Bargain guide, week beginning May 11th

Sorry for the delay: Blogger has been up and down.

May. National Beef Month, National Barbecue Month, and fortunately also National Salad Month. The 11th was National Eat What You Want Day, and we in WW know the counterpoint to that: eat what you want, and stop when you’re satisfied.

At chow.com there’s a set of recipes for veggie chips! They give carrot chips (very long and narrow), taro chips, sweet potato chips (quite pretty – the edges ruffle), and kale chips which is a new one on me.

May 11th: National Eat What You Want Day, National Mocha Torte Day
May 12th: National Nutty Fudge Day
May 13th: National Apple Pie Day, National Fruit Cocktail Day
May 14th: National Buttermilk Biscuit Day
May 15th: National Chocolate Chip Day
May 16th: National Coquilles St. Jacques Day
May 17th: National Cherry Cobbler Day
May 18th: National Cheese Soufflé Day



Albertson’s:

Beef top sirloin OR tri-tip steak, boneless, $6.99/lb
Beef round steak, boneless, $4.99/lb
Pork loin chops, “assorted”, $2.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $2.49/lb
Sanderson Farms tray-pack chicken: buy 1 get 1 free (same item only)
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $6.99/lb
Cod OR rockfish OR Dover sole fillets, wild caught, $5.99/lb
Shedd’s Spread, 45 oz tub, $2.99
Dannon Activia OR Light & Fit, 4 pks, 3/$5
Deli: Dietz & Watson Black Forest ham, $6.99/lb
Dietz & Watson honey turkey breast, $6.99/lb
Jennie-O oven roasted turkey breast, $4.99/lb
Mild Cheddar or Muenster cheese, $5.99/lb
Oroweat wide-pan breads, 24 oz loaf, $1.77
Nature’s Own whole-wheat bread, $2.19
Del Monte canned fruit, 14-15 oz cans, 2/$3
Chicken of the Sea chunk light tuna, 79¢
Chicken of the Sea sardines, incl. water-pack, 2/$1
(Loaded with omega-3 fatty acids, calcium, and Vitamin D)
Barilla pasta, 12-16 oz box, 10/$10
Bing cherries, first of the year, $3.99/lb
Navel oranges, 99¢/lb
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 2/$5
Sweet corn, 5/$1
Broccoli OR cauliflower, 99¢/lb
Green bell peppers, 79¢ ea
Tomatoes, $1.99/lb
Eggplant, 2/$1



Bashas’:

Beef round steak, boneless, value pack, $2.99/lb (regular pack, $3.99/lb)
Beef bottom round roast, boneless, $3.99/lb
Beef ground round, fat content not listed, value pack, $1.97/lb
Center cut pork chops, boneless, value pack, $1.99/lb
Pork shoulder steak, bone in, value pack, $2.49/lb
Sanderson Farms whole frying chickens, 67¢/lb
Cod loins, wild caught, $3.99/lb
Swordfish steaks, farm raised (how??), $7.99/lb
Food Club cheeses, 6-8 oz chunk/shreds/cubes, 3/$5
Dannon Greek yogurt, 10/$10
Deli: Boar’s Head honey maple ham, $8.99/lb
Tillamook medium or sharp Cheddar cheese, $6.99/lb
Gold Label Swiss cheese, $7.99/lb
Nature’s Own bread, $1.99/lb
Hunt’s tomatoes, 14 oz cans, 10/$10
Hunt’s pasta sauces, 26 oz cans, 10/$10
Ro*Tel tomatoes, 4/$5
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 97¢
Apples: Gala, Fuji, Red Delicious, 99¢/lb
Cantaloupes OR honeydew melons, 69¢/lb
Mangoes, 89¢ ea
Sweet corn, 2/$1
Roma tomatoes, 77¢/lb
Eggplant, 99¢ ea
Italian squash, 69¢/lb
Vine tomatoes, AZ grown, $1.89¢/lb
Cucumbers OR green bell peppers, 3/$1
Dole bag salads, 2/$3



Food City:

Beef chuck steak, boneless, value pack, $2.49/lb
Beef back ribs, $1.69/lb
Beef short ribs, boneless, $2.99/lb
Chicken thighs/drumsticks, value pack, 68¢/lb
Flounder fillets OR cod strips, $2.99/lb
Braeburn apples, 3 lbs/99¢
Navel oranges, 2 lbs/98¢
Roma tomatoes, 2 lbs/98¢
Jalapeño peppers, 4 lbs/96¢
Italian squash, 2 lbs/98¢
Iceberg, 2/98¢



Fry’s:

Beef chuck steak or roast, boneless, buy 1 get 1 free
Half pork loin, boneless, $2.19/lb
Foster Farms chicken, buy 1 get 1 free (same item only)
Jennie-O Turkey Store ground turkey OR links, 16-20 oz pkg, buy 1 get 1 free
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $8.99/lb
Fry’s milk, gallons, $1.79
Kroger cheeses, 6-8 oz chunk or shreds, 3/$5
Kroger canned veggies, 2/$1
Whole pineapples, 99¢ each
Blackberries, 12 oz box, $2.99
Anjou pears, 99¢/lb
Seedless watermelons, whole, $4.99 ea
Navel oranges, 99¢/lb
Gold Nugget mandarins, $1.29/lb
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 2/$5 (organic, $2.99)
Jazz apples, $1.29/lb
Roma tomatoes, 99¢/lb
Vidalia onions, $1.29
Artichokes, 2/$3



Rancho Grande:

Beef shoulder clod steak, boneless, $2.69/lb
Center cut pork chops, $1.89/lb
Boneless skinless chicken thighs, $1.59/lb
Tilapia fillets, $1.99/lb
Bananas, 3 lbs/99¢



Safeway:

93/7 ground beef, value pack, $3.99/lb
Beef top sirloin steaks, value pack, $5.99/lb
Beef 7-bone chuck pot roast, bone in, $1.99/lb
Beef back ribs, bone in, $1.29/lb
Pork country style ribs, $1.99/lb
Eating Right boneless skinless chicken breast, $2.49/lb
All seafood, fresh or frozen, 20% off
Fage OR Oikos Greek yogurt, 4/$5
Open Nature bread, 24 oz loaves, 2/$5
Nature’s Cupboard bread, 24 oz loaves, 2/$3
Safeway Select olive oil, 17 oz bottles, $5.49
Starkist solid white tuna, 10/$10
Quaker Chewy Granola bars, 2/$5
Safeway canned vegetables, 69¢
Seedless watermelons, $2.48 ea
Cantaloupes, 2/$5
Red seedless grapes, $1.99/lb
Strawberries, 1 lb box, buy 1 get 1 free
Blackberries/raspberries/blueberries, 5.6-6 oz box, 2/$6
Roma tomatoes, 99¢/lb
Cucumbers, 3/$1
Organic heirloom tomatoes, $3.99
Broccoli crowns, 99¢/lb



Smart & Final:

Beef New York steak, boneless, $6.99/lb
Pork loin roast, boneless, $1.99/lb
First Street chicken thighs/drums, value pack, 89¢/lb
First Street eggs, AA large, dozen, 99¢
Seedless watermelons, $1.99 ea
Apples: Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Red Delicious, 8 ct, $3.49
Ready Pac bag salad, 3 lb bag, $1.99



Sprouts:

Beef roasts, tri-tip/rump/crossrib/sirloin tip/chuck/top round, 30% off
Beef short ribs OR stew beef, boneless, $3.99/lb
“Extra lean” ground beef, value pack, $3.79/lb
Pork steaks OR country style ribs, $1.99/lb
Pork sirloin chops or roast, boneless, $1.97/lb
Chicken thighs/drumsticks, bone in, value pack, $1.49/lb
Boneless skinless chicken thighs, value pack, $1.97/lb
Alaskan cod fillets, wild caught, $7.99/lb
Alaskan sockeye salmon, wild caught, $6.97/lb
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 2/$3
Seedless watermelon, 5 lbs/$1
Fuji or Braeburn apples, 99¢/lb
Organic Gala apples, 99¢/lb
Red mangos, 77¢ ea
Navel oranges, 77¢/lb
Cantaloupes OR honeydew melons, 2/$4
Summer squashes (Italian/yellow/Mexican), 88¢/lb
Eggplant, 88¢ ea
Cucumbers, 3/$1