I did a price investigation on 17 popular grocery items across 9 local stores to see where you can save some cash. The takeaway is that a true saver will likely need to make a couple of stops: Aldi or Walmart for the bulk of the generic list, and then checking the weekly sales at places like WinnDixie for deals on specific items. This data comes from grocerydetective.com, where you can easily search for your favorite items across all stores and see top deals each week.

Where to Shop
Based on this list, Aldi and Walmart stand out as the everyday winners, particularly for generic and staple items:

• Aldi: The clear winner for basic, generic items. They offer the lowest everyday prices on essentials like Eggs, Milk, Black Beans, and Ground Beef. If your basket is mostly staples, Aldi is your first stop.
• Walmart: A very strong contender, often placing second or occasionally first on generic items. They are highly competitive on everyday pricing for name-brand items.

The Sale Hunters' Spot: Winn-Dixie
Winn-Dixie becomes extremely competitive thanks to its sale prices. With the sale items, it was the cheapest for Coffee and Frozen Shrimp, and its sale prices on staples like Saltine Crackers and Honey Nut Cheerios bring it in line with the usual low-cost leaders. If you are willing to track the weekly specials, Winn-Dixie offers significant savings.

* Denotes sale prices the week of 3/1

Generic Items

Bananas - 1lb

1. Publix - 0.29
2. Aldi - 0.49
3. Walmart - 0.5
4. Whole Foods - 0.55
5. Sprouts - 0.55
6. WinnDixie - 0.69
7. Fresh Market - 0.79

Note: Target and Trader Joes each sell bananas by the each for $0.29. Assuming 3 bananas  per lbs, that would put them at $0.87/lbs

Black Beans - 15oz can

1. Walmart - 0.92
2. Aldi - 0.95
3. Target - 0.99
4. WinnDixie - .99*
5. Trader Joes - 0.99
6. Sprouts - 1.00*
7. Whole Foods - 1.19
8. Publix - 1.19
9. Fresh Market - 2.19

Eggs, Large - 1 Dozen

1. Aldi - 1.85
2. Walmart - 2.72
3. Target - 2.99
4. WinnDixie - 2.99
5. Sprouts - 3.19
6. Publix - 3.87
7. Whole Foods - 3.99
8. Fresh Market - 4.49
9. Trader Joes - 5.99

Milk, 2% - Gallon

1. Aldi - 2.49
2. Walmart - 2.57
3. Target - 3.39
4. WinnDixie - 4.99
5. Sprouts - 4.99
6. Publix - 5.19
7. Whole Foods - 5.79
8. Fresh Market - 6.98

Ground Beef 80/20 - 1lb

1. Aldi - 5.49
2. Target - 6.99
3. WinnDixie - 6.99*
4. Walmart - 7.43
5. Whole Foods - 7.99
6. Sprouts - 7.99*
7. Fresh Market - 8.39
8. Trader Joes - 8.99
9. Publix - 11.09

Coffee, Whole Bean - 12oz

1. WinnDixie - 6.25*
2. Fresh Market - 7.49*
3. Publix - 8.14*
4. Target - 8.49
5. Aldi - 8.79
6. Trader Joes - 8.99
7. Walmart - 9.16
8. Sprouts - 9.55*
9. Whole Foods - 9.89

Extra Virgin Olive Oil - 16.9oz

1. Trader Joes - 5.49
2. Walmart - 5.97
3. WinnDixie - 5.99*
4. Target - 6.39
5. Whole Foods - 7.17*
6. Publix - 7.75*
7. Fresh Market - 8.49*
8. Sprouts - 8.99

Jasmine Rice- 32oz

1. Trader Joes - 2.63
2. Walmart - 3.22
3. Target - 3.69
4. WinnDixie - 4.19
5. Whole Foods - 4.99
6. Sprouts - 5.29
7. Fresh Market - 6.79
8. Publix - 7.09

Frozen Shrimp - 1lb

1. WinnDixie - 5.99*

2. Target - 8.49

3. Publix - 8.85*

4. Fresh Market - 8.99*

5. Walmart - 9.16

6. Aldi - 9.27

7. Whole Foods - 9.99

8. Sprouts - 10.99

9. Trader Joes - 11.99

Saltine Crackers - 16oz

1. Walmart - 1.84
2. Target - 1.99
3. WinnDixie - 1.99*
4. Aldi - 2.05
5. Publix - 2.38*
6. Whole Foods - 2.99
7. Sprouts - 3.99
8. Fresh Market - 4.49

Name Brand Items

Chobani Greek Yogurt, Vanilla 5.3oz

1. Walmart - 1.33
2. Target - 1.39
3. Whole Foods - 1.59
4. WinnDixie - 1.69
5. Sprouts - 1.79
6. Publix - 1.83
7. Fresh Market - 2.09

Lesser Evil Popcorn, Himalayan Sea Salt - 4.6oz

1. Walmart - 2.98
2. Sprouts - 3.00*
3. Target - 3.19
4. Whole Foods - 3.99
5. Publix - 4.53
6. WinnDixie - 4.69
7. Fresh Market - 5.09

Siete Tortilla Chips, Grain Free, Sea Salt - 5oz

1. Fresh Market - 4.00*
2. Whole Foods - 4.45*
3. Walmart - 4.94
4. Target - 4.99
5. Sprouts - 5.49
6. WinnDixie - 5.99
7. Publix - 6.09

think! High Protein Brownie Crunch Bars - 5ct

1. Walmart - 8.54
2. Target - 8.89
3. WinnDixie - 10.99
4. Whole Foods - 11.49
5. Publix - 11.69
6. Sprouts - 11.99*

GT's Synergy Kombucha, 16oz

1. Fresh Market, Target, Publix- 3.00*
2. Walmart - 3.48
3. WinnDixie - 3.99
4. Sprouts - 3.99
5. Whole Foods - 4.09

Gomacro Organic Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Bars (4 Pack)

1. Publix - 6.89
2. Walmart - 8.76
3. Target - 9.29
4. Sprouts - 9.99*
5. Whole Foods - 10.49
6. Fresh Market - 13.99

General Mills Honey Nut Cheerios, 10.8 OZ

1. WinnDixie - 2.85*
2. Publix - 3.21*
3. Walmart - 3.47
4. Target - 3.79
5. Aldi - 4.05
6. Whole Foods - 5.69
7. Fresh Market - 6.29*