Natural Grocers, I'm sorry, I was wrong about you! I have truly fallen for you as a shopping option vs. New Frontiers, and you are saving me hundreds of dollars every few months!!!
I can't give away all my discount buying secrets, but Natural Grocers IS one of them;] Where I used to spend $125-$180/week (!) on all our fresh food needs at New Frontiers and loathe them for it, I now spend $60-$80 week at Natural Grocers and only go to New Frontiers for their awesome meat, bulk cheese, other bulk items AND desserts;] Natural Grocers also has KICKIN' 25lb bags of lentils, rices, oats, grains and beans that have been saving me another almost $40 every two weeks for improve meals when we are running low on funds...it's like "living on $50 a week" for food but eating better than with those un-processed options, I LOVE IT!!
Just had to share...plus, I LOVE that alllll Natural Grocers produce is from the USA, and if it's not, it is a rare thing and it is labeled as so:] New Frontiers...not so much...the oranges and other citrus and apples come from South America...but its ok, its organic (BLAH, not even close). SO, while I'm still trying to talk hubby into letting us do the CSA again during the winter, we will be playing once again, with a good enough garden to produce a majority of our fresh produce needs...because the learning curve for being self-sufficent and sustainable in growing all our food here in Flagstaff, is a challenge, to say in the least, LOL.
BUT, if you are wanting/considering switching to organic, but can't bear the thought of paying more...consider Natural Grocers...and remember...all unprocessed foods are WAY less expensive...that is one of the reasons I spend so little...getting anything in a jar or box at Natural G's is a treat...and sometimes it's a weekly or monthly treat (right now it's there XOXO brand chocolate I have not been able to cut us off from because I also have not found the time to make our own chocolate yet...as our lives are in transition with Summer becoming diaper free!)
SO Natural Grocers has us covered, with the BEST prices in town for organic, fair trade, and somewhat local options;] at least, on the same continent options...which is STILL saying more than even Sprouts at this point!
Sprouts, I WISH YOU WERE A TRADER JOES, cause frankly...you are only a pretty Safeway in my book, and I WILL NOT shop you :p
Natural Grocers, you have my loyalty, even though it took almost a year to win it!!
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Love it! And WHEN we leave WY, I hope we can go back to Flagstaff. So happy there is such an affordable option for real food eaters like us! And it's funny, because I like sprouts better than Trader Joe's. BUT, Trader Joe's has certain items that are affordable and come from good sources (like wine, cheese, nuts and those pesky processed goods like taco shells and condiments). But I'm so glad to hear SOMEONE is saving money and eating well! So awesome.
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