This has become one of my regular weekly shopping areas because of the price and quality of food.
Main reason the "quality" is better is due to it being a German company where European countries have a more stringent regulation on what can be inside products.
So, you can definitely find organics, a surprising selection for the small grocery store at good prices. The biggest challenge is whether it will be there when you shop. I have been trying to time the most ideal day and time to shop. Organic strawberries tend to be picked through and you have to watch out about them (and other perishables) being already overriped. Best place to go to for avocados and pineapples and dates.
If you have an autoimmune disease and want to avoid bankruptcy from shopping at the other store off Woodruff Road (though to be fair, I haven't been by it for awhile), shop at Aldi's since you can also get grass fed ground beef for $3.99/lb and they are in one pound package!!
They also have refrigerated coconut milk (hubby) and all the cow kind, organic, etc. Our main list includes the hummus, eggs, coconut milk, pineapple, plantains, dates, avocados, organic kale, onions, garlic. Sometimes I get their GF Crackers, pretzels and mixes (brownie/lava cake is awesome). If I don't buy fresh wild caught salmon elsewhere, I get their frozen one so we get more omega-3!
When it's cycling season, I buy a bunch of coconut water. When hubby out of town or the kids and I want normal food, I definitely get the trail mixes, croissants, and yes ice cream!
The other week, I bought a bunch of their seasonal German cookies to try as our eldest daughter was in Germany visiting her German boyfriend's parent and did a video on trying German snack foods. We made a spoof and sent it to her for Thanksgiving as it's great they carry them here.
Very thankful Aldi is here locally. Just be sure to have a quarter with you as that's the only way to get a shopping cart. You get it back when you return it. That's how they keep overhead down. Same as bags. You better bring your own, or else find the empty box cartons to carry your goods.
I love this mindset and is the norm in most of Europe. Had I not shopped at Aldi before, my husband would still be trying to pull the shopping cart out from the other one without realizing how to get them disconnected from each other.
Only downside to this place is, it's puny space. They renovated it last year which really didn't actually expand the footprint size. Lines are still long so don't ever think you can jump in and out in a jiffy. And though it's renovated, it still seems to have a crowded dirty feel, in comparison to other grocery stores in the area. However, I'm not planning on eating or hanging out there. And since it's on the busy Woodruff Road, I'm glad there's a way to go through the back road and get to traffic lights.
High marks for products - price, types. Marked down some due to long lines, that clutter feeling and some perishable products being already spoiled but that's to be expected with organic products without the chemicals to keep the outside looking good but is bad for our insides. read more