Bargain guide, week beginning July 27th

The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has proposed rules for proper labeling of raw meat and poultry containing “added solutions”. Many packers inject poultry with what’s described as “a saltwater broth and binders that enhance its flavor” – but labels aren’t required to say so. So not only are you often paying chicken prices for water, buy you may be getting six times the amount of salt in unprocessed chicken! It may be some time before labels are revised: for now, you can at least keep an eye out for labels that say “enhanced with broth” or anything similar – you could be buying up to 15% water.

At Consumerist I found a link to Center for Science in the Public Interest’s latest, and highly entertaining, list of the most calorically appalling menu items. Included are Cheesecake Factory’s “Farmhouse Cheeseburger” (with “smoked pork belly cheddar” and a FRIED EGG) and Coldstone Creamery’s “PB&C Shake” (which CSPI compares to “drinking two 16-ounce t-bone steaks plus a buttered baked potato”).

(Of course one does not visit Cheesecake Factory primarily for lean-and-healthy items. The last time they tried to institute a lean-and-healthy menu item, it was their” Weight Management Asian Chicken Salad”, which made Consumerist’s list of “7 Restaurant Dishes Too Embarrassing to Order”.)

Tomorrow is National Milk Chocolate Day. This Friday, the 29th, is – as inexplicably as ever – National Cheese Sacrifice Purchase Day. I have never been able to find any reasoning behind this except for speculations that it may have something to do with buying cheese to sacrifice in mouse traps. This Sunday, the 31st, is National Jump For Jelly Beans Day. And now you know why newspeople call this “the silly season.”

July 27th: National Crème Brûlée Day, National Scotch Day
July 28th: National Milk Chocolate Day
July 29th: Cheese Sacrifice Purchase Day, National Lasagna Day
July 30th: National Cheesecake Day
July 31st: National Raspberry Cake Day, National Cotton Candy Day, Jump for Jelly Beans Day
August 1st: National Raspberry Cream Pie Day
August 2nd: National Ice-Cream Sandwich Day
August 3rd: National Watermelon Day, Grab Some Nuts Day



Albertson’s:

85/15 ground beef, $1.99/lb (5 lbs or more)
Beef top sirloin steaks, boneless, family pack, $2.99/lb
Beef bottom round/shoulder/chuck/sirloin tip steaks or roasts, family pk, $2.99/lb
Pork loin back ribs, $2.99/lb
Pork assorted chops, bone in, $2.49/lb
Pork center cut loin chops, bone in, $2.99/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast or tenders, $1.99/lb
Sanderson Farms drums/thighs/leg quarters, family pack, 88¢/lb
Sockeye salmon fillets, wild caught, $6.99/lb
Tilapia OR cod OR flounder fillets, farm raised, 1 lb IQF, $7.99, buy 1 get 1 free
Weight Watchers yogurts, 10/$6
American Beauty pasta, 16 oz pkg, 77¢
Herdez salsa (fat free), 16 oz jars, 3/$5
Smart Ones “Classic Favorites” frozen entrées, 5/$10
Cantaloupes, 69¢/lb
Red cherries, $2.99/lb
Seedless grapes, green/red/black, $1.99/lb
Large black plums, $1.49/lb
Blackberries/raspberries/blueberries, 6 oz box, $2.99/lb
Fuji apples, 99¢/lb
Cut up cantaloupe, 20 oz bowl, $2.99
Cut up apples, 14 oz bowl, $2.99
Roma tomatoes, 96¢/lb
Fresh Express bag salads, 2/$5
Earthbound Farms organic box salads, 1 lb, $4.99
Iceberg, 96¢ ea



Bashas’:

Beef round steak, boneless, value pack, $1.87/lb (regular pack $1 higher)
Assorted pork chops, bone in, value pack, $1.67/lb
Center cut pork chops, bone in, value pack, $2.67/lb
Pork tenderloin, $4.99/lb
Sanderson Farms frying chickens, 67¢/lb
Coho salmon fillets, wild caught, $6.99/lb
Dover sole fillets, wild caught, $4.99/lb “weather permitting”
Red trout, $7.99/lb
Bashas’ milk, gallons, $1.59  Best price
Food Club cheeses, 12-16 oz chunk/shreds/snacks, $3.99
Food Club cheeses, 8 oz “deli slices”, 2/$5
Rainier cherries, $2.77/lb  Best price
Red cherries, $2.97/lb
Yellow peaches, 47¢/lb
Red or black plums, 77¢/lb
Nectarines, $1.77/lb
Bananas, 57¢/lb
Vine tomatoes, $1.99/lb
Green bell peppers, 2/$1
Cucumbers, 2/$1
Italian squash, 87¢/lb



Food City:

Beef bottom round steak or roast, boneless, value pack, $2.28/lb
Beef stew meat, boneless, value pack, $2.99/lb
Sirloin cut pork chops, bone in, value pack, $1.69/lb
Chicken thighs or drumsticks, bone in, value pack, 68¢/lb
Swai fillets, $2.99/lb
Chicken of the Sea chunk light tuna, 69¢
Peaches, 4 lbs/96¢
Golden Delicious apples, 2 lbs/98¢
Kiwifruit, 5/99¢
Large tomatoes, 3 lbs/99¢
Iceberg, 2/99¢
 Jicama, 3 lbs/99¢


Fry’s:

93/7 ground beef, $1.98/lb (2 lb chub)
Beef top sirloin OR tri tip steaks, boneless, $4.99/lb
Beef ribeye steaks, boneless, $7.99/lb
Beef sirloin tip steaks, boneless, family pack, $3.69/lb
Half pork loin, boneless, whole in bag, $1.88/lb, cut & wrapped free
Center cut pork chops, bone in, family pack, $3.19/lb
Sockeye salmon fillets, wild caught, $7.99/lb
General Mills cereals OR Nature Valley cereal bars, 4/$10;
buy 4, get 2 gallons of milk free
Kroger cheeses, 6-8 oz chunk or shreds, $1.99
Kroger canned fruit, 15 oz cans, 88¢
Bumble Bee chunk light tuna, 79¢
Kroger pasta sauce, 26 oz jars, 4/$5
Smart Ones frozen entrées, $1.88
Kroger frozen veggies, 9-12 oz bags, 88¢
Navel oranges, 88¢/lb
Green seedless grapes, 88¢/lb
Red cherries, $2.99/lb
Peaches/plums/nectarines/pluots, $1.98/lb
Tangerines, $1.69/lb
Strawberries, 1 lb box, $1.98
Blackberries OR raspberries, 6 oz box, 2/$5
Blueberries, dry pint, 2/$5
Fresh Selection OR Dole bag salads, 2/$5



Safeway:

80/20 ground beef, value pack, $1.99/lb
Beef top sirloin steaks, “restaurant cut”, boneless, value pack, $2.99/lb
Beef round tip roast, boneless, $2.99/lb
Beef crossrib steaks, boneless, value pack, $3.99/lb
Pork loin, boneless, whole in bag, $1.99/lb
Pork top loin chops, boneless, value pack, $2.99/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, IQF, $1.99/lb (4 lb bag)
Alaskan cod fillets, wild caught, $3.99/lb
Tilapia OR swai fillets, farm raised, $3.99/lb
Lucerne cheeses,2 lb chunk or shreds, $5.99
Open Nature breads, 1.5 lb loaf, 2/$5
Smart Ones frozen entres, 5/$10
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 77¢  Best price
Yellow peaches, 77¢/lb
Mangoes, 2/$1
Red cherries, $3.99/lb
“Red Lion” nectarines, $1.99/lb
Green or red seedless grapes, organic, $2.49/lb
Broccoli crowns OR cauliflower, 99¢/lb
Vine tomatoes, $1.99/lb
O Organics box salads, 2/$6



Smart & Final:

Beef top sirloin steaks, boneless, $4.99/lb
First Street boneless skinless chicken breast, 4 lb bag IQF, $9.99
Jennie-O ground turkey/links/patties, 14-20 oz pkgs, 2/$5
Bananas, 2 lbs/$1



Sprouts:

“Extra lean” ground beef (fat content not listed), value pack, $2.99/lb
Beef rump roast OR stew meat, boneless, $3.99/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, value pack, $1.88/lb
California sea bass, wild caught, $6.99/lb
Alaskan sockeye salmon fillets, wild caught, $9.99/lb
Blueberries, 4.4 oz box, 77¢/lb
White peaches or nectarines, 88¢/lb
Red or black plums, 88¢/lb
Red mangos, 3/$1
Cantaloupes, 77¢ ea
Red cherries, $2.99/lb
Green or red seedless grapes, $1.99/lb
Strawberries, 1 lb box, $1.99
Blackberries, 6 oz box, $1.99
Organic bananas, 69¢/lb
Seedless watermelon, 3 lbs/$1
Roma tomatoes, 77¢/lb
Red or gold bell peppers, 88¢ ea
Asparagus, $2.99/lb

Bargain guide, week beginning July 20th

At Good magazine, by way of Fooducate, the question is, does nutrition labeling really affect what foods people choose? And if it does, why has obesity risen so sharply in recent years? The article quotes behavior economist George Loewenstein (italics mine):

Calorie labeling, in effect, puts the onus of weight reduction on consumers, but consumers have not grown fat because they have stopped paying attention to what they eat; they have grown fat because processed food has become cheaper (both in terms of money and time), whereas fresh food has become more expensive.

Massachusetts has just passed nutrition guidelines regarding foods sold in school vending machines and concession stands. They now have to have less than 35% of their calories from fat, less than 20% from saturated fat, and less than 30% from sugars. No sugary drinks and nothing fried.

July is National Ice-Cream Month: the 7th was National Strawberry Sundae Day, the 17th was National Peach Ice-Cream Day (and was as well Sundae Sunday), today is National Ice-Cream Soda Day, tomorrow is National Ice-Cream Day, the 23rd is National Vanilla Ice-Cream Day, and the 25th is National Hot Fudge Sundae Day. And I am starting to get an ice-cream headache.

July 20th: National Hotdog Day, National Lollipop Day, National Fortune Cookie Day, National Ice-Cream Soda Day
July 21st: National Ice-Cream Day, National Junk Food Day
July 22nd: National Penuche Fudge Day
July 23rd: National Vanilla Ice-Cream Day
July 24th: National Tequila Day
July 25th: National Hot Fudge Sundae Day
July 26th: National Coffee Milkshake Day
July 27th: National Scotch Day, National Crème Brûlée Day

All-too-infrequently-added disclaimer: this blog, and the associated flyer, are in every conceivable way the OPPOSITE of being official Weight Watchers publications.



Albertson’s:

Beef t-bone or ribeye steaks, bone in, family pack, $4.77/lb
Beef bottom round roast or steaks, boneless, family pack, $3.99/lb
Beef petite sirloin steaks, boneless, $3.99/lb
Pork sirloin chops or roast, bone in, $1.77/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $2.49/lb
Honeysuckle White turkey breast, 5-7 lb, frozen, $1.99/lb
Sockeye salmon fillets (wild) OR Atlantic salmon fillets (farm raised), $6.99/lb
Catfish (farm raised) OR rockfish (wild) OR Dover sole (wild) fillets, $5.99/lb
Deli: Dietz & Watson ham, $6.99/lb
Jennie-O turkey pastrami OR smoked turkey breast, $3.99/lb
Charlie’s Pride roast beef/corned beef/beef pastrami, $6.99/lb
Eckrich “super lean” ham, $3.99/lb
Dietz & Watson cheese, $6.99/lb
Stella Swiss cheese, 6.99/lb
Prego pasta sauces, 23-24 oz jars, $1.49
Oroweat sandwich thins, 8 ct, $2.00
Lean Cuisine frozen entrées, 3/$5
Red cherries, $2.99/lb
Rainier cherries, $3.99/lb
Peaches, 68¢/lb
Pluots, $1.99/lb
Raspberries, 6 oz box, 2/$5
Fuji apples, 99¢/lb
Navel oranges, $1.49/lb
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 2/$5
Honeydew melons, 49¢/lb
Cut up watermelon, 2 lb bowl, $2.99
Cut up pineapple, 20 oz bowl, $3.99
Cut up cantaloupe, 20 oz bowl, $2.99
Cut up mixed fruit, 24 oz bowl, $3.99
Fresh Express bag salads, “Premium Romaine” or “Green & Crisp”, 2/$4
Vine tomatoes, $1.99/lb
Cucumbers, 59¢ ea
Sweet corn, 4 pk, $2.99
Earthbound Farms organic box salads, $2.99



Bashas’:

Beef t-bone or New York steak, bone in, value pack, $4.88/lb
Beef crossrib roast, $3.99/lb
Beef top round steak, boneless, $3.99/lb
Pork tenderloin, $4.99/lb
Sanderson Farms chicken breast, bone in, 87¢/lb
Catfish fillets, farm raised, $3.99/lb
Basa fillets, farm raised, $2.99/lb
Rockfish, $3.99/lb, “weather permitting”
Bashas’ sour cream incl Light, 16 oz tub, $1.39
Bashas’ cottage cheese incl. lowfat, 16 oz tub, $1.69
Bumble Bee chunk white tuna, 99¢
Barilla pasta sauces, 24 oz jars, 2/$5
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 88¢/lb  Best price
Blueberries, 11 oz box, $1.88
Red cherries, $2.99/lb
Red or black plums OR yellow peaches OR nectarines, $1.98/lb
Dole bag salads, 2/$5
Aloe vera in a 4 inch pot, $5.99



Food City:

Beef chuck steak, boneless, value pack, $2.19/lb
Beef short ribs, value pack, $2.49/lb
Whole frying chickens, 59¢/lb
Pollock fillets, $1.99/lb
Red bell peppers, 2/99¢
Jalapeño peppers, 4 lbs/96¢
Brown onions, 4 lbs/96¢



Fry’s:

Beef New York strip steaks, bone in, family pack, $4.77/lb
Foster Farms boneless skinless chicken breast or tenderloins, $1.67/lb
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $6.99/lb
Fry’s milk, gallons, $1.57
Kroger veg, 14-15 oz cans, 2/$1
Red cherries, $2.99/lb
Rainier cherries, $3.99/lb
Red seedless grapes, $1.98/lb
Plums OR yellow or white peaches OR nectarines, $1.98/lb
Blueberries, dry pint, 2/$5
Blackberries OR raspberries, 6 oz box, 2/$5
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 2/$5
Vine tomatoes, 88¢/lb
Grape tomatoes, 10 oz box, 2/$4
Hass avocados, 88¢ ea
Walla Walla onions, 88¢/lb
Leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine, OR iceberg, 88¢ ea
Sweet corn, 2/88¢
Zucchini OR yellow squash, $1.28/lb



Safeway:

Beef round steak, boneless, value pack, $1.99/lb
Beef ribeye steak, bone in, value pack, $7.99/lb
Beef petite sirloin steaks, value pack, $3.99/lb
90/10 ground beef, value pack, $3.99/lb
Assorted pork loin chops, bone in, value pack, $1.79/lb
Pork top loin chops, boneless, value pack, $3.99/lb
Safeway chicken drums/thighs/leg quarters, value pack, 99¢/lb
Jennie-O Turkey Store lean ground turkey, 20 oz box, $3.99
Alaskan cod fillets, wild caught, $7.99/lb
Lucerne butter, 2/$5
Bertolli olive oil (healthy), 17 oz bottles, $5.99
Lean Cuisine frozen entrées, 5/$10
Gorton’s “Grilled Fillets” (still only 2 Point per fillet, 4 for the box!), 2/$5
Red or black plums, 77¢/lb
Red cherries, $3.99/lb
White or yellow peaches,
Cantaloupes, 2/$4
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 2/$5
Kiwifruit, 3/$1
Vine tomatoes, 99¢/lb
Sweet corn, white or yellow, 5/$1
Leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine, 99¢ ea


Smart & Final:

Beef ribeye steaks, boneless, $5.99/lb
Pork shoulder butt roast, bone in, $1.69/lb
Chicken thighs or drumsticks, value pack, 89¢/lb
Jennie-O turkey burgers, 3 lb frozen pkg, $5.99
Cantaloupe, 4 lbs/$1
Clementines, 3 lb bag, $2.99
Grape tomatoes, 10 oz box, 99¢



Sprouts:

Beef London broil OR flat cut brisket, $4.99/lb
Beef organic tip roast, steak, stew meat, $4.99/lb
Pork loin chops or roast, center cut, boneless, $2.99/lb
99/1 ground turkey breast, $3.99/lb
White sea bass, wild caught, $7.99/lb
Sprouts olive oil (healthy!), 33 oz bottle, $6.99
Yellow peaches or nectarines, 49¢/lb
Cantaloupe, 49¢/lb
Red mangoes, 3/$1
Grapefruit, 3/$1
Red cherries, $2.99
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 2/$3
Fuji apples OR D’Anjou pears, 97¢/lb
Green or red seedless grapes, $1.99/lb
Red or black plums, 99¢/lb (organic, $1.49/lb)
Tomatoes, 97¢/lb
Sweet corn, 3/$1
Cucumbers OR green bell peppers, 3/$1
Italian or yellow squash, 97¢/lb

Bargain guide, week beginning July 13th

Scandal! Michelle Obama was seen eating in public! The FLOTUS – champion of child nutrition, advocate of exercise, person who helped get rid of the outdated USDA “Food Pyramid” – actually went to Washington’s newest Shake Shack and ordered (horrors!) a burger, fries, and a milkshake. Because the world will fly out of its orbit and plummet into the sun if a healthy-eating advocate is even once seen to indulge. (Also eating is a shameful thing for women to be seen doing. If you have to eat, ladies, do it in private. And wash your hands afterwards.)

The 13th was National Beans ’n’ Franks Day. At possibly the opposite end of the perceived food-classiness spectrum, the 18th, next Monday, is National Caviar Day. Did you know that a one-half-ounce serving of caviar is loaded with B vitamins and has only 40 calories? Did you know that it also has nearly one-third of your daily allowance of cholesterol?

The 17th, being the third Sunday in July, is Sundae Sunday! It comes on the heels of National Fresh Spinach Day on the 16th. I happen to like fresh spinach.

July 13th: National Beans ’n’ Franks Day, National French Fries Day
July 14th: Bastille Day (Ça ira!), National Macaroni Day, National Grand Marnier Day
July 15th: National Gummy Worm Day, National Tapioca Pudding Day, St Swithin's Day (it's said that whatever weather you have on St. Swithin's Day will prevail for the next forty days: I cannot vouch for this)
July 16th: National Corn Fritters Day
July 17th: National Peach Ice-Cream Day
July 18th: National Caviar Day
July 19th: National Daiquiri Day
July 20th: National Lollipop Day, National Hot Dog Day, National Ice-Cream Soda Day, National Fortune Cookie Day



Albertson’s:

Beef top OR petite sirloin steaks, boneless, $3.99/lb
Beef crossrib “ranch” steak or roast, boneless, family pack, $3.99/lb
Ground beef chuck (fat content not listed), $1.99/lb (5 lbs or more)
Pork loin roast, boneless, whole in bag, $1.88/lb
Pork chops, boneless, butterflied, $2.99/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.67/lb  Best price
Atlantic salmon, farm raised, $5.99/lb
Albertson’s eggs, AA large, dozens, $1
Albertson’s sour cream incl. low-fat, 16 oz tub, $1
Deli: Jennie-O oven roasted turkey breast, $4.99/lb
Deli Fresh Provolone/mild Cheddar/pepperjack/Muenster, $4.99/lb
USA Gold Virginia ham, $5.99/lb
Hunt’s spaghetti sauce, 26 oz cans, $1
Hunt’s diced tomatoes, 14 oz cans, $1
Hunt’s tomato sauce, 15 oz cans, $1
Albertson’s pasta, 12-16 oz boxes, $1
Kashi TLC bars, 6 ct, 2/$7
Red cherries, $2.99/lb
Rainier cherries, $3.99/lb
Blueberries, 18 oz box, 2/$4 – make muffins
Red or black plums, $1/lb
Fuji apples, $1/lb
Cut up watermelon, 2 lb bowl, $2.99
Roma tomatoes, $1/lb
Leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine, $1 ea
Eggplant, $1 ea
Zuchini OR yellow squash $1/lb



Bashas’:

Beef ribeye steaks, bone in, value pack, $4.88/lb
Beef crossrib roast,, $3.49/lb (steaks, 50¢ higher)
Boneless centercut pork chops, value pack, $2.99/lb
Pork tenderloin, $4.99/lb
Sanderson Farms boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.67/lb
Dover sole fillets, wild caught, $3.99/lb, “weather permitting”
Whole rainbow trout, $3.99/lb
Bashas’ eggs, AA large, dozens, 99¢
Food Club cheeses, 6-8 oz chunks/shreds/slices, 3/$5
Libby’s veggies, 14-15 oz cans, 2/$1
Nature’s Own bread, 1.5 lb loaf, $2.49
Weight Watchers ice-cream novelties, $3.99
Chicken of the Sea chunk light tuna, 2/$1
Most stone fruits, 69¢/lb
Strawberries, 1 lb box, $2.49
Blackberries/raspberries/blueberries, 6 oz box, $2.99
Seedless watermelons, full size or “mini”, $2.99 ea
Mangos, 69¢ ea
Green or red bell peppers, 3/$1
Leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine, 99¢ ea
Asparagus, $2.99/lb



Food City:

Beef crossrib steaks, boneless, value pack, $1.99/lb (roasts $2.19/lb)
Beef stew meat, boneless, value pack, $2.49/lb
Pork shoulder steak, bone in, value pack, $1.99/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.49/lb
Flounder fillets, $2.99/lb
Flav-R-Pac frozen veggies, 1 lb bag, 89¢
Kraft cheeses, 8 oz shreds, $2.49
Nectarines, 2 lbs/98¢
Granny Smith apples, 2 lbs/98¢
Pink grapefruit, 3/99¢
Iceberg, 4/99¢
Tomatoes, 3 lbs/99¢
Cucumbers, 4/$1
Mexican grey squash, 2 lbs/98¢
Green bell peppers, 3/99¢



Fry’s:

Beef t-bone steaks, family pack, $4.77/lb
Beef crossrib roast or steaks, $3.49/lb
Beef New York strip steaks, $5.99/lb
Half pork loin, boneless, whole in bag, $1.87/lb, cut & wrapped free
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $2.79/lb (gad, no – go ANYWHERE else)
Foster Farms whole chickens, 98¢/lb
Alaskan sockeye salmon fillets, wild caught, $6.97/lb
Red cherries, $1.29/lb
All other stone fruits, $1.98/lb
Strawberries, 1 lb box, $1.98/lb
Blackberries/raspberries/blueberries, 4.4-6 oz boxes, 2/$5
Clementines, 3 lb bag, $4.49
Honeydew melons OR mini watermelons, 2/$5
Roma tomatoes, 88¢/lb
“Mini peeled” carrots, 1 lb bag, 88¢ ea
Walla Walla onions, 96¢/lb
Artichokes, 2/$3



Safeway:

Safeway boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.67/lb (4 lb bag, IQF)
Eating Right boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.99/lb
Sanderson Farms boneless skinless chicken breast, $2.99/lb
… They’re just doing this to mess with my head, right?

Beef New York strip steaks, bone in, value pack, $4.77/lb
Beef top sirloin steaks, boneless “restaurant cut”, value pack, $5.99/lb
Beef chuck crossrib roast, boneless, $3.99/lb
Pork sirloin chops, boneless, value pack, 1.59/lb
Pork tenderloin, boneless, whole in bag, $4.79/lb
Jennie-O ground turkey breast, 20 oz pkg, buy 1 get 1 free
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, color added, $8.99/lb
Lucerne eggs, AA large, 18 ct, 2/$4
Yoplait yogurts incl. Light, 10/$6
Snackwell cookies, 2/$4
Pepperidge Farm “Baked Naturals” crackers, 5-8 oz box, 2/$4
Pam cooking spray, 5-6 oz cans, $2.00
Hunt’s diced tomatoes, 14 oz cans, 10/$10
Red cherries, $1.97/lb
Mangos, 2/$4
“Red Lion” nectarines, $1.99/lb
Envy apples, $1.99/lb
Organic strawberries, 1 lb box, 2/$6
Organic yellow peaches or nectarines, $1.99/lb
Seedless watermelons, $4.99 ea
Fresh Express bag salads, 99¢ ea
Roma tomatoes, $1.29/lb
Sweet corn, white or yellow, 2/$1



Smart & Final:

Beef London broil, $2.99/lb
Chicken breast, bone in, family pack, 99¢/lb
Honeydew melons, 2 lbs/$1
Red cherries, 2 lb box, $4.98
Plums OR yellow peaches, 8 ct, $2.99
Large salad tomatoes, 59¢/lb



Sprouts:

Beef sirloin tip roast or steaks, boneless, $3.99/lb
"Super lean" ground beef, $3.99/lb
Chicken thighs or drumsticks, bone in, value pack, $1.49/lb
Red cherries, $1.67/lb
Red or yellow mangos, 49¢ ea
Strawberries, 1 lb box, $1.97
Fuji apples OR D'Anjou pears, 99¢/lb
Organic Cameo apples, 99¢/lb
Apricots, 2 lbs/$3
White peaches or nectarines, 99¢/lb
Red or black plums, 99¢/lb
Navel oranges, 99¢/lb
Roma tomatoes, 67¢/lb
Cucumbers OR green bell peppers, 49¢ ea

Bargain guide, week beginning July 6th

Promotions this week are long on beef and pork, the idea apparently being that even though Independence Day has passed, the WORLD WILL END if you do not grill something. Stone fruits are delicious and everywhere.

Tomorrow is National Strawberry Sundae Day – all hail Golden Spoon. The 10th is both Pick Blueberries Day and National Piña Colada Day, not a combination I’d anticipated but it might be tasty, and if there are any berries left the 11th is National Blueberry Muffin Day. One week from today is Beans ’n’ Franks Day and National Ice Cream Day. It’s also National French Fries Day, appropriately one day before Bastille Day. Ça ira!

July 6th: National Fried Chicken Day
July 7th: National Strawberry Sundae Day, Chocolate Day (according to some sources), Macaroni Day, National Ice Cream Cone Day
July 8th: National Chocolate with Almonds Day
July 9th: National Sugar Cookie Day
July 10th: Pick Blueberries Day, National Piña Colada Day
July 11th: National Blueberry Muffin Day, Vegetarian Food Day
July 12th: National Pecan Pie Day
July 13th: Beans ’n’ Franks Day, National Ice Cream Day, National French Fries Day



Albertson’s:

Beef bottom round/shoulder/chuck/sirloin tip steaks or roasts, boneless, family pack, $2.99/lb
Beef London broil, boneless, $1.99/lb
Beef petite sirloin steaks, $3.99/lb
85/15 ground beef, $2.99/lb (3 lbs or more)
Pork spareribs OR country-style spareribs, bone in, $1.77/lb
Pork sirloin roast or chops, boneless, $1.77/lb
Sanderson Farms tray pack chicken, buy 1 get 1 free
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.99/lb
Keta salmon fillets, wild caught, $4.97/lb
Sea scallops, 10-20 ct, $6.99/lb
Deli: USA Gold honey or baked ham, $5.99/lb
Charlie’s Pride roast beef/corned beef/beef pastrami, $5.99/lb
Rotisserie turkey breast, $5.99/lb
Jennie-O “honey smoked” OR “oven brown” turkey breast, $5.99/lb
Albertson’s milk, half gallons only, 88¢
Albertson’s cheeses, 2 lb chunk, $5.99
Albertson’s veggies OR tomatoes, 14-15 oz cans, 5/$3
All the frozen food you can fit in a bag, 10% off -- “limits apply”
PictSweet “Steamables” OR seasoned veggies, 10-14 oz frozen bag, 2/$3
Strawberries, FOUR POUND flat, $3.88 -- make jam
Cut up watermelon, 2 lb bowl, $2.99
Cut up strawberries OR mixed fruit, 20 oz bowls, $3.99
Red cherries, $2.99/lb
Peaches, $1.99/lb
Blueberries, 11 oz box, $2.99/lb
Pluots, $1.99/lb
Honeydew melons, 49¢/lb
Cantaloupes, $1.99 ea
Fuji apples, 99¢/lb
Tomatoes, $1.69/lb
Red bell peppers, 99¢ ea
Cucumbers, 2/$3



Bashas’:

Beef round steak, boneless, value pack, $1.79/lb (regular pack, $2.69/lb)
Beef New York strip steak, bone in, value pack, $3.99/lb
Beef sirloin tip steaks, value pack, $2.99/lb
Beef breakfast steaks, $3.99/lb
Ground beef chuck, fat content not listed, value pack, $1.89/lb
Ground beef round, fat content not listed, value pack, $3.49/lb
Pork shoulder steak OR country style spareribs, bone in, value pack, $2.99/lb
Pork baby back ribs, bone in, $4.99/lb
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $6.99/lb
Basa fillets, farm raised, $2.99/lb
Yoplait yogurts incl. Light, 10/$6
Kellogg’s cold cereals incl. Fiber Plus, $2.99
Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain OR Fiber Plus bars, 2/$5
Bertolli pasta sauces, 15-24 oz jars, 2/$5
Healthy Choice frozen entrées, $1.99
Smart Ones frozen entrées, 2/$5
Food Club frozen veggies, 16 oz bags, 2/$3
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 75¢  Best price
Blueberries, 12 oz box, 2/$3
Mangos, 33¢ ea
Peaches, nectarines, apricots, red or black plums, $1.97/lb
Whole seedless watermelons, $3.99
Whole cantaloupes, 2/$3
Cucumbers, 33¢ ea
Sweet corn, 59¢ ea
Leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine, 99¢ ea
Vine tomatoes, $1.97/lb
Asparagus, $1.97/lb (first 5 lbs)
Yellow onions, 49¢/lb



Food City:

Beef chuck steak or roast, bone in, value pack, $1.78/lb
Beef short ribs, boneless, value pack, $2.49/lb
Pork shoulder steaks, bone in, value pack, $1.99/lb
Chicken thighs or drumsticks, bone in, value pack, 68¢/lb
Tilapia fillets, $2.69/lb
Food City eggs, AA extra large, 20 ct, $1.99
Peaches, 3 lbs/99¢/lb
Honeydew melons, 3 lbs/99¢
Roma tomatoes, 4 lbs/96¢
Leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine, 2/98¢  Best price
Italian squash, 59¢/lb



Fry’s:

Beef ribeye steaks, bone in, family pack, $4.77/lb
Beef top sirloin steaks, boneless, family pack, $4.99/lb
Beef chuck steak, boneless, famly pack, $3.69/lb
85/15 ground beef, $3.33 lb (3 lb chub)
Pork country style ribs, bone in, family pack, $2.99/lb
Center cut pork chops, bone in, family pack, $2.99/lb
Pork tenderloin, boneless, $4.49/lb
Foster Farms chicken breast/thighs/drumsticks, all bone in, 88¢/lb
Jennie-O Turkey Store products, 25% off
Alaskan sockeye salmon fillets, wild caught, $6.97/lb
Fry’s milk, half gallons only, 88¢
Kraft or Sargento cheeses, 6-8 oz chunk/shreds/ Sargento slices, $1.99
American Beauty pasta, 1 lb pkg, 10/$10
Peaches, 47¢/lb
Navel oranges, 77¢/lb
Anjou pears, 77¢/lb
Strawberries, 1 lb box, $1.98
Red cherries, $2.98/lb
Del Monte pineapples, $2.98 ea
Sweet corn, 2/88¢
Vine or large tomatoes, 77¢/lb
Broccoli OR cauliflower, 77¢/lb
White mushrooms, whole or sliced, 6-8 oz pkg, 2/$3



Safeway:

80/20 ground beef, value pack, $1.99/lb
Beef top sirloin steaks, “restaurant cut”, value pack, $2.99/lb
Beef bottom round roast, 50% off
Beef top round London broil, boneless, $3.99/lb
Whole pork loin, boneless, whole in bag, $1.99/lb
Eating Right boneless skinless chicken breast, value pack, $2.99/lb
Safeway ground turkey, 20 oz pkg, 2/$6
Sea scallops, “under 15 ct”, $10.99/lb
Dairy Glen milk, gallons, $1.79
Lucerne cheeses, 1 lb string or 12 oz sticks, 2/$
Lucerne “Natural Slices” cheeses, 8 oz slices, 2/$5
Open Nature bread, 24 oz loaves, 2/$5
Snyder’s pretzels, 1 lb bag, 2/$5
Ragu pasta sauces, 16-24 oz jars, 2/$3, buy 2 and get a box of Safeway pasta free
Safeway canned veggies, 11-15 oz cans, 89¢
Healthy Choice frozen entrées, 5/$10
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 96¢
White or yellow peaches, 96¢/lb
Mangos, 10/$10
Whole pineapples, $2.99
Red or black plums, 4 lbs/$5
Mini seedless watermelons, AZ grown, 2/$6
Tuscan cantaloupes OR Honeybliss honeydew melons, AZ grown, 2/$6
O Organics red cherries, $4.99/lb
Vine tomatoes, $1.99/lb
Walla Walla onions, 88¢/lb
Red bell peppers, 88¢ ea



Smart & Final:

First Street chicken leg quarters, family pack, 69¢/lb
Ragu pasta sauces, 16-24 oz jars, 4/$5
Weight Watchers ice-cream novelties, 22 ct “variety pack”, $10.99
Valencia oranges, 5 lb bag, $1.99



Sprouts:

Beef rump roast, boneless, $2.99/lb
Whole or cut up chickens, $1.49/lb
Beef skirt/flank/tri tip, boneless, $5.99/lb
Red cherries, $1.88/lb
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 2/$3
Yellow peaches, nectarines, red/black plums, 99¢/lb
Whole seedless watermelons, 4 lbs/$1
Fuji apples OR D’Anjou pears, 99¢/lb
Organic cantaloupes or honeydew melons, 88¢/lb
Vine tomatoes, 99¢/lb
Green bell peppers, 49¢/lb ea
White or yellow onions, 49¢/lb
Cucumbers, 49¢ ea