<p class="ingestion featured-caption">We love going to Costco to save money on groceries.Mario Tama/Getty Images</p><ul class="summary-list"><li>I've been an <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/best-things-costco-for-parties-from-executive-member-2024-8">executive Costco member</a> for 16 years and I love shopping there for my family of four.</li><li>The produce section is great and Costco has some solid gluten-free products, too.</li></ul><p>I've had a <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/best-costco-buys-executive-membership-large-budget-2024-2">Costco executive membership</a> for 16 years<em> — </em>and I've recently been going to the warehouse chain more than ever.</p><p>When <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-much-budget-groceries-family-four-couples-one-person-inflation-2024-4">the cost of groceries went up</a> for my family of four — me, my husband, two teens (16 and 13), and I decided to buy all of our food at Costco.</p><p>Although some <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/inflation-cpi-food-energy-gas-prices-consumer-price-index-2024-5">grocery prices</a> are cooling down, we're so happy with Costco that we're sticking with it. Our executive membership is a huge reason — it costs more than a standard membership, but we get an annual 2% back on eligible purchases. It basically pays for itself and then some for us each year.</p><p>We typically head to <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/costco-executive-membership-and-store-credit-card-perks-worth-it-2024-8">Costco once a month</a> since the warehouse is about 35 minutes away. Here are the buys that keep my family going.</p><p><em>Prices may vary by location.</em></p>