Bargain guide, week beginning September 28th

At recent meetings we’ve discussed the issue of whole grains in processed foods, and of the distinction to be made between something “made from whole grains” and something “made with whole grains”. At Fooducate.com there’s a piece on the preposterous notion of “Multi-Grain Pringles”. Top ingredient: refined rice flour, followed by fat, potatoes, and corn flour. Barley flour and wheat bran are relegated to the “Contains 2% or less of” section. Multi-Grain Pringles contain more triglycerol mono-oleate than they do barley or wheat bran. I don’t even know what that is.

Also at Fooducate, a recipe for “baked oatmeal” that looks tasty for breakfast and is (says right here!) only a PointsPlus count of 4 for one serving!

Speaking of breakfasts, Chow.com has a good selection of “easy hot breakfasts in 15 minutes”. Some are more WW-friendly than others – I don’t know that the grilled cream cheese and jam sandwich would be my first choice, although it sounds tasty – but topping a whole-grain English muffin with peanut butter (or any other nut butter), slicing a banana onto it, sprinkling it with brown sugar and slipping it under the broiler for three minutes doesn’t sound too bad: protein, fruit, and whole grain all right there.

Tomorrow is the 29th, Michaelmas: it’s said that whoever eats goose on Michaelmas Day will never be short of money. There is a certain logic to this, as anyone who can afford goose is likely to be, ahem, financially secure.

And so begins October: National Applejack Month, National Chili Month, National Pickled Peppers Month, National Seafood Month, National Pretzel Month, Eat Country Ham Month, Fair Trade Month, Vegetarian Awareness Month, Celebrate Sundried Tomatoes Month, Gourmet Adventures Month, and the second consecutive National Apple Month. This first week of October is also National Chili Week, and October 1st commemorates the opening of the first Piggly-Wiggly store in 1916 – the first self-service supermarket.

September 28th: Drink Beer Day, National Strawberry Creme Pie Day
September 29th: National Coffee Day, National Mocha Day
September 30th: National Mulled Cider Day
October 1st: World Vegetarian Day, Homemade Cookies Day, Chocolate Season begins, Pudding Season begins
October 2nd: National French Fried Scallops Day; singer Don McLean ("American Pie") born, 1945
October 3rd: National Caramel Custard Day
October 4th: National Taco Day, National Vodka Day
October 5th: National Apple Betty Day


Albertson’s:

Beef petite sirloin steaks, boneless, $7.99/lb, buy 1 get 2 free
93/7 ground beef, $2.99/lb
Beef crossrib roasts, boneless, $3.99/lb
Beef London broil OR bottom round roast, boneless, $3.99/lb
Half pork loin, boneless, whole in bag, $1.97/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.77/lb
Beef/pork/chicken kebabs, $6.99-$7.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Tilapia/swai/cod/pollock fillets, $4.99/lb
Deli: Shannon’s roast beef/corned beef/beef pastrami, $6.99/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
Classico pasta sauces, 15-24 oz jars, $1.88
Albertsons pasta, 1 lb box, 10/$10
General Mills cold cereals, 3/$7 and get a gallon of milk free
Swiss Miss cocoa mix, 2/$4, this MAY include the “Sensible Sweets”!
Nabisco snack crackers (incl Wheat Thins and Triscuits), 5-10 oz boxes, 10/$10
Del Monte veggies, 13-15 oz cans, 79¢
Del Monte fruits, 14-15 oz cans, 2/$3
Chicken of the Sea chunk white albacore tuna, 10/$10
Crystal Light drink mixes, $2.49
Albertson’s frozen veg, 14-16 oz bag, 10/$10
Hot or Lean Pockets, $1.49
Red seedless grapes, 77¢/lb
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 2/$5
Honeycrisp apples, $2.99/lb
Peaches, $1.99/lb
Cut up “fruit medley”, 24 oz bowl, $4.99
Roma tomatoes, 99¢/lb
Earthbound Farms organic box salads, 1 lb, $4.99
Leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine, 99¢ ea



Bashas’:

Beef top sirloin steaks, boneless, value pack, $2.97/lb (regular pack $3.97/lb)
Beef crossrib roast, $3.99/lb
Beef brisket, whole in bag, $4.49/lb
Farmland boneless hams, whole or half, $2.19/lb
Sanderson Farms boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.67/lb
Steelhead fillets, farm raised, $6.99/lb
Cod loins, wild caught, $4.99/lb
Bashas’ milk, half gallons only, 88¢
Nature’s Own “WhiteWheat” bread, $1.49
Chicken of the Sea chunk white tuna, 10/$10
Kellogg’s Special K cereals, 2/$5
Post cold cereals, 2/$5
Food Club pasta, 13-16 oz boxes, 10/$10
Food Club fruit, 14-15 oz cans, 10/$10
Bertolli olive oil (healthy!), 25 oz bottle, $6.99
Hot/Lean/Croissant Pockets, 5/$10
Quorn frozen entrées, $4.99
PictSweet frozen veggies, 28 oz bag, $1.99
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 98¢
Gala apples, 98¢/lb
Whole cantaloupes, $1.98 ea
Seedless grapes, green/red/black, $1.98/lb
Bartlett pears, 98¢/lb
Sweet corn, 2/98¢
Small Hass avocados, 2/98¢
Roma tomatoes, 98¢/lb
Small Hass avocados, 2/98¢



Food City:

Beef skirt steaks, value pack, $3.99/lb
Beef short ribs, boneless, value pack, $2.99/lb
Sirloin cut pork chops, bone in, value pack, $1.99/lb
Whole frying chickens, 69¢/lb
Pollock fillets, $1.99/lb
Gala apples, 2 lbs/98¢
Iceberg, 3/99¢
Mexican grey squash, 2 lbs/98¢
Green bell peppers, 3/99¢



Fry’s:

Beef t-bone steaks, family pack, $4.77/lb
Beef chuck roast, boneless, $4.99/lb
85/15 ground beef, 3 lb chub, $9.99
Foster Farms whole chickens, 98¢/lb
All Jennie-O Turkey Store products, 25% off
Tyson boneless skinless chicken breast/tenderloins, 2.5 lb IQF bag, $5.99
Tilapia fillets, $6.49/lb
Cod fillets, wild caught, $3.99/lb
Yoplait yogurts incl. Light, 10/$5
Fry’s eggs, AA large, dozens, buy 1 get 1 free
Kroger butter, 1 lb, $2.99
Sargento cheeses, 5-8 oz shreds or slices, $1.88
Chicken of the Sea chunk light tuna, 69¢
Barilla pasta, 12-16 oz boxes, 4/$5
Lean Cuisine frozen entrées, 4/$10
Navel oranges, 88¢/lb
Plums, 88¢/lb
White or yellow peaches or nectarines OR pluots, $1.98/lb
Tri-colored grape assortment, 2 lb box, $3.99
Gala/Red Delicious/Granny Smith apples, 4 lbs/$5
Bartlett pears, 10 lbs/$10
Vine or large tomatoes, 88¢/lb
Yellow or zucchini squash, 10 lbs/$10
Winter squashes, 10 lbs/$10
“Mini peeled” carrots, 1 lb bag, 10/$10
White OR orange OR purple cauliflower, 88¢/lb
Dole bag salads, 2/$5



Safeway:

Beef back ribs, bone in, $1.29/lb
Beef chuck pot roast, boneless, value pack, 50% off
Beef top sirloin steaks, “restaurant cut”, boneless, value pack, $3.99/lb
Beef loin New York strip steak, bone in, value pack, $7.99/lb
90/10 ground beef, value pack, $3.99/lb
Pork sirloin chops, bone in, value pack, $1.99/lb
Eating Right boneless skinless chicken breast, value pack, $2.99/lb
Flounder fillet, wild caught, $2.99/lb
Swai fillets, farm raised, $3.99/lb
Dairy Glen milk, gallons, $1.57
Lucerne yogurt incl. Light, 8 oz cups, 10/$5
Anthony’s pasta, 1 lb pkg, 89¢
Healthy Choice frozen entrées, $1.99
Red Delicious/Gala/Granny Smith apples, 77¢/lb
Navel oranges, $1.49/¢/lb
Sweet Celebration grapes (absolutely delicious!), 2 lb box, $3.99
Salad tomatoes, $1.49/lb (Roma tomatoes, $1.29/lb)
Safeway Farms bag salads, 2/$5



Smart & Final:

Beef tri tip roast, boneless, $3.99/lb
Pork loin roast, boneless, $2.49/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, value pack, $1.77/lb
Quaker Chewy Granola bars, 48 ct, $9.99
First Street frozen veg, 2-2.5 lb bags, $2.99
Cantaloupe, 4 lbs/$1
Gala apples, 3 lb bag, $1.99
Valencia oranges OR grapefruit, 5 lb bag, $2.49
Mixed bell peppers, 4 ct, $3.40



Sprouts:

Beef sirloin tip roast or steak, boneless, $3.99/lb
Pork loin chops or roast, center cut, boneless, $1.99/lb
Boneless skinless chicken thighs, value pack, $1.99/lb
Whole or cut up chickens, $1.49/lb
Atlantic salmon fillets, $7.99/lb
Quorn “Chik’n” products, 7-12 oz frozen pkg, $3.99
Green or red seedless grapes, 99¢/lb
Organic Gala apples, 99¢/lb
Valencia oranges, 88¢/lb
Bartlett pears, 88¢/lb
Whole seedless watermelons, 4 lbs/$1
Red or black plums, 99¢/lb
Yellow peaches or nectarines, 2 lbs/$3
Roma tomatoes, 49¢/lb
Vine tomatoes, $1.69/lb
Leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine, 88¢ ea
Hass avocados, 49¢ ea
Red or gold bell peppers, 88¢ ea
Organic grape tomatoes, dry pint, 2/$5