Bargain guide, week beginning October 20

I forgot to mention that this third week of October has been National Kraut Sandwich Week and National Pickled Peppers Week. The 23rd, this Saturday, is National Canning Day. A thrilling thought I’m sure for all of us Arizonans who are thinking at this point “But I just got the kitchen cooled down.” The 25th, Monday, is National Greasy Foods Day: to be honored in the breach rather than the observance. One week from today is American Beer Day, as distinguished from National Beer Day which was April 7th and also from International Beer Day which was August 7th. Oddly, American Beer Week was the second week of October. I have never claimed that all of these were logical.

October 20th: National Brandied Fruit Day
October 21st: National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day, National Caramel Apple Day
October 22nd: National Nut Day
October 23rd: National Canning Day, National Boston Cream Pie Day
October 24th: Good & Plenty Day, National Bologna Day
October 25th: National Greasy Foods Day, World Pasta Day
October 26th: National Pumpkin Day, National Pretzel Day, National Mincemeat Pie Day
October 27th: National Potato Day, American Beer Day

There’s a fascinating article at the Fooducate blog about the common “calories-in-equals-calories-out” notion, which it turns out may be incomplete: in a study done in Sweden, volunteers who snacked on candy and sweets gained more weight than those who snacked on an equal calorie value of peanuts. (The article also adds that the difference is “second order magnitude” when compared to Americans’ overall need to bloody well eat less.)

Marion Nestle, at Food Politics, has posted a collection of links to various articles on recent obesity research. (Calorie-free sweeteners may not trigger overeating after all.)

And courtesy of Consumerist, a site called Eat With A Spork has produced a program to determine exactly how much you’d have to eat – and spend – to win various prizes in the McDonald’s Monopoly game. (To win $500 cash, I had to eat 131,714 Big Macs – that’s 71,125,560 calories, 3,819,706 grams (that’s 8,421 pounds) of fat, and 136,982,560 milligrams (302 pounds) of sodium, and spend $491,293.22.



Albertson’s:

Beef crossrib roast, boneless, $1.77/lb (steaks, $2.99/lb)
Beef London broil, boneless, $2.99/lb
Beef petite sirloin steaks, boneless, $7.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
92/8 ground beef, $4.99/lb
Pork loin roast, boneless, in bag, $1.88/lb
Pork loin chops, boneless, $4.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.77/lb
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $5.99/lb
Catfish or swai fillets, $3.99/lb
Yoplait yogurts incl. Light, 10/$5 (must buy 10)
Deli: Dietz & Watson honey or classic turkey, $6.99/lb
Dietz & Watson Virginia or maple ham, $6.99/lb
Eckrich “super lean” ham, $3.99/lb
Jennie-O smoked turkey breast, $3.99/lb
Deli Fresh Muenster cheese, $3.99/lb
Lean Cuisine frozen entrées, 3/$5
Smart Ones “Bistro Selection” frozen entrées, 5/$10
PictSweet frozen veggies, 40% off
Birds Eye “Steamfresh” frozen veggies, 33% off
Ragu pasta sauce, 16-26 oz jar, $1.49
Valley Fresh chunk chicken, 10 oz can, $2.49
Apples: Gala, Braeburn, Fuji, Granny Smith, Red/Golden Delicious, $1/lb
Green or red seedless grapes, $1.99/lb
Pomegranates, 2/$5
Bananas, 49¢/lb
Vine tomatoes, 99¢/lb
Broccoli, 59¢/lb
Asparagus, $2.99/lb
Green beans, $1.49/lb
Fresh Express bag salad kids, $2.99
Earthbound Farms box salads, $2.99
Winter squashes, 88¢/lb



Bashas’:

Beef New York or top sirloin steaks, boneless, value pack, $3.99/lb
Beef London broil, $3.99/lb
Beef crossrib/bottom round/boneless chuck roast, $3.99/lb
Pork shoulder steak, bone in, value pack, $2.49/lb
Whole frying chickens, 69¢/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $2.99/lb
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $5.99/lb
Milk, gallons, $1.77
Blue Bonnet spread, 45 oz tub, $2.49
Food Club cheeses, 1 lb chunk or shreds, 10-12 oz string, 3/$10
Lean Pockets, 3/$5
Morningstar Farms frozen entrées, $3.99
Food Club canned veggies, 48¢
Bertolli pasta sauces, 2/$5
Campbell’s Select Harvest soups, 4/$5
Apples: Granny Smith, Gala, Braeburn, Fuji, Red/Golden Delicious, 49¢/lb
Cantaloupe, AZ grown, 49¢/lb
Pomegranates, $1.89 ea
Green or red grapes, $1.79/lb
Bananas, 48¢/lb
Italian or yellow squash, 89¢/lb
Slicing tomatoes, $1.49/lb



Fry’s:

93/7 ground beef, 2 lb chub, $1.97/lb
Beef crossrib roast, boneless, $4.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Beef New York strip steak, boneless, family pack, $5.99/lb
Half pork loin, boneless, whole in bag, $1.77/lb
Pork Boston butt, bone in, whole in bag, $1.17/lb
Pork tenderloin, whole in bag, $2.99/lb
Pork picnic roast, whole in bag, 99¢/lb
Pork loin chops, boneless, family pack, $3.49/lb
Pork shoulder blade steak, $2.29/lb
Keta salmon, wild caught, $5.99/lb
Catfish fillets, 2.5 lb bag, $9.99
Milk, half gallons only, 88¢
Kroger cheeses, 6-8 oz chunk or shreds, 3/$5
Post breakfast cereals, $1.99
Nutri-Grain or Special K bars, $2.28
Bumble Bee assorted seafood, 10/$10
Apples: Gala, Delicious, Granny Smith, Fuji, Rome, Jonagold, $1/lb
Pears: Bartlett, D’Anjou, Red, Bosc, 4 lbs/$5
Navel oranges, 88¢/lb
Pomegranates, 2/$5
Asparagus, green or white, $1.27/lb
Vine tomatoes, $1.99/lb
Fresh Selections box or bag salads, 2/$5
Organic “mini peeled” orange or yellow carrots, 1 lb bag, 4/$5
Winter squashes, $1/lb



Safeway:

Beef round steak, boneless, value pack, $1.49/lb
Beef New York strip steak, bone in, value pack, $4.77/lb
Beef chuck roast, boneless, $3.99/lb
Beef round tip roast, boneless, $2.99/lb
Beef top sirloin steak, “restaurant cut”, $5.99/lb
Beef ribeye steak, bone in, $7.99/lb
Pork loin chops, assorted, 99¢/lb
Pork loin chops, bone in, $1.99/lb
Chicken thighs or drumsticks, $1.79/lb
Jennie-O ground turkey, regular or Italian, 1.25-lb pkg, 2/$7
Lucerne eggs, 18 ct, $1.79 }
Lucerne butter, $2.49 } with minimum
Healthy Choice frozen entres, $1.99 } $10 purchase
Green Giant canned veggies, 79¢ }
Alaskan cod fillets, wild caught, $5.99/lb
Starkist solid white tuna, 75¢
Ragu pasta sauces, 16-26 oz jar, 4/$5
Bananas, 39¢/lb
Apples, Gala/Granny Smith/Red Delicious, 2 lbs/$1
Bartlett pears, 88¢/lb
Seedless grapes, green/red/black, $1.79/lb
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 2/$5
Pomegranates, 2/$4
O Organics box salads, 2/$6
Winter squashes, 99¢/lb
Vine tomatoes, 99¢/lb



I’m sorry this is so short: the rest of the flyers never turned up, but if I can find them I’ll post the information.