More Aldi's reviews...

northhillsbride

This week's ad promoted a 24oz, bacon-wrapped chicken roast for $5.99. We had it for dinner last night with homemade roasted potato wedges and roasted brussel sprouts... OMG it was so good! The kids ate it up!

Aldi's cheese puffs (Clancy's brand) - not impressive.

Just thought you might want to know about the meat, especially. I know the sale goes through tomorrow (not sure if it's regional, though).

egpitt22

Good to know!  I don't think I've had their cheese puffs.  We did start buying their simply nature brand organic fruit twists...a few months ago we switched Jake to an artificial dye-free diet, so I always keep my eye out for some type of "fun" snack foods he can have and he really likes these:

lala5507

egpitt22 said:

Good to know!  I don't think I've had their cheese puffs.  We did start buying their simply nature brand organic fruit twists...a few months ago we switched Jake to an artificial dye-free diet, so I always keep my eye out for some type of "fun" snack foods he can have and he really likes these:

My kids love those!  We also get the simply nature fruit snacks.  I've recently discovered simply nature edge bars.  They are like cliff bars.  The chocolate chip is my favorite. 

ryanthegirl

lala5507 said:

egpitt22 said:

Good to know!  I don't think I've had their cheese puffs.  We did start buying their simply nature brand organic fruit twists...a few months ago we switched Jake to an artificial dye-free diet, so I always keep my eye out for some type of "fun" snack foods he can have and he really likes these:

My kids love those!  We also get the simply nature fruit snacks.  I've recently discovered simply nature edge bars.  They are like cliff bars.  The chocolate chip is my favorite. 

I've tried just about every Simply Nature product I can find at Aldi and have not been disappointed yet! The pasta sauce is delicious, too!

egpitt22

Ryan-I've been impressed with the simply nature products, too...except the pasta sauce!  at least the marinara sauce...it was a bit too chunky and too bitter/acidic for my taste.

ryanthegirl

I liked it - I loved that it was chunky, but yeah it is a bit bitter, I added some sugar in the raw to it. I forgot about that!

gwennythepooh

I'm also a fan of the simply nature products. We like the fruit snacks and applesauce pouches for lunches

lala5507

I agree.  I like all the simply nature products.  I get bummed when I start buying something (simply nature string cheese and teddy grahams) and then they disappear never to be seen again.

ryanthegirl

I was bummed about the Teddy Grahams too! G loved those.

MaryM

I love my Aldi's... anyone else notice their prices went up? It seems like all my staples keep increasing in price.

lilly25

lala5507 said:

I agree.  I like all the simply nature products.  I get bummed when I start buying something (simply nature string cheese and teddy grahams) and then they disappear never to be seen again.

so is this aldi's brand? i want to look for some of these products!

lala5507 said:

I agree.  I like all the simply nature products.  I get bummed when I start buying something (simply nature string cheese and teddy grahams) and then they disappear never to be seen again.

lilly25

thanks clare for the review! it helps to know!!

lala5507

MaryM said:

I love my Aldi's... anyone else notice their prices went up? It seems like all my staples keep increasing in price.

You know what, I've been noticing my bill is consistently higher than it used to be.  I wasn't sure if the prices were going up or if I was just buying more. 

csuave

Thanks for the review!

DH and I like their individually packaged bacon wrapped filet mignon.  I think it is sold in a 2 pack.  It is great for portion control or if we want to do surf and turf.

The frozen box of 4 bacon wrapped turkey filets are also excellent.  They are a special buy so we stock up when we see them and we usually pair them with a Tastefully Simple sauce.

These small filet options make cooking for two very easy.

northhillsbride

EVERYTHING is going up, due to the cost of fuel. And then that one Senator sneezed, whcih caused healthcare to go up, which effects the rise of groceries, too.  :P

4EvR&4AlWz

You've inspired me...

I'm stopping at Aldis for first time tomorrow..,

MaryM

4EvR&4AlWz said:

You've inspired me...

I'm stopping at Aldis for first time tomorrow..,

Just beware- I am not a grocery store snob by any means- but it was kind of an odd scene to walk into first time around! (might just be me though). I'd recommend you to bring a quarter to use a cart and your own bags do you don't have to buy them.

sarahandtim

I thought it was odd at first too, but now I save so much money that I got over that quickly.

MaryM

sarahandtim said:

I thought it was odd at first too, but now I save so much money that I got over that quickly.

Agreed 100%!

Also, FYI they only take debit or cash- not credit.

bride2003

I like it b/c its quick.  There are some things I can't get there that I need but I can be in and out (with 3 kids) in 30 mins which for a week's worth of shopping is pretty good.