What are your favorite Aldi finds?

Sliced gouda, eggs, organic spinach, organic tomatoes (canned), spray olive oil, peppered salami, black forest ham,
center cut bacon, dog treats (not for me--:))

The SimplyNature Fruit strips and fruit snacks are delicious! The Moser Roth chocolate is awesome - my favorite is the dark chocolate and sea salt. The pizzas are delicious and cheap. Pasta sauces are great. I really like the whole SimplyNature line; including tortilla chips and salsa!

Black bean veggie burgers, organic black beans, olive oil are good tips going to have to try those!

LadyElectron wrote: »

They have so many tempting and delicious snack foods it can be kind of a pit fall for dieting.

YES!! The wall of amazing (and super cheaply-priced) Belgian chocolate bars immediately upon entering. And specialty cookies. And cocoa-dusted truffles (seasonal). And all the cheeses! (sub <$3 camembert/brie is just dangerous). (Lots and lots of stuff I have to speed by now that I count calories).

So what do I get there now?:
• Food bars (protein bar, and Special K/Nature Valley/Fiber One protein& fiber added food bars at much cheaper).
• Greek yogurt singles (same price as the generic at the other stores - no better or worse in price or selection)
• The aerosol oil sprays (mentioned above). Usually the butter-flavored one.
• boneless/skinless chicken breasts (cheapest in the area at $1.89/lb. next closest is Wegmans at $2/lb for club pack. everywhere else is at least $3/lb).
• boneless pork chops (they have a fairly lean cut that is often on weekly special for a pretty good price).
• Frozen shrimp and salmon <-- much, much higher priced everywhere else
• Frozen berries <-- they have $2 bags. And not just the strawberries.
• Frozen asparagus, green beans (theirs have a particularly low-water-content compared to other brands - not soggy and lying in a pool of water when microwaved unlike others)
• Random produce (often something is really low priced. Asparagus last week. Potatoes were a good price too).
• Potluck/Party food (they have a lot of ready to eat, but not quite diet-friendly, food items. chocolate/cookies, cheese, baked stuff, frozen mini eclairs/cream puffs,..).
• Bottled sauerkraut

What, in particular, do I not get there/they do not have that I buy regularly?:
• They do not have sugar-free jam/preserves that I like with my cottage cheese
• No plain popcorn kernels (just microwave bags)

We love their Clancy veggie sticks, fresh chicken, ground beef & turkey, pork tenderloin. Their lettuce prices are always much better than the other stores.. I don't buy too much fresh produce from there, I feel like sometimes it goes bad quickly, but not all the time.. it's kind of hit or miss. Love their hummus and the brand Little Salad Bar has really good pre-made macaroni salad, potato salad & coleslaw. Their french fries and tater tots are awesome. I get dog food there, name brand, but cheaper and I also buy their brand diapers, never had a problem with them. The only problem I've ever had at Aldi is with their canned black olives. My daughter loves olives and 3 separate times I've gotten canned olives and they've been moldy when I opened them! I try to get as much as I can at Aldi, before going to another store. Their bread is always really fresh and a good price!

I'm not much of a salad eater, but I lurrrrve their chopped sweet kale salad kit. Can eat that all day, everyday. Also they have wild caught salmon for less than a $1/filet. Can't beat that price.

I get the cereal bars. 120 calories and puts a little something on my stomach besides coffee in the morning. I always get my yogurts, milk, eggs, low fat cream cheese and sour cream, veggies and fruits of all kinds, breads, condiments. They have everything, even wines that are pretty decent to be so cheap.

I love the Aldi store brand cheese wedges but the last two times I've stopped in, it seems they no longer have those...instead they have Laughing Cow brand for just slightly less than supermarket prices. Ugh!!