Good and bad buys from Aldi and Lidl

supermassive

I think Lidl/Aldi are great if you're shopping and don't much care about your waistline, but as someone with a bit of a mental relationship with food/fatness, I'd rather avoid junk food and pre-prepared food, but that seems to be what the emphasis is in Lidl and Aldi.

For some reason, it's all about cheap versions of chocolate bars, wine, cake, pie, burgers etc etc etc. When it comes to trying to shop realistically for 2 people who are attempting to live very healthily, the range of choice in those places is very small.

candygirl

mcculloch29 wrote: »

I've got a sceptical theory about household name products that is being borne out more and more. Ribena is definitely inferior to Aldi's High Juice Blackcurrant, as stated.

Not only that but Kleenex tissues have become utterly rubbish, thin and not fit for purpose, I've switched to Aldi's tissues, the Softly 3 ply are good. I suspect that many people will continue to buy Kleenex because it's Kleenex.

Similarly Andrex toilet paper isn't as good as Triple Velvet, which I normally get for £1.99 for 6 rolls from Savers. Yet Andrex continues to be a market leader.

The Aldi toilet rolls are as good as and better than Andrex, depending on which ones you pick up imo, but Aldi can't match the value at Savers.

My bum can only cope with the luxury soft loo roll from Aldi:eek::rotfl:

dandelionclock30

supermassive wrote: »

I think Lidl/Aldi are great if you're shopping and don't much care about your waistline, but as someone with a bit of a mental relationship with food/fatness, I'd rather avoid junk food and pre-prepared food, but that seems to be what the emphasis is in Lidl and Aldi.

For some reason, it's all about cheap versions of chocolate bars, wine, cake, pie, burgers etc etc etc. When it comes to trying to shop realistically for 2 people who are attempting to live very healthily, the range of choice in those places is very small.

Theres loads of tins/packets of various vegetables plus fresh fruit and veg there. They have plain chicken breasts because I get them for the cats. Also the household products are good.
I only cook vege meals from scratch myself and I think that markets are the cheapest or getting organic veg boxes for veg.
They definitely don't do reduced sugar marmalades or jams I have noticed that.

candygirl

dandelionclock30 wrote: »

Theres loads of tins/packets of various vegetables plus fresh fruit and veg there. They have plain chicken breasts because I get them for the cats. Also the household products are good.
I only cook vege meals from scratch myself and I think that markets are the cheapest or getting organic veg boxes for veg.

I am a veggie too and also cook from scratch , using Aldi fnv, and pulses :cool:

duchy

This is a bit like your post telling someone that you "think" fines for taking children on holiday in termtime aren't enforceable .....a bit lacking in experience !

Aldi have a very large fruit and veg section - both loose and preprepared,, fish, meat, rice, pulses.and on and on I cook from scratch and shop almost exclusively at Aldi.

Why not actually go take a look instead of assuming ! I think you'll be surprised.

supermassive wrote: »

I think Lidl/Aldi are great if you're shopping and don't much care about your waistline, but as someone with a bit of a mental relationship with food/fatness, I'd rather avoid junk food and pre-prepared food, but that seems to be what the emphasis is in Lidl and Aldi.

For some reason, it's all about cheap versions of chocolate bars, wine, cake, pie, burgers etc etc etc. When it comes to trying to shop realistically for 2 people who are attempting to live very healthily, the range of choice in those places is very small.

meritaten

duchy wrote: »

This is a bit like your post telling someone that you "think" fines for taking children on holiday in termtime aren't enforceable .....a bit lacking in experience !

Aldi have a very large fruit and veg section - both loose and preprepared,, fish, meat, rice, pulses.and on and on I cook from scratch and shop almost exclusively at Aldi.

Why not actually go take a look instead of assuming ! I think you'll be surprised.

totally agree - while not vegan or veggie - I do 'cook from scratch' and can do my main shop in Aldi with no problem. they have lots of lovely fresh veg, fruit and meat and fish - I really don't get why supermassive thinks otherwise?

Doc_N

mcculloch29 wrote: »

I've got a sceptical theory about household name products that is being borne out more and more. Ribena is definitely inferior to Aldi's High Juice Blackcurrant, as stated.

Not only that but Kleenex tissues have become utterly rubbish, thin and not fit for purpose, I've switched to Aldi's tissues, the Softly 3 ply are good. I suspect that many people will continue to buy Kleenex because it's Kleenex.

Similarly Andrex toilet paper isn't as good as Triple Velvet, which I normally get for £1.99 for 6 rolls from Savers. Yet Andrex continues to be a market leader.

The Aldi toilet rolls are as good as and better than Andrex, depending on which ones you pick up imo, but Aldi can't match the value at Savers.

Your theory has been proved once more with Cadbury's (well, Kraft's) decision to cheapen the 'chocolate' shell on their Creme Eggs. What was Cadbury's Dairy Milk chocolate is now 'standard cocoa mix'.

Goodness know Cadbury's chocolate never was much of a chocolate (more fat and sugar, fewer cocoa beans) but Kraft have now managed to make it even worse in the interests of greater profits for the American shareholders.

Brands are great for the brand owners - helpd them to con their customers into thinking they're getting quality. I'll stick with Aldi and Lidl - far less dishonest.

meer53

supermassive wrote: »

I think Lidl/Aldi are great if you're shopping and don't much care about your waistline, but as someone with a bit of a mental relationship with food/fatness, I'd rather avoid junk food and pre-prepared food, but that seems to be what the emphasis is in Lidl and Aldi.

For some reason, it's all about cheap versions of chocolate bars, wine, cake, pie, burgers etc etc etc. When it comes to trying to shop realistically for 2 people who are attempting to live very healthily, the range of choice in those places is very small.

You couldn't be further from the truth. I never buy ready meals/junk food or pies etc, i always cook from scratch and i do all my shopping in Aldi. The range of fresh food in Aldi is huge, meat fish, fruit and veg. For instance, tonights meal was home made pulled pork with carrots, sprouts, mange tout and roast sweet potatoes. All from Aldi. Followed by fresh fruit salad with natural yoghurt.

Have you actually been in an Aldi or Lidl store ?

Tabithabooboo

supermassive wrote: »

I think Lidl/Aldi are great if you're shopping and don't much care about your waistline, but as someone with a bit of a mental relationship with food/fatness, I'd rather avoid junk food and pre-prepared food, but that seems to be what the emphasis is in Lidl and Aldi.

For some reason, it's all about cheap versions of chocolate bars, wine, cake, pie, burgers etc etc etc. When it comes to trying to shop realistically for 2 people who are attempting to live very healthily, the range of choice in those places is very small.

Quite the opposite Supermassive! I cook healthy recipes for my family of four from scratch, all homemade and all ingredients from Aldi....not sure on what your opinion is base on but I think that it is likely to offend a large number of people!!

sharond101

supermassive wrote: »

I think Lidl/Aldi are great if you're shopping and don't much care about your waistline, but as someone with a bit of a mental relationship with food/fatness, I'd rather avoid junk food and pre-prepared food, but that seems to be what the emphasis is in Lidl and Aldi.

For some reason, it's all about cheap versions of chocolate bars, wine, cake, pie, burgers etc etc etc. When it comes to trying to shop realistically for 2 people who are attempting to live very healthily, the range of choice in those places is very small.

Totally disagree. We get our entire weekly shop and eat healthily cooking from scratch everyday. They have a wide range of fresh fruits and vegetables, pulses, starches, meats and fish. They also have, as do the other supermarkets, chocolate, wine, cake, pie and burgers.