Costco Wholesale has become my new go-to store for so many organic foods that I often shop for, for my little family. Slowly but surely, I have been able to ditch some of the more expensive health food stores in favor of good ol’ Costco.
I certainly wasn’t surprised to learn very recently that Costco, with its 670+ warehouse locations, has now surpassed Whole Foods as the biggest organic grocer. I had been witnessing the ever-expanding organic inventory over the last few years, always rubbing my hands together with glee as I spied each new addition.
It’s about time. Organic foods tend to be quite a bit more costly than non-organic counterparts, so those of us who have been willing to shell out the extra bucks for organic are pretty thrilled to find fairer pricing available. According to a June 1, 2015 article in the Seattle Times, Costco’s organics business has doubled in the last couple of years. Here’s hoping that trend continues!
Although this does not seem to be available in my neck of the woods, I have seen that Costco even sends out a special booklet of warehouse coupons, just for organics, in some cities.
I’ll talk about other decent store options for organic purchases in a future blog, but, today, let’s give Costco its due “props.” They have proven to be a progressive and very well-run company in so many ways. I applaud their management for making certain that they offer good pay and benefits for employees, and for keeping prices very reasonable. (Membership really does have numerous advantages; earlier this month, I even scored a great car rental deal by being a Costco member.)
As for savings, here’s just one example: A 15-ounce can of ORGANIC black beans can retail for $2.89. I can usually find them for less than that, but the sale prices vary widely from brand to brand. By purchasing organic black beans at Costco last week, the per can price was only about 57 cents! Yowza, that’s far better, right?!
Thanks to Costco, I have been able to find organic pastas, spaghetti sauce, salad dressings, extra virgin olive oil, fruit snacks, cookies, canned tomatoes, black beans, salsa, string cheese, breakfast cereal, fresh strawberries, macaroni and cheese, soups, cucumbers, spinach, frozen broccoli, frozen green beans, frozen mixed vegetable, frozen berries and other fruits, peanut butter, crackers, tortilla chips, bread—and much more. My pantry runneth over.
The bottom line for me is that their pricing on organics (and natural foods) helps MY bottom line.
So, for your foodie entertainment pleasure, here are a few images of my most recent haul . . .
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