Earlier this week, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) a Washington, D.C.-based environmentalist organization, published an article entitled “Breakfast With a Dose of Roundup?“, which argues that unsafe levels of weed killer can be found in a number of oat cereals and granola bars. The herbicide, glyphosate, is manufactured by Monsanto under…
Sometimes you need easy. Aldi’s Regular Buy Chef’s Cupboard mashed potatoes are an incredibly easy option when you need a quick side dish to go with dinner. These mashed potatoes come in a few flavors, including a cheesy flavor, a loaded baked potato flavor, and the buttery homestyle flavor I…
Last year, Aldi UK debuted a Wine Advent Calendar in its stores, selling it for £49.99, or £2 a bottle. In U.S. dollars, that comes out, in the current exchange rates, to around $63.50 per box, or $2.50 a bottle. The Wine Advent Calendars were popular, which is not a surprise given…
In St. Louis, Missouri, there is a chain of cafe-style fast-casual restaurants that serve a variety of upscale soups, salads, sandwiches, and baked goods. The restaurant is called St. Louis Bread Co., but outside of St. Louis they are known by another name: Panera. St. Louis Bread Co. — Panera…
Often, I only want a few small slices of onion for a single sandwich or an individual salad. Sometimes a casserole recipe calls for only half of an onion. As a result, I’ve used a lot of plastic sandwich bags to store partially used onions. In an effort to be…
Each week we highlight a few of the more interesting items in the upcoming Aldi ad. Note that, in our area, the ad takes effect on Wednesday, but in some areas it may take effect as early as today, Sunday. This week’s offerings include clothing, health items and mobility assistance…
Anyone who shops at Aldi knows that its got its own culture, from the quarter system to the Swiss-Army-knife-workers. The store also has its own lingo, most obviously in the many house brands that sit on the shelves: Millville, Friendly Farms, Mama Cozzi’s, Nature’s Nectar, Little Journey … you get…
I shudder when I remember the low-fat craze that took hold during my 1980s childhood: skim milk, nonfat cottage cheese, nonfat yogurt (sweetened with aspartame!), artificial eggs, margarine, nonfat salad dressing (with sugar to make up for the lack of flavor), and worst of all, nonfat cheese, which looks and…
Aldi has been remodeling existing stores and opening new stores at a fast pace in recent years, and the company announced today that it is upping its game even more by increasing its selection of fresh food products. Customers will find more fresh, organic, and easy-to-prepare foods. Twenty percent of products…
EDITOR’S NOTE: a slightly edited version of this post ran on Money Saving Mom back in August of 2017 under the title “How I Save With ALDI Special Buys.” Conversations like this are common in my house … Husband: “We could use a new skillet/bath mat/camping tent/veggie spiralizer/etc.” Me: “Okay.…
