Food Experiment: My Trip to Whole Foods with Coupons

Posted on | August 15, 2009 | No Comments

I’ll confess, I typically only shop at Whole Foods a few times a year when I have been on the run and feel like picking up some fresh premade food for dinner. As far as shopping the actual aisles, I was unsure of what I would find in terms of cost.

Before heading out the door to Whole Foods, I did some research for coupons. I found a few websites that house printable coupons for natural and organic products, such as healthsavers.com, mambosprouts.com, and a great article on about.com. I also did a search on the grocery coupon database on couponmom.com for natural and organic coupons. The following is what I found:

  • Eggland’s Best Cage-free/Organic: Smart Source 5/03 and 6/28, $0.50 off
  • Smucker’s Natural Peanut Butter: Red Plum 5/03, $1.00
  • Terra Chips: Smart Source 5/03 and 6/07, $1.00
  • Mahatma Rice: Red Plum 4/26, $0.75/2
  • Blue Diamond Almonds: Smart Source 5/17, $0.50
  • Boca Meatless Product: Smart Source 6/7, $1.00/2
  • Nature Valley Granola Bars: Smart Source 5/31, $0.75/2
  • Silk Soymilk: Smart Source, 6/14, $1.25/2 half gallons
  • Brown Cow Farm Yogurt coupons
  • Organic Valley Dairy/Egg coupons
  • Kashi coupons

I was pleasantly surprised with the amount of manufacturer coupons scattered throughout the store. Perhaps this is due to the economy, or maybe Whole Foods always attaches manufacturer coupons to products throughout the store.

In total, I spent $113.30, with coupon savings of $8.00. All of the products I purchased were HFCS-free, fresh, and most were organic. I also spent $23 at Froberg’s for fruits and vegetables. The groceries that I purchased will last me for the next two weeks.

Whole Foods Scan

This is significantly more than I normally spend on groceries. For my next shopping trip, I will be going to Wal-mart and attempting to buy HFCS-free, fresh, and natural/organic. I am hoping for a lower cost. Let’s see what I find!

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