£12 VEGAN WEEKLY BUDGET GROCERY SHOP AT ALDI 💰

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chapters:
00:00 intro
00:44 food shop
12:44 grocery haul

[KiraHelenRose]

Every time I watch your food shopping videos I realize how much more food costs in the states. Even when you’ve done organic food shops, it’s been vastly cheaper there than it is here. It seems like we pay twice as much over here. Though it also varies state to state.

[beec]

Here’s an idea for paying for the essentials such as oil. When your shopping comes under the amount you budgeted, you save the remainder, which in your shopping today was 35p, and use it when you’ve accumulated enough to purchase the essentials.

[maddykatemakes]

Lmao the woman’s face at like 4:43! She’s just like what are you doing? Hahaha Thanks for the tips and tricks Maddie !

[robingill]

Great to do a cost of living update.
Aldi stopped selling dried lentils. They used to but I've not seen for months.
Aldi have never sold tofu - but Lidl have recently started selling a massive block of organic tofu for £1.99! (It's in the bit with the hummus, plant burgers etc)

[rachelleforbes]

I love seeing grocery hauls from other countries. Groceries in the UK seem much cheaper than in New Zealand. For example one aubergine is often $5-$6 (nzd) a cucumber $4 and in the winter tomatoes were $19 per kg.

[TheAct]

I have seen so many people recently saying that M&S is actually quite affordable with some of their basic ranges so would be really curious to see a video there! Looking forward to seeing the next instalment when you cook up all the food you just bought :)

[sydneyvank]

*Cries in Canadian*. My partner and I do a very similar food shop every week. Usually we get some sparkling water and maybe a few more snacks. It costs us around $100.

Being French but having lived in the UK and Rep of Ireland for years, I am always amazed by the vegan options in grocery stores there. We really don't have that in France or not as much, you guys are so lucky

[saraberthier]

Gosh I just read so many comments about the costs of living and it is so scary!
That being said, thank you Maddie for keeping it real and doing these kinds of videos. I’ve been finding it hard to watch other influencer’s videos that do hauls or shopping as if nothing is going on? I’m not judging them I’m sure we don’t always get the full picture but I do like that you actually address these things and remain creative and share your journey with us. It’s super helpful and down to earth! I do love the fun content though but I just wanted to say thank you for always keeping it balanced for your different audiences ❤

[ShakespearesLanguage]

Cost of living has gotten out of control in Boston - I was in Target the other day and it was $2.29 for a SINGLE apple (approx 1.95 in pounds sterling!) - I can't wait to get home to get as much produce in my system as poss!!

[bangturden]

another tip:
when comparing prices don't only compare price per kilo but also price per 100 calories for goods that aren't the same.

for example when deciding between pasta or rice.

[amandajames]

Thank you so much for bringing the series back! I hope you do Lidl next because that is the shop I buy most of my groceries from. I life in Germany and some of the things you have in the UK aren’t available over here. And your cooking is different from ours. But your videos give a lot of ideas. Thank you!

[eleanorfallows]

Never found tofu at Aldi unfortunately and they seemed to have stopped selling both dry green and red lentils. I don’t think they usually sell bread flour either - often do have it on the specials aisle but very difficult to plan for! Love these videos - looking forward to seeing what you cook this week!

[sebastianbowers]

try repotting herbs in multiple containers, some don’t like being cramped in the nursery pot. you can root some herbs in water by taking a cutting, if you need more

[JessRose]

Also you can regrow spring onions, just pop the root in a jar of water and it'll regrow for a long time if you change the water every week or so ☺

[MollyMalone]

I think Aldi UK is even cheaper than in Germany! Can't get over the lady judging you in the background when you interrogated the tomatoes LOL. Great video, also loved the follow-up video with the recipes!

[tinkgaskarth]

Homemade Burmese tofu has been my solution so far to the lack of tofu sold in Aldi! It's worked wonderfully! :)

[KB-qyps]

This is really great, some great advice! I have a tip though, as a baker I can tell you that buying the cheapest carb options (pasta, bread, noodles, etc) they have used the worst quality flour to make those products, hence why they can sell them so cheaply. It's a far greater option to buy a bag of decent quality flour (maybe £2-£3, not wholegrain unless you know what you're doing with it) that will last a couple of weeks and can be used to make these things in batches. ALDI and Lidl notoriously use low quality ingredients for anything that isn't fresh produce, so I try to make it myself whenever I can!

[rebekah]

I'm actually SHOCKED at the prices of these things! It seems so much more affordable than here in the US. I don't have an Aldi anywhere near me at all but I've NEVER seen a store sell "WONKY" vegs either! I think that awesome and I'd go for these all the time if the price was right!
I really enjoyed this video! Getting to see the selection and cost of things was very eye opening!
Thanks for sharing!

[carlab]

New subscriber from the USA. Amazed at the difference in food prices but a reminder that I need to check out my local ALDIs to compare prices to the other stores we go to! You really got so much at a great price!