Bargain guide, week beginning October 27th

Today is American Beer Day; tomorrow is both National Chocolate Day and Wild Foods Day. Wipe that look off your face. If you’ve ever picked a blackberry off a bush you’ve eaten wild food. Halloween is both Candy Apple Day and, of course, Trick Or Treat For UNICEF Day. One week from today is National Sandwich Day.

Fascinating article at the Fooducate blog: nearly half the calories children under 12 consume are derived from junk food. Meanwhile, McDonald’s stock is at an all-time high and set to continue upwards.

And at Serious Eats, a genuine recipe for homemade candy corn. Honest. Homemade candy corn.



Albertson’s:

Beef petite sirloin steaks or roast, boneless, $7.99/lb }
Beef bottom round roast, boneless, $4.99/lb } All these:
Beef crossrib roast, boneless, $4.99/lb }
Beef chuck roast, boneless, $4.99.lb } buy one,
Beef sirloin tip roast, boneless, $4.99/lb }
Pork spareribs, $3.99/lb } get one
Pork baby back ribs, $6.99/lb }
Pork country style ribs, boneless, family pack, $3.99/lb } free
Boneless skinless chicken breast, 4.99/lb }

Beef t-bone steaks, family pack, $4.77/lb
93/7 ground beef, 5 lbs or more, $1.97/lb
Pork sirloin chops, boneless, family pack, $3.99/lb, buy 1 get 2 free
Whole frying chickens, 57¢/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, 2.5 lb bag, $4.97 ($1.99/lb)
Keta salmon fillets, wild caught, $3.77/lb
Alaskan cod fillets, wild caught, $3.99/lb
Catfish fillets, farm raised, $3.99/lb
All Pepsi products incl. Diet, 12 pks, 4/$10 (must buy 4)
Deli: Charlie’s Pride roast beef/corned beef/beef pastrami, $4.99/lb
Deli Fresh Provolone/mild Cheddar/Muenster/pepperjack, $4.99/lb
Jennie-O oven roasted turkey breast, $4.99/lb
Kretschmar Virginia ham, $4.99/lb
Daisy sour cream incl. Light, 24 oz tub, 2/$5
Yoplait yogurt incl. Light, 8 pk, $3.99
Yoplait Greek yogurt, 6 o, 10/$10
Albertson’s pickles, 24 oz jar, $1.99
Maruchan ramen noodles, 6/$1
Satsuma tangerines, 3 lb bag, $2.47
Pears: Bartlett, Bosc, red, Anjou, 99¢/lb
Strawberries, 1 lb box, $2.99
Red grapefruit, 99¢/lb
Pomegranates, 2/$5
Iceberg, 69¢ ea
Nature Sweet “Cherub” tomatoes (grape tomatoes), 10.5 oz box, 2/$5
Fresh Express bag salads, 2/$5
Asparagus, green or white, $2.99/lb
English cucumbers, 2/$3



Bashas’:

Beef t-bone steak OR boneless top sirloin steak, value pack, $3.99/lb
Beef top sirloin roast boneless, $4.49/lb
Beef crossrib roast, $3.99/lb
80/20 ground beef, value pack, $2.99/lb
Thin cut pork chops, value pack, $3.99/lb
Boneless pork chops, value pack, $2.99/lb
Split chicken breast, bone in, 97¢/lb
Rockfish OR Dover sole fillets, wild caught, $4.99/lb
Food Club cheeses, 6-8 oz chunk/shreds/cubes, 4/$5
Birds Eye “Steamfresh” frozen veggies, 11-16 oz bag, 5/$10
Star olive oil, 25 oz bottle, $5.99
Raspberries, 6 oz box, 2/$5
Apples, Fuji/Gala/Granny Smith, $1.19/lb
Red seedless grapes, $1.79/lb
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 2/$5
Bananas, 48¢/lb
Large tomatoes, 2 lbs/$1
Cucumbers, 69¢ ea
Red bell peppers, 99¢ ea



Food City:

Beef top sirloin steak or roast, boneless, value pack, $1.99/lb
Beef stew meat, $1.99/lb (tamale meat, $1.89/lb)
Pork shoulder roast, bone in, 99¢/lb
Sirloin cut pork chops, bone in, $1.79/lb
Chicken leg quarters, 39¢/lb
Gala apples, 3 lbs/99¢
Mexican grey squash, 59¢/lb
Radishes OR green onions, 3 bunches/99¢



Fry’s:

Beef bottom round roast, boneless, buy 1 get 1 free
80/20 ground beef, $1.77/lb
Beef New York strip, ribeye, or t-bone steaks, bone in, family pack, $4.99/lb
Beef top sirloin steaks, family pack, $4.99/lb
Beef chuck roast, boneless, family pack, $3.29/lb
Whole frying chickens, 57¢/lb
Sockeye salmon fillets, $7.99/lb
All Coca-Cola products incl. Diet, 12 pks, 4/$10
Kroger cheeses, 6-8 oz chunk or shreds, 2/$3
Apples: Gala/Delicious/Granny Smith/Braeburn/Fuji/Rome/Cameo/Spartan/Jonagold/helpitwon’tfit!, $1/lb
Pomegranates, 2/$5
Pears, Bartlett/D’Anjou/Bosc, $1.29/lb
Red seedless grapes, 88¢/lb
Blackberries OR raspberries, small box, $2.99
Cantaloupes, $1.99 ea
Navel oranges, $1.49/lb
Hass avocados, 88¢ ea
Vine or large tomatoes, $1.99/lb
Kroger “mini peeled” carrots, 1 lb bag, $1
Broccoli OR cauliflower, $12/lb



Rancho Grande:

Beef flap meat, family pack, $3.49/lb
Chicken drumsticks, family pack, 59¢/lb
Chicken breast, bone in, $1.39/lb
Pollock fillets, $1.39/lb
Fuji apples, 3 lbs/99¢
Cilantro, 5 bunches/99¢
Chayote squash, 4 lbs/99¢



Safeway:

Beef top sirloin steak, boneless, “restaurant cut”, $2.99/lb
Beef bottom round roast, boneless, $1.77/lb
Beef loin t-bone steak, value pack, $7.99/lb
Beef 7-bone chuck pot roast, $2.79/lb
Pork shoulder blade roast, bone in, whole in bag, 99¢/lb
Pork tenderloin, whole in bag, $4.79/lb
Eating Right boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.99/lb
Chicken drums/thighs/leg quarters, value pack, $1.29/lb
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $8.99/lb
Mahi mahi fillets, wild caught, $5.99/lb
Lucerne cheeses, 2 lb chunk or shreds, $3.99
Eating Right frozen entrées, 5/$10
Cantaloupes, AZ grown, whole, 99¢ ea
Goolish black seedless grapes, 2 lb box, $3.99
Pomegranates, 2/$4
Honey Crisp apples, $1.99/lb
Vine tomatoes, $1.99/lb
Hass avocados, 2/$1
Iceberg, 69¢
Green or red bell peppers, 99¢ ea
Eating Right or Fresh Express bag salads, $2.49 } mix and match:
Eating Right cut veggies, 12 oz bag, $2.49 } buy any 3,
Ocean Spray “Craisins”, 6 oz bag, $2.49 } get $3 off



Smart & Final:

Pork loin roast, boneless, $2.39/lb
Chicken thighs/drumsticks, family pack, 99¢/lb
Cantaloupe, 2 lbs/$1
Apples: Gala, Fuji, Granny Smith, Red Delicious, 8 ct pkg, $2.99
Seedless black grapes, 2 lb box, $1.99
Iceberg, 2 pk, $1.49



Sprouts:

All bulk-bin items, 25% off
Beef chuck roast, boneless, $3.99/lb
Beef skirt/flank/tri tip, $5.99/lb
Pork sirloin chops or roasts, $1.99/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.97/lb
Boneless skinless chicken thighs, $1.99/lb
Alaskan cod fillets, wild caught, $6.99
Kashi GoLean cereal, 2/$6
Red seedless grapes, 49¢/lb
Apples: Gala, Granny Smith, Delicious, Fuji, Braeburn, Jonagold, 69¢/lb
Winter squashes, 69¢/lb
Cilantro/radishes/green onions, 49¢/bunch
Cabbage, 49¢/lb
Cucumbers OR green bell peppers, 49¢ ea
Tomatoes, 69¢/lb
Broccoli crowns, 69¢/lb
Red bell peppers OR celery OR Hass avocados, 88¢ ea
Baby carrots, 1 lb bag, 88¢

Bargain guide, week beginning October 20

I forgot to mention that this third week of October has been National Kraut Sandwich Week and National Pickled Peppers Week. The 23rd, this Saturday, is National Canning Day. A thrilling thought I’m sure for all of us Arizonans who are thinking at this point “But I just got the kitchen cooled down.” The 25th, Monday, is National Greasy Foods Day: to be honored in the breach rather than the observance. One week from today is American Beer Day, as distinguished from National Beer Day which was April 7th and also from International Beer Day which was August 7th. Oddly, American Beer Week was the second week of October. I have never claimed that all of these were logical.

October 20th: National Brandied Fruit Day
October 21st: National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day, National Caramel Apple Day
October 22nd: National Nut Day
October 23rd: National Canning Day, National Boston Cream Pie Day
October 24th: Good & Plenty Day, National Bologna Day
October 25th: National Greasy Foods Day, World Pasta Day
October 26th: National Pumpkin Day, National Pretzel Day, National Mincemeat Pie Day
October 27th: National Potato Day, American Beer Day

There’s a fascinating article at the Fooducate blog about the common “calories-in-equals-calories-out” notion, which it turns out may be incomplete: in a study done in Sweden, volunteers who snacked on candy and sweets gained more weight than those who snacked on an equal calorie value of peanuts. (The article also adds that the difference is “second order magnitude” when compared to Americans’ overall need to bloody well eat less.)

Marion Nestle, at Food Politics, has posted a collection of links to various articles on recent obesity research. (Calorie-free sweeteners may not trigger overeating after all.)

And courtesy of Consumerist, a site called Eat With A Spork has produced a program to determine exactly how much you’d have to eat – and spend – to win various prizes in the McDonald’s Monopoly game. (To win $500 cash, I had to eat 131,714 Big Macs – that’s 71,125,560 calories, 3,819,706 grams (that’s 8,421 pounds) of fat, and 136,982,560 milligrams (302 pounds) of sodium, and spend $491,293.22.



Albertson’s:

Beef crossrib roast, boneless, $1.77/lb (steaks, $2.99/lb)
Beef London broil, boneless, $2.99/lb
Beef petite sirloin steaks, boneless, $7.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
92/8 ground beef, $4.99/lb
Pork loin roast, boneless, in bag, $1.88/lb
Pork loin chops, boneless, $4.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.77/lb
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $5.99/lb
Catfish or swai fillets, $3.99/lb
Yoplait yogurts incl. Light, 10/$5 (must buy 10)
Deli: Dietz & Watson honey or classic turkey, $6.99/lb
Dietz & Watson Virginia or maple ham, $6.99/lb
Eckrich “super lean” ham, $3.99/lb
Jennie-O smoked turkey breast, $3.99/lb
Deli Fresh Muenster cheese, $3.99/lb
Lean Cuisine frozen entrées, 3/$5
Smart Ones “Bistro Selection” frozen entrées, 5/$10
PictSweet frozen veggies, 40% off
Birds Eye “Steamfresh” frozen veggies, 33% off
Ragu pasta sauce, 16-26 oz jar, $1.49
Valley Fresh chunk chicken, 10 oz can, $2.49
Apples: Gala, Braeburn, Fuji, Granny Smith, Red/Golden Delicious, $1/lb
Green or red seedless grapes, $1.99/lb
Pomegranates, 2/$5
Bananas, 49¢/lb
Vine tomatoes, 99¢/lb
Broccoli, 59¢/lb
Asparagus, $2.99/lb
Green beans, $1.49/lb
Fresh Express bag salad kids, $2.99
Earthbound Farms box salads, $2.99
Winter squashes, 88¢/lb



Bashas’:

Beef New York or top sirloin steaks, boneless, value pack, $3.99/lb
Beef London broil, $3.99/lb
Beef crossrib/bottom round/boneless chuck roast, $3.99/lb
Pork shoulder steak, bone in, value pack, $2.49/lb
Whole frying chickens, 69¢/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $2.99/lb
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $5.99/lb
Milk, gallons, $1.77
Blue Bonnet spread, 45 oz tub, $2.49
Food Club cheeses, 1 lb chunk or shreds, 10-12 oz string, 3/$10
Lean Pockets, 3/$5
Morningstar Farms frozen entrées, $3.99
Food Club canned veggies, 48¢
Bertolli pasta sauces, 2/$5
Campbell’s Select Harvest soups, 4/$5
Apples: Granny Smith, Gala, Braeburn, Fuji, Red/Golden Delicious, 49¢/lb
Cantaloupe, AZ grown, 49¢/lb
Pomegranates, $1.89 ea
Green or red grapes, $1.79/lb
Bananas, 48¢/lb
Italian or yellow squash, 89¢/lb
Slicing tomatoes, $1.49/lb



Fry’s:

93/7 ground beef, 2 lb chub, $1.97/lb
Beef crossrib roast, boneless, $4.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Beef New York strip steak, boneless, family pack, $5.99/lb
Half pork loin, boneless, whole in bag, $1.77/lb
Pork Boston butt, bone in, whole in bag, $1.17/lb
Pork tenderloin, whole in bag, $2.99/lb
Pork picnic roast, whole in bag, 99¢/lb
Pork loin chops, boneless, family pack, $3.49/lb
Pork shoulder blade steak, $2.29/lb
Keta salmon, wild caught, $5.99/lb
Catfish fillets, 2.5 lb bag, $9.99
Milk, half gallons only, 88¢
Kroger cheeses, 6-8 oz chunk or shreds, 3/$5
Post breakfast cereals, $1.99
Nutri-Grain or Special K bars, $2.28
Bumble Bee assorted seafood, 10/$10
Apples: Gala, Delicious, Granny Smith, Fuji, Rome, Jonagold, $1/lb
Pears: Bartlett, D’Anjou, Red, Bosc, 4 lbs/$5
Navel oranges, 88¢/lb
Pomegranates, 2/$5
Asparagus, green or white, $1.27/lb
Vine tomatoes, $1.99/lb
Fresh Selections box or bag salads, 2/$5
Organic “mini peeled” orange or yellow carrots, 1 lb bag, 4/$5
Winter squashes, $1/lb



Safeway:

Beef round steak, boneless, value pack, $1.49/lb
Beef New York strip steak, bone in, value pack, $4.77/lb
Beef chuck roast, boneless, $3.99/lb
Beef round tip roast, boneless, $2.99/lb
Beef top sirloin steak, “restaurant cut”, $5.99/lb
Beef ribeye steak, bone in, $7.99/lb
Pork loin chops, assorted, 99¢/lb
Pork loin chops, bone in, $1.99/lb
Chicken thighs or drumsticks, $1.79/lb
Jennie-O ground turkey, regular or Italian, 1.25-lb pkg, 2/$7
Lucerne eggs, 18 ct, $1.79 }
Lucerne butter, $2.49 } with minimum
Healthy Choice frozen entres, $1.99 } $10 purchase
Green Giant canned veggies, 79¢ }
Alaskan cod fillets, wild caught, $5.99/lb
Starkist solid white tuna, 75¢
Ragu pasta sauces, 16-26 oz jar, 4/$5
Bananas, 39¢/lb
Apples, Gala/Granny Smith/Red Delicious, 2 lbs/$1
Bartlett pears, 88¢/lb
Seedless grapes, green/red/black, $1.79/lb
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 2/$5
Pomegranates, 2/$4
O Organics box salads, 2/$6
Winter squashes, 99¢/lb
Vine tomatoes, 99¢/lb



I’m sorry this is so short: the rest of the flyers never turned up, but if I can find them I’ll post the information.

Bargain guide, week beginning October 13th

Tomorrow, October 14th, is National Chocolate Covered Insects Day. This is one chocolate treat I will voluntarily pass up, but if you really want some (it is after all October) you can order them online from Candy Warehouse, Candy Favorites, Educational Innovations, Science Bob, or Amazon.com.

The day after is National Chicken Cacciatore Day, a delicious dish and very easy to adapt to WW (take skinless chicken parts, brown them, throw in a can of tomatoes, every Italian vegetable you can think of plus some more garlic and red wine, simmer for half an hour). The 17th is, for absolutely no reason I can discern, Four Prunes Day. As with the chocolate covered insects, you can have mine.

The 20th, a week from today, is National Brandied Fruit Day, which is not nearly enough lead time. Get it started this week and you’ll have a nice topping for cake or ice-cream by next Brandied Fruit Day.

And according to Marion Nestle at Food Politics, the Institute of Medicine has just released its first analysis (PDF file) of Front-Of-Package labeling – “those little spots, check marks, and tokens that are all over food packages these days and that are supposed to indicate that the product is especially healthy for you”, as she explains.



Albertson’s:

Ground chuck (fat content not listed), 5 lbs or more, $1.59/lb
Beef top sirloin steaks, boneless, $4.99/lb
Beef petite sirloin steaks, boneless, $7.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Beef round steak, boneless, $2.99/lb
Pork loin chops, “assorted”, bone in, 97¢/lb
Pork loin chops, center cut, bone in, family pack, $3.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Chicken drums/thighs/leg quarters/whole fryers, 88¢/lb
Honeysuckle White ground turkey, 93/7, 1 lb pkg, $1.99
Keta salmon fillets, wild caught, $3.77/lb
Thresher shark or Alaskan cod fillets, wild caught, $3.99/lb
Deli: Dietz & Watson London broil OR peppered eye round, $7.99/lb
Jennie-O turkey or ham, $5.99/lb
Deli Fresh mild Cheddar/Colby/Co-jack/pepperjack/Provolone, $5.99/lb
Albertson’s milk, half gallons, 88¢
Healthy Choice frozen entrées, 2/$5
Albertson’s chunk chicken, 10 oz can, $1.99
Pompeian olive oil, 24 oz bottle, $4.99
Gala apples, $1/lb
Pears, Red/Bartlett/Bosc/Anjou, $1/lb
Cut up melon, 12 oz cup, $1
Broccoli crowns, $1/lb
Cauliflower, $1 ea
Red bell peppers, $1 ea
Leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine, $1 ea
Large tomatoes, $1/lb
Large English cucumbers, $1 ea
Yams OR sweet potatoes, $1/lb
Summer squashes, $1/lb
Winter squashes, 88¢/lb
Fresh spinach, $1/bunch
Carrots, 2 lb bag, $1



Bashas’:

Beef cross rib roast, boneless, $1.77/lb (steaks, $2.99/lb)
Beef t-bone/porterhouse/ribeye steaks, bone in, value pack, $6.99/lb
Ground sirloin (no fat content listed), value pack, $1.97/lb
80/20 ground beef, value pack, $2.99/lb
Pork loin, boneless, $1.77/lb
Chicken drums/thighs/leg quarters, 99¢/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $2.99/lb
Walleyed pike fillets, $9.99/lb
Bashas’ milk, half gallons only, 99¢
Yoplait yogurts, 10/$5
Shamrock Farms cottage cheese incl. Light, $2.69
Flav-R-Pac frozen veggies, 12-16 oz bag, 5/$5
Progresso soups incl. Light, 4/$5
Ro*Tel tomatoes, 4/$5
Bumble Bee chunk light tuna, 69¢
Star olive oil, 17 oz bottle, $3.99
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 99¢
Seedless red grapes, 77¢/lb
Apples, Gala/Red Delicious/Granny Smith, 99¢/lb
Bananas, 48¢/lb
Raspberries, 6 oz box, 2/$5
Vine tomatoes, AZ grown, $1.99/lb
Leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine, 99¢ ea
Red bell peppers, 99¢ ea
Cucumbers, 69¢ ea



Food City:

Beef chuck steak, boneless, value pack, $1.99/lb (roast, $2.49/lb)
Beef stew meat, boneless, value pack, $2.49/lb
Pork shoulder roast, bone in, 99¢/lb
Boneless skinless chicken thighs, $1.29/lb
Red Delicious apples, 3 lbs/99¢
Bosc pears, 2 lbs/98¢
Large tomatoes, 3 lbs/99¢
Avocados, 4/99¢
Italian squash, 2 lbs/98¢
Cabbage, 3 lbs/99¢



Fresh & Easy:

Beef sirloin tip steak, boneless, $3.99/lb
Assorted pork chops, $1.59/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.97/lb
93/7 ground turkey, 1.25 lb pkg, $3.73 ($2.99/lb)
Milk, gallons, $1.98
Fresh & Easy butter, 2/$5
Fresh & Easy cheeses, 8 oz chunk or shreds, 2/$4
Fresh & Easy chunk light tuna, 63¢
Bananas, 19¢ ea
Gala apples, 3 lb bag, $1.47
Green bell peppers, 2 ct, 98¢
Lemonsanlimes, 1 lb bag, 98¢
Baby peeled carrots, 1 lb bag, 98¢
Hard squashes, $1.99 ea



Fry’s:

Beef New York strip/ribeye/t-bone steaks, bone in, family pack, $4.99/lb
Beef top sirloin steaks, family pack, $4.99/lb
Beef bottom round roast, boneless, $3.29/lb
Pork loin back ribs, $2.99/lb
Pork loin chops, boneless, $4.99/lb
All Foster Farms fresh chicken, buy 1 get 1 free
85/15 ground turkey, 3 lb pkg, $5.97 ($1.99/lb)
Keta salmon, wild caught, $3.97/lb
True cod, $6.99/lb
Fry’s eggs, AA large, dozen, 84¢
Fry’s pasta, 1 lb box, 10/$10
Ragu pasta sauces, 16-26 oz jar, $1.67
Red seedless grapes, 89¢/lb
Pears, Bartlett/D’Anjou/Red/Bosc, 74¢/lb
Apples, Gala/Delicious/Granny Smith, $1/lb
Asian pears, $1 ea
Peaches, $1.49/lb
Organic “mini peeled” carrots, yellow or orange, 1 lb bag, 2/$3
Asparagus, green or white, $2.99/lb
Winter squashes, $1/lb
Roma tomatoes, $1/lb
Dole bag salads, 2/$5



Safeway:

80/20 ground beef, value pack, $1.29/lb
93/7 ground beef, value pack, $1.99/lb
90/10 ground sirloin, value pack, $2.29/lb
Beef 7-bone chuck steak, bone in, value pack, $1.59/lb
Beef loin t-bone steak, value pack, $4.99/lb
Beef London broil, $4.49/lb
Beef ribeye steak, bone in, value pack, $7.99/lb
Beef crossrib roast, boneless, $2.99/lb
Pork sirloin chops, boneless, $2.99/lb
Chicken thighs/drums/leg quarters, value pack, $1.29/lb
Tilapia fillets, farm raised, $6.99/lb
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $8.99/lb
Lucerne cheeses, 1 lb chunk or shreds, $2.99
Lucerne cottage cheese incl. Light, 32 oz tub, $2.99
Smart Ones frozen entrées, 4/$19
Nabisco 100 calorie packs, 2/$5
Fiber One cereal, 14-17 oz box, 2/$5
Cantaloupes, 2/$4
Bananas, 49 value pack,
Honeycrisp apples, $1.99/lb
Navel oranges, 99¢/lb
Leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine/butter, 99¢ ea
Vine tomatoes, $1.99/lb
Cucumbers, 79¢ ea



Smart & Final:

Beef chuck steaks & roasts, boneless, $2.99/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.99/lb
Jennie-O ground turkey, 1.25 lb pkg, 2/$5
Jennie-O turkey burgers, 3 lb frozen pkg, $4.99
First Street frozen veggies, 2-2.5 lb bag, $1.99
Apples, Gala or Granny Smith, 3 lb bag, $1.49
Seedless black grapes, 2 lb box, $1.99
Tomatoes, 6 ct, 99¢



Sprouts:

Beef New York steak, $4.97/lb
Beef sirloin tip roast or steak, $3.99/lb
Pork sirloin chops, boneless, $2.99/lb
Boneless skinless chicken thighs, $1.47/lb
Pacific salmon fillets, wild caught, $4.99/lb
All chicken sausage varieties, bulk or links, $2.99/lb
VitaTops muffin tops, 8 oz box, $3.99
Ancient Harvest quinoa pasta, 25% off
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 97¢
Gala apples, 88¢/lb
Bartlett pears, 88¢/lb
Black or red plums, 88¢/lb
Vine tomatoes, 88¢/lb
Hass avocados, 88¢ ea
Red bell peppers, 88¢ ea
Asparagus, $1.69/lb
Leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine, 77¢ ea
Winter squashes, 49¢/lb
Cucumbers, 49¢ ea
Green bell peppers, 49¢ ea

Bargain guide, week beginning October 6th

This Friday, October 8th, is National Fluffernutter Day. There may be a way to make this low in Points, but if so I cannot think of it. The day after, rather to my bafflement, is Moldy Cheese Day. Bleu cheese is a moldy cheese. The day after tomorrow is also the second Friday in October and thus World Egg Day. One week from today is Yorkshire Pudding Day, and I know there’s no low-Points version of that. This second week in October is American Beer Week and, of course, National Food Bank Week.

Found at Serious Eats: a genuine low-Points recipe for homemade creamed corn, which is in every imaginable way better than that glop in a can. Honestly: two ears of corn, one cup of 2% milk, salt and pepper! That’s all! Dump into a pan, scrape the cobs to release the corn “milk”, barely simmer for 35 minutes or until it starts to thicken. Even better the next day.

October 6th: National Noodle Day
October 7th: National Frappe Day
October 8th: National Fluffernutter Day
October 9th: Moldy Cheese Day, Submarine/Hoagie/Hero/Grinder/Wedgie/Torpedo/Po-Boy Day
October 10th: National Angel Food Cake Day
October 11th: National Sausage Pizza Day
October 12th: National Gumbo Day
October 13th: National Yorkshire Pudding Day



Albertsons:

Beef t-bone or ribeye steaks, family pack, $4.88/lb
Beef London broil, boneless, $1.97/lb
Beef petite sirloin steaks, boneless, $7.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Beef bottom round roast, boneless, $4.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Beef crossrib roast, boneless, $4.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Beef chuck roast, boneless, $4.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Beef sirloin tip roast, boneless, $4.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Beef petite sirloin roast, boneless, $7.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Pork spareribs, $3.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Pork country style ribs, boneless, $3.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Pork loin back ribs, bone in, $6.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Pork sirloin chops, boneless, $3.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Pork country style ribs, bone in, family pack, 97¢/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, 2.5 lb bag, $4.98 ($1.99/lb)
Tilapia fillets, farm raised, 1 lb bag (frozen), $7.99, buy 1 get 2 free
Atlantic salmon fillets, $6.99/lb
Thresher shark steaks, wild caught, $3.99/lb
Alaskan cod fillets, wild caught, $3.99/lb
Barramundi portions, farm raised, 5 oz portion, $3.99
Milk, gallons, $1.77
Albertson’s cheeses, 8 oz shreds, 50% off
Laughing Cow cheese wedges incl Light, buy 1 get 2 free
Deli: Jennie-O oven roasted turkey breast, $4.99/lb
Kretschmar Virginia ham, $4.99/lb
Charlie’s Pride roast beef/corned beef/pastrami, $5.99/lb
Deli Fresh Swiss/Provolone/Muenster/pepperjack cheeses, $5.99/lb
Mezetta Napa Valley pasta sauce, 25 oz jar, $2.79
Barilla pasta sauce, 24 oz jar, 2/$5
Crystal Light, “On the Go” or canister, $2.99
Del Monte canned veggies, 79¢/lb
Birds Eye frozen “SteamFresh” veggies or rice blends, 10-12 oz bag, 10/$10
Red seedless grapes, 77¢/lb
Peaches, $1.99/lb
Bananas, 49¢/lb
Raspberries, 6 oz box, $2.99
Strawberries, 1 lb box, $2.99
Cut up watermelon, 2 lb box, $3.99
Hass avocados, 77¢ ea
Fresh Express bag salads, 2/$5
Cabbage, 49¢/lb
Green bell peppers, 69¢ ea
Hearts of romaine, 3 pk, 2/$4
Winter squashes, 79¢/lb



Bashas’:

Beef t-bone/porterhouse/ribeye/New York/top sirloin steaks, value pack, $4.77/lb
(regular pack $1 higher)
Beef cross rib steak (value pack) or roast, value pack, $3.99/lb
Assorted pork chops, bone in, value pack, $2.49/lb
Pork shoulder steak, value pack, $2.99/lb
Bashas’ boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.77/lb (Sanderson Farms $1 higher) Atlantic salmon fillets, $5.99/lb
True cod fillets, $5.99/lb
Tilapia fillets, $4.99/lb
Food Club cheeses, 2 lb chunk or shreds, $6.99/lb
Deli: Carolina roasted or smoked turkey, $2.99/lb
American Chef cooked ham, $2.99/lb
Bumble Bee chunk or solid white tuna, 88¢
Ragu pasta sauces, 16-26 oz jar, $1.99
Smart Ones frozen entrées, 4/$10
Gorton’s “Grilled Fillets”, 2/$7
Apples, Gala/Red Delicious/Granny Smith, 47¢/lb
Seedless grapes, green/red/black, $1.89/lb
Peaches, $1.79/lb
Bananas, 48¢/lb
Asparagus, $1.77/lb (first 5 lbs)
Jumbo artichokes, $1.99 ea
Red bell peppers, 99¢ ea
Large slicing tomatoes, $1.59/lb



Food City:

Beef top sirloin steak or roast, boneless, value pack, $1.99/lb
Beef short ribs, value pack, $2.49/lb
Pork shoulder steak, bone in, value pack, $1.39/lb
Chicken thighs/drumsticks, 68¢/lb
Swai fillets, $3.79/lb
Food City eggs, AA extra large, 20 ct, $1.49
Clamato, 32 oz bottle, 2/$4
Gala apples, 3 lbs/99¢
Lemons, 3 lbs/99¢
Jalapeño peppers, 4 lbs/96¢
Avocados, 3/99¢
Cucumbers, 4/99¢



Fresh & Easy:

Beef New York steak, boneless, family pack, $4.99/lb
80/20 ground beef, 2 lb pkg, $3.98 ($1.99/lb)
Assorted pork chops, $1.59/lb
Farmer’s Gems eggs, AA large, 18 ct, 2/$3 (multiples of 2)
Fresh & Easy butter, 2/$5
Gala apples, 3 lb bag, $1.47
“Grape medley” (green & red seedless), 2 lbs, $3.99
Yellow onions, 2 lb bag, 98¢
Pumpkins, 2/$5 (multiples of 2)
Other winter squashes, $1.98 ea
Summer squashes: yellow squash (2 ct) or zucchini (3 ct), 2/$3



Fry’s:

Beef New York strip steak, bone in, family pack, $4.77/lb (regular pack, $5.99/lb)
80/20 ground beef, 3 lb chub, $5.29 ($1.77/lb)
Beef bottom round roast, boneless, buy 1 get 1 free
Beef top round OR eye of round roast, boneless, $4.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Beef sirloin tip roast, boneless, $4.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Beef chuck roast, boneless, $4.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Beef crossrib roast, boneless, $4.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Beef chuck steak, boneless, family pack, $3.49/lb
Pork loin chops, boneless, family pack, $3.29/lb
Yoplait yogurts incl Light, 20/$10
Honey Crisp apples, 2 lbs/$3
Seedless grapes, green/red/black, $1.79/lb
Pears, D’Anjou/red/Bosc, $1.29/lb
Asian pears, $1 ea
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 2/$5
Raspberries, 4.4 oz box, 2/$5
Cantaloupes, $1.99 ea
Zucchini OR yellow squash, $1/lb
Red or yellow bell peppers, $1/lb
Roma tomatoes, $1/lb
Dole bag salads, 2/$5
Radishes OR green onions, 2 bunches/$1



Rancho Grande:

Beef stew meat, family pack, $2.59/lb
Pork stew meat, family pack, $1.49/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, family pack, $1.79/lb
Boneless skinless chicken thighs, $1.59/lb
Gala apples, 4 lbs/99¢
Oranges, 6 lbs/99¢
Cucumbers, 5/99¢
Bulk carrots OR brown onions, 5 lbs/99¢
Jalapeños OR tomatillos, 69¢/lb



Safeway:

Beef ribeye steak, bone in, value pack,$4.77/lb
Beef round tip roast, boneless, $1.99/lb
Beef top sirloin steak, boneless “restaurant cut”, value pack, $4.99/lb
Beef bottom round roast, boneless, $3.99/lb
Beef chuck roast or steaks, boneless, value pack, $3.99/lb
Beef flanken ribs, bone in, $3.99/lb
Pork shoulder blade roast, whole in bag, 99¢/lb
Eating Right boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.99/lb
Jennie-O ground turkey breast, 20 oz box, $5.49
Swordfish steaks, $6.99/lb
Dairy Glen milk, gallons, $1.77
I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter, 45 oz tub, $4.99
Dannon Light & Fit yogurt, 4 pk, $1.99
Sargento cheeses, 5-8 oz shreds, $2.99
Smart Ones frozen entrées, $1.88
Birds Eye “Steamfresh” frozen veggies, $1.99
C&W frozen veggies, $1.99
Star olive oil, 17 oz bottle, $4.99
Fiber One chewy granola bars, $2.49
Strawberries, 1 lb box, $1.28
Bartlett pears, 69¢/lb
Navel oranges, 99¢/lb
Green or red seedless grapes, $1.79/lb
Pomegranates, 2/$4
Hass avocados, 99¢/lb
Asparagus, $2.99/lb
Organic heirloom tomatoes, $1.99/lb
Pumpkins, $5



Smart & Final:

80/20 ground beef, bulk or patties, family pack, $2.29/lb
Chicken breast, bone in, family pack, $2.29/lb
Seedless red grapes, 2 lb pkg, $1.99
Bananas, 39¢/lb
Fuji or Red Delicious apples, 3 lb bag, $1.99



Sprouts:

Beef skirt/flank/tri-tip, $5.99/lb
Pork loin chops, boneless, $2.99/lb
Pork loin roast, boneless, $1.99/lb
Boneless skinless chicken thighs, value pack, $2.49/lb
Atlantic haddock fillets, wild caught, $4.99/lb
Sprouts frozen veggies, 1 lb bag, 2/$3
Sprouts olive oil, 1 ltr bottle, $6.99
Whole cantaloupes, 3/$1
Seedless watermelon, 4 lbs/$1
D’Anjou pears, 88¢/lb
Fuji or Braeburn apples, 88¢/lb
Yellow peaches or nectarines, 99¢/lb
Radishes/cilantro/green onions, 49¢/bunch
Cucumbers OR green bell peppers, 49¢ ea
Red bell peppers, 88¢ ea
Hass avocados, 69¢ ea
Roma tomatoes, 69¢/lb
Broccoli, 88¢/lb
Eggplant, 88¢ ea
Iceberg, 88¢ ea