Bargain guide, week of June 24
Somehow, perhaps fortunately, it has escaped my attention until now that June is National Candy Month. More appropriately for Weight Watchers members, it is National Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month as well as National Dairy Month.
June 25th is National Strawberry Parfait Day. Make it with fresh strawberries, Splenda, and Golden Spoon and you’ve covered a dairy and a fruit in your Good Health Guidelines!
I include produce prices in this but still the best place for good produce at good prices is the farmers’ market/ranch market/roadside stand. Unfortunately they do not print flyers. If you run across any good deals I’ve missed, post them in comments at http://wwwrentips.blogspot.com and I will love you forever.
Albertson’s:
London Broil, $1.77/lb
85/15 ground beef, $1.99/lb
Boneless beef chuck roast or steak, $2.99/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.67/lb
Boneless pork loin roast, whole in bag, $1.67/lb
Boneless pork loin chops, $4.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Keta salmon fillets, $4.99/lb
Opakapaka (Pacific pink snapper) fillets, $4.99/lb
Cod fillets, $4.99/lb
Bing cherries, $1.27/lb
Fresh Express bag salads, “Premium Romaine” or “Green and Crisp”, 10/$10
Vine tomatoes, $1.49/lb
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 2/$4
Nectarines OR white peaches, $1.99/lb
Kiwifruit, 3/$1
Mini bananas, cute but I have no idea how many Points they are, 99¢/12 oz pkg
Jumbo cantaloupe, 2/$4
Seedless watermelon, 39¢/lb
Gala apples, $1.49/lb
Blueberries, $2.99/11 oz box
Bashas’:
Beef London Broil, $1.78/lb
90/10 ground beef, value pack, $2/lb
Whole chickens, 68¢/lb
“Assorted” pork chops, bone in, $1.49/lb
Center cut pork chops, bone in, $1.78/lb
Wild keta salmon, whole or half, $2.99/lb
Tilapia fillets, $3.99/lb
Mahi mahi fillets, $3.99/lb
StarKist chunk light tuna, 89¢
Smart Ones frozen entrees, 4/$10
Yoplait yogurts incl. Light, 10/$6
Food Club cheeses incl. Light, 50% off
Lean Pockets, 3/$5
Peaches, 88¢/lb
Blueberries, dry pint box, $1.88
Mini seedless watermelon, 2/$3
Lettuce, red/green/romaine, 99¢
Vine tomatoes, $1.99/lb
Strawberries, 2 lb box, $3.99
Red or green seedless grapes, $1.99/lb
Plums or apricots, $1.99/lb
Red Delicious or Braeburn apples, 99¢/lb
Dole bag salads, 2/$5
Eat Smart pre-cut veggies, 2/$4
Food City:
Chuck steak, bone in, 99¢/lb
Boneless top sirloin, $2.49/lb
Beef liver, sliced, 69¢/lb
Sirloin cut pork chops, bone in, 99¢/lb
Chicken breast, bone in, 99¢/lb
Tilapia fillets, $1.99/lb
Milk, 99¢
Cantaloupe, 3 lbs/99¢/lb
Roma tomatoes, 4 lbs/$1
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 2/$3
Mexican grey squash, 2 lbs/$1
Bananas, 2 lbs/98¢
Mexican green onions, 3 bunches/99¢
Peaches OR nectarines, 99¢/lb
Broccoli OR cauliflower, 69¢/lb
White onions, 2 lbs/$1
Valencia oranges, 2 lbs/$1
Red Delicious apples, 69¢/lb
Mexican papayas, 69¢/lb
Dole bag salad, “Classic Iceberg”, 2/$3
Fresh & Easy:
Boneless tri tip beef roast, $3.99/lb
Pork spare ribs, $1.59/lb
Frozen shrimp, 26/30 ct, $3.99/1 lb bag
Butter (healthier than margarine, I think), store brand, $1.99/lb
White Cheddar Pirate’s Treasure, 13 oz bag (huge!), $3.99
Veggie Sticks & Crisps, 14 oz bag, $3.99
Breyers “Pure Fruit” bars, 12 box, $1.99
Bag salad, “Sunshine” (iceberg & carrots), 98¢
Peaches, 2 lb bag, $1.98
Seedless red or green grapes, 98¢/lb
Cucumbers, 2 pk, 98¢
Grape tomatoes, 10 oz box, 98¢
Cantaloupe, 98¢ ea
Nectarines, 98¢/lb
Fry’s:
Beef chuck steak, blade or 7-bone, family pack, $1.27/lb
Rib eye steak, bone in, $4.88/lb
Boneless beef cross rib roast, $2.69/lb
93/3 ground beef, $1.77/lb
Ground turkey, $3.29/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $2.49/lb
Whole chickens, 88¢/lb
All Kroger frozen fish fillets, 20% off
Hebrew National hotdogs, incl. fat free, $3.99
Milk, store brand, $1.39/lb
SlimFast “Optima” shakes OR meal bars, 2/$11
Kroger cheeses, incl. 2%, 2/$3
Challenge butter, 2/$4
Smart Ones frozen entrees, 5/$10
“Sweet Leaf” tea (with stevia), 20 oz bottle, 10/$10
Raspberries, 6 oz box, $1
Seedless watermelon, “personal size”, 2/$3
Hass avocados, 88¢
White/yellow peaches, nectarines, plums, $1.59/lb
Strawberries, 2/$5
Sweet corn, 2/$1
Vine tomatoes, $1.99/lb
Grapes, you bloody name the variety they’ve got it, $1.79/b
Red Delicious apples, $2.77/3 lb bag
Dole bag salad, “Classic Iceberg”, $1
Cantaloupes, $1.99 ea
Roma tomatoes, $1/lb
Vidalia onions, $1/lb
“Mini peeled” carrots, 1 lb bag, $1
Pro’s Ranch Market:
Boneless beef chuck steak or roast, $1.78/lb
Pork spareribs, $1.28/lb
Ground pork, $1.68/lb
Whole red snapper, $3.98/lb
Skatewing fillets, $3.48/lb
Maruchan ramen noodles, 6/$1 (see Note at end)
Granny Smith apples, 4 lbs/99¢
Mexican squash, 2 lbs/99¢
Cucumbers, 6/99¢/lb
Radishes, 4 bunches/99¢
Kiwifruit, 7/99¢
Jamaica (dried hibiscus – for tea), $2.39/lb
Safeway:
Boneless beef top round (London broil), $1.88/lb
New York Strip steaks, bone in, $4.88/lb
Boneless pork loin, whole or half, $1.88/lb
Tilapia fillets, $3.99/lb
Mahi Mahi fillets, $4.99/lb
Chicken of the Sea chunk light tuna, 99¢
Lean Cuisine frozen entrees, $1.99
Nature Valley granola bars, 2/$5
Safeway pickles, 16 oz jar, 99¢
Strawberries, 2 lb box, $1.98
Green seedless grapes, 98¢/lb
Mangos, 2/$1
Fuji apples, 98¢/lb
Apricots, $1.98/lb
Peaches, white or yellow, $1.99/lb
Vine tomatoes, $1.99/lb
Organic black plums, $1.99/lb
Fresh Express bag salads, 2/$6
Eating Right “Baby Peeled” carrots, 10/$10
Smart & Final:
Whole chickens, 89¢/lb
Jennie-O ground turkey, 1.25 lb pkg, $2.99
Green seedless grapes, 2 lb box, $2.49
Strawberries, 4 lb box, $4.99
Red Delicious apples, 2 lbs/$1
Ready Pac bag salad, “garden salad” (iceberg/carrots/red cabbage), $1.99/3 lb bag
Sprouts:
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.99/lb
Whole “all natural” chickens, $1.39/lb
Sirloin tip roast, $2.99/lb
Wild mahi mahi fillet, fresh, $7.99/lb
Blueberries, dry pint box, $1.49
Cantaloupes, 99¢ ea.
Various “specialty” melons, 77¢/lb
Roma tomatoes, 99¢/lb
Apples: Red/Golden Delicious OR Granny Smith, 99¢/lb
Italian or yellow squash, 88¢/lb
Red plums, black plums, pluots, 2 lbs/$3
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 2/$4
Raspberries, 6 oz box, 2/$4
Pineapples, 2/$4
Note: There is (to my knowledge) no truth to the story of the student who saved money by living on ramen noodles for his entire four years at college, only to die of malnutrition the week before graduation. Nonetheless I do not recommend it.
Skate can be cut into nuggets and prepared like scallops.
Keta salmon is another name for chum salmon. They are lighter in color and have a milder flavor and flakier texture than sockeye or coho salmon.
