Just Joined Costco . . .

I haven't gone in a while, but I had a membership a year ago, and I loved buying cereal there, since I eat a lot of cereal, and it's expensive! Sandwich bread was cheap too, and big tubs of PB and J for our lunches! Sometimes I thought their meat was a good deal, too. I'd buy a big pack of beef chunks for stews or ground beef, or fish, and then divide them up and freeze them. Shampoo and conditioner was a good deal (and other toilietries), and toilet paper & paper towels.

We always ended up buying more than we needed of other things though!

Edited to add: We were able to stay away from the junk food, but I'd always get attracted by cleaning products, frozen food (that we didn't need, but wanted), odds and ends like Christmas cards (so much cheaper than Hallmark!)

Definitely the Salmon with Basil Pesto Butter is a hit with my family. Its delish and pre-packaged. Just pop it in the oven and stay on track for dinner.

Whatever you get just watch your portion size; that goes for anywhere you get food. I like the Meatloaf/mashed potatos, chicken salad and the beef strips. Pizza is good too, I just have small piece, you can always add veggies, fruit or salad (watch the dressing) to make it more of a meal.

Emjoy!

I buy GINORMOUS containers of fruits and veggies, because then I feel obligated to eat it before it goes bad. If you have a big freezer, buy chicken breasts and freeze them. Costco is also great for fueling my gum addiction

Edit: And chew gum while you shop! Otherwise the free samples of cheesecake, orange glazed chicken, and everything else are way too tempting.

Their Kirkland brand medications and vitamins are usually WAY cheaper than most other generics and brand names. My Dad recently discovered this and even their name brands are cheaper than traditional stores.

Kids clothes - we just scored a winter coat for my son that is car-seat safe for $17. Now I can return the $69 one that I had to order online!

Cat litter - we only buy it when they have the coupon in their coupon booklet, but between the cheaper price on such a large pkg plus the coupon discount, the price can't beat PetSmart, Petco, or other places!

Granted, we live in a household of 6 adults and my 19mo old son, so purchasing paper products like toilet paper and paper towels in large quantities is a given, but I often find I can get a better price by watching the sales at my regular grocery store and combine with coupons. Then I can stock up and save a TON.

ETA: Also, I LOVE their rotisserie chickens! Bigger chickens for the price compared with my local Albertson's or Fred Meyer, so I don't have to buy 2 for our family of 6-1/2 (the toddler).

Sandwich thins
Almond butter
Quinoa
Organic brown rice
Chicken stock
Olive oil
Fage Greek yogurt
Choblani individual yogurt cups
EAS protein bars and powder
Feta cheese
Various meats and poultry
Have to be careful w/the produce because of the large quantities but I am able to go through enough romaine lettuce and red peppers so that I can usually finish those off before they go bad
Organic frozen broccoli
Frozen berries
Egg substitute

There are a lot of healthy choices at Costco.

The box of 1000 splenda packets is 20 bucks but the kirkland brand is 1500 packets for 14 bucks.

I also love the giant bag o'spinach, the salmon, the Dannon yougurt, the morningstar and boca products and Dr. Praeger stuff. They are all bigger portioned than the regular ones. Jack's salsa is really yum and lately they have been carrying PitaPal Texas Caviar which is excellent and low cal.

I especially like their chicken breasts and tilapia loins.

Fresh Spinach
Apples
Strawberries

Those 3 things are a staple around here. I make so many different things with 'em. Salads, smoothies, juices

Ultra Thin Margerita Pizza, fairly low in calories and sodium and tastes quite good

the meat is good.