At What Minneapolis Grocery Store Can I Find Protein Powder? (St. Louis Park: salary, living)

[cielpur]

I'm surprised that you've only found it at the target in SLP. I've seen protein powders for sale in other targets, and I assume that the Mpls locations would have the same products.

[Kebinminn]

Trader Joe's has it. It doesn't have a huge selection though.

If you know someone with a Costco membership it may be worth paying cash if you can. They do have good prices and what you get will last quite a while.

[xandrex]

Originally Posted by Milesperhour

I have food stamps because I am an AmeriCorps member. As an AmeriCorps member I work full time but make under minimum wage. Rather than a salary, I am paid a living stipend, which does not count as income where food stamps are concerned. Thus, all AmeriCorps members have food stamps to supplement their low income.

Beenhere4ever makes a good point about protein powder. I've known vegetarians to use it as a source of protein. I happen to be using it because I work out.

Thanks for your advice everyone. I haven't looked at Whole Foods yet. Everything the Wedge had was tiny and super expensive. The one I got from the St. Louis Park Target was huge and $20, and lasted me six months.

I'm in a similar situation as you are: AmeriCorps member as well.

Definitely feel you on the money part. The stipend ends up coming out to about $5/hour. It can definitely be tight.

[Beenhere4ever]

They should have communal housing.

[Bslette]

I know that Costco has LARGE bags of protein powder drink mix. Chocolate and vanilla. My brother buys his there and he is a protein freak, so I believe it is good quality.

[Beenhere4ever]

Made some statements about Whole Foods Market that made me want to update my data a bit. It must be over a decade since even setting a food in one. I had mail to mail and a couple of items to pick up, and I figured how to go to the Mac-Groveland store without piling up miles. Anyway, so I went there, Target, and Walgreen's. I looked at two pound containers. Here's the relationship.

Target: $19.89
Walgreens: $24.99
Whole Foods: $33.99

Not gonna say never go to Whole Foods, but for a tight budget it is not the place to start.

For food, go to Aldi Food Market. Your method of payment may be limted and the TV-advertized brands may not be there. But I've been shopping it for years, and everything I've ever bought was on the same quality level of any corporate store in town.

Postscript: Whole Foods had some yummy cranberry cheddar and I bought some. Shopping at Aldi does allow me an occasional impulse buy.

[Sunny72]

i would get a part time job then...no need for food stamps.

[golfgal]

Originally Posted by Sunny72

i would get a part time job then...no need for food stamps.

Maybe you should look up AmeriCorps....

[Beenhere4ever]

Funny how people are slurring food stamps, a program started to help farmers. I guess now that agribusiness owns the food chain, anticorporate people must be down on food stamps (yeh, preposterous. Maybe people are just too young to know anything about food stamps)

[xandrex]

Originally Posted by Sunny72

i would get a part time job then...no need for food stamps.

Not always possible. As an AmeriCorps VISTA member, I work 40 hours a week and am not allowed by law to have any other income. That can make it awfully tight.