Bargain guide, week beginning August 10th

At Fooducate, an article on the top 10 healthy “convenience” foods. (Top of the list: fresh fruit. Next up are bagged salad greens, fish fillets {they take only a moment under the broiler}, whole grains {the author assumes you have a rice cooker}, and yogurt.)

Today is National S’mores Day. I cannot imagine that a single S’more is all that high in Points. Tomorrow is National Raspberry Tart Day. Next Monday, the 15th, is Cupcake Day For The RSPCA – since we’re not on the R side of the Atlantic, donate the price of a cupcake to the ASPCA. The day after, the 16th, is National Rum Day.

August 10th: National S'mores Day, National Banana Split Day
August 11th: National Raspberry Tart Day or National Raspberry Bombe Day -- my sources cannot agree
August 12th: National Toasted Almond Bar Day, National Julienne Fries Day
August 13th: National Filet Mignon Day
August 14th: National Creamsicle Day
August 15th: National Lemon Meringue Pie Day, National Bratwurst Day
August 16th: National Rum Day
August 17th: National Vanilla Custard Day

We are in the middle of the second week of August, which is National Apple Week. This is not to be confused with National Apple Month, which rather bafflingly comes in September, October and November. I suppose this says a great deal for the popularity of apples. Or perhaps for the powers of the apple-growers’ lobby.

I should probably mention more often that neither this blog nor the corresponding handout are in any remotest way, shape, form, or fashion official publications of Weight Watchers of America. Not even slightly. Noop.



Albertson’s:

Ground beef chuck (fat content not listed), $1.88/lb (5 lbs or more)
Beef ribeye steaks, boneless, family pack, $7.99/lb
Beef petite sirloin steaks, $4.99/lb
Butterfly pork chops, boneless, $2.99/lb
Pork loin chops, “assorted”, $2.69/lb
All Sanderson Farms tray pack chicken, buy 1 get 1 free (same item)
Honeysuckle White lean ground turkey patties, 1 lb pkg, $2.99
Deli: USA Gold ham/roast beef/corned beef/pastrami, $5.99/lb
Rotisserie turkey breast, $5.99/lb
Jennie-O “honey smoked” or “oven brown” turkey breast, $5.99/lb
Deli Fresh cheeses, $5.99/lb
Albertson’s eggs, AA large, dozens, 99¢
Albertson’s cheeses, 8 oz chunks, 3/$5
Nature’s Own “Honey Wheat” bread, $1.99
Kellogg’s Mini-Wheats breakfast cereal, 16-18 oz boxes, $2.99
Progresso Light canned soups, $1.49
Classico pasta sauces, 15-24 oz jars, 2/$5
Healthy Choice frozen meals, 5/$10
Red seedless grapes, 76¢/lb
Bartlett pears, 99¢/lb
Peaches/plums/nectarines/pluots, $1.99/lb
Red cherries, $3.99/lb
Cut up watermelon, 2 lb bowl, $3.99
Cut up pineapple, 20 oz bowl, $3.99
Cut up mixed fruit, 24 oz bowl, $3.99
Vine tomatoes, $1.99/lb
Earthbound Farms box salads, 1 lb, $4.99



Bashas’:

Beef ribeye OR New York steaks, bone in, value pack, $4.77/lb
Beef top sirloin steaks, boneless, value pack, $5.99/lb
Beef crossrib roast, boneless, $3.99/lb (steaks $1 higher)
Center cut pork chops, boneless, value pack, $3.49/lb
Pork shoulder roast, $2.99/lb (steaks $1 higher)
Sanderson Farms bone-in chicken breasts/drums/thighs/leg qtrs, 88¢/lb
Steelhead OR tilapia fillets, farm raised, $6.99/lb
Bashas’ milk, gallons, $1.79
Nature’s Own bread, $1.77/lb
Chicken of the Sea chunk light tuna, 59¢
Nabisco 100-calorie packs, 2/$4
Weight Watchers ice-cream novelties, $3.99
Whole cantaloupes, 68¢/lb
Bartlett pears, 97¢/lb
Nectarines, yellow peaches, red or black plums, $1.98/lb
Seedless grapes, green or red, $1.98/lb
Roma tomatoes, 88¢/lb
Vine tomatoes, $1.98/lb
Leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine, 98¢
Cucumbers, 2/$1



Food City:

Beef crossrib steaks, boneless, value pack, $2.28/lb (roast ONE CENT higher)
Chicken thighs or drumsticks, bone in, value pack, 68¢/lb
Flounder fillets, $2.99/lb
Bartlett pears, 59¢/lb
Iceberg, 3/99¢
Large tomatoes, 3 lbs/99¢



Fry’s:

Beef ribeye steaks, bone in, family pack, $4.77/lb
Beef t-bone steaks, family pack, $7.99/lb
80/20 ground beef, $1.88/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.67/lb
Cod fillets, wild caught, $4.99/lb
Fry’s milk, half gallons only, 79¢
Kroger chunk light tuna, 2/$1
Ragu pasta sauces, 16-26 oz jars, $1.58
Kroger veggies, 11-15 oz cans, 5/$3
Kroger canned fruit, 15 oz cans, 99¢
Green Giant “Steamers” frozen veg, 11-12 o bags, 2/$3
Bartlett pears, 88¢/lb
Navel oranges (from Australia), 88¢/lb
Bananas, 57¢/lb
Peaches, nectarines, plums, pluots, $1.98/lb
Red cherries, $3.49/lb
Kroger tomatoes, 14 oz cans, 2/$1
Roma tomatoes, 77¢/lb
Zucchini, 10 lbs/$10
Mangoes, 10/$10
Mini carrots, 1 lb bag, 10/$10
Eggplant, 10/$10



Safeway:

Beef 7-bone chuck steak, bone in, value pack, $1.99/lb
93/7 ground beef, $2.99/lb
Beef petite sirloin steaks, boneless, value pack, $2.99/lb
Beef ribeye steaks, bone in, value pack, $7.99/lb
Beef bottom round roast, boneless, $3.99/lb
Pork top loin chops, boneless, value pack, $3.99/lb
Eating Right boneless skinless chicken breast, value pack, $2.99/lb
Alaskan cod fillets, wild caught, $3.99/lb
Basa swai fillets, farm raise, $3.99/lb
“Colossal” sea scallops, 10-20 ct, wild caught, $10.99/lb
Lucerne cheeses, 2 lb chunk or shreds, $5.99
Nabisco crackers (Triscuits or Wheat Thins), 5-10 oz boxes, $2.99
Open Nature breads, 1.5 lb loaves, 2/$5
Lean Cuisine frozen entrées, 4/$10
Weight Watchers ice-cream novelties, 4-12 ct, $3.99
Yellow peaches, 68¢/lb
Blueberries, dry pint, 2/$6
Seedless grapes, green/red/black, $1.99/lb
Navel oranges, $1.49/lb
Mini seedless watermelons, 2/$6
Sweet corn, 5/$1
Roma tomatoes, 77¢/lb



Smart & Final:

Beef New York steaks, boneless, $5.99/lb
Chicken leg quarters, value pack, 69¢/lb
Lean Cuisine frozen entrées, $1.99
Red seedless grapes, 2 lb pkg, $1.99
Brown onions, 3 lb bag, $1.99



Sprouts:

All ground meats, 25% off
Beef chuck roast or steak, boneless, $3.99/lb
Whole or cut up chickens, $1.39/lb
Alaskan cod fillets, wild caught, $6.99/lb
Alaskan coho salmon fillets, wild caught, $8.99/lb
Whole cantaloupes, 88¢ ea
Yellow peaches, nectarines, red or black plums, 88¢/lb
Bartlett bears, 88¢/lb
Seedless grapes, green/red/black, 2 lbs/$3
Roma atomatoes, 88¢/lb
Leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine, 88¢ ea
Cucumbers, 2/$1
Sweet corn, white, 10/$2