Bargain guide, week beginning September 15th

The 21st, that’s next Tuesday, is the International Banana Festival. One is two Points, two are two Points. In Japan the third Sunday in September – that’s this coming Sunday – is Respect for the Aged Day. And of course, this Sunday is Talk Like A Pirate Day. Arrr.

Stock your freezer with boneless skinless chicken breasts this week.

In the news, the Corn Refiners’ Association is lobbying to have high-fructose corn syrup rebranded as “corn sugar” (I wonder why?); and a TV chef named Martin Blunos has assembled a cheese sandwich involving white-truffle cheddar, sliced quail eggs, century-old balsamic vinegar, and sourdough bread sprinkled with gold dust: total price, $172 (no word on the Points count). And in an entertaining item, The Atlantic has published an article comparing a Chipotle burrito to a Big Mac and arguing that the burrito is higher in fat, sodium, carbohydrate and cholesterol. (A more detailed analysis – not found at the Atlantic article, but available at fooducate.com – reveals that the Big Mac is less than eight ounces of food and usually eaten with fries and possibly a dessert, while the Chipotle burrito – “loaded”, as the one in the article was – weighs in at over a pound and a half and can be two full meals.)

And a professor of nutrition at Kansas State University, Mark Haub, has announced his intention to go on a diet entirely of junk food – Twinkies, sticky buns, powdered doughnuts and the like – to prove that it’s possible to lose weight if you keep your calorie intake below a certain level. He may indeed lose weight. I predict his arteries will not. Which, I suspect, is what he intends to prove: that there’s more to good health than just “losing weight”.

September 15th: National Linguine Day, National Creme de Menthe Day
September 16th: National Guacamole Day, National Cinnamon Raisin Bread Day
September 17th: National Apple Dumpling Day
September 18th: National Cheeseburger Day
September 19th: National Butterscotch Pudding Day
September 20th: National Rum Punch Day
September 21st: International Banana Festival, National Pecan Cookie Day
September 22nd: National Ice Cream Cone Day, National White Chocolate Day



Albertson’s:

Beef top sirloin steak, boneless, $3.99/lb
Beef bottom round roast, boneless, $1.88/lb
80/20 ground chuck, 5 lbs or more, $1.48/lb
Beef London broil, boneless, $2.99/lb
Beef tenderloin, whole in bag, $9.99/lb
Pork picnic roast, $1.29/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.77/lb
Alaskan coho salmon fillets, wild caught, $5.99/lb
Rockfish or Dover sole fillets, wild caught, $5.99/lb
Lean Pockets, 2/$3
Healthy Choice “Select” or “All Natural” frozen entrées, 5/$10
Deli: Jennie-O turkey breast, $5.99/lb
Dietz & Watson honey or black forest ham, $5.99/lb
Charlie’s Pride roast beef/corned beef/pastrami, $5.99/lb
Deli Fresh Swiss/Cheddar/Muenster/Provolone/pepperjack, $5.99/lb
Libby’s canned veggies, 2/88¢
Del Monte canned tomatoes, 4/$5
Albertson’s canned beans, 4/$3
Albertson’s canned fruit, 2/$3
Raspberries, 6 oz box, 99¢
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 2/$5
Pears, Bartlett/red/Bosc, 99¢/lb
Seedless grapes, green/red/black, $1.99/lb
Peaches OR nectarines, $1.79/lb
Cantaloupes, 2/$3
Navel oranges OR Minneola tangelos, $1.49/lb
Asparagus, $1.88/lb
Large tomatoes, $1.49/lb
Jumbo Hass avocados, 2/$4
Broccoli crowns OR cauliflower, 99¢/lb
Green bell peppers, 2/$1
Earthbound Farms box salads, $2.99
Earthbound Farms “mini” carrots, 1 lb bag, 2/$3
Cut up watermelon (2 lb bowl) or cantaloupe (38 oz bowl), $3.99



Bashas’:

Beef t-bone steak, value pack, $4.99/lb
Beef London broil, boneless, $3.99/lb
Beef top round steak, boneless, $3.99/lb (roast, $3.49/lb)
90/10 ground beef, value pack, $3.99/lb
Pork shoulder stak, bone in, $2.89/lb
Bashas’ boneless skinless chicken breast, value pack, $1.77/lb
Ahi tuna steaks, wild caught, $10.99/lb
Steelhead fillets, farm raised, $6.99/lb
Cherrystone clams, 2 lb bag, $5
Bashas’ milk, half gallons only, 99¢
Yoplait yogurt, 40¢ ea (must buy 10)
Food Club cheeses, 6-8 oz chunk/shreds/cubes, 4/$5
Bashas’ cottage cheese incl. Light, 24 oz tub, $1.79
Bumble Bee chunk light tuna, 69¢/lb
Flav-R-Pac frozen veggies, 12-16 oz bag, 5/$5
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 99¢/lb
Whole cantaloupes, 99¢ ea
Bartlett pears, 99¢/lb
Bananas, 48¢/lb
Large tomatoes, 99¢/lb
Broccoli OR cauliflower, 99¢/lb
Leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine, 99¢ ea



Food City:

Beef bottom round steak or rast, boneless, value pack, $2.49/lb
Beef short ribs, boneless, value pack, $2.49/lb
Country style pork ribs, bone in, value pack, $1.29/lb
Pork shoulder roast, bone in, $1.29/lb
Chicken leg quarters, 49¢/lb
Boneless skinless chicken thighs, $1.99/lb
Pollock fillets, $1.99/lb
Gala apples, 2 lbs/98¢
Peaches, 59¢/lb
Iceberg, 3/99¢
Green bell peppers, 4/99¢
Cucumbers, 4/99¢
Broccoli, 59¢/lb
Pasilla chiles, 59¢/lb



Fresh & Easy:

Beef tri tip roast, boneless, $3.99/lb
80/20 ground beef, $1.99/lb
Assorted pork chops, $1.59
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.97/lb
Chicken leg quarters, 88¢/lb
Milk, gallons, $1.98
“Grape medley” (mixed green & red, seedless), 2 lb box, $2.99
Cantaloupes, 98¢
Apples OR pears, 3 ct, 98¢
Navel oranges, 4 lb bag, $2.99
Red Bartlett pears, 79¢ ea, 3 for $1.98
“Baja Classic” tomatoes, 1 lb pkg, 98¢
Iceberg, 98¢
Fresh & Easy bag salads, “Romaine Lettuce” or “Bistro”, 2/$3
Fresh & Easy “Microsteamers” bag broccoli or cauliflower, 2/$3
Avocados, 4 ct, $1.99
Fresh & Easy peeled “baby” carrots, 1 lb bag, $2.28



Fry’s:

Beef t-bone steak, family pack, $4.88/lb
Beef chuck steak, boneless, family pack, $1.97/lb
93/7 ground beef, $1.97/lb
Extra lean ground turkey, 85/15, 3 lb pkg, $5.97 (1.99/lb)
Foster Farms whole frying chickens, 98¢/lb
Coho salmon, $5.99/lb
True cod fillets, $6.99/lb
Fry’s eggs, AA large, dozen, 99¢
Kroger cheeses, 12-16 oz chunk or shreds, 2/$5
Healthy Choice frozen entrées, $1.88
Healthy Choice “Steamfresh” entrées, 2/$3
Kroger frozen veggies, 12 oz bags, 88¢/lb
Classico pasta sauces, 8-26 oz jars, 2/$4
Fry’s canned fruits, 15 oz cans, 10/$10
Whole cantaloupes, AZ grown, 88¢ ea
Honeydew melons, AZ grown, $2.99 ea
Mini seedless watermelons, 2/$5
Green or red seedless grapes, regular or organic, $1.79/lb
Apples: Gala, Red/Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, OR Bartlett pears, $1/lb
Peaches/nectarines/plums, $1.79/lb
Dole bag salads, “Just Lettuce”, “Classic Romaine” or “Greener Selection”, $1 ea
Roma tomatoes, $1/lb
Zucchini OR yellow squash, $1/lb
Red or yellow bell peppers, $1
Broccoli OR cauliflower, $1/lb
Green onions OR radishes, 2 bunches/$1



Rancho Grande:

Beef chuck steak, family pack, $1.69/lb
Assorted pork chops, family pack, $1.29/lb
Chicken drumsticks, family pack, 89¢/lb
Nopales, dethorned, 1 lb bag, 99¢
Tomatoes, 2 lbs/$1
Gala apples, 2 lbs/99¢/lb



Safeway:

Beef chuck or crossrib roast, boneless } mix and match sale:
80/20 ground beef, value pack } buy one,
Pork shoulder country style ribs } get one free
Safeway chicken thighs/drums/leg quarters } on all of these

Beef New York strip steak, bone in, $6.99/lb (boneless $1 higher)
Beef eye of round steak or roast, value pack, $4.49/lb
93/7 ground beef, value pack, $3.99/lb
Pork sirloin chops, boneless, value pack, $2.99/lb
Chicken breast, bone in, value pack, $1.99/lb
Coho salmon fillets, wild caught, $7.99/lb
Mahi mahi fillets, wild caught, $5.99/lb
Dairy Glen milk, gallons, $1.68
Kraft cheeses, 6-8 oz chunk or shreds, $2.49
Bumble Bee solid white tuna, 99¢
Safeway Select olive oil, 17 oz bottle, $4.99
Strawberries, 1 lb box, $1.28
Yellow peaches OR Red Lion nectarines, $1.99/lb
Apples, Gala or Granny Smith, $1.49/lb
Ellendale Mandarins, $2.49
Broccoli crowns OR cauliflower, $1.29/lb
Large tomatoes, $1.99/lb
Yellow onions, $1.29/lb

No Smart & Final flyer this week



Sprouts:

All “natural” beef steaks, 40% off
Beef top round roast or stew beef, boneless, $3.99/lb
Pork spareribs or sirloin chops, $2.99/lb
Chicken leg quarters, value pack, 99¢/lb
Boca veggie burgers, $2.99
Sprouts olive oil, 1 ltr bottle, $8.99
White corn, 7/$1
Black or red plums or pluots, 77¢/lb
White peaches or nectarines, 77¢/lb
Cantaloupes, 77¢ ea
Bartlett pears, 77¢/lb
Roma tomatoes, 77¢/lb
Celery, 77¢ ea
Red bell peppers, 77¢ ea
Broccoli, 77¢/lb
Baby carrots, 1 lb bag, 77¢
Seedless grapes, green/red/black, 99¢/lb
Green beans, 99¢/lb
Eggplant, 99¢ ea
Gala apples, 99¢/lb
Hass avocados, 99¢ ea