What you can buy for $95 at Aldi

Someone asked me recently what I like to buy at Aldi, and honestly, that felt like a huge post to write because I got the urge to make it very comprehensive. 

So, instead I’m just gonna show you what I bought on a recent Aldi trip, as a not-comprehensive sampling of what I buy there. 

Cottage Cheese

I have tried a LOT of brands of cottage cheese, and Aldi’s is actually my favorite. I buy the 2% variety, and it’s one of my go-tos for some quick protein (26 grams in a cup!).

And it’s only $2.79/quart.

Half and Half | Milk

The quart of half and half ($2.65) is mainly for my coffee, but also for adding into banana “ice cream” and for deglazing pans to make a sauce.

The milk ($1.50) is a half gallon, which is an appropriate size for our small household, especially since I rarely use milk. 

Cream cheese

These are mainly for Zoe to eat on bagels and they’re $1.95 each.

Ham | Swiss cheese | Butter | Hummus 

• ham ($3.39) and Swiss ($1.75) for sandwiches
• butter ($3.49) for a million things
• hummus ($2.45) for snacking with cucumbers

Eggs

These were $2.72/dozen.

I eat scrambled eggs most mornings, mixed with liquid egg whites from Aldi (I just didn’t happen to need any of the egg whites this shopping trip!).

Canned fruit in light syrup/juice

I buy this mainly to add to a packed tin of cottage cheese for my lunches. 

The peaches are $1.25/can and the oranges are $0.99/can.

Bagels 

These are $1.89/6 bagels, and they’re for Zoe. I’ll freeze most of them so they don’t mold before she eats them all! 

Whole grain bread

The Graintastic loaf ($4.19) is what I eat toasted with my eggs in the morning; I freeze half the loaf since it takes me a while to eat it.

And the other loaf ($1.89) is for peanut butter/honey sandwiches, or ham sandwiches. Half of that will get frozen too! 

Salt | Sugar | Oil

Just basics!

• salt: $0.67
• sugar (4 lb.): $2.65
• oil: $4.95

Snacks

The imitation Triscuits are $2.09; generally this type of cracker is very good in any store brand, whereas other cracker types can be iffy. Also, they’re 100% whole grain, with zero sugar. 

Maxx protein bars ($4.39) are Aldi’s version of Rx Bars, with a very similar nutritional makeup. 

And the cheese crisps ($2.19/bag) are just cheese and nothing else; like a very high protein cheese cracker. They’re great for portable protein that doesn’t need to be refrigerated. 

Produce

I didn’t buy a lot of veggies, since my Hungry Harvest box was coming.

• tomatoes ($2.29)
• avocados ($0.59 apiece)
• cucumber ($0.95)

Some fruit:

• bananas ($0.49/lb)
• strawberries ($2.25/lb)
• blueberries ($2/pint)
• mangoes ($0.59 apiece)
• limes ($2.45/bag)
• cherries ($2.39/lb)

And also a cantaloupe ($1.69):

Unplanned purchases (ha)

There are always a few of these, right?

Here we have edamame ($2.29), which I usually don’t see at my Aldi. I use it for the Aldi copycat chickpea salad.

I also bought a bag of tuna ($0.82), since my Aldi had zero tins of regular tuna.

The box of pretzel crackers was $2.99, and the cookie butter was $2.69. Cookie butter has zero redeeming qualities nutritionally, but if you want a sweet treat that’s not too bad for you, try eating it on banana chunks. 

SO GOOD. 

Total: $95.57

Notable: I didn’t need much in the way of meat for this trip because I still have bags of chicken, fish, and shrimp in my chest freezer. They tend to work best for my tiny household because I can just grab whatever amount I need from the freezer each day. 

How do these prices compare to yours?

Also, if there’s an Aldi product you think we all really need to try, let us know in the comments!