Where do you shop for groceries?

FrauHaas2013

Do any of you have preferred stores for produce, meats, etc.? Just curious...Hubby and I hit the Berkeley Bowl today...now THIS is a produce section!!! (And this is just the non-organic section...) Picked up lots of wonderful things, a few hard to find items, and lots and lots of fresh veggies and fruit!!!

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Here's what we wound up with:

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JenAndSome

I make the short half hour drive to a local meat processor for 99% of my meat. The quality and price definitely makes it worth it. Kroger and Sam's Club for everything else.

Nicolee_2014

I like to get my meat from the butchers. I should go to the local markets for fruit & veg but it's too much hassle with 2 little kids so I just buy the crap that the supermarket has.

Crochetluvr

Wegmans. LOVE their stuff! Produce is excellent, meats are top notch, too. And yummy desserts and pastries. I like their prepared foods as well. There are only 2 things they don't have that I have to go to the Shop Rite for....the b/f's Haagen Dazs white chocolate truffle ice cream and the cottage cheese brand I like.

seltzermint555

That all looks amazing!! :-)

My fiance and I buy about 60% of our groceries from Aldi (most of our produce, many staples/baking items, cheese, dairy, nuts, lots of frozen seafood). We don't eat beef, chicken or poultry so that is N/A.

15% comes from Food 4 Less, partly because it's within easy walking distance of our home. Things we buy there include a certain type of bread, some produce, tortillas, etc. This is where we often pop in for 2-3 items midweek.

15% is from a locally owned ethnic/natural food store that sells primarily Asian products. We only shop there once a month but we buy rice, tofu, a few specialty produce items, sauces, oils & coconut-based products here. It can be pricey, but still WAY cheaper than the fancy health food stores or the farmer's market (in our area farmer's market = $7 tomato).

The remaining 10% is from Target. Our store has a decent grocery section but is not a Super Target. We regularly purchase noosa and other Greek yogurt and all of our fav Morningstar Farms products here because it's way cheaper than anywhere else in town. My fiance buys Kashi stuff here, and we also get Clif Z bars and Clif Crunch at Target.

chelseascounter

Publix
Whole foods
The fresh market
farmers market
meridian food market

sand1941

Farmers markets on the weekends for fruits and veg mostly, but for the weekly grind there is a Shaw's right around the corner from me and a trader joe's a few stops up on the subway. Adjusting to life in the city is interesting.

AllTehBeers

The convenience store.

mayaocean

Costco

LurveTheDoctor

We shop at our local kroger for groceries.. I don't really like shopping at walmart for produce.

ninerbuff

Safeway. Sometimes Trader Joe's.

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1two3four

Do any of you have preferred stores for produce, meats, etc.? Just curious...Hubby and I hit the Berkeley Bowl today...now THIS is a produce section!!! (And this is just the non-organic section...) Picked up lots of wonderful things, a few hard to find items, and lots and lots of fresh veggies and fruit!!!

That is AMAZING! Wow!

Meijer (best produce for a grocery store where I am), Kroger (dried beans, cheese, frozen vegetables) and independent grocery stores (great customer service and can get you anything you want!) Aldi when I'm near one (they usually have decent produce and of course great prices on basics). Wal-Mart rarely but it does happen for one or two things now and then. I don't care what anyone says I believe Wal-Mart has an inferior product (like say, bottled ketchup or package cereal or canned vegetables--even with the national brand) and their produce sucks but I've shopped there when I've needed.

I also am a huge fan of farmer's markets and road-side stands during that time of the year.

EDesq

Love your selections...Great Job!!! I shop at several places where I live because the Fresh Produce is so good. I choose Conventional because I know how to clean it (Baking Soda & White Vinegar in water, sit fruit/Veggies in it for at least 5 min & wash, rinse), and pesticides really do not break the skin or go inside of Produce. Here we have Beautiful Farmers Mkts., Local Grocers, Whole Foods, Trader Joe, 2 Major Grocery Chains all over, even 3 Walmarts with actually pretty good Produce. For Me, 80-95% of My purchases are Fresh Produce.

amez1974

I've started ordering a lot of our food from Azure Standard monthly. Otherwise the local butcher for beef and pork (raise our own chickens and turkeys), Farmer's Market, Aldi's, Sam's Club and Walmart.

MissChyna

Local Farmers Market
Trader Joe's
Wegmans
Whole Foods

Kr1ptonite

For most of my food i just go to Coles in australia.

AmericanExpat

Either Migros or Coop... but I live in Switzerland, not sure if they are outside of the country...

Kirstyw871

Tesco or Morrisons.

mokoko123

I get a lot from Aldi (my local is pretty decent - sometimes they are hit or miss on produce - I buy what looks good & eat according to that). I supplement from Publix (for stuff Aldi doesn't have) and Sams Club (for fish/chicken)

TamTastic

A combo of Stop n Shop, Trader Joe's, and Whole Foods (For a few select things as they are rather spendy!!) All three are within 5 minutes of me so I can just run in and out.

And Target for select things too when I can go.

The freshly pressed honey roasted peanut butter at whole foods is a staple right now! And at $3.99 a tub it's the same price as the other stuff and probably not loaded with rodent hairs and bugs. Ewww!

katy_jean_hall

Super IGA

FrauHaas2013

Wow, there are so many stores here I've never heard of!!! Wish I could hit some of them...the way you describe them sounds delicious!!!