Bargain guide, week beginning February 24th

This fourth week of February is National Pancake Week. Tomorrow is National Clam Chowder Day: there are low-Points versions of New England clam chowder (the milk kind), and Manhattan clam chowder (the tomato kind) is nearly fat free. Saturday, the 27th, is National Strawberry Day: I have no idea why this comes in what is for most of the country the dead of snow-covered winter, but they’re tasty and on the Filling Foods list so enjoy. The 28th is Purim, a good day for (among many other things) giving food gifts to friends and donating food to the hungry.

February 24th: National Tortilla Chip Day
February 25th: National Clam Chowder Day, National Chocolate Covered Nuts Day
February 26th: National Pistachio Day
February 27th: National Strawberry Day, National Kahlua Day
February 28th: National Chocolate Souffle Day
March 1st: National Peanut Butter Lovers' Day, National Fruit Compote Day
March 2nd: National Banana Cream Pie Day
March 3rd: National Cold Cuts Day, National Mulled Wine Day



Albertson’s:

Beef petite sirloin steaks, boneless, $6.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Beef shoulder roast, boneless, $2.99/lb
Pork loin chops, “assorted”, bone in, 99¢/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.67/lb <== best price!
Cut up fryers, 99¢/lb
Honeysuckle White ground turkey, 10/$10 (no pkg size given)
Atlantic salmon, farm raised, $4.99/lb
Lobster tails, 2-3 oz, wild caught, 2/$5
Raw shrimp, no heads, shells on, 26-30 ct, $3.99/lb (2 lb bag)
Alaskan cod fillets, wild caught, $2.99/lb
Great American flounder fillets, frozen, 1 lb pkg, $2.99
Bay scallops, farm raised, $2.99/lb
Seafood caldo mix, $2.99/lb
Milk, $1.88/lb
Albertson’s cheeses incl. 2%, 16 oz chunk or shreds, $2.99
Land O Lakes spread, 15 oz tub, 10/$10
PictSweet frozen veggies, 28 oz bag, 2/$5
Healthy Choice “Select” and “All Natural” frozen entrées, 5/$10
StarKist chunk light tuna, 5/$3
Red or green seedless grapes, $1.99/lb
Asparagus, $2.99/lb
Strawberries, 1 lb box, $2.99
Broccoli crowns, 10 lbs/$10
Navel oranges, 10 lbs/$10
Fresh Express bag salads, buy 1 get 1 free
Avocados, 10/$10
Red or Golden Delicious apples, 10 lbs/$10
Iceberg, 10/$10
Cauliflower, 10/$10
Earthbound Farms spinach or “Spring Mix”, 1 lb box, $4.99
Earthbound Farms mini carrots, 1 lb bag, 2/$3



Bashas’:

Beef eye of round roast, $3.49/lb
80/20 ground beef, $2.99/lb
Beef cross rib roast, $3.49/lb
Pork chops, bone in, “assorted”, 99¢/lb
Pork chops, bone in, center cut, $1.99/lb
Chicken drums/thighs/leg quarters, 77¢/lb
Turkey breast, bone in, $1.69/lb
Turkey wings/thighs/drumsticks, $1.29/lb
Steelhead fillets, farm raised, $5.99/lb
Sea scallops, wild caught, $9.99/lb
Food Club butter, $1.99
Food Club cheeses incl. 2%, 6-8 oz chunk or shreds, 3/$5
Promise OR Brummel & Brown spread, 15 oz tub, 2/$4
Country Crock spread, various, 30-45 oz tub, $2.49
Flav-R-Pac frozen veggies, 1 lb bag, 5/$5
Trident frozen seafood, 12 oz pkg, $2.99
StarKist solid white OR chunk light tuna, 4/$5
Iceberg, 2/$1
Red or green seedless grapes, $1.99/lb
Strawberries, 1 lb box, $2.99
Red bell peppers, 99¢
Hass avocados, 99¢
Navel oranges, 99¢/lb
Asparagus, $2.99/lb
Roma tomatoes, $1.29/lb
Dole bag sqlads, 2/$5
English cucumbers, AZ grown, 2/$3
Tomato plant, in 8 inch pot, $7.99
Basil, in 10 inch pot, $9.99 (easy to grow)
Pomegranate tree, $9.99



Food City:

Beef skirt steak, boneless, value pack, $3.99/lb
Tripe, 99¢/lb
Whole chickens, 79¢/lb
Whole tilapia, 89¢/lb
Flounder fillets, $2.49/lb
Skatewing (manta) fillet, $2.99/lb
Roma tomatoes, 3 lbs/99¢
Avocados, 2/$1
Green onions, 3 bunches/99¢
Mexican grey squash, 2 lbs/$1
Mexican key limes, 2 lbs/$1
Jalapeno peppers, 59¢/lb
Pasilla chiles, 69¢/lb



Fresh & Easy:

80/20 ground beef, family pack, $1.49
Chicken thighs or drumsticks, 99¢/lb
Pork end chops, assorted, $1.99/lb
Atlantic salmon fillets, frozen, 1 lb pkg, $6.99
Yellow onions, 2 lb bag, 98¢
Store brand spinach, 12 oz bag, 2/$4 (multiple of 2)
Nectarines, 4 ct, 2/$5 (multiple of 2)
Apples, 3 ct, 98¢
Green bell peppers, 2 pk, 98¢
Broccoli florets, 12 oz bag, $1.99
Baby carrots, organic, 1 lb bag, $1.89
Vine tomatoes, 20 oz, $2.99
“Onion medley” (2 yellow, 1 white, 1 red, in a bag), $2.98
Lemons and limes, 1 lb bag mixed, 98¢



Fry’s:

Beef chuck roast, boneless, $1.88/lb (steak $2.99/lb)
Beef New York Strip, boneless, whole in bag, $4.77/lb (steaks, $5.77/lb)
80/20 ground beef, $3.19/lb
Pork butt, bone in, whole in bag, 97¢/lb
Pork sirloin chops, boneless, family pack, $2.29/lb
Whole chickens, 88¢/lb
Claskan cod fillets, wild caught, $4.88/lb
Sockeye salmon fillets, wild caught, 16 oz pkg, $6.88
Ahi tuna steak, wild caught, $7.88/lb
Steelhead trout fillets, $5.99/lb
Cooked and shelled shrimp, 61-70 ct, $4.88
Healthy Choice frozen entrées or “Steamers”, $1.88
Kellogg’s cereals and cereal bars, some Keebler cookies: 4/$10,.buy 4 and get 2 gallons of milk free
Chicken of the Sea chunk light tuna, 2/$1
Kroger non-stick pan spray, $2
SoBe LifeWater, $1
Fry’s pasta, 1 lb box, $1
Prego pasta sauce, $2
Thomas’ Bagel Thins, $2 <== Best price!
Apples: Gala, Red/Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, $1/lb (organic $1.29)
Cara Cara navel oranges, $1/lb
Minneola tangelos, $1/lb
Roma tomatoes, $1/lb
Hass avocados, $1
Mushrooms, whole or sliced, 6-8 oz box, $1
Pears: D’Anjou, Red, Bosc, $1/lb
English cucumbers, $1/lb
Sweet onions, $1/lb
Kroger “mini peeled” carrots, 1 lb bag, $1



Rancho Grande:

Beef roast (? that’s all it says), $1.99/lb
Sirloin tip steak, $2.59/lb
Pork picnic roast, 99¢/lb
Boneless skinless chicken thighs, 99¢/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.89/lb
Octopus, $1.29/lb
Caldo seafood mix, $2.29/lb
Cabbage, 6 lbs/99¢
Carrots, 1 lb bag, 3/99¢
Cilantro, 6 bunches/99¢
Hass avocados, 4/99¢
Papayas, 2 lbs/99¢
Whole pineapples, 2 lbs/99¢
Brown onions, 4 lbs/99¢
Whole nopales or nopalitos, 1.5 lb bag, $1.49



Safeway:

Beef t-bone steak, $3.99/lb
Beef top sirloin steak, boneless, $4.77.lb
Beef 7-bone chuck pot roast, $1.47/lb
90/10 ground sirloin, $3.99/lb
80/20 ground beef, $2.49/lb
Pork tenderloin, boneless, whole in bag, $4.49/lb
Chicken thighs/drums/leg quarters, 99¢/lb
Basa swai fillets, farm raised, $3.99/lb
Dover sole fillets, “weather permitting”, $5.99/lb
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $7.99/lb
Raw shrimp, no heads, shells on, 21-25 ct, $4.99/lb (2 lb bag)
Lean Cuisine frozen entrées, $1.69 <== Best price!
Safeway Select olive oil, 17 oz bottle, $4.99
Campbell’s Select Harvest soups, buy 1 get 1 free
Campbell’s Healthy Request condensed soups, 10/$10
Starkist solid white tuna, 4/$5
Smart Ones “Bistro Selections”, 2/$5
Healthy choice “Fresh Mixers”, 2/$6
Large tomatoes, 99¢/lb
Strawberries, 1 lb box, $1.68 <== Best price!
Yellow/orange/red bell peppers, 88¢
Eating Right “baby-cut” carrots, 2 lb bag, 2/$4
Green or red seedless grapes, $2.49/lb
Clementines, 3 lb bag, $3.99
Peaches or nectarines, $1.99
Red Delicious apples, 99¢/lb
Artichokes, 2/$4
Jumbo cantaloupes, 2/$5
Asparagus, regular or large, $2.99/lb
Fresh Express bag salads, 2/$5



Smart & Final:

Beef top sirloin steak, $2.99/lb
80/20 ground beef patties, value pack, $2.69/lb
Chicken drumsticks, value pack, 89¢/lb
Great American Seafood cod or salmon fillets, frozen, 1 lb pkg, $3.99
Cantaloupe, 39¢/lb
Red Delicious OR Granny Smith apples, 3 lb bag, $2.49
Green seedless grapes, 2 lb box, $2.49



Sprouts:

Beef New York steak, $4.97/lb
Pork sirloin chops, boneless, $1.99/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.97/lb
Ground turkey breast, 99% fat free, $3.99/lb
Atlantic salmon fillets, “pin bones removed”, $6.99/lb
Tilapia fillets, $6.99/lb
Raw shrimp, peeled & deveined, 26-30 ct, $6.99/lb
Frozen blueberries, 12 oz bag, 2/$5
Navel oranges, 19¢/lb <== best price!
Roma tomatoes, 67¢/lb <== best price!
Hass avocados, 67¢
Iceberg, 77¢
Eggplant, 77¢
Braeburn apples, organic, 67¢/lb <== best price!
Cabbage, 39¢/lb
Yellow onions, 39¢/lb
Radishes/green onions/cilantro/parsley, 39¢/bunch