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Some folks love Aldi, some folks don't and some folks are in between. Regardless, I thought I would share my list of certain items I've found to be of comparable/acceptable quality at Aldi's and at considerably lower prices.

If you have experimented at Aldi's and have items to add, please do! If you are new to this wiki stuff: just click the yellow Join this Wiki button on the top right and you can edit this page.

DAIRY

• sharp cheddar cheese -- brick (happy farms I think)
• Sharp cheddar cheese --shredded
• grated cheese (Imke)
• mozzarella (irene)
• the Fit & Active organic soy milk (stuart)
• butter (stuart)
• cream cheese (stuart)
• neufchatel cream cheese
• whipped yogurts -- (put them in the kids lunches, and got no complaints compared to say yoplait whipped yogurts, which are at least 15 cents more per container)
• yogurt (irene)
• cottage cheese (irene)
• eggs
• awesome Parmesan cheese (Imke)
• cans of evaporated milk (stuart)

PRODUCE

• bagged caesar salad kit (refrigerated section)
• bags of spinach (Mary -- $1.29 compared to the $3.54 at chain stores)(fresh, no sand! stuart)
• bags of romaine lettuce (Mary -- $1.29 compared to the $3.54 at chain stores)(stuart)
• grapes
• blueberries (flawn said they looked decent)
• bananas (irene)
• sweet-tasting celery (stuart)
• If the veggies are freshly stocked we'll get the broccoli & cauliflower.(stuart)

FROZEN FOODS

• frozen waffles
• frozen french toast sticks
• frozen vegetables (irene)
• frozen beef fajita mix (MacNachtan: wasn't bad for a fast meal, and really not that bad for you. )
• frozen ready made appetizers (Krista)
• frozen "Turkey Mignons wrapped in bacon" (Krista)
• fruit filled frozen pastries (Krista)
• fancy ice cream cakes. (Krista)
• bags of individually frozen chicken tenders (Krista)
• frozen fruit. (Krista)
• cornish hens for $2 apiece. (Mary: So easy to clean and bake for 50 minutes, then voila.)
• frozen chicken nuggets (Rebecca)
• frozen mini pizzas(Rebecca)

BREAKFAST (INCLUDING COFFEE)

• Mill Valley oat and honey granola bars (daughter and I did a taste test of Aldi's ($1.89/12 bars) versus Nature Valley ($2.99/12 bars) crunchy granola bars -- we thought they were identical. and $1.10 cheaper per box)
• good German roasted coffee (Imke)
• actual Post Grape Nuts (they're well hidden)(stuart)
• off-brandpseudo-generic cereal types like the cheerios & rice krispies (stuart)
• oatmeal (stuart)

BAKERY

• bread (irene)
• Pumpernickel (German weeks) (Imke)
• cherry and strawberry jelly(Imke)

BAKING & COOKING STAPLES

• flour(Imke, stuart)
• sugar(Imke, stuart)
• salt (Imke)
• veggie oil (stuart)
• cans of evaporated milk (stuart)

CANS AND JARS

• canned tomatoes (irene)(Imke)
• Sauerkraut (German weeks) (Imke) not sure if this is canned or not, but wasn't sure where to put it....
• whipping cream (seasonal) (Imke)
• cans of evaporated milk (stuart)
• canned tuna (stuart)
• alfredo sauce (stuart)

PASTA

• Spaghetti and Ellbow Macaroni(Imke)

SNACKS

• individual serving apple sauces
• individual fruit cups (mandarin oranges -- the aldi's ones actually are slightly lower in sugar/calories than the dole fruit cups, and are helluva lot cheaper. MacNachtan also a fan of the fruit cups)
  
• fit and active mini cheddar cheese rice cakes
• fit and active blue corn tortilla chips
• salsa (refrigerated section -- Mary seconds this)
• fit & active Dried tart cherries, 8 oz bag. (flawn says they are identical to trader joe's)
• pretzel chips (MacNachtan: are pretty tasty and a good substitute for potato chips.)
• trail mix (MacNachtan: I think there are a few varieties.)
• graham crackers (MacNachtan + Krista)
• pizelles (MacNachtan)
• fit & active wheat crackers
• Animal Crackers (Krista)
• freeze dried fruit(Roberta)
• dried apricots (Krista)
• dried fruit (without added sugars) (Imke)cherries, cranberries, apricots, blueberries (stuart)
• Fig newton type fruit bars (Krista)
• artichoke and mushroom or sun dried tomato and salsa "cheese circles" (Krista)
• nuts in general: pistaccios; sliced or slivered almonds., nut mix with shells (seasonal) (Imke); almonds, cashews, peanuts (Mary says for 1/3 of the price of Giant-Way) pecans, almonds, walnuts(stuart)
• chocolate (Imke declares it far too good " I could swear they sell the excellent Swiss chocolate "Lindt" under a different label" says it's seasonal -- i.e. easter bunnies in early spring, etc.)

PAPER SUPPLIES AND OTHER NON-FOOD DRY GOODS

• Paper napkins
• Plastic cups
• Diapers (!!!) (Imke)
• wipes (Imke)
• kleenex (Imke)

update: A few folks have sent me their favorite aldi buys, which I've added (and put their first names in parens). You can send me your favorites too, but I'd prefer it if you clicked the JOIN THE WIKI yellow button over on the right and added them yourself! Thx -- Ru