- Hey, everyone.
Welcome to another episode of The Rachel Cruze Show.
This is a place where we love Aldi.
Mmm hmm, okay this is not sponsored.
We are not paid by Aldi.
Aldi, if you want, we can talk about it for sure.
But I really want to talk about Aldi specifically
because it's where a lot of you guys
save so much money on your grocery budget.
And I know the grocery budget is a pain for so many people.
Like when we talk about budgeting,
it's the one category people are like,
I overspent on the grocery budget.
I'm like I know, I know.
And some ways to avoid that,
one of the ways, is where you shop.
So, I want you to get great food that tastes great.
I don't want you to go too cheap, right?
But to say, okay, let's get some food
that we actually are paying less for
but it tastes really similar
to everything else that I'm buying at other grocery stores.
So, we're gonna do a really fun taste test,
a blind taste test for me,
where we're going to compare some Aldi food
versus some brand-name food.
All right, first up
is gluten-free rosemary and olive oil crackers from Aldi
versus gluten-free Simple Mills
rosemary and sea salt crackers.
So, I don't even want to look at them
cause I might recognize it.
So I'm like okay,
I'm just gonna...
Good crunch, good flavor, lots of salt,
the rosemary comes after, delicious.
Okay I like this one already
because I can see like the seasoning
on the outside,
which I like that.
Okay, mmm, wow, that's a lot of seasoning
in a great way though.
Man, okay, I'm gonna cheat here
but I'm gonna say texture,
I like that better,
but the flavor, I like this better.
Am I allowed to do that?
Is that part of the game
or do I have to say which one I like better?
- [Producer] Which one you like better.
- Which one I like better.
This one just because it feels a little healthier.
This flavor's so good though.
I'm gonna go here.
- [Producer] The left is Aldi.
- This is Aldi?
- [Producer] No, the other one.
- Oh opposite, opposite, oh mine, mine.
Okay, they were close.
So this one was Aldi,
yeah okay, okay, fair.
All right, up next,
we have hazelnut spread versus Nutella.
Thank you, Lindsay.
Oh man.
I'm not like a huge chocolate fan.
I'd rather eat those crackers, but we can do this, okay.
Mmm, pretty good.
I feel like I need to drink water in between.
They literally taste the same though.
Shoot, I'm gonna go left.
I'm gonna go this one.
- Aldi. - Aldi, oh.
Well done, Aldi, well done.
That's impressive.
They like literally taste the exact same.
All right, next up
is Clancy's Big Dippers Tortilla Chips, Aldi,
versus Tostitos Scoops
with a little bit of salsa.
- [Producer] And the salsas are Aldi or name brand too.
- Okay, okay.
Chips and salsa, this is where I can.
I'm a chip connoisseur
so I already now by looking at them
so that's unfair.
But I'm gonna go by taste.
I actually like the chips better
but I know already that these are Tostitos
because I eat tons of tortilla chips so I know.
But I like this one better.
It's actually little bit more salty.
This actually was a better chip.
So I like the chip better here.
And these are Aldi, right? - They're Aldi.
- I do like those better.
And then salsa,
this had a little bit more complexity, if you will,
in the salsa.
But this tastes just like store salsa,
like it's great.
Okay up next, we have Aldi's Swiss rolls
versus a Little Debbie Swiss Rolls.
Oh wow.
Exact same thing.
I mean the packaging,
literally the same thing.
I've been eating this stuff since I was like a child.
Mmm.
It's rich, man.
Okay, that was good.
I got to rethink what I just experienced.
Okay, okay, okay.
I mean they're literally the same thing.
I have no idea.
They literally taste like the exact same thing.
I'm gonna say this one maybe.
- [Producer] That one is the name brand.
- This is name brand, this is Aldi?
- Yes. - Mmm hmm.
I mean I just like flipped a quarter in my head.
I can't tell the difference.
There you go, guys, that tastes the same.
Okay up next, Toaster Tarts, Aldi, versus Pop-Tarts.
Yeah this is like the Cruze kids.
It's so bad.
I'm such a bad mom at breakfast sometimes.
I'm like just eat a Pop-Tart, you're fine,
it's all gonna be okay.
Okay.
Great.
Oh, I want to compare the inside.
Okay, okay, okay.
So you see a little difference on the inside.
We got a more muted red if you will.
This is like bright, bright red.
I swear they literally are the same thing.
I'm gonna go this one.
- [Producer] That's Aldi.
- Aldi!
Well done, Aldi, well done.
All right next up is Aldi apple juice
versus Mott's apple juice.
Thank you.
It's like a wine tasting.
I'm getting notes of apple.
I make myself laugh. That's pretty sad.
Okay, here we go.
Okay, that's good.
That one is sweeter almost.
Yeah gosh, I mean they're both good.
I mean, I think I would maybe go here
cause I'm not like big into like a ton of sweet,
like this one's more sweet.
So I'd say this one.
- [Producer] That's the name brand.
- Name brand, Mott's apple juice, okay.
But this one literally is apple juice.
It's the same thing.
All right, last but not least,
we got Aldi Diet Coke versus Coca-Cola Diet Coke.
Now you know what I would be able to tell the difference?
Pepsi and Coke.
I can always tell the difference.
Okay.
Nothing like a room temperature Coca-Cola.
Okay.
That one feels a little bit watery or something.
I might say this one.
- [Producer] That one's Aldi.
- This one's Aldi?
(gasps) Wow, very impressed, Aldi, very impressed.
Unbelievable.
That was fun, that was good.
- [Producer] Here's the receipts.
- Oh.
All those snacks,
if you bought them at a normal grocery store, you could say,
versus Aldi,
if you bought them at Aldi, you'd save $16.
You guys, that impacts your budget insane.
That's just the snacks that we just ate there.
Like Aldi, well done.
So yeah, if you guys need to cut the grocery budget,
go to Aldi.
Again, not sponsored, not sponsored,
but a great place
and a place that a lot of you guys go to get your groceries
because you're getting the same taste basically
which is wonderful for such a less price.
And in my research,
I found some specific groceries
that are almost always cheaper at Aldi
and people agree they're actually better at Aldi.
So spices, baking supplies, frozen veggies,
fresh produce, gluten-free and organic items,
they have tons of this,
wine, chocolate, canned broth, salad dressing, cheese,
virtually any dairy item,
and of course canned goods, which are as low as 65 cents.
I mean, great place to save money, y'all. I'm serious.
And Aldi's meat specials,
they always run on Wednesdays
and they run out really fast,
but it's a great place to get better cuts of meat
crazy cheap, it's awesome.
All right, hope you all enjoyed this
and again, Aldi not sponsoring
but a great way to impact your grocery bill
because we all need it.
And I hope this helps you take control of your money
and create a life you love.
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