What foods do you stock up on from Costco?

pnwlover12

I'm making a huge trip to Costco in the beginning of October and trying to come up with a gameplan of what I'm buying so I don't end up spending the equivalent of our nation's budget defecit.

What are your go to easy foods? I'm not doing make ahead freezer meals.

pnwlover12

Yes! I always forget how good the Costco premade dinner foods are.

kindacrunchy

The pot pie is the best! And it feeds my family of four twice so it's worth the price! I get so much at Costco... butter, coffee, meat and fish, the Rocky chicken tenders are good, I get bread and throw one loaf in the freezer. I get meatballs, pasta, and tomato sauce there and make spaghetti whenever I need a quick dinner. We also buy the frozen shrimp and can make shrimp scampi and pasta in about 15 minutes.

pnwlover12

scottysgirl77 said:

Is costco similar to Sam's?

I think so, but I've never been to Sam's club.

lisamahrt

We get their cheese, fruits, sausage, chicken breasts, burritos, their pulled bbq pork and tortellini/ravioli's you can't go wrong.    We typically purchase things they have for samples on the weekends so what we buy for meals varies a bit.    

JJsMum

I always stock up on meat and dry goods. Best place to get Graham crackers, goldfish, apple sauce pouches, I also tend to get their frozen lasagna for quick lazy night meals. I love having a chest freezer!

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angeltennis3

Anything non perishable or able to freeze.

For meat, we will divide it up into a serving size appropriate for our family before we freeze. I write on the freezer bag the type of meat and date, then "1 of 4" because our big freezer is in the basement and so we will bring up the next bag when we use one so that way I know where we stand on different types of meat for our next grocery trip.

I try to stay away from fruits and cheeses unless I have a game plan to eat them because that is usually where we end up wasting money.

Maggie6424

peanut butter, mac n cheese, tuna, frozen chicken tenders, jimmy dean breakfast sammies, cereal.

mamachelsea

Jack Daniels pulled chicken, frozen pizzas, Amy's burritos, lasagne, hummus.

I heart Costco.

ariel06

We like the frozen General Tso's Chicken.  

jbuck909

They're ground beef is really good, too. It's a steal for 97% lean compared to other stores, and the 5 lb bag is divided. We usually get chicken breasts, condiments, sliced cheese, milk

pushgal84

Refried beans
Tortillas (use one, freeze one)
Bread (use one, freeze one)
Tuna
Chicken
Vegetarian sausages
Ground turkey
Cheese
Granola bars
Trail mix
Greek yogurt
Frozen fruit
Protein powder
Eggs
Coffee
V8
A frozen premade item on sale, if anything looks good, and a couple fresh fruits and veggies. If plums look good, then we'll get a pack and just eat plums all week and don't waste any.

Pretty much frozen/freezable and dry staples like pp said. If it's something with a sooner use by date, we'll only buy it if it's something we use daily. DH and I both eat a yogurt daily, so it makes sense to buy in bulk. I make a lot of quiche too, so I know the eggs will be used.
Non-grocery items are razors, tampons, toothpaste, qtips, TP, paper towels, dish pods, clorox wipes, and DH's underwear

It really depends on what works for your family and which items you'll actually use. It took a good 5yrs of over buying and wasting food for DH and I to come up with a solid list of go-to Costco items.

pnwlover12

Mmm quiche.

Mewwwwws

I like the Kirkland brand nuts, especially the pine nuts. Cheaper pine nuts than buying at any other grocery store. It's in bulk, so if you don't use pine nuts a lot, it's probably not worth it, but we tend to eat them a lot!I toast them an dsprinkle on salads, also top pastas, also make lots of basil pesto which is super easy and yummy. 

Saragoeswest

Wine
Chicken breast
Ground beef

vrj0522

Water

Almonds

Granola bars

TastyBite lentil soup pouches (heat & eat)

Chips

Bread

String cheese

Deli meat

Pineapple slices

Guacamole

Salad (greens)

Non food items:

Toilet paper

Paper towels

Household cleaners

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trisharenee0316

OK, I didn't read this entire thread, but what *don't* I buy from Costco?  Love that place.  We buy:

• Ground beef, tortillas, blocks of cheddar cheese, taco seasoning (pre-cook all the ground beef in advance and store to make burritos or taco salads)
• Pot pies
• Frozen strawberries, pomegranate juice, frozen berry blend, agave, Greek yogurt (smoothies)
• Organic lemonade
• Eggs!!!  Hugemongous trays for a really great price, and obviously lots to be made with eggs.
• Pirate's Booty
• Belgian waffles
• Bacon.  Because bacon.

pnwlover12

Waffles. Fuck yeah.

pnwlover12

Saragoeswest said:

Wine
Chicken breast
Ground beef

Now, is that really all you could come up with, young lady?
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trisharenee0316

pnwlover12 said:

Waffles. Fuck yeah.

Yo, seriously.  Treat yo'self and get the Belgian waffles (they're Krusteaz brand instead of the Kirkland brand regular waffles).  They're pretty sweet all on their own and so damn good.  My daughter goes nuts for them and even my husband, who doesn't normally like breakfast foods like that, loves them.

pinkshades05

At first I thought we didn't buy too much there but now I understand how we buy $6k+ worth!

-Organic Ground Beef
-Organic Chicken Breasts
-Pasta
-Chips and dip
-Sometimes fresh fruits and veggies if we're going to need a lot
-Coffee
-Cereal
-Chips
-Skinny Cow Ice Cream Sandwiches >.>
-Peanut Butter
-Snack items like crackers

-Toilet Paper
-Kleenex
-Paper Towels
-Razors
-Sunscreen
-Certain OTC Pills like Zertec
-Clothes for Kids!

MrsSinner402

I'm jealous that we don't have Costco here, or even a Sam's Club nearer than an hour from us. Also, after reading this thread, I'm starving.

Saragoeswest

pnwlover12 said:

Saragoeswest said:

Wine
Chicken breast
Ground beef

Now, is that really all you could come up with, young lady?
[-(

I tried! There's just the two of us. We don't stock up on a lot of dry goods for some reason. I'm more likely to stock up on pasta, flour, baking supplies if we visit a Trader Joe's when we're out of town. We buy big, weird things at Sam's like our mattress, TV, entertainment center thingy, printer ink.

MrMrsandBaby

And now I think we need a freezer in the garage!  We just got our CostCo membership last weekend, and I've mentally spent about $4560780345 because of this thread!

Thewizardofrhythm

scottysgirl77 said:

Is costco similar to Sam's?

Yes. Same idea.

themiss

My local Costco has free range eggs, so we always get them, coffee cream, cheese (when on sale), frozen fruit, falafel and tomatoes.