• The Real Reason Grocery Prices Are Rising At An Alarming Rate

    This year will be remembered for many things. This is the year food supply was high, and the harvests should have been plentiful (via The New York Times). But it is also the year millions of pounds of fresh food was destroyed while prices for essentials like meat and dairy rose to new highs.

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  • Genius Ways To Make Your PB&J Healthier

    Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches have been around since the beginning of the 1900s. And, thank goodness for that, right? The average, homemade, PB&J on soft bread has 210 calories, 9 grams of fat, 28 grams of carbohydrates, and 10 grams sugar. There are ways to make this sandwich a bit healthier

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  • Costco's New Iced Latte Has Everyone Talking

    My Cafe Latte is Costco's latest offer in the 'I have no time because I'm in a hurry but I need a caffeine fix' department, which means it sits, ready-made in the refrigerated drinks section, and primed to be enjoyed at a moment's notice.

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  • Why Sam's Club's Unusual Grapes Have Shoppers Excited

    If you think fruit tastes too fruit-like, then you're probably all over the food trend of fruits that are flavored to taste like something else. If you're a fan of flavored grapes, then you'll definitely want to bust out your Sam's Club membership card or break down and buy a membership.

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  • Things You Should Never Do In Costco

    Excellent savings. Free samples. Giant containers of cheese balls. What's not to love about Costco? But your next trip to Costco may not be as simple as you think. You, or your fellow shoppers, could actually be precisely what many Costco customers and employees despise.

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  • Walmart Is Changing The Way It Sources Its Beef. Here's Why

    In 2016, Walmart outlined a roadmap that it said would flesh out details for a sustainability agenda, with action items that included doubling sales of produce locally grown in the U.S., looking to sustainably source 20 commodities including bananas and tea by 2025. Beef has been added to this list.

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  • Costco Fans Might See A Change In This Food Court Staple Soon

    The sudden disappearance of the Costco churro even led to a petition on Change.org to bring back the cinnamon-and-sugar-dusted pastries, but word on the internet is that they are poised to re-emerge — and they might be better than ever when they once again grace the menu.

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  • Read This If You Recently Bought Onions From Walmart Or Kroger

    If you recently purchased onions, you may be in immediate danger of contracting salmonella. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a statement on July 31, 2020 saying that they are currently investigating a multi-state outbreak of salmonella linked to potentially contaminated red onions.

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  • The Weird Ingredient That's In Your Orange Juice

    In many cases, bottled orange juice includes artificial flavoring — regardless of what the label says. Alissa Hamilton, the author of Squeezed: What You Don't Know About Orange Juice, writes orange juice drinkers are "misinformed about what it is they are drinking."

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  • What You Need To Know About The 'High Risk' Ground Beef Recall

    More than 19 tons of ground beef delivered to retailers in the southeast U.S. have been recalled and should not be eaten, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The department's Food Safety Inspection Service determined the meat was not inspected at its port of entry.

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  • The Real Reason Costco's Bacon Is So Cheap

    One of those private label items that Costco members love to buy is Kirkland bacon. It's easy to understand why. Bacon in bulk — 64 ounces to be exact, or four 16-ounce packages — can never be a bad thing, especially, at such a ham-tastic price. Why is it so cheap?

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  • The Aldi Chicken Dinner You Can Make For Less Than $3 Per Person

    The word "budget" as it pertains to food usually conjures up images of crinkly packages of ramen noodles. Why not opt for something just as satisfying with real chicken fresh off the bone, steamed veggies, and savory rice that will feed four people for less than $3 per serving?

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  • You'll Regret Eating Peter Pan Peanut Butter. Here's Why

    There are many advantages to indulging in a spoonful or two of peanut butter, like the tasty satisfaction you get from the salty and sweet combo of buttery smoothness. Peanut butter is one food you can eat every day without posing much risk to your health. In fact, it's full of healthy fats.

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  • How To Get Your Favorite Discontinued Products Back At Aldi

    If the items you can't live without are from Aldi, the supermarket is giving you a chance to tell them how you really feel in its second Fan Favorites survey. The survey is also where you can tell the store why something shouldn't have been pulled from the shelves.

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  • The Real Reason Aldi Closes So Early

    Aldi is pretty popular for its cheap prices and some of its surprisingly good quality items, but the budget grocery store does actually employ a host of tricks and measures to cut costs to give customers a deal. One of those ways is the hours their stores are open for business.

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  • The Real Difference Between Peter Pan And Jif Peanut Butter

    Peanut butter lovers have some definite opinions on what makes or breaks the spread, and no two kinds of peanut butter are created equal. Many enthusiasts have their favorite go-to brands, often because of their preference for texture and flavor. Peter Pan and Jif peanut butter are common choices.

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