Clean Keto on a Budget - ALDI Grocery Haul
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Clean Keto on a Budget - ALDI Grocery Haul - Thomas DeLauer
All right, it's Aldi time. Now I'm in California, so Aldis aren't crazy popular here but this has been a popular, popular request, people that are watching my videos. We're going to do a little keto grocery haul here at Aldi.
Now Aldi does have some clean options so it will be interesting. Hopefully we can do a nice clean keto on a budget. All about trying to save a couple bucks, if we can get out of here for $150.00 for a week, that would be awesome. That's going to be the goal, let's see what happens. Let's head on in, hopefully we don't get kicked out like we have a bad habit of having happen to us.
So we've got aged Parmesan cheese, we've got cheese cultures, salt and jalapeno. That's actually pretty darn clean Parmesan crisp.
A little bit pricey, $2.89, but you still need some snacks now and then, so let's go ahead and grab those just so we've got something.
Peanuts, although technically fit into a keto profile, they're technically a legume, not a nut, so not the biggest fan of having them, so a little bit higher carb content than I usually like.
Six grams of carbs, two grams of fiber, not going to hurt you. If you're on a serious budget, then yeah, that will work well, but I'm going to stay away from those.
Fresh veggies are always nice. When you're on a budget, frozen really works well simply because frozen honestly, it's flash frozen, so you're preserving a lot of the nutrients, so you're pretty solid there.
Kombucha, kombucha can be tricky. See we still have a lot of carbs in kombucha. Six grams of carbs but servings per container two.
Twelve grams of carbs, you're a third of the way through your carb content for the day so just be careful there. Now we're talking. This is the kind of stuff that I dig. All right, we've got good quality kimchi.
Goat cheese is generally an A2 casein protein which means it doesn't have what's called BCM7 in it. I'm not going to go into exquisite detail, but basically it doesn't have the caseinates that cause an opioid reflux within your body, so you don't get that addiction that you get to normal cheese, but also, just much easier on the system, so goat cheese whenever you possibly can.
Wild caught salmon is always best, but you don't usually find wild caught in a smoked form just because it usually is farmed in some ways.
This was raised in Norway which has different standards than the U.S. When the U.S. has farm salmon, it's a big issue. Norway has pretty good standards. I happen to know that Norway is actually really solid with that.
Atlantic salmon, salt, sodium lactate and beechwood smoked. Sodium lactate isn't a huge deal. That still is for all intents and purposes pretty naturally derived. This stuff is really good. Really good quality fat.
Obviously get your nice omega-3 profile. Even though it's technically raised in Norway and it's technically probably farmed, it's still going to have a nice omega-3 omega-6 ratio so I'll go ahead and get that because that is a really good price.
We do have some bison. That is not that cheap, but it's a good price for bison. We're talking $7.99 a pound is good. That's like right in the world of Costco prices.
Bison is FDA regulated, so it cannot be eating grain. It has to be fed on pasture. Pasture-raised is the way we want to go, but also pasture-finished, and bison is going to have that.
Don't hate on me for spending $15.00 or $16.00 on getting a couple things of bison right now because this is really, a little bit is going to go a long way.
Veggies are actually great to get frozen. I mentioned it earlier, but they're flash frozen. Every time you harvest a vegetable and it goes onto the truck it's oxidizing. It's oxidizing and it's denaturing while it's on the truck.
Baking cocoa. Just 100% cocoa. Again, not organic in this case, but it's $1.95. I'll mix this with almond milk, add a little bit of stevia, and make a delicious little treat that I could sip on. Perfect thing to have before bed, just hanging out after having some dinner, watching a little bit of TV with the family.
It's a great little thing to have, so ... Cocoa is awesome. Don't think that it all has to have sugar in it. Just get it from the baking aisle, and if they were to have actual cocoa chocolate, chocolate bars, like baking chocolate, I would have grabbed some of that too. Just going to grab some heavy cream and we'll be out of here.
As always, please keep it locked in here on my channel and if you want more of these videos, I need you to comment down below and say what kind of grocery store you want me to go to. I don't have Kroger's on the West Coast so maybe I'll fly somewhere to do a Kroger's.
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Thank you for all the Info and Videos. You are a great Motivator👍 and Teacher.
I know you whole heartedly look to help the people that follow you… something you need to look at that you mentioned in your video. Both for Your Family and Your Followers.
Please check out “Worlds most Toxic Salmon”
🇳🇴 Norway and nearby countries out law the sale of certain fish from the Baltic Sea because they are so Toxic (waste from 2 World Wars and The Industrial Revolution dumping into a stagnant sea) But the Law only bands the sale to Humans for Human Consumption. So those Very Toxic fish are use to make feed and are then feed to their salmon…. That makes it a Man Made /assisted Biological Multiplier. Very bad. To make it worse they Add a Fat Stabilizer made by Monsanto to the feed that makes the situation even worse.
You got almond milk over regular milk, why?
Merci, j'ai hâte de débuter. Cette nouvelle expérience. ( Paris, France)
Thank you thank you thank you 😊
Thomas... Please spread the message that buying wild caught fish contributes heavily to overfishing, plastic fishing waste, death of dolphins, whales, sharks and other sea life through bycatch, and other destructive effects on the ocean ecosystems. There is an argument to be made that farm raised fish is better; not healthier so maybe the answer is consume less! Those of us who are trying to be responsible about our bodies need to be respectful of the animals we consume and ultimately respectful of the ecosystems that sustain our species.
The real reason Aldi’s does the quarter thing is to minimize cart damage to cars on the parking lot and to cut down on cart retrieval time which helps keep prices low. It’s a very good thing.
Yup! Their parking lots are usually very small and a cart would probably hit multiple cars if left out on a windy day. Lol.
Conway Cat and I believe you get the quarter back afterwards correct
Yup when you put the cart back you get the quarter back
In Germany (where Aldi is from) every company has had this mechanism for ages to a point where people stopped thinking about it. (Common belief is those mechanisms prevent others from stealing the carts.) Children grow up, learning to always carry a coin (50 cent and 1 euro usually fit) and bring the cart back after shopping.
Recently, some companies started testing carts that do not require a coin anymore (so people could actually leave them in the parking lot), but everyone still brings their cart back naturally.
In Germany we actually have tokens for the carts in just about every jacket pocket. I use old French and Irish coins (from the pre-Euro days). All kind of stores offer the tokens as a free gift on occasion. The stealing of the carts used to be a huge thing especially in the bigger cities. Which was an annoyance for the store and for the city that had to deal with the abandoned carts.
wow didnt even realize i sat through 40 mins of a grocery haul video. this what happens when it's good content! thanks for these videos
Me too.... preparing my 2021 new year new me.... yay!!!
I agree! Had no idea 40 minutes had gone by. Great videos. So informative.
Thank you
WOW, I didn’t realize it was 40mins either. I was truly intrigued and tuned in
Love you advise on healthy eating, I’ve been a vigilant healthy eater for most of my life got married and my husband is the worst when it comes to healthy eating and these videos help me educate him and motivate him to change his eating habits because I feel that when I tell him he just don’t think I know what I’m saying so thank you thank you. Can you can do a video on Ollies unless you already did. Thank you
Fuck Keto. After a week I said fuck this shit!
watching 3 years later can't even imagine how much more expensive this run would be now!!
Yea, aldi still is a good bang for your buck
As of yesterday prices are still better
@@mycatsballs8195 I agree 100% Aldi's is so Keto friendly and at a good price. It's all relevant, prices have gone up everywhere.
@@mycatsballs8195 Aldi's is great. For $65 I get a few bags (chicken/fruits/lettuce/eggs/Coconut milk/Greek yogurt/Eggs etc) compared to stop n shop $120 gets you 1 bag, if you're lucky.
I was just there today. These prices really haven’t changed much. They even have pasture raised eggs. Or should I say , pseudo- pasture raised eggs. Still the cheapest I’ve found around.
the goat cheese is only a dollar more I'm new york
Anyone here in 2024 and miss these prices AND quality that Aldi used to have 😔
Is it really bad now?🥺
Anyone here from Canada in 2024 with the same stores but instead of 3 dollars for whatever it is now 10 dollars.
15 dollars for a wedge of parmigian cheese.
Bootle of avocado oil 25 dollars maybe more.
He walked out with more than 300 dollars of groceries.
@@julieromanszky2402seems to have alot of “bioengineered products” on their labels now- gotta be very diligent with looking at the labels.
It would be amazing if you did a weekly haul like this and then followed it with a meal prep video of everything you bought.
Exactly what I was thinking! Excellent idea. Because I have no idea except for the one "meal" he mentioned how to match all that up with meals that makes sense.
Yes!! I want to learn more about portion sizes on keto.?
@@alixwooten7988 Thats because he swung through Taco Bell after the video
Good idea, I'm new to it and trying to learn some tasty recipes.
Lol 😂 let's put him to work
Please do a cooking segment after you buy your groceries from that store.. thank. You.!! It’s so helpful love your channel new subscriber as of a week ago. I’m hooked your very informative Thomas!!!
Yes please show us how to put the meals together.
Gabee reyes yes!!!! Would be the icing on the keto cake!!!
yes this will be a great idea for a new video! and thank you Thomas!
Sumi Smith right!!
Thats a great idea !
The whole shopping experience, the carts with the coins, no baggers, bring your own bags or add them to your cart etc is how every store in Europe is.
Aldi's originated in Europe
@@samuelsmith2317 Germany. The owner is one of the riches in Germany
Here in Germany due to COVID no more coin carts starting 2021. 😷
Now people leave their carts in the parking lot, US style. 😄
@@brassbando wow you guys really went all in on the covid hysteria over there... There's literally nothing removing the coin slot would do to stop the spread
@@brassbando they did this here in NJ too I hated it but they are back to business.
For those who shopped Aldis 20 years ago when everything there was unhealthy, THINGS HAVE CHANGED! They have so many great options now and the best prices anywhere!
Yes! I remember the piles of rotting produce in every store 🤢
I was just thinking about the .50 bag of ham and roast beef they used to have. My family used to stock up on those, there’s no way they were healthy lol. Those, instant potatoes, ramen noodles, Salisbury steaks, and potpies. Now they have so many good things. I remember hearing on the news that they wanted to go more organic like 5-6 years ago. I remember thinking “there goes the cheap prices”. lol
Shout out to Aldi for allowing you to record this! 😁
I recorded in Aldi's and they didn't care. Other stores are a whole different story though. Secret, hide iphone and whisper into it!
Its good publicity for the store, dont know why more stores wouldnt welcome this.
@@gingclausen I agree. odd!
The employees at my Aldi‘s in Lake Zurich Illinois are the kindest hard-working people I’ve ever experienced. I always look forward to shopping there!😎
They usually only have three people in the store, one being the cashier...too busy maintaining store for time to kick people out lol
$150 / week is a budget? dang... I spend that per month, lol
Those cali prices
Hes also feeding his family lol
@@alexkennedy5133 dang, I feed me and my wife at £150 per month, but hey, London life ...
Just go plant based whole foods (not the store) and you will be fine. Keto is bullshit anyway. What this guy does with his channel is irresponsible misinformation.
That's for three people, not one.
I really would like to see and hear the meals you put together with all the items you bought to make a good KETO meal. That's the hard part.
True
Cook the beef, steam the brokkoli or just eat some Salad
Right. What kinda meal you making with guacamole, ground beef, prosciutto, etc. lol
I was going to say, it would be nice if he had showed meal plans too
@@apophispnw5717 Well, when most of us shop, we also already have a bunch of stuff at home -- pantry staples and some food in the freezer -- that you'd combine with your newly bought groceries into a meal. But otherwise, yes, it's better to shop with a few specific meals in mind for breakfast, lunch, supper and snacks so you buy ingredients that you might be able to use for more than one meal.
I just started Keto a couple of weeks ago. It's getting easier but... I learned a lot from this video about extra ingredients and comparisons. Thanks for doing this, Thomas. I know it's over 2 years old but the info is good. I'll be watching more.
He's a product pimp! Simply eat more fatty foods. Keto for 3 or 4 months to get you metabolicly adaptive. Don't do it long term and don't fall for all the useless crap he sells.
Same, keto has been great so far but kinda difficult with shopping, this helped me a ton
How you doing now?
He’s like a walking food encyclopedia
I like watching him...but I would not want to have all of his knowledge. Or i wouldnt know what the hell to buy...there are very few items that he thinks are truely suitable to consume
You’ll appreciate the quarter thing after awhile. It means NO car spots taken by carts .
And no dents in your car from random carts rolling around... and lower food prices since they don't need people to constantly bring carts back in...
Also the carts don't disappear from the store AND you'll get the quarter back.
Really surprised this is a thing. It's commonplace in Europe for the reasons listed! You can get key rings here with quarter sized trolley tokens.
You can use the head of a round key 🔑
@@jbrennan9929 That's awesome and interesting to know! A previous comment mention her quarter keeper keychain and I was stumped.
Right after saying, “ in the past you might have grabbed the sweetened almond milk by mistake”, he grabbed the sweetened almond milk by mistake! 😂🤣
just by looking at the 90 calories per serving stamp he should have realized it has extra sugar, he even looked at the label too lol
@@angb8182 I was wondering did anyone else notice that as well. " HEY, the milk taste good this morning."
Yup, he picked the wrong one 🤣
Ok I thought I saw wrong! 🤣
i came here for this hahahah whoops
I just found your channel after watching Dr. Burg. I was just diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at 43. I suffered a spinal cord injury 2 years ago and have been pretty inactive since. I’ve always been a fat guy, but I was on the way to getting into shape before my accident. I couldn’t walk for almost a year. I’m still recovering but I’m finally able to do low impact exercises. I just joined the YMCA so I could start using the pool for exercising. The doctor has me on all kinds of medications that I don’t want to be on for the rest of my life. So this is the start of my plan to get off them. Keto, IF and exercise. I know I can do this. Wish me luck. I’m so glad I found your channel!!
How are you doing now, 2 years later? I hope you are on still embracing a healthy lifestyle.
Did your almond milk taste extra good that day? :D
The poor man 😂😂😂😂
$150 a week is on a budget?
I can't afford $150 a month 🤣
Exactly what i was thinking!!!! Keto better not be $150/week
i spend over 200 a week on groceries. Takes alot to feed a family.
Me feeding myself 150 a month maybe less works for me. All that food would generally last me all month.
150 is about right for a family 2-3. For a family of 4 we regularly go over 220
@@Mxxjzz it's not, I get away with about 100-300$ a month based on how much grass-fed meat i eat and how much random keto friendly snacks i want......and sugar free soda lol (im trying to re-correct that..) Ive been doing keto off and on for like 2 years. I am down 40 pounds (i didn't start at a colossal size) Mostly just kinda experimenting with different things to find a balance and figure out what i can get away with and what I can't :P ever time i eat Pasta or bread i immediately explode and it derails my diet, cravings come back, and worst of all i balloon in water weight.
Aldi loyalist here! They were smart for letting you finish, you served Aldi and their customers well with that mega-drop of knowledge!
They listen to their customers, and the 2.4million+ eyes on this probably just picked them up some more. 🙏
Yep! I haven't been in a long time.... Was shocked to see so many good options there. Think I will visit soon!
I didn’t go to Aldi for years and this video took me back.
One thing I appreciate about Aldi is the quarter for a cart thing. I feel like this makes it so shopping carts don't end up in the side of your car. And honestly I never in a million years thought frozen veggies were good options. I'm definitely going to focus on that now.
Thomas, as a person who shops at Aldi's regularly you have helped me tremendously
That is tremendously great
I appreciate this because I have a problem with a repetitive diet in order to maintain keto because I have a busy schedule and prepare meals for the whole week. This will provide me with some great variety. One thing I would like to suggest though for greens is dandelion greens if you can find them?
@@thatcarguy1UZ The backyard?
B Bodziak You can if you have enough in the back yard and if you don’t spray weed killer on your lawn. They are loaded with vitamins and iron.
"Look at how subtle the difference is." "Keep an eye out, you want to get unsweetened almond milk."
*grabs sweetened almond milk* 😂😂
Amanda Tetz I noticed that too! 😂
@@monicamarrero5387 Same lololol
i caught that lol
Haha yeah
scrolled down just to see if anyone else caught that lmao
For anyone who doesn't know: grab empty boxes off the shelves! The employees don't mind, and its a great alternative to paying for bags. Do it everytime and no one gives me a second look.
They actually like you to take the boxes because then they don't have to break them down. My Aldi locations have a cage they toss them into for customers to take.
Yeah I worked there for a while it makes it easier bc we keep the aisles looking nice by taking products out of the half empty boxes and just stacking the product on full boxes. So less work
Almost every European store has cardboard or wooden boxes for you at the entrance (or if you ask).
Also, in Europe, small plastic bags are banned, so everyone goes shoping with backpacks, boxes, or large reusable bags.
If you can't afford cheap bags, no way can you afford this diet.
@Seby PT he is right,dont know for whole europe but here in belgium we dont get small bags anymore. you take your own re-usable bags or buy one at the store
Buy Italian sardines, they are in olive oil. Also you can make fish patties with them. So simple, crushed Porkrinds, 1egg, seasoning. Mash it all up and form into patties. Fry or air fry !! Yum!!!
where do you find Italian sardines?
"I'm gonna grab this almond milk unsweetened"
*grabs the sweetened one*
I was seeing if anyone else caught this!
I noticed that, too!
The only thing that bothered me more than this was the guy in the grey shirt lurking in the back the whole video lol
Like he said, really easy to grab the wrong one hahahaha.
🤣
I shop at Aldi all the time, if I saw this guy there I would be following him around with a notepad, lol. This is AMAZING information about the ingredients in products. Thank you so much for this. Subbed!
I am literally sitting here with a notepad writing everything down... LOLOL
@Why Me Nope, I'm on the east coast of USA. I'm surprised how consistent their stores are to over here. I'm not sure why it would be different for your area though.
@Angela Engle Totally agree! These are great videos.
I agree...
I found out about Aldi when i lived in the UK. Aldi was on the end of our street, across from Tesco. I fell in love with Aldi. Then when i came back to Texas, it took some years, but we now have Aldi here in Austin! Same great store!
The quarter is just to make sure the the cart get returned. My wife and I shop at Aldi all the time.
I realize this is three years old, but I just started keto a couple of weeks ago, and this popped up in my feed. Thank you for these clean keto shopping videos. You really helped me a lot. Liked and subscribed!!
When your neighborhood is littered with shopping carts, you'll be glad that Aldi charges 25 cents for a cart.
Aldi is german and in Germany almost every supermarket has it
Funny irony: Thanks to Covid-19, Aldi has pre-paid the quarter on the shopping carts and now an associate has to stand there and disinfectant every cart as it is returned. Sheesh!
@Jay Morgan Here in the States, carts were stolen by the truckload by people who didn't have cars to transport their groceries. Each cart supposedly costs US$75. On top of that, they were viewed as pollution and an eyesore. the NIMBY crowd (AKA "Karens") complained about how bad they make their city look. The homeless also use them to keep all their stuff. They make great impromptu benches at bus stops. Cheers!
This is fascinating. So in the States, apart from Aldi, you do not need to pay a deposit to use a cart in a major supermarket?
@@BruceLeroyUK Correct.
and they are everywhere - requires a full time employee to keep them rounded up. Some stores put sensors on them that will lock the wheels xx feet from the door. Costs more, but when you wouldn't have whiney ass people crying cause they don't use money, they want that 666 chip implant!
Lol, generally in Europe you have to put a coin in the trolley, Aldi follows its European model
Chan Ding genau!
Chan Ding I‘m from Germany myself and I didn’t even know there were any stores that don’t require you to put in a coin as a „deposit“. That’s just the way it is and I think it makes perfect sense. I never even thought about it until Thomas mentioned it. 😂
But you get it back when you return the shopping cart.
@@Gabriel-of-RUclips Yeah obviously as it's only a deposit so you don't just leave it next to your car but actually bring it back. If there was no money of yours in there you might be tempted to just leave it somewhere on the other side of the parking lot and even though its only a small amount of money this way people will surely think twice before doing that
@603spikem Yeah exactly. That's why I was wondering that this wasn't a thing in the US as well.
This was the first of your videos I watched. It was in Dec 19 and it saved my life! Because of this I lost 25lbs in January, my blood sugar went from 200 to 95 and my liver numbers went from the upper 100's to normal all in 1 month. Plus, my doctor took away one of my blood pressure meds! Thank you!
That is so awesome. Keep at it.
That's fantastic!! You go girl!!
Amazing
Time to do a new Aldi haul! So much has changed there in the last couple years.
25:32: But he ended up grabbing the Sweetened Almond Milk hahaha
Noticed that as well. It's just that easy!
Daniel Stellwag lol I saw that
And just before that he put the eggs back to the wrong place :D
"It's so easy to miss it and get the sweetened kind"
*misses it and gets the sweetened kind
I've done that a couple times when "Original" means sweetened lol
Did anyone notice he got the sweetened almond milk
i came to check the comments to see if anyone else did lol
YES!! I thought I was going crazy
@@onewsfalsetto9439 same 😂
Same lol I was like wait but you said.... Unsweetened
Yep. Easy to do when you don't notice the BIG numbers in the middle of the box. Unsweetened has a big '30' on the front.
Great content man!
I've already lost 9 pounds after starting keto about a week in, and yes I know it may be water weight but progress is progress!
Carbon wondering how you are doing on the Keto now. Did you lost more weight and how are you feeling? Currently on my 3 week of Keto and lost so far 8 pounds.
@@NoName-to5xl amazing
Water weight matters. It makes you look less puffy. Do a before and now pic of your face. You'll be amazed.
omg this makes me wanna go Keto
@@NoName-to5xl
Fantastic! You have done a good job with yourself. I agree, one should not stick to diets that require minerals as well. Remember that the brain needs carbohydrates to function optimally :). Good luck.
Loved seeing your excitement every time you found something you didn’t expect. It made me smile to hear you say “whoa!” It’s fun to experience a new store and make discoveries instead of same old-same old shopping on automatic like a zombie.
@denise Logan I had the same reaction. It was funny and sweet at the same time.
I'm watching this four years later and i'm loving it he is so cute.! I'm a single mom of 2 teenage boys. So I have to shop at Aldi... So glad they still have so many clean optikns
Aldi's prices for good clean food, does rock. I shop there all the time, and I'm Keto. Secret, use the empty boxes throughout the store as your grocery bag/box. Or, buy the cloth reusable bags ($1.50) they have there like I do in Chicago. I'm down 43 lbs. from watching your videos. :)
Do you find all these things at your Aldi's? Mine does not have all these great options and they're in an affluent neighborhood. If you do see these at your store---please let me know which one you go to. Thanks!
Some people look at Aldi like the supermarket for the poor. Actually I love the quality and the warranty! I save and I can get good clean food in there. Whatever I don't find, I go to another store but this is my first option always. The one by my neighborhood has the most friendly staff ever too! :) Thanks for the video...I really enjoyed it!
I love shopping there my husband loves Walmart better because he said his more variety. That I just like Aldi's a lot better and another thing that makes Aldis lot easier to shop at is they move stuff as much as Walmart does if you're half-blind that's not good because I I like to shop where I know where everything is when I go into Walmart one month Juice might be in when I'll in the next month it will be moved to another aisle I hate that it takes me 2 hours to shop because of that I can go in down all these find what I need within 30 minutes and be out
I thought that, too, until I tasted their food. Unfortunately, that was when I was eating bread. But I have convinced many people to give it a chance. Aldi's is doing a great thing for Americans. We're getting better food for less.
Aldi isn't for the poor, it's for smart shoppers! Save money on groceries, so you have money to spend on other things!
@@nikkiwilliams4676 but this does help people who are living in poverty he may not be for poor people but it sure does help us who are poor.
@@janicerigsbee1767 I know that. Just not ONLY for people in poverty.
This is my first time watching, I can’t tell you how happy I am that you did a “discount store “ shopping. People always think if they can’t get the most expensive,high end, they are missing out and can’t be successful. Thanks for the education and making clean eating accessible for any income!
Thanks for another great video!
Did you realize during the editing that the organic Greek yogurt was on the top shelf? 😂🤦♂️
I also like to get my organic peanut butter/ coconut oil, avocado, tomatoes, fresh/ frozen fruit.
I love to go to ALDI first get my grocery list and then go to one of the other stores to get anything that's left.
Shop there enough and you’ll keep your “Aldi quarter “ in the glove box and your bags in the trunk!
Yes, it was comical to see him not know what to think of the quarter dealio. LOL. He could've grabbed boxes to pack his stuff in, Aldi in MO lets you do that. But I am no novice, I come in with my TJ's big blue cooler bag and I get all that i need stuffed in it. :) Single shopper though, so it's easy-peasy :)
They even sell little key rings at the check out now with a pocket for your quarter ✨
@@Dudenawdude Mine sadly does not :(
@@Dudenawdude - My Aldi will give you a quarter if you don't have one. Half the time I forget to bring my shopping bags, so I end up grabbing a couple of their boxes (like I did today).
Right! I bought a few cloth bags and I just wash and reuse them. They stay in my trunk so I never forget them 😂
Aldi sells 85 percent dark chocolate too. Just saying 💞
For like 2 and some change. Good deal
You keep passing some good empty boxes arghhh😂😩 I used to work at aldis but got fired for being slow🤣 I still shop there though
I never shop at places ive been fired from
Ive shopped at Aldis since I was a child. Im 35 now. They really are doing a good job at providing healthier options for less money. I especially like their produce and meat. 80% of my monthly grocery shopping is done at Aldis.
i live in the UK and i've never seen a Aldi THAT quiet!!
Lol this is how they are in America, most people are at Target or Costco
@@guadalajuraan - Not where I live. I have run into more people I knew there than any other store. 😁
Its queit in Ct too
plus here in the UK it's £1 for the trolley
Every Aldi I’ve been to in the US has been very quiet and empty... makes me not miss Aldi in Germany with crazy ass housewives fighting over deals
I would love to see a Keto meal menu plan for the week based on this Aldi grocery haul.
Rebecca Falcon definitely
Rebecca Falcon me too. The foods are random. dudes probably never been to Kmart either.
YES!! What are you making from all that??
Avocado 🥑 and salmon
@@EricThompson-gs9ce What’s random about buying basics??
The Quarter is so people will put the carts back. You get your quarter back.
Right, is it not common in the US? In my country every supermarket has these. and it even costs more than a dollar, about 1.25$
@@I--May--I I'm from Ohio and the only pay for cart store we have is Aldi. I think it would be a great idea for every store to do this, but the other way gives teenagers a job. Teens need to have a job. I think it is a good way to teach responsibility, how to save money, etc..
That way they dont need a cart runner and save on employing
That's why Aldi is cheaper. Less employees needed😅
@@I--May--I In the US is not common at all. In fact, in most of the groceries, you'll find carts everywhere in the parking and in random areas. Europe is more organized from this point of view. :)
Love your videos! This is very helpful because I'm shopping at Aldi this weekend. For future shopping trips, don't forget to start with your non-perishables first & get your perishables last, so that they stay cold & fresh until you get home.😊👍🏽
You can take the boxes at ALDI, that is why there are bins of them throughout the store.
Good to know. Thanks!😁
That’s definitely not why they have boxing carts out on the floor, but it is convenient for customers and saves us some more room in the baler when customers take them home
If I need one, I usually empty the items into another half full box and stock it for the box...if the box carts aren't around.
@@lisa32469 this. Avacado or apple box usually the best balance between strength and compactness.
danewells ... that's all very well if you have a vehicle to put them in... I have to use a bus OR fork out for a taxi...!
It’s weird watching videos right now and not seeing masks
I thought the same thing, lol, are we ever going to get out of this
I hope it goes back to "normal" masks are really annoying
and christ knows, this guy's smug mug needs covering
He not a sheep!
@@jennpiach what are you going on about? This video was filmed almost two years ago.
People wearing masks during a pandemic aren’t “sheep” they’re not scientifically illiterate clowns.
🤔Thomas you actually picked the sweetened almond milk 🤦🏾♀️
Ms. Hawkins I knowwwwww!!! I noticed that when I got it back!!! I made my own mistake!! Lol
Lol I've done that too!!!
So glad to see that "discount stores" are offering a wider inventory as far as clean items, I'm glad of that so that I can save money and don't have to make 2 or 3 stops to get what I need for the week. I love being surprised when I find an item I didn't know they carried.
I use to be a only shop the perimeter person, but this has shown that the isles actually might be worth walking.
2019: "avoid Tilapia like the plague"
2021: me watching this while in a plague
Three is a plague of lies and stupidity
There's no plague.
You were just being light hearted, right?
Your nerdiness for food ACTUALLY makes me happy.
So few trainers invest time understanding micro nutrients. You know your stuff
I know! I feel like he's one of the few men on the planet I would trust to do the grocery shopping. Exact same tastes and assessments.
The best salad dressing is not the cheaper, it's the one you make yourself. It's dead simple, I do not get why you would buy one. Olive oil, apple cider vinegar, french mustard, salt, pepper, done.
Exactly! But I guess people are too lazy to mix their own.
thanks for suggestion, might try it out! Currently experimenting with coconut aminos which probably is not keto...dunno.
Amounts?
Yum!
Ooohhh yeah homemade dressing is 100x better I agree :)
I would love to see a grocery hall where you actually make meals out of the foods you bought.
Just so you're aware: Trader Joe's is actually owned by Aldi! Aldi's US headquarters are in Batavia, IL. Just a five minute drive from Fermi Lab (an high security Particle Accelerator - I grew up near there). They're a German owned company that when they first came to the US they were a low quality, high "stock up" type store. They've have made HUGE leaps in quality, healthy choices and they do not allow any High Fructose Corn Syrup in any of their branded products.
They're entire "Never Any" line of meats and produce is AMAZING!
What really turned the tables for them was bringing in Trader Joe's. That allowed Aldi foods to have more "clout" to be able to bring more healthy choices to their original Aldi stores as well.
Aldi really can make a HUGE difference for budget conscious and healthy choices minded families.
Bravo for bringing us that Clean Keto Haul from Aldi!
JussyRaven2 without the Trader Joe things it is the same over here in the Netherlands. When I was young they just had a few things, none known brands, just their own. Now they grown, have clothing and other stuff, but also brand products are getting more common now.
Even in Germany they made that huge leap in quality. Aldi used to be the super budget market where you basically "get the quality you pay for" but nowadays their fresh and frozen fruit, veggies, meat are really good. You obviously still have to check, since there is always cheaper junk around but the options got a lot better now.
Actually, there are two different Aldi's, Aldi North and Aldi South. They also have a slightly different logo. Trader Joe's is Aldi North in the United States while Aldi South is Aldi.
It used to be one company but in 1961 the two brothers that inherited it from their father decided to seperate it because they couldn't agree on how to run the company.
Wow didnt know that thnx 4 info
im from Illinois but i did not know they were based out there, guess that explains why i see an Aldi when i drive every 5mins lol
points out how to avoid buying sweetened almond milk... then he grabs the sweetened vanilla almond milk thinking its unsweetened :D
I noticed that too!!
🤣🤣🤣🤣hahaha duh🤦🏻♂️he pointed it out too explaining how easy it is to pick up the wrong Almond Milk 🤣🤣
Hahaha for someone who’s so anal about sugar...
#GetOnMyLevel KetoCooking Totally noticed that too
Ha I thought he grabbed the wrong but wasn’t sure
FYI -at aldi's you get your quarter back when you return your cart. I usually offer my cart to someone who has just arrived.
Same
Yeah i give the cart to someone else.feels good
around here the bums have figured that out. Some days there are lines of them waiting to return your cart for you.
me too!!
@@johnpossum556 Sounds like they are offering a good service. Win-win if you ask me.
Today is my first day on keto. I've tried it in the past but failed because unfortunately I really love carbs.. but this time I'm going to make it and I won't quit, no matter what the rest of my family eat. I want to do this for myself and for my health (I have insulin resistance and pcos). I've tried many diets in the past but nothing worked. I want to give this a shot and see if anything changes in one month. At least I want to be able to say I tried. You never know until you try, right? Wish me luck:)
Classic Aldi newb. No quarter, distracted by the loading dock bells, surprised by the selection and prices. Thanks for the video. Appreciate the keto lense to shopping at Aldi.
I thought those aspects made it realistic and fun. I don't always appreciate things that are overly rehearsed, for people with a lackluster personality. I did not expect to watch this entire video due to its length, but he kept me interested there were lots of educational tidbits, more than just a plain old "what I eat" type video
I wanted to yell at him to grab some of those empty boxes he walked past...
@@britbc4461 😂😂😂righttt
Perfect comment, I shop the same way. Easily distracted by all the prices haha.
@@JensUniqueNibblesandMore Took the words right out of my fingers.
Your videos helped me lose 260 pounds naturally in 2 years, keep the content coming!
that is amazing
What did you do exactly?
I’m doing clean keto as well, so far 14.5 lbs down in 30 days.
Can you tell me your fat and protein per day in grams ?
@@realsimpleketo8890 I'm at maintenance now roughly 130 grams of protein 140 grams of fat and 20 net carbs
When I was cutting I was eating about 90-100 grams of protein and 100ish grams of fat.
Keep in mind I did a 24 hour fast every other Friday to lose the weight that quickly and did 16-8 intermittent fasting daily.
Steve Rose I’m doing IF as well everyday
Some days 15/9 and sometimes 18/6
On weekends always mostly 18/6 and 24 hours
"Goat cheese has that... goat aftertaste" 🤪🐐
I laughed at that too. Ha
it tastes good though. I have goats cheese almost every day.
I like it, i got used to the taste.
I am anxiously awaiting the Aldi's to come to Milford Ohio because we have KROGERS and the goat cheese at Krogers AND Meijers is like 5 dollars for a little log.. ugh..
Yeah, having raised goats, the product tastes like a dirty goat face. Can't do it. Loved my goats though!
I absolutely LOVED this episode!
I LEARNED so much!
More of these, pretty please! 😊
"You have to get the unsweetened one. See how easy it is to miss that?"
*grabs wrong one. Not unsweetened" 😂😂😂yup, super easy to miss that lol
Angelique KL right! 😂😂😂 he’s going to go home and make his little comment to himself “mmmm it tastes extra good today”
lol, right? Newbee.
Ha ha I saw that too
I’m freakin weak!!!! I seen that! I was like 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
OMG I watch that part like five times 😂 🤣😂
Anyone else notice he didn’t grab the “unsweetened” almond milk
After all he said about it, he got the one next to the unsweetened Almond milk. Ha!
I noticed.
@@michelekuhne9179 True if you gonna do it clean you definitely don't need sugar of no kind period unless it's a plant based sugar like stevia
You can always add a confectioner keto sweetener to the almond milk and sweeten it yourself.
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The only reason you put a quarter to get your cart ,is that you will put the cart where it should be parked.simple but effective 👍🏻
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Samuel Schehrer indeed,but I must tell you most supermarkets in England have the same system.
The same system in all France. Maybe it is generalized in Europe? I was even surprised that it seems to be an exception in usa
@@bp4680 I think it's generalized, funny enough Lidl didn't have it when they first came to Finland, but we have had it at least since the early 90's, perhaps earlier.
Welcome to Europe we've been doing that since the 80s
I've never been in an Aldi's, real impressed that they make a point of stocking the healthiest options.
I love the excitement of an Aldi newbie lol. Thanks for the video it was great.
I wish every grocery store made you bring a quarter for a cart. Maybe ppl would put their carts back for once
its like this in most of europe, kinda surprised its not for you guys :o
@@CarefulHowYouStep I think it depends on how much you have to pay to get a trolley/cart. In England, Aldi requires £1 which isn't that big, but adds up, so almost every trolley gets put back in order to get that pound back.
Aldi's avocados are very cheap and very delicious. I always get 12 or more if my family is with me. (They have a limit) very good vid. Costco haul next please!
ART GONZALEZ I hate that our Aldi has limits too (we’re in CA). I always bring the family as well to cheat the system lol
No limit at mine (Pittsburgh area) I was getting extra large (11oz) for .79 each
These grocery hauls are great! I like checking labels in the store, and this video really taught me good things! Love the halo sound when you found the other nuts. :')
Pro tip: Thomas, at Aldi you can look for empty cardboard boxes and use them to cart your groceries home.
they also sell bags for a few cents, they are on the side of the register, or you can bring your own reusable ones
You can also just stack your stuff neatly into your car, and grab a big tote, laundry basket or garbage can when you get home and use that, empty it in your fridge and cupboards, no bags or boxes necessary.
@@ketoninja, yes, indeed. IKEA bags are also an excellent option!
@thekid dyna 😂
Exactly.
Please do a Costco haul!!! Aldi's rocks!!!
Please! Costco!
Our budget for the month is what you are spending for the week.
Debbie Z 🤣
Right !
But he is in CA... I said the same, but I am in MO. Some of the prices were the same tho. 🤔🤔🤔
Sameeee
@@mrslabayen I'm in California $150 for a week is insane! California for food is NOT more expensive because all the fruits/vegetables grow here because of the year-round spring-summer weather. It does depend on where you shop when you live in California. Don't do the big name grocery stores to save money.
Try olive oil, salt and fresh lemon for your salad dressing. Very good. Just add items to taste.
Thank you had no idea it took 51 days to break down hydrogenated vegetable oil
Hydrogenated fats are illegal in food in the UK.
I didn't either. So much to learn.
@@Hickalum In the US we need a PhD in order to examine the ingredients of what we r buying. It's really scary. The FDA needs to require more transparency -these greedy mfg company's are sneaking in all sorts of crap. So unhealthy.
@prettylittlelashesox ; Yep, I think your right … They keep talking about a ban … but so far it’s voluntary, no legal enforcement, yet.
Try 75 or less a week. Then you are hitting poor man's budget.
I would call it the average working man's budget. Technically many people who work full time are still at that price point but don't want to count themselves as poor.
Precisely! No WAY could I afford $150 per week on groceries... I WISH!!!! Like you said, $75 per week is about all I can afford, so what are people who want to get healthy/in shape but don't have a lot of money to do? This is why lower-income people tend to be overweight/obese- because all we can afford is the crap food full of processed chemicals, carbs, sugars, etc. If we try to eat healthy, we compromise how much food we have for the week. So yes- we *have* to shop quantity over qaulity, which means eating a healthy diet pretty much goes out of the window. :'(
@@AlishaArlene not buying bison is one way to buy cheaper. We dont get paid enough. We havent been getting paid enough for decades. That's the only way the poorest of us can get by with eating better food.
so many eggs! lol
Arlene S Try looking for deals at the local Latino markets. To compete with the big boys they often have to have better deals, usually on meats. Mine always has cheaper limes than the supermarkets - always good for my daily vit C and sometimes my vodka sodas lol
Thank You, learned so much from your videos ! Lost 25lbs. Start the Gym tomorrow, I’ll be checking your workout videos 😂
MID-FLORIDA DENTAL LAB pinned comment of the day! Heck yes and congrats on your weight loss so far! Thank you for being here!
Good for you! Congrats!
Alright! Keep it up ✊🏽
Awesome job on your weight loss, keep it up!! i feel better at 50 than i did at 18 years old.
Great haul. Opened my eyes to giving a try. Your videos are so helpful. I’m down 50lbs this year thanks to your advice. I would love a video deep diving into all these hidden ingredients to look out for. Was so ticked to find carrageenan in so many heavy creams. And yes do a Kroger and Publix haul.
Almond milk? Ye-ha for the chemicals! I'd stay away from those :(
Keto in the real world and not the yuppie world, good job Thomas 😎👍
I secretly recorded thomas going back into aldi and he came out with the motherload of wild caught Alaskan salmon!!!
really?
Awesome!!!!
Lmfao.
My only concern is radiation levels from the nuclear accidents in Japan.
It’s where ALDI’s shine I’ve never left without 2
was i the only one that busted out laughing when he said "strange goat after-taste"???
Yes I smirked at that too I murmured “that sounds appetizing” 😂👍🏽
Sounds like a 90's band
I laughed so hard I had a coughing fit
Sandra Westley my goats cheese doesn’t but it comes from up market Lidl 😂😂
Some goat cheese is creamy deliciousness, and some, as my son says..., has a stinky sock taste.😬🤣
Love 💙 a great grocery shopping video very enjoyable 👍👍👍 love kimchi ,avocados,goat cheese always read the ingredients and nutrition facts. Thank you 💐best wishes to all.
LOVE Aldi. It’s my go-to in Nashville. Eating clean and cheap. And I was waiting to see what you thought when you return the cart to get your quarter back. So glad you showed that lol
My mom shopped at Aldi. She passed many years ago and Aldi brings back good feelings as well as good prices.
The Aldi Irish butter registers in myfitnesspal as Kerrygold when you scan the bar code, so it might be the same stuff with different packaging like a lot of Aldi's products.
I think kerryfoods make a lot of Aldi products
I feed my family of 4 on $140 a week shopping at aldi and do keto for me
I need to do this!!
@Why Me I have none of that at my aldi either, but after a while shopping there i was able to start finding some good stuff!
I mean the EIC and child tax credits for a family of 4 is over $10,000 a year. It’s wonderful that you’re able to feed your family for less than your refund :) cha-Ching! How’s that for subsidizing
Why Me it’s hit or miss.... they always have the grass fed beef the bison not every week. I almost always by the same thing every week. Some stuff is better for me to get in bulk at Costco.
He says he doesn’t have Kroger on the west coast. Yes, you do, Ralph’s is Kroger in CA, Smith’s in NV, King Soopers in CO. They’re all Kroger stores.
Say you’ve never been in an Aldi without saying you have never been in an Aldi.😂
I loved seeing you get excited and say "ooh" when you find something great! 😂
I was waiting for him to find out he gets the quarter back 🤣
Also,Aldi brand Irish butter..same Irish standards for 80/20 of the year pasture/winter time grain feed! And cheaper! Yay Aldi
I love kerry gold, ill have to try aldis brand.
@@mrkanobe The Aldi butter scans in myfitnesspal as Kerrygold butter, so it's quite possibly the exact same thing. I've switched to using the Aldi brand and I can't tell the difference vs Kerrygold in flavor, texture, or anything.
Kerry gold is available at Costco but only pack of 3 . I think it's for 10$ .
YAY Aldi is right!
it's a 100 mile 'round trip to go to Aldi.....but, i'm inspired.....i was on medication for breathing issues....prednisone.....gained weight....on keto......have lost 16lbs. using just my local market.....must make the trip to Aldi......
LIDLs in uk is fairly decent too. I often find the fresh stuff goes off quicker than other supermarket food, and it often doesnt have the big brands you want, but there are ALWAYS decent substitutes. The options in your store i doubt i'd find in the uk, such as buffalo mince.
What i DO really like about LIDLs is that they did the no bag policy, but where u can buy bags at the checkout ages before the ban on plastic bags in uk and they pay their staff above minimum wage. i believe they are the highest paid staff of all uk supermarkets.
I go to LIDLs for a rare big shop and it helps that the layout of the nawty foods are not as enticing as other supermarkets
Yes Aldis is cool. Shop there all the time. Glad you told all you got your quarter back. And also I take my own bags every time. I'm 71 and have lost 14 lbs. so far on keto. Keep up the good work ….
Im glad they had no problem with you recording. Makes me love aldi even more
sasha216t they run on a skeleton crew so they don't have enough staff to care about recording. The quarter deposit carts is so they don't have to hire someone to collect them.
@@AH-bm4ts And they will let customers take empty boxes from the shelves to use in lieu of bags to save employees time when restocking.
@@AH-bm4ts does my comment mention anything about quarters or carts?
Starting Keto tomorrow. Saw an ALDI today too. Guess this video was fate. And now I know to bring a quarter! :)
Take bags with you or you can buy them at Aldi. Been shopping at Aldi since the mid 90's.
I used to be a "brand names food" or it wasn't gonna be good.
I drive a truck so I wasn't always at home.
Came in and wife had made a great dinner, afterwards she asked if it was ok I said it was great, that's when she showed me all the packages and mt cans from Aldi.
Been shopping there every since.
Lesson learned, listen to the wife, she knows what she's talkin about.
Are you still fat?
cannot find a decent Aldi yet the one near me here in Delray beach fla, is so small has nowhere near any of this stuff! they recently opened a tiny whole foods .too $$$
missing these prices 😂
The 0 carb bread is the best I have found so far... Also... Dry it and grind it for a great 0 carb breading for fish, shrimp, pork tenderloins (AKA schnitzel) and chicken, etc.
Is it healthy though? What are the other ingredients? Not hating,i just really want to start keto and bread is one of the things i fear i might not be able to let go of
"it's california so aldi isn't crazy popular" Aldi here in the UK is a country favourite 😂
It's getting more popular here in California. When I started shopping there, it was lonely and a great shopping experience, now, a year later....I went there today and it was packed!
@@arreola891 Yeah probably because it's so cheap and the pandemic didn't help a lot of people financially
That Aldi is like 10 times the size of mine! I have never seen one so big!