Why Aren't You Already Buying These Foods From Walmart?

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If you're a Walmart shopper, you know the names Great Value and Marketside. They're two of the retailer's top private label food brands. Great Value includes items like canned and frozen vegetables, dairy products, and pasta, while Marketside is the brand for fresh items like bakery, produce, meats, dips and more.

According to The Association for Convenience and Fuel Retailing (NACS), 23.3% of Walmart sales are for private label products, with 72.7% of all American consumers buying Great Value products, and 44.2% buying Marketside products. During a time of high inflation, these store brand items might be even more appealing, as a way to cut your grocery spending but still have a good grocery haul. NACS reports these Walmart private label grocery brands and others are popular across many demographics, explaining that these store brand food items have nearly an equal share around 17% among low income, middle income, and high income shoppers.

Supply chain issues are another reason to try these Walmart private label brands. Recently, many favorite big brand grocery items have been out of stock, especially during the pandemic, and consumers have tried store brand products and liked them. Often prices for all these private label items vary from Walmart store to store, but they're typically still lower priced than similar products from top brands. Here's a look at some of the store brand foods consider the next time you are grocery shopping at Walmart.

What if we told you that the best brioche bread comes from Walmart? Yes, it's true, and it's delicious. Sometimes you want a breakfast bread that's indulgent and brioche bread fits that need. Add some chocolate to the bakery item and the idea of having marbled chocolate brioche bread is totally delicious.

Whether you slice this Marketside Marbled Chocolate Brioche Bread, toast it, and top with butter, use it for French toast, slather it in whipped cream for dessert, or pull off pieces to nibble with coffee, this bread is highly satisfying. The superstore also sells plain sliced brioche bread, vanilla brioche bread, and cinnamon brioche bread. Should you for some reason end up with leftover brioche bread, which we doubt based on how tasty this stuff is, you can use it to make brioche bread pudding.

Walmart customers rave about its chocolatey goodness, including one commenter, who said, "The Marketside Chocolate Brioche Bread is heavenly delicious. I microwave a third of it and it's like eating chocolate covered donuts that are fresher than fresh. The flavor is like a mix of sweet bread and chocolate pudding. It's not too sweet but is perfect."

Walmart stores offer an extensive bakery, including breads, muffins, cookies, and other treats. And if you're looking for a dessert that's sure to wow, pick up the "Sock It to Me" Cake. You've probably seen this cake and either wondered what it tasted like, or bypassed it for a more standard flavor like chocolate. But you won't and shouldn't ignore it again. This cake, which serves 10, is heaven for anyone who loves cinnamon. The vanilla flavored bundt cake is topped with a sweet glaze and pecans. It's great on its own but paired with a cup of hot tea or cup of coffee, this cake is the stuff of dessert dreams. It's a delicious cake for dessert, for a snack, or if your sweet tooth is up for the challenge, have a wedge for breakfast. And as if the taste isn't alluring enough, the price is typically under $10, which is a steal for a cake this delicious.

Customers praise it for being moist and having a great cinnamon flavor. One commenter said, "What an absolutely delicious cake! It's just the right amount of sweetness and yummy. It goes great with coffee and as an after-dinner dessert."

Pasta prices have been up in recent months and availability has been spotty at times due to supply chain issues (via L.A. Times). But many shoppers who love pasta and can't find bigger name brands like Barilla, and Anthony's in the pasta aisle, are willing to substitute Walmart's house brand pasta, Great Value. This store brand pasta meets the challenge in taste, price, and variety.

Great Value dry pasta is available in elbows, bowties, penne, shells, rigatoni, spaghetti, thin spaghetti, linguine, and more. The Great Value Rotini is a popular pick and is considered a best seller. One commenter said, "I'm Italian and know my macaroni. This is as good as the name brands. It will never compete with fresh, but you know that and don't expect that. Great Value is a great value." Ready to whip up a quick pasta dinner? Check out these 20 pasta recipes that are ready in 30 minutes or less.

Vegetables have many benefits, including improved digestion, helping lower blood pressure, lowering risk for heart disease, and helping manage diabetes (via WebMD). The American Heart Association recommends Americans eat five servings of vegetables a day. While many of those veggies can be fresh or canned, they can be frozen too. Make a green smoothie or add veggies to soups, casseroles, and other dishes, like these vegetarian meals.

Walmart's offering of Great Value frozen vegetables is extensive. For example, they have mixed vegetables, corn, green beans, spinach, Brussels sprouts, zucchini, sweet potatoes, carrots, cauliflower, asparagus spears, broccoli, mushrooms, lima beans, peas, and okra. While other retailers sell steamable frozen vegetables, these ones standout for their fresh taste. One commenter said, "These are the best frozen mixed veggies available. The steamable bag is great. I love to use them for soups, fried rice, and Shepherd's pie, or just as a side! My kids love them, too!"

If you're like most Americans, you love cheese. According to Statista, the average American consumer eats 40 pounds of cheese a year. That's a whole lotta cheddar if you ask us. Cheese is both delicious and can be beneficial in moderation. Healthline says it's a great source of calcium, protein and fat, as well as being rich in Vitamin A, B12, and riboflavin.

Whether you like your cheese from the block, sliced, or shredded, Walmart has all the queso you're craving. The Great Value finely shredded low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese is one of their bestsellers. Reviewers say the cheese melts well, tastes yummy, and is as good as the name brand. One commenter said, "The texture and flavor of this cheese are pretty good. This product is well suited for use in recipes." This mozzarella is versatile, too. Use it for stuffed peppers, to top lasagna, or as a cheesy topping for garlic bread.

Let's get ready to bake! Walmart's baking aisle has a lot of baking and cooking basics like granulated sugar, all-purpose flour, and vegetable oil. Use all three ingredients along with others to bake a cake, make sugar cookies, pancakes, scones, brownies, waffles, and more.

Customers who have bought the Great Value Pure Granulated Sugar are highly satisfied, explaining they can't taste the difference between the Walmart sugar and the name brand counterpart. Reviewers say it's consistently a quality item that's good for baking. One commenter said, "This sugar is as delicious as any other priced name-brand sugar. You can't go wrong: It has flavor, a good price, and is well-packed."

Similarly, customers say the Great Value All-Purpose Flour is just as good as its competitors, without the added price, and they say the Great Value Vegetable Oil tastes great, is good quality, and is budget friendly.