The Sour Belts had a really good flavor, the strawberry flavor and sour was a good mix, the sweet strawberry flavor helped balance out the sourness. I also thought they were a better alternative to the Airhead Extremes which are also sour strips.”
Milk Chocolate Covered Gummy Bears
Molly: “I did not like the overall texture or flavor of the Chocolate Gummy Bears because the chocolate did not mix well with the fruit flavor. I also did not like that it was hard and chewy at the same time”
Maeve: “I had mixed feelings about the chocolate covered gummy bears. The fruity flavor of the gummy bears did not mix well with the milk chocolate covering the gummy bears. However the initial bite has a nice crunch from the chocolate cracking.”
Scandinavians Swimmers
Molly: “I tried the red lobster which tasted like a better version of Swedish Fish because it was softer and I really liked the flavor. However, the blue dolphin was not good and I did not like the flavor at all.”
Maeve: “Overall, my opinion on Scandinavians Swimmers is that I enjoy eating them. They have fun flavors and shapes; my favorite is the red lobster which is berry flavor. My least favorite flavor was the yellow, which is mango-peach flavored.”
Sour Scandinavian Swimmers
Molly: “I tried the orange flavor and it was not sour at all, I preferred the regular Scandinavian swimmers. However I tried the starfish and it was a lot better, it was more sour and I liked the flavor of it more. The yellow seahorse tasted like butter.”
Maeve: “I like the sour version of Scandinavian Swimmers better than the non-sour version. I like the overall flavors in the sour bag better; my favorite flavor is the red star and the light pink seashell. I also like how the gummies are ocean themed.”
