Wren's bargain guide, week beginning October 29th:

From Fooducate:  General Mills has plans to start marketing a new version of Cheerios in January:  “Cheerios Ancient Grains”, with spelt and kamut (ancestral variants of wheat) as well as quinoa.  GM representatives are straightforward enough to admit that this isn't a nutritional move, but entirely a marketing one:  the new cereal has less fiber and more sugar per serving than classic Cheerios, but customers like such phrases as “ancient grains”.

Fooducate looks also at the difference between juices and blended smoothies.  Yoni Freedhoff examines a recent study that supposedly “proves” you'll gain weight back at the same rate whether you lose it slowly or quickly.  Yes, indeed, whether you lose your weight with a hellish Optifast no-food-at-all-only-commercial-shakes regimen or what might be called a heckish Optifast no-food-at-all-only-commercial-shakes-for-two-meals-a-day regimen ... when afterward you're given almost no support and put back onto a diet “not designed in any way shape or form for weight management”, you will indeed gain the weight back.  Freedhoff's conclusion:  “All this study proves is that temporary changes lead to only temporary results and that what matters to your longterm success isn't the speed with which you lose your weight, but whether you lose your weight with a lifestyle that you enjoy enough to sustain.”

'Way back in July I mentioned the new meal-replacement fad, Soylent.  Well, it has not been precisely what one might call a rip roaring success.  In fact, you can now get it on Craigslist for discount prices, so if you still care to try the “someone wrung out a dishtowel into a glass” shake, you can try it cheap!

Recipes!  Chow.com has a salad of butter lettuce and pumpkin seeds with roasted garlic.  Simply Recipes has a nice lean pork tenderloin crusted in panko, Sprouted Kitchen offers a roasted-veggies-and-quinoa bowl along with some tips for roasting veggies.  At Smitten Kitchen I find classic English cauliflower cheese.  Snack Girl has DIY turkey-breast-for-sandwiches and a lower-calorie caramel apple blossom.  And Simple Nourished Living gives us a pork roast with prunes from the slow cooker, no-bake pumpkin cheesecake at 6 PointsPlus per slice, banana oatmeal chocolate chip mini muffins, and fruit parfaits that cost only 1 PointsPlus each and look like candy corn!

This week we close October, National Apple Month – and open November, National Apple Month.  Also National Pomegranate Month, Good Nutrition Month, and National Peanut Butter Lovers' Month.  The 4th is National Candy Day, I am certain there will be enough left to make it worth your while.  Happy New Year!




October 29th:  National Oatmeal Day, National Pancake Day
October 30th:  National Candy Corn Day, Buy a Doughnut Day
October 31st:  National Candy Apple Day, Trick or Treat for UNICEF Day
November 1st:  National Bison Day, National Deep Fried Clams Day, National Vinegar Day
November 2nd:  National Deviled Egg Day
November 3rd:  National Sandwich Day
November 4th:  National Candy Day
November 5th:  National Doughnut Day



Albertson's:

    “We will match the price on our premium Honeysuckle White turkey (frozen Grade A) to the lowest advertised Frozen Turkey Price Offered by FRY'S – SAFEWAY – BASHAS' through November 27th, 2014”
    Beef petite sirloin steaks, boneless, $11.99/lb, buy 1 get 2 free
    Beef chuck/crossrib/bottom round roast or family pack steaks, boneless, $4.99/lb
    Beef ribeye/t-bone/New York steaks, bone in, $9.99/lb
    Beef top sirloin steak OR trimmed tri tip roast, boneless, $5.99/lb
    Center cut pork chops, boneless, $7.99/lb, buy 1 get 2 free
    Pork butt roast, bone in, $2.79/lb
    Pork picnic roast, bone in, $2.49/lb
    Assorted pork chops, bone in, family pack, $2.49/lb
    Pork loin chops, center cut bone in, family pack, $3.49/lb
    “Recipe Ready” thin cut boneless skinless chicken breast, $7.99/lb, buy 1 get 2 free
    Jumbo chicken leg quarters, $2.99/lb, buy 1 get 2 free
    Great American tilapia or cod fillets, 1 lb IQF bag, $9.99, buy 1 get 2 free
    Albertson's milk, gallons, $1.97
    Essential Everyday cottage cheese incl. Light, 16 oz tubs, $1.99
    Kraft cheeses, 6-8 oz chunk or shreds, $2.99
    Cracker Barrel cheeses, 8 oz chunk, $2.99
    Deli:    Dietz & Watson mesquite/Gourmet Lite/Santa Fe turkey breast, $8.99/lb
        Dietz & Watson honey ham, $8.99/lb
        Signature rotisserie turkey breast, $6.99/lb
        Dietz & Watson Provolone or Muenster cheeses, $6.99/lb
        Margherita hard or Genoa salami OR pepperoni, $5.99/lb
    Hormel chunk ham or chicken, 5 oz cans, 3/$5
    Raspberries, 6 oz boxes, 99¢
    HoneyCrisp apples, $2.99/lb
    Green or red seedless grapes, $2.99/lb
    Navel oranges, $1.49/lb
    Organic Fuji apples, $2.99/lb
    Large slicing tomatoes, $1.69/lb
    Asparagus tips, 8 oz pkg, $3.99
    Fresh Express bag salads, 5-11 oz, 2/$5


Bashas':

    Beef crossrib roast, $4.99/lb
    Beef top sirloin steak, boneless, value pack, $6.99/lb
    Assorted pork chops, $2.99/lb
    Pork loin back ribs, $8.99/lb, buy 1 get 2 free
    Boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.77/lb
    Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $6.99/lb
    Swordfish OR ahi tuna loins, wild caught, $9.99/lb
    Food Club cheeses, 6-8 oz chunk/shreds/cubelets, $1.99
    Bashas' cottage cheese incl. Light, 24 oz tubs, $2.49
    Rice-A-Roni or Pasta-Roni, 2 oz cups to 7 oz boxes, 5/$5
    Hunt's pasta sauces, 24 oz cans, 10/$10
    American Beauty pasta, 1 lb pkg, 4/$5
    Strawberries, 1 lb box, 2/$3
    Blackberries, 6 oz box, 2/$3
    Apples:  Gala, Fuji, Granny Smith, Red/Golden Delicious, 99¢/lb
    Seedless grapes, green/red/black, $1.99/lb
    Summer squashes, zucchini/yellow/grey, 99¢/lb




Fry's:

    Beef strip steak, bone in, $6.99/lb
    Beef crossrib roast, boneless, $4.99/lb
    Beef bottom sirloin flap meat, boneless, family pack, $5.99/lb
    80/20 ground beef, $2.99/lb (3 lb chub)
    Pork half loin, boneless, whole in bag, $1.88/lb
    Pork shoulder butt steaks OR country style ribs, bone in, family pack, $2.99/lb
    Kroger 85/15 ground turkey, 1 lb pkg, $2.99
    Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $6.99/lb
    Fry's milk, gallons, $1.97
    Kroger cheeses, 2 lb chunk or shreds, $6.99
    Kroger cheeses, 6-8 oz chunk/shreds/shingle, $2.29
    Swanson chicken breast, 12 oz cans, $2.99
    Kroger frozen veggies, 10-12 oz bags, 88¢
    HoneyCrisp apples, $1.27/lb
    Seedless grapes, green/red/black, $2.99/lb
    Apples:  Gala, Fuji, Granny Smith, Red/Golden Delicious, 99¢/lb
    Broccoli or broccoli crowns, 99¢/lb
    Leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine, OR iceberg, 99¢ ea
    Winter squashes, acorn/butternut/spaghetti, 99¢/lb


Safeway:

    Beef NY strip steak, boneless, $5.99/lb
    Beef chuck roast, boneless, $5.49/lb
    Beef London broil, boneless, $6.49/lb
    Pork top loin chops, boneless, $3.99/lb
    Pork shoulder blade country style ribs, bone in, $2.99/lb
    Sanderson Farms whole chickens, 99¢/lb
    Eating Right boneless skinless chicken breast, $2.99/lb
    Jennie-O ground turkey breast, 16-20 oz pkg, $5.99
    Pantry Essentials milk, gallons, $1.97/lb
    Sargento cheeses, 6-8 oz shingle pack, 2/$6
    Lucerne cheeses, 2 lb chunk or shreds, $9.49
    StarKist solid white tuna, 5 oz cans, $1.39
    Bush's variety (no-baked) beans, 15-16 oz cans, 5/$5
    Safeway Select pasta sauces, 15-24 oz jars, 3/$5
    Del Monte fruit, 14-15 oz cans, 2/$3
    Safeway Kitchens frozen veggies, 14-16 oz pkg, 4/$5
    Healthy Choice frozen entrees, 4/$10
    Driscoll's raspberries, 6 oz boxes, 2/$3
    Organic Gala apples, $1.99/lb
    HoneyCrisp apples, $2.99/lb
    Bartlett pears, $1.49/lb
    Navel oranges, $1.79/lb
    Kiwifruit, 2/$1
    Pomegranates, $2.99
    Seedless grapes, green/red/black, $2.99/lb
    Vine tomatoes, 99¢/lb
    Winter squashes, acorn/butternut/spaghetti, 99¢/lb
    O Organics box salads, 5 oz, 2/$6


Sprouts:

    Beef rump roast or stew meat, boneless, $5.49/lb
    Beef top sirloin steaks, $7.99/lb
    Chicken drumsticks or whole legs, value pack, 99¢/lb
    Boneless skinless chicken thighs OR pollo asado, value pack, $2.99/lb
    Pork or chicken sausage, bulk or links, $3.99/lb
    Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $5.99/lb
    Alaskan cod fillets, wild caught, $6.99/lb
    Sprouts variety beans, 15 oz cans, 89¢
    HoneyCrisp apples, 2 lbs/$3
    Blackberries, 5 oz boxes, 99¢
    Pomegranates, 2/$4
    Seedless grapes, green/red/black, 2 lbs/$3
    Apples:  Fuji, Gala, Braeburn, 99¢/lb
    Bartlett pears, 99¢/lb
    Navel oranges, 99¢/lb
    Summer squashes, Italian/yellow/grey, 99¢/lb
    Red/yellow/orange bell peppers, 99¢ ea
    Organic grape tomatoes, dry pint, 2/$5

Wren's bargain guide, week beginning October 22nd:

Fooducate hit the 2014 Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo.  They learned, and pass on to us, information about how your intestinal microbiome affects weight loss:  it's rather technical, all about firmicutes and bacteroidetes, but it comes down to (surprise!) eating probiotics, prebiotics, and fiber.  Also V8 has a new protein bar which merits a critical look.

The Washington Post looks at the new influx of vegetarian restaurants, questioning whether vegetables might be “the new bacon”.  James Clear explores keeping focused on your goals:  focus, boredom, determination, and what he calls “the myth of passion”.  Achieving a long-term goal, he says – such as weight loss – isn't necessarily about being “passionate”;  it's about keeping on watching your diet, exercising, tracking your Points, when the last thing you feel about it is “passion”.  TheKitchn.com has tips for how not to screw up using the slow cooker.  And just for fun, I found a list of the twenty-five weirdest cocktails.  One involves arugula.  GROWING.  In a POT.

Recipes!  Chow.com has its own collection of weird cocktails, these Halloween-focused.  (A bowl of punch.  That glows.  With glowing ice severed hands floating in it.)  More rationally, and appetizingly, chicken stuffed with spinach and feta and a stack of slow-cooker soups.  Smitten Kitchen presents homemade harissa, a Northwest African condiment of chiles, sundried tomatoes, and spices.  Simply Recipes has Basic Baked Acorn Squash and a dish of farro with chard and radicchio.  Martha at Simple Nourished Living has “Skinny S'mores Cookies”, a pumpkin-cauliflower-garlic mash, and a 3-PointsPlus-per-serving chicken and veggie soup (from the slow cooker, of course).  Snack Girl gives us a savory dinner waffle with cornmeal, a raft of pumpkin recipes, and the healthiest snacks to give out on Halloween.  And from TheKitchn again, a very useful chart to help you determine which wines go best with which Halloween candies!  (Pinot Noir with Mounds.  Chardonnay or a sparkling rosé with candy corn.  Sauvignon Blanc with Skittles.)

The 25th, this Saturday, is National Greasy Foods Day which let us celebrate in the breach rather than the observance.  The 27th is American Beer Day, not to be confused with National Beer Day in April, Drink Beer Day on September 28th, National Lager Day on December 10th, or International Beer Day on August 1st.  And the 28th is National Chocolate Day! 

October 22nd:  National Nut Day
October 23rd:  National Boston Cream Pie Day, National Canning Day
October 24th:  National Bologna Day, Good & Plenty Day
October 25th:  National Greasy Foods Day
October 26th:  National Mince Pie Day, National Pumpkin Day, National Pretzel Day
October 27th:  National Potato Day, American Beer Day
October 28th:  National Chocolate Day, Wild Foods Day
October 29th:  National Oatmeal Day, National Pancake Day


Albertson's:

    Beef ribeye steaks, bone in, family pack, $6.97/lb
    Beef petite sirloin steaks, boneless, $10.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
    Beef t-bone or New York strip steaks, bone in, family pack, $6.99/lb
    Beef chuck/crossrib/bottom round steaks, family pack, $5.99/lb
    85/15 ground beef, $3.79/lb
    Pork loin back ribs, $8.99/lb, buy 1 get 2 free
    Center cut pork chops, bone in or boneless, buy 1 get 1 free
    Pork sirloin chops, boneless, family pack, $2.49/lb
    Boneless skinless chicken breast or thighs, $5.99/lb, buy 1 get 2 free
    “Jumbo” chicken leg quarters, $2.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
    Keta salmon fillets, wild caught, $4.99/lb
    Albertson's milk, gallons, $1.97
    Tillamook cheeses, 8 oz shreds or shingle pack, $2.48
    Deli:    Signature Virginia ham, $5.99/lb
        Signature honey or pepper turkey OR rotisserie turkey breast, $5.99/lb
        Margherita hard or Genoa salami OR pepperoni, $5.99/lb
        Stella mozzarella/Muenster/Provolone cheeses, $5.99/lb
    Del Monte veggies, 11-15 oz cans, 75¢
    Libby's Steam & Go frozen veggies, 12 oz pkg, 10/$10
    HoneyCrisp apples, $2.99/lb
    Green seedless grapes, 75¢/lb
    Whole cantaloupes, 2/$5
    Gala/Fuji/Granny Smith/Red Delicious apples, “Just Right Size”, 2/$1
    Bartlett pears, 99¢/lb
    Large slicing tomatoes, $1.49/lb
    Earthbound Farms organic box salads, 5 oz, $3


Bashas':

    Beef crossrib or sirloin tip roast or steaks, buy 1 get 1 free
    Beef top sirloin steaks, value pack, $4.99/lb
    Pork loin country style ribs, value pack, $1.77/lb
    Pork picnic roast, buy 1 get 1 free
    Pork loin end chops, value pack, $2.99/lb
    Sanderson Farms whole chickens OR Bashas' chicken leg quarters, 88¢/lb
    Boneless skinless chicken breast, $2.99/lb
    Catfish fillets, farm raised, $5.99/lb
    Steelhead fillets, farm raised. $8.99/lb
    Swordfish OR mahi mahi, 5 oz portions, $5.99/lb
    Bashas' milk, gallons, 2/$5
    Kraft cheeses, 7 oz shreds, 2/$5
    Bashas' cottage cheese incl. Light, 16 oz tubs, $1.97
    Bashas' sour cream incl. Light, 16 oz tubs, $1.39
    Food Club tomatoes or veggies, 14-15 oz cans, 69¢
    Chicken of the Sea chunk light tuna, 5 oz cans, 99¢
    Green or red seedless grapes, $1.99/lb   
    Fuji/Gala/Red Delicious apples, large, 99¢/lb
    Vine tomatoes, $1.99/lb
    Asparagus, $1.77/lb
    Green Giant Klondike potatoes, red or gold, 3 lb bag, 99¢
    Yellow onions, 39¢/lb
    OrganicGirl box salads, 5-8 oz, $2.99


Fry's:

    Beef chuck roast, boneless, $3.99/lb
    Beef petite sirloin steaks, boneless, $5.99/lb
    Assorted pork loin chops, bone in, family pack, $1.88/lb
    Pork center cut chops, bone in, family pack, $2.99/lb
    Chicken thighs or drumsticks, bone in, $1.49/lb
    Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $7.99/lb
    Orange roughy fillets, wild caught, $9.99/lb
    Kroger cheeses, 6-8 oz chunk/shreds/shingle, 3/$5
    Kroger cheeses, 2 lb chunk or shreds, $7.99
    Kroger tomatoes, 14 oz cans, 59¢
    Hunt's tomatoes or sauce, 14-15 oz cans, 10/$10
    Kroger fruit, 15 oz cans, 10/$10
    StarKist chunk light tuna, 5 oz cans OR 2-3 oz pouches, 10/$10
    Kroger chicken breast, 5 oz cans, 10/$10
    Pompeian olive oil, 16 oz bottles, $4.99
    Kroger veggies, 10-12 oz frozen bags, 10/$10
    Smart Ones frozen entrees, 2/$4
    Lean Cuisine “Culinary Collection”, 5/$10
    Apples:  Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Red/Golden Delicious, 99¢/lb
    Pomegranates, 2/$5
    Leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine, OR iceberg, 99¢
    Broccoli, 99¢
    Asparagus, $2.99/lb
    Hass avocados, 99¢
    Sweet yellow onions, 99¢/lb


Safeway:

    Beef chuck or crossrib roast, boneless, $3.99/lb
    Beef top sirloin steaks, boneless, value pack, $8.99/lb
    Beef chuck steaks, boneless, $4.49/lb
    Pork sirloin chops, boneless, $2.99/lb
    Assorted pork loin chops, bone in, $2.99/lb
    Honeysuckle White frozen turkey breast, bone in, $1.49/lb
    Keta salmon fillets, wild caught, $6.99/lb
    Alaskan cod fillets, wild caught, $4.99/lb
    Swai or tilapia fillets, farm faised, $4.99/lb
    Safeway Kitchens tomatoes, 14-15 oz cans, 69¢
    Apples:  Gala, Red/Golden Delicious, 77¢/lb
    Organic Bartlett or D'Anjou pears, $1.49/lb
    Red or black seedless grapes, $1.99/lb
    Navel oranges, $1.99/lb
    Kiwifruit, 2/$1
    Vine tomatoes, $2.99/lb
    Large Hass avocados, 10/$10


Sprouts:

    Grass-fed beef roasts, “selected varieties”, $6.99/lb
    Beef NY steaks, boneless, $11.99/lb
    93/7 ground beef sirloin, $3.99/lb
    Pork sirloin chops or roast, boneless, $2.99/lb
    Pork shoulder roast OR country style ribs, bone in, $2.99/lb
    Boneless skinless chicken breast, value pack, $2.99/lb
    Swordfish steaks, bone in, wild caught, $4.99/lb
    Whole Lane snapper, wild caught, $6.99/lb
    Alaskan sockeye salmon fillets, wild caught, $10.99/lb
    Muir Glen tomatoes, 14-15 oz cans, 2/$3
    Navel oranges, 49¢/lb
    Black seedless grapes, 69¢/lb
    Pomegranates, 2/$4
    Apples:  Fuji, Gala, Braeburn, Granny Smith, Red/Golden Delicious, 99¢/lb
    Campari tomatoes, 1 lb pkg, 99¢
    Winter squashes, acorn/butternut/spaghetti/kambocha, 88¢/lb

Wren's bargain guide, week beginning October 15th:

Fooducate points to an alternative for those of us who are considering having a violent reaction if we see one more damned “pumpkin spice” flavored product:  pumpkin seeds.  Buy them in bulk, and get the shelled ones (green).  Also Bulgarian yogurt, and PepsiCo's newest soft-drink options:  “Pepsi True” (green cans, sweetened with stevia extract as well as sugar), and “Caleb's Kola”, named for the inventor of Pepsi-Cola and not marketed as a PepsiCo product.

At the Washington Post, lessons from the farmer's market, and an article about milk labeling – specifically about whole milk, which hardly contains the “rivers of cream” we often suspect it of harboring (it's only 3.5% fat).  Grist (h/t Bloomberg) forecasts – due to a drought in Brazil – the worst coffee harvest in decades, which means prices will skyrocket.  Cocoa futures are already up due to Côte d'Ivoire's closing of its border with Guinea and Liberia, and that's all on that subject as I'm sure you're all as tired of hearing or reading about Ebola as I am.

Recipes!  Chow.com has noodle breakfasts, homemade Halloween candy (including DIY candy corn), eleven things you can make from a pumpkin, and a list frankly headed “5 One-Dish Thanksgivings You Don't Have The Guts To Make”.  I assure you I have not the slightest intention of attempting a turkey layer cake frosted with mashed potatoes and topped with sweet potatoes and marshmallows.  Not Eating Out In New York has black beans with two homemade salsas and a poached egg.  At Simply Recipes I find butternut-squash-and-apple soup, honey mustard chicken and homemade applesauce.  From Smitten Kitchen, an autumnal fattoush salad involving delicata squash and Brussels sprouts.  Simple Nourished Living has buffalo chicken bites in phyllo shells, and turkey breast from the slow cooker.  And Snack Girl has pumpkin gingerbread, a non-shredded carrot salad (Sprouts has “rainbow carrots” on sale this week), and a really quite extraordinarily purple PB&J protein smoothie. 

Tomorrow is National Oatmeal Day.  EVERYWHERE ELSE IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE it is cool enough for oatmeal. 

October 15th:  National Roast Pheasant Day, National Chicken Cacciatore Day
October 16th:  World Food Day, National Liqueur Day, National Oatmeal Day
October 17th:  National Pasta Day, Four Prunes Day (I'm not going to pretend I have the vaguest idea what that's about)
October 18th:  National Chocolate Cupcake Day
October 19th:  National Seafood Bisque Day
October 20th:  National Brandied Fruit Day
October 21st:  National Candied Apple Day, National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day
October 22nd:  National Nut Day


Albertson's:

    Beef top sirloin steaks, boneless, family pack, $4.77/lb
    Beef chuck, crossrib, eye/bottom round, sirloin tip roasts, boneless, buy 1 get 1
    Beef petite sirloin steaks, boneless, buy 1 get 1 free
    Beef ribeye/t-bone/NY strip steaks, bone in, family pack, $8.99/lb
    80/20 ground beef, $2.79/lb (3 lbs or more)
    Assorted pork chops, bone in, family pack, $2.49/lb
    Pork loin chops, center cut boneless, family pack, $3.49/lb
    Boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.77/lb
    Sanderson Farms whole roasting chickens, $1.49/lb
    Keta salmon fillets, wild caught, $4.99/lb
    Mahi mahi fillets, wild caught, $11.99/lb
    Cod or ahi tuna, wild caught, 5 oz portions, $2.99
    Albertson's milk, gallons, $1.97
    Albertson's eggs, AA large, 18 ct, $1.97
    Essential Everyday cheeses, 1 lb chunk or shreds, $4.99/lb
    Deli:    Dietz & Watson black pepper or homestyle turkey OR maple honey ham, $8.99/lb
        Dietz & Watson cheddar or lacy Swiss, $7.99/lb
        Healthy Ones oven roasted or honey turkey, chicken breast, honey ham, $5.99/lb
    Hunt's tomatoes, 14 oz cans, 10/$10
    Hunt's pasta sauces, 24 oz cans, 10/$10
    Ro*tel tomatoes, 10 oz cans, 10/$10
    Bertolli pasta sauces, 14-24 oz jars, 2/$5
    Essential Everyday fruit, 15 oz cans, 4/$5
    Bumble Bee chunk light tuna, 5 oz cans, 10/$10
    Apples, Gala/Fuji/Granny Smith/Red Delicious, 77¢/lb
    Organic HoneyCrisp apples, $4.99/lb
    Seedless grapes, green or red, $1.99/lb (organic $1/lb higher)
    Kiwifruit, 2/$1
    Clementines, 2 lb bag, $4.99
    Whole cantaloupes, 2/$5
    Roma tomatoes, 99¢/lb
    Kale, 99¢/bunch
    Earthbound Farms organic box salads, 1 lb, $5


Bashas':

    Beef NY steak, bone in, value pack, $4.97/lb
    Beef top sirloin steaks, value pack, $4.99/lb
    Beef crossrib roast, $5.49/lb
    Ground beef chuck, fat content not listed, value pack, $2.99/lb
    Assorted pork chops, value pack, $1.99/lb
    Center cut pork chops, value pack, $3.49/lb
    Chicken drums/thighs/leg quarters, bone in, 98¢/lb
    Boneless skinless chicken breast, $2.99/lb
    Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $7.99/lb
    True cod fillets, wild caught, $5.99/lb “weather permitting”
    Food Club butter, $3.79
    Yoplait conventional yogurts incl. Light, 10/$10
    Food Club cheeses, 10-16 oz chunk/shreds/sticks, $4.49
    Del Monte fruit, 14-15 oz cans, 99¢
    Del Monte tomato sauce, 8 oz cans, 2/$1
    Del Monte pasta sauces, 24 oz cans, 99¢
    Prego pasta sauces, 15-24 oz jars, 2/$4
    Food Club pasta, 13-16 oz pkg, 10/$10
    Chicken of the Sea solid white tuna, 5 oz cans, $1.49
    Chiquita bananas, 39¢/lb
    Strawberries, 1 lb box, $1.77
    Gala/Fuji/Red Delicious apples OR Bartlett pears, 77¢/lb
    Green or red seedless grapes, regular or organic, $1.99/lb
    Winter squashes, acorn/butternut/spaghetti, 88¢/lb
    Vine tomatoes, 2 lbs/$3
    Sweet onions, 99¢/lb


Fry's:

    Beef roasts:  chuck, shoulder, top/eye/bottom round, sirloin tip, boneless, 50% off
    Beef petite sirloin steaks, boneless, $5.99/lb
    80/20 ground beef, $3.49/lb (3 lb chub, $10.47)
    Foster Farms chicken drums or thighs, bone in, OR whole chickens, 88¢/lb
    Keta salmon fillets, wild caught, $4.99/lb
    Fry's milk, gallons, $1.97
    Fry's eggs, AA large, dozens, 2/$3
    Kroger cheeses, 6-8 oz chunk/shreds/shingle, $2.29
    Del Monte fruit, 14-15 oz cans, 4/$5
    Kroger pasta, 12-16 oz pkg, 87¢
    Classico pasta sauces, 8-24 oz jars, $1.79
    Fuji apples, 75¢/lb
    Gala, Granny Smith, Red/Golden Delicious, 99¢/lb
    Bartlett pears, 99¢/lb
    Seedless grapes, green/red/black, $2.49/lb
    Green bell peppers OR cucumbers, 2/$1
    Hass avocados, 99¢
    Leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine, OR iceberg, 99¢
    Broccoli or broccoli crowns, 99¢/lb   
    Vine or slicing tomatoes, $1.99/lb
    Red or yellow bell peppers, 4/$5


Safeway:

    Beef chuck roast, boneless, $5.49/lb
    Beef London broil, boneless, $6.49/lb
    Open Nature beef NY steak, boneless, $9.99/lb
    80/20 ground beef, value pack, $3.99/lb
    Assorted pork chops, bone in, $1.99/lb
    Pork loin chops, bone in, $2.29/lb
    Pork shoulder roast, bone in, whole in bag, $2.49/lb
    Eating Right boneless skinless chicken breast, value pack, $1.99/lb
    Alaskan pollock fillets, wild caught, $3.99/lb
    Alaskan cod fillets, wild caught, $5.99/lb
    Pantry Essentials milk, gallons, $1.97
    Lean Cuisine “Simple Favorites”, 5/$10
    Peaches, $1.99/lb
    Seedless grapes, green/red/black, $2.99/lb
    Bartlett or D'Anjou pears, 99¢/lb
    “Fall Glo” tangerines, $1.99/lb
    Honeycrisp apples, $2.99/lb
    Organic Gala apples, $1.99
    Vine tomatoes, $1.99/lb
    Winter squashes, acorn/butternut/spaghetti, 99¢/lb


Sprouts:

    Beef sirloin tip roast or steak, boneless, $3.99/lb
    Beef ribeye steak, boneless, $12.99/lb
    85/15 ground beef, value pack, $3.99/lb
    Assorted pork chops (“2 center and 2 end”), bone in, $2.99/lb
    Pork or chicken sausage, sweet or hot, bulk or link, $3.99/lb
    Boneless skinless chicken thighs, value pack, $1.99/lb
    Boneless skinless chicken breast or tenders, $3.99/lb
    Pacific salmon fillets, wild caught, $5.99/lb
    Tilapia fillets, “wild species”, $6.99/lb
    Sprouts cheeses, 8 oz shreds, 2/$6
    Sprouts canned pumpkin, 15 oz cans, 99¢
    Sprouts pumpkin spice salsa, 16 oz jars, 2/$5
    Sprouts pumpkin pasta sauce, 24 oz jars, $2.99
    Sprouts pumpkin spice instant oatmeal, 8 pk, $2.99
    Sprouts pumpkin soup, 17 oz … I can't tell what the hell kind of container this is, 2/$5
    Sprouts frozen veggies, 1 lb bags, 2/$3
    HoneyCrisp apples, 99¢/lb
    Strawberries, 1 lb boxes, 3/$5
    Seedless grapes, green/red/black, 2/$3
    Bartlett or Bosc pears, 99¢/lb
    Organic D'Anjou pears, 2 lbs/$3
    Organic Gala or Red Delicious apples, 99¢/lb
    Organic grape tomatoes, dry pint, 2/$5
    Large tomatoes, 99¢/lb
    Winter squashes, acorn/butternut/spaghetti/kabocha, 88¢/lb
    Leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine, 99¢ ea
    Organic heirloom rainbow carrots, 2 lb bag, 2/$3

Wren's bargain guide, week beginning October 8th:

From NPR I learn that a new study from the University of Minnesota suggests that “comfort foods” may not be all that comforting.  Students were shown sad movies and then divided into groups:  some were given foods they'd specifically identified as their own comfort foods, some were given foods they liked but didn't think of in that way, some were given nothing at all – and all started to cheer up after about the same amount of time!  (This is of course a very limited study.  Others have given other results, such as one that showed eating chicken soup might make one feel less lonely.  Either way, they're your PointsPlus to spend.)

From Fooducate I get the top fifteen new products from the Baltimore Natural Foods Expo, torula yeast (what is it and what is it doing in your veggie burger?), and whether “fortified” products might contain too much of some nutrients.  At The Atlantic there's an interesting piece on how color affects perception of food.  Clear Ivory liquid soap sold well, so why didn't Crystal Pepsi?  Why are the Japanese so eager to buy Burger King's new KURO burger, with its black bun, black sauce, and black cheese?  Why do Americans think the same beverage is sweet if it's red and tart if it's green?  Two good articles at the Well, one on exactly how exercise can help to protect against depression (the point is, it can!), one on the physical logistics of exercising – specifically running – when you're endowed with two bits of anatomy that keep moving for some time after you've stopped.  And at The Atlantic, a fascinating (well, I thought so, but I'm a history buff) piece on how Americans were persuaded during World War II to eat unfamiliar meats.  And from Summer Tomato, the heartbreaking phenomenon we're all familiar with:  the “joyless splurge”.  (That entire box of fat-free Snackwell's cookies that you're not even enjoying.)

Recipes!  Fooducate has chicken-and-chickpea meatballs that actually look tasty.  Chow.com has chicken fajitas, a salad of broccoli and cauliflower, butternut-squash-and-red-pepper soup from the slow cooker, and kale chips.  (They never give up with the damn kale chips.)  At Simply Recipes the kale is in a quesadilla.  Martha at Simple Nourished Living goes chicken twice – once with Caribbean jerk chicken from the slow cooker, once with mini chicken pot pies.  And Snack Girl offers spiced butternut squash muffins, zucchini lasagna, and healthy Halloween snacks for school parties!

Today's National Fluffernutter Day.  Tomorrow is National Moldy Cheese Day, so enjoy some Roquefort!  And this second week in October is National Food Bank Week.


October 8th:  National Fluffernutter Day
October 9th:  National Moldy Cheese Day, National Dessert Day, National Submarine/Grinder/Hero/Hoagie/whatever they call it in your state Day
October 10th:  National Angel Food Cake Day
October 11th:  National Sausage Pizza Day
October 12th:  National Gumbo Day
October 13th:  National Yorkshire Pudding Day
October 14th:  National Chocolate Covered Insects Day
October 15th:  National Roast Pheasant Day, National Chicken Cacciatore Day



Albertson's:

    Beef ribeye or NY strip steaks, bone in, $6.97/lb
    Beef top sirloin steak OR trimmed tri tip roast, boneless, $5.99/lb
    Beef petite sirloin steaks, $10.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
    Beef London broil, boneless, $4.99/lb
    Beef chuck/crossrib/bottom round roast or family pack steaks, boneless, $4.99/lb
    93/7 ground beef, $3.79/lb
    Pork sirloin chops, boneless, family pack, $1.88/lb
    Pork butt roast, $2.79/lb
    Pork loin chops, center cut boneless, family pack, $3.49/lb
    Boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.77/lb (3 lbs or more)
    Coho salmon fillets, wild caught, $7.99/lb
    Fresh cod fillets, wild caught, $8.99/lb
    Deli:    Dietz & Watson homestyle turkey OR maple honey ham, $8.99/lb
        Dietz  Watson lacy Swiss or “Steak House Cheddar”, $7.99/lb
        Signature buffalo chicken breast, $6.99/lb
        Stella Muenster/mozzarella/Provolone, $6.99/lb
        Margherita hard or Genoa salami OR pepperoni, $5.99/lb
    Nature Valley OR Fiber One granola bars, 5-6 ct, $1.99
    S&W variety (non-baked) beans, 15 oz cans, 88¢
    Essential Everyday fruit or pumpkin, 15 oz cans, 10/$10
    American Beauty pasta, 12-16 oz pkg, 88¢
    PictSweet frozen veggies, 28-32 oz bags, 2/$5
    Green or red seedless grapes, $1.99/lb
    Pomegranates, 2/$5
    HoneyCrisp apples, $2.99/lb
    Gala/Fuji/Red Delicious/Granny Smith apples, “Just Right Size”, 2/$1
    Dole bananas, 39¢/lb
    Cut up watermelon/cantaloupe/pineapple bowls, 24 oz, 3/$10 ($3.99 ea)
    Red/yellow/orange bell peppers, 99¢ ea
    English cucumbers, 2/$3
    Winter squashes, 11 different varieties (!!), 99¢/lb
    Mini pumpkins, orange/white/ “Tiger Baby”, 4/$5
    Yams or sweet potatoes, $1.49/lb


Bashas':

    Beef top sirloin steaks, boneless, value pack, $3.97/lb (regular pack $1/lb higher)
    Beef crossrib OR bottom round roasts or steaks, buy 1 get 1 free
    Ground beef chuck, fat content not listed, value pack, $3.99/lb
    Pork loin end chops, value pack, $2.49/lb
    Pork country style ribs, bone in, value pack, $1.87/lb (boneless 50¢/lb higher)
    Chicken split breasts or leg quarters, bone in, 87¢/lb
    Steelhead fillets, farm raised, $8.99/lb
    Swai fillets, $2.99/lb
    Bashas' milk, gallons, $1.97/lb
    Food Club cheeses, 2 lb chunk or shreds, $7.99/lb
    Land O Lakes butter, $3.59/lb
    Bashas' cottage cheese incl. Light, 24 oz tubs, $2.49
    Bashas' sour cream incl. Light, 24 oz tubs, $1.69
    Pompeian olive oil, 24 oz bottles, $4.99/lb
    Hunt's diced tomatoes, 14 oz cans, 10/$10
    Apples:  Gala, Fuji, Red/Golden Delicious, 99¢/lb
    Whole pineapples, 99¢/lb
    Green or black seedless grapes, $1.99/lb
    Organic Fuji or Gala apples OR Bartlett pears, $1.49/lb
    Organic winter squashes, acorn/butternut/spaghetti, 99¢/lb
    Vine tomatoes, 2 lbs/$3
    Eat Smart bagged veggies, 10-12 oz, 2/$4
    Halloween pumpkins, medium or large, 3 lbs/99¢

Fry's:

    Beef chuck roast or steak, boneless, family pack, $3.99/lb
    Beef crossrib roast, boneless, $4.99/lb
    Larua's 92/8 ground beef, 1 lb pkg, $4.99
    Assorted pork loin chops, bone in, family pack, $1.88/lb
    Pork loin center cut chops, bone in, family pack, $3.99/lb
    Foster Farms boneless skinless chicken breast/thighs/tenders, buy 1 get 2 free
    93/7 ground turkey, 1 lb pkg, $3.49/lb
    Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $7.99/lb
    Kroger cheeses, 12-16 oz chunk or shreds, $2.99
    Sargento cheeses, 5-8 oz shreds, 2/$5
    Simple Truth organic variety beans, 15 oz cans, 10/$10
    Lean Cuisine “Culinary Collection”, 5/$10
    HoneyCrisp apples, $1.99/lb
    Yellow peaches OR red or black plums, 77¢/lb
    Apples:  Gala, Fuji, Granny Smith, Red/Golden Delicious, 99¢/lb
    Gala apples, 5 lb bags, $3.99
    Bartlett pears, 99¢/lb
    Pomegranates, 2/$5
    Whole cantaloupes, 97¢/lb
    Vine tomatoes, 59¢/lb
    Broccoli OR broccoli crowns, 99¢/lb
    Red or yellow bell peppers, 88¢ ea
    Winter squashes, acorn/butternut/spaghetti, 99¢/lb
    Asparagus, $2.99/lb
    Organic kale, 99¢/bunch
    White mushrooms, whole or sliced, 8 oz boxes, $1.79
    Jack-o-lantern pumpkins, $4.99 ea


Safeway:

    Beef top round London broil OR bottom round roast, boneless, $3.99/lb
    Beef chuck roast, boneless, $5.49/lb
    Beef back ribs, $2.99/lb
    93/7 ground beef, value pack, $3.99/lb
    Pork shoulder country style ribs, bone in, $1.99/lb
    Pork sirloin chops, boneless, value pack, $4.49/lb
    Eating Right boneless skinless chicken breast, value pack, $2.99/lb
    Jennie-O OR Open Nature ground turkey breast, 16-20 oz pkg, $5.99
    Alaskan cod fillets, wild caught, $5.99/lb
    Sockeye salmon fillets, wild caught, $11.99/lb
    Sargento cheeses, 8 oz shreds, 2/$6
    Land O Lakes butter, $4.99/lb
    Challenge cream cheese, 8 oz brick or tub, $1.99
    Ro*tel tomatoes, 10 oz cans, 10/$10
    Mezzetta pasta sauces, 24-25 oz jars, buy 1 get 1 free
    Bertolli olive oil, 25 oz bottles, buy 1 get 1 free
    S&W variety beans, 15 oz cans, 5/$5
    Herdez salsa, 24 oz jars, buy 1 get 1 free
    Safeway Kitches pickles, 16-24 oz jars, 2/$4
    Healthy Choice “Steamers”, 4/$10
    Fuji or Granny Smith apples, 88¢/lb
    Navel oranges, $1.99/lb
    Yellow peaches, $1.99/lb
    Green or red seedless grapes, $2.99/lb
    Organic Gala apples, $1.99/lb
    Bartlett or D'Anjou pears, 99¢/lb
    Green asparagus, $2.99/lb
    Organic heirloom tomatoes, $3.99/lb
    Organic winter squashes, acorn/butternut/spaghetti, 99¢/lb
    Green or red bell peppers, 10/$10
    Large pumpkins, $7.99 ea


Sprouts:

    Beef chuck roast or steak, boneless, $3.99/lb
    “100% grass-fed” ground beef, fat content not listed, $4.99/lb
    Pork tenderloin, $4.99/lb
    Pork loin roast or chops, boneless, $3.99/lb
    Boneless skinless chicken breast tenders, $2.99/lb
    Coho salmon filets, wild caught, $6.99/lb
    Alaskan cod fillets, wild caught, $7.99/lb
    HoneyCrisp apples, $1.99/lb
    Valencia oranges, 49¢/lb
    Whole cantaloupes, 2/$3
    Organic Gala or Granny Smith apples, $1.49
    Organic Bosc or D'Anjou pears, $1.49/lb
    Green or red seedless grapes, $1.88/lb
    Roma tomatoes, 49¢/lb
    Vine tomatoes, $1.49/lb
    Organic grape tomatoes, dry pint, 2/$5
    Red/yellow/orange bell peppers, 99¢ ea
    Eggplant, 99¢ ea
    “Baby peeled” carrots, 1 lb bag, 99¢

Wren's bargain guide, week beginning October 1st:

Fooducate has a crash course in honey, another in deciphering maple syrup labels, and a third covering “grass fed beef” and why you want to eat it.  Also whipped peanut butter, and why hotdogs have nitrates and nitrites in them.  (I have the good fortune not to care for hotdogs.)

At Weighty Matters, Yoni Freedhoff points out that takeout from the supermarket is still takeout and not necessarily better for you than restaurant takeout.  Marion Nestle opines at some length about the recent joint pledge by Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and the Dr Pepper Snapple Group to reduce calories Americans consume from their products by 20% by 2025:  “Once again, soda companies are making promises that are likely to be fulfilled anyway, whether the companies take any action or not.  Americans have gotten the word. Sodas in anything but small amounts are not good for health.”  And Grist has sad news for oyster lovers like me:  carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is acidifying the oceans and causing massive die-offs of oyster spat (larvae), so oyster prices may skyrocket.

Recipes!  With Yom Kippur coming up, Chow.com provides a delicious post-holiday spread for after the fast ends.  They've also got a roasted butternut squash soup, DIY naan bread that doesn't involve a tandoor oven, a salad of shaved Brussels sprouts, and eleven different winter squashes.  One is blue.  Most of my other recipe sources are going autumnal and not really WW-friendly (meatloaf, apple cobbler, latke waffles), but Summer Tomato has salmon en papillote;  Martha at Simple Nourished Living offers 7-PointsPlus pork chops, baked pumpkin doughnuts, and an open-face sandwich of pears, prosciutto, and bleu cheese;  and Snack Girl has a buffalo-chicken-wing dip (not something to dip them in, a dip that tastes like them), pumpkin in chili, and pork tenderloin as a substitute for that WW favorite, Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast:  “Pork tenderloin is one of those lean meats that Registered Dieticians say you should eat.  The problem is that it is almost flavorless without a marinade.  I like it better than chicken breast because I find that the texture is less like a hockey puck.”

October is National Chili Month, and this first week of it is National Chili Week.  This is also National Pasta Month, National Pickled Peppers Month (Peter Piper could not have picked a peck of pickled peppers because peppers are pickled after they're picked), National Seafood Month, Eat Country Ham Month, and the second of three consecutive National Apple Months;  and today is World Vegetarian Day.

October 1st:  World Vegetarian Day, Homemade Cookies Day;  Pudding Season begins
October 2nd:  National Fried Scallops Day
October 3rd:  National Caramel Custard Day
October 4th:  National Taco Day
October 5th:  National Apple Betty Day
October 6th:  National Noodle Day
October 7th:  National Frappe Day
October 8th:  National Fluffernutter Day


Albertson's:

    Beef ribeye/t-bone/New York strip steaks, bone in, family pack, $8.99/lb
    Beef top sirloin steak OR trimmed tri tip roast, $5.99/lb
    Beef chuck/crossrib/bottom round/sirloin tip roasts or family pack steaks, boneless, $5.49/lb
    93/7 ground beef, $4.49/lb
    Center cut pork chops, boneless, $7.99/lb, buy 1 get 2 free
    Hormel marinated pork filet, 24 oz pkg, $12.99, buy 1 get 2 free
    Sanderson Farms chicken breast/thighs/tenders, $5.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
    Seasoned chicken leg quarters, bone in, $2.99/lb, buy 1 get 2 free
    Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $8.99/lb
    Catfish fillets, farm raised, $6.99/lb
    Cod, wild caught, 5 oz portions, $1.99
    Great American tilapia and swai fillets, 1 lb IQF bag, $9.99, buy 1 get 2 free
    Albertson's milk, gallons, $1.97
    Daisy sour cream incl. Light, 24 oz tubs, $2.99
    Tillamook cheeses, 2 lb wax-wrapped loaf, $7.88
    Essential Everyday cheeses, 8 oz shingle pack, 2/$7
    Deli:    Signature Virginia ham, $5.99/lb
        Signature rotisserie turkey breast, honey turkey, pepper turkey, $5.99/lb
        Stella mozzarella, Muenster, Provolone, $5.99/lb
        Margherita hard or Genoa salami OR pepperoni, $5.99/lb
    Essential Everyday veggies, tomatoes, beans, 14-15 oz cans, 69¢
    Valley Fresh chicken breast, 10 oz cans, 2/$5
    Bertolli olive oil, 25 oz bottles, $7.99
    PictSweet veggies, 12 oz frozen bags, 2/$3
    C&W veggies, 1 lb frozen bags, $1.99
    Birds Eye “SteamFresh” veggies, 12 oz frozen pkg, $1.99
    Lean Cuisine frozen entrees, 4/$10
    HoneyCrisp apples, $2.99/lb
    Navel oranges, $1.69/lb
    Pomegranates, 2/$5
    Red Delicious apples OR Bartlett pears, 99¢/lb
    Seedless grapes, green or red, $1.99/lb (organic $1/lb higher)
    Slicing tomatoes, 99¢/lb
    NatureSweet Cherub, Sunburst, or Glory tomatoes, 10 oz boxes, 2/$4
    Zucchini, 79¢/lb
    Eggplant, 99¢/lb


Bashas':

    Beef t-bone or top sirloin steaks, value pack, $5.49/lb
    Beef crossrib or bottom round roasts, buy 1 get 1 free
    Ground beef chuck, fat content not listed, value pack, $3.99/lb
    Pork loin, boneless, whole in bag, $1.88/lb
    Pork loin back ribs, buy 1 get 2 free
    Center cut pork chops, boneless, value pack, $3.99/lb
    Boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.77/lb
    Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $4.99/lb
    Swordfish, 5 oz portions, $3
    Rockfish or Dover sole fillets, wild caught, $5.99/lb
    Bashas' cottage cheese incl. Light, 16 oz tubs, $1.89
    Food Club cheeses, 6-8 oz chunk or shreds, $1.99
    Healthy Choice frozen entrees, 5/$12
    HoneyCrisp apples, $1.99/lb
    Bartlett pears OR Gala apples, 77¢/lb
    Navel oranges, 77¢/lb
    Seedless grapes, green/red/black, $1.99/lb
    Asparagus, $1.77/lb
    Vine tomatoes, 99¢/lb
    Small Hass avocados, 2/$1

Fry's:

    Beef strip steak, bone in, family pack, $4.77/lb
    Beef bottom sirloin flap meat OR tri tip roast, boneless, $5.99/lb
    93/7 ground beef, $3.49/lb (2 lb chub)
    Pork loin chops, center cut boneless, family pack, $3.99/lb
    Heritage Farm chicken drums/thighs/leg quarters, 97¢/lb
    Yoplait conventional yogurts incl. Light, 39¢
    Fry's eggs, AA large, dozens, $1.27
    Kroger cheeses, 12-16 oz chunk or shreds, 2/$7
    Sargento cheeses, 5-8 oz shreds, 2/$5
    Kraft cheeses, 5-8 oz chunk, 2/$5
    Pompeian olive oil, 16 oz bottles, $4.99/lb
    Prego pasta sauces, 14-24 oz jars, 3/$5
    Hunt's tomatoes, 14 oz cans, 10/$10
    Kroger variety (non-baked) beans, 15 oz cans, 5/$3
    Kroger veggies, 14-15 oz cans, 5/$3
    HoneyCrisp apples, 97¢/lb
    Gala, Fuji, Granny Smith, Red/Golden Delicious apples, 99¢/lb
    Bartlett pears, 99¢/lb
    Yellow peaches, red or black plums, $1.99/lb
    Red seedless grapes, 75¢/lb
    Navel oranges, 75¢/lb
    Roma tomatoes, 75¢/lb
    Leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine, OR iceberg, 99¢ ea
    Organic kale, 99¢/bunch
    Hass avocados, 99¢ ea
    Organic winter squashes, acorn/butternut/spaghetti, $1.49/lb
    Broccoli or broccoli crowns, 99¢/lb


Safeway:

    Beef back ribs OR pork spareribs, bone in, $1.99/lb
    Beef chuck crossrib steak OR country style ribs, boneless, $5.99/lb
    Beef NY strip steak, boneless, $12.99/lb
    85/15 grass fed ground beef, $4.99/lb
    Pork shoulder blade country style ribs, bone in, $2.99/lb
    Chicken thighs or drumsticks, bone in, $1.69/lb
    Jennie-O OR Open Nature ground turkey breast, 16-20 oz pkgs, $6.49
    Honeysuckle White frozen turkey breast, bone in, $1.49/lb
    Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $6.99/lb
    Pantry Essentials milk, gallons, $1.97
    Lucerne butter, $3.99
    Lucerne cottage cheese incl. Light, 24 oz tubs, $3.49
    Kraft Cheeses, 6-8 oz shreds, $2.49
    Libby's veggies, 14-15 oz cans, 79¢
    Safeway Kitchens tomatoes, 14 oz cans, 79¢
    Star olive oil, 25 oz bottles, buy 1 get 1 free
    Lean Cuisine “Simple Favorites”, 5/$10
    HoneyCrisp apples, $1.47/lb
    Navel oranges, $1.99/lb
    Bartlett or D'Anjou pears, 99¢/lb
    Green or red seedless grapes, conventional or organic, $2.99/lb
    Organic Fuji apples, $2.49/lb
    Yellow peaches, $1.99/lb
    Pomegranates, $2.99 ea
    Vine tomatoes, 99¢/lb
    Large Hass avocados, 4/$5
    Winter squashes, acorn/butternut/spaghetti, 99¢/lb