Healthy Food Finds at Costco

I finally went to Costco for the first-time last week! It was amazing!! It reminded me of America. The big shopping cart, the big sizes, and the big pizza. It was all really nice. After listening to tons of other foreigners in Japan telling me I should go, I finally went! Now, I know that Costco is not necessarily known for its healthy foods, but I find a ton that I was really happy with!! Most of them are foods that I gave up looking for in Japan! 

First, my favorite health food find was whole grain bread!! In the States, I ate whole grain toast for breakfast all the time! It is full of fiber and always kept me full. To my disappointment, I was not able to find any when I moved to Japan. I don’t know if it is because I live in the countryside, but there is only white bread! Every once in a while, I was able to find whole wheat, but that is not what I was going for. I had a moment in Costco when I found it. I held it up like the scene from Lion King! (Spoiler alert: It is delicious!!)

My second find was chickpea rotini!! I have been seeing pasta made from lentils and chickpeas all over the internet and I have been dying to try it! It is quite a large pack, but I have no regrets! I really love eating healthy carbs, so I am really happy with these!!

Next, I found a huge jar of nut butter! It is a mixed nut butter, so it has almonds, cashews, and chia seeds! I love any nut butter in general and I applying it generously to my healthy toast and my oatmeal in the morning!!

I also bought some granola bars!! While these are not the healthiest things in the world, they are my favorite go-to semi healthy snacks. I am not a fan of Japanese bars because they all have shortening, so I was happy to find these!!

Lastly, I bought some Oikos Greek yogurt! These seem to be really popular in Japan right now! They only had the strawberry flavor when I went, but I will eat it with joy!!

All in all, I am very pleased with my Costco haul! I am very happy that they had so much more than their famous pizza and giant sweets.

What are your favorite Costco finds?