"Great Value" or Walmart brand

michelletyler38
michelletyler38 Posts: 469 Member
edited September 26 in Food and Nutrition
I'm just curious if anyone else buys it.. lol. Most of my stuff is Great Value brand, I've been trying to save money & have switched over to this brand recently. Since doing it I've noticed that some of their stuff tastes exactly the same as the name brand stuff & some doesn't even compare! It's just gross. If you're also a Great Value brand purchaser what do you like & what do you avoid? The WORST Great Value product I've come across is their fake cheez-its! So so gross. I just tossed them because they were nasty as hell! I love the version of almond sweet & salty granola bars! I also find that their version of fiber one oat & chocolate bars don't compare to the real ones. Sooo what do you guys get Great Value & what do you avoid or hate that they make? :)
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  • tmthorn0927
    tmthorn0927 Posts: 155 Member
    we hate their milk and my husband hates their peanut butter..
  • Krizzle4Rizzle
    Krizzle4Rizzle Posts: 2,704 Member
    I agree on the cheese crackers. They are so gross! And I love me some cheese crackers! I really like their unsweetened apple sauce.
  • Oompa_Loompa
    Oompa_Loompa Posts: 1,099 Member
    walmart brand baby! its either great value or equal lol
  • nerdyandilikeit
    nerdyandilikeit Posts: 2,185 Member
    I buy Kroger brand of everything I can. Most things aren't different enough to matter to me, and some stuff is even better to me! kroger carb master strawberry pomegranate yogurt is my favorite yogurt, EVER! Ironically, I thought the great value cheese its were just fine :)
  • liz827
    liz827 Posts: 193 Member
    The unsweetened apple sauce is good and so are the 100% egg whites.
  • A_New_Horizon
    A_New_Horizon Posts: 1,555 Member
    I like some of their brand dinners (which is what I bring for lunch). It is just an off brand of Lean Cuisine or Healthy choice.
  • eeeekie
    eeeekie Posts: 1,011 Member
    I'm a brand wh*re but the stuff I have gotten like their cheese (cottage cheese) wasn't too bad.
  • deb968
    deb968 Posts: 144 Member
    I love Love LOVE the apple and cin. Oatmeal sugar free.
  • michelletyler38
    michelletyler38 Posts: 469 Member
    Their shredded cheese tastes fine but if you don't use it quick it molds together & gets watery. Very odd! My parents always my Kraft or Sargento & it never does that! I get their unsweetened apple sauce too & their milk lol.
  • bjshields
    bjshields Posts: 677 Member
    I don't know about Walmart, but what in the WORLD did you do, girl!? You look fantastic! And where is that 23 more "pounds to go" going to come from, your fingernails?:smile:
  • michelletyler38
    michelletyler38 Posts: 469 Member
    Oh I love their strawberries & creme oatmeal! I recently bought their fake Ritz & they taste ok but every single cracker is broken or breaks when being taken out of the package which pretty much ruins em :/
  • Jazzart
    Jazzart Posts: 28 Member
    I like the Apple Sauce and the Yogurt is Great!
  • michelletyler38
    michelletyler38 Posts: 469 Member
    I don't know about Walmart, but what in the WORLD did you do, girl!? You look fantastic! And where is that 23 more "pounds to go" going to come from, your fingernails?:smile:

    Lol you are too sweet! I still weigh 182! I definitely have more to lose :)
  • LyndseyMcKnight7
    LyndseyMcKnight7 Posts: 88
    I love their sliced american cheese and granola bars are really good too, I like them better than Quaker!
  • lilRicki
    lilRicki Posts: 4,555 Member
    I'm a Presiden't Choice shopper myself, but the best Great Value item I buy is their black olives, they aren't mushy and gross...
  • LeonaB17
    LeonaB17 Posts: 304
    I like their cheese - pretty much any variety. Not a big fan of any of the granola bars though.
  • gojanigo
    gojanigo Posts: 2
    Good:
    Fruit cups, applesauce, yogurt, trail mix, canned goods, cheese

    Bad:
    Macaroni and cheese, tortilla chips, "cheerios"

    It's all trial and error, but when you find the stuff that's good, you can save a ton of money!
  • theresnoeggs
    theresnoeggs Posts: 188 Member
    I've never tasted anything "bad" under the walmart brand, but absolutely REFUSE to buy any generic ketchup, mayo, or mustard ROFL!

    Only Heinz, Hellman's, French's and Guldens here :laugh:
  • michelletyler38
    michelletyler38 Posts: 469 Member
    Good:
    Fruit cups, applesauce, yogurt, trail mix, canned goods, cheese

    Bad:
    Macaroni and cheese, tortilla chips, "cheerios"

    It's all trial and error, but when you find the stuff that's good, you can save a ton of money!

    I was hoping this thread could help me out with that! *Regrets buying the great value tortilla chips yestersday.. sigh* lol
  • ruhimaach
    ruhimaach Posts: 171
    I'm sorry if I sound snobbish, but ever since I started reading the labels, I just can't buy GV stuff anymore. They are definitely cheaper, but the ingredients tell the story. :( I used to buy a lot of GV stuff as a student when I didn't have a lot of money...so I totally understand.

    If you must buy GV for everything, then I guess I would suggest that you at least buy organic as far as dairy products go. I buy Silk unsweetened almond milk, which is around $3. But you can get coupons that will give you a dollar off. :) I think most grocery stores send lots of coupons which can be used to lower your grocery bills.
  • poesch77
    poesch77 Posts: 1,005 Member
    Good:
    Fruit cups, applesauce, yogurt, trail mix, canned goods, cheese

    Bad:
    Macaroni and cheese, tortilla chips, "cheerios"

    It's all trial and error, but when you find the stuff that's good, you can save a ton of money!

    I was hoping this thread could help me out with that! *Regrets buying the great value tortilla chips yestersday.. sigh* lol
    The restaurant style tortilla chips taste good to me.....
  • AngelaPowPowPOW
    AngelaPowPowPOW Posts: 293
    Look at my diary...it's FULL of "Great Value". lol
  • foodforfuel
    foodforfuel Posts: 569 Member
    Don't like their Milk or Cottage Cheese.
    I agree with the above poster who said Kroger Brand is sometimes even better than national brands! I love love love Kroger Lite Yogurt, especially the Lite Cherry Cheesecake yogurt.
  • 2littlebostons
    2littlebostons Posts: 24 Member
    I've never tasted anything "bad" under the walmart brand, but absolutely REFUSE to buy any generic ketchup, mayo, or mustard ROFL!

    Only Heinz, Hellman's, French's and Guldens here :laugh:

    I can't do generic ketchup or mayo! EW EW EW!
  • agataarchangel
    agataarchangel Posts: 292 Member
    I really don't like the Great Value canned soups, but the Cocoa Powder and their cereals are great...except for their version of All Bran Original/100% Bran ....they're gross!
  • bachooka
    bachooka Posts: 719 Member
    I've never tasted anything "bad" under the walmart brand, but absolutely REFUSE to buy any generic ketchup, mayo, or mustard ROFL!

    Only Heinz, Hellman's, French's and Guldens here :laugh:

    I can't do generic ketchup or mayo! EW EW EW!

    I actually really like the ketchup and mustard... My kids and hubby wont let me buy the brand name ketchup or mustard anymore because they find them too sweet.

    I am a total walmart shopper. but canned soup must be campbells. I just wait for it to go on sale and then stock up.

    And the kids love the chocolate syrup for milk from great value.
  • kevin2406
    kevin2406 Posts: 38 Member
    I like Barbers stuffed chicken breast. Recently tried the GV brand of them and didnt like them. Cant think of anything else I wouldnt buy again though.
  • jmyers1230
    jmyers1230 Posts: 67 Member
    We always get GV ketchup and yellow mustard. My fiance doesn't use mustard and I don't care as long as it tastes like mustard. I don't use much ketchup so that's all him. He also likes GV bread but I hate it! It gets dry in a day and is only good if you toast it! He drinks GV milk, but I can't drink milk so I don't know if it's actually good.

    Cereal, chips, etc we always get the name brand. I've had lots of store brand products growing up and those are things I just have to have name brands.
  • Tangerine302
    Tangerine302 Posts: 1,509 Member
    I always get the big bag of gv unsalted whole almonds. No ingredients besides the almonds though so you can't go wrong with that! ha
    I get the 1% milk too. I guess mostly one ingredient items.
  • NenaM812
    NenaM812 Posts: 101 Member
    I have always been a brand name snob, but one time I couldn't find what I wanted and all Wal Mart had was the Great Value version (I can't remember what it was). I can remember thinking, "Holy crap! This tastes the same!"

    Some of my favorite GV stuff is:

    Fruit Smilies - yummy 100 calorie packs of fruit snacks.
    Frozen boneless skinless ready to cook chicken breast. It's in a bag. It's cheap and AWESOME.
    Fat free milk - I'm not a huge milk drinker, so for what I use it for it makes no difference to me :)
    Pasta
    Fat free cheese singles
    GV version of Crazins
    Drink packets for bottled water
    Frozen fruits and veggies
    Their pasta sauce is pretty good if you're making like pizza bagles or something or using it as a dip, but I don't really like it for pasta actual dishes. My fiance loves it though.
    Chicken broth
    Cream of chicken
    Canned mushrooms
    And I've just discovered their instant oatmeal! I'm LOVING the Cinnamon Roll oatmeal.

    One of the things I really didn't like from GV was canned green beans and any of the produce. For whatever reason, the frozen corn and frozen fruit is awesome, but that other stuff is BLEH! I threw away a whole chicken pot pie once because I used Wal Mart produce and GV frozen stuff because it tasted like dirt! Literally! But that other stuff is pretty good. You can't really tell the difference!
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