I tried potato salad from Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, and Wegmans. One stood out as the clear winner.

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Containers of Whole Foods Red Bliss potato salad, Wegmans potato salad, and Trader Joe's potato salad, each with a small bowl in front displaying the corresponding salad.
After tasting three different options, I found the best store-bought potato salad.

Ted Burg

I tried frozen burger patties from Costco, Whole Foods, and Wegmans. I'll be making my favorite all summer long.

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Three raw premade patties on white plates with an orange Whole Foods patty box, a package with a black Kirkland Signature label on it, and a green and red box with a Wegmans logo on it on a gray marble table
I tried burger patties from Whole Foods, Costco, and Wegmans.

Ted Berg

A top nutritionist explains her alternative '5 a day' food rule, which makes caring for her gut health easy

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Composite image of a headshot of Dr. Federica Amati on the left, and fruits, vegetables, and nuts laid out on a table on the right.
Federica Amati shares the five healthy foods she tries to eat every day.

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I'm a private chef. After trying croissants at Key Food, Whole Foods, and Trader Joe's, there was an obvious winner.

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I taste-tested the croissants in the bakery sections at Key Food, Whole Foods, and Trader Joe's.

Fatima Khawaja

I'm a professional baker. I compared apple pies from 3 grocery stores, and I'd only consider buying 1 again

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I tried apple pies from Kroger, Whole Foods, and Safeway.

Molly Allen

I typically spend $60 at Trader Joe's on weekly staples. I was shocked when I tried to take that budget to Whole Foods.

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I usually shop at Trader Joe's for my family and Whole Foods for my private-chef clients.

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I tried 3 store-bought rotisserie chickens, and Costco's famous bird couldn't compare to the best one

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Selfie of the writer Chelsea Davis holding a black container with a whole rotisserie chicken on it
I compared rotisserie chickens from Whole Foods, Costco, and Safeway.

Chelsea Davis

Gen Z's new status symbol: super-expensive snacks

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Grocery bag filled with cash, produce, and high end items popular with gen-z

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I tried and ranked apple-cider doughnuts from Wegmans, Whole Foods, and Trader Joe's. The winner tasted incredible in my air fryer.

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Apple-cider doughnuts from Wegmans, Whole Foods, and Trader Joe's on a white plate atop a wooden cutting board.
I tried and ranked apple-cider doughnuts from Wegmans, Whole Foods, and Trader Joe's.

Ted Berg

I tried ice-cream bars from Costco, Whole Foods, and Wegmans. The winner had an extra ingredient that gave it an edge.

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A gray counter holding a purple box with illustrations of ice-cream bars, a white box with a red, blue, green, and orange design and images of ice-cream bars, and a red-and-white box with an ice-cream bar on it sitting next to blue, green, and purple plates holding ice-cream bars
I tried ice-cream bars from Wegmans, Whole Foods, and Costco.

Ted Berg

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