The Costco Splurge That Gets My Kids to Eat Veggies at Lunch — Shopping

While I may have a penchant for expensive trash cans and premium dishwashing gloves, I am generally a frugal shopper. Especially after we did our series on grocery budgeting last fall, I've been extra-conscious about comparison-shopping, right-sizing my purchases, and changing the menu as necessary to stay within budget.

Where things start to get tricky? Packing lunch for my kids. Many of the pre-packaged items are more expensive than the bulk ones, and most of the stuff my kids actually like is not particularly healthy. And often, if I buy too much of one thing, their preferences change before we get through it.

There is one pre-packaged snack I'm willing to splurge on, though: Kirkland Signature Organic Roasted Seaweed Snack ($8.79 for 10, 0.6-ounce packs).

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