Aldi Shopping List + 3 helpful tips for grocery shopping

If you follow my stories, then you know Saturdays mean Aldi day. 

• One thing that I do to stay organized is to always have a running grocery list for Aldi specifically.  I leave it on the counter and add to it as soon as I run out of something. 
• Another helpful trick is to write your list in the way that you walk around the store.  For me that means: Fruit & veg, dry goods, meats & dairy, then frozen.  This really helps me to not forget anything and keeps me on track. 
• One other thing we do to stay within a certain budget is to have a debit account only for grocery shopping.  We put $150 in it every week and that's what I have for Aldi.  Occasionally I'll go over, and then I just pay cash or use another card.  It really helps though to know that there isn't hundreds of dollars available.  In addition we shop at Sam's & Costco.  This is where we purchase most of our meat, jelly, peanut butter, eggs, toilet paper & paper towels, chips, and coffee.  I'm not entirely sure how much we spend at those stores as my husband usually does that shopping.

 Here is a typical shopping list for Aldi.  I don't purchase every single item each week, but you get the picture.

Fruits & Vegetables:

• 2 packages of fresh broccoli
• Cilantro
• Greens onions, yellow & red onions
• Garlic
• Bananas
• Apples
• Strawberries
• Blueberries
• Watermelon
• Oranges
• Italian mixed greens (bag)
• Spinach & Arugula
• Cherry tomatoes
• Corn on the cob
• Baby carrots
• Carrots
• Celery
• Cucumber
• Avocado
• Peppers
• Sweet Potatoes

Dry Goods:

• Whole wheat bread
• Aldi's Protein bread 
• Tortilla Chips
• Pretzels
• Organic basil & tomato spaghetti sauce
• Pasta
• Anything canned: tomatoes, black beans, tomato paste
• Apple sauce
• Almond butter
• Chia seeds
• Ground flax seeds
• Olive oil, avocado oil, olive oil spray
• Walnuts
• Old fashioned oats
• Chicken & beef stock
• Flour & shell tortillas

Meat & Dairy:

• Salami
• Bacon
• Mild cheese cubes
• Shredded Mexican cheese
• 2% milk
• Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk
• Organic Eggs
• Vanilla & Strawberry Protein yogurt
• Yogurt drinks for boys

Frozen section:

• Italian meatballs
• Fish sticks
• Ice cream
• Vegan ice cream bars
• Frozen peas, mixed veg, seasoned Asian mixed veg
• Veggie sausage

I hope that you find this helpful!  If you want more info on something specific regarding my grocery shopping, leave a comment below!

Happy shopping,

Em XX