Today’s blog post features five of my favorite food finds at ALDI, including a mix of organic staples and indulgent treats! Thank you so much to ALDI for sponsoring this post. To find an ALDI near you, check out their store locator here.
By now you guys know that I fell hard and fast for ALDI. After a conversation about reducing our monthly food expenditures prompted my friend Jess to encourage me and my girlfriends to check out the newly renovated ALDI in our area, I popped into the store after church one Sunday and have found myself returning frequently thanks to the affordable organic produce and quality pantry staples we use consistently in our house.
I know that in the past, at least in our area, ALDI wasn’t really known for their healthy and organic options but I am continually impressed with the prices we’ve found on everything from organic grassfed beef to organic fruits and vegetables, grains, spices, nuts and nut butters.
For today’s blog post, I wanted to roundup a list of five favorite food finds that you can only get at ALDI! I think you’ll notice a trend toward the SimplyNature brand of products ALDI carries. I definitely gravitate toward that brand because they’re free of any artificial flavors, colors and preservatives and are pretty darn tasty, too!
Five Favorite Food Finds from ALDI
- SimplyNature Organic Coconut Oil
We go through coconut oil at an alarmingly rapid rate in our house so you better believe I cannot get enough of the SimplyNature Organic Coconut Oil at ALDI. I use coconut oil for everything from making my own protein fudge to roasting vegetables and moisturizing my skin (it’s great for dry knuckles!) and recently fell in love with using coconut oil in my coffee. If you haven’t tried blending coconut oil into your coffee in the morning, you must! It makes the coffee so smooth and creamy and leaves a delicious layer of foam on the top! The flavor of the SimplyNature Organic Coconut Oil is very delicate which makes it ideal for use in so many recipes since the coconut flavor is not overpowering in the least.
- SimplyNature Organic Spices
I’m going to go ahead and lump a whole bunch of spices into one bullet point favorite for the sake of brevity because I LOVE the SimplyNature Organic Spices so darn much! I have a bit of a love-hate relationship with cooking and baking complicated meals that call for tons of spices because spices can be so expensive. Thankfully the SimplyNature Organic Spices are affordable and flavorful and don’t make my wallet want to cry when I want to try a new one! I go through certain spices like cinnamon and cumin rather quickly, so it’s nice not to feel like I have to shell out the big bucks to replace these specific spices when I need them.
- SimplyNature Vegetable Chips
The entire Fagan family flips for these chips! I love the simple ingredient list and the crispy, crunchy blend of sweet potato, parsnip, taro and batata root veggies. They’ve also been a big hit with friends (I packed two bags to bring to Savannah on my girlfriend getaway last month), and know they’ll be a cookout staple for us this summer!
- SimplyNature Fruit & Nut Bars
I initially grabbed one of these bars when Ryan, Chase and I were waiting in the checkout line during our first visit to our new local ALDI because I was starving and wanted something to snack on in the car. I think I must’ve moaned out loud when I took a bite (clearly I was VERY hungry!) because Ryan laughed out loud and said something along the lines of, “So you hate it, huh?” Now whenever we pop into ALDI, I cannot resist grabbing a few of these bars to have on hand when the hunger beast strikes. The Dark Chocolate Mocha Almond is my favorite!
- Specially Selected English Toffee
My sweet tooth made me throw this small container of English Toffee into my cart during a trip to ALDI and they are just the perfect little pick-me-up treat! I find myself reaching for them most often after lunch or around 3 p.m. when I find myself looking for a little taste of something sweet. There’s something about the buttery toffee and the crunch of the crushed almonds that makes the sweet creaminess of the chocolate coating taste even better!
ALDI Giveaway
And now after all this ALDI love, it’s time for an ALDI giveaway! One PBF reader will win a $250 gift card to ALDI! Woop!
To enter this giveaway, simply use the widget below. A winner will be randomly selected next Friday.
Question of the Day
For my fellow ALDI lovers: What are some of your favorite ALDI finds?
In addition to the products I mentioned above, I also love the Landshut Riesling, SimplyNature Organic Quinoa and Brown Rice, Wild Caught Teriyaki Salmon Burgers and Elevation Bars from ALDI. So good!
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I love the Vegetable Chips, too! So tasty and simple!
My favorite things to buy at Aldi’s are the organic produce and the organic k-cups. Thanks you for the chance to win the gift card!!!
Love affordable food finds!
I love how cheap their produce is! Amazing!
Love aldi!! Especially they’re cheap wine and nuts 🙂
I love Aldi! I love all the nut and trail mix options!
I don’t shop at Aldi but my mom does and she swears they have the BEST celery…LOL!! Also my girlfriend raves about the price of the goat cheese logs compared to the same brand at other stores!!
We are huge Aldi fans at my house!
I really liked buying their Specialty Sausage and the Irish cheese over the holidays to take for dishes to pass and appetizers. You can not beat the prices for the taste and quality. We have not tried anything we did not like.
I’ve been meaning to try ALDI for awhile now. I didn’t realize they had so many healthy quality products!
I am excited to see all the organic products available at Aldi!
We love their simplynature whole wheat pancake mix! And when they have avocados, The price is awesome –the like $.25 each!
Aldi is my favorite and they’re popping up all over southern Virginia. I love the prices and quality!
I recently discovered Aldi and was pleasantly surprised. I love the organic fruit selection and the ease of checkout.
I haven’t been to Aldi in forever, but I love salmon so those salmon burgers sound delicious!
Can’t wait to try Aldo!
I also love the elevation bars!
I LOVE ALDI but I haven’t been there in awhile! I need to go!
I love the $3 Moscato. It doesn’t make me feel so bad if I commit the cardinal sin and don’t get to finish the whole bottle.
love aldi!
I love all of their gluten free options, the frozen fruit, and the pantry staples (sugar, oils, canned goods). I also have a hard time saying no to some of the things in their non-food aisles as well.
I love Also, but don’t have one close to me anymore 🙁
I need to try it out, your favorites look yummy!
I love Aldi’s!!
When I went with my grandma for the first time. She introduced me and I have be smitten ever since!
I love buying spices and organic pouches for my baby at Aldi!
Apparently I need to try out an Aldi!
I love Aldi! It’s the first place I go every week to start my grocery shopping. The one in my hometown is currently under renovation for two months. I’m very excited to see the remodel (and to have it re-open!). Thanks Julie!
I have never been but sounds like I need to make a trip soon!
We do almost all our grocery shopping at aldi. I love their frozen fruit for smoothies.
Their sweet potato and avocado are a great price to make baby food! 🙂
I love studying my receipts at the end and looking at how cheap everything was lol. I even posted one to instagram once!
I’ve never been to Aldi before but I’d love to go! I’m not sure there’s any in my area, though. :/
LOVE Aldi! So inexpensive but they carry everything. I love their Caramel Corn rice cakes as a quick, salty & sweet snack!
The organic natural peanut butter, Almond butter and Cashew butter. Also, Cashew milk.
Looking forward to trying Aldi.
I always save money there and I love their produce section. Great chocolate too.
I love their large inexpensive container of Old Fashioned Oats. My boys love their Happy Farms String Cheese.
I love their cheese, salted caramel chocolates and hummus!
Love my Aldi! I was just about to head out to Aldi before I read your blog! I love their Grassfed Organic Beef, organic canned beans, gluten free pasta, and so much more!
I was super impressed with Aldi’s organic natural peanut butter!
I haven’t been to Aldi in years and they just built a new one about 10 minutes from me! This makes me excited to go and see what goodies I can find 🙂
Oh my gosh, this post speaks to me! Haha. Aldi isn’t too close by, but I try to make it there once every few weeks and today was the day! I like to load up on a few bags of their Live G Free Pretzel Mini Twists (I’m not gluten free, but they are so much crunchier and somehow more satisfying than regular pretzels!). Plus some other Aldi faves– Friendly Farms greek yogurt, Garlic Hummus, and mini sweet peppers!
I’m a fan of the grass fed beef!
I haven’t been to ALDI in awhile but need to check it out again soon.
I love Aldi for everything! Produce, kids’ snacks, and more!! It is such a money saver and delicious!
I love their produce!
awe man I wish we had one near by!
love everything ALDI! I go there at least once a week if not more!
Love Aldi!!! They have such good pineapple