Your guide for off-campus food shopping
Grocery shopping usually isn’t a college student’s favorite activity. When you no longer rely on unlimited swipes with your meal plan, cooking for yourself often involves leaving campus, making decisions, and spending money.
However, there are ways to make grocery shopping in college easier on your schedule and your wallet. Luckily, for Saint Joseph’s University students, there are several grocery stores conveniently located close to campus. Here is the “report card” summary on the local grocery stores:
#6: Target (Philadelphia)
Healthiness: C
Affordability: B
Convenience: B
Hawk Cash: No
Positives: Has everything you need that isn’t on your grocery list and also offers store-brand options
Negatives: Far from campus, limited produce section, limited health food section
Overall: C
#5: ACME (Narberth)
Healthiness: C
Affordability: B
Convenience: C
Hawk Cash: Yes
Positives: Accepts Hawk Cash, offers store-brand options
Negatives: Far from campus, higher prices, limited health food section
Overall: C
#4: Giant (Wynnewood)
Healthiness: B
Affordability: A
Convenience: B
Hawk Cash: No
Positives: Easily accessible by train, large produce and health food section, offers store-brand options, very low prices
Negatives: Far from campus if not driving or taking the train
Overall: B
#3: ACME (Bala Cynwyd)
Healthiness: C
Affordability: B
Convenience: A
Hawk Cash: Yes
Positives: Accepts Hawk Cash, very close to campus, offers store-brand options
Negatives: Limited health food section, higher prices
Overall: B
#2: Trader Joe’s (Ardmore)
Healthiness: A
Affordability: A
Convenience: C
Hawk Cash: No
Positives: Very healthy selections, very good produce, healthy and affordable store-brand options, accessible by train
Negatives: Far from campus if not taking the train or car
Overall: B
#1: Whole Foods (Wynnewood)
Healthiness: A
Affordability: B
Convenience: B
Hawk Cash: No
Positives: Largest health-food selection in the area, very good produce, healthy store-brand options, easily accessible by train
Negatives: Far from campus if not taking the train or driving
Overall: A
