ALDI Finds for the week of 4/12/23 include plant based foods, protein French toast sticks, Chindi rugs, compost bins, and more. Check out this week’s picks below, and let me know what you want to Find!
April is Earth month, so ALDI and other stores often feature plant-based and other Earth-friendly products. Dairy free, vegan, and vegetarian folks, rejoice: This week’s ad sports a number of plant-based foods. Let’s start our journey over in the freezer section with these Sundae Shoppe non-dairy cashewmilk frozen desserts. A pint of this ice cream alternative will run you $3.49, and you can choose from chocolate brownie, double caramel, or peanut butter chocolate chip.
If you prefer oat-based frozen dairy desserts, look for Earth Grown Vegan non-dairy chocolate chip or chocolate cookie sandwiches, $4.29 a box.
Also in the frozen section, a whole Belmont plant based vegan chocolate or banana cake is $7.99 this week.
And while you’re over there, why not take a minute to look beyond desserts: A 10 oz pack of vegan Earth Grown chickenless fries is priced at $3.99.
Or, you can take a look at these Season’s Choice harvest grain bowls. Each meat free bowl is 10 oz, costs $2.99, and is available in Southwest or Italian varieties.
Moving over to the pantry section, we have boxes of Elevation plant based protein bars. These will run you $7.99 per 5 ct package, and it looks like they all contain 13g protein.
In that same section: Specially Selected cauliflower or chickpea gnocchi is $2.99 per 14.11 oz package.
Lastly, over in the deli/refrigerated section, 8 oz packs of Earth Grown BBQ or sesame ginger tofu cubes are up to $3.59 this time.
Both advertised and unadvertised ALDI prices can vary by store and by region. Here are more top ALDI Finds for the week of 4/12/23. You may also Find some on 4/9/23 (or, 4/10, because Easter) in Sunday ad markets — or if your store tends to put products out early.
ALDI Finds week of 4/12/23
Beyond plant-based foods this week, here are
- Twelve more Food Finds
- Thirty-eight new non-Food Finds,
- A few new organic foods, and
- A couple new random seasonal Finds
Read on for more info and pix.
What are you looking forward to picking up from this latest ad? Me, I’m eyeing some of the gardening items…
Twelve new ALDI food Finds
Beyond specifically plant-based products, let’s talk about the rest of this week’s ALDI food Finds. These include:
- Simply Nature flourless bread, $4.99
- Benton’s Upcycled cookies, $2.99
- Clancy’s original or cheddar & sour cream rippled baked potato crisps, $2.95
- Turkey Creek dill pickle or chili lime pork rinds, $1.69
- Grillo’s dill or hot dill thickles 25 oz, $5.99
- Breakfast Best protein cinnamon French toast sticks, $4.49
- Bremer 32 oz frozen pasta (pesto pasta shells or 4-cheese fettuccine), $4.99
- Cattlemen’s Ranch homestyle or Texas BBQ meatloaf, $8.49
- Fremont Fish Market extra jumbo EZ peel raw shrimp 32 oz, $14.99
- Mama Cozzi’s Tuscan chicken or Mediterranean flatbread pizza, $5.49
- Family pack thin-sliced boneless pork chops, $3.29/lb
- Stonemill flavored pink salt, $3.99
It’s a pretty short ad this week, food-wise — hopefully next week’s will have more.
For your snacking pleasure, we do have these baked potato crisps with 75% less fat than their original potato chips.
On the heat-and-eat front — I’ve never tried these frozen pastas, but they look even quicker and easier than boiling your own, I guess.
Or pick up a little frozen meatloaf to have dinner ready to heat & go.
Pizza, of course, is always an option! And this Mediterranean flatbread looks pretty good.
What also looks pretty good? Yes, a BIG bag of BIG shrimp. Yum.
Organic food Finds
Some of the plant-based Finds this week are also organic; see those listed with the vegetarian and vegan Finds above. More organic Finds of food & drink this week include:
- 20 ct Simply Nature fair trade organic tea blends, $3.99
- Barnana organic plantain chips (lime or pink salt), $2.98
- LesserEvil Himalayan gold or “no cheese” cheesiness organic popcorn, $2.98
- Simply Nature organic pesto (Genovese or rosso), $2.99
The organic teas are available in mango pineapple, hibiscus berry, or ginger peach flavors.
At $2.99, the organic pesto is fairly close in price to the conventional they regularly carry (at $2.29 for the same 6.7 oz size).
Thirty-eight ALDI non-food Finds
Now, let’s talk about the rest of the fun in this week’s ad! Non-food products do not include the adorable cat pictured above… but, the rug she’s lying on is a prime example of the Chindi rugs featured this week. Choose 30″x46″ for $9.99, or 48″x66″ for $14.99. (And for more on miss Bad Kitty Lucy and her friends, you can follow their irregular Caturday adventures here.)
We also have a number of other non-food Finds this week, such as:
- Huntington Home 6’x9′ Earthkind indoor/outdoor rug, $19.99
- Huntington Home rubber gate coir mat, $9.99
- Crofton 2-pack bamboo food storage, $8.99
- Crofton ceramic nonstick pans, $16.99
- Crofton countertop compost bin, $16.99
- Crofton reusable straws, $4.99
- Crofton salad bowl with utensils, $14.99
- Huntington Home hanging planter candle, $8.99
- Belavi 12″ self-watering planter, $4.99
- Belavi 9′ aluminum umbrella, $39.99
- Belavi folding recliner, $39.99
- Belavi folding rocker, $49.99
- Belavi outdoor gas fire pit, $149.99
- Belavi plant stand, $14.99
- Belavi stacking outdoor side table, $14.99
- Belavi urn planter, $24.99
- Belavi whiskey barrel planter, $12.99
- Belavi wooden raised planter, $49.99
- Gardenline 4 pack plant supports, $4.99
- Gardenline 4-tier or drop-over greenhouse, $24.99
- Gardenline 800-watt portable outdoor heater, $69.99
- Gardenline garden soil, $3.49
- Gardenline heavy-duty kink control garden hose, $19.99
- Gardenline interlocking garden edging, $6.99
- Gardenline pro series hose nozzle attachment, $8.99
- Gardenline thermometer or rain gauge, $6.99
- Gardenline touchscreen gardening gloves, $5.99
- Gardenline tumbling composter, $49.99
- Gardenline ladies’ garden boots, $12.99
- Recycled material flats (Lily & Dan children’s or Serra ladies’), $9.99
- Serra ladies’ 3-pack bamboo underwear, $7.99
- Serra ladies’ bamboo joggers, $14.99
- Serra ladies’ sustainable material bralette, $7.99
- Serra mini pocket umbrella, $6.99
- Green Toys eco-friendly toddler truck, $9.99
- Wild Republic eco-friendly plush, $7.99
- Crofton reusable produce or market bags, $4.99
- Crofton reusable sandwich or snack bags, $4.99
Basically, gardening and Earth month products this week. I actually have a different design of the recycled flats from last year, and they are soooo comfortable — hopefully they’ll be the same this year, although I don’t like the designs as well.
Speaking of Earth Month: If you’re tired of going through endless baggies for school lunches (and your kids are good about not throwing away reusable containers…), you might want to check out the reusable snack and sandwich bags this week.
Continuing our Earth Day theme, composters are back. If you’re wondering what these look like and their capacity, my store finally put these out — pictured above.
More to support your gardening efforts — this is a decent price for a wooden raised planter!
And this is a decent price for garden soil, too, so stock up while available.
Seasonal food Finds
I only saw a couple of new seasonal products at my local ALDI this week, but thought I’d share that Benton sugar cones are back! It must be getting close to summer… but, anyway, these are up to $1.85 this year. Speaking of summer, look also for Simply Nature organic lemonades: $3.19 per bottle.
What’s Up with ALDI Finds
What’s up with ALDI Finds? These are limited time special buy items, and are available in stores only while supplies last. If you spot something you like, be sure to pick it up while you can. See also: What is the ALDI Aisle of Shame?
Be sure to visit the ALDI Finds product delays page before popping over to the store for new Finds. Because of ongoing shipping delays and materials shortages affecting ALDI (and everyone else), some advertised products may not be available in all locations.
Finding the Finds
Where do you Find all of this week’s special buys?
- Check out the “ALDI Finds” and current weekly ad tabs (or mobile menu choices) on the ALDI site to window shop from home.
Products mentioned in this post were either spotted in store or are from the ad starting 4/9/23 in Sunday ad markets, 4/12/23 in Wednesday ad markets.
