Comments on: Buying: How Do You Costco?

By: Becky

Becky — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 18:34:00 +0000

This is a great post conversation! I like to get dairy–cheddar, feta, eggs, milk and then my 3 bags of frozen fruits–triple berry, plain blueberry and mixed tropical (I esp. love the blueberries for my requried Anti-Alzheimers breakfasts) My Costco recently stopped carrying the whole wheat Einsteins Bagels and this is not good! Frankly, I’ve been so in love with TJ’s as of late that I’ve jilted Costco for food and go there for diapers and cleaning supplies. I look forward to your TJ’s post soon!!

By: Meghann

Meghann — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 20:59:00 +0000

Hey Becca! I love their pork roasts. I can buy 3 pork roasts for around 12 bucks which is a screaming deal. I LOVE the marinated ones. But sometimes they aren’t marinated, so I’ll roast it in the crock pot and shred it to make BBQ sandwiches. I have received so many great ideas from all these comments! My favorite Costco find: their tortillas that you take home and bake yourself- YUMMM! I just made some for my boys, with honey and butter, rolled it up- they loved it. I love sharing snacks with my kids that I ate as a child. Thanks for all the great ideas everyone!

By: lolochocolat

lolochocolat — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:37:00 +0000

A World Without CHOCOLATE is a world of darkness and chaos. -George Bernard Shaw
(From Becca’s sister….I buy anything chocolate that I have not tried before.)

By: Kathy D

Kathy D — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 02:37:00 +0000

8-pack fresh Ciabatta rolls (I cut in half and freeze to make a caprese sandwich anytime), fresh mozz balls, roma tomatoes on the vine – they stay fresh for 2 weeks!, sea salt & pepper grinders, pre-cooked bacon, Odwalla juice, milk (can’t get cheaper anywhere), Crazy Cuizine Orange Chicken (for those – what are we having for dinner in 15 minutes?!? nights), avocados (I can’t pick them out myself, but Costco always gives me good ones), sliced Muenster cheese, string cheese, beef brisket, any berries they might have; actually anything and everything possible.

By: Mindi

Mindi — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:09:00 +0000

I don’t really check out other people’s carts at Costco but definitely do it at Trader Joe’s and think, “That looks good! How come I didn’t see that as I perused the aisles?”

My Costco cart most often contains: Country Hearth 100% Whole Wheat breat – the only kind of sandwich bread my son will eat, skim milk, Tillamook pre-sliced chedder cheese (for sandwiches), baby wipes, cereal (Cheerios, Frosted Mini-Wheats, or Honey Bunches of Oats), Classico pasta sauce – sometimes organic (I know Karen is gagging right now), Ravioli stuffed with spinach & cheese by Monterey Pasta Co., Hillshire Farms deli select variety pack (2 kinds of turkey and ham), and if we are having anyone over for Sunday dinner that week maybe flank steak or salmon.

By the way, Jenny and Karen, the Organic ground beef at my Costco is given organic feed (like organic corn) as far as I can tell from the label. It’s not purely grass fed – don’t know if that’s what you are going for, but just thought I’d mention it.

By: The Albertsen Family

The Albertsen Family — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 05:48:00 +0000

Well I don’t buy smiley face toast there, but I definitely go for the mexican french toast and diet coke after I shop, especially if its early in the day and I need a healthy breakfast. My loaded cart usually has bread, butter, milk, fruit crisps, paper products, guac, two pack of salad, almonds and fruit snacks.

By: Jennette

Jennette — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 02:13:00 +0000

Jenny…you can get Izze soda at your Costco!! I’m so stinkin’ jealous right now. And they totally cut out the gruyere at mine last year (and now the Emmentaler too and have reduced the parmasean to some Kirkland “parma” or whatever) so I’m actually even doubly jealous now. Thank goodness there’s still TJoes.

As for my “boring” staples: cashews, almonds, mixed dried fruit, cheerios, heavy cream, string cheese, pellegrino, and Hebrew National hotdogs.

By: hp

hp — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 07:56:00 +0000

Note to readers of “tortillas and oranges” blog: I am not an organic/whole foods type eater. I attempt to cook healthy foods, but I am only one step removed from my hillbilly past with ketchup and white bread sandwiches. Take everything that I say with a grain of salt.

The three pack of Dole peaches in a jar are a must for us. I realize that they probably have lots of things added to them that I don’t want to think about, but man they are good and they are a nice fruit side item with our dinner when we are all out of fresh produce. Also on my list, the fresh guacamole which I add chili powder and cumen to. My kids eat it like crazy. The pork tenderloin, butter in a four pound pack, string cheese, the sliced apples in the chilled section are great for lunches and they are organic. My favorite Costco find are the uncooked tortillas, which I recognize are not available everywhere.

By: Linda

Linda — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 02:44:00 +0000

I must admit that one of the things I buy there is pre-cooked bacon. If I’m going to have bacon, pre-cooked is the way that I love it now.

I also go for the cheese – any kind is good at our house, but we especially go through cheddar like crazy(cheese sandwiches are a must at lunchtime for my boy).

I’m going to have to check out the ground beef. We’ve been going without because I haven’t seen organic anywhere here. I never thought to look at Costco. I’m glad I have a trip scheduled for this week…so many new things to try!

By: Karen

Karen — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 13:21:00 +0000

Organic ground beef, Nature’s Own whole wheat bread, Tropicana orange juice, Manchego cheese (fabulous in pasta salad), tri-color peppers (really great deal), baby wipes, and one of the ever-tempting well-priced paperbacks or cookbooks. I snoop at other people’s carts too.