Bargain guide, week beginning April 6th

According to MSNBC, meat is up in Arizona but milk is down. My findings confirm this.

Today, as I mentioned last week, is the anniversary of both Teflon and TV dinners: Friday is the anniversary of milk in glass bottles, delivered to the door in 1872.

This second week in April is National Egg Salad Week: here is one of many available recipes for low-fat egg salad. April is itself Florida Tomato Month, National Garlic Month, and National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Month, and the 12th is National Grilled Cheese Day.

April 6th: National Caramel Popoorn Day
April 7th: National Coffee Cake Day
April 8th: National Empanada Day
April 9th: Chinese Almond Cookie Day
April 10th: National Cheese Fondue Day
April 11th: National Grilled Cheese Day, National Licorice Day
April 12th: National Peach Cobbler Day
April 13th: National Pecan Day

If you find any bargains or tips I’ve missed please post them in the Comments section!



Albertson’s:

Ground beef chuck, fat content not listed, $1.99/lb (5 lbs or more)
Beef chuck/crossrib/bottom round roasts, boneless, $5.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Beef petite sirloin roast or steaks, $7.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Pork loin chops, “assorted”, bone in, $2.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Pork center cut loin chops, bone in, family pack, $1.99/lb
Cook’s ham steak, bone in, $3.49/lb
ALL Sanderson Farms tray pack chicken, buy 1 get 1 (same item) free
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $8.99/lb
Cod OR pollock fillets, wild caught, $3.99/lb
Tilapia OR swai fillets, farm raised, $3.99/lb
Albertson’s milk, gallons, $1.67/lb  Best price
Albertson’s eggs, AA large, dozens, $1
Albertson’s cheeses, 2 lb chunk, $5.99/lb
Deli: Dietz & Watson turkey breast OR ham, $5.99/lb
Kretschmar Virginia ham, $5.99/lb
Charlie’s Pride Italian roast beef, $5.99/lb
Provolone or Muenster cheese, $5.99/lb
Hunt’s pasta sauce, 26 oz cans, $1
Barilla pasta, 12-16 oz boxes, $1
Bumble Bee chunk light tuna, 69¢
Albertson’s canned veggies, 14-15 oz cans, 69¢
Del Monte tomatoes, 14 oz cans, $1
Hunt’s tomato sauce, 15 oz cans, $1
Albertson’s cold cereals, 11-20 oz boxes, $1
Kellogg’s cold cereals, 10-18 oz boxes, 2/$5
Nature Valley granola bars, 6 ct, 2/$5
Nabisco snack crackers, 12-16 oz boxes, $3.49
Green Giant “Boil-in-Bag” veggies, 8-10 oz, $1
PictSweet frozen veggies, 26-32 oz bags, 2/$5
Whole cantaloupes, $1
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 2/$5
Black or green seedless grapes, $1.99/lb
Navel oranges, $1/lb
Texas grapefruit, $1/lb
Apples: Braeburn, Red/Golden Delicious, $1/lb
Organic bananas, 79¢/lb
Leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine, $1 ea
Jalapeño peppers, $1/lb
Earthbound Farms box salads, 5 oz, $2.99 (1 lb, $4.99)



Bashas’:

Beef t-bone or New York strip steak, value pack, $4.49/lb
Beef crossrib roast, $4.99/lb
Beef tenderloin, whole in bag, $6.99/lb
Pork roast, center cut, boneless, $3.49/lb
Pork tenderloin, $4.99/lb
Sanderson Farms bone-in chicken breast OR leg quarters, 88¢/lb
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $6.99/lb
Halibut fillets, $15.99/lb “weather permitting”
Tilapia fillets, farm raised, $3.99/lb
Basa fillets, $2.99/lb
Corvina sea bass fillets, $6.99/lb
Kraft cheeses, 16 oz chunk or shreds, $4.99
Food Club cheeses, 8 oz “Deli Slices”, 2/$5
Bashas’ eggs, AA large, dozens, 99¢
Healthy Choice frozen entrées, $1.99/lb
Gorton’s “Grilled Fillets”, $2.99
American Beauty pasta, 1 lb boxes, 10/$10
Libby’s canned veggies, 5/$3
Manischewitz matzo, 1 lb box, 2/$7
Manischewitz matzo meal, 16 oz canister, $3.99
Red seedless grapes, 79¢/lb
Bananas, 39¢/lb
Navel oranges, 99¢/lb
Gala or Red Delicious apples, 99¢/lb
Leaf lettuce, green or red, 88¢ ea
Green bell peppers, 88¢ ea
Red or yellow bell peppers, 99¢ ea
Summer squashes (yellow or Italian), 99¢/lb
Winter squashes (acorn or butternut), 89¢/lb
Broccoli, 99¢/lb



Food City:

Beef crossrib steaks, boneless, value pack, $2.49/lb (roast $2.99/lb)
Beef short ribs, boneless, value pack, $2.49/lb
Sirloin cut pork chops, bone in, $1.99/lb
Chicken thighs or drumsticks, value pack, 68¢/lb
Flounder fillets OR cod strips, $2.99/lb
Navel oranges, 6 lbs/96¢
Fuji apples, 3 lbs/99¢
Tangelos, 2 lbs/98¢
Iceberg, 4/99¢
Jicama, 3 lbs/99¢
Italian squash, 2 lbs/98¢



Fry’s:

Beef t-bone steaks, family pack, $4.97/lb (regular pack, $5.99/lb)
Beef ribeye steaks, bone in, $6.99/lb
85/15 ground beef, $3.33/lb
Half pork loin, boneless, whole in bag, $1.99/lb
85/15 ground turkey, $2.33/lb (3 lb chub)
Tilapia fillets, family pck, $3.99/lb
Fry’s milk, gallons, $1.77
Kraft cheeses, 7-8 oz chunk, $1.99
Sargento cheeses, 5-8 oz shreds, $1.99
Hunt’s pasta sauces, 26 oz cans, 10/$10
Ro*tel tomatoes, 99¢
Del Monte canned veggies, 79¢
Healthy Choice frozen entrées, 5/$11
Healthy Choice “Steamers” or “Selects”, $1.88
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 2/$5
Blackberries, 6 oz box, 2/$5
Navel oranges, 3 lbs/99¢
Seedless grapes, green/red/black, $1.99/lb
Lemons, 4/$1 or post in Comments and I will bring some next week
Minneola tangelos, 99¢/lb
Mandarins, 3 lb bag, $4.99
Texas grapefruit, 2/$1
Mangos, 99¢ ea
Whole cantaloupes, $2.99 ea
Dole bag salads, 99¢
Vine tomatoes, AZ grown, $2.49
Organic “mini peeled” carrots, yellow or orange, 1 lb bag, 2/$3
English cucumbers, AZ grown, 99¢ ea



Rancho Grande:

Assorted pork chops, $1.39/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast or thighs, $1.59/lb
Tilapia fillets, $2.99/lb
Bananas, 2 lbs/99¢
Pineapple, 2 lbs/99¢
Manila mangos, 3/99¢
Fuji apples, 2 lbs/99¢



Safeway:

Beef bottom round roast, boneless, 50% off
Beef loin New York strip steak, bone in, $5.47/lb
Beef ribeye steak, bone in, value pack, $7.99/lb
90/10 ground beef, value pack, $3.99/lb
Assorted pork loin chops, bone in, value pack, $2.99/lb
Safeway boneless chicken breast, $1.99/lb (4 lb IQF bag)
Eating Right boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.99/lb
Sanderson Farms boneless skinless chicken breast, $2.99/lb
True cod fillets, $8.99/lb “weather permitting”
Sockeye salmon OR ahi tuna fillets, wild caught, $7.99/lb
Land O Lakes butter, $3.49
Prego pasta sauces, 23-24 oz jars, 3/$5
Safeway chunk light tuna, 2/$1
Smart Ones frozen entrées, 5/$10
Safeway frozen veggies, 2/$4
Gala apples, 88¢/lb
Clementines, 3 lb bag, buy 1 get 1 free
Vine tomatoes, AZ grown, 97¢/lb
Broccoli crowns, 88¢/lb
Asparagus, $2.99/lb



Smart & Final:

Beef tri tip roast, boneless, $3.99/lb
Pork tenderloin, boneless, $3.49/lb
First Street boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.79/lb
Jennie-O ground turkey, links or patties, 14-20 oz pkgs, 2/$5
Lean Cuisine frozen entrées, $1.99 – buy 6, get 1 Skinny Cow ice-cream
Brown onions, 5 lbs/$1



Sprouts:

Beef London broil, $4.99/lb
Pork loin chops, center cut, boneless, $1.99/lb
Pork loin roast, center cut, $2.99/lb
Chicken thighs or drumsticks, bone in, $1.49/lb
Tilapia fillets, $6.99/lb
Alaskan sockeye salmon fillets, wild caught, $6.99/lb
Fuji or Jazz apples, 99¢/lb
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 2/$3  Best price
“Rio Red” grapefruit, 3/$1
Organic Red/Golden Delicious apples, 99¢/lb
Organic Bartlett pears, $1.29/lb
Mangos, red or yellow, 69¢ ea
Vine tomatoes, 97¢/lb  Best price
Asparagus, $1.99/lb
Cucumbers OR green bell peppers, 69¢ ea
Summer squashes, 69¢/lb
Leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine, 99¢ ea
Spinach, 99¢/bunch