Bargain guide, week beginning December 22nd

A week of festive food holidays. Friday, the 24th, is National Eggnog Day; the day after, on top of all its other baggage, is National Pumpkin Pie Day, followed by National Candy Cane Day on the 26th, National Fruitcake Day on the 27th, and National Chocolate Candy Day on the 28th.

December 22nd: National Date Nut Bread Day
December 23rd: National Pfeffernuesse Day
December 24th: National Eggnog Day
December 25th: National Pumpin Pie Day
December 26th: National Candy Cane Day
December 27th: National Fruitcake Day
December 28th: National Chocolate Candy Day
December 29th: National Pepper Pot Day

Biggest bargains this week: large birds, hams, standing rib roasts or other entire regions of a cow. Green beans.

Stay safe, and Merry Christmas!



Albertson’s:

Beef rib roast, bone in, large end, $3.77/lb (5 lb bag of russet potatoes free!)
Beef rib roast, bone in, whole, $3.77/lb
Beef rib roast, bone in, “oven ready”, $4.77/lb
Beef rib roast, boneless, $5.88/lb
Beef tenderloin roast, whole in bag (cut & wrapped free), $9.99/lb
Beef roasts: bottom round/crossrib/sirloin tip/top round/chuck/petite sirloin,
boneless, $4.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
93/7 ground beef, 5 lbs or more, $1.97
Hormel spiral sliced ham, bone in, $1.17/lb
Hormel Cure 81 whole or half ham, boneless, $3.99/lb
John Morrell whole ham, boneless, $3.79/lb (half ham $3.99/lb)
Cook’s ham, bone in, shank portion, $1.29/lb (butt portion $1.49/lb)
Pork loin roast, whole in bag (cut & wrapped free), $1.99/lb
Pork loin roast, bone in, center cut, $2.99/lb
Pork picnic roast, bone in, $1.29/lb
Honeysuckle White fresh turkeys, 10-22 lbs, $1.39/lb
Butterball fresh turkeys, 10-22 lbs, $1.79/lb
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $6.99/lb (or 3 oz portion, $3.99 ea)
Dungeness crab, wild caught, $3.99/lb
4 oz lobster tails OR 12 oz whole cooked lobsters, wild caught, $6.99
Coca-Cola products, 12 pks, 4/$9
Pepsi products, 6 pks of 16.9 oz bottles, 5/$10
Challenge butter, $1.99
I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter spread incl. Light, 15 oz tub, 2/$4
Albertson’s cream cheese incl reduced-fat, 8 oz block, 2/$3
Deli: Diet & Watson ham/turkey breast/cheese, $7.99/lb
Charlie’s Pride roast beef varieties, $6.99/lb
Rotisserie turkey breast, $5.99/lb
Jennie-O “honey smoked” or “oven brown” turkey breast, $5.99/lb
Kretschmar baked ham “off the bone”, $5.99/lb
Deli Fresh cheeses, $5.99/lb
Nabisco snack crackers (Triscuits, Wheat Thins), $1.77
Kellogg’s cereals, 12.8-14 oz boxes, 3/$5
Pam cooking spray, 5-6 oz can, 2/$5
Albertson’s canned veggies, 69¢
Princella canned sweet potatoes, 29 oz can, 2/$3
Green Giant frozen veggies, 9-10 oz box, $1
Birds Eye “Steamfresh” frozen veggies or rice blends, 10-12 oz bag, 4/$5
Clementines, 5 lb box, $3.77
Navel oranges, $1.29/lb
Granny Smith apples, $1.29/lb
Fuji or Gala apples, $1.29/b
Pears: Anjou/Bartlett/red/Bosc, $1.29/lb
Fresh Express bag salads, 2/$5
Earthbound Farms box salads, $4.99
Raspberries/blackberries/blueberries, 6 oz box, $2.99
Green beans, 99¢/lb
Broccoli crowns OR cauliflower, $1.29/lb
Roma tomatoes, $1.29/lb
Celery, 99¢
Mini carrots, 1 lb bag, 2/$3
Radishes OR green onions, 2 bunches/$1



Bashas’:

Beef standing rib roast, bone in, large end, $3.47/lb (small end, $4.99/lb)
Beef sirloin tip/crossrib/bottom round roasts, boneless, $2.77/lb
Pork center cut roast, boneless, $2.77/lb
Cook’s ham, bone in, shank portion, 77¢/lb
Cook’s spiral sliced ham, bone in, $1.99/lb
Hormel spiral cut ham, bone in, $1.99/lb
Hormel Cure 81 boneless “mini ham”, whole or half, $3.99/lb
Pork shoulder roast, bone in, $1.79/lb
Honeysuckle turkey breast, bone in, $1.99/lb
Norbest or Jennie-O frozen turkeys, 99¢/lb

Libby’s canned veggies, 99¢ }
Food Club canned fruit, 99¢ }
Nabisco snack crackers, $2.49 } save $5 when you
Challenge butter, $2.49 } buy any 10
Nature’s Own bread or rolls, $1.75 }
Gold Medal OR Blue Bird flour, $1.99 }

Coca-Cola products, 12 pks, $2.50
Post or General Mills cereals, 2/$5
C&W or Birds Eye frozen veggies, 11-16 oz bags, 2/$4
Flav-R-Pac frozen veggies, 16 oz bag, 77¢
Cool Whip topping incl Light, 8 oz tub, 99¢
Barilla pasta, 8 oz manicotti/9 oz lasagna/16 oz wavy lasagna, $1.69
Prego pasta sauces, 24 oz jar, $1.99
“Original Old World Spanish Clementines”, 5 lb box, $3.77
Blueberries, 6 oz box, $2.99
Dole pineapples, $2.99
Bing cherries, $5.99/lb
Red Delicious apples, 99¢/lb
Navel oranges, 99¢/lb
Vine tomatoes, AZ grown, $2.59/lb
Roma tomatoes, 99¢/lb
Radishes OR green onions, 2 bunches/$1
Dole bag salads, 2/$5
Green bell peppers, 2/$1
Green beans, 79¢/lb
Cucumbers, 69¢ ea



Food City:

Beef crossrib roast, boneless, $1.99/lb (steaks $2.99/lb)
Beef tamale meat, $.99/lb
Pork shoulder steak, bone in, $1.99/lb
Pork sirloin roast, bone in, 99¢/lb
Pork chops, sirloin cut, bone in, 99¢/lb
Boneless skinless chicken thighs, 99¢/lb
Stokely or Libby’s canned veggies, 2/$1
Food Club tomato sauce, 8 oz cans, 3/$1
Red Delicious apples, 2 lbs/98¢
Mexican papayas, 2 lbs/98¢
Pineapples, 2lbs/98¢
Sweet potatoes, red or Beauregard yams, 4 lbs/$1
Radishes OR green onions, 4 bunches/$1
Mexican grey squash, 2 lbs/98¢



Fry’s:

Beef New York roast, bone in, $3.77/lb
Beef whole standing rib roast, bone in, $4.77/lb
Beef standing rib roast, large or small end, bone in, $6.99/lb
Beef t-bone steaks, family pack, $5.77/lb
Beef New York strip steaks, bone in, family pack, $4.77/lb
Beef tenderloin roast, whole in bag, $12.99/lb
Beef bottom round/eye of round/chuck/crossrib roast, boneless, $3.69/lb
Cooked beef rib roast, bone in, $8.99/lb
Cook’s spiral sliced OR half ham, bone in, $1.07/lb
Private Selection spiral sliced honey ham OR smoked half ham, bone in, $2.29/lb
Private Selection honey or hickory ham, boneless, $2.49/lb
Cure 81 OR Hillshire Farms spiral sliced ham, bone in, $2.79/lb
Kroger whole or half ham, boneless, $2.79/lb
Boneless skinless chicken brest, $2.79/lb
Fresh Foster Farms or Butterball turkeys, 10-20 lb, $1.89/lb
Fresh Jennie-O turkeys, 10-20 lb, $1.49/lb
Frozen turkey, “assorted varieties”, 18-20 lb, $1.19/lb
Frozen turkey breast, “assorted varieties”, $1.99/lb
Ducklings, frozen, $2.99/lb
Atlantic salmon, farm raised, $7.99/lb
Coke or Pepsi products, 12 packs, 4/$9 (with $25 purchase)
Kroger OR Kraft cheeses, 6-8 oz chunk or shreds, 50% off
Kroger butter, 3/$5
Fry’s eggs, AA large, dozens, 98¢
Birds Eye OR PictSweet frozen veggies, 10-16 oz bag, 77¢
Green Giant frozen veggies with sauce, 7-10 oz box, 4/$5
Green Giant “Steamers” frozen veggies, 11-12 oz bag, 3/$5
Smart Ones frozen entrées, 5/$10
Libby’s canned veggies, 20/$10
Vlasic pickles, 16-24 oz jar, 2/$4
Prego pasta sauces, 24 oz jar, 2/$4
Nabisco snack crackers, $1.88
Apples: Granny Smith/Rome/Cameo, $1/lb
Navel oranges, $1/lb
Clementines, 5 lb box, $2.99
Del Monte pineapples, $1.99 ea
Bananas, 49¢/lb
Red seedless OR Red Globe seeded grapes, $2.29/lb
Pomegranates, 2/$5
Red or golden yams, 79¢/lb
Celery, 89¢
Green or white asparagus, $2.99/lb
Fresh green beans, $1.79/lb
Vine or large tomatoes, $1.99/lb
Dole OR Fresh Selections bag salads, 2/$5
Radishes OR green onions, 2 bunches/$1
Kroger “mini peeled” carrots, 1 lb bag, $1 ea



Rancho Grande:

Beef roast, boneless, $1.89/lb
Beef cheeks or lips, $1.89/lb
Whole pork leg, 79¢/lb
Pork cushion meat, $1.69/lb
Cut up chickens, 79¢/lb
Chicken leg quarters, 49¢/lb (10 lb bag)
Coca-Cola products, 12 pks, 4/$10
Green apples, 3 lbs/99¢
Kiwifruit, 8/99¢
Guavas, $1.89/lb
Jalapeño chiles, 4 lbs/99¢
Cabbage, 6 lbs/99¢
Hass avocados, 3/99¢/lb



Safeway:

Beef chuck or crossrib roast, boneless, buy 1 get 1 free
Beef ribeye roast, bone in, whole in bag, $3.99/lb
Beef tenderloin roast, boneless, whole in bag, $9.99/lb
Safeway smoked ham, whole or shank half, bone in, 99¢/lb (rump end, $1.19/lb)
Safeway spiral sliced ham, bone in, $1.57/lb
Safeway Select fresh turkey, 8-24 lbs, $1.29/lb
Alaskan cod fillets, wild caught, $5.99/lb
Lucerne cheeses, 2 lb chunk or shreds, $4.99
Lucerne cream cheese incl. reduced-fat, 8 oz block or tub, 10/$10
Birds Eye “Steamfresh” or C&W frozen veggies, 11-16 oz bag, 2/$3
Safeway frozen veggies, 24-32 oz bag, $1.99
Clementines, 5 lb box, $5.99
Blackberries/raspberries/blueberries, 5.6-6 oz box, 2/$6
Pineapples, $2.99 ea
Cranberries, 12 oz bag, 2/$5
Asparagus, $2.99/lb
Broccoli crowns OR cauliflower, 68¢/lb
Eating Right bag salads, 2/$4
Beauregard yams, 89¢/lb



Smart & Final:

Beef ribeye roast, boneless, $6.99/lb
Farmer John spiral cut ham, bone in, whole or half, $1.39 with $25 purchase
Gold Wrap whole ham, $1.39 with $25 purchase
Farmer John leg of pork, boneless, $2.59/lb
Foster Farms whole chickens, 79¢/lb
First Street boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.99/lb
First Street canned veggies, regular cans, 2/$1



Sprouts:

Beef standing rib roast, “Presidential cut”, $5.99/lb
Beef New York steak, boneless, $6.99/lb
Organic ground beef (fat content not listed), $4.99/lb
Pork loin roast, boneless, $2.99/lb
Whole or cut-up chickens, $1.39/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.88/lb <== Best price!
Dungeness crab, $4.99/lb (2-3 lb average, says right here)
Lobster tails, 5 oz, $5.99 ea
Sprouts frozen veggies, 1 lb bag, 2/$3
Navel oranges, 19¢/lb <== Best price!
Blueberries, 8 oz box, 2/$3
Apples: Gala, Fuji, Jonagold, Granny Smith, 99¢/lb
Pears: Bartlett or Bosc, 99¢/lb
Cucumbers OR green bell peppers, 49¢/lb
Celery, 88¢
Red or Jewel yams, 88¢/lb
Roma tomatoes, 88¢/lb
Yellow onions, 49¢/lb
Cabbage, 49¢/lb
Winter squashes, 49¢/lb
Spinach, 99¢/bunch
Leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine, 99¢ ea