Happy St. Patrick’s Day. It’s also National Corned Beef and Cabbage Day, so enjoy – even if it’s more Irish-American than Irish. It’s also National Green Beer Day, upon which I will forbear to comment.

This third week of March is American Chocolate Week, and the 19th is National Chocolate Caramel Day. The 18th is National Oatmeal Cookie Day, a bit healthier or at least containing more fiber, and the 20th is California Strawberries Day. (Fruit is free! Freeeeeeeee!)

The 20th, this Sunday, is also the Great American Meat-Out. Honor it in the breach or the observance, as you choose. And in a non-food category, that date is also the birthday of Fred Rogers. (Won’t you be my neighbor?)

March 16th: National Artichoke Hearts Day
March 17th: National Corned Beef and Cabbage Day, National Green Beer Day
March 18th: Oatmeal Cookie Day
March 19th: National Poultry Day, National Chocolate Caramel Day
March 20th: Bock Beer Day, National Ravioli Day
March 21st: California Strawberry Day, National Ravioli Day
March 22nd: Coq au Vin Day, National Water Day, National Bavarian Crepes Day
March 23rd: National Chips and Dip Day, National Melba Toast Day



Albertson’s:

All the frozen food you can fit in a bag, 10% off
Beef tenderloin roast, whole in bag, $9.99/lb
Beef chuck roast/shoulder roast/London broil, boneless, $5.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
85/15 ground beef, $2.99/lb (5 lbs or more)
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.77/lb
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $6.99/lb
Alaskan pollock fillets, wild caught, $2.99/lb
Basa swai fillets, farm raised, $2.99/lb
Albertson’s milk, gallons, $1.59 <-- Best price!
Albertson’s cottage cheese incl. low-fat, 16 oz tub, 2/$3
Deli: Rotisserie turkey breast, $4.99/lb
Kretschmar baked or honey ham, $5.99/lb
Deli Fresh cheeses, multiple varieties, $5.99/lb
Gluten Free Café soups, 15 oz cans, 2/$5
Hunt’s pasta sauces, 26 oz cans, $1
Albertson’s canned tomatoes, 28 oz cans, $1
Green Giant specialty vegetables, 11-15 oz cans, $1
S&W canned beans, 15 oz cans, $1
Lean Cuisine frozen entrées, 5/$10
Healthy Choice frozen entrées, 4/$10
Dole frozen fruit, 12-16 oz bags, 2/$6
PictSweet frozen veggies, “Steamables” OR deluxe seasoned, 10-14 oz, 3/$5
Strawberries, 4 lb flat, $4.77
Apples: Braeburn or Red/Golden Delicious, $1/lb
D’Anjou pears, $1/lb
Navel oranges, $1/lb
Minneola tangelos, $1/lb
Texas grapefruit, $1/lb
Cut up strawberries, 20 oz bowl, $3.99
Cut up pineapple, 20 oz bowl, $3.99
Broccoli crowns, $1/lb
Cauliflower, $1/lb
Fresh spinach, $1/bunch
Sweet onions, $1/lb
Fresh Express “Salad Blends”, 2/$5
Earthbound Farms organic salads, 5 oz box $2.99, 16 oz box $4.99



Bashas’:

Beef top sirloin steak, boneless, value pack, $2.99/lb (regular pack $3.88/lb)
Beef round steak, boneless, $3.99/lb
Beef sirloin tip roast, value pack, $3.99/lb
Pork shoulder steak, bone in, value pack, $2.99/lb
Sirloin cut pork chops, boneless, value pack, $3.49/lb
Chicken breast, bone in, 88¢/lb
Haddock fillets, $4.99/bl
True cod fillets, “weather permitting”, $5.99/lb
Food Club cheeses, 2 lb chunk or shreds, $6.99
Bashas’ cottage cheese incl. low-fat, 16 oz tub, 99¢
Deli: Boar’s Head corned beef, $8.99/lb
Boar’s Head Swiss cheese, $7.49/lb
Stella Provolone cheese, $4.99/lb
Bumble Bee chunk light tuna, 49¢
American Beauty pasta, 1 lb pkg, 89¢
Green or red seedless grapes, 74¢/lb
Mangos, 69¢ ea
Fuji apples, 97¢/lb
Whole cantaloupes, 69¢/lb
Strawberries, 1 lb box, $2.99
Whole pineapples, $2.99
Mini seedless watermelons, $2.99 ea
Navel oranges, 89¢/lb
Red or yellow bell peppers, 79¢ ea
Fresh green beans, 99¢/lb
Cabbage, AZ grown, 59¢/lb
Green onions, 59¢/bunch
Winter squashes, 79¢/lb
Yellow onions, 69¢/lb



Food City:

Beef crossrib steak or roast, boneless, value pack, $2.69/lb
Sirloin cut pork chops, bone in, value pack, $1.99
Whole frying chickens, 59¢/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $2.49/lb
Tilapia fillets, $2.99/lb
Food Club chunk light tuna, 2/$1
Flav-R-Pack frozen veggies, 1 lb bag, 79¢
Cantaloupe, 5 lbs/$1
Braeburn apples, 3 lbs/99¢
Pink grapefruit, 4/99¢
Brown onions, 3 lbs/99¢
Pasilla chiles, 3 lbs/99¢
Red bell peppers, 3/99¢



Fry’s:

The only time I regret that I ever started typing this flyer up is when I check the Fry’s sales and see that they’ve got a huge variety of wildly disparate items, all marked “save $5 when you buy 10 of ANY of these”:
Sargento “Deli Style” cheese slices, regular $2.99
Crystal Light drink mix, regular $2.49
Birds Eye “SteamFresh” frozen veg, regular $1.99
C&W frozen veg, regular $1.99
Del Monte OR S&W canned tomatoes, regular $1.19
Bumble Bee chunk white tuna, regular $1.49
Classico pasta sauce, regular $2.49
Gorton’s “Grilled Fillets”, regular $3.49
Smart Balance Spread, regular $1.99

Beef New York strip steaks, bone in, $6.99/lb
Beef crossrib steak, boneless, family pack, $3.49/lb
Beef top round roast or London broil, boneless, family pack, $3.79/lb
Extra lean ground turkey, 85/15, $2.33/lb (3 lb chub)
Alaskan sockeye salmon, wild caught, $8.99/lb
Kellogg’s Special K/Fiber Plus/Nutri-Grain bars, 2/$4
Seedless grapes, green/red/black, OR Red Globe seeded, 1.99/lb
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 2/$5
Blueberries OR blackberries, small box, 2/$5
Mangos, 99¢
Navel oranges, 99¢/lb
Minneola tangelos, 99¢/lb
Mandarins, 3 lb bag, $4.99
Cara Cara navel oranges, $1.49/lb
Pears, red or D’Anjou, $1.29/lb
Artichokes, 2/$5
Broccoli OR cauliflower, $1.29/lb
Sweet onions, 99¢/lb



Rancho Grande:

Beef top sirloin steaks, $2.99
Chicken breast, bone in, 99¢/lb
Boneless skinless chicken thighs, $1.49
Tilapia fillets, $1.99/lb
Clamato, 32 oz bottles, 2/$3
Pagasa pasta, 7 oz pkg, 5/$1
Ragu pasta sauces, 26 oz jars, $1.29
Watermelon, 7 lbs/99¢
Papaya, 2 lbs/99¢
Tangerines, 4 lbs/99¢
Jicama, 3 lbs/99¢
Nopales, 4 lbs/99¢
White onions, 7 lbs/99¢



Safeway:

Beef bottom round roast, boneless, buy 1 get 1 free
Beef ribeye steak, bone in, value pak, $7.99/lb
Beef top sirloin steaks, “restaurant cut”, value pack, $5.99/lb
Pork sirloin chops, boneless, value pack, $1.49/lb
Pork loin roast, boneless, whole in bag, $1.99/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, 4 lb bag IQF, $7.96 ($1.99/lb)
Open Nature whole chickens, $1.79/lb
Safeway chicken thighs/drums, bone in, $1.19/lb
Zacky Farms turkey breast tenderloins, 20 oz pkg, $5.99/lb
Alaskan cod fillets, wild caught, $7.99/lb
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, color added, $8.99/lb
Rockfish OR Dover sole fillets, wild caught, “weather permitting”, $8.99/lb
Dairy Glen milk, gallons, $1.69
Lucerne cheeses, 2 lb chunk or shreds, 45.99
Navel oranges, 8 lb bag, $2.98
Mangos, 99¢/lb
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 2/$5
Blueberries, 6 oz box, 2/$5
O Organics box salads, 2/$6
Broccoli, 99¢/lb
Vine tomatoes, 99¢/lb <-- Best price



Smart & Final:

Beef flap meat, $4.99/lb
Farmer John pork tenderloin, boneless, $3.49/lb
Foster Farms chicken breast, bone in, 99¢/lb
First Street cheeses, 2 lb chunk, $4.99
Cantaloupe, 3 lbs/99¢
Seedless green grapes, 2 lb box, $2.49
Red Delicious apples, 3 lb bag, $1.99
Eat Smart broccoli florets OR veggie medley, 2 lb bag, $2.99



Sprouts:

All ground beef, pork, chicken, or turkey, 30% off
Beef sirloin tip roast, boneless, $3.99/lb
Beef flank, skirt, or tri-tip, boneless, $5.99/lb
Pork sirloin chops or roasts, boneless, $1.97/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, value pack, $2.99/lb
Chicken thighs or drumsticks, bone in, value pack, $1.49/lb
Alaskan sockeye salmon fillets, wild caught, $9.99/lb
Tilapia fillets, $4.97/lb
Swordfish or tuna steaks, wild caught, frozen single packs, $8.99/lb
Dry pack sea scallops, 10 ct, wild caught, $9.99/lb
Seapoint Farms frozen veggie blends, 12-16 oz bags, $1.99
Muir Glen canned tomatoes, 28 oz cans, $1.69
Muir Glen pasta sauces, 25 oz jars, 2/$5
Santa Cruz organic applesauce, 23 oz jars, $2.99
Seedless green grapes, 99¢/lb
Apples: Braeburn, Cameo, Pinova, 77¢/lb
Navel oranges OR “Rio Red” grapefruit, 49¢/lb
Organic apples: Fuji, Gala, Braeburn, 99¢/lb
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 2/$5
Blueberries, 6 oz box, 2/$5
Whole pineapples, 2/$5
Clementine tangerines, 3 lb bag, $1.99
Asparagus, $1.88/lb
Bell peppers, red/gold/orange, 99¢ ea
Roma tomatoes, 99¢/lb
Organic leaf lettuces, green/red/Romaine, 2/$3
Spinach, 99¢/bunch