Healthy Costco Haul

Hello!! This Healthy Costco Haul post has been a LONG TIME coming. You all know how much I love Costco, and this has been a highly requested post I’m so excited to finally get to you! We will cover everything I get, section by section, as well as some of my favorite tips to use when shopping at Costco!

Healthy Costco Haul Tips & Tricks

• Choose your perfect membership!
  • Gold Star Membership: This is the membership that Nick and I have. You can have up to 2 people on this membership for $60/year as long as you live in the same household. 
  • Executive Membership This membership is what my parents have, and it’s $120/year. The perks of this one is that you actually get your membership fee back if you spend a minimum of $10K at Costco annually. It sounds like a lot, but if you make any big purchases there. It comes out to around $830/month or $210/week. Nick and I will be upgrading soon!

• Save the Money!
  • Price per unit: Costco has their own Kirkland brand of a LOT of products. Most of the time, they’re even made in the exact same factories as the name brand. I always look at the price per unit to see if it’s truly a better deal.
    
    

    As you can see, the price per unit is ‘per each’ here and it shows that the product is .999 cents per item.

  • Utilize the Return Policy: If you purchase something from Costco and anything goes wrong, they have the BEST customer service. They will almost always accept returns on items if you’re not satisfied. For example, Nick and I took back a set of non stick pans that we had for over a year that just weren’t so non-stick and we got a full refund! 

Healthy Costco Haul: The GOODS!

Keep in mind that each Costco carries slightly different items in the store, but a lot of what I list on this healthy costco haul should be nation wide :)..let’s dive in!

• Pantry
  • Autumn’s Gold Granola & Bars:  You’ve seen me post about these before, and they’re one of my favorite bars ever, they’re so delish and insanely CLEAN! 
  • Birch Benders Pancakes: You see me make these ALL of the time, and there’s a reason! I personally love the paleo ones, but they’re all amazing. 
  • Kirkland Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Chosen Foods Avocado Oil Spray & Kirkland Balsamic Vinegar: These are all amazing, organic and such good value!
  • Kirkland Organic Maple Syrup: Totally pure & amazing.
  • Lakanto Monk Fruit Sweetener: I use this to bake and to sweeten my coffee, yes please!
  • Nuts & Nut Butters: Nuts are pricey, but the Kirkland brand of nuts are such a good value! You can get mixed nuts too. Also, the Kirkland brand of nut butter are organic and clean. My Costco always carries Nuttzo as well, which is my fave!
  • Pasta & Pasta Sauce: You can get TWO Rao’s for the price of one at Costco. Same thing with my favorite protein pastas such as Explore Cuisine, it’s amazing!
  • Simple Mills Crackers: Again, two boxes of crackers for the price of ONE -count me in. 
  • Spices: TRUST me! Any Kirkland spices are amazing, especially the sea salt grinder. They have tons of spices and you WILL use them!
  • Superfoods & Baking: Costco has their own Kirkland brand of Almond Flour, which I alway buy! I also get all of my smoothie and superfoods there too like Chia Seeds, Flaxseed Meal, Cocao Powder, Coconut Oil, etc. 
• Produce:
  • Avocados:  Such a great value for a big bag of them!
  • Bananas:  Nick has one per day and I always love to add to smoothies and bake with them 🙂
  • Berries:  They always have great fresh organic berries!
  • Celery:  They have organic, washed celery that Nick and I love to juice each week!
  • Spinach:  Organic and I go through one a week!
  • Anything else: I usually get 1-2 other seasonal veggies that I will use throughout the week too!
• Meat/Dairy
  • Almond Milk: I personally get the unsweetened Kirkland brand almond milk and it’s great! You get 6 cartons for the prize of about one 🙂 and they’re shelf stable until opened!
  • Eggs:  You can get a double dozen of organic eggs for like $7! Such a steal and a staple for us!
  • Grass Fed Ground Beef: The Kirkland brand is great quality and I always grab some for Nick and freeze 2 of the 3 packs!
  • Organic Chicken, Chicken Sausage, etc.: Costco has an amazing selection of ALL organic meats and they’re such a great value!
  • Wild Alaskan Lox:  If you’re into Lox, these are an amazing option! 
• Frozen:
  • Organic Berries: These are great for smoothies!
  • Organic Riced Cauliflower:  So much cauliflower for such an amazing value!
  • Tribali Burgers:  This brand is amazing and I always have them on hand for Nick.
  • Wild Alaskan Salmon Burgers: These are such a great go-to for weeknight dinners to pair with a simple veggie.
  • Wild Fish: I personally love their cod and mahi mahi!

Outside of this list, we also of course hit up the Kirkland Wine (sooo good and such a good value), as well as the home goods like paper towels, toilet paper, etc. You save so much money, trust me!

Congrats for making it to the end of the list, LOL! As a reward, feel free to download a FREE version of my Grocery List Template and a sample of how I use it. Enjoy! xo 

Alysia (Purely) Pope!

PS: If you enjoyed this post, check out my PurelyPicks from last month, there are TONS of amazing goodies on there!