23 HEALTHY Items You Should Buy at Costco to SAVE MONEY!

[@TheMeleaShow]

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[@priscillaboakye5049]

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[@priscillaboakye5049]

I live in canada so do you know if the prices are the same?

[@TheMeleaShow]

Canadian prices will be different. But you'll see similar trends. :)

[@emilyfowler4910]

The Melea Show What price comparison app do you use?

[@gm64709]

Miles, thank you for sharing what you know, it's been very helpful. Please make more videos. Support!!!🙌

[@wenhui900]

I just feel Everything at Costco is of good quality and good deal always. I Almost buy every thing at Costco!:): food, clothes, tree and flowers for my garden, summer chairs and umbrellas and swim gears , winter gears.....

[@dennismassie3552]

New. Watched a couple ur videos in past. This one I love as I’m new to a major Healthy Life style change . Need to broaden my food choices and this helped a lot. Thanks. Hope all is well . From Florida 👋🏻☀️🏝🇺🇸

[@jeannewilliams5532]

Just found your channel love it. Was debating getting Costco membership you helped me decide 😀

[@sammyc8217]

Hi Melea 🙂 I used to have a CostCo membership, but the closest CostCo is about a 25 minute drive away. I wasn’t really using my membership to make it worth it. However your video has inspired me to consider getting a new membership. Thanks for the deals breakdowns. God Bless! 😇

[@maehly7858]

Love all your tips on saving money at a store love to stay healthy while not spending too much money

[@itsra1ning]

Almond butter, chia seeds, hemp seeds, avocado oil, green juices are all cheaper at Costco! Not to mention gluten free baking flower and rxbars!

[@TheMeleaShow]

Awesome suggestions!! Thank you!

[@timvandermey4792]

Lite babybell do have less calories. But the full fat have more protein, and the flavor is noticeably better.

[@MacMac548]

Tim Vander Mey actually the lite version has more protein!

[@colonyofcells]

The first things to buy at costco are unrefined cheap staple foods like whole grains (steel cut oats, quinoa) and tubers (potato, sweet potato). Can get enough protein via healthy eating pattern of cheap unrefined staple foods plus some vegetables. If concerned about protein, Costco business center and its website sells in bulk (25 lb bags) black bean, red bean, garbanzo (chickpea), pinto bean, lentil, mayocoba bean (canary bean, peruvian bean). Soak the beans overnight and they can be boiled in 20 minutes so no need to buy a pressure cooker. Pressure cooker could be a source of micro plastics and chemicals bec of the rubber seal on the lid. Lentils will cook fast even if not soaked overnight. Costco sells lots of fresh greens and vegetables (also frozen vegetables). High calcium greens are kale, collard, mustard greens, turnip greens and bok choy. Can just pour boiled food over greens to avoid the need to buy salad dressings. If reducing or eliminating animal products (all animal products have 0 fiber), can buy the costco vitamin b12 supplement (cyanocobalamin is cheaper and more reliable than methylcobalamin). For iodine, can buy some dried seaweed in bulk from mountainroseherbs com. If concerned about omega 3 epa/dha, can buy some costco sardines with bones (throw away the oil which is a refined substance). Sardines with bones will have calcium, epa/dha omega 3, some vitamin d, some iodine, etc. For ALA omega 3, can buy chia seed (can also buy flax seed powder from trader joe's or perilla seed powder from korean store). Most people can convert ala omega 3 to epa/dha omega 3 which is also what sheep do. Can get vitamin d from sunshine and or buy a vitamin d supplement from costco. There are brands of mushrooms with vitamin d. To avoid the need for sweeteners or salt, can eat boiled sweet potato as the staple food. To make boiled whole grains more palatable, can go with sweet by buying some fruits like berries. To make boiled grains more palatable, can go with salty and buy some tomato paste, mustard, soy sauce, vinegar, onion, garlic, turmeric, cassia cinnamon, no salt seasoning, worcestershire sauce (not vegan bec has anchovies), etc. Can buy cloves, ginger, habanero powder, annatto powder (has vitamin A), lemon peel powder (vitamin c), amla powder (vitamin c), triphala powder (vitamin c), etc. from mountainroseherbs com. If want more selenium, can buy some fresh mushrooms or dried mushrooms. If having a harder time getting iron or zinc from unrefined vegan foods, can buy some oyster, clam and mussel. If want more b vitamins (also chromium) can order online Twinlab brewers yeast.

[@shanismith8339]

colonyofcells iamamachine2 awesome info and truly healthy options. We don’t need more protein, just whole food🤗

[@veronicasalas2666]

I love that you show prices!

[@brieb777]

The spinach and/or mescaline (sp?) greens in the refrigerator section is WAY cheaper. 16oz package is around 3.69 on average at Costco, while at a grocery store it's 6.99 for less than 16oz. Also, the Kirkland Nature's Domain Grain-Free dog food (turkey, salmon, or chicken) is rated higher than most expensive name brands out there. It's a good equivalent to Taste of the Wild.

[@tracierd9766]

Great Costco shopping tips. just thought to mention... while I love their rotesserie chicken, they do inject sodium phosphate (just read the ingredient list!) into the meat- hence the fact they last soooooo long, stay so juicy, and have so much flavor!

[@mimdey376]

Being healthy is the best thing for your body. Thank you for this video

[@averdeanepowers3235]

You seem so healthy!! Thank you so much for making this video, we always go to Costco and have no idea what to buy but this is a good video!! Good ideas for food that’s healthy!!

[@cindys1641]

Brussel Sprouts!!! Big plastic box of spring mixed greens! Spinach too!! OH and all the spices, breads and chips are super great deals!

[@carolcahoon1106]

Thank you for posting this, it's just what I needed to see today. Your Costco tips are always amazing!!

[@clarisaquezada4334]

I absolutely love costco and i am trying to be healthier!!! So helpful!!

[@SuperCutensweet]

Can you do the meals you make with the rotisseri chicken and also a comparison from Aldi vs Costco prices?

[@dennisesanchez9501]

Thanks for all the recommendations! Love u! 💘💞

[@diannaotukolo9213]

Thanks, I love all the tips especially the breakfast turkey sausage links. I’m excited to try that out!

[@kathycooper9994]

Thanks for info. I am starting the Atkins diet and this helped a lot.

[@missyam1885]

I love your channel. You can tell that you put a lot of time and thought into your videos. Thank you for being so lovely.

[@TheMeleaShow]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@kassandrarios8313]

Love your videos ❤️❤️

[@iloveflorida4520]

Great suggestions! Thanks! Are you going to do a video on the Keto diet and also the exercise you do?

[@TheMeleaShow]

Would you like me to? Not sure if a lot of you want to see a KETO Video? I'd love to do one in a few weeks after I have some solid results!

[@iloveflorida4520]

The Melea Show yes! Please do. I’m also interested on your workouts. You are awesome! Such an inspiration, thanks for all you do!😃

[@jazziered142]

If you microwave your Clif bar for 10 to 15 seconds, oh my!! With a black cup of coffee, it's like dessert.

[@UnitedPebbles]

Meaning what? Aha, are you suffered from pretension, farmer culture guilt, and buyer remorse??

[@brittanywahlen7672]

These kinds of videos are my favorite!!! I use to always buy the vega plant based protein drinks at Costco because they were WAY cheaper then at the grocery store, but I haven't seen them at my Costco in months. ☹️ I also recently saw at Costco that they sell frozen rices cauliflower! I haven't compared the price to other stores but it's just nice to have it frozen instead of the one in the fresh produce section.

[@evie4bnd]

Thank you so much for this it was really helpful! Love you!

[@layniebillman201]

Great video! Love all the ideas :)

[@rebeccachapa1846]

💕 Costco is great and thank you for your videos

[@teatsofgargamel]

I love this channel!!!

[@gretelmiller3065]

Nice video , thanks for the great tips

[@alondratorres4609]

Totally putting these in the cart next time. Gotta go #healthy!

[@toriwarnick1367]

All this stuff looks soooo good!

[@francesca1957]

Loved the video

[@spissy3057]

I love this ♥️never been. Thanks

[@cathyknappen4467]

Thanks for sharing this this great video with us! 😁😁👍🏻👍🏻

[@travellinglitek3444]

I'm from Canada and these things are the cheapest here: Milk Eggs Coffee Cheese Peanut butter Flour Chia seeds Almonds Oatmeal Not to mention... dog food, laundry soap, fabric softener, toilet paper, paper towels and Lysol wipes...oh and definitely GAS!!! 😊

[@ashleafy1762]

Ready, Set, GO! Also soy milk, salsa, a lot of the protein bars, premier protein shakes, vitamins, garbage bags and laundry soaps (last 2 aren't food, but wanted to mention)

[@shawneeburt4802]

I love buying the minced garlic at Costco!! A huge bottle for under $5 and it saves time!

[@math6722]

Thanks for all the great ideas!

[@alicia5643]

Veggie straws are on sale right now at our Costco. Like a huge bag for less than $4. A serving is like 38 of them so a handful is a pretty light snack.

[@dietcokezeros942]

Your skin is looking really glowing, I need to start exercising too lol x

[@cistarreyes848]

Good recomendations ❤️❤️❤️

[@sarahgreene9523]

This helped me a lot!!

[@mcgowanmoments2940]

Thanks for sharing good produce prices! I know it is different depending on where you live but I feel like I struggle knowing good prices on produce so I love knowing your price points!

[@TheMeleaShow]

Glad it helps a bit!

[@kathylewis3049]

I loved this video!

[@valdemarmartinez79]

Love your channel

[@sikshya2728]

thx for the information the healthy foods are awesome

[@ashleed87]

Love these please do more

[@davidcastle65]

have u read the ingred in the cliff bars?

[@Ddreany]

Thank you for this video! I'm getting a new Costco membership!

[@babytab1]

I have been counting macros and eating healthier too. Something I love is the organic cauliflower rice. I use it in place of regular rice and it saves me lots of carbs! I also love these Tyson spicy chicken strips that you just throw in the oven and cook for 15 minutes. It's easy to add to a salad or meal to get more protein. And last time I was at Costco I found the best treat! They are frozen raspberries dipped in white chocolate and dark chocolate. I think the brand is called Tru Fru. They are to die for and they're really great to curb your sweet tooth without a lot of carbs or calories. One last thing, did you know you can buy the rotisserie chicken already off the bone? It's the best thing ever! I love that chicken.

[@babytab1]

Oh, and I love to buy the huge bag of Skinny Pop while I'm there. It's such an easy snack and low calorie too. I take a baggy full to the movies so I don't give in to the movie theater popcorn!

[@nathanrose4576]

How do you cook the cauliflower rice? What do you put in it to make it tasty? I'd love to switch over.

[@babytab1]

Hey Nathan, you literally throw some in a microwave safe bowl with nothing else and cook it for a couple minutes. I eat mine with just salt and pepper and it tastes fine to me but sometimes if we're having chicken and rice for dinner with a delicious sauce I put a little bit of the sauce on top to spice it up! It still tastes like cauliflower but once you get used to it it's not bad!

[@kel-zz3951]

Teriyaki sauce and make like fried rice with a egg! Really yummy

[@redsoles1]

Brittney N and the bag is enormous..so I’m glad my friend told me that popcorn can be bagged up and put in the freezer! It does not freeze it just keeps it fresh forever.

[@maryvbates1425]

The organic quinoa at Costco is terrific. It really is well rinsed and has none of that soapy flavor that other brands of supposedly rinsed quinoa still have. Hint: Dump the desired amount of DRY quinoa in your saucepan. Dry toast it on medium heat till you smell a lovely roasted aroma and some of the grains pop. Then add required amount of water. EXTRA GOOD!

[@mailee5574]

Nice Costco shipping tips! ❤️

[@sarab67]

We like Duke’s smoked sausages as a go-to snack. No nitrates, msg or liquid smoke. Plus I recognize all the ingredients.

[@TheMeleaShow]

I literally purchased those when I did the video and have been eating them the last couple of days! I didn't mention them in the video because I hadn't tried them yet. YUMMY!

[@nataliebuchananportfolio]

Those are all good deals! 😂and I love hummus

[@MrsPink64]

I like to buy the 3 pack chickens. I hack them up and make several meals. I roast the backbones and make bone broth. Including the broths, I have had 17 meals from 3 chickens....There are just 2 of us here, but still...with a little work, a lot of variety of cuts and meals for cheap.

[@andreaogrady24]

I can’t get over how expensive groceries are in America! I was recently there with my family and none of us could believe how much more expensive everything (healthy or otherwise) is, compared to European prices.😱

[@kacihampton9355]

Also if you drink pre mixed protein shakes, I think premier protein is a great option. 30 grams of protein & 1 gram of sugar per bottle. $25 for 18 at costco vs $8-9 for 4 at another store. They also go on the sale rotation for $5 off every couple months

[@TheMeleaShow]

Awesome, thanks for sharing!!

[@wendyhoffmann7093]

"Italian Volcano" 100% organic lemon juice is awesome to mix in water or to make your own salad dressing. Ingredients are, "organic lemon juice" ("about 40 lemons in every bottle" vs the stuff from different stores that claim to be 100% lemon juice but have an entire paragraph of ingredients you can't pronounce).

[@thesnoozebutton2568]

Hi I was getting ready to go to Costco and I remember seeing people by their fresh boneless skinless chicken breasts I think they're like in a red package I was wondering if those were a good deal. Thanks

[@texadianstitcher]

Kirkland organic canned tomatoes can be a good deal. Case of 8 cans for $5-6. It works out to about my preferred price of 50-66 cents a can for regular hunts tomatoes. Organic tomatoes in stores are always over a buck. Get Epson salts at Costco. 2 bags for the price of 1 at walmart.

[@smallpebbleuncovered]

I really enjoy some of the dried fruits at Costco. A 3 lb bag of dried apricots for $9.99 is my fave since it's pure apricots (no added sugar).

[@JonBirdSr]

Kirkland almond butter is always a great savings. Same w/ almond milk.

[@claudiacostello3982]

How about frozen fruits? Cheaper at Costco? Easy for smoothies and shakes 😉

[@Legal.Knievel]

Claudia Costello I like to buy fresh fruit (wash and cut it up) and freeze it, it's so much cheaper. But sometimes I'll buy frozen fruit for convenience, Aldi has good prices on their frozen fruit.

[@claudiacostello3982]

Dalai Mami I don't really have Aldi really close to me... but I will have to stop by there one time to check it out, thanks for the info... believe me I want to buy fresh fruit too, but also for convenience I get frozen instead 😁

[@Jennifer-mc5sq]

Yes it is cheaper.

[@visitor3756]

Claudia Costello Frozen fruit is great for the price and being that its flash frozen right away it actually has more nutrients in it. Unless it's in season and you live close to a farm. Frozen veggies and fruit are wallet and nutrients friendly. I am lucky enough to live close to several sources throughout the year.

[@HubertNguyen1980]

Great video

[@marisahumble4097]

Thanks for doing this video 👍🏼❤️

[@TheMeleaShow]

Thanks for watching it girl!

[@alyssamercier5407]

Coconut oil, avocado oil, paleo pancake mix, gluten free flours.... Endless possibilities at Costco!!!😍😍😍

[@taylorlloyd8737]

I love love love like all this food

[@chowceo]

Love your Costco shopping tips

[@UnitedPebbles]

It is like a warehouse of "I wonder/what if" the next processed food and flash frozen fruits!?

[@AverageAtBestHDTB]

Wait so those turkey links aren't refridgerated? Surely begs the question of what's in them (each to their own of course, just curious.. it's not even a thing in England so I've no idea).

[@sandi6818]

Wow your Costco looks awesome. Mine is always suuuppper busy

[@alicia5643]

Also the Vega or orgain protein powder and the powdered pb for protein shakes.

[@jenellepopelas6619]

Helpful!

[@awesomesauce21100]

You rock !!

[@kristiriley]

You showed like 3 things, that are my everyday favs! But I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE DOWNY UNSTOPABLES! Omgee, I live for that.... especially for my son's football stuff. He always tells me, that the boys in the locker room ask, How does your uniform smell so good! Lol! That was an amazing deal @ Costco

[@jenbarker3967]

I wish my Costco was this amazing!!!! I feel like there's not as much variety here. I would loooove those hummus cups!!!

[@lifewnoelinaalia]

What app did you use for you intro I love it 😍

[@shafaauliyafaradina519]

Woahhh, it is very useful

[@envsgirl]

Aussie Bites aren't bad! A bit high in sugar, but lots of seeds and fibre. A "better" choice. Can't get them anywhere else! Maple syrup is way cheaper at Costco than anywhere else so I always buy it by the litre there rather than in smaller containers at a grocery store - and it lasts forever. Quinoa is also really cheap at Costco.

[@themermaidcrafter6640]

We don’t have a Costco, I was wondering if you could do one for sams club?

[@MyMaxKitty]

I've tried the Jimmy Dean sausages and wasn't a fan ... just a heads-up if anyone is wondering!

[@sanaacampbell9203]

Wow that is alot of healthy stuff.

[@karlyrussin8557]

coconut and almond milk is always cheaper at Costco than a regular store here in Canada.

[@stephaniehaymore8911]

I was going to say the kodiak mix but you added that in there. I find their almond butter to be a good price compared to other stores.

[@Devy.Monaye]

I love coscoooo ❤️

[@colonyofcellsiamamachine6175]

According to UN WHO, red meat, processed meat, preserved meat, smoked meat cause cancer. Harvard Healthy Eating Plate says limit dairy bec dairy is linked to some forms of cancer. Japan has told seniors to limit salt (like miso) to lessen risk for strokes (salt also causes cancer). China has told its citizens to reduce animal prodcucts by 50% for health and for the environment (can take b12 supplement).

[@kathleeno1669]

I can't think of the brand name, but the fresh jar of salsa at Costco is the best I've ever tasted. It's in the refrigerated section near the cheeses.

[@francescabazil4389]

I love your sunglasses

[@Surfrz3]

I'm an American living in Taiwan and the Costco here doesn't have most of those healthier choices. We only get Skippy PB, no Jimmy Dean products either, so I'm missing the states. No Whole Foods here either omg. Costco catters to whatever local market tastes. Unfortunately Asia isn't as health conscious.

[@veronicalifeuneditedrosari4093]

My Costco has a large selection of Choosen food wich is all natural no preservatives GMOs,gluten free canola oil or corn oils mix in. There products containe a lot of olive oil or a vacation oil. The mayo is best.

[@alexyamartecolmenare]

i enjoy watching this ! i love Costco .

[@kaypotter9097]

I feel like I usually pay less than $1 each for avocados at Walmart (and especially at farmers markets)

[@DavidXSX]

Kay Potter I think it depends on where you are. When I lived in TX and CA they regularly went on sale 2/$1 now I'm in Florida and I'm lucky if they go down to $1

[@lonaanastasopoulos5351]

Thank you for all you do Melea! Can you please share the scanner you use? I have Samsung 7

[@TheMeleaShow]

The scanner app? Shopsavvy or pricescanner. Amazon has one too!

[@lonaanastasopoulos5351]

The Melea Show THANK YOU 🤗❤

[@Katieaz3]

Do the unstoppables ever cause build up? I’ve been wanting to try them!

[@TheMeleaShow]

I haven't had issues with them. :)

[@maseyeyre1522]

You should compare between Sam's club and Costco. There is a lot of things at Sam's that are cheaper and some at Costco that are cheaper. But I love Sam's club!

[@colonyofcellsiamamachine6175]

Can eliminate refined substances like oil, sweeteners, juice, refined flour, protein powder, tofu, seitan, salt, etc.

[@sweetninabean81]

Bai antioxidant drinks are cheaper at Costco.

[@mireyajay9267]

Quaker Oatmeal at Costco is CHEAP! I know it’s already an inexpensive food, but for a vegan like myself; it’s a great staple.

[@JonBirdSr]

I always get my oatmeal there. Great purchase