Bargain guide, week beginning August 22nd:

Occasional disclaimer:  Mine not WW’s.  Not a profit-making venture.

Chow.com, in its flawless sense of seasonality, has a pile of “Healthy Grilling Recipes” (mmm, chicken with a chipotle-nectarine barbecue sauce!  Pineapple-shrimp-kebabs!) and another of delicious-looking melon recipes perfect for melon time (including an ice-pop recipe involving chunks of watermelon soaked in vodka and Chambord).  Family Kitchen has a nice set of freezer-bag-friendly crockpot recipes.

Darya at Summer Tomato explores “10 Reasons to Never Eat Free Food”.  A new study from the Department of Psychology right here at ASU shows that cutting food into smaller pieces may be linked to eating less!  Not just smaller portion sizes, but things like cutting the same-size bagel into four pieces.  This goes well with Darya’s “10 Simple Ways to Eat Less Without Noticing”.

National Whiskey Sour Day is either the 25th (this Saturday) or the 29th (one week from today).  To be on the safe side, celebrate both.

August 22nd:  National Pecan Torte Day, Eat a Peach Day
August 23rd:  National Spongecake Day
August 24th:  National Waffle Day, National Peach Pie Day
August 25th:  National Banana Split Day, National Waffle Day
August 26th:  National Cherry Popsicle Day
August 27th:  National Pots de Crème Day, Banana Lovers' Day
August 28th:  National Cherry Turnover Day
August 29th:  More Herbs, Less Salt Day, National Chop Suey Day (supposedly invented this date in 1896, in New York), National Lemon Juice Day

 Here's the article Pam mentioned at tonight's meeting:  Is Sitting Lethal?

And, to top all off, the recipe for the now-famous (tarata tarata tarata tataaa) Weight Watcher Friendly Piña Colada!

2 cups flaked sweetened coconut
1 (12-oz) can evaporated fat-free milk
2 cups cubed fresh pineapple
2 1/2 cups ice cubes
3/4 cup gold rum
1/4 cup pineapple juice
2 T light agave nectar
8 fresh pineapple slices

Combine 2 cups coconut and evaporated millk in a medium saucepan over medium heat, and cook until tiny bubbles form atround edge (do not boil), about 7 minutes.  Remove from heat.  Cover and chill at least 4 hours or up to overnight.

Arrange pineapple in a single layer on a baking sheet;  freeze at least 1 hour or until firm.

Strain coconut mixture through a sieve over a medium bowl, pressing coconut with the back of a spoon to remove as much milk as possible.  Discard solids. 

Combine pineapple, ice cubes, rum juice, and agave nectar in a blender;  process mixture until smooth.  Add milk mixture, and process until smooth.  Serve with pineapple slices. 

Makes 8 (?) servings, estimates 4 PointsPlus per serving.


Albertson’s:

    Beef chuck or crossrib steaks, boneless, family pack, $2.97/lb
    Beef top sirloin steak OR tri tip roast, boneless, family pack, $3.97/lb
    Beef New York steak, bone in, family pack, $4.97/lb
    Beef petite sirloin steaks, boneless, $8.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
    85/15 ground beef, $2.99/lb
    Pork sirloin chops, boneless, $1.67/lb
    Pork shoulder roast, bone in, $1.79/lb
    Pork shoulder country style ribs, $1.99/lb
    Assorted pork loin chops, bone in, $1.99/lb
    Boneless skinless chicken breast or thighs, $1.67/lb
    Sanderson Farms chicken drums/thighs/leg quarters, jumbo pack, $1.29/lb
    Alaskan coho salmon fillets, wild caught, $6.99/lb
    Essential Everyday cheeses, 7-8 oz shreds, $1.99
    Deli:    Jennie-O turkey breast, $5.99/lb
        Rotisserie turkey, $5.99/lb
        USA Gold Virginia ham, $5.99/lb
        Jennie-O smoked turkey, $3.99/lb
        Eckrich cooked ham, $3.99/lb
    Post breakfast cereals, 9-20 oz boxes, 2/$5
    Nabisco snack crackers (Wheat Thins, Triscuits), 12-16 oz boxes, 2/$5
    Barilla pasta sauces, 24 oz jars, 2/$5
        Buy 2, get 2 boxes of Barilla pasta free!
    Essential Everyday veg or tomatoes, 14-15 oz cans, 69¢
    Bartlett pears, 49¢/lb
    Peaches OR nectarines, $1.99/lb
    Gala apples, $1.99/lb
    Clementine tangerines, 2 lb box, $4.99
    Bananas, 39¢/lb
    Cut up seedless watermelon, 2 lb bowl, $3.99
    Cut up pineapple, 20 oz bowl, $3.99
    Slicing tomatoes, $1.49/lb
    Heirloom tomatoes, $2.99/lb
    Cherub tomatoes, 10 oz box, $2.99
    Earthbound Farms organic box salads, $2.99


Bashas’:

    Beef chuck/crossrib/bottom round steak or roast, boneless, buy 1 get 1 free
    Beef tri tip steak or roast, $5.99/lb
    Ground beef round, fat content not listed, value pack, $3.99/lb
    Assorted pork chops, bone in, $1.57/lb
    Center cut pork chops, value pack, $2.99/lb
    Sanderson Farms whole frying chickens, $1.19/lb
    Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $4.99/lb
    Mahi mahi fillets, wild caught, $5.99/lb
    Shamrock Farms milk, gallons, 2/$5
    Kraft cheeses, 6-8 oz chunk/shreds/shines, 2/$5gle slices, $2.88
    Daisy sour cream incl. Light, 16 oz tub, 2/$3
    Ro*tel tomatoes, 4/$5
    Food Club breakfast cereals, 13-24 oz bo
    Green or red seedless grapes, 77¢/lb
    Peaches, “snack size”, 77¢/lb (jumbo, $1.77/lb)
    Nectarines, $1.99/lb
    Navel oranges, 99¢/lb
    Clementines, 3 lb bag, $3.99
    Whole seedless watermelons, 37¢/lb
    Tomatoes, 99¢/lb
    Dole bag salads, 2/$5


Food City:

    Beef bottom round steak or roast, boneless, $2.39/lb
    Beef stew meat, boneless, $2.69/lb
    Sirloin cut pork chops, bone in, $1.29/lb
    Chicken leg quarters, bone in, 59¢/lb (10 lb bag)
    Valencia oranges, 5 lbs/$1
    Kiwifruit, 5/99¢


Fry’s:

    Beef top sirloin steaks, boneless, $8.99/lb
    Beef crossrib roast OR Texas broil, whatever that may be, family pack, $3.99/lb
    93/7 ground beef, $2.88/lb (2 lb chub)
    All fresh pork, buy 1 get 1 free
    Kroger boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.88/lb
    Foster Farms whole chickens, 98¢/lb
    Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, family pack, $6.99/lb
    Tilapia fillets, farm raised, family pack, $6.99/lb
    Kroger cheeses, 6-8 oz chunk/shreds/shingle pack, $1.88
    Kroger frozen veg, 9-12 oz bags, 10/$10
    PictSweet frozen veg, 6-28 oz pkg, 50% off
    Raspberries, 6 oz box, 98¢
    Seedless grapes, green/red/black, $1.88/lb
    Plums OR pluots, $1.99/lb
    Bartlett pears, $1.29/lb
    Minneola tangelos, $1.29/lb
    Roma tomatoes, 88¢/lb
    Leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine, 99¢ ea
    Red bell peppers OR Hass avocados, 99¢ ea


Safeway:

    Beef London broil, boneless, value pack, $2.29/lb
    Beef New York strip steak, boneless, $7.99/lb
    90/10 ground beef, value pack, $2.99/lb
    Pork sirloin country style ribs, boneless, value pack, $1.99/lb
    Pork shoulder blade roast, bon in, whole in bag, $1.87/lb
    Chicken drums/thighs/leg quarters, bone in, value pack, 99¢/lb
    Chicken kebabs, $4.79/lb
    Jennie-O Turkey Store extra lean ground turkey, 20 oz pkg, $5.99
    Coho salmon fillets, wild caught, $7.99/lb “weather permitting”
    Arrowtooth flounder fillets, $4.99/lb “weather permitting”
    Rockfish fillets, $5.99/lb “weather permitting”
    Lucerne cheeses, 5-8 oz chunk or shreds, 2/$4
    Lucerne cream cheese, 8 oz tub or brick, 2/$3
    Safeway canned fruit, 15 oz cans, 89¢
    Del Monte canned veg, 14-15 oz cans, 99¢
    StarKist solid white tuna, 3/$4
    Safeway stewed or diced tomatoes, 14 oz cans, 79¢
    Open Nature breads, 24 oz wide-pan loaves, $2.99
    Green or red seedless grapes, 79¢/lb
    Blueberries, 11 oz box, 2/$4
    Red Lion nectarines, $1.49/lb
    Safeway Farms grape tomatoes, 10 oz box, 99¢
    Avocados, 4/$5
    Sweet corn, white or yellow, 3/$1
    Organic heirloom tomatoes, $2.99/lb
    English cucumbers, AZ grown, 2/$3


Smart & Final:

    Beef chuck steak or roast, boneless, $2.99/lb
    Pork loin roast, boneless, $3.49/lb
    Pork shoulder country style ribs, bone in, $2.49/lb
    Foster Farms chicken breast, bone in, family pack, 99¢/lb
    First Street milk, gallons, $1.59 (must buy 2 or more)
    Blueberries, 18 oz box, $2.99
    Red seedless grapes, 2 lb box, $2.49
    White or yellow nectarines, 8 ct, $2.99


Sprouts:

    Beef “New York cut” sirloin steaks, $6.99/lb
    Beef chuck or eye of round roast, boneless, $4.49/lb
    93/7 ground beef sirloin, $4.49/lb
    Pork loin chops or roast, center cut, boneless, $2.99/lb
    Pork shoulder roast OR country-style ribs, boneless, $2.49/lb
    Boneless skinless chicken breast, value pack, $2.99/lb
    Whole/split/cut-up chickens, $1.49/lb
    Seedless grapes, green/red/black, 69¢/lb
    Peaches OR nectarines, 2 lbs/$3
    Red mangoes, 77¢ ea
    Navel oranges, 99¢/lb
    Bartlett pears, 99¢/lb
    Granny Smith apples, 99¢/lb
    Red or black plums OR pluots, 2 lbs/$3
    Whole seedless watermelon, 3 lbs/$1
    Roma tomatoes, 88¢/lb
    Green bell peppers, 2/$1
    Sweet corn, bi-color, 2/$1
    Broccoli crowns OR cauliflower, 99¢/lb
    Leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine, 99¢ ea