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!
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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 have never been there but now I want to try their salmon burgers!
Would love to try those bars!
I love their produce selection!!I am planning on snagging some of the salmon burgers that you love next time I go! Yummy
I love ALDI!
We are also obsessed with the vegetable chips! Aldi is fantastic! So many great snacks, cheeses, veggies, and even baby stuff! I’ve gotten awesome organic muslin sleep sacks for my son and for a great price.
I like their produce! Can’t beat the price! Also I like their Millville bars.
We just got a brand new Aldi a few miles away from us. I went on opening day but it was too crowded to really see anything. After reading your favorites list I will go back tomorrow to look for these great items. Thanks!
What a fun post! You shared some things I’ver never even seen there.
I love the gourmet cheese selection, the malt vinegar potato chips (splurge), the Aldi brand La Croix, and all the wonderful organic produce they have now! Oh, and nuts. You can’t beat the price. And for hosting showers, the assorted cracker tray is perfect. I really could go on and on.
Coconut oil for life!
I love ALDI. We love their almond milk, their whole chickens, and especially the dates!!
Love the produce and smoked salmon!
I love Aldi for the great produce and yummy cheese!
I’ve been going to Aldi for years – I’m in the Orlando area, so we have a ton around here. In addition to the vegetable chips, they also have a bag of just sweet potato chips, which are cheaper at our stores, so I typically just buy those. I also like their almond milk.
The stores down here have also recently added a baby section. Have you tried any of those products?
I just started going to Aldi in the past few months since the closest one is about 45 minutes away but I recently picked up frozen fruit to mix in with smoothies and the price was great!
We love Aldi!!
Wonderful finds! I definitely love Simply Natural spices!
We LOVE Aldi! We’ve been shopping there for years and my favorite Aldi find is their Little Journeys organic baby food pouches! Just $.79 each and lots of great flavors! My little guy gets so excited when I pull them out!
A new Aldi just opened by my work but I haven’t really explored! I’ve only gotten the organic vegetables.
I’ve been to Aldi once, but I have been wanting to go back for a while now. My brother in law has a special key chain to hold his “aldi quarter”. 🙂
I wish we had one near us, looks so good!
I haven’t tried ALDI yet (I can’t wait to!) but I am addicted to KIND bars, and those bars you talked about look like the same things (probably for a fraction of the price – thanks for the tip!
Yes! I love doing my weekly shopping at Aldi. Love the Simply Nature sprouted grains bread!
I haven’t been to Aldi in years, but would love to try their bars!
I’ve been shopping at ALDI for about a year now! We love the organic cheddar puffs (exactly like Pirates booty!) and I just found these coconut, almond and cranberry bars! YUM!!
I’m looking forward to shopping at Aldi hen the local one opens.
I love the great deals on eggs, milk and spices.
Love Aldi!! Can’t beat their selection of cheeses and organic snacks! My favorite are the sweet potato chips! Also, check out their wine selection- if you are there at the right time, you can often find high quality European wines for bargain prices!
I’ve honestly never been to aldi but there is one super close to my house and now I will definitely be checking it out! Thanks!
Same here! I could literally walk to our Aldo, but I have never been… you have convinced me to try their organic line, Julie. And grass fed beef- whatttt!!
I just discovered that Aldi is in my city and I can’t wait to try it out! I have been hearing nothing but phenomenal things recently from you and a few other bloggers. For someone who has an extremely tight budget, I am thrilled to hear that Aldi allows you to purchase healthy, organic foods on a cheap budget! Whole Foods is not exactly a place I can go to …hahah!
I’ve been meaning to try the Aldi near our new house – hope it’s helps save some money!
We LOVE Aldi’s! We have cut our monthly grocery bill in half! Staples for us are almond butter, veggie chips, simply nature granola, and vegan burgers.
Can’t wait to try the bars. Yum!
Our family loves Aldi!
I don’t know how you could narrow down your faves to just 5 🙂 We love Aldi at my house!
We love Aldi! Especially since my daughter, Jolie, was born last July. Where else can you buy 94 diapers for 10 dollars?! Amazing AND no leaks!
Aldi’s sweet potato chips are also delicious!! Another hit is their selection of cheeses!
I discovered ALDI in college and their cheese selection (for THE BEST prices) has always been my favorite!
Absolute favorite grocery store! I have cut my families grocery bill in half! I tell everyone about it! Favorites are the simple nature organic ketchup (my two year old dips everything), the apple sauce pouches, and coconut oil. Other then that, love the produce…amazing sales on veggies and fruit that help us eat healthy on a budget!!!
I love Aldi, but have never seen those bars before, I’ll have to find them!! Two of my favorites are the chia seeds and milled flax seeds!
LOVE aldi! We shop there for most of our staples.
Aldi is my favorite! I shop there every week!
I love getting my kiddo the organic snack pouches! The price can’t be beat!!!
My favorite Aldi items are the coconut oil, and the ruby kraut. I do half my weekly shopping at Aldi while filling out the rest at Trader Joe’s and I am so appreciative of Aldi’s quality and price.
Love saving money and getting healthy options at aldi
An Aldi just opened near me, but I haven’t been yet-so I would love to win this giftcard!
The produce for sure along with organic milk, cage free eggs, baby food pouches, egg white cartons, chicken sausages, Never Any lunch meat, and multi grain chips!
I’ve never tried Aldi’s but the products look great. I love to buy healthy foods for my family!
I love so much at Aldi! We always get the greek yogurts, coffee, cheese selection and bananas. That’s just a few of my staples that I buy there.
We love Aldi as well! Our almost 2yo loves the Simply Nature applesauce pouches, too. They are so much cheaper than any other brand I’ve found. Veggie sticks are another favorite here too! I’ve been so impressed with their produce selection as well.
I need to go in search of the nearest Aldi after reading this!