I drive 2 hours to go to Sam's Club every month. Here are 10 things I always get there for my family.

A big pot of soup usually takes a long time to make, so I grab the Member's Mark version. The two-pack of baked-potato soup is easy to microwave and ready in just a few minutes.

It's delicious paired with crusty bread and a salad and the pack makes enough to have leftovers for lunch the next day.

This two-pack of Member's Mark loaded baked-potato soup was $8.50.

I love to have a whole grapefruit for breakfast every morning, but when schedules get super busy, I prefer to grab a small cup of the fruit on the way out the door.

The Del Monte prepackaged grapefruit is less messy than trying to peel and eat a ripe fruit, which means it's easy to consume at a desk, in a hotel, or while waiting for the train.

One eight-pack of Del Monte red grapefruit was $9.30.

To minimize the time spent on what's usually a quite involved dish, I get premade La Terra Fina quiche. It's a quick heat-and-eat meal that's high in protein.

Better yet, this package comes with a classic quiche Lorraine and a cheddar-and-broccoli version, which means you get a little more variety than you normally do when buying in bulk.

A two-pack of La Terra Fina quiche was $14.50.

Yellow peaches are a perfect fruit to have with oatmeal, bake into a pie, or eat on their own.

Each box at Sam's Club comes with about nine peaches so I can make a delicious cobbler with enough left over so everyone in my family can have a whole fruit in their lunch the next day.

One 4-pound box of yellow peaches was $11.

Member's Mark chicken is flavorful, lean, full of protein, and basically the MVP of the Sam's Club meat department.

One of my favorite things to do with boneless, skinless chicken thighs is to cook them in the crock pot with a bottle of Buffalo sauce and ranch seasoning. I then shred the finished spicy chicken to add to soups, sandwiches, and quesadillas.

Member's Mark boneless, skinless chicken thighs usually cost about $3.30 per pound.

The Bunny-Luv baby carrots are one of my favorites because they're delicious, versatile, and affordable.

My husband loves to eat raw baby carrots with dip or salad dressing, but I prefer them cooked in pot roast or soup.

A 3-pound bag of the Bunny-Luv premium petite carrots was $4.30.

As a working mom, I don't always have time to put a batch of cookies in the oven, so I go for the Member's Mark chocolate-chunk version. Though nothing is as good as a homemade cookie, these are soft and chewy, with big pieces of chocolate.

They're perfect for a simple dessert or to put out for the kids when having a playdate, making them one of our favorite items to buy at Sam's Club.

An 18-pack of Member's Mark chocolate-chunk cookies was $7.50.

It isn't always easy to get kids to eat something healthy, but my preteen daughter loves the Taylor Farms Caesar salad.

The salad kits are also super affordable, which means I can make a healthy meal for my kid without breaking the bank.

A two-pack of Taylor Farms Caesar salad with chicken was $6.

I don't drink coffee, but my husband has enough of the beverage for both of us and prefers the Starbucks Pike Place ground coffee.

Each morning, he brews a pot of coffee and pours himself a large cup with some 2% milk and a flavored syrup — right now, he prefers a pumpkin-spice flavor.

A 40-ounce bag of the Starbucks Pike Place roast coffee was $22.

I think almost everything tastes better with a little hot sauce, and my favorite is Frank's RedHot original cayenne-pepper sauce.

Frank's is great on hot wings, but I don't stop there. I happily put it in everything from soup to mac and cheese.

A two-pack of Frank's RedHot sauce was $8.50.