Ann.without.an.e Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 I can drive to a Costco. It will take about 35-40 minutes. Can anyone tell me what their organic meat options and prices are? Thanks ya'll Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Unfortunately, it probably varies around the country, just like the dairy and produce prices are different (we tend to shop at Costcos when on vacation). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 I think chicken thighs are maybe $2.39/lb locally? It is the cheapest option for us. They have organic chicken breasts, thighs and whole little birds (sorry I don't know the terms I am vegetarian!) They have organic ground beef. Occasionally they have other things- great deal on Niman Ranch hams a bit back. They also have kosher turkeys if that floats your boat. I am veg, husband is not, and will only buy certified humane or organic for my family. Costco membership is used ALL the time by us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G5052 Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Yes, I've found that it really various by store. The one I usually go to only has organic hamburger and whole chickens. The one 20 minutes further has a much wider selection of organic meats and organic produce. The closer one also has more Hispanic items, and the further one has more Asian items. We get our hamburger locally (better deal, 50 pounds at a time), but get some items at Costco. Some of the local stores have a good selection but they're very pricey unless there is a sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wapiti Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 IIRC at our costco, ground beef is about $18 for 4 lbs (divided into 3 packages) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann.without.an.e Posted July 25, 2014 Author Share Posted July 25, 2014 IIRC at our costco, ground beef is about $18 for 4 lbs (divided into 3 packages) Organic or regular? I'm guessing regular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbecueMom Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Organic or regular? I'm guessing regular. That's for the organic. Conventional is about 3.00/lb, but it's in the large tray packages. They have organic bacon, but I don't know how much that is. I like the Aldi's stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 That's the organic price. Oh, ours has grass-fed bison too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wapiti Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Organic or regular? I'm guessing regular.Organic 85/15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann.without.an.e Posted July 25, 2014 Author Share Posted July 25, 2014 Ours has this, too. It's organic. I believe it's 18.99 here. That's for the organic. Conventional is about 3.00/lb, but it's in the large tray packages. They have organic bacon, but I don't know how much that is. I like the Aldi's stuff. Organic 85/15 That seems like a good price. We pay 6.50 for ours from a local farmer. It is a little leaner than 85/15 though. I wonder if they would let me browse and check items without a membership? hmmm... Sorry, SparklyUnicorn for starting another Costco post. Hopefully the warning kept you away. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umsami Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 We buy the three pack of 1-1/3 pound "organic" hamburger…which was $15, but now is closer to $17.00. You can buy non-organic six one-pound frozen packages for about the same. One good thing about Costco, even normal meat, is that they check their ground beef for e-coli. We used to get two large organic chickens for about $18/19, too. Haven't bought them in awhile, though. The organic buffalo is about the same price as the organic ground beef, but I think it's only 2 pounds, maybe 3 pounds. (2 packages vs. 3) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann.without.an.e Posted July 25, 2014 Author Share Posted July 25, 2014 Ok, ya'll .... go ahead and pull me in. What other things might a gluten, corn, dairy, and legume free family who eats whole foods buy at Costco? I don't need this kind of temptation. The things I do to myself, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wapiti Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Gluten free pizza (sabarro? Something like that) eta oops not dairy free sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umsami Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 They do have gluten-free frozen pizza, which I haven't tried. They also sell ginormous loafs of Udi's for like $6 and change. I think it's the whole grain kind (greenish label). Some stores carry Namaste GF flour blend. Some stores carry almond flour. Ours also has Quinoa pasta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann.without.an.e Posted July 25, 2014 Author Share Posted July 25, 2014 They also sell ginormous loafs of Udi's for like $6 and change. I think it's the whole grain kind (greenish label). This and the hamburger alone might save me a kaboodle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbecueMom Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Food stuff we buy, omitting the corn and dairy products and chickpeas (they are legumes, right?): Udi's bread Chicken (not organic, but they have it) Ground beef (organic) Potatoes (10lb bags, bakers and Yukon golds) Frozen blueberries, strawberries, and cherries Carrot juice (organic, for smoothies - $7-8 for three of the large Bolthouse Farms bottles) Orange juice Eggs Frozen sausage patties French fries (when I only had a broiler, I can make homemade now!) Ham lunch meat Coffee Apple juice Natural peanut butter Organic strawberry jelly Canola oil and EVOO Cooking spray Organic diced tomatoes and tomato paste Penne pasta (ours has brown rice/amaranth/quinoa) Basmati rice Namaste GF flour (not my favorite but cheaper than anything else) Sugar Raisins Spices and seasonings Those delicious frozen chocolate zucchini muffins I like Aldi's almond milk better, but they have silk brand there, plus the shelf stable boxes of rice and soy milk. The frozen veggies and most of the nuts and dried fruit have wheat cross-contamination warnings on the labels. We get a lot of non-food stuff there like TP, heavy-duty aluminum foil, quart/sandwich bags (Aldi is cheaper on the gallon bags), vitamins, DS's Claritin, shampoo, and Aleve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann.without.an.e Posted July 25, 2014 Author Share Posted July 25, 2014 I like Aldi's almond milk better, but they have silk brand there, plus the shelf stable boxes of rice and soy milk. The frozen veggies and most of the nuts and dried fruit have wheat cross-contamination warnings on the labels. We like Aldi's almond milk too. It is a staple in our house. Thanks for the list! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Yes, they will let you browse! In the Atlanta area, the organic, grass fed ground beef is $17.99/4 lbs. They are in 1 1/3 lb packages (so a pack of 3). The organic chicken breasts are $5.99/lb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbecueMom Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 We like Aldi's almond milk too. It is a staple in our house. Thanks for the list! The two weeks a year that chocolate almond milk shows up is like Christmas around here. That stuff is amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mbelle Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 We buy Organic ground beef (it's about $17 at ours for 4lbs) organic chicken thighs organic whole chickens conventional whole chickens tilapia fresh vegan GF veggie burgers organci cascadian farm french fries coffee org juice boxes org butter org eggs org carrots fresh mushrooms pears avocados org frozen veggies org mac n cheese 20lb bag of org rice org peanut butter honey prescriptions goldfish crackers org olive oil coconut oil sometimes buy cheese used to buy the org frozen cascadian farm berries till they started putting in the huge strawberries and took out the blackberries..disappointing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann.without.an.e Posted July 25, 2014 Author Share Posted July 25, 2014 The two weeks a year that chocolate almond milk shows up is like Christmas around here. That stuff is amazing. Yes! My kids look for it every time we go. haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann.without.an.e Posted July 25, 2014 Author Share Posted July 25, 2014 Yes, they will let you browse! In the Atlanta area, the organic, grass fed ground beef is $17.99/4 lbs. They are in 1 1/3 lb packages (so a pack of 3). The organic chicken breasts are $5.99/lb. I think I will go and look around, price, etc. BUT I will wait until August 1st since I am already $200 over for groceries in July. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alte Veste Academy Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 In the Atlanta area, the organic, grass fed ground beef is $17.99/4 lbs. They are in 1 1/3 lb packages (so a pack of 3). The organic chicken breasts are $5.99/lb. Does your package say grass fed? Because mine do not...wish they did. The back also says product of USA, Canada, Australia, and Uruguay...which I have mixed feelings about, mostly because it makes it sound like the hamburger is mixed. LOL That seems like a good price. We pay 6.50 for ours from a local farmer. It is a little leaner than 85/15 though. Is that grass fed? Honestly, I would rather pay a local farmer 6.50 a pound for grass fed (and all the health benefits of that) than 4.50 for organic, not necessarily grass fed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Does your package say grass fed? Because mine do not...wish they did. The back also says product of USA, Canada, Australia, and Uruguay...which I have mixed feelings about, mostly because it makes it sound like the hamburger is mixed. LOL Is that grass fed? Honestly, I would rather pay a local farmer 6.50 a pound for grass fed (and all the health benefits of that) than 4.50 for organic, not necessarily grass fed. Hmmm, it used to... I haven't read the package in a while; I just grab the pack. Bad consumer! I remembered the price because I asked DH when it went up again. I don't think we have any in the fridge to check, but I will look when/if the baby ever finishes nursing and goes to sleep! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbecueMom Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 There was an article about the beef some time ago in the Costco magazine they send out. Some of the beef is 100% grass fed, but the US beef is grain-finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alte Veste Academy Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 There was an article about the beef some time ago in the Costco magazine they send out. Some of the beef is 100% grass fed, but the US beef is grain-finished. I thought I remembered something like that. It bums me out. I read long ago that grain finishing promptly negates much of the benefit of grass feeding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umsami Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Trader Joe's has the best price on grass-fed ground beef in our area. It's frozen, though. Publix (local super market) is a few dollars more. I think I paid close to $8.00 today for one pound. OK…actually, it's the buying club…then TJ's….but you have to buy 10 pounds from the buying club. (Annie's). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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