Costco Haul

Y'all know I love a good Costco haul. I had to run in Monday night to grab a few things for quick dinners and lunches and while it's not a huge haul, I grabbed some of our favorite's. 

We love their pulled pork; just a head's up, the packaging has changed on this one! I put it in the crockpot so it's ready when we walk in the door at the end of a busy day! 

I bought DJ wings for the Super Bowl, and he asked me to pick up another bag if they had it! I won't eat these, but he and Gretchen will. 

I love baby carrots! I eat these in my lunch, throw them in the crock pot with a roast, and the girls will sometimes eat them too. 

We love their Chicken Fried Rice. Gretchen had taken a few bags to school for lunch and we were out. We serve these with Costco's orange chicken! 

I needed hummus for my carrots. 

I picked up turkey breast for lunches. 

And organic chicken nuggets for the girls to eat. 

The girls love these sausages for breakfast! 

And I grabbed lots of produce! Baby cucumbers, oranges, strawberries, bananas, and peppers. 

Costco also had cotton candy grapes! 

Deebee's popsicles are the best! Best ingredients, no artifiical colors. We love these! 

We love these Made Good minis for a snack! 

I picked up this chicken for the first time. I figured I could take it to lunch in wraps or salads, or just eat it by itself. I usually buy their chicken skewers, but lately some of the pieces have been tough, and I figured I needed to find a replacement. 

And since I went to Costco on a Monday night around dinner, I picked up their street tacos, because I was not cooking after that Costco haul! 

 

Costco Haul

 I had to make a mid month Costco haul and you guys know I love sharing what we grabbed and hopefully it will give you some ideas too! We needed a little bit of everything, but I was also not trying to go overboard and really keep this haul to under $400.00. Which I did... barely.  

We needed a little for dinner, a little for lunch, and some snacks. Here's what I grabbed. 

Blueberries!

Tip- to wash- fill your sink with Thieves Fruit & Veggie wash, and water, lay your package of berries right in to the water. Let them soak, and then dry. I also store them right in this package. 

Grapes. I do take these out and wash right in the sink while the blueberries are washing. 

We were completely out of sandwich bags, and they had a box of just sandwich sized bags, so I grabbed them. I'll be honest- I wish we had a ton of reusable sandwich bags, and while we do have a few, we don't have enough to get through 3 girls for a week. So yes, we use plastic bags when we need to. 

We love Rao's spaghetti sauce because it's really low on sugar. 

Bell peppers. The girls love eating these plain, but i'll also use for crockpot fajita's, or in salads. 

These are the best pickles. There are no food dyes or additives. 

In the winter, we love whatever soups we can find from Costco. I wish I had more time to make homemade soup, but I don't usually, so these work great. 

We love their pulled pork! I take the bag out and then put in a crockpot of water, so it's ready when we get home. We'll eat this two night's in a row. The first night is with sandwiches, and then we use it to make pulled pork nachos. 

Orange juice for the girls. 

Apple Sauce pouches. 

Chicken Breast. I use to buy their packets, but they usually only had 2 breast in one pack, so this big bag allows me to take out exactly how much I need. 

We love the Made Good brand! We not only get these small packages at Costco, but i'll buy the bars at Target. 

Baby carrots. 

I've had a lot of questions about these chicken nuggets the last few times I've shared them. They are gluten free and they're really crisp when we bake them. Honestly, the girls have eaten this brand for years and we love them! (DJ even eats them- ha!)

I was at Costco on Super Bowl weekend, and DJ asked for wings. I picked these up for the game for him and Gretchen. 

I picked up this salad kit for lunches. I divided it out in to 3 containers and added chicken from the chicken skewers to the top. It was a great lunch option! 

We love the Siete brand too! 

I bought taco seasoning from Costco and it lasted forever, but we're out, so I needed more! 

We love the Tillamook cheese. I take half of the package and freeze it and then put the other half in the fridge. 

We also love their mandarin oranges. 

I picked up these fruit rolls for the girls. No added sugar- real fruit- yes, please. 

I also grabbed ravioli for an easy dinner!

I use  to buy these all the time for lunches and I decided to pick them up again. I can take one patty and eat it for lunch along with carrots and hummus. 

These are the chicken skewers I'll eat for lunch too. You can put them in a wrap, or just eat alone, but I also added these to the salad mix I bought. 

We're big fans of Costco and I know many of y'all are too! I hope you enjoyed today's haul! 

Costco Haul

Last Friday I had to go to Costco for groceries. We needed snacks, some dinners, some produce- just a little hodge podge of all the things. I feel like I purchased a lot of little things, and I don't think this will last more than a week. I'm hoping I can stretch what we have plus this haul for 2 weeks, because we have a camping trip and the next time I go back, I just want to stock up for that trip. 

I was trying to be very careful with how much I spent. I feel like I can go to Costco and easily spend $400.00 and I was really trying to spend less than that. I did, but not by much. 

I grabbed these because Megan can easily take them to gymnastics and get some protein in. Adalyn eats them too, but mostly digs out the raisins and M&M's. 

I bought applesauce from Target last week, and Adalyn asked me to buy it again becasue she liked it better. Megan said she preferred Costco's applesauce. So I guess I'll just alternate when we run out each time. 

Eggs. 

I much prefer Costco's brown eggs, but these were all they had, so  I went ahead and grabbed a pack. 

I picked up potatoes. We kind of go through phases where we eat a lot of potatoes and then we don't, but honestly we can get a lot of different meals out of potatoes. Since I'm trying to stretch our groceries for the next two weeks, I figured potatoes could go a long way. 

I grabbed these "cheetos" for the girls to pack in their school lunch. 

I prefer Kerry Gold butter, but again, I was trying to save a few dollars, and as long as it's grass-fed I'm happy. 

I grabbed more of our favorite chicken nuggets. The girls will eat these for a weekend lunch. Megan takes these to gymnastics for her dinner snack, and even DJ eats these. 

I use to buy these, and haven't found them in a while. They're a super quick easy dinner. DJ's out of town right now, so give me all the easy dinners!

I started buying Costco's big bag of chicken breasts in the Fall. I use to buy their packages of organic chicken breast, but you usually get 2 in a pack, and for a family of 5 it wasn't as budget friendly. I can sometimes get away with only using 2 depending on what I'm cooking and the size, but if we make grilled chicken, then I need to use more. 

The girls love this sausage for their breakfast. 

We've always loved this turkey breast, but they've recently changed it's shappe. It was more oval, and now it's rectangle, and that drives me bonkers because it feels more processed. Is that strange? I'm still buying it because I haven't found an alternative, but the girls like it, and I think it's just me that thinks the rectangle shape is weird. 

Gretchen has her school musical this week, and they needed snacks for the concession stand- I picked up a box of candy bars. 

I grabbed go-gurt's for snacks and lunches. 

Bananas for my morning protein shakes. 

Grapes for snacks and lunches. 

Oranges

Peanut butter- we love this brand because it doesn't have added oil. 

Milk. 

I always get a big bag of these chocolate chips. I'm determined to actually bake with them rather than eat them straight from the bag. 

I use avacado oil in all of my baking and lots of my cooking! I grabbed this huge bottle! It was $15.00 which was a great buy! 

We love this deep dish pizza and since DJ is out of town, I knew it would be a quick dinner for us! 

We still have some orange chicken left over from my last haul, but we were out of the individual bags of fried rice. I'll heat up 2 bags to have for dinner with our orange chicken, but Gretchen and I both take these for lunch too. 

Roast..... I always buy chicken and hamburger meat, and last time I grabbed pork chops, so I grabbed roast this time. Plus, I can throw it in the crock pot and come home and dinner will be done. 

We love their muffins. I cut them in half for the girls' breakfast, and they also freeze well. 

I've tried so many brands of lotions and even though this isn't the cleanest, I always come back to it. Plus, it was on sale this week. 

Alright, that's my random Costco haul for the week! What are you going to try? What's something I should try?