What foods can be bought for $ 32 at Acme, Aldi, Trader Joe's and Whole Foods

Reddit users have been fiercely debated about what to buy at $ 32 grocery stores. Journalist CNBC decided to conduct an experiment.

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She decided to live a week on inexpensive products. Her meal plan consisted of pasta salad, rice dishes, chicken and fritatta. In this regard, it was taken into account that the journalist did not spend on butter, salt, pepper, seasonings, ketchup and mustard, which were already in her kitchen. She planned to spend about $ 32 on purchases in total.

4. Whole Foods

Products: $ 39,69
Number of items purchased: 18 / 23
Full dishes that could be cooked: 16 / 21

The store was too expensive. The journalist could not find the right amount of products on $ 32. She had to cut her need for vegetables by half, and it cost him $ 8.

All positions in the store were expensive. Even bread and rice were at least $ 1 more expensive than other stores. The journalist noted that it is good that the store focuses on selling ecological products, but expressed a desire to make them more accessible.

3. Trader joe's

Products: $ 32,16
Number of items purchased: 18 / 23
Full dishes that could be cooked: 18 / 21

The journalist noted that she was disappointed with Trader Joe's purchases, as they sell some products only during a certain season, so the journalist could not get some necessary ingredients from the list.

For example, the store did not have canned mushrooms and had to buy fresh mushrooms, which turned out to be cheaper than the frozen mixture. The store was also out of cream, which forced the journalist to rethink the menu and improvise. Overall, the deals at Trader Joe's weren't the cheapest, but the products were better quality.

2. Acme

Products: $ 31,17
Number of items purchased: 20 / 23
Full dishes that could be cooked: 21 / 21

Before coming to Acme, the journalist checked the prices online, but this turned out to be a waste of time, as many products were not available at the store at the stated price. For example, she could not find a chicken for $ 2 per kg. She could only find $ 15 chicken, and the vendors refused to cut off a smaller piece. She had to buy Tyson's chicken fingers for $ 6.99. Also different from the expected were the prices of potatoes, onions and eggs. As a result, because of the difference in prices, the journalist could not buy all the goods from her list.

1. Aldi

Products: $ 25,99
Number of items purchased: 23 / 23
Full dishes that could be cooked: 21 / 21

According to the journalist, Aldi sells basic products, but of good quality and at competitive prices. She did not have to change the planned menu and managed to collect a complete set of necessary ingredients, while not going beyond the budget.

She was able to buy frozen peas and green beans, which were better quality than canned. She was also able to buy a full bag of onions and potatoes. In other stores, she had to buy individually. She found fresh chicken at an affordable price. In the end, she managed to buy everything that was needed, and $ 6 still remained.

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