[tratra]

We go to Aldi for the basics.

My favorites are:

Shredded cheeses
Italian food cheeses
Fresh salsa
Milk
Eggs
Kettle chips
Breaded chicken strips (these are really good, all breast meat and perfect for sandwiches or salads.) They come in 2 or 3 pound bags.
Jars of garlic
Canned corn, carrots, tomato sauce, tomato paste, applesauce
Frozen fruit
Apple juice
Pasta
Flour
Sugar
Egg rolls
Their fresh pizza is good if you can find it out. It's enormous and pretty tasty, especially if you add some extra cheese and some onions.

Things I don't get from there:
Tuna in cans
Sausage
Yogurt
Most fresh veggies.
Pasta sauces

[stone1061]

I love their icecream!

[ncnatalie]

i love their southern style chicken breasts-yum!!!

[joyfulmom4]

*************MANGOES!!!!!!!!!************



I just bought mangoes there for .59 each and they were YUMMY! I bought six of them and they were gone in a day. We love mangoes here, but since they are usually so expensive, they're a special treat. I'm going to go back today and check to see if they have any left. They were perfect. Every one was just ripe and no bad spots or anything. Delicious!

[pammartinez]

My kids only want the maple syrup from Aldis. We also like there cereal some of it taste like the name brands. Pam

[Melissa Anderson]

lOVE THEIR SALSA IN THE REFRIGERATED AREA! cOMPARABLE TO WHAT MANY STORES CARRY FOR $3.99!

[Ldyjarhead]

I love Aldi prices, and I've found that most (if not all) items I buy are really the name brand in a different packaging.

Some of the things that I ALWAYS buy:

Butter - often on sale for $1.99, so I buy several
Shredded Wheat Cereal - I've bought other store varieties and they stink. This is the 'real deal' and I believe the price is $1.79 - can't beat that!
Bread - large loaf for less than price of WalMart smaller loaf
Fresh Broccoli - I don't know where they get it, but it's the best!
Canned Soup - always keep a few cream of whatever on hand - .49
Canned Vegetables - as good as any I've ever eaten, and only .49
Boxed Potatoes - I HATE regular instant mashed potatoes, but the flavored mashed potato packets are pretty good - 2 pkgs in a box for .89 or .99
Corn Chips - the 'real deal' for only .99

I'm sure I'm forgetting some ...

[jenerationx]

L'oven Fresh frosted sugar cookies. JUST like the Lofthouse sugar cookies. The ALDI cookies are $1.99, compared to at least $2.99 or more.

[krimson]

I just love Aldi and do most of my staples shopping there. I have a few friends who look at me like I'm nuts for shopping there, but I'm nuts all the way to the bank...and to good food! The things I like and buy the most are:

Butter - $1.49
Milk - $1.89
Tortillas - $.99
Fat-free Refried Beans - $.65
8oz. Cheese Blocks - $1.29
Dozen Eggs - $.89
16oz Sour Cream - $.89
Wheat Bread - $1.15
Fresh Pineapples - $2.19

They also have these frozen appetizers for $1.99 that are really good. Onion leaves with a really good sauce - like you get at the restaurant. Mozzerella sticks with marinara sauce. The cheese sticks are good, but I don't like the sauce - it tastes very vinegar-y. I'd substitute some other sauce.

I don't care for their Mama Cozi frozen pizzas and I think their beef hot dogs are awful. Other than that, I've never had anything I really dislike there.

[pgree3]

We LOVE the frozen fish - really all the varieties, including the seafood mix. The fish fillets are perfectly portioned and a great value! Prevention magazine - I believe the latest issue has a great recipe that makes a quick, easy and delicious piece of fish.

[pointe84]

I have rarely bought anything I did NOT like at Aldi. Our favorites are:
Anything Fit and Active brand - it's all very good. My very fav is the yogurt.
Hummus
Produce - it is GREAT and super, super cheap
Baking items - sugar, flour, salt, etc.
Cereals - taste very similar to name brand
Tea
Milk - the cheapest anywhere
Tomato sauce - my fav kind
Juice concentrates

[Pat195222]

avacado/garlic salsa is the best I have ever tasted, but you will have garlic breath after eatting some $1.99 8oz. in the fridge section

[ursulas]

I love their Strawberry yogurt filled european chocolate sticks, German coffee at $3.99 is a steal, Bacon wrapped turkey tenderloins are great on the grill ( fit & active in freezer), walnuts, olive oil etc etc.
I grew up in germany and shopped at ALDI lots of times. I love it!

[laylamorgangrace]

I love their stirfry that dosent come with rice it is chicken and veggies with sauce they have it in chicken or shrimp they are 3.99 a bag and very good helping we usually get 2 bags and 2 boxes of egg rolls (2.49 a box for 4 ) so we have a meal for around 13.00 dollars that is just as deliciuos as going out to chinese but half the price.
we also like their salad its only 89 cents, their dressings are good to for 99 cents they even carry light dressings now ,they have alot of good deals and always reduce their already low prices onthings like bread i have gotten wheat bread for 39 cents before and differnt things there laundry soap is not bad for being 2.29 when i need some and dont have much money i get it there

[laylamorgangrace]

really there is not much there that im not happy with for the price!

[3howards]

Their chicken salad is really great. It is about 1/2 the price of Walmart or Buehlers and tastes just as good. We also like their ice cream sandwiches--not the Fit and Active, but the ones with all the fat and calories.

[bartsgirl]

Love their General Tso's Chicken and Orange Chicken in the frozen section. My 16 month old loves the Fit and Active Apricots. As pp said I love most everything for the $ :-)

[benonatalie]

I stock up on the frozen triple berries..... they have raspberries, blueberries and blackberries... no strawberries and for a bag it only costs $2.89. Great for smoothies, pancakes, yogurt parfaits... this is a must every time I shop. I also like the chicken stock Fit and Active FF. Much less expensive than store brands.

[bobojay]

We buy:
ice cream cones
frozen creme puffs
canned tomatoes
Poppyseed dressing
boneless/skinless chicken breasts

[missymssy]

Wow-there really hasn't been much that I haven't liked. And what's great is, if you buy something, try it, and find out it's not for you, it's not like you wasted too much money.

I would say, though, that my 2 favorite things are the vanilla yogurt (big container) and the French Vanilla Fit and Active creamer. The yogurt is F and A as well. I stopped buying the name brands of these, because they don't come close. And trust me-I've tried MANY different kinds of yogurt. I freeze a lot of fresh fruit (again, whatever Aldi has that day, I buy-freeze it). I throw a couple spoons of the vanilla yogurt in a container with some frozen berries (or chunks of fruit) and take it to work.

Oh, and cereals are a good bet. One is similar to Special Kay w/Berries, but much better. Then frozen foods, baked goods, Acura beauty stuff, etc. etc. I think you get the idea

Melissa

[mlunsford]

Originally Posted by krimson

I just love Aldi and do most of my staples shopping there. I have a few friends who look at me like I'm nuts for shopping there, but I'm nuts all the way to the bank...and to good food! The things I like and buy the most are:

Butter - $1.49
Milk - $1.89
Tortillas - $.99
Fat-free Refried Beans - $.65
8oz. Cheese Blocks - $1.29
Dozen Eggs - $.89
16oz Sour Cream - $.89
Wheat Bread - $1.15
Fresh Pineapples - $2.19

They also have these frozen appetizers for $1.99 that are really good. Onion leaves with a really good sauce - like you get at the restaurant. Mozzerella sticks with marinara sauce. The cheese sticks are good, but I don't like the sauce - it tastes very vinegar-y. I'd substitute some other sauce.

I don't care for their Mama Cozi frozen pizzas and I think their beef hot dogs are awful. Other than that, I've never had anything I really dislike there.

The appetizers are the best!! Just like the TGIF ones.

Also, the chips (flavored) especially BBQ they light your mouth on fire.

Before couponing we shopped at Aldi a ton. Now I think Aldi prices are too high. The hubby and I laughed last time we were in picking up a few things.

[michariella]

I only get a very few items at Aldi's ... I can almost always get things cheaper at Meijer's AC.... if I don't get good deals on a given week and I need a few things.. I do like their canned beans, canned veggies, and some baking goods. I think their tomato products ( esp. tomato paste) is a good price. I think the quality of their products for being a discount store is really quite good. I don't like that there is no organic produce and that a lot of their snacks and stuff still have transfat or are generally not the best health wise. We only give our dd organic milk so it's annoying that they don't have an organic option esp. as more and more peds are recommending organic milk until the age of 4 at least around here. Also they don't offer any cage free eggs and I don't buy non cage-free eggs I think the conditions those animals live in is horrid so I find that annoying as well. But I do have to say if you are comparing them on pre-coupon prices they are usualy one of the better deals in town for most items.

[kjadams1983]

I went to Aldi's for the 1st time a week ago. Heres a list of what I bought and what I thought about it .. Over all .. I dont have much to complain about .. and quite a bit to compliment. This is def my new fav store!


Cereal:
Bite Size Shredded Wheat Cereal $1.89= as good as name brand
Crisp Rice cereal $1.49 =Tastes better than Real Rice Krispies
Sugar Frosted Wheat Puffs Cereal $1.89= tastes just like sugar bear my fav!
Fruit Rice Cereal(fruity pebbles) $1.89 = Doesnt taste like fruity pebbles. But tastes exactly like Fruit loops. So its still good

Boxed:
Fudge Brownie Mix $0.99= I dont like it, isnt horrible but I will stick to name brand.
Box Mac and Cheese $0.35=havent tried yet


Canned:
Canned Beef Stew $1.89= just as good as Dinte moore
Canned Chicken and Dumplings $1.89 = Tastes just like homemade, dumplings are clumpy and not quite single dumplings
Canned Chicken noodle soup $0.49=havent tried yet
Canned tropic fruit salad $0.89 = just as good as any other kind
Canned Cut green beans $0.49= havent tried yet

Bread:
White Bread $0.79 = Really good and fresh, better than Kroger or walmart brand

Pop:
12 pack lemon lime pop $2.39=havent tried yet

Freezer:
Potatoe Puffs(tater tots2lb bag) $1.69=havent tried yet
Onion Petals $1.99=havent tried yet
Frozen bean and cheese Burrito $1.29=havent tried yet

Snacks:
Clancy Cheese Curls(cheetos) $0.99= Tastes nothing like cheetos but not bad.
Clancy chip multipak(Regular,sour cream&onion, corn chips, dorito type, cheese popcorn, BBQ) $3.99
-Regular tastes just like Lays
-Sour cream and onion tastes just like Lays sour cream and onion
-BBQ is just like lays bbq
-Cheese popcorn is the best I have ever had,way better than any name brand!
-Corn chips better than frito's but not as salty
-Dorito type tastes just like real doritos no diff at all
Beef Jerky Sticks $2.49= Hubby says they are great!
Animal crackers $1.29= tastes just like the cookies that used to come in Mcdonalds happy meals
Haribo Gummie Bears $0.89= Hubby likes them I think they are awfull
Vanilla waves cookies $1.49= very good

Refridgerated:
cresent rolls $1.49=havent tried yet
Priano Pizza crust $1.49= Better than pilsbury!
Garden salad $0.99= just as good as any
Eggs (dozen large) $1.09= just as good as any

Household:
Clarissa Toilet 4 roll paper $0.89 = Just like angel soft

Total cost=$39.64

How can ya beat that?

[Enfield]

One thing I dont know if y'all know is, the Kirkwood potpies that they carry are made by Banquet. And if you like Banquet, they are exactly the same.

[CouponingInNorthCarolina]

A few years back I used to shop at Aldi's all the time, now it's only periodically. I shop mostly at Trader Joes for some of the same items that Aldi's has (been told that they are both owned by the same company?) because they don't have a lot of the additives that Aldi's does.

I do like their sweet onion salsa, veggies/fruits (when not brown or modly), shrimp, corn chips (buy only occasionally for my husband and kids), bacon, etc.