- Aldi’s January finds are mostly focused on New Year’s resolutions and Valentine’s Day.
- Food items range from meatless “chicken” nuggets to heart-shaped pastas and chocolate truffles.
- The budget retailer is also selling bags of frozen fruit and pizza topped with macaroni and cheese for under $5.
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Aldi is ringing in 2020 with a wide variety of goodies hitting its shelves all month long.
This month, the popular grocery chain is selling just about everything from protein-heavy snacks to plenty of heart-shaped cheesy goodies.
Here are some of the best things to buy at Aldi this month for under $5.
Simply Nature Root Vegetable Fries are an alternative to traditional potato French fries.
These root-vegetable fries are a fun choice for a side dish and for $2.99 they are easy on the wallet, too.
Fremont Fish Market Shrimp or Salmon Power Bites make for a great protein choice for quick lunches.
These seafood bites offer a boost of protein and are so easy to pack for lunches.
For $4.99, you get a 6-ounce package of 12 power bites, which have 10 to 12 grams of protein per serving.
Season's Choice Wellness Blend makes smoothie prep a breeze.
This 1-pound, $2.99 bag of frozen pineapple, peaches, pears, and blueberries adds plenty of sweetness and vitamin C to smoothies. Plus, you can skip all of the prep work.
Toss Simply Nature Organic Coconut Bars in your lunch bag for an easy snack.
If you tend to require a midday pick-me-up, these coconut bars make for a great snack.
A box of these organic, gluten-free bars is $3.99.
Swap potato chips for Simply Nature Barbecue, Salt and Vinegar, or Sea Salt Quinoa Chips.
If you want to kick the habit of munching standard potato chips, Aldi's new quinoa chips come in classic, beloved flavors like barbecue, salt and vinegar, and sea salt to help you satisfy cravings.
Each bag is just $2.19.
Celebrate Meatless Mondays with Earth Grown Meatless Ground Plant Protein.
As meatless diets take the world by storm, Aldi is making the trend even more accessible with its new plant-based ground protein, similar to ground beef, for only $3.99 per package.
Pizza night gets an upgrade with Mama Cozzi's Roasted Vegetable Cauliflower Crust Pizza.
Whether you haven't tried cauliflower-crust pizza yet or you are a superfan, now is the time to stock up with Aldi's variety selling for $4.99 per pie.
Swap fast food for Earth Grown Chickenless Nuggets.
The new Earth Grown label by Aldi is making it quite affordable to lean into a more plant-based diet.
Each box is $3.29.
You can enjoy vegetarian breakfasts, too, with Earth Grown Meatless Breakfast Patties or Links.
You can even enjoy a plant-forward breakfast, thanks to Aldi's new meatless breakfast patties and links, a replacement for sausage that can be served alone, with biscuits and gravy, or on a breakfast sandwich.
A box of these meatless patties or links is $3.49.
Pair the root-vegetable fries with Earth Grown Buffalo or BBQ Chickenless Patties.
You can replace nearly every type of meat at home this year.
These buffalo or barbecue patties are a great companion to a salad and the root-vegetable fries. A box of chickenless patties is $3.49.
Snack on Simply Nature Sea Salt or Nacho Cauliflower Tortilla Chips while you watch the end-of-season football games.
As football season comes to a close, you can go all-out at your watch parties with these cauliflower tortilla chips, with sea salt or nacho flavor.
They are an ideal vehicle for just about any dip - and each bag of chips is $2.99.
Cauliflower strikes again in these Park Street Deli Buffalo-Style or Roasted Chile and Pepper Jack Cauliflower Dips.
This month, Aldi is also releasing cauliflower dips in delicious flavors like buffalo and roasted chile with pepper jack.
Each tub of dip is just $3.49, and you can even pair these with the cauliflower tortilla chips.
Simply Nature Organic Chicken Sausages can make for a great dinner.
These chicken sausages are delicious for breakfast, lunch, or dinner with flavors including pesto or tomato, basil, and mozzarella.
Each package includes five sausages for $4.89.
The Mama Cozzi's Pizza Kitchen Buffalo Chicken or Philly Cheese Steak Deli Calzones are a unique grocery-store find.
Calzones aren't always available in grocery stores, so if you see these buffalo-chicken and Philly cheesesteak calzones at Aldi, you might want to snatch them up before they are gone.
Each calzone is $2.19 - much cheaper than ordering in for dinner.
Get ready to wine and dine with the Emporium Selection Valentine's Day Cheese Assortment.
Aldi is well-known for its fun and often festive cheese selection.
And, just in time for Valentine's Day, the grocery chain is launching themed cheeses.
Each heart-shaped block is $3.99 and comes in lovely flavors like Wensleydale cheese with gin and rhubarb, Wensleydale cheese with white chocolate and raspberries, or mature cheddar if you prefer the classics.
You can't go wrong with Mama Cozzi's Pizza Kitchen Mac & Cheese Thin Crust Pizza.
Whether you are feeding a crowd or enjoying it all to yourself, this macaroni-and-cheese-covered pizza is sure to be a hit.
The entire pizza is just $3.89, so you might even want to grab a few to keep in the freezer.
Specially Selected Chocolate Truffle Hearts are a cute Valentine's Day gift.
Aldi is releasing chocolate truffle hearts starting January 29, so be sure to grab some either for your significant other or yourself to enjoy on Valentine's Day.
Each package is $3.49.
Do Valentine's Day dinner at home with the heart-shaped pasta.
Valentine's Day falls on a Friday this year, so restaurants are sure to be packed with people on dates.
Making a home-cooked meal for your sweetie on this special night is a thoughtful date idea, and it is even more romantic when you make this heart-shaped pasta.
The entire bag is only $1.99.
Or you can whip up this heart-shaped pizza for two.
At just $4.99 this pizza for two is an affordable and adorable meal for just about anyone.
You can mix some of your favorite flavors with Clancy's pickle-flavored popcorn.
A bag retails for just $1.69 and it comes topped with pickle-flavored seasonings.
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