<p class="ingestion featured-caption">Trader Joe's has great plant-based options for easy meals. Stephanie Dreyer</p><ul class="summary-list"><li>I'm the <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/easy-vegan-dinner-ideas-mixed-diet-family-plant-based-meals-2024-8">only vegan in my family</a>, but I'm the primary grocery shopper, and I love Trader Joe's.</li><li>Premade animal proteins make it easy for me to cook one meal with options for everyone.</li></ul><p>Trader Joe's is a vegan haven with its plentiful assortment of <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/guides/health/diet-nutrition/plant-based-diet">plant-based products</a>. But as the only vegan in my family, it's also a lifesaver when it comes to feeding my meat-eating kids and husband each week.</p><p>Even if my kids aren't vegan, I plan "plant-core" dinners that accommodate all of our dietary preferences and nourish us throughout the week. After all, incorporating more plants into your diet has proven benefits, <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/eating-30-plants-a-week-gut-health-easier-2024-6">especially concerning gut health</a>.</p><p>Here are my <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trader-joes-best-things-for-two-people-meals-list-2024-8">go-to Trader Joe's products</a>.</p>