I like the Archer Farms line at Target. I just purchased some artichoke spreads and dips for $2 each in the 9-11 oz square jars. Some were in the Christmas clearance section, but the full selection was in the grocery dept. Wife likes the AF hot chocolate tins better than the holiday packs because she wont use all the flavors in the packs. Target has 2 house brands: Market Pantry and Archer Farms. The AF chips and salsas are pretty good. I noticed they had a pretty good selection of dried spice blends also. But we get our dried spices, oatmeal, etc. from bulk from the health food store. Its usually the Frontier brand and way cheaper than the packaged. Sams Chioce house brand clear plastic wrap at Walmart is easiest to handle for the $. I think dairy, fresh pkg produce, and fresh juice products are mostly branded items coming from the same place as the national brands. We try to get organic dairy, free range eggs and/or imported cheese without the added BGH and antibiotics. And on the other end most any 2 ply quilted toilet paper works well! Of course , we live in Florida and on the podunk spacecoast we have a culinary wasteland in restuarants which helps us keep up our food prep skills.
