July is National Grilling Month, and also National Baked Beans Month. It is also National Hot Dog Month, National Ice Cream Month, and -- I could not make this up --
"National July Belongs To Blueberries Month".
The first week of July is National Canned Luncheon Meat Week, but I DON'T LIKE SPAM!
July 1st: National Creative Ice Cream Flavor Day, National Gingersnap Day
July 2nd: National Anisette Day
July 3rd: National Chocolate Wafers Day, National Eat Beans Day
July 4th: National Barbecued Spareribs Day
July 5th: National Apple Turnover Day
July 6th: National Fried Chicken Day
July 7th: National Strawberry Sundae Day
July 8th: National Chocolate With Almonds Day
(Debi keeps asking me where I get this stuff, but I'm not telling!)
Bargains for the week:
Albertson’s:
Beef ribeye steak, bone-in, family pack, $3.77/lb
Top sirloin steak, boneless, family pack, $3.99/lb
Beef brisket, whole in bag, $1.99/lb
Petite sirloin steaks, boneless, family pack, buy 1 get 2 free
Boneless pork chops, $2.99/lb
Seasoned boneless skinless chicken breast, buy 1 get 1 free
Keta salmon fillets, $4.99/lb
Vlasic pickles, 2/$5
Shamrock Farms sour cream, incl. Light, 16 oz. container, $1.19
Best Foods mayonnaise, incl. Light, $2.99
Fresh Express bag salads, $1.88
Watermelon, seedless, 12¢/lb
Peaches OR nectarines, $1.99/lb
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 2/$4
Mini carrots, 1 lb bag, 2/$3
Vine tomatoes, $1.99/lb
Bashas’:
Boneless top sirloin steak, value pack, $1.99/lb
Pork spareribs, 99¢/lb
Boneless sirloin cut pork chops, $2.99/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, buy 1 get 2 free
Keta salmon fillets, $3.89/lb
Nature’s Own hotdog OR hamburger buns, 2/$4
Healthy Choice frozen dinners, $2.88
Watermelons, seeded or seedless, local grown, 18¢/lb
Pineapples, $1 ea
Avocados, 88¢ ea
Tomatoes, $1/lb
Mangos, 2/$1
Sweet corn, 2/$1
Strawberries, 2 lb box, $3.99
Cantaloupe OR honeydew melon, 2 lbs/$1
Cucumbers, 69¢ ea
Earthbound Farms box salads, 2/$7
Peaches OR nectarines OR apricots OR plums, $1.99/lb
Food City:
73/37 ground beef, 79¢/lb
Boneless chuck steak, $1.69/lb
Boneless chuck roast, $1.99/lb
Pollock fillets, $1.99/lb
Roma tomatoes, 2 lbs/$1
Green chiles, 2 lbs/$1
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 2/$1
Bananas, 2 lbs/98¢
Cucumbers, 4/$1
Mexican green onions, 3 bunches/99¢
Plums OR peaches OR nectarines, 99¢/lb
Tomatillos, 2 lbs/$1
Fresh & Easy:
Grill pack (4 Italian sausages, 4 burgers, 6-8 pcs chicken), $5.99
Pork spare ribs, $1.59/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, family pack, $2.99/lb
Atlantic salmon fillets, skin on, $6.99/lb
White cheddar Pirate’s Treasure, 13 oz bag, $3.99
Veggie Sticks & Crisps, 14 oz bag, $3.99
Whole watermelons, $2.48
Sweet corn, 4 pk, 99¢
Store brand box salad, “baby leaf spring mix”, 1 lb box $4.89
Mangoes, 98¢ ea
Grape tomatoes, 10 oz box, 98¢
Cantaloupes, 98¢ ea
Fry’s:
Beef rib eye, whole in bag, $3.97/lb
Boneless rib eye steak, family pack, $4.97/lb
85/15 ground beef, $3.59/lb
80/20 ground beef patties, 3 lb pkg, $8.99
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $2.49/lb
Keta salmon fillets, $3.77/lb
Kraft mayonnaise, incl. Light, 2/$5
Cool Whip, incl. “Lite”, 8 oz tub, 99¢
Seedless watermelons, whole, $2.77 ea
Cole bag salads, 2/$4
Rainier (!!) or Bing cherries, $2.99 (You will never see a better price)
Cantaloupes, $1.99 ea.
Vine tomatoes, $1.99/lb
Mangoes, $1
Peaches OR nectarines OR plums OR pluots, $1.79/lb
Sweet corn, 2/$1
Broccoli OR cauliflower, $1/lb
Pro’s:
Beef chuck steak or roast, boneless, $1.78/lb
Boneless beef rib eye steak, $4.99/lb
“Country style” pork ribs, bone in, 98¢/lb
Cornish game hens, 5 ct pkg, $10.99
Center cut pork loin chops, $1.99/lb
Bass fillets, $2.98/lb
Whole octopus, $2.68/lb
Small scallops, $3.98/lb
Westpac frozen veggies, 89¢
Watermelon, seeded, 14¢/lb
Cantaloupe, 4 lbs/99¢
Red plums, 2 lbs/99¢
Mexican papayas, 2 lbs/99¢
Mexican squash, 2 lbs/99¢
Rancho Grande:
Beef chuck roll, value pack, $1.99/lb
Top sirloin steak, $2.59/lb
80/20 ground beef, $1.99/lb
Tilapia fillets, $2.49/lb
Kraft cheeses, shredded or chunks, 2/$5
Tomatillos, 3 lbs/99¢
Papayas, 3 lbs/99¢
Iceberg, 2/$1
Radishes, 4 bunches/$1
Mexican green onions, 4 bunches/$1
Watermelon, 5 lbs/$1
Red Delicious apples, 3 lbs/99¢
Safeway:
Beef ribeye or New York steak, bone in, $3.75/lb
Beef top sirloin steak, boneless, $3.75/lb
93/7 ground beef, $1.99/lb
Pork shoulder country style ribs, 99¢/lb
Chicken breast, bone in, $1.79/lb
Sockeye salmon fillets, wild caught, $7.99/lb
Store brand chunk light tuna, 79¢
Healthy Choice “Fresh Mixers”, 2/$6
Lean Pockets, 5/$10
Gorton’s Grilled Fillets, 2/$6 (each one is two Points, the whole package four)
Fresh Express OR Eating Right bag salads, 2/$4
Bing cherries, 99¢/lb
Whole seedless watermelons, $2.88
Strawberries, 1 lb box, $1.99
Peaches OR nectarines, $1.99
Green seedless grapes, $1.99
Sweet corn, white or yellow, 5/$2
Plums, black or red, $1.49/lb
Vine tomatoes, $2.49/lb
Rainier cherries, $4.99/lb
Eating Right veggie tray, 3.5 lbs, $9.99
Smart & Final:
Beef tri tip, $2.99/lb (average weight 17 lbs: be warned)
Boneless skinless chicken breast, 4 lb bag, $7.96
Jennie-O turkey burgers, 3 lb bag, $5.97
Seedless green grapes, 2 lb box, $1.99
Sprouts:
T-bone steak, $6.99/lb
Chicken breast tenders, $2.99/lb
Bing cherries, 99¢/lb
Plums OR peaches, 99¢/lb
Green seedless grapes, 2 lbs/$3
Fuji or Braeburn apples, 99¢/lb
Vine tomatoes, 2 lbs/$3
Cucumbers, 2/$1
Navel oranges, 2 lbs/$3
Leaf lettuces (red/green/romaine) OR iceberg, 99¢
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 2/$4
Whole seedless watermelons, 2/$10
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Hi Wren,
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the hard work you do with making these lists every week! You saved us a ton last week when we had to buy 10 watermelons for church! We went right in and got ourselves the 12 cents a pound deal you pointed out.
I got Pros, Rancho Grande and Sprouts in yesterday's mail, and the chain stores in today's mail, which might explain why you only got half.
Sprouts has:
Strawberries, 4 1lb boxes for $5
Cantaloupe, 4 for $5
White and Yellow Peaches and Nectarines $0.99/pound
Red or Green Grapes-2lbs/$3
Mushrooms 8 oz box for $0.99
Red Bell Peppers: $0.88 each
Bob's Red Mill Flaxseed Meal 2 1lb bags for $5
Their ads are on their website if you want to see other good deals-not sure what you look for
Pros has:
4 lbs bananas $0.99
Cherries $0.99/lb
Roma Tomatoes 3 lbs for $0.99
Mangoes 4lbs for $0.99
10 lbs Potatoes for $0.99
Lettuce: 3 heads for $0.99
Granny Smith Apples: 5 lbs for $0.99
Oranges: 5 lbs for $0.99
Kiwi: 7 for $0.99
Radishes: 4 bundles for $0.99
Cucumbers: 6 for $0.99
They have a ton of fish and beef on the ad too but it's all stuff I don't buy so I don't know if it's a good deal.
Rancho Grande has:
Cilantro or Green Onion, 5 bundles for $1
Lemons: 4 lbs for $1
Celery-3 bundles for $0.99
Carrots: 4 lbs for $1
Second, here's the scoop on the produce co-op
ReplyDeleteThe Co-Op is Bountiful Baskets
You pay $16.50 ($15 for food and $1.50 for credit card processing fees) and you get a basket full of preselected produce.
You get approximately 12 different things, and they try to split it between fruits and veggies, though with the seasons, sometimes there's a slight imbalance (ie right now we get a lot more fruit than veggies).
The produce is at varying stages of ripness. Some is ready to eat right away, some has to ripen a few days. That gives you plenty of time to work through everything.
They also have a special every week that you can buy. This week it's 16 pounds of RANIER cherries for $19!!! That price is unheard of in AZ!
They also have breads, though I've never bought them.
You can buy as many baskets as you want, as often or infrequently as you want. There is no need to buy every week if you don't want to.
Sign ups are on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, with a deadline of Wednesday at 10:00pm. Pickup time is anywhere between 7:00 and 9:00 on Saturday mornings. The exact time varies by site.
The site's a little confusing. To "shop" you have to click "AZ Bountiful Baskets" or "UT Bountiful Baskets" in the top middle of the page. Then you pick your site and go from there.
A couple of idiosyncrasies:
1. The first time you buy, there is an additional, one-time $3 fee.
2. You must bring your own basket or box to transport your food home in.
3. You can buy a produce basket without the special or bread, but you can't buy the special or bread without a basket.
4. Bigger sites tend to have better variety. But how you determine which sites are larger is by trial and error. Sometimes when you select a site it will say "this site has 97 spaces left" or something but that seems to work only part of the time. The reason bigger sites get better variety, is they pool the money by site, not by state or region. So if your site has $3000 (200 people at $15 each) then your site has better buying power than the site with $750. So if you're signing up tomorrow, and one site has a ton of spaces left and the other has just a few, chances are that the variety will be better at the site with just a few spots left. FYI in the East Valley, AZ, Freestone at Lindsey and Gualadupe is the largest site we've found.
5. Every other week, you can also choose organic, at least in AZ. Organic baskets are $25. We did it once, but were not impressed. We went back to conventional + a veggie wash.
I uploaded a spreadsheet here of what we've been getting if you want to evaluate before buying. I know the first time we did it, we were a little nervous because we couldn't find info like that. The first line is the date, the second line is the type (Conventional Basket or Organic) and the third line is the location of the site. The link is here. (Crossed out items are ones we gave away on site). We've never gotten anything really obscure.
Just thought I'd share. The Ranier deal was too good to pass up. Even if you threw everything in your basket away, that's still $2.21 per pound for the cherries! :)
Happy Shopping
Thanks so much, Jen!
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