Shopping at ALDI

ALDI is one of my favorite places to purchase groceries! Although they do not accept coupons, their prices are super low because they do not advertise as much as larger grocery stores, they do not offer free bagging like most other grocery stores, and they carry their own brands. The following is a list of items I purchase at ALDI on a regular basis, and the amount of money I save by doing so. 

1. Produce: I absolutely love purchasing fresh produce, especially in the spring and summer when most of my favorites are in season. If I go to Walmart or another grocery store chain for my produce, I always feel like I am overspending and my produce goes bad sometimes before I get the chance to use it. When I buy my produce at ALDI, I am getting a great price and it seems to last longer for some reason. 

Bananas at ALDI $0.38 per pound v. Bananas at Walmart $0.58 per pound.


Fresh Brussels Sprouts at ALDI $1.50 per pound v. Walmart $2.79 per pound (when you can find them). 

Oranges 3LB bag at ALDI $2.99 v. Walmart $5.99. 

Fresh green beans at ALDI $1.99 for a 2LB package v. Walmart $1.99 per pound. That's like half off! 

Russet potatoes 5LB bag at ALDI $3.49 v. Walmart $5.99. 

 Fresh asparagus bunch from ALDI $1.99 v. Walmart $3.99

2. Olive oil: My family is not only Greek, but really into healthy cooking as well as Italian cuisine. So we tend to go through a lot of olive oil. High quality extra virgin olive oil at ALDI $2.99 per bottle v. Walmart $6.99 per bottle! That's a savings of $4! I also love the olive oil cooking spray. If I were to purchase this product at Walmart, I would spend $3.99 per spray can v. $1.99 at ALDI for a savings of $2.

3. Meat: Some cuts of meat can be found on "Manager's Special" for an extremely low prices. But when I can't find good cuts on special at the regular grocery store, I head over to ALDI. Family sized packages of boneless pork chops are usually priced around $4.35 each v. Walmart $7. Boneless, skinless chicken tenderloins 2LB packages at ALDI for $3.80 v. $5.99 at Walmart. One pound packages of ground turkey $1.99 at ALDI v. $3.99 at Walmart. 

4. Spices and Herbs: I cook and bake with so many different spices. Because I have a history of high blood pressure, I also make my own spice mixes instead of purchasing the premixed envelopes. If you have walked the spice aisle at regular grocery store lately, you know that the price of certain spices can set you back as much as $7 or $8 for a single jar! At ALDI, spices are $0.99 per bottle. In addition, the bottles are larger than most you purchase in the grocery store. They do not carry all of the spices that you will find in the grocery store, but most of them I use on a regular basis such as cumin, crushed red pepper flakes, garlic powder, onion powder, basil, oregano, paprika, cinnamon, parsley, chili powder, and cayenne pepper. You can also find table salt for $0.32 v. $1.50 at Walmart.

5. Frozen Pizzas: Because Thomas and I are both working full-time and going to school full-time, some nights it is easier just to toss a frozen pizza in the oven. I know that when I purchase frozen pizzas from ALDI, I am getting a great quality pizza for not a lot of "dough" (hehe, sorry I had to). ALDI frozen pizza $1.99 v. Walmart $4.79. 

6. Fish: Most of the time we like to eat healthy so we tend to buy a good amount of fish. A bag of 4 salmon fillets (which is two meals for us or dinner one night and lunch the next day) $4.99 at ALDI v. $7.99 at Walmart. A bag of 4 pieces of Tilapia at ALDI $4.99 v. $6.99 at Walmart. Shrimp is also very affordable at ALDI; just $3.99 for a bag of peeled and de-veined v. $6.99 at Walmart. 

8. Wheat Bread: I can stock up on my favorite wheat bread from ALDI for $0.99 per loaf v. $1.99 at Walmart. Since bread freezes so well, I buy several loaves as a time so we always have bread on hand. 

 
9.  Milk: No matter what kind of milk you like to drink, it is most likely cheaper at ALDI. Since we are thinking about starting a family soon, I have switched to drinking vitamin D milk. This is only $2.99 per gallon at ALDI v. $4.09 at Walmart. 

 
10. Honey: This is another ingredient we go through a lot of. I love putting this in tea, making Asian inspired dishes, drizzling it on toast, making sopapillas (a Mexican dessert that is kind of a fried tortilla topped with honey and powdered sugar), etc. At ALDI, this honey costs just $2.99 v. $4.99 at Walmart.