Bargain guide, week beginning October 26th

At Chow.com they've got a collection of “recipes for using up leftover chicken”, but they strike me also as good ways of dealing with that WW staple, Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast. There's a chicken taco salad that looks tasty, as well as a Japanese soup that's heavy on the napa cabbage. And in the forums, there's a very serious discussion of whether the different “sections” of a single candy-corn have different flavors.

At Fooducate.com there's a ruthless analysis of Kraft's new “Milk & Granola” bars, which according to the label have “the calcium of an 8oz glass of milk”. They also have 10 grams of sugar per bar – that's 2.5 teaspoons. (You can also get the calcium of an 8oz glass of milk by, you know, drinking milk. What an idea.)

And at Summer Tomato there's a very useful piece on how to prevent, um, gaseousness caused by eating large quantities of vegetables. (Take small bites and chew them well.)

Tomorrow is American Beer Day, not to be confused with National Beer Day which is April 7th or Drink Beer Day which is September 28th. The day after tomorrow is National Chocolate Day and also National Wild Foods Day – don't look like that, if you've ever eaten a blackberry off a bush or caught a fish and eaten it, you've eaten wild food. The 30th is National Candy-Corn Day, and the day after is of course Trick Or Treat For UNICEF Day.

October 26th: National Mincemeat Pie Day
October 27th: National Potato Day, American Beer Day
October 28th: National Chocolate Day, National Wild Foods Day
October 29th: National Oatmeal Day, National Pancake Day
October 30th: National Candy Corn Day, Buy A Doughnut Day
October 31st: Trick or Treat for UNICEF Day, National Candy Apple Day
November 1st: National Fried Clams Day (CLAAAAMMMMMS), National Vinegar Day
November 2nd: National Deviled Egg Day



Albertson's:

93/7 ground beef, $2.49/lb
Beef petite sirloin steaks, boneless, $7.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Beef bottom round/crossrib/chuck steaks or roasts, boneless, $5.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Assorted pork loin chops, bone in, $1.77/lb
Sanderson Farms tray pack chicken, buy one get one free (same item only)
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $6.99/lb
Alaskan cod fillets, wild caught, $4.99/lb
Knudsen “Cottage Doubles”, 10/$10
Deli: USA Gold Virginia ham, $4.99/lb
Jennie-O turkey breast, $4.99/lb
Shannon's Deli corned beef/beef pastrami/Italian roast beef, $4.99/lb
Deli Fresh Provolone/Muenster/pepperjack/mild Cheddar, $4.99/lb
Nature's Own 100% whole wheat bread, 2/$4
General Mills breakfast cereals, 8-12 oz boxes, $1.49 (must buy 4)
Red seedless grapes, 75¢/lb
Gala/Granny Smith/Red Delicious apples, 3 lb bag, 2/$4
Nature Sweet cherry/grape/yellow grape tomatoes, 10 oz box, $2.99
Earthbound Farms organic box salads, 5 oz, $2.99
Roma tomatoes, $1.29/lb
Cucumbers, 2/$1



Bashas':

Beef crossrib or bottom round roast, boneless, buy 1 get 1 free
Beef New York strip steak, boneless, value pack, $4.69/lb
Pork shoulder steak, $3.49/lb
Cook's ham steak, bone in, $3.99/lb
Sanderson Farms boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.99/lb
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $5.99/lb
Cod fillets, wild caught, $4.99/lb
Nature's Own whole-wheat or honey-wheat bread, $2.19
Flav-R-Pac frozen veg, 1 lb bag, $/$5
HoneyCrisp apples, $1.87/lb
Gala or Granny Smith apples, 99¢/lb
Whole cantaloupes, AZ grown, $1.99
Red seedless grapes, 87¢/lb
Vine tomatoes, 87¢/lb
Hass avocados, 2/$1
Winter squashes, 89¢/lb
Leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine, 99¢ ea
Asparagus, $2.99/lb
Dole bag salads, 2/$5



Food City:

Beef skirt steak, value pack, $3.69/lb
Sirloin cut pork chops, bone in, value pack, $1.99/lb
Whole frying chickens, 69¢/lb
Pollock fillets, $1.99/lb
Golden Sweet/Beauregarde/Red Diane yams, 2 lbs/98¢
Red bell peppers, 2/98¢
Large tomatoes, 4 lbs/96¢
Cucumbers, 9/99¢



Fry's:

HoneyCrisp apples, 88¢/lb, THURSDAY EVENING ONLY.
Beef roasts: top/bottom/eye round, chuck, shoulder, sirloin tip, boneless, buy one get one free
Pork loin, boneless, $1.97/lb
Private Selection pork loin chops, bone in, “all natural”, $5.99/lb
Foster Farms boneless skinless chicken breast or tenderloins, $2.99/lb
Jennie-O frozen turkeys, 10-20 lb, 59¢/lb
Jennie-O ground turkey, 20 oz pkg, $2.99
Steelhead fillets, farm raised, $6.99/lb
Kroger cheeses, 1 lb chunk or shreds, $2.99
Bertolli pasta sauces, 13-24 oz jars, $2.99
Kellogg's Special K or Fiber Plus bars, 5-10 ct, $2.79
Birds Eye frozen veggies, 10/12 oz pkg, 10/$10
Apples: Fuji/Granny Smith/Gala/Delicious, 99¢/lb
Pears: Bosc/Bartlett/Red Bartlett/Anjou, 99¢/lb
Vine tomatoes, 88¢/lb
Red/orange/yellow bell peppers, 88¢ ea
Yellow or zucchini squash, 99¢/lb
Broccoli or cauliflower, 96¢/lb
Private Selection organic box salads, 5-9 oz, 2/$5



Safeway:

Beef crossrib roast, boneless, $2.49/lb
Beef t-bone steaks, value pack, $4.99/lb
Beef top sirloin steak, “restaurant cut”, value pack, $4.99/lb
Beef ribeye steaks, bone in, value pack, $7.99/lb
Beef 7-bone chuck steak, value pack, $2.99/lb
Pork shoulder blade roast, bone in, whole in bag, $1.29/lb
Eating Right boneless skinless chicken breast, $2.99/lb
Safeway chicken thighs/drumsticks, 99¢/lb
Safeway chicken leg quarters, 89¢/lb
Alaskan cod fillets, wild caught, $3.99/lb
Tilapia fillets, farm raised, $3.99/lb
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, color added, $8.99/lb
Lucerne cheeses, 6-8 oz chunk or shreds, $1.99
Near East rice or couscous, 5-10 oz boxes, 2/$6
Healthy Choice soups, 14 oz microwavable bowls, 2/$4
Red seedless grapes, 77¢/lb
Fuji/Gala/Granny Smith apples, $1.48/lb
Kiwifruit, 3/$1
Fresh Express bag salads, 8-12 oz, 10/$10
Broccoli crowns OR cauliflower, 88¢/lb
Vine tomatoes, $1.99/lb
Roma tomatoes, 99¢/lb
Zucchini or yellow squash, 10 lbs/$10



Smart & Final:

Beef top sirloin steak, boneless, $4.29/lb
First Street boneless skinless chicken breast, value pack, $1.77/lb
Nature's Own wide-pan bread, 24 oz loaves, $2.49
Red Delicious or Granny Smith apples, 3 lb bag, $1.99
Honeydew melons, 3 lbs/99¢
Ready Pac Caesar salad, 2 lb bag, $3.99



Sprouts:

All vitamins, all body-care products, 25% off
Beef porterhouse steak, bone in, $7.99/lb
Beef rump roast, boneless, $2.97/lb
“Extra lean” ground beef, value pack, $3.79/lb
Pork shoulder roast OR country style ribs, boneless, $1.97/lb
Pork sirloin chops or roast, boneless, $1.97/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, value pack, $1.97/lb
Whole OR cut up chickens, “all natural”, $1.49/lb
Tilapia fillets, boneless, $6.99/lb
Pacific salmon fillets, wild caught, $5.99/lb
Whole pineapples, 97¢ ea
Valencia oranges, 77¢/lb
Bartlett pears, 77¢/lb
Cameo/Gala/Jonathan apples, 97¢/lb
Green or red seedless grapes, 2 lbs/$3
Organic red seedless grapes, $1.99/lb
Organic Gala apples, $1.29/lb
Organic HoneyCrisp apples, $2.49/lb
Organic D'Anjou pears, $1.69/lb
Organic Red Delicious apples, $1.29/lb
Vine tomatoes, 97¢/lb
Broccoli OR cauliflower, 77¢/lb
Eggplant, 97¢ ea
Leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine, 97¢ ea
Italian/yellow/Mexican squash, 77¢/lb
Organic Romaine hearts, 3 pk, 2/$5
Organic butternut squash, 77¢/lb