Bargain guide, week beginning December 29th

Tomorrow is National Bicarbonate of Soda Day – a couple of days in advance of the necessity, I suspect. The day after, December 31st, is unsurprisingly National Champagne Day; the day after is Bloody Mary Day: one cup of tomato juice has a PointsPlus count of 1, but sadly a single shot of vodka (1.5 oz) has a count of 4. New Year’s Day is also Apple Gifting Day, and remember fruit is free!

January is National Soup Month. As I type this it is 44°F out and raining like a pig, so a plate of soup sounds really nice right about now.

December 29th: National Pepper Pot Day
December 30th: National Bicarbonate of Soda Day
December 31st: National Champagne Day
January 1st: National Bloody Mary Day, Apple Gifting Day
January 2nd: National Cream Puff Day
January 3rd: National Chocolate Covered Cherries Day (possibly because there are so very many boxes of them left at drugstores)
January 4th: National Spaghetti Day
January 5th: National Whipped Cream Day

Stay warm and safe, and Happy New Year.



Albertson’s:

Beef bottom round or crossrib roast, boneless, $4.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Beef petite sirloin steaks, boneless, $7.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
85/15 ground beef, $2.49/lb (5 lbs or more)
Beef briskets, boneless, whole in bag, $1.88/lb
Beef ribeye steaks, boneless, family pack, $6.99/lb
Pork loin roast, boneless, whole in bag, $1.77/lb
Pork shoulder roast, bone in, whole in bag, $1.99/lb
Pork loin chops, boneless, family pack, $4.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.77/lb  Best price (same at Fry’s)
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $5.99/lb
Deli: Jennie-O oven roasted turkey breast, $4.99/lb
Kretschmar Virginia ham, $4.99/lb
Joseph Farms cheeses, varieties, $4.99/lb
Shamrock Farms cottage cheese incl. Light, 16 oz tub, $1.99
Yoplait yogurts incl. Light, 38¢ (must buy 10)
Lean Cuisine frozen entrées, 3/$5 (limit 6)
Lean Pockets, 2/$4
Green Giant “Valley Fresh Steamers”, 12 oz pkg, 2/$3
Nutri-Grain bars, 2/$5
Kellogg’s Special K, 11-19 oz boxes, 2/$5
General Mills breakfast cereals, 9-16 oz boxes, 2/$5
Post breakfast cereals, 10-20 oz boxes, 2/$4
Bumble Bee chunk light tuna, 69¢
Bertolli pasta sauces, 15-24 oz jars, 2/$4
Blackberries or blueberries, 6 oz box, 99¢  Best price!
Navel oranges, 99¢/lb
Pink Lady apples, $1.99/lbOrganic Gala apples, $1.49/lb
Grape tomatoes, 10 oz box, 2/$3
Roma tomatoes, 99¢/lb
Fresh Express bag salads, 2/$5
Earthbound Farms box salads, 1 lb, 44.99
Collard OR mustard OR turnip greens, 99¢/bunch
Broccoli crowns, 99¢/lb
Radishes OR green onions, 59¢/bunch



Bashas’:

Beef t-bone steaks, value pack, $3.77/lb
Beef bottom round/sirloin tip/crossrib steaks, value pack, $3.49/lb
Beef top sirloin steaks, value pack, $4.99/lb
Ground chuck (no fat content listed), value pack, $1.77/lb
Pork loin, boneless, whole in bag, $1.77/lb, cut & wrapped free
Center cut pork chops, boneless, value pack, $2.99/lb
Cook’s shank portion ham, bone in, $1.49/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, buy 1 get 1 free
Bashas’ milk, half gallons only, 79¢
Bashas’ sour cream incl. Light, 16 oz tub, 99¢
Sargento cheeses, 6-8 oz shreds or slices, $1.99
Kellogg’s Special K cereals or fruit bars, $1.99
Barilla pasta, 12-16 oz box, 10/$10
Hunt’s pasta sauces, 26 oz cans, 10/$10
Food Club olive oil, 17 oz bottle, $2.99
Bumble Bee solid white tuna, 10/$10
Whole pineapples, 88¢ ea
Blueberries, 6 oz box, $2.99
Minneola tangelos, AZ grown, 99¢
Navel oranges, AZ grown, 99¢
Small Hass avocados, 5/$1
Roma tomatoes, 2 lbs/$1
Dole bag salad, “Classic Iceberg”, 77¢
Iceberg, AZ grown, 99¢
Italian squash, 99¢/lb
Peeled baby carrots, AZ grown, 1 lb bag, 99¢



Food City:

Beef top sirloin roast, boneless, $1.99/lb (steaks, $2.49/lb)
Pork shoulder roast, bone in, value pack, 99¢/lb
Cod strips, $2.99/lb
Pineapples, 3 lbs/99¢
Braeburn apples, 3 lbs/99¢
Jalapeño peppers, 4 lbs/$1
White onions, 5 lbs/$1



Fry’s:

Beef t-bone steaks, family pack, $4.97/lb
Beef New York strip steaks, boneless, $9.99/lb
Beef t-bone steaks, $5.97/lb
96/4 ground beef, $4.59/lb
Corned beef brisket point cut, 2.29/lb (flat cut, $2.99/lb)
Pork loin chops, boneless, $5.99/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.77/lb  Best price (same at Albertson’s)
85/15 ground turkey, $1.99/lb (3 lb pkg)
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $7.99/lb
Kroger cheeses, 6-8 oz chunk/shreds/deli thins, $1.88
Barilla pasta, 12-16 oz boxes, 10/$10
Hunt’s pasta sauces, 26 oz cans, 10/$10
Kellogg’s cereals, 11-19 oz boxes, $3.29
Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain or Fiber Plus bars, $3.49
Lean Cuisine frozen entrées, 7/$10
Lean Pockets, 7/$10
Morningstar Farms frozen entrées, $2.99
Nabisco snack crackers, 5.5-10 oz boxes, $1.88
Navel oranges, standard or Cara Cara, $1/lb
Clementines, 3 lb bag, $3.99
Apples: Gala, Red/Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, $1.29/lb
Mangos, $1 ea
Blackberries, 6 oz box, 2/$4
Hass avocados, 2/$1
Dole bag salads “Just Lettuce”, “Classic Romaine”, “Greener Selection”, $1 ea
“Mini peeled” carrots, 1 lb bag, $1



Rancho Grande:

Beef flap meat, family pack, $2.99/lb
Beef tripe, 99¢/lb
Mandarins, 3 lbs/99¢
Oranges, 4 lbs/99¢
Green or red grapes, $1.39/lb
Small Hass avocados, 4/99¢
Mexican squash, 2 lbs/99¢



Safeway:

Beef bottom round or round tip roast, boneless, $1.99/lb
Beef ribeye roast, bone in, $6.99/lb
Beef tenderloin, boneless, whole in bag, $9.99/lb
Beef chuck rost, $3.99/lb
Beef top sirloin or New York steaks, boneless, value pack, $4.99/lb
Pork loin roast, boneless, value pack, $3.99/lb
Pork tenderloin, boneless, whole in bag, $4.79/lb
93/7 ground beef, value pack, $1.99/lb
Lucerne sour cream incl Light, 16 oz tub, 2/$3
Kraft cheeses, 1 lb shreds, $4.99/lb
Prego pasta sauces, 24 oz jar, 2/$3
Lean Cuisine frozen entrées, $1.79/lb
Navel oranges, 99¢/lb
Kiwifruit, 3/$1
Mngos, 99¢ ea
Gala apples, $1.49/lb
Eating Right “baby-cut” carrots, 2 lb bag, 2/$5
Eating Right veggie tray, 3 lb 6 oz, $9.99



Smart & Final:

Beef tri tip, whole in bag, untrimmed, $2.49/lb
Special K cereals, 12-14 oz boxes, $1.99
Lean Cuisine frozen entrées, $1.39 (must buy 10)
Red Delicious apples, 3 lb bag, $1.99
Large Hass avocados, 4 ct, $1.99
Eat Smart veggie tray, 2.5 lb, $7.99



Sprouts:

Beef rump roast, boneless, $3.99/lb
Beef skirt/flank/tri tip, $5.99/lb
Boneless skinless chicken thighs, $1.57/lb
Vita Tops, 8 pack, $3.99
Cascadian Farms frozen veggies, 1 lb bag, 2/$4
Blueberries, 6 oz box, 2/$3
Apples: Gala, Fuji, Braeburn, 88¢/lb
Organic Gala apples, 99¢/lb
Organic kiwifruit, 1 lb bag, $1.99
Minneola tangelos, 88¢/lb
Organic yellow onions, 3 lb bag, $1.99
Cabbage, 49¢/lb
Green bell peppers, 49¢ ea
Eggplant OR cucumbers, 69¢ ea
Leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine, 88¢ ea
Cilantro/radishes/green onions, 49¢/bunch
Salad size tomatoes, 88¢/lb