Bargain guide, week beginning September 28th

At recent meetings we’ve discussed the issue of whole grains in processed foods, and of the distinction to be made between something “made from whole grains” and something “made with whole grains”. At Fooducate.com there’s a piece on the preposterous notion of “Multi-Grain Pringles”. Top ingredient: refined rice flour, followed by fat, potatoes, and corn flour. Barley flour and wheat bran are relegated to the “Contains 2% or less of” section. Multi-Grain Pringles contain more triglycerol mono-oleate than they do barley or wheat bran. I don’t even know what that is.

Also at Fooducate, a recipe for “baked oatmeal” that looks tasty for breakfast and is (says right here!) only a PointsPlus count of 4 for one serving!

Speaking of breakfasts, Chow.com has a good selection of “easy hot breakfasts in 15 minutes”. Some are more WW-friendly than others – I don’t know that the grilled cream cheese and jam sandwich would be my first choice, although it sounds tasty – but topping a whole-grain English muffin with peanut butter (or any other nut butter), slicing a banana onto it, sprinkling it with brown sugar and slipping it under the broiler for three minutes doesn’t sound too bad: protein, fruit, and whole grain all right there.

Tomorrow is the 29th, Michaelmas: it’s said that whoever eats goose on Michaelmas Day will never be short of money. There is a certain logic to this, as anyone who can afford goose is likely to be, ahem, financially secure.

And so begins October: National Applejack Month, National Chili Month, National Pickled Peppers Month, National Seafood Month, National Pretzel Month, Eat Country Ham Month, Fair Trade Month, Vegetarian Awareness Month, Celebrate Sundried Tomatoes Month, Gourmet Adventures Month, and the second consecutive National Apple Month. This first week of October is also National Chili Week, and October 1st commemorates the opening of the first Piggly-Wiggly store in 1916 – the first self-service supermarket.

September 28th: Drink Beer Day, National Strawberry Creme Pie Day
September 29th: National Coffee Day, National Mocha Day
September 30th: National Mulled Cider Day
October 1st: World Vegetarian Day, Homemade Cookies Day, Chocolate Season begins, Pudding Season begins
October 2nd: National French Fried Scallops Day; singer Don McLean ("American Pie") born, 1945
October 3rd: National Caramel Custard Day
October 4th: National Taco Day, National Vodka Day
October 5th: National Apple Betty Day


Albertson’s:

Beef petite sirloin steaks, boneless, $7.99/lb, buy 1 get 2 free
93/7 ground beef, $2.99/lb
Beef crossrib roasts, boneless, $3.99/lb
Beef London broil OR bottom round roast, boneless, $3.99/lb
Half pork loin, boneless, whole in bag, $1.97/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.77/lb
Beef/pork/chicken kebabs, $6.99-$7.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Tilapia/swai/cod/pollock fillets, $4.99/lb
Deli: Shannon’s roast beef/corned beef/beef pastrami, $6.99/lb
Rotisserie turkey breast, $5.99/lb
Jennie-O “honey smoked” or “oven brown” turkey breast, $5.99/lb
Deli Fresh cheeses, $5.99/lb
Classico pasta sauces, 15-24 oz jars, $1.88
Albertsons pasta, 1 lb box, 10/$10
General Mills cold cereals, 3/$7 and get a gallon of milk free
Swiss Miss cocoa mix, 2/$4, this MAY include the “Sensible Sweets”!
Nabisco snack crackers (incl Wheat Thins and Triscuits), 5-10 oz boxes, 10/$10
Del Monte veggies, 13-15 oz cans, 79¢
Del Monte fruits, 14-15 oz cans, 2/$3
Chicken of the Sea chunk white albacore tuna, 10/$10
Crystal Light drink mixes, $2.49
Albertson’s frozen veg, 14-16 oz bag, 10/$10
Hot or Lean Pockets, $1.49
Red seedless grapes, 77¢/lb
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 2/$5
Honeycrisp apples, $2.99/lb
Peaches, $1.99/lb
Cut up “fruit medley”, 24 oz bowl, $4.99
Roma tomatoes, 99¢/lb
Earthbound Farms organic box salads, 1 lb, $4.99
Leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine, 99¢ ea



Bashas’:

Beef top sirloin steaks, boneless, value pack, $2.97/lb (regular pack $3.97/lb)
Beef crossrib roast, $3.99/lb
Beef brisket, whole in bag, $4.49/lb
Farmland boneless hams, whole or half, $2.19/lb
Sanderson Farms boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.67/lb
Steelhead fillets, farm raised, $6.99/lb
Cod loins, wild caught, $4.99/lb
Bashas’ milk, half gallons only, 88¢
Nature’s Own “WhiteWheat” bread, $1.49
Chicken of the Sea chunk white tuna, 10/$10
Kellogg’s Special K cereals, 2/$5
Post cold cereals, 2/$5
Food Club pasta, 13-16 oz boxes, 10/$10
Food Club fruit, 14-15 oz cans, 10/$10
Bertolli olive oil (healthy!), 25 oz bottle, $6.99
Hot/Lean/Croissant Pockets, 5/$10
Quorn frozen entrées, $4.99
PictSweet frozen veggies, 28 oz bag, $1.99
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 98¢
Gala apples, 98¢/lb
Whole cantaloupes, $1.98 ea
Seedless grapes, green/red/black, $1.98/lb
Bartlett pears, 98¢/lb
Sweet corn, 2/98¢
Small Hass avocados, 2/98¢
Roma tomatoes, 98¢/lb
Small Hass avocados, 2/98¢



Food City:

Beef skirt steaks, value pack, $3.99/lb
Beef short ribs, boneless, value pack, $2.99/lb
Sirloin cut pork chops, bone in, value pack, $1.99/lb
Whole frying chickens, 69¢/lb
Pollock fillets, $1.99/lb
Gala apples, 2 lbs/98¢
Iceberg, 3/99¢
Mexican grey squash, 2 lbs/98¢
Green bell peppers, 3/99¢



Fry’s:

Beef t-bone steaks, family pack, $4.77/lb
Beef chuck roast, boneless, $4.99/lb
85/15 ground beef, 3 lb chub, $9.99
Foster Farms whole chickens, 98¢/lb
All Jennie-O Turkey Store products, 25% off
Tyson boneless skinless chicken breast/tenderloins, 2.5 lb IQF bag, $5.99
Tilapia fillets, $6.49/lb
Cod fillets, wild caught, $3.99/lb
Yoplait yogurts incl. Light, 10/$5
Fry’s eggs, AA large, dozens, buy 1 get 1 free
Kroger butter, 1 lb, $2.99
Sargento cheeses, 5-8 oz shreds or slices, $1.88
Chicken of the Sea chunk light tuna, 69¢
Barilla pasta, 12-16 oz boxes, 4/$5
Lean Cuisine frozen entrées, 4/$10
Navel oranges, 88¢/lb
Plums, 88¢/lb
White or yellow peaches or nectarines OR pluots, $1.98/lb
Tri-colored grape assortment, 2 lb box, $3.99
Gala/Red Delicious/Granny Smith apples, 4 lbs/$5
Bartlett pears, 10 lbs/$10
Vine or large tomatoes, 88¢/lb
Yellow or zucchini squash, 10 lbs/$10
Winter squashes, 10 lbs/$10
“Mini peeled” carrots, 1 lb bag, 10/$10
White OR orange OR purple cauliflower, 88¢/lb
Dole bag salads, 2/$5



Safeway:

Beef back ribs, bone in, $1.29/lb
Beef chuck pot roast, boneless, value pack, 50% off
Beef top sirloin steaks, “restaurant cut”, boneless, value pack, $3.99/lb
Beef loin New York strip steak, bone in, value pack, $7.99/lb
90/10 ground beef, value pack, $3.99/lb
Pork sirloin chops, bone in, value pack, $1.99/lb
Eating Right boneless skinless chicken breast, value pack, $2.99/lb
Flounder fillet, wild caught, $2.99/lb
Swai fillets, farm raised, $3.99/lb
Dairy Glen milk, gallons, $1.57
Lucerne yogurt incl. Light, 8 oz cups, 10/$5
Anthony’s pasta, 1 lb pkg, 89¢
Healthy Choice frozen entrées, $1.99
Red Delicious/Gala/Granny Smith apples, 77¢/lb
Navel oranges, $1.49/¢/lb
Sweet Celebration grapes (absolutely delicious!), 2 lb box, $3.99
Salad tomatoes, $1.49/lb (Roma tomatoes, $1.29/lb)
Safeway Farms bag salads, 2/$5



Smart & Final:

Beef tri tip roast, boneless, $3.99/lb
Pork loin roast, boneless, $2.49/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, value pack, $1.77/lb
Quaker Chewy Granola bars, 48 ct, $9.99
First Street frozen veg, 2-2.5 lb bags, $2.99
Cantaloupe, 4 lbs/$1
Gala apples, 3 lb bag, $1.99
Valencia oranges OR grapefruit, 5 lb bag, $2.49
Mixed bell peppers, 4 ct, $3.40



Sprouts:

Beef sirloin tip roast or steak, boneless, $3.99/lb
Pork loin chops or roast, center cut, boneless, $1.99/lb
Boneless skinless chicken thighs, value pack, $1.99/lb
Whole or cut up chickens, $1.49/lb
Atlantic salmon fillets, $7.99/lb
Quorn “Chik’n” products, 7-12 oz frozen pkg, $3.99
Green or red seedless grapes, 99¢/lb
Organic Gala apples, 99¢/lb
Valencia oranges, 88¢/lb
Bartlett pears, 88¢/lb
Whole seedless watermelons, 4 lbs/$1
Red or black plums, 99¢/lb
Yellow peaches or nectarines, 2 lbs/$3
Roma tomatoes, 49¢/lb
Vine tomatoes, $1.69/lb
Leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine, 88¢ ea
Hass avocados, 49¢ ea
Red or gold bell peppers, 88¢ ea
Organic grape tomatoes, dry pint, 2/$5

Bargain guide, week beginning September 21st

Thanks to one member tonight for mentioning BountifulBaskets!

Chow.com has a nice selection of recipes for homemade energy bars! At Summer Tomato there’s a posting on learning to like foods you don’t like. And from Atlantic magazine there’s a chart showing exactly what the “average American” eats in a year. For a start, the av.Am. consumes 31.4 pounds of cheese, 600 pounds of dairy products not in cheese form, 415 lbs of vegetables (of which 56 lbs is corn), 110 lbs of red meat, 85 lbs (that is not a typo!) of fats and oils, and 24 lbs of “coffee, cocoa, and nuts”. That includes – every year – 29 pounds of French fries, 23 pounds of pizza, 24 pounds of ice-cream, and 0.2 pounds of caffeine.

From Consumerist: Olive Garden and Red Lobster are planning to cut fat and sodium in their meals by 10% over the next five years. They’re also going to make veggies rather than potato the default side dish on kids’ meals.

And the Food and Drug Administration are nagging the Corn Refiners’ Association about the current attempt to rebrand high-fructose corn syrup as “corn sugar”. Turns out there’s already something called “corn sugar”. It’s more commonly called “dextrose”.

At PBS.com’s “Food” blog, you have one week to submit questions about cooking for Rosh Hashanah: Joan Nathan (author of Jewish Cooking in America) will answer the best five.

Tomorrow is National Ice-Cream Cone Day, and the day after is National White Chocolate Day. Sunday is National Crabmeat Newburg Day – you don’t have to eat it, Debi, I’ll eat yours. And one week from today is Drink Beer Day.

September 21st: National Pecan Cookie Day
September 22nd: National Ice-Cream Cone Day, National Hobbit Day (the birthday of both Bilbo and Frodo Baggins, so eat two dinners in their honor)
September 23rd: National White Chocolate Day
September 24th: National Cherries Jubilee Day
September 25th: Crabmeat Newburg Day
September 26th: National Pancake Day, Johnny Appleseed Day (John Chapman, byname "Johnny Appleseed", born this date in 1774); sugar rationing ends in Great Britain, 1953
September 27th: National Corned Beef Hash Day, National Chocolate Milk Day; Marvin Lee Day ("Meat Loaf") born, 1947
September 28th: Drink Beer Day, National Strawberry Cream Pie Day; feast of St Stanislaus, patron of brewers



Albertson’s:

Beef ribeye steaks, bone in, family pack, $4.88/lb (boneless, $6.88/lb)
Beef petite sirloin steaks, boneless, $6.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
85/15 ground beef, $2.98/lb
Assorted pork chops, bone in, family pack, $1.98/lb
Center cut pork chops, bone in, $2.98/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $2.98/lb
Sanderson Farms whole frying chickens, 98¢/lb
Sanderson Farms chicken drums/thighs/leg quarters, family pack, 98¢/lb
RedBird ground chicken, $3.48/lb
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $4.88/lb
Tilapia/flounder/pollock fillets, 2 lb bag IQF, $7.99, buy 1 get 2 free
Albertson’s cheeses, 2 lb shreds, $5.98
Deli: All Dietz & Watson turkey/ham/chicken, $6.88/lb
Jennie-O turkey pastrami OR “hickory smoked” turkey breast, $3.88/lb
USA Gold Virginia ham, $5.88/lb
Stella Provolone or Muenster cheeses, $5.88/lb
Nature’s Own 100% whole grain bread, $1.98
Chicken of the Sea chunk white tuna, 98¢
Albertson’s tomatoes, 28 oz cans, 98¢
PictSweet “Steamables” or seasoned veggies, 10-14 oz bags, $1.58
Whole cantaloupes, 88¢ ea
“Gattie” peaches, $1.88/lb
Organic green or red grapes, $1.88/lb
Apples pears, 88¢ ea
Cut up “fruit medley”, 24 oz bowl, 4.88
Red/orange/yellow bell peppers, 88¢ ea
Vine tomatoes, 14 oz container, $1.88
Fresh Express bag salads, “Premium Romaine” or “Green & Crisp”, $1.88



Bashas’:

Beef chuck roast, bone in, buy 1 get 1 free
Beef top sirloin steaks, $5.99/lb
Pork shoulder roast, whole in bag, $1.99/lb
Sanderson Farms whole frying chickens, 67¢/lb
Basa fillets, farm raised, $2.99/lb
Swordfish steaks, wild caught, $7.99/lb
Albacore tuna steaks, wild caught, $6.99/lb
Food Club cheeses, 6-8 oz chunk/shreds/cubes, 3/$5
Bashas’ sour cream incl. Light, 24 oz tub, $1.99
Bashas’ cottage cheese incl. Light, 24 oz tub, 2.39
Gala apples, 88¢/lb
Green seedless grapes, 88¢/lb
Peaches, $1.88/lb
Red seedless grapes, $1.88/lb
Large cantaloupes, $1.88 ea
Bartlett pears, 88¢/lb
Vine tomatoes, AZ grown, OR Italian squash, 88¢/lb
Green bell peppers, 2/88¢/lb



Food City:

Beef crossrib steaks, bone in, value pack, $2.47/lb (boneless roast, $2.69/lb)
Bone in chicken breast, 97¢/lb
Bartlett pears, 2 lbs/98¢
Nectarines, 67¢/lb



Fry’s:

Beef ribeye steaks, bone in, family pack, $4.77/lb
Beef London broil, boneless, $3.99/lb
93/7 ground beef, 2 lb chub, $4.99 ($2.49/lb)
Pork loin chops, boneless, family pack, $3.99/lb
Kroger Value boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.67/lb
Coho salmon fillets, $7.99/lb
Kroger cheeses, 1 lb chunk or shreds, $2.99
All Shamrock Farms dairy products, 40% off
Kroger tomatoes, 28-29 oz cans, 4/$5
Libby’s veggies, 14-15 oz cans, 4/$3
“SweeTango” (Minneiska) apples, $1.88/lb
Gala or Granny Smith apples, $1.29/lb
Peaches/plums/nectarines/pluots, $1.88/lb
Cantaloupes, 2/$3
Seedless grapes, green/red/black, $1.98/lb
Hass avocados, 77¢ ea
Vine tomatoes OR large hothouse tomatoes, $1.98/lb
Cucumbers OR green bell peppers, 59¢ ea
Dole OR Fresh Selections bag salads, 2/$5



Safeway:

Beef London broil, boneless, value pack, $2.29/lb
Beef t-bone steaks, value pack, $7.99/lb
Beef petite sirloin steaks, boneless, value pack, $3.99/lb
93/7 ground beef, value pack, $2.99/lb
Pork loin chops, “assorted”, bone in, $2.49/lb
Pork loin chops, center cut, bone in, $2.49/lb
Safeway chicken drums/thighs/leg quarters, 99¢/lb
Alaskan cod fillets, wild caught, $3.99/lb
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, color added, $8.99/lb
Green Giant canned veg, 4-pack of 14-15 oz cans, $2.99 (75¢/can)
C&W frozen veggies OR Birds Eye “Steamfresh” veggies, 11-16 oz bags, 2/$6
Gorton’s “Grilled Fillets” (still 2 Points for one, 4 for the package!), 2/$6
Red seedless grapes, 88¢/lb
“Red Lion” nectarines, 99¢/lb
Cantaloupes, 2/$4
Fresh Express bag salads, 99¢
Green or red bell peppers, 99¢ ea
Sweet corn, white only, 2/$1



Smart & Final:

Beef ribeye steaks, boneless, $5.99/lb
First Street chicken thighs or drumsticks, value pack, 97¢/lb
First Street cheeses, 2 lb shred, $5.99/lb
Green seedless grapes, 2 lb box, $1.99
Plums or pluots, 8 ct, $2.99
Roma tomatoes, 2 lbs/$1
Eat Smart broccoli florets, 2 lb bag, $2.99



Sprouts:

Beef t-bone steaks, $5.99/lb
Beef New York steak, boneless, $8.99/lb
“Extra lean” ground beef (fat content not listed), value pack, $3.49/lb
Pork sirloin chops or roasts OR ground pork, $2.99/lb
Chicken tenders, $1.99/lb
Coho salmon fillets, wild caught, $8.99/lb
Grouper fillets, wild caught, $12.99/lb
Yellow peaches or nectarines, 67¢/lb
Red or black plums, 99¢/lb
Bartlett OR Bosc pears, 88¢/lb
Gala apples, 99¢/lb
Navel oranges, 99¢/lb
Jumbo cantaloupes, 4/$5
Organic Gala apples, $1.29/lb
Seedless grapes, green/red/black, 2/$3
Whole pineapples, 2/$5
Organic red plums, 99¢/lb
Organic white peaches, $1.99/lb
Organic kiwifruits, 1 lb bag, $2.99
Organic Bartlett pears, $1.69/lb
Roma tomatoes, 88¢/lb
Broccoli crowns OR cauliflower, 88¢/lb
Green beans, 88¢/lb
Iceberg, 88¢ ea
Celery, 88¢ ea
Green or red bell peppers, 3/$1
Organic Romaine hearts, 3 pk, $2.99

Bargain guide, week beginning September 14th

Chow.com, once again plumbing the baffling depths of “Why on earth would you do that?”, has a short video on how to make a Spanish egg dish out of “leftover potato chips”. More appealing, they’ve got a collection of “hot and spicy” recipes – including how to pickle your own peppers without the help of Peter Piper – and a page on how to make your own granola without oats. And the answer to the always interesting question, do you burn more calories eating celery than you take in? (No. Chewing expends only about five calories per hour. That said, it’s not easy to gain weight eating celery.)

And at Summer Tomato, there’s an excellent posting on “non-exercise activity”, or “how to burn more calories without breaking a sweat”:

Unlike structured, high-intensity exercise, walking and other low-intensity movements don’t make you hungrier. There’s good evidence that increasing your daily activity can burn hundreds of extra calories each day and may be one of the most effective ways to impact your energy balance (i.e. burn more without eating more). Importantly, non-exercise activity correlates with body weight in obese as well as normal weight individuals, so everyone can benefit from extra movement.

Holidays and history: Today is both Eat A Hoagie Day and National Cream-Filled Doughnut Day. Do both, if you like, they’re your Bonus Points to spend. Friday is Mexican Independence Day and, perhaps not coincidentally, National Guacamole Day. The 18th is National Cheeseburger Day, and one week from today is the International Banana Festival.

September 14th: Eat A Hoagie Day, National Cream-Filled Doughnut Day
September 15th: National Linguine Day, National Creme de Menthe Day
September 16th: Mexican Independence Day, National Guacamole Day, National Cinnamon Raisin Bread Day
September 17th: National Apple Dumpling Day
September 18th: National Cheeseburger Day
September 19th: National Butterscotch Pudding Day
September 20th: National Rum Punch Day
September 21st: National Pecan Cookie Day, International Banana Festival

Ivan Petrovich Pavlov was born this date in 1849: yes, Pavlov, as in “Pavlov’s dogs”, as in “Look at that restaurant commercial OH MY GOSH WHY AM I SUDDENLY SO HUNGRY”. September 18th 1947, Reynolds Wrap went on sale for the first time; September 19th 1947 marks the first utterance of the phrase, “Does the shiny side go inside or outside?”



Albertson’s:

Beef petite sirloin steaks, boneless, $6.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Beef London broil, boneless, $3.99/lb
Beef top sirloin steaks, boneless, family pack, $5.99/lb
Ground beef chuck, fat content not listed, $1.99/lb (5 lbs or more)
Pork back ribs, bone in, $2.99/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.77/lb
All Sanderson Farms tray-pack chicken, buy one get one free (same item)
Honeysuckle White 99/1 ground turkey breast, 1.2 lb pkg, $4.99
Alaskan cod fillets, wild caught, $4.99/lb
Atlantic salmon, farm raised, $6.99/lb
Swai fillets, farm raised, $4.99/lb
Albertson’s milk, gallons, $1.57
Weight Watchers yogurt, 10/$6
Deli: Jennie-O “Honey Smoked” or “Oven Brown” turkey breast, $5.99/lb
Rotisserie turkey breast, $5.99/lb
Hard or Genoa salami OR pepperoni, $5.99/lb
Deli Fresh cheeses, $5.99/lb
USA Gold honey or baked ham, $5.99/l
Dietz & Watson classic ham, $5.99/lb
USA Gold roast beef/Italian beef/corned beef/pastrami, $5.99/lb
Barilla pasta sauces, 24 oz jars, 2/$5 – buy 2, get 2 Barilla pastas (12-16 oz) free!
Ro*Tel tomatoes, $1
Hunt’s tomato sauce, 15 oz cans, $1
Hunt’s diced tomatoes, 14 oz cans, $1
Nature’s Own “WhiteWheat” bread, $1
PictSweet “Steam’ables” frozen veg, 10-12 oz bags, $1
Birds Eye “SteamFresh” or “Rice Blends” frozen veg, 10-12 oz bags, $1
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 99¢
Bartlett/Red/Bosc pears, 99¢/lb
Cantaloupes, 2/$3
Yellow or white peaches or nectarines, $1.99/lb
Cut up cantaloupe, 20 oz bowl, $2.99
Cut up strawberries, 20 oz bowl $4.00
Earthbound Farms box salads, 1 lb, $4.99
Roma tomatoes, $1/lb
Yellow or zucchini squash, 1/lb



Bashas’:

Beef top sirloin steaks, boneless, value pack, $3.99/lb
Beef round steak, boneless, $2.99/lb
Ground beef chuck, fat content not listed, value pack, $1.99/lb
Beef crossrib roast, boneless, $3.99/lb (steaks 50¢ higher)
Center cut pork chops (value pack) or roast, boneless, $3.99/lb
Sanderson Farms chicken drums/thighs/leg quarters, 10 lbs/$10
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $5.99/lb
Rockfish fillets, $4.99/lb “weather permitting”
True cod fillets, $6.99/lb “weather permitting”
Bashas’ milk, gallons, $1.79
Sargento cheeses, 5-8 oz shreds, 2/$5
Food Club cheeses, 8 oz slices, 2/$5
Barilla pasta, 13-16 oz boxes, 10/$10
Hunt’s pasta sauces, 26 oz cans, 10/$10
Food Club fruit, 15 oz cans, 10/$10
Chicken of the Sea solid white tuna, 10/$10
Lean Cuisine frozen entrées, 2/$5
Trident frozen seafood, 11-12 oz boxes, $2.99
Flav-R-Pac frozen veggies, 1 lb bag, 5/$5
Weight Watchers ice-cream novelties, 6-12 ct, 2/$7
Peaches, 89¢/lb (first 5 lbs)
Bananas, 39¢/lb (first 6 lbs)
Whole cantaloupes, $1.99 ea
Bartlett pears, 99¢/lb
Green or red seedless grapes, $1.99/lb
Gala apples, snack size, 99¢/lb
Dole bag salads, “Just Lettuce”, “Romaine” or “Greener Selection”, 2/$3
Roma tomatoes, 99¢/lb
Green or red bell peppers, 79¢/lb
Celery, 99¢ ea



Food City:

Beef chuck steak or roast OR beef short ribs, boneless, value pack, $2.69/lb
Sirloin cut pork chops, bone in, value pack, $1.49
Chicken thighs or leg quarters, 59¢/lb (10 lb bag)
Swai fillets, $2.79/lb
Catfish nuggets, $1.79/lb
Peaches, 2 lbs/98¢
Roma tomatoes, 3 lbs/99¢
Red bell peppers, 3/99¢
Serrano chiles, 2 lbs/99v
Leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine, 77¢ ea



Fry’s:

Beef New York strip steak, bone in, family pack, $4.77/lb
85/15 ground beef, $3.33/lb (3 lb chub, I think)
Pork baby back ribs, $2.77/lb
Kroger Value chicken thighs or drumsticks, $1.19/lb
Steelhead fillets, wild caught, $5.99/lb
Kroger cheeses, 12-16 oz chunk or shreds, $3.29
Raspberries, 6 oz box, 97¢
Pluots, 88¢/lb
Bartlett pears, 10 lbs/$10
Navel oranges, 4 lbs/$5
Seedless grapes, green/red/black, $1.98/lb
Yellow or white peaches or nectarines, $1.98/lb
Plums, $1.98/lb
Seedless watermelons, $4.99 ea
Roma tomatoes, 99¢/lb
Red or yellow bell peppers, 10/$10
Yellow or zucchini squash, 4 lbs/$5
Leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine, 96¢ ea
“Mini peeled” carrots, 1 lb bag, 10/$10



Safeway:

Beef New York strip steak, bone in, value pack, $4.99/lb
Beef bottom round roast, boneless, $2.89/lb
90/10 ground beef, value pack, $3.99/lb
Pork top loin chops, boneless, value pack, $2.99/lb
Pork tenderloin, boneless, whole in bag, 4.79/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, 4 lb bag IQF, $6.68 ($1.67/lb)
Jennie-O Turkey Store ground turkey/burgers/sausage, buy 1 get 1 free
Coho salmon fillets, farm raised color added, $6.99/lb
Dairy Glen milk, gallons, $1.57
Safeway canned fruit, 15 oz cans, 88¢
Safeway tomatoes, 14 oz cans, 5/$4
Bumble Bee solid white tuna, 2/$3
“Red Lion” nectarines, 77¢/lb
Gala or Granny Smith appeles, $1.69/lb
Bartlett/Bosc/red/Comice pears, $1.49/lb
Navel oranges, $1.49/lb
Kiwifruit, 3/$1
Apple pears, 10 lbs/10
Roma tomatoes, $1.49/lb



Smart & Final:

Beef New York steak, boneless, $5.99/lb
Foster Farms chicken breast, bone in, 99¢/lb
Seedless red grapes, 2 lb box, $2.99
Ready Pac bag salad, 3 lbs, $1.99



Sprouts:

Organic ground beef, fat content not listed, $3.99/lb
Beef sirloin tip roast or steak, boneless, $3.99/lb
Beef New York steak, boneless, $8.99/lb
Pork loin chops or roast, center cut, boneless, $3.99/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, value pack, $1.99/lb
Chicken thighs or drumsticks, value pack, $1.39/lb
Cod fillets, wild caught, $7.99/lb
Alaskan Coho salmon fillets, wild caught, $8.99/lb
Ahi tuna steaks, wild caught, $9.99/lb
Green or red seedless grapes, 69¢/lb
Gala apples, 88¢/lb
Navel oranges, 88¢/lb
Bartlett pears, 88¢/lb
White peaches, white nectarines, red or black plums, 88¢/lb
Whole cantaloupes, 4/$5
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 2/$5
Green or red bell peppers, 3/$1
Roma tomatoes, 88¢/lb
Italian or yellow squash, 88¢/lb
Leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine, 88¢/lb
Organic Romaine hearts, 3 ct, $1.99
Cauliflower, 99¢/lb
Broccoli crown, 88¢/lb

Bargain guide, week beginning September 7th

Chow.com has a number of good articles: one on “healthy snack ideas for kids’ lunchboxes” that might also provide ideas for grownups’ snacks as well, and one on how to brew your own beer. There is also one at which I have not even glanced, with the unfortunate title: “Eating the Placenta: Tastes like squab!” NO NO NO NO NO NO NO.

The Fooducate app for iPhone and iPod touch is available here. At their blog, Fooducate has a recipe for homemade hummus, and what I can only describe as a rant about how food nutrition labels should be changed. Top priority: Please do SOMETHING about “Servings per container: 2.5”!

The day after tomorrow is National Steak au Poivre Day: it’s very easy to make but a mortar helps. One week from today is National Cream-Filled Doughnut Day, which I may honor in the breach rather than the observance. The 10th is National TV Dinners Day. The first TV dinners came in a box printed with a TV, just because in the 1950s “TV” implied “the very latest and coolest thing” – the idea of eating them in front of the TV came later.

September 7th: National Acorn Squash Day, National Napoleon Day
September 8th: National Date Nut Bread Day
September 9th: Weinerschnitzel Day, National Steak au Poivre Day
September 10th: National TV Dinner Day, Hot Dog Day
September 11th: National Hot Cross Buns Day ("I have hot cross buns!" "Well, wear a long coat and they won't show!")
September 12th: National Chocolate Milkshake Day
September 13th: National Peanut Day, Snack A Pickle Day, International Chocolate Day
September 14th: Eat A Hoagie Day, National Cream-Filled Doughnut Day



Albertson’s:

Beef ribeye (bone in) or top sirloin (boneless) steaks, family pack, $4.77/lb
Beef petite sirloin steaks, boneless, $6.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
85/15 ground beef, $2.49/lb
Pork loin chops, “assorted”, apparently bone-in, $1.67/lb
Sanderson Farms whole frying chickens OR drums/thighs/leg quarters, 88¢/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $2.49
Coho salmon fillets, wild caught, $7.99
Albertson’s milk, gallons, $1.57
Shedd’s Spread/Country Crock, 45 oz tub, $3.99
Albertson’s oatmeal, 18 oz round box, 99¢
Albertson’s instant oatmeal, 10 ct, 99¢
Prego pasta sauces, 23-24 oz jars, $1.49
Albertson’s pasta, 12-16 oz boxes, 10/$10
Hunt’s tomato sauce, 8 oz cans, 3/$2
Albertson’s veggies, 14-15 oz cans, 79¢
Lean Pockets, 5/$10
Birds Eye “Steamfresh” veggies, 10-12 oz bag, 2/$4
C&W frozen veggies, 12-16 oz bag, 2/$4
Healthy Choice frozen entrées, 4/$10
Raspberries, 6 oz box, 99¢
Seedless grapes, green or red, $1.99/lb
Bartlett pears, 99¢/lb
Yellow or white peaches or nectarines, $1.99/lb
Fresh Express bag salads, 12 oz, 99¢
Vine tomatoes, 14 oz pkg, 2/$5
Red/orange/yellow bell peppers, 99¢ ea



Bashas’:

Beef ribeye or New York steak, bone in, value pack, $4.77/lb
Beef crossrib steak or roast, $3.99/lb
Beef ground chuck (fat content not listed), value pack, $2.99/lb
Assorted pork chops, value pack, $1.79/lb
Pork center cut roast, $2.99/lb
Sanderson Farms boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.77/lb
Dover sole fillets, wild caught, $4.99/lb
Swordfish steaks, wild caught, $7.99/lb
Daisy cottage cheese incl low-fath, 16 oz tubs, $1.99
Chicken of the Sea chunk light tuna, 69¢
Food Club tomatoes OR veggies, 15 oz cans, 69¢/lb
Food Club fruit, 15 oz cans, 10/$10
Healthy Choice frozen entrées, 5/$10
Green or red seedless grapes, 88¢/lb
Whole cantaloupes, 88¢ ea
Gala apples, 88¢/lb
Bartlett pears, 88¢/lb
Navel oranges, 88¢/lb
Roma tomatoes, 88¢/lb
Leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine, 88¢ ea
Red bell peppers, 88¢ ea



Food City:

Beef chuck steak or roast, bone in, $1.99/lb
Beef stew meat, boneless, value pack, $2.99/lb
Country style pork ribs, bone in, $1.79/l
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.49/lb
Tilapia fillets, $2.29/lb
Food city eggs, AA large, dozens, $1.99
Cantaloupe, 5 lbs/$1
Peaches, 77¢/lb
Jalapeño peppers, 4 lbs/96¢



Fry’s:

Beef ribeye steaks, bone in, family pack, $4.88/lb
Beef top sirloin steaks, boneless, family pack, $4.99/lb
Beef crossrib steaks or roast, boneless, family pack, $3.79/lb
Beef “Texas broil”, whatever the hell that may be, $3.79/lb
Half pork loin, boneless, whole in bag, $1.97/lb, cut & wrapped free
All Foster Farms chicken, buy 1 get 1 free (same item)
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $5.99/lb
Fry’s milk, half gallons only, 88¢
Kroger cheeses, 6-8 oz chunk or shreds, $1.79
Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain or Fiber Plus bars, $2.99
Kroger veggies, 15 oz cans, 69¢
Lean Pockets, 5/$10
Lean Cuisine frozen entrées, 4/$10
Whole cantaloupes, 77¢ ea
Bartlett pears, 88¢/lb
Navel oranges, 88¢/lb
Minneola tangelos, 88¢/lb
Seedless grapes, green/red/black, $1.88/lb
Nectarines, peaches, plums, pluots, $1.98/lb
Broccoli OR cauliflower, 88¢/lb
Zuchini OR yellow squash, 4/$5
Roma tomatoes, 99¢/lb
Iceberg, 96¢ ea
Leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine, 96¢
Private Selection box salads, 5-9 oz, 2/$5



Safeway:

Beef round steak, boneless, value pack, $1.99/lb
Beef petite sirloin steaks, value pack, $2.99/lb
Beef New York strip steak, bone in, value pack, $7.99/lb
Beef round tip steak, boneless, value pack, $2.99/lb
Pork loin chops, assorted, bone in, value pack, $1.99/lb
Eating Right boneless skinless chicken breast, value pack, $2.99/lb
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, color added, $8.99/lb
Tilapia fillets, farm raised, $4.99/lb
Safeway veggies, 11-15 oz cans, 79¢
Gala apples, 88¢/lb
Seedless grapes, green/red/black, $2.49/lb
Navel oranges, $1.49/lb
Bartlett pears, $1.49/lb
Vine tomatoes, $2.49/lb
Hermiston sweet yellow onions, 99¢/lb



Smart & Final:

Beef top round roast OR London broil, boneless, $3.99/lb
Pork shoulder butt roast, $1.69/lb
First Street chicken leg quarters, 79¢/lb
Ragu pasta sauces, 16-24 oz jars, $1.69
Black plums OR pluots, 8 ct, $2.99
Cucumbers, 3 ct, $1.99
Iceberg, 2 ct, $1.49



Sprouts:

Beef rump roast OR stew meat, boneless, $3.99/lb
Beef ribeye steak, boneless, $9.99/lb
Pork sirloin chops or roast OR ground pork, boneless, $2.99/lb
Muir Glen organic pasta sauce, 25 oz jars, 2/$5
Kashi frozen entrées, 2/$6
Sprouts frozen fruit, 12 oz bags, 2/$5
Peaches OR nectarines, 67¢/lb
Seedless grapes, green/red/black, 88¢/lb
Navel oranges, 88¢/lb
Bartlett pears, 88¢/lb
Whole cantaloupes, 4/$5
Whole seedless watermelons, 3 lbs/$1
Organic yellow peaches, $1.99/lb
Organic cantaloupes, 69¢/lb
Gala apples, 88¢/lb
Roma tomatoes, 67¢/lb
Leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine, 99¢ ea
Organic grape tomatoes, 2/$3
Cauliflower, 88¢/lb
Italian squash, 88¢/lb
Celery, 88¢ ea