From Fooducate this week, the rundown on the “Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2012”, or “Why You See Calorie Listings at Burger King But Not at Seven-Eleven”. From Chow.com, fully fifty-five recipes involving both sweet and hot peppers (sadly, my research indicates that “Chile-Infused Tequila” does not count as a serving of vegetables), and a handy way to use peanut butter to repair a scratched DVD. From Summer Tomato, turn your zucchini or other summer squashes into noodles!
According to a new study in the American Journal of Physiology (by way of ScienceDaily.com), “30 minutes of {daily} exercise hard enough to produce a sweat is enough to turn the tide on an unhealthy body mass index” – and 60 minutes accomplished no more than the shorter workout! Marion Nestle explores the pitfalls of what she calls “nutrifluff” – studies attributing remarkable health benefits to single foods, such as goji berries or dark chocolate or apple peels. (One of her commenters has a terrific insight: “People don't love nutrients. Nobody says 'I love Vitamin C'. But they do say 'I love a fresh orange'. People have feelings about food. They don't have any feelings about nutrients.”) And at Not Eating Out In NY, a recipe for a 5-PointsPlus-per-BIG-serving roasted tomato and corn soup.
The weight-loss year, at least in the US, has only two seasons. Grilling Season runs from Memorial Day through Independence Day and right up through Labor Day weekend. Then there's a hiatus until the first of October, which is the beginning of Chocolate Season. Chocolate Season extends through the winter and spring right up until Easter; at that point there is another hiatus before the opening of the next Grilling Season. And Grilling Season winds up this weekend, so prepare to find heavy promotions (if not necessarily good prices) on anything that can be cooked on a grill, which anymore includes just about everything short of peas. Or beer, which will be heavily promoted anyway.
Today has been National More Herbs Less Salt Day! Also National Lemon Juice Day, which goes well with using herbs instead of salt. September begins this weekend, and with it National Chicken Month, National Mushroom Month, National Honey Month, National Bourbon Heritage Month (I dare not speculate whether this is a celebration of the beverage or the French monarchy), Whole Grains Month, and National Organic Harvest Month.
And National Apple Month. We will hear more of this.
August 29th: National Lemon Juice Day, National More Herbs Less Salt Day, National Chop Suey Day
August 30th: National Toasted Marshmallow Day
August 31st: Eat Outside Day, National Trail Mix Day
September 1st: National Cherry Popover Day; beginning of Wine Season and Oyster Season
September 2nd: National Blueberry Popsicle Day
September 3rd: National Welsh Rarebit Day; birthday of Anna, Duchess of Bedford, creator of "afternoon tea" (not to be confused with "high tea")
September 4th: National Macadamia Nut Day, Eat an Extra Dessert Day (and why not? They are your bonus Points to spend)
September 5th: National Cheese Pizza Day
Albertson's:
Beef New York steak, bone in, family pack, $5.99/lb
Beef ribeye steak, bone in, family pack, $6.99/lb
Beef t-bone steak, $7.99/lb
Beef top sirloin steak OR tri tip roast, boneless, $4.99/lb
Beef crossrib steak OR London broil, boneless, family pack, $2.99/lb
Beef petite sirloin steaks, boneless, $8.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
85/15 ground beef, $2.49/lb (3 lbs or more)
93/7 ground beef, $2.77/lb (3 lbs or more)
Ground beef patties, fat content not listed, 4 oz each, 10/$10
Pork link sausages, 5 oz each, 10/$10
Pork loin back ribs, $7.99/lb, buy 1 get 2 free
Pork spare ribs, $4.99/lb, buy 1 get 2 free
Sanderson Farms boneless skinless chicken breast, $4.99/lb, buy 1 get 2 free
Unbranded boneless skinless chicken breast or thighs, $1.99/lb
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $4.99/lb
Tilapia fillets, family pack, $2.99/lb
Yoplait yogurts incl. Light, 20/$10
Sargento cheeses, 6-8 oz shingle pack, $2.99
Deli: Jennie-O oven roasted turkey breast, $4.99/lb
USA Told Virginia ham, $4.99/lb
Charlie's Pride Italian beef/corned beef/beef pastrami, $4.99/lb
Deli Fresh Colby or mild Cheddar, $4.99/lb
Stella Provolone or Muenster, $4.99/lb
Mt Olive kosher dill pickles, 80 oz jar, $2.99
Crystal Light, $1.99
Filippo Berio olive oil, half liter bottles, $3.99
Bush's baked or “Grillin'” beans, 21-28 oz cans, 3/$5
Seedless watermelons, 17¢/lb (first 2)
Seedless grapes, green/red/black, $1.99/lb
Peaches OR nectarines. $1.99/lb
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 2/$5
Blackberries/raspberries/blueberries, 6 oz boxes, 2/$5
Large cantaloupes, 2/$4
Roma tomatoes, 99¢/lb
Vine tomatoes, $1.99/lb
Sweet corn, 2/$1
Large Hass avocados, 99¢ ea
Earthbound Farms organic box salads, 1 lb, $4.99
Bashas':
Beef tri tip roast or steaks OR tbone steaks, value pack, $4.59/lb
Beef sirloin tip roast or steaks, $4.49/lb
Beef crossrib roast, $3.99/lb
Ground beef sirloin, fat content not listed, buy 1 get 1 free
Center cut pork chops, boneless, value pack, $3.49/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.67/lb
Alaskan king salmon fillets, $8.99/lb
Whole entire-damn-fish sockeye salmon, $5.99/lb, apparently decapitated, good luck
Oysters in the shell, 75¢ ea
Sargento cheeses, 6-8 oz shreds or shingle pack, 2/$5
Yoplait yogurts, 10/$5
Bashas' cottage cheese, 24 oz tubs, $1.99
Bush's baked or “Grillin'” beans, 21-28 oz cans, $1.79
Bumble Bee chunk light tuna, 69¢
Food Club veggies OR tomatoes, 14-15 oz cans, 69¢
Bertolli olive oil, 25 oz bottles, $5.99
Snyder's pretzels, 13-16 oz bags, 2/$5
Seedless watermelons, 19¢/lb (limit 2)
Peaches OR nectarines, $1.98/lb
Navel oranges, 98¢/lb
Clementines, 3 lb bag, $3.99
Red seedless grapes, $1.98/lb
Vine or large tomatoes, $1.98/lb
Sweet corn, 15¢ ea
Fry's:
Beef ribeye steaks, bone in, family pack, $4.97/lb
Pork loin chops, boneless, family pack, $3.39/lb
Pork back ribs OR St Louis-style spareribs, $2.97/lb
Foster Farms chicken thighs or drumsticks, bone in, $1.49/lb
Alaska coho salmon fillets, wild caught, $7.99/lb
Kroger butter, 2/$5
Kroger cheeses, 6-8 oz chunk or shreds, $1.88
Bush's baked beans, 21-18 oz cans, $1.77
Kellogg's Nutri-Grain bars, 8 ct, 50% off
Nabisco snack crackers (Triscuits, Wheat Thins), 5-10 oz boxes, $1.99
Smart Ones frozen entrees, 5/$10
Green seedless grapes, 69¢/lb
Nectarines, 75¢/lb
Peaches, plums, pluots, $1.99/lb
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 2/$5
Raspberries or blueberries, 6 oz boxes, 2/$5
Bananas, 57¢/lb
Honeydew melons OR mini seedless watermelons, 2/$5
Vine tomatoes, AZ grown, $1.99/lb
Sweet corn, 2/88¢
Zucchini OR yellow squash, 99¢/lb
Safeway:
Beef New York strip steak, bone in, $4.67/lb
Beef top sirloin steaks, boneless, $4.67/lb
Beef ribeye steaks, bone in, $5.67/lb
Beef bottom round steak, thin cut boneless, value pack, $3.99/lb
Beef chuck steak, boneless, value pack, $2.99/lb
93/7 ground beef, value pack, $2.99/lb
Whole pork tenderloin, boneless, whole in bag, $4.79/lb
Assorted pork loin chops, bone in, value pack, $2.49/lb
Eating Right boneless skinless chicken breast, $2.99/lb
Chicken leg quarters, 75¢/lb (10 lb bag)
Sanderson Farms chicken thighs or drumsticks, bone in, $1.69/lb
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $7.99/lb
Swordfish steaks, $9.99/lb
Extra jumbo raw shrimp (16-20 ct), $7.99/lb – huge honkin' beasts for the grill
Lucerne cheeses, 2 lb chunk, $5.99
Sargento cheese snacks, 9-12 oz string packs, $3.99
Bush's baked beans, 28 oz cans, 4/$7
Classico pasta sauces, 15-24 oz jars, 2/$5
Progresso Light soups (with PointsPlus count), 2/$4
Smart Ones frozen entrees, 5/$10
Weight Watchers frozen chicken breast/tenders/burgers, 30-32 oz boxes, $6.99
Red Lion nectarines, 99¢/lb
Peaches, red plums, black plums, $1.99/lb
Cantaloupes, 2/$3
Seedless grapes, green/red/black, $2.49/lb
Mini watermelons, $1.98 ea
Vine tomatoes, AZ grown, $1.99/lb
Sweet corn, white or yellow, 5/$1
Zucchini OR yellow squash, $1.49/lb
Sprouts:
Beef New York steaks, boneless, $6.99/lb
Beef rump roast OR marinated carne asada, $3.99/lb
Pork sirloin chops or roast, boneless, OR ground pork, $2.99/lb
Pork spareribs OR boneless country style ribs, $1.77/lb
Whole chicken back quarters, bone in, spines removed, 99¢/lb
Alaskan coho salmon fillets, wild caught, $8.99/lb
Tilapia fillets, farm raised, $6.99/lb
Sprouts butter, 2/$6
Boca burgers, 10 oz frozen box, $2.99/lb
Peaches OR nectarines, 2 lbs/$3
Seedless grapes, green/red/black, 2 lbs/$3
Bartlett pears, 99¢/lb
Seedless watermelons, 3 lbs/$1
Whole cantaloupes, 4/$5
Hass avocados, 3/$1
Tomatoes, 99¢/lb
Iceberg, 99¢ ea
Green bell peppers, 2/$1
Summer squashes, Italian/yellow/grey, 99¢/lb
Broccoli crowns OR cauliflower, 99¢/lb
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Bargain guide, week beginning August 22nd:
Occasional disclaimer: Mine not WW’s. Not a profit-making venture.
Chow.com, in its flawless sense of seasonality, has a pile of “Healthy Grilling Recipes” (mmm, chicken with a chipotle-nectarine barbecue sauce! Pineapple-shrimp-kebabs!) and another of delicious-looking melon recipes perfect for melon time (including an ice-pop recipe involving chunks of watermelon soaked in vodka and Chambord). Family Kitchen has a nice set of freezer-bag-friendly crockpot recipes.
Darya at Summer Tomato explores “10 Reasons to Never Eat Free Food”. A new study from the Department of Psychology right here at ASU shows that cutting food into smaller pieces may be linked to eating less! Not just smaller portion sizes, but things like cutting the same-size bagel into four pieces. This goes well with Darya’s “10 Simple Ways to Eat Less Without Noticing”.
National Whiskey Sour Day is either the 25th (this Saturday) or the 29th (one week from today). To be on the safe side, celebrate both.
August 22nd: National Pecan Torte Day, Eat a Peach Day
August 23rd: National Spongecake Day
August 24th: National Waffle Day, National Peach Pie Day
August 25th: National Banana Split Day, National Waffle Day
August 26th: National Cherry Popsicle Day
August 27th: National Pots de Crème Day, Banana Lovers' Day
August 28th: National Cherry Turnover Day
August 29th: More Herbs, Less Salt Day, National Chop Suey Day (supposedly invented this date in 1896, in New York), National Lemon Juice Day
Here's the article Pam mentioned at tonight's meeting: Is Sitting Lethal?
And, to top all off, the recipe for the now-famous (tarata tarata tarata tataaa) Weight Watcher Friendly Piña Colada!
2 cups flaked sweetened coconut
1 (12-oz) can evaporated fat-free milk
2 cups cubed fresh pineapple
2 1/2 cups ice cubes
3/4 cup gold rum
1/4 cup pineapple juice
2 T light agave nectar
8 fresh pineapple slices
Combine 2 cups coconut and evaporated millk in a medium saucepan over medium heat, and cook until tiny bubbles form atround edge (do not boil), about 7 minutes. Remove from heat. Cover and chill at least 4 hours or up to overnight.
Arrange pineapple in a single layer on a baking sheet; freeze at least 1 hour or until firm.
Strain coconut mixture through a sieve over a medium bowl, pressing coconut with the back of a spoon to remove as much milk as possible. Discard solids.
Combine pineapple, ice cubes, rum juice, and agave nectar in a blender; process mixture until smooth. Add milk mixture, and process until smooth. Serve with pineapple slices.
Makes 8 (?) servings, estimates 4 PointsPlus per serving.
Albertson’s:
Beef chuck or crossrib steaks, boneless, family pack, $2.97/lb
Beef top sirloin steak OR tri tip roast, boneless, family pack, $3.97/lb
Beef New York steak, bone in, family pack, $4.97/lb
Beef petite sirloin steaks, boneless, $8.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
85/15 ground beef, $2.99/lb
Pork sirloin chops, boneless, $1.67/lb
Pork shoulder roast, bone in, $1.79/lb
Pork shoulder country style ribs, $1.99/lb
Assorted pork loin chops, bone in, $1.99/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast or thighs, $1.67/lb
Sanderson Farms chicken drums/thighs/leg quarters, jumbo pack, $1.29/lb
Alaskan coho salmon fillets, wild caught, $6.99/lb
Essential Everyday cheeses, 7-8 oz shreds, $1.99
Deli: Jennie-O turkey breast, $5.99/lb
Rotisserie turkey, $5.99/lb
USA Gold Virginia ham, $5.99/lb
Jennie-O smoked turkey, $3.99/lb
Eckrich cooked ham, $3.99/lb
Post breakfast cereals, 9-20 oz boxes, 2/$5
Nabisco snack crackers (Wheat Thins, Triscuits), 12-16 oz boxes, 2/$5
Barilla pasta sauces, 24 oz jars, 2/$5
Buy 2, get 2 boxes of Barilla pasta free!
Essential Everyday veg or tomatoes, 14-15 oz cans, 69¢
Bartlett pears, 49¢/lb
Peaches OR nectarines, $1.99/lb
Gala apples, $1.99/lb
Clementine tangerines, 2 lb box, $4.99
Bananas, 39¢/lb
Cut up seedless watermelon, 2 lb bowl, $3.99
Cut up pineapple, 20 oz bowl, $3.99
Slicing tomatoes, $1.49/lb
Heirloom tomatoes, $2.99/lb
Cherub tomatoes, 10 oz box, $2.99
Earthbound Farms organic box salads, $2.99
Bashas’:
Beef chuck/crossrib/bottom round steak or roast, boneless, buy 1 get 1 free
Beef tri tip steak or roast, $5.99/lb
Ground beef round, fat content not listed, value pack, $3.99/lb
Assorted pork chops, bone in, $1.57/lb
Center cut pork chops, value pack, $2.99/lb
Sanderson Farms whole frying chickens, $1.19/lb
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $4.99/lb
Mahi mahi fillets, wild caught, $5.99/lb
Shamrock Farms milk, gallons, 2/$5
Kraft cheeses, 6-8 oz chunk/shreds/shines, 2/$5gle slices, $2.88
Daisy sour cream incl. Light, 16 oz tub, 2/$3
Ro*tel tomatoes, 4/$5
Food Club breakfast cereals, 13-24 oz bo
Green or red seedless grapes, 77¢/lb
Peaches, “snack size”, 77¢/lb (jumbo, $1.77/lb)
Nectarines, $1.99/lb
Navel oranges, 99¢/lb
Clementines, 3 lb bag, $3.99
Whole seedless watermelons, 37¢/lb
Tomatoes, 99¢/lb
Dole bag salads, 2/$5
Food City:
Beef bottom round steak or roast, boneless, $2.39/lb
Beef stew meat, boneless, $2.69/lb
Sirloin cut pork chops, bone in, $1.29/lb
Chicken leg quarters, bone in, 59¢/lb (10 lb bag)
Valencia oranges, 5 lbs/$1
Kiwifruit, 5/99¢
Fry’s:
Beef top sirloin steaks, boneless, $8.99/lb
Beef crossrib roast OR Texas broil, whatever that may be, family pack, $3.99/lb
93/7 ground beef, $2.88/lb (2 lb chub)
All fresh pork, buy 1 get 1 free
Kroger boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.88/lb
Foster Farms whole chickens, 98¢/lb
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, family pack, $6.99/lb
Tilapia fillets, farm raised, family pack, $6.99/lb
Kroger cheeses, 6-8 oz chunk/shreds/shingle pack, $1.88
Kroger frozen veg, 9-12 oz bags, 10/$10
PictSweet frozen veg, 6-28 oz pkg, 50% off
Raspberries, 6 oz box, 98¢
Seedless grapes, green/red/black, $1.88/lb
Plums OR pluots, $1.99/lb
Bartlett pears, $1.29/lb
Minneola tangelos, $1.29/lb
Roma tomatoes, 88¢/lb
Leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine, 99¢ ea
Red bell peppers OR Hass avocados, 99¢ ea
Safeway:
Beef London broil, boneless, value pack, $2.29/lb
Beef New York strip steak, boneless, $7.99/lb
90/10 ground beef, value pack, $2.99/lb
Pork sirloin country style ribs, boneless, value pack, $1.99/lb
Pork shoulder blade roast, bon in, whole in bag, $1.87/lb
Chicken drums/thighs/leg quarters, bone in, value pack, 99¢/lb
Chicken kebabs, $4.79/lb
Jennie-O Turkey Store extra lean ground turkey, 20 oz pkg, $5.99
Coho salmon fillets, wild caught, $7.99/lb “weather permitting”
Arrowtooth flounder fillets, $4.99/lb “weather permitting”
Rockfish fillets, $5.99/lb “weather permitting”
Lucerne cheeses, 5-8 oz chunk or shreds, 2/$4
Lucerne cream cheese, 8 oz tub or brick, 2/$3
Safeway canned fruit, 15 oz cans, 89¢
Del Monte canned veg, 14-15 oz cans, 99¢
StarKist solid white tuna, 3/$4
Safeway stewed or diced tomatoes, 14 oz cans, 79¢
Open Nature breads, 24 oz wide-pan loaves, $2.99
Green or red seedless grapes, 79¢/lb
Blueberries, 11 oz box, 2/$4
Red Lion nectarines, $1.49/lb
Safeway Farms grape tomatoes, 10 oz box, 99¢
Avocados, 4/$5
Sweet corn, white or yellow, 3/$1
Organic heirloom tomatoes, $2.99/lb
English cucumbers, AZ grown, 2/$3
Smart & Final:
Beef chuck steak or roast, boneless, $2.99/lb
Pork loin roast, boneless, $3.49/lb
Pork shoulder country style ribs, bone in, $2.49/lb
Foster Farms chicken breast, bone in, family pack, 99¢/lb
First Street milk, gallons, $1.59 (must buy 2 or more)
Blueberries, 18 oz box, $2.99
Red seedless grapes, 2 lb box, $2.49
White or yellow nectarines, 8 ct, $2.99
Sprouts:
Beef “New York cut” sirloin steaks, $6.99/lb
Beef chuck or eye of round roast, boneless, $4.49/lb
93/7 ground beef sirloin, $4.49/lb
Pork loin chops or roast, center cut, boneless, $2.99/lb
Pork shoulder roast OR country-style ribs, boneless, $2.49/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, value pack, $2.99/lb
Whole/split/cut-up chickens, $1.49/lb
Seedless grapes, green/red/black, 69¢/lb
Peaches OR nectarines, 2 lbs/$3
Red mangoes, 77¢ ea
Navel oranges, 99¢/lb
Bartlett pears, 99¢/lb
Granny Smith apples, 99¢/lb
Red or black plums OR pluots, 2 lbs/$3
Whole seedless watermelon, 3 lbs/$1
Roma tomatoes, 88¢/lb
Green bell peppers, 2/$1
Sweet corn, bi-color, 2/$1
Broccoli crowns OR cauliflower, 99¢/lb
Leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine, 99¢ ea
Chow.com, in its flawless sense of seasonality, has a pile of “Healthy Grilling Recipes” (mmm, chicken with a chipotle-nectarine barbecue sauce! Pineapple-shrimp-kebabs!) and another of delicious-looking melon recipes perfect for melon time (including an ice-pop recipe involving chunks of watermelon soaked in vodka and Chambord). Family Kitchen has a nice set of freezer-bag-friendly crockpot recipes.
Darya at Summer Tomato explores “10 Reasons to Never Eat Free Food”. A new study from the Department of Psychology right here at ASU shows that cutting food into smaller pieces may be linked to eating less! Not just smaller portion sizes, but things like cutting the same-size bagel into four pieces. This goes well with Darya’s “10 Simple Ways to Eat Less Without Noticing”.
National Whiskey Sour Day is either the 25th (this Saturday) or the 29th (one week from today). To be on the safe side, celebrate both.
August 22nd: National Pecan Torte Day, Eat a Peach Day
August 23rd: National Spongecake Day
August 24th: National Waffle Day, National Peach Pie Day
August 25th: National Banana Split Day, National Waffle Day
August 26th: National Cherry Popsicle Day
August 27th: National Pots de Crème Day, Banana Lovers' Day
August 28th: National Cherry Turnover Day
August 29th: More Herbs, Less Salt Day, National Chop Suey Day (supposedly invented this date in 1896, in New York), National Lemon Juice Day
Here's the article Pam mentioned at tonight's meeting: Is Sitting Lethal?
And, to top all off, the recipe for the now-famous (tarata tarata tarata tataaa) Weight Watcher Friendly Piña Colada!
2 cups flaked sweetened coconut
1 (12-oz) can evaporated fat-free milk
2 cups cubed fresh pineapple
2 1/2 cups ice cubes
3/4 cup gold rum
1/4 cup pineapple juice
2 T light agave nectar
8 fresh pineapple slices
Combine 2 cups coconut and evaporated millk in a medium saucepan over medium heat, and cook until tiny bubbles form atround edge (do not boil), about 7 minutes. Remove from heat. Cover and chill at least 4 hours or up to overnight.
Arrange pineapple in a single layer on a baking sheet; freeze at least 1 hour or until firm.
Strain coconut mixture through a sieve over a medium bowl, pressing coconut with the back of a spoon to remove as much milk as possible. Discard solids.
Combine pineapple, ice cubes, rum juice, and agave nectar in a blender; process mixture until smooth. Add milk mixture, and process until smooth. Serve with pineapple slices.
Makes 8 (?) servings, estimates 4 PointsPlus per serving.
Albertson’s:
Beef chuck or crossrib steaks, boneless, family pack, $2.97/lb
Beef top sirloin steak OR tri tip roast, boneless, family pack, $3.97/lb
Beef New York steak, bone in, family pack, $4.97/lb
Beef petite sirloin steaks, boneless, $8.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
85/15 ground beef, $2.99/lb
Pork sirloin chops, boneless, $1.67/lb
Pork shoulder roast, bone in, $1.79/lb
Pork shoulder country style ribs, $1.99/lb
Assorted pork loin chops, bone in, $1.99/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast or thighs, $1.67/lb
Sanderson Farms chicken drums/thighs/leg quarters, jumbo pack, $1.29/lb
Alaskan coho salmon fillets, wild caught, $6.99/lb
Essential Everyday cheeses, 7-8 oz shreds, $1.99
Deli: Jennie-O turkey breast, $5.99/lb
Rotisserie turkey, $5.99/lb
USA Gold Virginia ham, $5.99/lb
Jennie-O smoked turkey, $3.99/lb
Eckrich cooked ham, $3.99/lb
Post breakfast cereals, 9-20 oz boxes, 2/$5
Nabisco snack crackers (Wheat Thins, Triscuits), 12-16 oz boxes, 2/$5
Barilla pasta sauces, 24 oz jars, 2/$5
Buy 2, get 2 boxes of Barilla pasta free!
Essential Everyday veg or tomatoes, 14-15 oz cans, 69¢
Bartlett pears, 49¢/lb
Peaches OR nectarines, $1.99/lb
Gala apples, $1.99/lb
Clementine tangerines, 2 lb box, $4.99
Bananas, 39¢/lb
Cut up seedless watermelon, 2 lb bowl, $3.99
Cut up pineapple, 20 oz bowl, $3.99
Slicing tomatoes, $1.49/lb
Heirloom tomatoes, $2.99/lb
Cherub tomatoes, 10 oz box, $2.99
Earthbound Farms organic box salads, $2.99
Bashas’:
Beef chuck/crossrib/bottom round steak or roast, boneless, buy 1 get 1 free
Beef tri tip steak or roast, $5.99/lb
Ground beef round, fat content not listed, value pack, $3.99/lb
Assorted pork chops, bone in, $1.57/lb
Center cut pork chops, value pack, $2.99/lb
Sanderson Farms whole frying chickens, $1.19/lb
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $4.99/lb
Mahi mahi fillets, wild caught, $5.99/lb
Shamrock Farms milk, gallons, 2/$5
Kraft cheeses, 6-8 oz chunk/shreds/shines, 2/$5gle slices, $2.88
Daisy sour cream incl. Light, 16 oz tub, 2/$3
Ro*tel tomatoes, 4/$5
Food Club breakfast cereals, 13-24 oz bo
Green or red seedless grapes, 77¢/lb
Peaches, “snack size”, 77¢/lb (jumbo, $1.77/lb)
Nectarines, $1.99/lb
Navel oranges, 99¢/lb
Clementines, 3 lb bag, $3.99
Whole seedless watermelons, 37¢/lb
Tomatoes, 99¢/lb
Dole bag salads, 2/$5
Food City:
Beef bottom round steak or roast, boneless, $2.39/lb
Beef stew meat, boneless, $2.69/lb
Sirloin cut pork chops, bone in, $1.29/lb
Chicken leg quarters, bone in, 59¢/lb (10 lb bag)
Valencia oranges, 5 lbs/$1
Kiwifruit, 5/99¢
Fry’s:
Beef top sirloin steaks, boneless, $8.99/lb
Beef crossrib roast OR Texas broil, whatever that may be, family pack, $3.99/lb
93/7 ground beef, $2.88/lb (2 lb chub)
All fresh pork, buy 1 get 1 free
Kroger boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.88/lb
Foster Farms whole chickens, 98¢/lb
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, family pack, $6.99/lb
Tilapia fillets, farm raised, family pack, $6.99/lb
Kroger cheeses, 6-8 oz chunk/shreds/shingle pack, $1.88
Kroger frozen veg, 9-12 oz bags, 10/$10
PictSweet frozen veg, 6-28 oz pkg, 50% off
Raspberries, 6 oz box, 98¢
Seedless grapes, green/red/black, $1.88/lb
Plums OR pluots, $1.99/lb
Bartlett pears, $1.29/lb
Minneola tangelos, $1.29/lb
Roma tomatoes, 88¢/lb
Leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine, 99¢ ea
Red bell peppers OR Hass avocados, 99¢ ea
Safeway:
Beef London broil, boneless, value pack, $2.29/lb
Beef New York strip steak, boneless, $7.99/lb
90/10 ground beef, value pack, $2.99/lb
Pork sirloin country style ribs, boneless, value pack, $1.99/lb
Pork shoulder blade roast, bon in, whole in bag, $1.87/lb
Chicken drums/thighs/leg quarters, bone in, value pack, 99¢/lb
Chicken kebabs, $4.79/lb
Jennie-O Turkey Store extra lean ground turkey, 20 oz pkg, $5.99
Coho salmon fillets, wild caught, $7.99/lb “weather permitting”
Arrowtooth flounder fillets, $4.99/lb “weather permitting”
Rockfish fillets, $5.99/lb “weather permitting”
Lucerne cheeses, 5-8 oz chunk or shreds, 2/$4
Lucerne cream cheese, 8 oz tub or brick, 2/$3
Safeway canned fruit, 15 oz cans, 89¢
Del Monte canned veg, 14-15 oz cans, 99¢
StarKist solid white tuna, 3/$4
Safeway stewed or diced tomatoes, 14 oz cans, 79¢
Open Nature breads, 24 oz wide-pan loaves, $2.99
Green or red seedless grapes, 79¢/lb
Blueberries, 11 oz box, 2/$4
Red Lion nectarines, $1.49/lb
Safeway Farms grape tomatoes, 10 oz box, 99¢
Avocados, 4/$5
Sweet corn, white or yellow, 3/$1
Organic heirloom tomatoes, $2.99/lb
English cucumbers, AZ grown, 2/$3
Smart & Final:
Beef chuck steak or roast, boneless, $2.99/lb
Pork loin roast, boneless, $3.49/lb
Pork shoulder country style ribs, bone in, $2.49/lb
Foster Farms chicken breast, bone in, family pack, 99¢/lb
First Street milk, gallons, $1.59 (must buy 2 or more)
Blueberries, 18 oz box, $2.99
Red seedless grapes, 2 lb box, $2.49
White or yellow nectarines, 8 ct, $2.99
Sprouts:
Beef “New York cut” sirloin steaks, $6.99/lb
Beef chuck or eye of round roast, boneless, $4.49/lb
93/7 ground beef sirloin, $4.49/lb
Pork loin chops or roast, center cut, boneless, $2.99/lb
Pork shoulder roast OR country-style ribs, boneless, $2.49/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, value pack, $2.99/lb
Whole/split/cut-up chickens, $1.49/lb
Seedless grapes, green/red/black, 69¢/lb
Peaches OR nectarines, 2 lbs/$3
Red mangoes, 77¢ ea
Navel oranges, 99¢/lb
Bartlett pears, 99¢/lb
Granny Smith apples, 99¢/lb
Red or black plums OR pluots, 2 lbs/$3
Whole seedless watermelon, 3 lbs/$1
Roma tomatoes, 88¢/lb
Green bell peppers, 2/$1
Sweet corn, bi-color, 2/$1
Broccoli crowns OR cauliflower, 99¢/lb
Leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine, 99¢ ea
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Bargain guide, week beginning August 15th:
I am so sorry about not getting the blog updated last week! Somehow it just completely slipped my mind until Monday, at which point it seemed a bit superfluous.
Chow.com has an assortment of eggplant recipes, some potentially low in fat (eggplant soup, eggplant pickle, charred eggplant salad) and a delicious (and visually stunning) collection of grilled-summer-fruit recipes! Serious Eats has a fairly technical but still interesting exploration of exactly why barbecued chicken does not count as barbecue, and an intimidatingly complete taste-test of all of IKEA’s packaged food. “There were some winners, some losers, and some fish pastes that come in toothpaste tubes.”
Darya Pino, at Summer Tomato, explores whether “That’s the greatest invention since sliced bread!” is really such a great comparison (Hint: no). Simply Recipes provides a couple of good-looking salads, one of green beans with basil and balsamic vinegar, the other a caprese (tomato, basil, mozzarella) tossed with grilled sweet corn! And Snack-Girl explores the latest version of PointsPlus.
The 16th is National Rum Day. I’ll drink to that. Saturday is National Soft Ice-Cream Day – Golden Spoon counts! And next Wednesday is Eat A Peach Day (do I dare?)
And August 15th would have been Julia Child’s 100th birthday. All hail the immortal Julia, who flipped a potato pancake onto the table, put it back in the pan, said directly to the camera “There’s no one in the kitchen but you!”, and kept going. Julia Child invented shark repellent. JULIA CHILD INVENTED SHARK REPELLENT.
August 15th: National Lemon Meringue Pie Day; Julia Child born, 1912
August 16th: National Rum Day, National Bratwurst Day
August 17th: National Vanilla Custard Day
August 18th: National Ice-Cream Pie Day
August 19th: National Soft Ice-Cream Day, National Potato Day, National Hot & Spicy Foods Day (And once again I deplore the use of "spicy" as a synonym for "laden with hot chilies": ginger and cumin and cinnamon are all spices)
August 20th: National Lemonade Day, National Chocolate Pecan Pie Day; feast of St. Bernard of Clairvaux, patron of beekeepers.
August 21st: National Spumoni Day; feast of St Bernard Tolomeo, patron of olive growers
August 22nd: National Pecan Torte Day, Eat a Peach Day
Albertson's:
Beef ribeye steaks, bone in, family pack, $4.97/lb (regular pack $1/lb higher)
Beef petite sirloin steaks, boneless, $8.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Beef crossrib/bottom rnd steaks or roast, boneless, family pack, $2.99/lb
85/15 ground beef, $2.99/lb (3 lbs or more)
Pork loin chops, "assorted", bone in, $1.77/lb
Center cut pork loin chops, "double thick", bone in, $2.99/lb
Pork sirloin chops OR country style ribs, boneless, $1.99/lb
Sanderson Farms chicken breast/drums/thighs, bone in, jumbo pack, 97¢/lb
Unbranded (store) boneless skinless chicken breast or thighs, $2.49
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $4.99/lb
Alaska coho salmon fillets, wild caught, $7.99/lb
Cod loin portions, 5 oz, 2/$5
Tilapia fillets, family pack, $2.99/lb
Albertson's milk, gallons, $1.67
Deli: Jennie-O oven roasted turkey breast, $4.99/lb
USA Gold Virginia ham, $4.99/lb
Charlie's Pride Italian beef/corned beef/beef pastrami, $4.99/lb
Deli Fresh Colby or mild Cheddar, $4.99/lb
Stella Provolone or Muenster, $4.99/lb
Nature's Own "Butter Top" bread, 20 oz long loaves, $1
Libby's fruit, 23-24 oz jars, 2/$5
Quaker Chewy Granola bars (5-8 ct) or Breakfast Cookies (6 ct), 2/$5
Nabisco "BelVita" breakfast cookies, 5 ct, $2.99
Hunt's diced tomatoes, 14 oz cans, $1
Hunt's pasta sauce, 24 oz cans, $1
Albertson's "Essential Everyday" pasta, 12-16 oz boxes, $1
Ro*Tel tomatoes, $1
Skinny Cow ice-cream novelties, 4-12 ct, $3.99
Blueberries, 18 oz box, 2/$4
Seedless grapes, green/red/black, $1.99/lb
Red cherries, $2.99/lb
Peaches OR nectarines, $1.99/lb
Black plums, $1/lb
Bartlett pears, $1/lb
` Apple pears, $1/lb
Roma tomatoes, $1/lb
Red/yellow/orange bell peppers, $1 ea
Leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine, $1 ea
Eggplant, $1 ea
Bashas':
Beef New York strip steak, value pack, $4.99/lb (regular pack $5.99/lb)
Beef tenderloin, boneless, whole in bag, $7.99/lb
Beef filet mignon, $9.99/lb
Beef crossrib roast, $3.99/lb (steaks, $4.49/lb)
Pork shoulder steak, $2.49/lb
Bashas' chicken breasts or leg quarters, bone in, 97¢/lb
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $4.99/lb
Swordfish steaks, wild caught, $7.99/lb
Cod fillets, wild caught, $4.99/lb
Bashas' milk, half gallons only, 88¢/lb
Food Club cheeses, 10/16 oz chunk/shreds/string, $3.88
Yoplait yogurts, 10/$5
Nature's Own bread, 20 oz long loaves, $1.99
Birds Eye "Steamfresh" veggies, 5/$10
C&W frozen veg, 5/$10
Smart Ones frozen entres, 5/$11
Blueberries, 11 oz box, $1.88
Bananas, 35¢/lb
Whole seedless watermelon, 37¢/lb
Peaches OR nectarines, "snack size", 59¢/lb
Peaches OR nectarines, large, $1.98/lb
Green or red seedless grapes, $1.98/lb
Roma tomatoes, 98¢/lb
Organic vine tomatoes, $2.49
Leaf lettuce, green or red, 89¢ ea
Green bell peppers, 2/$1
Red bell peppers, 88¢ ea
Food City:
Beef crossrib steaks, boneless, value pack, $2.27/lb (roast 2¢/lb higher)
Sirloin cut pork chops, bone in, value pack, $1.79/lb
Chicken thighs or drumsticks, bone in, value pack, 67¢/lb
Pollock fillets, $1.99/lb
Peaches, 2 lbs/$1
Plums, 69¢/lb
Roma tomatoes, 4 lbs/$1
Eggplant, 69¢ ea
Fry's:
Beef chuck steak or roast, boneless, $2.88/lb
Beef t-bone steaks, $8.99/lb
80/20 ground beef, $2.99/lb (3 lb chub)
Pork loin chops, boneless, family pack, $3.39/lb
Half pork loin, boneless, $1.99/lb
All Foster Farms chicken, buy 1 get 1 free
Kroger boneless skinless chicken breast, 3 lb IQF bag, $4.77
Alaskan coho salmon fillets, wild caught, $7.99/lb
Catfish fillets, farm raised, family pack, $4.99/lb
Yoplait yogurts, 10/$5, 50% off
Kroger cheeses, 12-16 oz chunk or shreds, $3.69
Kroger sour cream OR cottage cheese, 24 oz tubs, 2/$4
All Shamrock dairy products, 50% off.
Chicken of the Sea chunk light tuna, 79¢
Bush's Best baked beans, 21-28 oz cans, $1.79
Kroger fruit, 15 oz cans, 10/$10
Blueberries, 6 oz box, 88¢
Navel oranges, 88¢/lb
Bartlett pears, 88¢/lb
Seedless grapes, green/red/black, $1.99/lb
Red cherries, $2.99/lb
Organic mangoes, 2/$3
Grape tomatoes, 10 oz box, 2/$4
Broccoli OR cauliflower, 88¢/lb
Safeway:
Beef round tip steak, boneless, value pack, $2.99/lb
Beef ribeye steaks, bone in, $7.99/lb
Beef crossrib or bottom round steaks, thin cut boneless, $3.99/lb
80/20 ground beef, $2.99/lb
Pork tenderloin, boneless, whole in bag, $4.49/lb
Assorted pork loin chops, bone in, value pack, $1.49/lb
center cut pork loin chops, bone in, value pack, $2.49/lb
Eating Right boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.99/lb
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, value pack, $5.99/lb
Swai fillets, farm raised, $3.99/lb
Mahi mahi fillets, wild caught, $6.99/lb
Pantry Essentials milk, gallons, $1.67
Lucerne cheeses, 1 lb shreds, $2.99
Safeway Kitchens butter-top bread, white or wheat, 22 oz long loaves, $1.99
Kellogg's Special K cereal, 12-13 oz boxes, $1.99
Kellogg's Nutri-Grain bars, 4/$10
Del Monte fruit, 14-15 oz cans, 4/$5
Del Monte fruit cups, 4 pk, 2/$5
Ragu (16-24 oz jars) or Francesco Rinaldi (24 oz jars) past sauce, 2/$3
Navel oranges, 88¢/lb
Bartlett pears, 88¢/lb
Cantaloupe, 67¢/lb
Bananas, 49¢/lb
Seedless grapes, green/red/black, $1.99/lb
Strawberries, 1 lb box, $1.99
Peaches, nectarines, red or black plums, $1.99
Mangos, 99¢ ea
Organic cantaloupes, $1.49 ea
Smart & Final:
Beef New York steak, boneless, $6.99/lb
First Street 85/15 ground beef, $2.99/lb (2 lb chub)
First Street chicken thighs or drumsticks, value pack, 99¢/lb
Foster Farms chicken franks, 3 lb pkg, $3.49
First Street cheeses, 2 lb chunk, $4.99
Nature's Own breads, 24 oz wide-pan loaves, 2/$5
Seedless green grapes, 2 lb box, $1.99
Plums or yellow peaches, 8 ct, $2.99
Sprouts:
Beef ribeye steaks, boneless, $6.99/lb
Beef rump roast OR London broil, boneless, $4.99/lb
85/15 ground beef, value pack, $2.99/lb
Pork sirloin chops or roast OR ground pork, $2.99/lb
Chicken drums/thighs/leg quarters, bone in, value pack, $1.49/lb
Coho salmon fillets, wild caught, $9.99/lb
Haddock fillets, wild caught, $5.99/lb
Whole cantaloupes, 3/$1
Seedless grapes, green/red/black, $1/lb
Yellow peaches or nectarines, 2 lbs/$3
Bartlett pears, 88¢/lb
Valencia oranges, 88¢/lb
Red or black plums OR pluots, 2 lbs/$3
Organic "Dapple Dandy" pluots, 99¢/lb
Whole seedless watermelons, 3 lbs/$1
Roma tomatoes, 88¢/lb
Broccoli crowns, 99¢/lb
Italian or yellow squash, 99¢/lb
Chow.com has an assortment of eggplant recipes, some potentially low in fat (eggplant soup, eggplant pickle, charred eggplant salad) and a delicious (and visually stunning) collection of grilled-summer-fruit recipes! Serious Eats has a fairly technical but still interesting exploration of exactly why barbecued chicken does not count as barbecue, and an intimidatingly complete taste-test of all of IKEA’s packaged food. “There were some winners, some losers, and some fish pastes that come in toothpaste tubes.”
Darya Pino, at Summer Tomato, explores whether “That’s the greatest invention since sliced bread!” is really such a great comparison (Hint: no). Simply Recipes provides a couple of good-looking salads, one of green beans with basil and balsamic vinegar, the other a caprese (tomato, basil, mozzarella) tossed with grilled sweet corn! And Snack-Girl explores the latest version of PointsPlus.
The 16th is National Rum Day. I’ll drink to that. Saturday is National Soft Ice-Cream Day – Golden Spoon counts! And next Wednesday is Eat A Peach Day (do I dare?)
And August 15th would have been Julia Child’s 100th birthday. All hail the immortal Julia, who flipped a potato pancake onto the table, put it back in the pan, said directly to the camera “There’s no one in the kitchen but you!”, and kept going. Julia Child invented shark repellent. JULIA CHILD INVENTED SHARK REPELLENT.
August 15th: National Lemon Meringue Pie Day; Julia Child born, 1912
August 16th: National Rum Day, National Bratwurst Day
August 17th: National Vanilla Custard Day
August 18th: National Ice-Cream Pie Day
August 19th: National Soft Ice-Cream Day, National Potato Day, National Hot & Spicy Foods Day (And once again I deplore the use of "spicy" as a synonym for "laden with hot chilies": ginger and cumin and cinnamon are all spices)
August 20th: National Lemonade Day, National Chocolate Pecan Pie Day; feast of St. Bernard of Clairvaux, patron of beekeepers.
August 21st: National Spumoni Day; feast of St Bernard Tolomeo, patron of olive growers
August 22nd: National Pecan Torte Day, Eat a Peach Day
Albertson's:
Beef ribeye steaks, bone in, family pack, $4.97/lb (regular pack $1/lb higher)
Beef petite sirloin steaks, boneless, $8.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Beef crossrib/bottom rnd steaks or roast, boneless, family pack, $2.99/lb
85/15 ground beef, $2.99/lb (3 lbs or more)
Pork loin chops, "assorted", bone in, $1.77/lb
Center cut pork loin chops, "double thick", bone in, $2.99/lb
Pork sirloin chops OR country style ribs, boneless, $1.99/lb
Sanderson Farms chicken breast/drums/thighs, bone in, jumbo pack, 97¢/lb
Unbranded (store) boneless skinless chicken breast or thighs, $2.49
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $4.99/lb
Alaska coho salmon fillets, wild caught, $7.99/lb
Cod loin portions, 5 oz, 2/$5
Tilapia fillets, family pack, $2.99/lb
Albertson's milk, gallons, $1.67
Deli: Jennie-O oven roasted turkey breast, $4.99/lb
USA Gold Virginia ham, $4.99/lb
Charlie's Pride Italian beef/corned beef/beef pastrami, $4.99/lb
Deli Fresh Colby or mild Cheddar, $4.99/lb
Stella Provolone or Muenster, $4.99/lb
Nature's Own "Butter Top" bread, 20 oz long loaves, $1
Libby's fruit, 23-24 oz jars, 2/$5
Quaker Chewy Granola bars (5-8 ct) or Breakfast Cookies (6 ct), 2/$5
Nabisco "BelVita" breakfast cookies, 5 ct, $2.99
Hunt's diced tomatoes, 14 oz cans, $1
Hunt's pasta sauce, 24 oz cans, $1
Albertson's "Essential Everyday" pasta, 12-16 oz boxes, $1
Ro*Tel tomatoes, $1
Skinny Cow ice-cream novelties, 4-12 ct, $3.99
Blueberries, 18 oz box, 2/$4
Seedless grapes, green/red/black, $1.99/lb
Red cherries, $2.99/lb
Peaches OR nectarines, $1.99/lb
Black plums, $1/lb
Bartlett pears, $1/lb
` Apple pears, $1/lb
Roma tomatoes, $1/lb
Red/yellow/orange bell peppers, $1 ea
Leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine, $1 ea
Eggplant, $1 ea
Bashas':
Beef New York strip steak, value pack, $4.99/lb (regular pack $5.99/lb)
Beef tenderloin, boneless, whole in bag, $7.99/lb
Beef filet mignon, $9.99/lb
Beef crossrib roast, $3.99/lb (steaks, $4.49/lb)
Pork shoulder steak, $2.49/lb
Bashas' chicken breasts or leg quarters, bone in, 97¢/lb
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $4.99/lb
Swordfish steaks, wild caught, $7.99/lb
Cod fillets, wild caught, $4.99/lb
Bashas' milk, half gallons only, 88¢/lb
Food Club cheeses, 10/16 oz chunk/shreds/string, $3.88
Yoplait yogurts, 10/$5
Nature's Own bread, 20 oz long loaves, $1.99
Birds Eye "Steamfresh" veggies, 5/$10
C&W frozen veg, 5/$10
Smart Ones frozen entres, 5/$11
Blueberries, 11 oz box, $1.88
Bananas, 35¢/lb
Whole seedless watermelon, 37¢/lb
Peaches OR nectarines, "snack size", 59¢/lb
Peaches OR nectarines, large, $1.98/lb
Green or red seedless grapes, $1.98/lb
Roma tomatoes, 98¢/lb
Organic vine tomatoes, $2.49
Leaf lettuce, green or red, 89¢ ea
Green bell peppers, 2/$1
Red bell peppers, 88¢ ea
Food City:
Beef crossrib steaks, boneless, value pack, $2.27/lb (roast 2¢/lb higher)
Sirloin cut pork chops, bone in, value pack, $1.79/lb
Chicken thighs or drumsticks, bone in, value pack, 67¢/lb
Pollock fillets, $1.99/lb
Peaches, 2 lbs/$1
Plums, 69¢/lb
Roma tomatoes, 4 lbs/$1
Eggplant, 69¢ ea
Fry's:
Beef chuck steak or roast, boneless, $2.88/lb
Beef t-bone steaks, $8.99/lb
80/20 ground beef, $2.99/lb (3 lb chub)
Pork loin chops, boneless, family pack, $3.39/lb
Half pork loin, boneless, $1.99/lb
All Foster Farms chicken, buy 1 get 1 free
Kroger boneless skinless chicken breast, 3 lb IQF bag, $4.77
Alaskan coho salmon fillets, wild caught, $7.99/lb
Catfish fillets, farm raised, family pack, $4.99/lb
Yoplait yogurts, 10/$5, 50% off
Kroger cheeses, 12-16 oz chunk or shreds, $3.69
Kroger sour cream OR cottage cheese, 24 oz tubs, 2/$4
All Shamrock dairy products, 50% off.
Chicken of the Sea chunk light tuna, 79¢
Bush's Best baked beans, 21-28 oz cans, $1.79
Kroger fruit, 15 oz cans, 10/$10
Blueberries, 6 oz box, 88¢
Navel oranges, 88¢/lb
Bartlett pears, 88¢/lb
Seedless grapes, green/red/black, $1.99/lb
Red cherries, $2.99/lb
Organic mangoes, 2/$3
Grape tomatoes, 10 oz box, 2/$4
Broccoli OR cauliflower, 88¢/lb
Safeway:
Beef round tip steak, boneless, value pack, $2.99/lb
Beef ribeye steaks, bone in, $7.99/lb
Beef crossrib or bottom round steaks, thin cut boneless, $3.99/lb
80/20 ground beef, $2.99/lb
Pork tenderloin, boneless, whole in bag, $4.49/lb
Assorted pork loin chops, bone in, value pack, $1.49/lb
center cut pork loin chops, bone in, value pack, $2.49/lb
Eating Right boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.99/lb
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, value pack, $5.99/lb
Swai fillets, farm raised, $3.99/lb
Mahi mahi fillets, wild caught, $6.99/lb
Pantry Essentials milk, gallons, $1.67
Lucerne cheeses, 1 lb shreds, $2.99
Safeway Kitchens butter-top bread, white or wheat, 22 oz long loaves, $1.99
Kellogg's Special K cereal, 12-13 oz boxes, $1.99
Kellogg's Nutri-Grain bars, 4/$10
Del Monte fruit, 14-15 oz cans, 4/$5
Del Monte fruit cups, 4 pk, 2/$5
Ragu (16-24 oz jars) or Francesco Rinaldi (24 oz jars) past sauce, 2/$3
Navel oranges, 88¢/lb
Bartlett pears, 88¢/lb
Cantaloupe, 67¢/lb
Bananas, 49¢/lb
Seedless grapes, green/red/black, $1.99/lb
Strawberries, 1 lb box, $1.99
Peaches, nectarines, red or black plums, $1.99
Mangos, 99¢ ea
Organic cantaloupes, $1.49 ea
Smart & Final:
Beef New York steak, boneless, $6.99/lb
First Street 85/15 ground beef, $2.99/lb (2 lb chub)
First Street chicken thighs or drumsticks, value pack, 99¢/lb
Foster Farms chicken franks, 3 lb pkg, $3.49
First Street cheeses, 2 lb chunk, $4.99
Nature's Own breads, 24 oz wide-pan loaves, 2/$5
Seedless green grapes, 2 lb box, $1.99
Plums or yellow peaches, 8 ct, $2.99
Sprouts:
Beef ribeye steaks, boneless, $6.99/lb
Beef rump roast OR London broil, boneless, $4.99/lb
85/15 ground beef, value pack, $2.99/lb
Pork sirloin chops or roast OR ground pork, $2.99/lb
Chicken drums/thighs/leg quarters, bone in, value pack, $1.49/lb
Coho salmon fillets, wild caught, $9.99/lb
Haddock fillets, wild caught, $5.99/lb
Whole cantaloupes, 3/$1
Seedless grapes, green/red/black, $1/lb
Yellow peaches or nectarines, 2 lbs/$3
Bartlett pears, 88¢/lb
Valencia oranges, 88¢/lb
Red or black plums OR pluots, 2 lbs/$3
Organic "Dapple Dandy" pluots, 99¢/lb
Whole seedless watermelons, 3 lbs/$1
Roma tomatoes, 88¢/lb
Broccoli crowns, 99¢/lb
Italian or yellow squash, 99¢/lb
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Bargain guide, week beginning August 1st:
For some reason that utterly escapes me, this is August.
In a convenient follow-up to last week’s stack of main-dish salads, Chow.com is this week offering a list of side salad recipes: two with couscous, one with quinoa, one with tomatoes and sweet corn, one of grilled radicchio with Portobello mushrooms, and a fauxtato salad made of kohlrabi of all things, among many others. They’ve also got a handy collection of things to do with bonelessskinlesschickenbreast when you’re completely burned out on Weight Watchers and never again in your life want to SEE another bonelessskinlesschickenbreast, and a video on making your own “easy quick pickles” out of the current bounty of summer veg. And at Summer Tomato, there’s a startlingly good (I’ve tried it) recipe for seasoned roasted cauliflower. Worth noting for when the season changes and we’re all willing to look at our ovens again.
Jane Mountain, at Grist, takes on what she bluntly calls “fake health foods”: vitamin waters, granola (“loaded with sugar and fat”), anything labeled “enriched”, the phrase “made with whole grains”, or weasel-wording such as “Helps Maintain _____” or “May Help _____”. Snack Girl reviews gluten-free chips (saddled with such unfortunate names as “Plentils”), and teaches how to make your own baba ganoush with peanut butter instead of tahini if it so please you.
August. Today’s Lammas Day, the year’s first harvest festival on the old calendar. Besides being (at least here in Arizona) a month to be endured, August is National Peach Month, National Sandwich Month, National Panin Month (some overlap there, I think) and National Watermelon Month. Fitly, the 3rd – the day after tomorrow – is National Watermelon Day. It is also Grab Some Nuts Day upon which I shall forbear to comment. And the 8th, one week from today – I note this to give you time to prepare – is Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbor’s Porch Night. If you have ever grown zucchini you understand this perfectly:
August 1st: National Raspberry Cream Pie Day
August 2nd: National Ice-Cream Sandwich Day
August 3rd: National Watermelon Day, Grab Some Nuts Day
August 4th: National Lasagne Day, National Champagne Day, National Chocolate Chip Day
August 5th: National Waffle Day, National Oyster Day
August 6th: National Root Beer Float Day
August 7th: National Raspberries In Cream Day
August 8th: National Frozen Custard Day, Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbor's Porch Night
Albertson’s:
Beef petite sirloin steaks, boneless, $8.99/lb, buy 1 get 2 free
Beef ribeye or t-bone steaks, bone in, $6.99/lb
Beef tip sirloin steak OR tri tip roast, boneless, $4.99/lb
Beef crossrib or bottom round steak or roast, family pack, $2.99/lb
85/15 ground beef, $2.99/lb (3 lbs or more)
Pork loin chops, boneless, $2.77/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast or thighs, $1.67/lb
Sockeye salmon fillets, $6.99/lb
Albertson’s milk, gallons, 2/$3
Yoplait yogurts, 20/$10
Deli: Charlie’s Pride roast beef/Italian beef/corned beef/beef pastrami, $5.99/lb
Stella Swiss, Provolone, or Muenster cheeses, $5.99/lb
Rotisserie turkey breast, $5.99/lb
Jennie-O “Honey Smoked” or “Oven Brown” turkey breast, $5.99/lb
USA Gold honey or baked ham, $5.99/lb
Crystal Light, 5 qt, $1.99
Botticelli olive oil, half litre bottles, $3.99
Kellogg’s Special K meal bars, 6 pk, $4.99
Bartlett pears, 99¢/lb
Navel oranges, 99¢/lb
Red cherries, $2.99/lb
Peaches OR nectarines, $1.99/lb
Black seedless grapes, 99¢/lb
Kiwifruit, 2/$1
Honeydew melons, 49¢/lb
Green or red seedless grapes, $2.49/lb
Roma tomatoes, 99¢/lb
Sweet corn, 2/$1
Zucchini OR yellow squash, 99¢/lb
Bashas’:
Beef t-bone steaks, value pack, $4.99/lb
Beef top sirloin steaks, boneless, $7.99/lb
Beef porterhouse steaks, value pack, $5.99/lb
Ground beef sirloin, fat content not listed, buy 1 package get 1 free
Pork chops, “assorted”, $2.49/lb
Pork chops or roast, center cut, $3.49/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.59/lb
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $5.99/lb
Orange roughy fillets, wild caught, $10.99/lb
Bashas’ milk, gallons, $1.57
Bashas’ cottage cheese, 24 oz tubs, $1.99
Food Club cheeses, 2 lb chunk or shreds, $6.99/lb
Quaker “Chewy Granola” bars, 2/$4
PictSweet frozen veg, 10-12 oz pkg, 2/$3
Lean Cuisine frozen entrées, 5/$10
Yellow peaches OR nectarines, 79¢/lb
White peaches or nectarines, $1.97/lb
Green or red seedless grapes, $1.97/lb
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 2/$5
Sweet corn, 15¢ ea
Green bell peppers, 2/$1
Dole bag salads, 2/$5
Food City:
Beef chuck steak or roast, bone in, value pack, $1.99
Sirloin cut pork chops, bone in, value pack, $1.79/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, value pack, $1.69/lb
Swai fillets, $2.99/lb
Cantaloupe, 5 lbs/$1
Iceberg, 3/99¢
Italian squash, 3 lbs/99¢
Tomatillos, 2 lbs/98¢
Green bell peppers, 4/99¢
Fry’s:
Buy $50 in frozen food, get 10% off your frozen-food purchase
Beef ribeye steaks, bone in, 50% off
Beef tri tip steak or roast, boneless, $4.99/lb
93/7 ground beef, $2.69/lb (2 lb chub)
Half pork loin, boneless, whole in bag, $3.49
All Foster Farms chicken, buy 1 get 1 free
Sockeye salmon fillets, wild caught, $7.99/lb
Kroger sour cream OR cottage cheese, 16 oz tubs, 4/$5
Kroger cheeses, 12-16 oz chunk or shreds, $2.99
Simply Potatoes, 20 oz bags, 2/$4
Bush's baked beans, 21-28 oz cans, $1.79
Kellogg's Nutri-Grain bars, 8 ct, $2.79
Birds Eye frozen veg, 10-12 oz pkg, $1.99
Lean Cuisine frozen entrées, 6/$12
Red seedless grapes, 59¢/lb
Cantaloupe OR honeydew melons, AZ grown, $1.88 ea
Blueberries, dry pint, $1.88
Yellow or white peaches or nectarines, $1.99/lb
Red cherries, $2.99/lb
Mangos, 99¢ ea
Sweet corn, 2/88¢
Hot house cucumbers, 99¢ ea
Zucchini OR yellow squash, 99¢/lb
Dole Fresh Selections bag salads, 2/$5
Safeway:
Beef ribeye steaks, bone in, value pack, $4.99/lb
Beef bottom round roast, boneless, $2.99/lb
Beef top sirloin steaks, boneless, $4.99/lb
Beef chuck steak, boneless thin cut, $3.99/lb
80/20 ground beef, value pack, $2.49/lb
Pork loin chops, bone in, $3.49/lb
Pork tenderloin, boneless, whole in bag, $4.79/lb
Eating Right boneless skinless chicken breast, value pack, $2.29/lb
Safeway chicken drums/thighs/leg quarters, $1.19/lb
Safeway ground turkey, 20 oz pkg, $3.99
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $6.99/lb
Alaskan sockeye salmon fillets, wild caught, $9.99/lb
Pantry Essentials milk, gallons, $1.67
Sargento cheeses, 5-8 oz shreds, 2/$5
Tillamook cheeses, 1 lb chunk, $4.99
Oroweat breads, 24 oz wide-pan loaves, OR sandwich thins, buy 1 get 1 free
Filippo Berio olive oil, 25 oz bottles, buy 1 get 1 free
Del Monte fruit cups, 4 pk, 2/$4
Bush's Best variety (non-baked) beans, 15-16 oz cans, 10/$10
Bertolli pasta sauces, 15-24 oz jars, 2/$5
Smart Ones frozen entrées, 5/$10
Healthy Choice frozen entrées, 4/$10
Kashi frozen entres, 2/$7
Morningstar Farms veggie burgers, 2/$7
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 88¢
Red seedless watermelons, $2.98 ea
Organic seedless grapes, green or red, $1.99/lb
Whole pineapples, $2.48 ea
Mangos, 99¢ ea
Green or red seedless grapes, $1.99/lb
Blueberries, dry pint, $2.99
Strawberry papayas, $2.99
Peaches, nectarines, red or black plums, $1.99/lb
Kiwifruit, 3/$1
English cucumbers, 10/$10
Bell peppers, green/red/yellow/orange, 10/$10
Safeway Farms OR Fresh Express bag salads, 2/$5
Smart & Final:
Beef top sirloin steaks, $3.99/lb
Quarter pork loin chops, bone in, $2.99/lb
First Street whole chickens, twin pack, 79¢/lb
First Street cheeses, 2 lb shreds, $4.99
First Street breads, 24 oz wide-pan loaves, $1.69
Kellogg's Special K (25 ct) or Fiber Plus (20 ct) bars, $9.49
Green seedless grapes, 2 lb pkg, $1.99
Valencia oranges, 5 lb bag, $1.99
Beefsteak tomatoes, 4 ct, $1.99
Iceberg, 2 ct, $1.49
Sprouts:
93/7 ground beef sirloin, $4.99/lb
Beef rump roast OR stew meat, $4.49/lb
Pork sirloin chops or roast, boneless, OR ground pork, $2.99/lb
All pork or chicken sausage, bulk or links, $2.99/lb
Marinated chicken kebabs, $3.99/lb
Alaskan sockeye salmon fillets, wild caught, $9.99/lb
Alaskan cod fillets, wild caught, $7.99/lb
Center cut swordfish steaks, bone in, wild caught, $8.99/lb
PopChips, 3 oz bags, 2/$4
Muir Glen tomatoes, 14-15 oz cans, 4/$5
Yellow peaches or nectarines, 49¢/lb
Red cherries, $1.99/lb
Whole cantaloupes, 4/$5
Whole seedless watermelons, 3 lbs/$1
Strawberries, 1 lb box,2/$4
Seedless grapes, green/red/black, 2 lbs/$3
Organic red or black plums, $1.29/lb
Roma tomatoes, 88¢/lb
Asparagus, $1.99/lb
Sweet corn, 3/$1
Red bell peppers, 3/$1
Eggplant, 99¢ ea
Leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine, 99¢ ea
Cauliflower, 88¢/lb
In a convenient follow-up to last week’s stack of main-dish salads, Chow.com is this week offering a list of side salad recipes: two with couscous, one with quinoa, one with tomatoes and sweet corn, one of grilled radicchio with Portobello mushrooms, and a fauxtato salad made of kohlrabi of all things, among many others. They’ve also got a handy collection of things to do with bonelessskinlesschickenbreast when you’re completely burned out on Weight Watchers and never again in your life want to SEE another bonelessskinlesschickenbreast, and a video on making your own “easy quick pickles” out of the current bounty of summer veg. And at Summer Tomato, there’s a startlingly good (I’ve tried it) recipe for seasoned roasted cauliflower. Worth noting for when the season changes and we’re all willing to look at our ovens again.
Jane Mountain, at Grist, takes on what she bluntly calls “fake health foods”: vitamin waters, granola (“loaded with sugar and fat”), anything labeled “enriched”, the phrase “made with whole grains”, or weasel-wording such as “Helps Maintain _____” or “May Help _____”. Snack Girl reviews gluten-free chips (saddled with such unfortunate names as “Plentils”), and teaches how to make your own baba ganoush with peanut butter instead of tahini if it so please you.
August. Today’s Lammas Day, the year’s first harvest festival on the old calendar. Besides being (at least here in Arizona) a month to be endured, August is National Peach Month, National Sandwich Month, National Panin Month (some overlap there, I think) and National Watermelon Month. Fitly, the 3rd – the day after tomorrow – is National Watermelon Day. It is also Grab Some Nuts Day upon which I shall forbear to comment. And the 8th, one week from today – I note this to give you time to prepare – is Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbor’s Porch Night. If you have ever grown zucchini you understand this perfectly:
August 1st: National Raspberry Cream Pie Day
August 2nd: National Ice-Cream Sandwich Day
August 3rd: National Watermelon Day, Grab Some Nuts Day
August 4th: National Lasagne Day, National Champagne Day, National Chocolate Chip Day
August 5th: National Waffle Day, National Oyster Day
August 6th: National Root Beer Float Day
August 7th: National Raspberries In Cream Day
August 8th: National Frozen Custard Day, Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbor's Porch Night
Albertson’s:
Beef petite sirloin steaks, boneless, $8.99/lb, buy 1 get 2 free
Beef ribeye or t-bone steaks, bone in, $6.99/lb
Beef tip sirloin steak OR tri tip roast, boneless, $4.99/lb
Beef crossrib or bottom round steak or roast, family pack, $2.99/lb
85/15 ground beef, $2.99/lb (3 lbs or more)
Pork loin chops, boneless, $2.77/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast or thighs, $1.67/lb
Sockeye salmon fillets, $6.99/lb
Albertson’s milk, gallons, 2/$3
Yoplait yogurts, 20/$10
Deli: Charlie’s Pride roast beef/Italian beef/corned beef/beef pastrami, $5.99/lb
Stella Swiss, Provolone, or Muenster cheeses, $5.99/lb
Rotisserie turkey breast, $5.99/lb
Jennie-O “Honey Smoked” or “Oven Brown” turkey breast, $5.99/lb
USA Gold honey or baked ham, $5.99/lb
Crystal Light, 5 qt, $1.99
Botticelli olive oil, half litre bottles, $3.99
Kellogg’s Special K meal bars, 6 pk, $4.99
Bartlett pears, 99¢/lb
Navel oranges, 99¢/lb
Red cherries, $2.99/lb
Peaches OR nectarines, $1.99/lb
Black seedless grapes, 99¢/lb
Kiwifruit, 2/$1
Honeydew melons, 49¢/lb
Green or red seedless grapes, $2.49/lb
Roma tomatoes, 99¢/lb
Sweet corn, 2/$1
Zucchini OR yellow squash, 99¢/lb
Bashas’:
Beef t-bone steaks, value pack, $4.99/lb
Beef top sirloin steaks, boneless, $7.99/lb
Beef porterhouse steaks, value pack, $5.99/lb
Ground beef sirloin, fat content not listed, buy 1 package get 1 free
Pork chops, “assorted”, $2.49/lb
Pork chops or roast, center cut, $3.49/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.59/lb
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $5.99/lb
Orange roughy fillets, wild caught, $10.99/lb
Bashas’ milk, gallons, $1.57
Bashas’ cottage cheese, 24 oz tubs, $1.99
Food Club cheeses, 2 lb chunk or shreds, $6.99/lb
Quaker “Chewy Granola” bars, 2/$4
PictSweet frozen veg, 10-12 oz pkg, 2/$3
Lean Cuisine frozen entrées, 5/$10
Yellow peaches OR nectarines, 79¢/lb
White peaches or nectarines, $1.97/lb
Green or red seedless grapes, $1.97/lb
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 2/$5
Sweet corn, 15¢ ea
Green bell peppers, 2/$1
Dole bag salads, 2/$5
Food City:
Beef chuck steak or roast, bone in, value pack, $1.99
Sirloin cut pork chops, bone in, value pack, $1.79/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, value pack, $1.69/lb
Swai fillets, $2.99/lb
Cantaloupe, 5 lbs/$1
Iceberg, 3/99¢
Italian squash, 3 lbs/99¢
Tomatillos, 2 lbs/98¢
Green bell peppers, 4/99¢
Fry’s:
Buy $50 in frozen food, get 10% off your frozen-food purchase
Beef ribeye steaks, bone in, 50% off
Beef tri tip steak or roast, boneless, $4.99/lb
93/7 ground beef, $2.69/lb (2 lb chub)
Half pork loin, boneless, whole in bag, $3.49
All Foster Farms chicken, buy 1 get 1 free
Sockeye salmon fillets, wild caught, $7.99/lb
Kroger sour cream OR cottage cheese, 16 oz tubs, 4/$5
Kroger cheeses, 12-16 oz chunk or shreds, $2.99
Simply Potatoes, 20 oz bags, 2/$4
Bush's baked beans, 21-28 oz cans, $1.79
Kellogg's Nutri-Grain bars, 8 ct, $2.79
Birds Eye frozen veg, 10-12 oz pkg, $1.99
Lean Cuisine frozen entrées, 6/$12
Red seedless grapes, 59¢/lb
Cantaloupe OR honeydew melons, AZ grown, $1.88 ea
Blueberries, dry pint, $1.88
Yellow or white peaches or nectarines, $1.99/lb
Red cherries, $2.99/lb
Mangos, 99¢ ea
Sweet corn, 2/88¢
Hot house cucumbers, 99¢ ea
Zucchini OR yellow squash, 99¢/lb
Dole Fresh Selections bag salads, 2/$5
Safeway:
Beef ribeye steaks, bone in, value pack, $4.99/lb
Beef bottom round roast, boneless, $2.99/lb
Beef top sirloin steaks, boneless, $4.99/lb
Beef chuck steak, boneless thin cut, $3.99/lb
80/20 ground beef, value pack, $2.49/lb
Pork loin chops, bone in, $3.49/lb
Pork tenderloin, boneless, whole in bag, $4.79/lb
Eating Right boneless skinless chicken breast, value pack, $2.29/lb
Safeway chicken drums/thighs/leg quarters, $1.19/lb
Safeway ground turkey, 20 oz pkg, $3.99
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $6.99/lb
Alaskan sockeye salmon fillets, wild caught, $9.99/lb
Pantry Essentials milk, gallons, $1.67
Sargento cheeses, 5-8 oz shreds, 2/$5
Tillamook cheeses, 1 lb chunk, $4.99
Oroweat breads, 24 oz wide-pan loaves, OR sandwich thins, buy 1 get 1 free
Filippo Berio olive oil, 25 oz bottles, buy 1 get 1 free
Del Monte fruit cups, 4 pk, 2/$4
Bush's Best variety (non-baked) beans, 15-16 oz cans, 10/$10
Bertolli pasta sauces, 15-24 oz jars, 2/$5
Smart Ones frozen entrées, 5/$10
Healthy Choice frozen entrées, 4/$10
Kashi frozen entres, 2/$7
Morningstar Farms veggie burgers, 2/$7
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 88¢
Red seedless watermelons, $2.98 ea
Organic seedless grapes, green or red, $1.99/lb
Whole pineapples, $2.48 ea
Mangos, 99¢ ea
Green or red seedless grapes, $1.99/lb
Blueberries, dry pint, $2.99
Strawberry papayas, $2.99
Peaches, nectarines, red or black plums, $1.99/lb
Kiwifruit, 3/$1
English cucumbers, 10/$10
Bell peppers, green/red/yellow/orange, 10/$10
Safeway Farms OR Fresh Express bag salads, 2/$5
Smart & Final:
Beef top sirloin steaks, $3.99/lb
Quarter pork loin chops, bone in, $2.99/lb
First Street whole chickens, twin pack, 79¢/lb
First Street cheeses, 2 lb shreds, $4.99
First Street breads, 24 oz wide-pan loaves, $1.69
Kellogg's Special K (25 ct) or Fiber Plus (20 ct) bars, $9.49
Green seedless grapes, 2 lb pkg, $1.99
Valencia oranges, 5 lb bag, $1.99
Beefsteak tomatoes, 4 ct, $1.99
Iceberg, 2 ct, $1.49
Sprouts:
93/7 ground beef sirloin, $4.99/lb
Beef rump roast OR stew meat, $4.49/lb
Pork sirloin chops or roast, boneless, OR ground pork, $2.99/lb
All pork or chicken sausage, bulk or links, $2.99/lb
Marinated chicken kebabs, $3.99/lb
Alaskan sockeye salmon fillets, wild caught, $9.99/lb
Alaskan cod fillets, wild caught, $7.99/lb
Center cut swordfish steaks, bone in, wild caught, $8.99/lb
PopChips, 3 oz bags, 2/$4
Muir Glen tomatoes, 14-15 oz cans, 4/$5
Yellow peaches or nectarines, 49¢/lb
Red cherries, $1.99/lb
Whole cantaloupes, 4/$5
Whole seedless watermelons, 3 lbs/$1
Strawberries, 1 lb box,2/$4
Seedless grapes, green/red/black, 2 lbs/$3
Organic red or black plums, $1.29/lb
Roma tomatoes, 88¢/lb
Asparagus, $1.99/lb
Sweet corn, 3/$1
Red bell peppers, 3/$1
Eggplant, 99¢ ea
Leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine, 99¢ ea
Cauliflower, 88¢/lb
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