I don’t know how so many people shop at Aldi’s. Might as well just go the Dollar General.
Hy-Vee's weirdest business decision yet?
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Have you been to Aldi in the past few years? It's much better than it used to be.
The one in Grimes is legit. Super nice store.
Some things at Aldi are great and much cheaper, but some are terrible and much cheaper, you just have to figure out which is which.
So while I agree with you that natural sugars won't kill you, too much of them is still a major problem with the standard american diet today. Almost everything people eat is chocked full of sugars whether highly processed or not. Not only are the amounts of sugar/carbohydrates terrible for a person but they also are not satiating and they are extremely addictive.
Why do you think fat is the issue? You sound like you have been educated on this topic but it is my understanding that insulin is released by your pancreas to control high blood glucose levels and in turn converts the glucose into fat stores. The continued bombardment of carbohydrates on the blood cells over years creates insulin resistance by the cells themselves. The insulin that the body produces quite literally cannot keep up with blood glucose levels and the glucose begins to be evacuated in the urine if left untreated. Which is T2 diabetes. When eating a low carbohydrate diet your metabolism is forced to burn ketones(fat) and not rely on the constant stream of carbohydrates to function. This allows for metabolic flexibility.
Very few people are proposing a zero carb lifestyle but merely low carb. The basis of our diets should be meat and vegetables. Add in fruits and other carbohydrates sparingly and you have a recipe for success.
I am genuinely curious why you think eating like humans ate for thousands of years is really the problem and not the cure?
Unless you're out hunting your own meat (and processing it yourself) and gathering fruits and vegetables you grew yourself or can find in close proximity to your residence, you're not eating "like humans ate for thousands of years." This BS propaganda doesn't belong in this thread, but also drives me nuts.
From a shopping experience I would say Aldi is more similar to Costo/Sams Club except it's not bulk items.
I went to the Aldi’s on Hickman and Alice’s Rd the last time I was in town. Felt like shopping at Super Valu in the 80’s but without the Shasta. And it was packed. And everything looked like it had been rummaged through like a garage sale. Didn’t even think the prices were that great.
If there was an Aldi within walking distance I would probably shop there for a quick stop but no ******* way am I going out of my way to go there.
Really strange hill, considering you don't pay anything for the cart. You get your quarter back when you return the cart.
What you think you live in Europe? Get in the F350 and drive there like a normal American.
**** that.
Need me to pay a goddam browsing fee to get in the door? Don't trust me enough with your precious cart.
Sell your ****, generic food to somebody else.
Bro can't afford to rent a cart at Aldi.
This seems like a lot of steps to let us know you leave your cart loose in the lot like a heathen.
I feel like you're getting irrationally upset over something you don't understand. It has nothing to do with you paying a "browsing fee" and is simply incentive to get people to bring their carts back inside. Aldi's is all about minimizing costs and if they don't need someone to go outside and gather carts during the day, not to mention the extra maintenance involved with carts sitting outside, then they can allocate those resources elsewhere.
Or it has nothing to do with the carts and you just irrationally hate Aldi's. Again, you do you.
Also curious as to whether this just speculation, but it can’t be great for them. They have to pay an employee to do my shopping, check me out, and bag my groceries; if I’m in the store, I’m responsible for all of those things.
After going all-in on eliminating employees and customer service, and remodeling stores with impulse-buy garbage, it is kind of funny to watch the whole thing (predictably) backfire.
Brian Ferentz shops there...he is looking for his quarter back.
