we do the bulk of our shopping at Save-A-Lot and it's so much cheaper than shopping on post, and get our fruits and veggies from a local store. It all depends on where and what you are shopping for. Trader Joes was wonderful and I used to shop for the entire family there years ago but the nearest one to us is 60 miles away. Kroger stores and Fred Meyer (I can't remember where you live sorry) have a majority of the same foods as the healthier stores and were cheaper.

I live in the Fort Riley area too and we do most of our shopping at the commissary because it's cheaper. I do usually buy produce at Country Mart (Abilene) or the Dillons in Salina because the quality is much better. Since we live in Abilene I buy meats and staples at the commissary once or twice a month and even figuring in the gas to drive there it's still cheaper.

We don't shop at the Commissary because it's at least a half hour drive from where we live. Instead, we buy all of our meats from Costco and then get all our produce and anything else we may need from a local health food store. It seems to work out well for us since we can buy all the meat in bulk and freeze it, then buy the produce we need on a weekly basis.