I am not a member of Costco sadly 🙁 I really want to join! I am going to try my first Green Monstor this week – Do you REALLY not taste the spinach? I am kind of nervous! 🙂 haha Any good ideas for a first timer recipe?

I noticed a big change in my skin once I started drinking green juice in the am (Kale/spinach/celery/carrot/collards/green apple).

I used to shop at Sams but not anymore. We don’t have one close and convenient to us so its really not worth the drive anymore.

That sandwich looks awesome! I’m definitely going to have to look for that type of hummus.. yum. I used to have a costo membership and then it just became inconvenient to get there, but I moved back in November so there is now one right down the street from me, so I have to renew!

We buy a ton of stuff at Sam’s – mainly our meats, cheese, etc. Sometimes fruit, but it is occasionally garbage. I really want to get that flavor of hummus, it sounds amazing!

We don’t have a membership anywhere 🙁 But then again I can’t think of what I would buy; I’m too picky.

Damn that is a lot of spinach! How much was that bag?

We have just started taking advantage of Costco more. Some of our top Costco buys are: Mixed greens, Spinach, Turkey burgers, Amy’s bean and rice burritos, cheese, lunch meat, frozen fish, paper towels, dog food, cat liter. Love looking down at our Costco cart and seeing it stuffed to the brim with healthy food we got on the cheap!

We don’t really have wholesale stores in NYC, in fact even just going to Target is a big treat! At home, I used to buy things like pasta sauce and yogurt in bulk.

Um I LOVE Sam’s Club. I think I would like Costco more because my Sam’s Club doesn’t have as many healthy selections as your place does, but it’s still awesome. Everyone is always mystified as to why my boyfriend and I shop there when there is only two of us – but it’s smart! We buy big containers of spinach and romaine, large bundles of asparagus, clementines, carrots, milk, eggs, bread, cereal, household items. Tampons are SO much cheaper when bought in bulk, by the way.

what kind of blender do you use for your monster?

I love Costco so much! Unfortunately I don’t have one very close to me at all right now, but when I get out there I buy frozen fruit and veggies (SO much cheaper!), soymilk, some of the cheaper fresh stuff they have (like spinach and dates) and bulk nuts.
-K

we only go when my parents come to visit, since they have the membership. We just went this weekend and stocked up on tons of household stuff – paper towels, kleenex, sandwich bags, etc. and of course pb&j for the husband 🙂

yeah i’m in the “love Costco” camp too. I stopped buying frozen chicken there since I’m trying to go more organic, but we still buy eggs, lactose-free milk (when BF is on a smoothie kick we go through it fast) and things like bread, oats, vitamins, toilet paper, coffee, etc. We don’t go through the produce fast enough to buy stuff like that there, but we go at least twice a month. My tip for avoiding the crowds is to go after work (for us 9-to-5 kids, weekdays are the best if you can swing that!)…at 6 PM it’s usually not too bad

Omg Spinach and Artichoke hummus?!?!?! I will definitely be keeping an eye out for that one. Sounds so good.

That sandwich looks wonderful!

I buy fruit at Sam’s, as well as oats, coffee, water, etc. Toilet paper and other household items, as well.

Dog beds! :>
Dying to try that flavor of Sabra…when will my Costco get it!!!!!! YUM!!
We buy hummus, frozen veggies, bottled water, soda and granola bars (for hubby), bread, razors, goat cheese, milk, cheese, tp and paper towels and laundry detergent. Oh, and of course BEER for the husband. And socks. What don’t we buy there!
We do the same thing as you generally…hit Costco every few weeks and the grocery store about once a week.
Costco is generally our entertainment for the week…that probably makes us old and pathetic!! LOL
Courtney
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Ok… I’ve been tempted to try these, but before I drag my blender out of storage and go buy a bag of spinach… how do these taste? Am I going to gag at the first sip?? Do they actually taste good or is it something you just pinch your nose and drink because it’s good for you?

I only buy razor blades and water from bj’s. I’d love to buy in bulk from there but I live alone so it’s hard enough getting through the stuff I don’t buy in bulk! Sometimes I buy cereal from there! I once bought a giant bag of blue corn tortilla chips.. and they all went stale so I try not to buy things I can’t freeze in bulk.

Love Costco! I buy chicken, apples, carrots, milk (super cheap), trail mix, Zbars and Clif Bars, shampoo/conditioner, soup, hot cocoa…oh the list goes on and on. Everything is so tempting!

I just entered the sweepstakes and made sure to nominate you!!

I think i’m going to give these infamous green monsters a try this week.

Megan

We shop at CostCo weekly. I buy a lot of our produce at CostCo as well as basic staples link oatmeal and bread. I am very jealous that your CostCo has greek yogurt! I will have to make a request.

I love trips to Costco! We go there probably once a month and stock up on the necessities:

peanut butter
almond butter
veggie burgers
hummus
oats
nuts
dried fruit

My family has a costco membership and on top of many of the things you buy, we also get raw nuts (almonds and walnuts usually), some produce, and arnold’s sandwich thins! (we freeze some of them too). That place rocks!

While I never thought you had bad skin, I still cannot get over the difference in your before and after pictures!!! Just amazing! My skin breaks out a lot less since I have been drinking GM’s..I think it just balances my whole system out.

We shop a lot at Costco…we get a huge shop every 2 months (since it is not close to home)

Ooo, I have to find that new hummus flavor! Sabra is my fave hummus…
I have BJ’s, not Costco…I get lots of great stuff there. Their dairy is a lot cheaper than the supermarket, so I stock up on cheese. I also get wraps there, as well as Goldfish for my kiddies!

We just got our Costco membership last year, and love it! We originally got it, specifically to purchase a dog bed! We have a large dog, and dog beds at Costco are only 20 bucks, so even though we paid $50 to join and then $20 for the bed (equal to paying for JUST the dog bed at pet stores) we figured at least this $50 was going towards something else too.

We buy frozen chicken, butter, spinach, chicken sausages, chips, paper towels, toilet paper, and clif bars at Costco…and whatever other impulse buys I can talk my husband into. Like a gigantic bag of Pop chips!

I LOVE Costco. Even though I am single, I love to buy my Bran Buds (I go through 1 box a month at least), Kashi Go lean Crunch, Laughing Cow, Balderson cheddar portions, and some veg and fruit there. And there are cool things there that you can only get there. I bought some lovely bourbon vanilla sugar there the other week. I wish we got some of your flavors of Sabra hummus in Canada. I only ever see the red pepper one.
I also shop at Safeway and Sobeys.
I love grocery shopping:)

We buy canned goya beans, canned tomatoes, frozen veggies, spinach, ww pasta and cheese like manchego that I can’t get at the regular grocery.

I buy that exact same hummus at Costco, too. It’s seriously so good, addicting!

This post inspired me to go get some spinach from Sams, too… I had been making several trips to the grocery/week ever since drinking one GM/day! I bought 3 lbs of organic baby spinach for $4! Can’t beat that! They also had a multi pack of Chobani (12 yogurts) that I got.. yay! 🙂

I live by myself right now but I do still buy some stuff from either sam’s or costco.

Spinach and fresh fruit. I would love to buy greek yogurt in bulk because I go through it like crazy but my store does not have it. Do you think BJ’s would have greek yogurt?