I'm from Brazil and I've fallen in love with Trader Joe's in the US. Here are 10 items I love so far.

• I'm a Brazilian who New York City and fell in love with the snacks at Trader Joe's.

• I can't get enough of the chain's Snacky Clusters or mini cheese sandwich crackers.

• I'm taking the seaweed strips with sea salt back to Brazil for my family.

Visiting New York City has always been one of my biggest dreams and, as a fashion journalist, I was recently able to experience the Big Apple to cover some events.

Though I had a packed schedule, I had to make sure that I left the city with some Trader Joe's items for my nearly 24-hour journey back to Brazil.

Here are 10 items that I've fallen in love with from Trader Joe's and plan on taking back home to Brazil.

The dark-chocolate peanut-butter cups have to be my favorite Trader Joe's snack.

If any Brazilian knew I was such a fan of Trader Joe's dark-chocolate peanut-butter cups, they'd highly disapprove. But I have to say, the peanut-butter cups taste very similar, and maybe even even better than Brazilian paçoca — a traditional sweet made from ground peanuts, sugar, and salt.

I think that the dark-chocolate coating is what makes it so impossible to eat just one peanut-butter cup when you open the package.

Trader Joe's white-truffle chips turned me into a fan of the snack.

I'm not usually the biggest fan of potato chips, but the combination of Italian white truffles and fleur de sel sea salt makes me want to add a portion of this Trader Joe's treat to any meal.

As someone who loves snacks but is also mindful of ingredients, I was happy to read the label and only find organic items listed.

The Fiberful granola bars are perfect to keep in your bag.

It's possible to find good granola bars in Brazil, but in my opinion, most of them are sold in small sizes that aren't enough to end my hunger.

None of the snacks I've tried in Brazil are as tasty as Trader Joe's Fiberful granola bars. This granola bar is made with rolled oats and chocolate chips and part of it is dipped in chocolate. I also like that this option has a good amount of fiber, with 9 grams per serving.

I serve Trader Joe's organic mini cheese sandwich crackers with soups and salads.

If you're short on time but want to prepare what looks like an elaborate meal with a good presentation, I recommend Trader Joe's mini cheese sandwich crackers.

I like to add the crackers to simple salad and soup recipes or even serve them alone as an appetizer for guests, who always leave asking where I bought them.

I got Trader Joe's seaweed strips as a gift for my family in Brazil.

I'm not a huge fan of seaweed, but my parents love Trader Joe's organic roasted seaweed with sea salt.

But my parents are simply in love with Trader Joe's organic roasted seaweed with sea salt. They love to eat it straight out of the package, so I usually bring them each a package when I can.

The pretzel sticks are the perfect mix of salty and sweet.

I'm a big fan of smaller bites and I especially love sweet and salty combinations. Hence, the golden-brown Trader Joe's pretzel sticks, which are slightly salty with just a hint of baked-in honey sweetness are one of my favorite items.

I could probably spend an entire afternoon mindlessly feasting on them alongside different sauces, from mustard to cream cheese.

I'm completely obsessed with Trader Joe's Snacky Clusters.

I'm not sure if Trader Joe's Snacky Clusters are for every palate because they offer an unusual mix of flavors that might be a little daunting for some people.

The snack includes sea-salt potato chips, corn-chip dippers, and mini pretzel nuggets covered in a layer of creamy milk chocolate. I'm bringing this item back to Brazil to enjoy each salty, sweet component as a satisfying snack.

The multigrain pita-bite crackers really shine at brunch.

Each weekend, I love to wake up a little later and make myself a delicious brunch. To round out my meal, I use Trader Joe's multigrain pita-bite crackers.

The crackers feature a variety of grains, including flax seeds, oat bran, millet, rolled oats, rye meal, sunflower seeds, organic spelt, and malted barley flour.

They're crunchy and flakey in the most excellent way. I like to combine the crackers with peanut butter, jelly, scrambled eggs, or even different pâtés (which could also be a dinnertime starter).

Trader Joe's jerk-style plantain chips have a great crunch.

The first time I tasted Trader Joe's plantain chips, I was on a photo shoot with a Brazilian colleague in New Jersey. Once she introduced me to this snack, I couldn't concentrate on anything else.

At first glance, I thought the chips were made of bananas, but they were actually plantains from Peru. Each chip is salty and spicy from a dusting of jerk-style herbs and spices.

The gourmet jelly beans remind me of "Harry Potter."

Anyone who has watched the "Harry Potter" movies has certainly wanted to try Bertie Bott's infamous Every Flavor Beans, a mixture of delicious and disgusting candies.

I don't want the displeasure of biting into a horrible flavor like earwax so I turn to Trader Joe's gourmet jelly beans. This candy gives me the nostalgia of the movies and is perfect to eat throughout the day if you have a sweet tooth.

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