Thrive Market Haul | How I Saved Over $60 on Healthy Groceries

Recently I heard of an online discount shop that specializes in healthy, non-perishable foods: Thrive Market. I signed up under a free trial to see how good their prices really are, and I found that they do have some great deals. Plus, you get free shipping on orders over $49. 

I decided to stock up on some of my favorite staples, and try out some new things. Let me show you what I got!

SNACK FOOD

Kettle Chips: Honey Dijon | Jackon's potato chips | Nature's All freeze dried blueberries and raspberries | SeaSnax | GimMe seaweed snacks | Go Raw Ginger Snaps Super Cookies

The Kettle Chips aren't the healthiest, but we buy them occasionally and they were a very good price. They were 17 cents cheaper than on Amazon, but if you bump up to the 8.5 ounce bags on Amazon, it's a better price per ounce. But you have to buy a 12-pack.

These potato chips were pretty expensive, but they were fried in coconut oil! In fact, they're only three ingredients: organic potatoes, organic coconut oil and sea salt. I felt good about giving them to Helen. She loved them. They were $5.53 cheaper than a stand-alone bag on Amazon.

These freeze dried berries are another favorite with Helen. I like to keep some in my purse for emergency situations. They were $1.24 cheaper each than on Amazon.

I love that these "cookies" are made with sprouted sesame seeds (read more about the importance of sprouting nuts HERE). Helen asks for these often when we're out. These were only 3 cents cheaper than Amazon, but on Amazon you have to buy a 6-pack for that price.

These are my favorite seaweed snacks that I've find so far because they're made with extra virgin olive oil instead of sunflower oil. I need to order some more. 45 cents cheaper per package than on Amazon. 

You can actually get the GimMe seaweed snacks 57 cents cheaper on Amazon if you buy a pack of 12.

PANTRY STAPLES

Vital Proteins collagen peptides | Bonito Flakes | Real Salt | Pacific Bone Broth | Bar Harbor Fish Stock | Native Forest Coconut Milk | Simply Organic Peppercorns | Bionaturae Tomato Paste | Unbleached Parchment Paper

While I don't think this is a replacement for quality Homemade Chicken Stock, it's nice to have some of this "Pacific Bone Stock" on hand for emergencies. Plus, there's only three ingredients! It's the best store-bought broth that's widely available that I've found. However, I found that this particular item wasn't the best deal on Thrive. I found it cheaper at my local health food store. But it's still $1.78 cheaper than on Amazon (where you have to buy a 12-pack).

I'm somewhat of a salt hoarder. When I find a good deal on salt, I stock up. This was a great deal on Thrive, so of course it went into my shopping cart. $3.15 cheaper than Amazon.

I've heard that Vital Proteins is a really good quality "gelatin." I got the collagen peptides because they dissolve in cold water. This was a whopping $14 cheaper than on Amazon!

I have yet to use these Bonito Flakes, but I plan on making fish stock. $1.38 cheaper than Amazon (where you have to buy a 6-pack)

As I've mentioned before, I really like Bionaturae tomato paste. It comes in glass bottles, and it's easy to store leftovers in the fridge! Amazon savings: $1.68 (and you have to buy 12 bottles to get that price!)

I had never seen this Bar Harbor Fish Stock before, but the ingredients looked good (wild-caught haddock!), so I got some. I have yet to try it out. Amazon savings: 38 cents (and you have to buy a case of 12 on Amazon to get that price). 

I also got a can of Native Forest Coconut Milk. I like that the packaging is BPA-free. This was actually 36 cents more expensive than Amazon, but you have to buy a case of 12 to get the deal on Amazon.

CONDIMENTS AND MISCELLANEOUS

Dr. Bronners Citrus Castile Soap | Coconut Aminos | Primal Mayo | Kalamata Olives | Capers | Sardines | Herring Fillets | Pickled Sushi Ginger | Fermented Cod Liver Oil | Water Kefir Grains

I am a huge fan of capers. They are delicious with shrimp scampi or on a roast chicken. This jar was $2.56 cheaper than on Amazon. Helen loves olives - she would probably polish off half a jar if I let her. $5.33 cheaper than on Amazon. 

This mayo was from another brand that I had never seen before. I was excited to see that they used avocado oil instead of cheap "vegetable" oils. Plus they used organic cage-free eggs. We have tried it and it's awesome. Though it is quite expensive. You can't find it as a stand-alone item on Amazon.

For my Asian cravings: Pickled Sushi Ginger ($1.31 cheaper than on Amazon, where you have to buy a 12-pack) and Coconut Aminos ($6.29 cheaper than Amazon, where you have to buy a 3-pack).

I bought these Cod Liver Oil Capsules for my sister. I personally take the liquid form, but these are great if you can't stand the taste of cod liver oil. They were $8 cheaper than on Amazon!

Reuben likes to have canned herring in his lunches sometimes, and these looked like good ones (ingredients: herring fillets, cracked pepper, salt). 35 cents cheaper than on Amazon, and again, you have to buy a 12-pack on Amazon. These wild sardines were also 35 cents cheaper than on Amazon.

I've been wanting to try water kefir for a while, and this was a good excuse to get a good price on the grains. I'm still learning the process, but I have high hopes of making delicious water kefir! You can't find this product on Amazon.

Lastly, I got a bottle of Dr. Bronner's Organic Citrus Orange Soap. Reuben uses this as his shampoo and body wash. It was $5.50 cheaper than Amazon.

TOTAL SAVINGS OVER AMAZON

While I was calculating this, to make it even, I didn't subtract the price if I could find it cheaper on Amazon if you had to buy a pack of multiples to get that good price. Make sense?

Total Savings: $64.02

Even if I subtracted the difference of the items that were more expensive on thrive, the total savings would still be  $62.52! Plus when you take into consideration that I calculated the prices on Amazon from packs of multiples, my savings are even greater. AND I received 20% off my first order, which saved me another $34.02. Pretty awesome. 

Now, the one annoying thing about Thrive is that you have to pay a yearly member fee, which is $59.95. However, seeing how much I saved on one order, I think it's worth the price. I personally won't be subscribing this year once my free membership expires because we're already Amazon Prime members. It's something to think about for next year, though!

Also, make sure to look at the size of the package before you determine whether or not it's a good deal. Thrive lists the sizes for their items, which is really handy.

If you would like a 2-month free trial of Thrive Market (and $10 off your first order!) you can sign up under my link HERE. If you choose to pay for a subscription, I'll get a commission! Also, for every subscription, Thrive donates a subscription to an individual in need.

Whew. That was a long post. I hope you found this helpful! 

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