Comments on: Meal-planning inspiration

By: Vikki C

Vikki C — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 03:10:31 +0000

I love Aldi!! I feed a family of six with a $400 monthly grocery budget by shopping at Aldi and planning my meals. Aldi had definitely evolved over the past couple of years. They now offer lean ground turkey and whole wheat pasta which were 2 of the main items I would purchase at larger stores. I use my little pocket calendar to plan my meals and can easily reference earlier months for dinner ideas. This works for me b/c I shop monthly instead of weekly. Meijer, which is currently only located in the midwest (I think) has a mealing planning widget; their site is http://www.meijermealbox.com. Even though there isn’t a store by you, you can still use it to plan your meals. It is really cool, you choose your recipes for the week and it generates a shopping list for your automatically. You can even add or delete items from the list that you either need to purchase or already have.

By: Erin

Erin — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:18:32 +0000

I’ll have to compare, I never thought of Giant Eagle as particularly expensive (though that could be a regional thing). I like the “Market District” items I’ve tried that they sell in a regular Giant Eagle, so I’ll be curious to hear more about the “Market District” stores!

By: Kristin

Kristin — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:18:53 +0000

I have not been to a Market District, but I love visiting stores that offer the option to buy bulk spices. I’m in Iowa and there aren’t many national chain grocery stores around, just a couple regional ones and Wal-Mart. The nearest Aldi is 30 miles away. Maybe you have better luck with their produce, but around here, it’s often old or tasteless. They have quite a few good deals though.