 Hey friends good morning welcome back to my channel. So today we are up and early I just got done getting ready, and I'm going to be taking you all with me bulk food shopping This has been a very highly requested video, and I wanted to show you kind of how I go about it So we actually live in central, Pennsylvania, and in our area. We have a lot of bulk food stores I think Pennsylvania is kind of known for that just because of the Amish and Mennonite that live here, which I also have a Mennonite background as well So I grew up being going to bulk food stores and being very used to shopping in this way I know a lot of people order from Azure standard. That's a ordering company that you can order bulk foods through But I have found that this is a little bit more budget friendly for me and a lot of these bulk food stores also Are overstock stores, so they are stores that will purchase things that are overstocked and Sell them at a discount price and since they do that very regularly There are a few stores that I actually like to stop into frequently just to see what they got in What's a good deal? So that's kind of part of the treasure hunt in the midst of bulk food shopping So I'm going with my sister Sarah today We are hoping to hit up about three or four different stores and possibly even land at a Farmers market. We're not sure depends on how the kids are and how all of that goes Because we are taking them with us We've done this before and I'm also excited to take you guys along with me as well. We have been up and at it I actually have been drinking some green tea Just been on a kick lately where I make a court the night before and I ice it and I drink it the next Morning, so let's go jump in the car and get going store number one is a really a big store They actually carry a huge amount of bulk food Compared to some of the other stores that we're going to be going to and as we were walking in they had some Flowers and a few gardening things as spring has arrived here in Pennsylvania and then they just had a few other produce items the first area of the store that we hit up Was the overstock area where they have a lot of discounted Foods and groceries a lot of things that are pre-packaged and stuff like that I often don't buy too much in these areas just because I don't buy a lot of pre-made snacks and things like that But as you can see they had some pink Himalayan salt and then here they had 50 pound bags of Pastry flour for $6.99. I that's just a crazy good deal I am not familiar with using pastry flour So I passed that up for now But I may look into it if they have it for the next little while another thing that a lot of these big stores have is Bulk ice cream so if you're having a wedding or a large party You can get large buckets of ice cream for a really good deal And then this store also has a walk-in refrigerator area that has a lot of good deals I found a lot in here the last time we were here as well so they had butter and Croissants they actually had a few different types of butter. They had yogurt And just some cheeses and things like that Something that I would have snagged if I don't didn't already have a lot in my freezer was this bacon It was a very very good price and even the large packs of bacon per pound were an excellent deal So part of my bulk food shopping is when I find a very good deal of something particularly if I can freeze it I will buy it in bulk and stock up on it because you don't know when that price is gonna roll around again It's kind of like sale shopping But with these stores they just occasionally get different items in that are at a discount price Another thing with bulk food stores in our area is they also carry home canned goods So if you're someone that can't do a lot of canning yourself You could pick that up here and this store has a very large selection of bulk noodles You'll see in a few of the other stores that they have some but not Like this not in these really really large large bags where you could divide it out into the block bags Or just the portion sizes that you want they do have these bulk noodles already Portioned out as well. So if you don't want something that's in such a large bag You can get small bags of different styles and they have a lot of egg noodles Which is something that we use and enjoy a lot They also have beans and rice and other grains in bulk bags as well So this was an area that I was really interested in looking at and that is their flowers and sugars that come in 50 pound bags It was kind of on the hunt for a good bread flower So this is the flower that this specific store actually bakes their own breads with and I talked to one of the ladies there And she really recommended making my bread with this so I decided to go ahead and give it a try Something else with bulk food stores in our areas are known for is to have bulk Jell-O So this is just to make Jell-O salads and they have so many different flavors. This store also carries Bulk frozen fruit and vegetables So you can get big bags of whatever you may need to keep in the freezer and just pull out things for different recipes Something else that they carry is big bags of canning lids and I'm not sure what brand these are They aren't ball. I don't think but they did have some the arbol And they were a pretty good price for the amount that were in the bag Okay, so we're done in store one the girls are with Sarah and I thought I would go ahead and Tell you all that at the end of this video I'm gonna do a little haul and I'll also tell you how much they spent at each store But I thought as I'm going through the day I would give you two highlights from each store So the two things that were really highlighted to me out of the first store was I got a 50 pound bag of bread Flour which I've been wanting to use bread flour because I want to get into making bread probably on Mondays like every week Have a certain day and then the second thing is I bought butter and I was thinking it through and I think that I have not bought Butter in a year because at one point at one of these stores and actually might be the one that we're going to go to next I got a really good deal about a year ago And I bought at least 50 pounds of butter and put it in freezer plus I have a lot of canned butter as well I've talked about that before so they had a really good deal on butter and I've been using a lot lately So I decided you know what I'm gonna go ahead and replenish a little bit So I got 10 pounds of butter at 299 a pound which is great because right now our Walmart is somewhere around $5 a pound You might be able to get it a little closer to four depending so 299 is a great deal So let's go on to store number two. All right We are off to store number two and it's interesting because if you live in our area You know which stores are known for different things one great deal They had running at this store were these potatoes that were in 99 cents a bag And another thing this store is very good at is keeping local produce around So if there is something they can get their hands on that is local They will put that in their store, which I really really like and Then they also have big blocks of cheese You know if you buy this cheese in a bulk form the big big blocks There is a percentage off which is really cool and if you invest in a simple cheese slicer It's a great way to save money if you make a lot of sandwiches and just enjoy cheese or your family really enjoys cheese So often when it comes to lunch meat or cold cuts I will shop their sales because at 299 a pound is absolutely excellent And you'll see in the next store that we go to I also was able to get some ham at 299 a pound That's just almost unheard of and here is more jello And like I said, you'll see that in probably almost every store that we go to this day And this store also had a bunch of flavorings So if you like to bake that's is a place to be able to get a variety of flavorings that you may not find in other stores So this store bags out their flower. They did have a few 50 pound bags, but they do Divvy their flower out in the 25 pound bags Which is nice if you're not wanting to get an entire 50 pound bag of a certain type of flower All right girls, how are you doing you hanging in there? We've been doing about an hour in each store. So we're doing really good. We're actually pretty close on time So we got started on time. Everything's going really well So we are done with store number two. It was so packed so busy. It might be because it's getting closer to lunchtime And my two Favorites out of that store were probably I got a nice big bag of whole wheat flour Which I want to start a bucket of whole wheat flour In my food storage and what was your what was your favorite thing Kailia? We got a bunch of marshmallows a Bunch we got big ones and regular size ones and we got teeny tiny That's your favorite too since we're getting into campfire season and roasting marshmallows And I want to make some s'mores cookies too We got a bunch of marshmallows and they were a good price because the bags were mostly like 50 cents bag Which is great. You can't even get that at the dollar store Okay, so store number three is kind of the opposite of store number one store number one has a ton of bulk food and This store store number three. It has a lot of overstock items Versus bulk food, but I did find a few things like we were in need of popcorn And so we stocked up on some of that. I really like the white popcorn if you buy popcorn in bulk Or simply just like to buy popcorn that you make on the stove Like we do. Let me know what your favorite kind is in the comments below So here they have bags that are 50 pounds of sugar and flour and then different Amounts like you might be able to get a town pound bag or a five pound bag Instead of the really large ones and again here is the flavored gelatin Like I said, I think I have a clip from every store with the flavored gelatin and the children know what this is So this it's very exciting to them and above that they also had some bulk cocoa powder Which was great and then this is the store that has some of the better prices for deli in our area So it's a place where we like to stock up on cheese and things like that And this veggie farmers cheese is one of the girls favorites right now I've also found great produce deals at this store in the past I've been able to get Boxes of fresh green beans for just a couple of dollars and I could can them I keep my eye out on different things that they may get That's an overstock item that they have a lot of it And they just want to get rid of it another thing that I have found at this store has been specialty dairy alternatives things like almond milk and oat milk And dairy alternative creamers and things like that. All right. It is so windy. Hazely. How you doing? Are you hungry? You ready for some lunch? They are getting really hungry So we are now going to head to a farmers market and this farmers market actually does have some bulk food at it as well So I'm not sure what we'll end up getting this store was also extremely busy And I got a couple of things the two highlights for me probably where I stocked up on some popcorn for our long-term storage in our cellar and Then I also found some quest as a brand Peanut butter cups, which I really like and they were only 59 cents a piece which is really great for a pack And I'm gonna put them in my freezer when I get home So those were my two and we're gonna head off to the farmers market and get some lunch Okay so now we're making a pit stop at the farmers market and I have taken you all with me to the farmers market before Here on my channel, but for the girls and I this is one of our favorite outings It's just so fun and there's so much delicious food that we are just starting to get some of the produce vendors That really are stocking a lot since it is just beginning to be growing season in our area And so once it's in full boom in the middle of summer You can get so much local produce here and there is a small bulk food store in the market as well But obviously the food and the baked goods are one of the absolute highlights working at this market was one of my first jobs and One of the things that we always love to do and I did as a little girl was watch the people make pretzels A stop that is super fun for me The smells that come from this is there is a local coffee roaster in our area and you can get your coffee ground to the grind that you want and Also get the roast you want and it just smells so good when you stop by that vendor The girls favorite part of the market is the big candy shop that is there And they often convince me somehow to get them a little bit of candy All right. We are on to store number four and this store is a little closer to a normal grocery store in my opinion They often carry a lot of the same things. I can count on being able to get specific produce here you know things like Tomatoes and lettuce and they often have the same breads They don't fluctuate a whole lot and they just opened up their green house with all of the spring Flowers and the garden plants as well So it's a place where you can get tomato plants and things like that for your garden But their flower selection is absolutely Gorgeous this time of year and even with their dairy items. They generally carry the same Dairy items all the time. So if I'm there specifically for certain things I know I can count on swinging in there This is also a place that we like to get our meats from they have great steaks and I'm able to get I think they're 25 pound big pouches of ground beef We can get big cuts of meat for doing barbecues and things like that another thing that you can find at these bulk food stores is Often bulk Cereal I don't buy a lot of cereal just because we make granola, but it is an option So this is from the first place excluding the bag of flour I got Cory's gonna need to get that out of the trunk for me. It's just a big heavy bag So and I thought I had gotten 10 pounds of butter I guess I only grabbed eight unless I'm missing two other pounds somewhere But I'm really happy with that and I need to actually look at how much is left in my freezer I may end up going back and getting a bit more if you hear something running in the background my dryers running and Then I got some Gelatin I got some orange some strawberry and some peach Because I want to start making some jello salads with some of my canned fruit I have downstairs. This was such a great deal was 199 and this kind of goes along with the jello salad idea my mom always put Many marshmallows on top of jello salad. I shouldn't say always but she did at different times This was another great deal. I got three bags of these They're a dollar 29 and they're just kind of like blocks of cheddar So that worked out well and then after I grabbed this I wish I would have either gotten a bigger bag or gotten a couple of these because I realized how good of a price This was so this is 229 and I use this in granola and other things like that And then this was kind of a special purchase. This is not something I normally buy But I have a daughter that loves these and they were 229 And I think there is four or five cans in here, which is a very great deal for those I also forgot to mention I grabbed this jar of hot salsa because I know their salsa will be really good and Because I am out of hot salsa I only have like a very not spicy salsa that I made for the girls and Corey and I both like hot salsa So I just grabbed this I've been buying jars here and there until tomato season rolls around All right, this is what I picked up from the second store. So this is a big bag of whole wheat flour It's about 25 pounds and I have been wanting to make a two gallon bucket into a whole wheat flour bucket Um just because I want to start using whole wheat a little bit more in my baking Learning how to work with that. I also got some cornmeal That was something else that I don't really have any of right now to make like cornbread and things like that And then this is unsweetened coconut And it's something that I use in granola You're going to hear me say about the granola just because we don't generally buy cereal anymore And I just make my own granola with different things. So I got two different kinds of potatoes here I think I showed you all this sign. These were 99 cents a bag Which of course is an amazing deal for russet potatoes And they are a little on the smaller side and they do look like they need to be used up pretty soon So I'm probably going to shred these up and Make them into hash browns whether I freeze them or whatever I do with them I'm sure I'll share it with you or maybe I'll show it on instagram If you guys don't follow me on there I've been posting on there again a little here and there and then I also got two bags of just regular white potatoes for Mashed potatoes and baked potatoes and things like that And then I just got some zucchini for some zucchini noodles this week This was the turkey breast that was 2.99 a pound. So I got some of that chipped We needed some cream cheese their cream cheese is a really good price there And then here is more of the marshmallow craziness. So this was a dollar 61. I really want to make some s'mores Uh inspired cookies and I thought these would be fun for that And then just because we like to have a campfire a lot during the warmer months I like to keep marshmallows on hand to do s'mores So we got two bags of the regular these were 50 cents a bag And then um a bag of the jumbo they also had those this is all from the third store that we went to So here's the popcorn that I got um to stock up and I'll be transferring these to mylar bags Just because it helps to make sure they're actually sealed. I know that they're probably sealed pretty good in here But it's not an airtight System and so just having something or maybe even ziploc bags really they could go into just something That is sealed and then I got some coffee creamer powdered. I don't know if I've ever bought this before However, I have a recipe Um that I want to use that has this in it and so that's why I got it So it's a great deal for some ricotta cheese. It's 199 um I may use this in a recipe also And cori loves blue cheese and loves when I keep it on hand He'll just eat it out of the container or he'll put it on a burger That sort of thing and then these were the peanut butter cups I was talking about they're kind of a nice little protein boost They have 11 grams of protein in them and I really like them And then this is the place that I got a lot of my cold cuts We were totally out and cheeses will last me Um a good month. So I like to stock up on them I actually got some more cheese at the fourth place that I went to Um, but I just got some horseradish cheese some Uh hot pepper cheese and then this is something called vegetable farmers cheese. That's a whole pound right there And then this was 2 99 a pound And it was an applewood smoked ham And then this is a bologna that we really like to get and these are just the places to get cold cuts because Right now. I know one time I went to a regular grocery store to use their deli And I think it was almost $10 a pound for the turkey that I wanted So it's just crazy how much I can save doing that. All right So this is from the fourth place that we went to and these things are actually for a case of Chicken quarters that I'm picking up tomorrow To make chicken broth and shredded chicken. Both of those things will get canned Um, but I just needed the fresh produce to be able to do that So this is just some parsley, which I love putting into my broths And then some celery some onions I needed for that and then I got some fun flavors for our popcorn This is just kind of like seasoning. So this is a sauerkraut onion powder And this is a smoked cheddar powder Which will make delicious popcorn and then I got some of these chow mein noodles Just to do on top of salad that kind of thing and then something this store carries that we really like is a Dill cheese