BJ's Wholesale Club

6626 Metropolitan Ave.
Middle Village, NY 11379
718-326-9080


I just visited the BJ's Wholesale in Middle Village, Queens for the first time and wanted to compare it to Costco. They are both about the same in price with Costco a little cheaper. BJ's on the other hand offers a lot more of big name food products. Their own brand doesn't seem to be in conjunction to these large manufacturers as Costco's Kirkland Signature line is.

One marked difference is that BJ's accepts all methods of payment from credit or debit cards to cash to EBT. Costco just accepts cash, debit cards, and their own AMEX credit card.

I went with a friend who became a member so I was able to use their membership card.
Good exchange as when we go to Costco we use my membership card.

Bought a 3 lb bag of bananas for $1.44 (Costco sells it for $1.32) and a double pack of whole Perdue chickens for 89¢ pound. Brookstone's Dark Chocolate covered Pomegranate and Dark Chocolate covered Acai Berry candies are available here whereas the pomegranate variety is only available at Costco.

Recipe: Avocado Shake

I've had this in many Filipino restaurants and discovered that it is quite popular in Vietnam as well!

Avocados are naturally buttery in texture and flavor and are good for you.

Ingredients

1 ripe Hass avocado
1 cup fat free milk
2 tablespoons honey (or to taste)
6 ice cubes

Directions

1. Halve the avocado and remove pit.
2. Scoop the avocado flesh into a blender using a tablespoon.
3. Add the milk and honey into the blender.
4. Add the ice cubes.
5. Cover the blender and blend until smooth and creamy.
   
6. Pour into glasses and serve with a straw.

Makes about 2 cups

*Note: You can use any milk and sweetener of your choice (I've used condensed milk and it works wonderfully)