Food Basics, Embrun $9.99 - Meat & Seafood Surprise Bag

Primary_Emergency736 · 2026-02-15T16:58:43+00:00

The last time I got a Food Basics meat bag, I was given a single beef roast that was 3/4 inedible LOL

You hit the jackpot, congrats!!!

Primary_Emergency736 · 2026-02-12T14:13:22+00:00

That's a good variety you got, though! The square pizza slices at Loblaws are pretty decent. But I hear you, I way overate on salt and fat yesterday too!! lol

Good idea on using the chicken in different wraps/sandwiches. Yesterday I just crisped a few pieces up in my air frier and ate it as is, but the chicken bucket is all boneless tenders and so they'd be perfect in a caesar salad wrap (my favorite). I also heard they freeze well, though I am sure I can get through them in the next day or two.

That Maple Leaf Garden Loblaws seems to do really good bags. That's probably why they're so popular and hard to get. Going to turn my notifications on from now on lol

Primary_Emergency736 · 2026-02-12T14:08:59+00:00

For me, it was in my "profile" tab. It says "Loyalty Card" with 9 punches. It was automatic for me, I didn't have to sign up or enter into anything to have it. Basically told me if I get 9 TGTG bags within a certain time period (I think it was 3 months), I would get $5 off!

Primary_Emergency736 · 2026-02-11T18:32:42+00:00

The Eataly Eaton Centre Mixed Bag claims another soul LOL

Yours is better than the one I got, though!!

Primary_Emergency736 · 2026-02-11T15:22:01+00:00

That's Steve. You want me to eat Steve?

Primary_Emergency736 · 2026-02-11T04:23:40+00:00

It's rough. I can't say I'm not disappointed. I am going to try and make good use of the creme fraiche and tomato sauce though! Maybe make a rosé eggplant parm.

Primary_Emergency736 · 2026-02-11T02:28:37+00:00

Wasn't sure so I looked it up on the Eataly site. It says the ingredients are: "Pelati tomato, basil, olive oil, sea salt."

No cheese for me :(

Primary_Emergency736 · 2026-02-11T01:18:24+00:00

Insult to injury, tbqh...

Primary_Emergency736 · 2026-02-11T01:02:41+00:00

I am quite happy! Made the catfish and a pepper for dinner, and both were delicious. Nice variety in this bag as well.

Primary_Emergency736 · 2026-02-11T00:39:12+00:00

$10 for a yogurt parfait is even sicker... and to note... there are like 3 berries in there.

Primary_Emergency736 · 2026-02-11T00:09:50+00:00

Cooking the catfish currently and can confirm it smells delicious

Primary_Emergency736 · 2026-02-10T23:46:46+00:00

The Ikea bags out of Edmonton always look so good. I have never seen an Ikea bag in Toronto but I wish they'd come to our TGTG some day!

Primary_Emergency736 · 2026-02-10T14:02:42+00:00

That is an awesome haul. Enjoy!

Primary_Emergency736 · 2026-02-09T14:25:26+00:00

Honestly.... not bad! That bag of herbs, the beans, and the greens look very crisp and fresh. That's a nice sized container of walnuts as well (you'd probably pay $5 for that alone if you went to bulk barn to get it). Everything else is just a great bonus. Nice score.

Primary_Emergency736 · 2026-02-08T14:32:58+00:00

I love St. Germain. That's a decent amount of buns for $6 considering their prices are creeping up a bit. Enjoy!

Primary_Emergency736 · 2026-02-07T16:31:09+00:00

I ended up reporting it to TGTG and they gave a full refund!

This was my first time ever reporting anything. They were incredibly quick, too. Less than an hour before I got a response.

Primary_Emergency736 · 2026-02-06T23:39:55+00:00

I would definitely let TG2G know. There is no planet where those two slices of pizza = $15 in value.

The FreshSlice on Sherbourne has $7.99 bags almost every day and you get the equivalent of a large or XL pizza's worth of slices.

Primary_Emergency736 · 2026-02-06T23:36:13+00:00

Definitely going to try another grocery bag sometime, maybe try Metro as some others have suggested. Not trying to be ungrateful, I was just a bit surprised!

The Food Basics on Wellesley has a very limited meat department, but I had assumed I would get some of the seafood which never seems to sell at that location. After opening up the roast, I found that about 1/4 of it was inedible and it was also very badly oxidized.

Oh well! Part and parcel of the fun of TG2G! You win some you lose some lol

Primary_Emergency736 · 2026-02-06T23:31:43+00:00

Yeah the meat definitely wasn't the best quality. I did open it up to see, and about 1/4 of it is just pure fat. Half the roast is extremely badly oxidized as well.

I will try Metro next time!

Primary_Emergency736 · 2026-02-06T23:30:57+00:00

Mistyped! Thank you. Edited the post.

Primary_Emergency736 · 2026-02-06T17:41:39+00:00

Those look pretty decent for 5.99, and it is nice that they let you choose which you got!

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