7 Affordable Kirkland Foods at Costco To Get You Ready for Back-to-School Season
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Brooke Barley
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Your kids might already be back at school or are getting ready to go back, which means they’ll need snacks and lunch fixings. But you don’t have to break your budget getting them. Costco offers great deals in bulk that can make it easier and more cost-effective to get your kids’ favorite foods.
Here are some affordable Kirkland foods from Costco that kids will eat up.
Snacking Nuts Variety Pack
- Price: $19.49
Nuts make a nutritious snack, and this pack from Costco offers 10 bags of peanuts, 10 bags of almonds and 10 bags of cashews in perfectly sized packages for a lunch box. The nuts are kosher and offer between 8 and 12 grams of protein a bag. Many reviewers recommended keeping a few bags in the car for when snack attacks strike.
Trail Mix
- Price: $15.99
Who doesn’t love trail mix? Kirkland’s mix includes peanuts, chocolate M&M’s, peanut M&M’s, raisins, almonds and cashews. This package of trail mix contains four pounds that will last you months of school lunches and weekend snacks.
Organic Peanut Butter
- Price: $11.69
Get two 28-ounce jars of creamy organic peanut butter for under $12. You’ll be set for peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, ants on a log, and the occasional peanut butter and Oreo combo. One five-star review reads, “Great taste and value with healthy ingredients.”
Nut Bars
- Price: $17.99
Each of the 30 nut bars in this package contains almonds, cashews and pecans with a sweet drizzle of cocoa and sea salt. The bars are gluten-free, contain no artificial flavors and contain 5 grams of protein apiece. They’re also considered an excellent source of fiber.
Apple Juice
- Price: $13.99
Get two gallon jugs of fresh pressed apple juice from U.S. grown apples for about $7 each. A five-star review from a member reads, “This apple juice is better tasting than all other brands I have tried and the cost is low compared to other brands.”
Organic Lemonade
- Price: $7.59
This is a pack of two for less than $8. Each bottle of lemonade contains 96 fluid ounces and is made with 18% juice. Customers praise that it has just the right amount of tartness in the taste, and many say it’s the best lemonade they’ve ever tasted.
Sweetened Dried Mangoes
- Price: $11.29
For a tasty snack that’s healthy too, pick up this 35-ounce package of dried mangoes. These are made in Cambodia and are fat-free. A five-star review reads, “I found the fruit to be wonderfully flavored, nicely chewy, and more than met my criteria for purchase.”
Editor’s note: Pricing and availability may vary depending on location.
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