Poke Me Ke Aloha - $21.32 a serving
Every non-staple ingredient matched to a real product on the shelf, priced on 2026-07-19 at Kroger - Kroger On the Rhine (ZIP 45202). 1 pantry staples excluded. 4 matches are flagged for you to check rather than silently swapped. Prices change without notice - this is what we paid attention to on that date, not a quote.
| The recipe says | We found | Package | Uses | Costs | Left over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 grape tomatoes, halved | Kroger® Fresh Grape Tomatoes · 10 ozx4 est. | $2.99 | 9 | $11.39 | $0.57 |
| 1/4 cup diced sweet onion | Jumbo Sweet Onions · 1 lb | $1.29 | 40 g | $0.11 | $1.18 |
| 1/4 cup sliced green onions | Green Onions · 1 eachSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED | $1.19 | 25 g | $1.19 | - |
| 1 dash shoyu or low‐sodium soy sauce | Kroger® Less Sodium Soy Sauce · 15 fl oz | $1.99 | 1 ml | $0.00 | $1.99 |
| 1 dash sesame oil | Kroger® Pure Sesame Oil · 7.5 fl oz | $4.99 | 1 ml | $0.02 | $4.97 |
| 1 teaspoon sesame seeds | BLACK SESAME SEED - SIMPLE TRUTH ORGANIC - 2.18 OZ · 2.18 oz | $3.99 | 3 g | $0.19 | $3.80 |
| 14 ounces firm tofu, drained and cut into ½‐inch cubes | Simple Truth Organic® Super Firm Tofu · 16 oz | $3.99 | 397 g | $3.49 | $0.50 |
| 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder | Kroger® Garlic Powder Shaker · 9.25 oz | $4.99 | 2 g | $0.04 | $4.95 |
| 1 tablespoon cornstarchCHECK THIS | Kroger® Pure Corn Starch · 16 oz | $2.29 | 8 g | $0.04 | $2.25 |
| 2 tablespoons coconut oil | Simple Truth Organic® Refined Coconut Oil · 14 fl oz | $5.49 | 28 g | $0.37 | $5.12 |
| 1 cup cooked shelled edamameCHECK THIS | Simple Truth Organic® Frozen Edamame · 12 oz | $2.59 | 160 g | $1.22 | $1.37 |
| 1 dash shoyu or low‐sodium soy sauce | Kroger® Less Sodium Soy Sauce · 15 fl oz | $1.99 | 1 ml | $0.00 | $1.99 |
| 1 dash sesame oil | Kroger® Pure Sesame Oil · 7.5 fl oz | $4.99 | 1 ml | $0.02 | $4.97 |
| 2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds | Sun Luck® Toasted Sesame Seeds · 3.25 oz | $4.99 | 18 g | $0.97 | $4.02 |
| 1/2 ulu, steamed and cut into ½‐inch cubes (you can substitute 2 steamed sweet potatoes)CHECK THIS | Fresh Plantain - Single · 1 eaSUBSTITUTE | $0.75 | 1 | $0.75 | - |
| 2 tablespoons coconut oil or olive oil | Simple Truth Organic® Refined Coconut Oil · 14 fl oz | $5.49 | 28 g | $0.37 | $5.12 |
| 1 thinly sliced green onion | Green Onions · 1 each | $1.19 | 1 | $1.19 | - |
| 1 tablespoon shoyu or low‐sodium soy sauce | Kroger® Less Sodium Soy Sauce · 15 fl oz | $1.99 | 15 ml | $0.07 | $1.92 |
| 2 teaspoons sesame oil | Kroger® Pure Sesame Oil · 7.5 fl oz | $4.99 | 10 ml | $0.22 | $4.77 |
| 2 tablespoons furikake | JFC Set Fumi Furikake Rice Seasoning · 1.7 oz | $3.99 | 15 g | $1.24 | $2.75 |
| 1/2 fresh lime, juice and zest | Fresh Limes - Each · 1 each | $0.69 | 1 | $0.69 | - |
| 3 tablespoons ground macadamia nutsCHECK THIS | Kroger® Dry Roasted Macadamia Nut Pieces · 4 oz | $5.49 | 30 g | $1.45 | $4.04 |
| 2 cups cooked quinoa | Simple Truth Organic® Quinoa · 16 oz | $3.99 | 370 g | $3.25 | $0.74 |
grape tomatoes drives this basket at $11.96, 14% of the total. The next biggest lines are coconut oil ($5.49) and coconut oil ($5.49). $56.98 of the basket - 67% - is package remainder: food you buy because stores sell packages and recipes call for amounts. It does not vanish, it sits in your kitchen for the next meal.
- Simple Truth Organic® Refined Coconut Oil · about 386 g left, $5.12 of value
- Simple Truth Organic® Refined Coconut Oil · about 386 g left, $5.12 of value
- Kroger® Pure Sesame Oil · about 221 ml left, $4.97 of value
- Kroger® Pure Sesame Oil · about 221 ml left, $4.97 of value
- Kroger® Garlic Powder Shaker · about 260 g left, $4.95 of value
- Kroger® Pure Sesame Oil · about 212 ml left, $4.77 of value
"Poke means to slice, to cut into pieces, in Hawaiian,” explains Kaira. “Traditional poke is made with raw fish, Hawaiian salt, limu (seaweed), inamona (roasted, ground kukui nut), chiles, and onions. It is a favorite Hawaiian dish and my family loves making and sharing poke at family gatherings. I named my dish Poke Me Ke Aloha (poke with love) because I put all the things I love in it. I serve the poke with quinoa because it is healthier than white rice.” Kaira also serves guacamole and a banana-kale sorbet for dessert with this meal.
- 9 grape tomatoes, halved
- 1/4 cup diced sweet onion
- 1/4 cup sliced green onions
- 1 dash shoyu or low‐sodium soy sauce
- 1 dash sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
- 14 ounces firm tofu, drained and cut into ½‐inch cubes
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil
- 1 cup cooked shelled edamame
- 1 dash shoyu or low‐sodium soy sauce
- 1 dash sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds
- 1/2 ulu, steamed and cut into ½‐inch cubes (you can substitute 2 steamed sweet potatoes)
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil or olive oil
- 1 thinly sliced green onion
- 1 tablespoon shoyu or low‐sodium soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons furikake
- 1/2 fresh lime, juice and zest
- 3 tablespoons ground macadamia nuts
- 2 cups cooked quinoa
This recipe is credited to a partner program (The 2016 Healthy Lunchtime Challenge Cookbook), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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