Guide for July 29

School is starting very soon, so for the benefit of anyone who may be having to pack lunches for child or spouse or self, I heartily recommend http://lunchinabox.net – a website devoted to the fine (but surprisingly simple and quickly prepared!) art of the bento, or Japanese box lunch.

Today is National Cheese Sacrifice Purchase Day and I still have no idea what that means. Friday is National Jump for Jelly Beans Day: it takes twelve Jelly Bellys to make one Point. Next Monday, August 3rd, is Grab Some Nuts Day. Tuesday, the 4th, is National Lasagne Day – Nature’s most perfect food!

Jim and Alice -- where is your Asian grocery? I'd love to know.



Prices good only through this Sunday:

Safeway:

Nature’s Own bread and rolls, $1.29


Target and SuperTarget:

Crystal Light, box of 14 singles: $1.97
Crystal Light, 12-qt tube: $2.97



Prices good through next Tuesday:

Albertson’s:

Beef top sirloin steak, boneless, $2.99/lb
Beef chuck/shoulder/bottom round steak or roast, boneless, 1.99/lb
93/7 ground beef, 5 lbs or more, $1.77/lb
Pork loin chops, “assorted”, bone in, 97¢/lb
Split chicken breast, 77¢/lb
Store brand cheeses, 8 oz block or bag, $1.99
Red seedless grapes, 75¢/lb
Tomatoes, 97¢/lb
Bing cherries, $2.99/lb
Sweet corn, 2/$1
Honeydew melon, 39¢/lb
Carrots, 2 lb bag, 99¢
Red bell peppers, 99¢
Earthbound Farms box salads, $2.99



Bashas’:

80/20 ground beef, $1.77/lb
Boneless cross rib roast, $2.39/lb
Pork loin chops, “assorted”, bone in, 99¢/lb
Whole chickens, buy 1 get 1 free
Split whole chicken, 99¢/lb
True cod fillets, Alaskan, wild caught, $5.99/lb
Yellowfin tuna steaks, wild caught, $6.99/lb
Lean Cuisine frozen entrees, $1.99
Lean Pockets, 5/$10
Pillsbury cakes mixes (for soda cake), 10/$10
StarKist chunk white tuna, 10/$10
Betty Crocker “80 Cal” potatoes, 10/$10
Sweet corn, 5/$1
Fresh green beans, $1/lb
Bartlett pears, $1/lb
Dole bag salads, $1
Peaches OR nectarines, $1.79/lb
Plums OR pluots, $1.29/lb
Green bell peppers, 69¢ ea
Strawberries, 2 lb box, $3.99
Cantaloupes OR honeydew melons, 49¢/lb
Dole bagged “Caesar salad kit”, incl. low-calorie, 2/$5
Vine tomatoes, $1.99/lb



Food City:

Beef bottom round steak, boneless, $1.49/lb
Beef sirloin steak, boneless, $2.49/lb
Sirloin cut pork chops, bone in, 99¢/lb
Chicken breast, bone in, 99¢/lb
Pollock fillets, $1.99/lb
Watermelon, 10¢/lb
Large tomatoes, 2 lbs/$1
Cantaloupe, 3 lbs/99¢
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 2/$3
Plums OR peaches OR nectarines, 88¢/lb
Mexican green onions, 3 bunches/99¢
Chayote squash, 3/99¢
Bartlett pears, 69¢/lb



Fresh & Easy:

Whole chickens, 99¢/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.97/lb
Store brand cheese, 8 oz block or bag, $1.47
Seedless red or green grapes, 4 lb box, $4.96
Store brand bag salad, “herb”, $1.49
Yellow onions, 2 lb bag, 98¢
Peaches, 1 lb bag, 98¢
Mangoes, 98¢ ea.
Grape tomatoes, 10 oz box, 98¢



Fry’s:

93/7 ground beef, $1.77/lb
Half pork loin, whole in bag, $2.99/lb
Sockeye salmon fillets, wild caught, $6.99/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $2.49/lb
Store brand milk, all varieties, $1.37
(99¢ if you spend $50, which is frighteningly easy to do)
Store branch cheese, 6-8 oz. block or bag, 99¢
Gorton’s “Grilled Fillets” (2 Points each, whole box 4), 2/$5
Vine tomatoes, 88¢/lb
Cantaloupes, $1 ea.
Sweet corn, 3/99¢
Peaches/nectarines/plums/pluots, $1.79/lb
Bing cherries, $1.99/lb
Dole bag salads, 2/$5
Seedless grapes, red/green/black, $1.79
Broccoli OR cauliflower, $1/lb
Walla Walla onions, $1/lb



Rancho Grande:

Beef shoulder “clod” steak or roast, $2.19/lb
Whole chickens, 99¢/lb
Chicken breast, bone in, $1.69/lb
Beef liver, 49¢/lb
Whole seeded watermelon, 12¢/lb
Chayote squash, 4/99¢/lb
Mexican green onions, 4 bunches/99¢
Red or green grapes, 89¢/lb
Green apples, 3 lbs/99¢



Safeway:

Beef bottom round roast or steaks, $1.77/lb
93/7 ground beef, $1.99/lb
Pork loin chops, “assorted”, 99¢/lb
Sockeye salmon fillets, wild caught, $6.99/lb
Lucerne milk, $1.57
Yoplait yogurt incl. Light, 60¢ (when you buy 10)
Smart Ones frozen entrees, $1.99
Lean Pockets, 5/$10
Dreyer’s fruit bars, 2/$7
Sweet corn, 5/$1
Whole seedless watermelons, $1.99 ea
Apricots, 1 lb box, $1.98
Walla Walla onions, 79¢/lb
Vine tomatoes, $1.99/lb
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 2/$5
Peaches, $1.99/lb
Bing cherries, $2.99/lb
Bananas, 59¢/lb
Broccoli crowns, 99¢/lb
Jazz apples, $1.49/lb



Smart & Final:

Seedless red grapes, 2 lb box, $1.99
Honeydew melons, 4 lbs/$1
Yellow or white peaches, 8 ct, $2.49
Bing cherries, 2 lb box, $3.99
Ready Pac bag salad, “Spring Mix,” 1 lb bag, $3.99



Sprouts:

Sirloin steaks, $2.99/lb
Whole chickens, $1.39/lb
Pineapples, 97¢/lb
Pink Lady apples, 99¢/lb
Bartlett pears, 99¢/lb
Peaches, 99¢/lb
Whole seedless watermelon, 15¢/lb
Leaf lettuce, green or red, 99¢/lb
Roma tomatoes, 99¢/lb
Bing cherries, $1.99/lb
Hass avocados, 4/$5
Walla Walla onions, 69¢/lb

The wholly unofficial Bargain Guide, week of July 22

To my unending embarrassment I now realize that in every handout and every blog post, if I ever mentioned the cheapest grade of ground beef I described it as “73/37” – 73% lean, 37% fat. Arithmetic is not my strongest point.

It is storm season and the power is likely to be flickering on and off like fireflies. Salads do not need cooking, so keep salad greens and dressing around.

Costco has something called a Black Velvet Apricot which I did not buy but now wish I had as I love apricots and it was very pretty.

National Baked Bean Month is apparently never going to end. Saturday, the 25th, is National Hot Fudge Sundae Day; the 28th is National Milk Chocolate Day (antioxidants! You need to eat it!). And the 29th, next Wednesday, is – I swear I did not make this up – National Cheese Sacrifice Purchase Day. If you can learn anything about National Cheese Sacrifice Purchase Day, please, please post it in comments!

July 22: National Penuche Fudge Day
July 23: National Vanilla Ice Cream Day
July 24: National Tequila Day
July 25: National Hot Fudge Sundae Day
July 26: National Coffee Milkshake Day
July 27: National Crème Brûlée Day, National Scotch Day
(Not a combination that would have occurred to me)
July 28: National Milk Chocolate Day
July 29: National Cheese Sacrifice Purchase Day



Albertson’s:

T-bone steaks, family pack, $3.97/lb
Sirloin tip roast or steak, boneless, $2.69/lb
Pork spare ribs, buy 1 get 1 free
Pork sirloin chops, $1.99/lb
Chicken breast, bone in, family pack, $1.99/lb
Cod fillets, wild caught, $4.99/lb
Sockeye salmon fillets, wild caught, $6.99/lb
Milk, store brand, $1.39
Daisy sour cream incl. Light, 24 oz tub, 2/$5
Nature’s Own bread, $1.79
Barilla pasta, 3/$4
Barilla pasta sauce, 2/$5
($2.83; add garlic bread and there’s supper.)
Propel “Fitness Water”, 12 pack, $5.99
Whole cantaloupes, 5/$5
Bartlett pears, new crop, 97¢/lb
Pineapple, 77¢/lb
Bing cherries, $1.97/lb
Peaches OR nectarines, $1.97/lb
Roma tomatoes, 97¢/lb
Sweet corn, 47¢
Bell peppers, red or green, 97¢
Zucchini OR yellow squash, 97¢/lb
Strawberries, 1 lb box, $2.47
Clementines, 3 lb bag, $5.97
Earthbound Farms box salads, 1 lb box, $3.97



Bashas’:

Beef top sirloin steak, boneless, value pack, $1.99/lb
80/20 ground beef, $1.99/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, buy 1 get 1 free
Smoked ham, bone in, shank portion, 99¢/lb (butt portion $1.19/lb)
Swordfish steaks, wild caught, $5.99/lb
Tilapia fillets, $3.99/lb
Store brand cottage cheese, incl Light, 24 oz container, $1.69
Daisy sour cream incl. Light, 16 oz container, 99¢
Peaches OR nectarines OR plums OR pluots OR apricots, 88¢/lb
Bing cherries, $2.99/lb
Strawberries, 2 lb box, $3.99
Cantaloupe, 2 lbs/$1
Seedless grapes, red or green, $1.79/lb
Blueberries, pint box, $2.99
Watermelon, 39¢/lb
Celery, 89¢
Broccoli OR cauliflower, 99¢/lb
Dole bag salads, 2/$5



Food City:

Beef chuck steak, boneless, $1.69/lb
Tilapia fillets, $2.49/lb
Seedless grapes, red or green, 69¢
Peaches OR plums OR nectarines, 88¢/lb
Cantaloupe, 3 lbs/99¢
Red bell peppers, 3 lbs/99¢
Italian squash OR Mexican grey squash, 2 lbs/$1
Watermelon, seeded, 18¢/lb
Limes OR Mexican key limes, 2 lbs/88¢
Bananas, 2 lbs/98¢
Mexican green onions, 3 bunches/99¢
Bartlett pears, new crop, 79¢/lb



Fresh & Easy:

80/20 ground beef, $2.98/lb
“Assorted” pork chops, $1.99/lb
Milk, store brand, $1.99
Bing cherries, 2 lb bag, $3.98
Tangerines, bag of 5, 98¢/lb
Yellow peaches, 98¢/lb
Lemons, 98¢/lb
Apples, bag of 3, 98¢/lb
Sliced mushroom, 8 oz pkg, 2/$3
Bag salad, store brand, “herb”, $1.49
Plums, 8 pk, 2/$5
Seedless grapes, $1.48/lb
Soy crisps, store brand, 3.5 oz bag, $1.29



Fry’s:

Beef top sirloin, whole in bag, $2.99/lb (cut and wrapped free)
Beef bottom round roast, $2.99/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.67/lb
Pork loin rib chops, $1.87/lb
Pork chops, “assorted”, $1.37/lb
Large eggs, store brand, AA, dozen 77¢
Healthy Choice frozen entrees, $2.19
Yellow peaches, 67¢/lb
Plums, 77¢/lb
Hass avocadoes, $1
Sweet corn, 3/99¢
Bing cherries, $2.99/lb
Nectarines OR white peaches, $1.79/lb
Seedless grapes, red/green/black, $1.79/lb
Leaf lettuces, red/green/Romaine, $1
Asparagus, green or white, $2.99/lb
Vine tomatoes, $1.99/lb
Dole bag salads, 2/$5



Rancho Grande:

Boneless beef roast or steak, $1.89/lb
Tilapia, whole, 99¢/lb
Catfish, $1.79/lb
Clamato, 32 oz bottles, 2/$5
Tomatoes, 3 lbs/99¢
Limes, 3 lbs/99¢
Oranges, 5 lbs/99¢
Kiwifruit, 7/99¢
Pineapple, 2 lbs/99¢
Papaya, 2 lbs/99¢
Cucumbers, 6/99¢
Green onions, 5 bunches/99¢
Red onions, 3 lbs/99¢



Safeway:

Beef London broil, boneless, $1.78/lb
Beef chuck steak, boneless, $2.99/lb
80/20 ground beef, $2.99/lb
Pork shoulder ribs, “country style”, 99¢/lb
Chicken breast, bone in, $1.79/lb
Keta salmon fillets, $4.99/lb
Tilapia fillets, $4.99/lb
Smart Ones frozen entrees, $1.99
Weight Watchers ice-cream novelties, $3.99
Fresh Express bag salads, 10/$10, Saturday only
Blueberries, pint basket, $1.99
Red Lion nectarines, 79¢/lb
Bing cherries, $2.49/lb
Seedless grapes, red or green, $1.99/lb
Organic “baby peeled” carrots, 1 lb bag, 10/$10
Peaches, $1.99/lb
Broccoli, 99¢/lb
Strawberries, 2 lb box, $4.99



Smart & Final:

Ready Pac bag salad, iceberg/carrot/cabbage, 3 lb bag, $1.99
Plums, 8 pk, $1.99
Cantaloupe, 5 lbs/$1



Sprouts:

Filet mignon steaks, from Australia, “grass fed”, $8.99/lb
Beef eye of round roast, $2.99/lb
Center loin pork chops, boneless, $2.99/lb
Ground turkey, 20 oz pkg, 2/$7
Chicken parmesan sausage, $2.99/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $2.99/lb
Sockeye salmon fillets, wild caught, $7.99
Whole cantaloupes, 3/$1
Whole honeydew melons, 2/$3
Peaches OR nectarines, 99¢/lb
Red seedless grapes, 77¢/lb
Plums OR pluots, 99¢/lb
Apples, Red or Golden Delicious, 99¢/lb
Bartlett pears, 99¢/lb
Bing cherries, $1.49/lb
Strawberries, 1 lb punnet, 2/$4
Italian squash OR yellow squash, 88¢/lb
Broccoli crowns, 88¢/lb
Pineapple, 2/$4
Vine tomatoes, 99¢/lb

Sorry for the delay

All berries and stone fruits are very good this week, especially cherries.

Saturday the 18th is National Caviar Day. One tablespoon of caviar is two Points, and for me no temptation as I have always perceived caviar as tasting like a cheap grade of canned sardines mixed with an equal amount of salt. Your mileage may vary. And I’d love to know who promoted this, but the 21st is National Junk Food Day.

The 19th is Sundae Sunday. I’m sure we can all figure some appropriate commemoration.

July 15: National Tapioca Pudding Day
July 16: National Corn Fritters Day
July 17: National Peach Ice Cream Day
July 18: National Caviar Day
July 19: National Daiquiri Day
July 20: National Hot Dog Day
July 20: National Ice Cream Soda Day
July 20: National Lollipop Day
July 20: Fortune Cookie Day
July 21: Sundae Sunday
July 21: National Ice Cream Day
July 21: National Junk Food Day
July 22: National Penuche Fudge Day

Now the bargains:


Albertson’s:

93/7 ground beef, $1.77/lb
Beef brisket, whole in bag, $1.99/lb
Beef tenderloin, whole in bag, $8.88/lb
(Cut into filet mignon steaks this usually costs at least $15/lb)
Pork sirloin chops, $1.99/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.67/lb
Keta salmon fillets, wild caught, $3/67/lb
Swai fillets, $2.99/lb
Lean Cuisine frozen entrees or paninis, $1.99
Nature Valley granola bars, 3/$6
Fiber One bars, 3/$6
Store brand tuna, chunk light, 4/$3
Shamrock Farms sour cream incl. Light, 24 oz container, $1.99
Blueberries, 11 oz box, 5/$5
Fresh Express bag salads, “Premium Romaine” or “Green and Crisp”, 5/$5
Bing cherries, $1.99/lb
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 2/$4
Nectarines or white peaches, $1.99/lb
Vine tomatoes, $1.99/lb
Earthbound Farms box salads, 1 lb, $3.99
Red bell peppers, 99¢/lb
Seedless watermelon, 39¢/lb


Bashas’:

All fresh beef, pork, chicken, and seafood sold by the pound, 25% off.
Milk, $1.39/lb
Healthy Choice frozen dinners, $1.97
Fiber One bars, 2/$5
Tillamook cheeses, 2/$5
Store brand cottage cheese incl. Light, 16 oz. container, $1.39
Store brand sour cream incl. Light, 16 oz. container, $1.29
Nature’s Own bread, $1.99
Pirate’s Booty, 4 oz bg, 2/$5
Bumble Bee solid white “Premium Fillet” tuna, $1.99
Pompeian extra virgin olive oil, $3.99/16 oz bottle
Red Flame seedless grapes, 77¢/lb
Iceberg, 88¢ ea.
Roma tomatoes, 88¢/lb
Blueberries, pint box, $1.88
Rainier cherries, $2.77/lb
Strawberries, 2 lb box, $3.99
Cantaloupe, 2 lbs/$1
Peaches OR nectarines, $1.79/lb
Plums, black or red, $1.29/lb
Italian or yellow squash, 89¢/lb
Grape tomatoes, 10 oz box, 2/$4
Dole bag salads, 2/$3
Live basil in a pot, 2/$5


Food City:

Top sirloin steak, value pack, $1.79/lb
Beef bottom round roast, boneless, $2.49/lb
Bone-in pork ribs, “country style”, 69¢/lb
Chicken leg quarters, 49¢/lb (10 lb bag)
Rock fillets (I hope this means “rockfish”), $3.59/lb
Bumble Bee chunk light tuna, 2/$1
Watermelon, 15¢/lb
Plums/peaches/nectarines, 88¢/lb
Mangos, 3/99¢
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 2/$3
Bananas, 2 lbs/98¢
Dole “Classic Iceberg” bag salad, 2/$3
Broccoli OR cauliflower, 69¢/lb
Tomatillos, 2 lbs/$1
Mexican green onions, 3 bunches/99¢


Fresh & Easy:

80/20 ground beef patties, $2.99/pkg of 4
Boneless pork loin chops, $3.99/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $2.99/lb
Chicken leg quarters, 88¢/lb
Sockeye salmon, wild caught, $5.99/lb
Lean Pockets, $1.59
Bing cherries, 2 lb punnet, $3.98
Peaches, 2 lb pack, $1.98
Apples, 3 pk, 98¢
Tangerines, bag of 5, 98¢
Green bell peppers, 3 pk, 98¢


Fry’s:

Boneless beef chuck steak, family pack, $1.88/lb
Pork butt, bone in, whole in bag, $1.59/lb
Whole chickens, 67¢/lb
Keta salmon fillet, wild caught, $3.88/lb
True cod fillets, $6.99/lb
Blueberries, dry pint, $1
Mangos, 2/$1
Yellow onions, 2 lbs/$1
Celery, $1 ea
Red or yellow bell peppers, $1 ea.
Bing cherries, $2.99/lb
Rainier cherries, $3.99/lb
Strawberries OR raspberries OR blackberries, various size punnet, 2/$5
Broccoli OR cauliflower, $1/lb
Peaches OR nectarines OR plums OR pluots, $1.79/lb
Large OR vine tomatoes, 1.99/lb
Zuccinni or yellow squash, 4 lbs/$5
Dole bag salads, 2/$5


Pro’s Ranch Market:

Boneless beef shoulder clod steak or roast, $2.29/lb
(I am so ignorant I had to look that up. “Clod” just means beef shoulder.)
Bone in sirloin end pork chops, 98¢/lb
Chicken thighs or drumsticks, 88¢/lb
Whole carp, $1.68/lb
Hickman’s jumbo eggs, 20 ct, $1.99
Seedless watermelon, 13¢/lb
Red seedless grapes, 79¢/lb
Peaches, 2 lbs/99¢
Iceberg, 2/89¢
Tomatillos, 2 lbs/99¢
Italian squash, 2 lbs/99¢
Carrots, 1 lb bag, 3/99¢
Red onions, 3 lbs/99¢
Celery, 2/99¢


Rancho Grande:

Top sirloin roast or steak, value pack, $1.99/lb
Pork steak, $1.99/lb
Bass fillet, $2.99/lb
Fresh oysters, $5.49/lb
“Special Value” brand chunk light tuna, 69¢
Green Tomatillos, 3 lbs/99¢
Mangos, 3/99¢
Roma tomatoes, 2 lbs/$1
Peaches OR nectarines, 69¢/lb
Mexican squash, 3 lbs/99¢
Radishes OR cilantro, 6 bunches/99¢


Safeway:

Beef 7-bone chuck steak, $1.47/lb
Boneless top sirloin steak, $2.97/lb
Pork sirloin chops, boneless, $1.67/lb
Sockeye salmon fillets, $6.99/lb
“Waterfront Bistro” frozen fish fillets, 12 oz bag, 20% off
Wheat Thins, “Family size” box, 2/$7
Red/green/black seedless grapes, 98¢/lb
“Personal size” seedless watermelon, $1.98 ea.
Sweet yellow “Walla Walla” onions, 2 lbs/$1
Fresh Express bag salads, buy 1 get 1 free
Cantaloupes, whole, 2/$4
Strawberries, 1 lb box, $1.99/lb
Bing cherries, $2.99/lb
Red Lion nectarines, $1.99/lb
Fuji apples, $1.29/lb
Cucumbers, 2/$1
Vine tomatoes, 1.99/lb
Red or black plums, $1.49/lb


Smart & Final:

85/15 ground beef, 2 lb chub, $3.98
Tri tip, $2.99/lb (sold whole: avg. weight 17 lbs)
Pork tenderloin, whole in bag, $2.99/lb
Chicken thighs, 89¢/lb
Chef’s Review frozen veggies, 2.5 lb bag, 2/$4
Roma tomatoes, 2 lbs/$1
Russet potatoes, 10 lb bag, 99¢
Seedless red grapes, 2 lb box, $1.99
Honeydew melon, 3 lbs/99¢


Sprouts:

Beef rump roast, $1.99/lb
“Extra lean” ground beef, $2.99/lb
Pork spareribs OR sirloin chops, $2.49/lb
Boneless chicken breast tenders, $1.99/lb
Ground turkey breast, $3.99/lb
Fuji or Braeburn apples, 99¢/lb
Bing cherries, 99¢/lb
Blueberries, dry pint, 99¢
Strawberries, 16 oz punnet, 2/$3
Blackberries, 6 oz punnet, 2/$3
Peaches, 99¢/lb
Seedless red or green grapes, 2 lbs/$3
Plums, black or red, 99¢/lb
Hass avocadoes, 4/$5
Leaf lettuces, red/green/Romaine, 88¢

Week of July 8

Sorry about the shortness of this week’s entry: I can’t find the flyers for Pro’s, Food City, Rancho Grande, or Sprout’s. If I do run across them I’ll update to reflect.

It is still National Baked Bean Month and National Ice Cream Month. Frankly right now I would rather eat ice cream than baked beans, or than bake beans. I’m trying to figure out who came up with the title “National July Belongs to Blueberries Month”, but it’s that too. The 10th is Pick Blueberries Day, and fittingly, the 11th is Blueberry Muffin Day.

Today is (was) National Chocolate with Almonds Day. Let us celebrate accordingly. And the 10th, Friday, is Piña Colada Day. Have one. Have a couple.

July 8: National Chocolate With Almonds Day
July 9: National Sugar Cookie Day
July 10: National Piña Colada Day
July 10: Pick Blueberries Day
July 11: National Blueberry Muffin Day
July 12: National Pecan Pie Day
July 13: National French Fries Day
July 14: Macaroni Day
July 14: Grand Marnier Day
July 15: National Tapioca Pudding Day



Albertson’s:

85/15 ground beef, family pack, $1.99/lb
Boneless bottom round roast or steaks, $1.99/lb
Eye or round roast or steaks, $2.99/lb
Pork loin chops, “assorted”, 97¢/lb
Pork loin roast, boneless, whole in bag, $1.67/lb
Keta salmon fillets, $4.99/.b
Store brand sour cream incl Light, 16 oz tub, 10/$10
Knudsen “Cottage Doubles” (cottage cheese with fruit), 10/$10
Glaçeau Vitaminwater OR Smartwater OR Cascade Ice sparkling water, 10/$10
Blue Bunny “Sweet Freedom” ice-cream novelties, 33% off
Healthy Choice frozen meals or “Steamers”, 4/$10
Healthy Choice entrees, 3/$5
Smart Ones frozen entrees, 2/$6
Chicken of the Sea chunk light tuna, 4/$3
“Jumbo size” cantaloupes, 10/$10
Fresh Express bag salads, 10/$10
Zuccini OR yellow squash, 10 lbs/$10
Broccoli OR cauliflower, 10 lbs/$10
Leaf lettuces, red/green/Romaine, 10/$10
Mini carrots, 1 lb bag, 10/$10
Bing cherries, $2.99/lb
Roma tomatoes, 99¢/lb
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 2/$4
Peaches, $1.49/lb



Bashas’:

Chicken breast, bone-in, 77¢/lb
Whole pork loin, boneless, $1.77/lb
90/10 ground beef, $1.77/lb
Beef cross rib OR bottom round OR chuck roasts, $2.99/lb
Alaskan true cod fillets, $4.99/lb
Milk, gallon jug, $1.39
Large eggs, dozen, grade AA, 77¢
Yoplait yogurts incl. Light, 10/$5
Food Club butter, $1.99
Ruffles, incl. reduced-fat, 2/$5
Filippo Berio olive oil (healthy!), $3.99/17 oz. bottle
Hebrew National hotdogs incl. almostfatfree, 50% off
StarKits chunk light tuna, 69¢
Bing cherries, $1.18/lb
Berries, 6 oz punnet, $2/3
Dole bag salads, 2/$4
Broccoli, 99¢/lb
Rainier cherries, $4.99/lb
Plums, black OR red, $1.29/lb
Peaches OR nectarines, $1.79/lb
Seedless red or green grapes, $1.99/lb
Strawberries, 2 lb box, $3.99
Vine tomatoes, $1.99/lb
Walla Walla yellow onions, 99¢/lb
Organic Italian squash, $1.49/lb



Fresh & Easy:

Boneless skinless chicken breast, family pack, $1.97/lbb
Lean Pockets, $1.59
Store brand bag salad, “Italian-style”, $1.49
Store brand bag salad, “Wild Rocket”, $1.99
Progresso soups incl Light, $1.99
Campbell’s soups incl. Select Harvest, 2/$4 (multiples of 2 only
Healthy Choice “Fresh Mixers”, $2.99
Betty Crocker SuperMoist cake mixes, $1.29 (for soda cake)
Cinch cake mixes, 89¢ (ditto)
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 2/$3 (multiples of 2 only)
Tangerines, bag of 5, 98¢
Peaches, 98¢/lb
Apples, bag of 3, 98¢



Fry’s:

Beef T-bone steaks, family pack, $3.97/lb
93/7 ground beef, $1.88/lb
Beef cross rib roast, boneless, $2.99/lb
Half pork loin, boneless, in bag, $1.88/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $2.99/lb
Frozen boneless skinless chicken breast, 3 lb bag, $6.99
Sole, $5.99/lb
Rockfish, $5.99/lb
Keta salmon fillets, $3.99/lb
Hebrew National hotdogs, incl fat free, 2/$5
Butter, store brand, $1.99
Kroger cheeses, incl. 2%, 2/$5
Nature’s Own bread, 2/$4
Lean Cuisine entrees, 5/$10
Lay’s or Ruffles Baked! potato chips, $2.99
Sun Chips, $2.99
Quaker Chewy granola bars $2.27
Crystal Light, 10-12 qt tube, $2.99
Strawberries, 16 oz box, $1
“Mini peeled” carrots, 1 lb bag, $1
Broccoli OR cauliflower, $1/lb
Roma tomatoes, $1/lb
Dole bag salads, $1
Bing cherries $2.99/lb
Rainier cherries, $3.99/lb
Sweet corn, 2/$1
Peaches OR nectarines OR plums, $1.79/lb
Blueberries OR raspberries OR blackberries, punnet, 2/$5
Seedless watermelon, “personal size”, $2.99
Hass avocados, 4/$5
Leaf lettuces, red OR green OR romaine, $1
Vine tomatoes, $1.99/lb



Safeway:

Boneless beef round steak, $1.46/lb
80/20 ground beef, $2.99/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.58/lb
Pork top loin chops, boneless, $3.99/lb
Fresh halibut steaks, $7.99/lb
Snyder’s pretzels, 1 lb bag, 2/$5
Sweet corn, white or yellow, 5/$1
Peaches, 77¢/lb
Raspberries or blueberries, 6 oz box, $1.98
Vine tomatoes, $1.28/lb
Bing cherries, $2.99/lb
Strawberries, 1 lb box, $1.99
Nectarines, $1.79/lb
Whole watermelons, $4.88
Broccoli, 99¢/lb
Pineapples, whole, $2.99 ea.



Smart & Final:

Whole chickens, 89¢/lb
Bing cherries, 2 lb box, $3.99
Nectarines, 8 pack, $2.99
Seedless green grapes, $2.49/lb
Iceberg, 2 pack, $1.99
Ready Pac “Grand Parisian” salad, 1 lb bag, $3.49



EDIT to add the information Jen so graciously supplied:

Sprouts has:
Strawberries, 4 1lb boxes for $5
Cantaloupe, 4 for $5
White and Yellow Peaches and Nectarines $0.99/pound
Red or Green Grapes-2lbs/$3
Mushrooms 8 oz box for $0.99
Red Bell Peppers: $0.88 each
Bob's Red Mill Flaxseed Meal 2 1lb bags for $5


Pros has:
4 lbs bananas $0.99
Cherries $0.99/lb
Roma Tomatoes 3 lbs for $0.99
Mangoes 4lbs for $0.99
10 lbs Potatoes for $0.99
Lettuce: 3 heads for $0.99
Granny Smith Apples: 5 lbs for $0.99
Oranges: 5 lbs for $0.99
Kiwi: 7 for $0.99
Radishes: 4 bundles for $0.99
Cucumbers: 6 for $0.99
They have a ton of fish and beef on the ad too but it's all stuff I don't buy so I don't know if it's a good deal.

Rancho Grande has:
Cilantro or Green Onion, 5 bundles for $1
Lemons: 4 lbs for $1
Celery-3 bundles for $0.99
Carrots: 4 lbs for $1

Thank you, Jen!

Week of July 1st

July is National Grilling Month, and also National Baked Beans Month. It is also National Hot Dog Month, National Ice Cream Month, and -- I could not make this up --

"National July Belongs To Blueberries Month".

The first week of July is National Canned Luncheon Meat Week, but I DON'T LIKE SPAM!

July 1st: National Creative Ice Cream Flavor Day, National Gingersnap Day
July 2nd: National Anisette Day
July 3rd: National Chocolate Wafers Day, National Eat Beans Day
July 4th: National Barbecued Spareribs Day
July 5th: National Apple Turnover Day
July 6th: National Fried Chicken Day
July 7th: National Strawberry Sundae Day
July 8th: National Chocolate With Almonds Day

(Debi keeps asking me where I get this stuff, but I'm not telling!)

Bargains for the week:

Albertson’s:

Beef ribeye steak, bone-in, family pack, $3.77/lb
Top sirloin steak, boneless, family pack, $3.99/lb
Beef brisket, whole in bag, $1.99/lb
Petite sirloin steaks, boneless, family pack, buy 1 get 2 free
Boneless pork chops, $2.99/lb
Seasoned boneless skinless chicken breast, buy 1 get 1 free
Keta salmon fillets, $4.99/lb
Vlasic pickles, 2/$5
Shamrock Farms sour cream, incl. Light, 16 oz. container, $1.19
Best Foods mayonnaise, incl. Light, $2.99
Fresh Express bag salads, $1.88
Watermelon, seedless, 12¢/lb
Peaches OR nectarines, $1.99/lb
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 2/$4
Mini carrots, 1 lb bag, 2/$3
Vine tomatoes, $1.99/lb



Bashas’:

Boneless top sirloin steak, value pack, $1.99/lb
Pork spareribs, 99¢/lb
Boneless sirloin cut pork chops, $2.99/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, buy 1 get 2 free
Keta salmon fillets, $3.89/lb
Nature’s Own hotdog OR hamburger buns, 2/$4
Healthy Choice frozen dinners, $2.88
Watermelons, seeded or seedless, local grown, 18¢/lb
Pineapples, $1 ea
Avocados, 88¢ ea
Tomatoes, $1/lb
Mangos, 2/$1
Sweet corn, 2/$1
Strawberries, 2 lb box, $3.99
Cantaloupe OR honeydew melon, 2 lbs/$1
Cucumbers, 69¢ ea
Earthbound Farms box salads, 2/$7
Peaches OR nectarines OR apricots OR plums, $1.99/lb



Food City:

73/37 ground beef, 79¢/lb
Boneless chuck steak, $1.69/lb
Boneless chuck roast, $1.99/lb
Pollock fillets, $1.99/lb
Roma tomatoes, 2 lbs/$1
Green chiles, 2 lbs/$1
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 2/$1
Bananas, 2 lbs/98¢
Cucumbers, 4/$1
Mexican green onions, 3 bunches/99¢
Plums OR peaches OR nectarines, 99¢/lb
Tomatillos, 2 lbs/$1



Fresh & Easy:

Grill pack (4 Italian sausages, 4 burgers, 6-8 pcs chicken), $5.99
Pork spare ribs, $1.59/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, family pack, $2.99/lb
Atlantic salmon fillets, skin on, $6.99/lb
White cheddar Pirate’s Treasure, 13 oz bag, $3.99
Veggie Sticks & Crisps, 14 oz bag, $3.99
Whole watermelons, $2.48
Sweet corn, 4 pk, 99¢
Store brand box salad, “baby leaf spring mix”, 1 lb box $4.89
Mangoes, 98¢ ea
Grape tomatoes, 10 oz box, 98¢
Cantaloupes, 98¢ ea



Fry’s:

Beef rib eye, whole in bag, $3.97/lb
Boneless rib eye steak, family pack, $4.97/lb
85/15 ground beef, $3.59/lb
80/20 ground beef patties, 3 lb pkg, $8.99
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $2.49/lb
Keta salmon fillets, $3.77/lb
Kraft mayonnaise, incl. Light, 2/$5
Cool Whip, incl. “Lite”, 8 oz tub, 99¢
Seedless watermelons, whole, $2.77 ea
Cole bag salads, 2/$4
Rainier (!!) or Bing cherries, $2.99 (You will never see a better price)
Cantaloupes, $1.99 ea.
Vine tomatoes, $1.99/lb
Mangoes, $1
Peaches OR nectarines OR plums OR pluots, $1.79/lb
Sweet corn, 2/$1
Broccoli OR cauliflower, $1/lb



Pro’s:

Beef chuck steak or roast, boneless, $1.78/lb
Boneless beef rib eye steak, $4.99/lb
“Country style” pork ribs, bone in, 98¢/lb
Cornish game hens, 5 ct pkg, $10.99
Center cut pork loin chops, $1.99/lb
Bass fillets, $2.98/lb
Whole octopus, $2.68/lb
Small scallops, $3.98/lb
Westpac frozen veggies, 89¢
Watermelon, seeded, 14¢/lb
Cantaloupe, 4 lbs/99¢
Red plums, 2 lbs/99¢
Mexican papayas, 2 lbs/99¢
Mexican squash, 2 lbs/99¢



Rancho Grande:

Beef chuck roll, value pack, $1.99/lb
Top sirloin steak, $2.59/lb
80/20 ground beef, $1.99/lb
Tilapia fillets, $2.49/lb
Kraft cheeses, shredded or chunks, 2/$5
Tomatillos, 3 lbs/99¢
Papayas, 3 lbs/99¢
Iceberg, 2/$1
Radishes, 4 bunches/$1
Mexican green onions, 4 bunches/$1
Watermelon, 5 lbs/$1
Red Delicious apples, 3 lbs/99¢



Safeway:

Beef ribeye or New York steak, bone in, $3.75/lb
Beef top sirloin steak, boneless, $3.75/lb
93/7 ground beef, $1.99/lb
Pork shoulder country style ribs, 99¢/lb
Chicken breast, bone in, $1.79/lb
Sockeye salmon fillets, wild caught, $7.99/lb
Store brand chunk light tuna, 79¢
Healthy Choice “Fresh Mixers”, 2/$6
Lean Pockets, 5/$10
Gorton’s Grilled Fillets, 2/$6 (each one is two Points, the whole package four)
Fresh Express OR Eating Right bag salads, 2/$4
Bing cherries, 99¢/lb
Whole seedless watermelons, $2.88
Strawberries, 1 lb box, $1.99
Peaches OR nectarines, $1.99
Green seedless grapes, $1.99
Sweet corn, white or yellow, 5/$2
Plums, black or red, $1.49/lb
Vine tomatoes, $2.49/lb
Rainier cherries, $4.99/lb
Eating Right veggie tray, 3.5 lbs, $9.99



Smart & Final:

Beef tri tip, $2.99/lb (average weight 17 lbs: be warned)
Boneless skinless chicken breast, 4 lb bag, $7.96
Jennie-O turkey burgers, 3 lb bag, $5.97
Seedless green grapes, 2 lb box, $1.99



Sprouts:

T-bone steak, $6.99/lb
Chicken breast tenders, $2.99/lb
Bing cherries, 99¢/lb
Plums OR peaches, 99¢/lb
Green seedless grapes, 2 lbs/$3
Fuji or Braeburn apples, 99¢/lb
Vine tomatoes, 2 lbs/$3
Cucumbers, 2/$1
Navel oranges, 2 lbs/$3
Leaf lettuces (red/green/romaine) OR iceberg, 99¢
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 2/$4
Whole seedless watermelons, 2/$10