Alternative Grocery Shopping

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Grocery Shopping Alternatives: online ordering, curbside pickup and home delivery

Todays Presenters:

Esther Granville, MS RD Lauren Kruse, MPH RD LIVE FOR LIFE at Duke

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

The new world of social distancing has changed our relationships with FOOD and led to new challenges for HEALTHY EATING. Join us for a quick and interactive ZOOM session with Duke Dietitians, as we share ideas, information, and discussion.

NEXT UP ON FOOD MATTERS: Wednesday, April 22 @ 2pm Wednesday, April 29 @ 2pm

COOKING with kids! Quick EASY MEALS with pantry staples

Food For Thought...

What types of alternative grocery shopping have you tried?

POLLING

- Online ordering for curbside pickup - Online ordering for home delivery - Pre-prepped Meal delivery services (ex. Hello Fresh, Blue Apron) - Farmshare boxes or farmer's market curbside pickup - I have not tried any of these!

Online Shopping and Curbside Pickup

? Harris Teeter ? $4.95 for Pickup ? Extra $9.95 for Delivery ? Online pricing honors most in store sales

? Food Lion

? $1.99 Pickup or $3.99 Delivery with order over $35 (higher fees for smaller orders, limited time slots/locations available)

? Whole Foods ? Free 2-Hour Delivery with $45 order (time slots limited) ? "Just for Prime members" ? $119 annual fee

? Walmart ? Free Pickup with $35 order (some stores unavailable, limited selection)

? Target ? ? Same Day Delivery ? Drive Up ? shop with Mobile App, always Free! ? Ready within 4 hours (selection currently limited)

WRAL: List of stores offering delivery and pickup

We tried it!

For zipcode 27705:

- Petco - Costco - CVS - Harris Teeter - Office Max - Target

Membership required $14 monthly or $99 annually

Same day delivery "as soon as 1 hour"

Free delivery on orders over $35; otherwise $7 for my area

"Cancel anytime"

Actual Availability for my stores ranged from:

"Check back later" (Costco, Target, PetCo, Office Max) to

~24 hours out (Harris Teeter, CVS)

We tried it!

For zipcode 27705: - Petco - BJ's - Lowes Foods - Durham Food Co-op - Costco - CVS - Harris Teeter - Target - Sam's Club - Total Wine - Wegman's - Publix

Membership not required - $9.99/mo or $99 annual

with free delivery >$35 - Delivery Fee varies $3.99-

$7.99 - Non-member service fee

will be added for non members ($5 or 2%) - Tip your driver at least 5%

I tried Instacart with Aldi:

Allowed me to select a 2 hour delivery window Or Choose "flexible" delivery

Closest window was 48 hours out- rapidly changing

Price's appeared to have 1020 cent upcharge per item

Instant Delivery Apps

Most Apps are not running in our area. Be wary of convenience food overload May be faster than online grocery delivery and good in a pinch Healthy options do exist but more limited than full grocery stores

Say Yes To: Nuts Kombucha Rx Bar/ Larabar Sabra Hummus Milk and Eggs Amy's Soups Basic Pantry Items Paper products OTC medications

Online Weekly Meal Delivery

Hello Fresh

Choose from a variety of options

family-friendly, vegetarian, meat and veggie, low-cal

2-4 servings, 3-4 meals/wk

Starts at $8.99/serving

Freshly

Pre-cooked meals to be reheated at home Choose from 3, 6, 9 or 12 meals/wk Starts at $7.99/meal

Blue Apron

Choose from signature or vegetarian options 2-4 servings, 2-4 meals/wk Starts at $7.49/serving

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