Longish and interesting piece – I'd even call it a rant – at Fooducate, about the irritating phenomenon of food fear-mongering: “As a registered dietitian who stays immersed in both research and popular diet/food trends, a day does not go by that I don’t see single foods or nutrients being demonized and falsely labeled as evil, disease-causing, or even toxic.... And, if that single dietary constituent somehow doesn’t kill you outright, you can be sure it will hold you hostage, force you to eat it to the exclusion of all other foods, mercilessly addict you, make you obese, and THEN kill you.” I'd say it's a safe bet that any ingredient that will by its very presence on your plate kill you has already been identified as such (arsenic comes to mind).
At mental_floss by way of Grist, the history of breakfast cereal. (Or, “From Granula to Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bombs”.) Andrew Weil reports on a study from UC Berkeley finding that poor, interrupted or inadequate sleep actually leads you to make poorer food decisions: “After sleeping well, the study participants tended to choose fruits, vegetables and other healthy foods. But after that sleepless night, they went for the donuts, pizza and burgers.” And “nutrition diva” Monica Reinagel takes a careful look at the recent suggestions that doubling your protein intake can help you to lose weight. (“I'm afraid there's been another outbreak of MNH, Misleading Nutrition Headlines … ”)
Recipes! Chow.com has maple-mustard grilled salmon, roasted Brussels sprouts, and and a vegetarian (not vegan, it has cheese) lasagne involving layers of polenta and butternut squash. Also a collection of savory apple and pear recipes and fifteen things to do with “leftover pumpkin puree”. (Pie, pie, pie, cupcakes, pie, pie, cheesecake, pie … ooh! Ricotta and pumpkin gnocchi! Pumpkin chai sufganiyot!)
Sprouted Kitchen has chili roasted tofu. With a mint pomegranate relish. I do not make these up. Simply Recipes has roasted spaghetti squash with sausage and kale, mock couscous made of cauliflower, and rabbit braised in Belgian ale. I have no idea where to find a rabbit in condition to cook so good luck. And Snack Girl has a quinoa salad with autumn veggies, and the endless search for a healthy choice in Halloween treats. Last year's suggestion, individually wrapped prunes, was shall we say not precisely a rip roaring success.
This Friday, the 25th, is for no reason I have been able to discover National Greasy Foods Day. They're your PointsPlus to spend, but I shall celebrate this holiday in the breach rather than the observance. The 27th is American Beer Day, not to be confused with National Beer Day on April 7th or Drink Beer Day on September 28th.
October 23rd: National Boston Cream Pie Day
October 24th: National Bologna Day
October 25th: National Greasy Foods Day; Feast of St Crispin
October 26th: National Mincemeat Pie Day, National Pumpkin Day, National Pretzel Day
October 27th: National Potato Day, American Beer Day
October 28th: National Chocolate Day, Wild Foods Day
October 29th: National Pancake Day
October 30th: National Candy Corn Day
Albertson's:
Beef ribeye steak, bone in, family pack, $5.99/lb (boneless, $1/lb higher)
Beef chuck or crossrib roast or family pack steaks, boneless, $3.99/lb
Beef petite sirloin steaks, boneless, $8.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
93/7 ground beef, $2.99/lb
Pork sirloin chops, bone in, family pack, 98¢/lb
Pork loin chops, center cut boneless, $3.49/lb
Pork butt roasts, $1.99/lb
Pork country style ribs, boneless, $1.99/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.99/lb
Sanderson Farms chicken thighs or drumsticks, $2.29/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $5.99/lb
Tilapia or swai fillets, farm raised, $2.99/lb
Albertson's milk, gallons, $1.87
Eggland's Best eggs, AA large, dozens, 2/$5
Tillamook cheeses, 12 oz slices, $3.99
Essential Everyday cheeses, 8 oz chunk, 2/$4
Deli: Jennie-O “Honey Smoked” or “Oven Brown” turkey, $5.99/lb
Signature rotisserie turkey breast, $5.99/lb
USA Gold ham, $5.99/lb
Hard or Genoa salami, $5.99/lb
Charlie's Pride Italian roast beef, corned beef, beef pastrami, $5.99/lb
Stella Swiss/Provolone/Muenster cheeses, $5.99/lb
Oroweat breads, 24 oz wide-pan loaves, $2.99
Crystal Light, 5-6 qt canisters, 2/$5
Progresso Light soups (with the WW logo), 2/$3
Bumble Bee white chicken, 5 oz cans, 10/$10
Ro*tel tomatoes, 10/$10
DaVinci pasta, 1 lb pkg, 10/$10
Hunt's pasta sauce, 24 oz cans, 10/$10
Hunt's tomatoes, 14 oz cans, 10/$10
PictSweet “Steamables” frozen veg, 10 oz bags, 10/$10
Essential Everyday frozen veg, 14-16 oz bags, 10/$10
Smart Ones frozen entrées, $2.19
Gala or Granny Smith apples, $1.49/lb
Bartlett pears, $1/lb
Bananas, 39¢/lb
Slicing tomatoes, $1/lb
Zucchini OR yellow squash, $1/lb
Winter squashes: acorn, butternut, spaghetti, golden acorn, Kobocha, Delicata, $1/lb
Bashas':
Beef porterhouse/t-bone/New York/top sirloin steaks, 50% off
Beef crossrib/bottom round/sirloin tip roasts, boneless, 50% off
Ground beef sirloin, fat content not listed, value pack, $3.99/lb
Pork loin end country, value pack, $1.99/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.77/lb
Halibut fillets, 3 oz portions, $2.99
Atlantic salmon fillets, 5 oz portions, $2.99
Albacore tuna steaks, bone in, 5 oz portions, $2.99
Swai fillets, $2.99/lb
Kraft cheeses, 7-8 oz chunk or shreds, 2/$5
Land O Lakes butter, 2/$6
Francesco Rinaldi pasta sauces, 23-24 oz jars, 4/$5
Chicken of the Sea solid white tuna, 5 oz cans,
Morningstar Farms frozen veggie burgers, $1.29
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 99¢
Pears: Bartlett, Anjou, Bosc, 88¢/lb
Fuji or Gala apples, 88¢/lb
Organic Honeycrisp apples, $1.99/lb
Seedless grapes, green/red/black, $1.99/lb
Vine tomatoes, 99¢/lb
Grape tomatoes, 12 oz boxes, 2/$4
Fry's:
Beef t-bone steaks, $5.99/lb
Beef top sirloin, boneless, family pack, $5.99/lb
Beef top round roast OR London broil, $4.49/lb
Beef petite sirloin steaks, boneless, family pack, $2.99/lb
85/15 ground beef, $3.99/lb
Entire selection of fresh pork, buy 1 get 1 free (like item)
Private Selection ham, $7.99/lb
Kroger frozen turkeys, 10-20 lb, 79¢/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $2.99/lb
Keta salmon fillets, wild caught, $4.99/lb
Corvina or tilapia fillets, farm raised, $5.99/lb
Swai fillets, $2.99/lb
Kroger cheeses, 6-8 oz chunk or shreds, $1.79
PictSweet frozen veggies, 24-28 oz bags, $2.49
Morningstar Farms frozen veggie burgers, 2/$7
“Mini seedless” watermelons, 2/$3
Apples: Gala, Granny Smith, Red/Golden Delicious, 99¢/lb
Bartlett pears, 99¢/lb
Red or black seedless grapes, $1.99
Honeycrisp or Ambrosia apples, $1.99
Roma tomatoes, 99¢/lb
Leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine, OR iceberg, 99¢ ea
Simple Truth organic box salads, 5-7 oz, 2/$6
Safeway:
Beef chuck pot roast, boneless, $2.99/lb (steaks, 30¢/lb higher)
Beef round tip steak, thin cut boneless, value pack, $3.99/lb
80/20 ground beef, value pack, $1.99
Pork loin assorted chops, bone in, $2.99/lb
Pork top loin chops, boneless, value pack, $3.99/lb
Pork shoulder, bone in, whole in bag, $1.99/lb
Safeway Farms chicken drums/thighs/leg quarters, value pack, 99¢/lb
Keta salmon fillets, wild caught, value pack, $3.99/lb “subject to availability”
Alaskan pollock fillets, wild caught, $3.99/lb
Tilapia fillets, farm raised, $6.99/lb
Swai fillets, farm raised, $3.99/lb
Lucerne or Open Nature cheeses, 24-32 oz shreds, $6.99/lb
S&W variety (non-baked) beans, 15 oz cans, 5/$5
Safeway Kitchens frozen veg, 14-16 oz pkg, 3/$5
Morningstar Farms veggie burgers, 2/$7
Healthy Choice “Bakes” frozen entrées, 5/$10
Fuji or Gala apples, 99¢/lb
Seedless grapes, green/red/black, $2.99/lb
Bartlett pears, 99¢/lb
Navel oranges, $1.69/lb
Honeycrisp apples, $2.99/lb
Vine or hot house tomatoes, $1.99
Sweet yellow onions, 99¢/lb
Kale/curly mustard/collard greens, $1.99/bunch
Safeway Farms OR Fresh Express bag salads, 2/$6
Sprouts:
Beef chuck roast or steak, boneless, $4.99/lb
93/7 ground sirloin, $4.99/lb
Pork shoulder steak or roast OR country style ribs, bone in, $1.49/lb
Pork sausage, bulk or links, $2.99/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, value pack, $1.99/lb
Chicken thighs, bone in, value pack, $1.49/lb
Mahi mahi fillets, wild caught, $3.99/lb
Flounder fillets, wild caught, $6.99/lb
Jumbo Honeycrisp apples, $1.48/lb
Blackberries, 5 oz boxes, 2/$3
Pears: Comice, Bartlett, Bosc, D'Anjou, 88¢/lb
Seedless grapes, green/red/black, 2 lbs/$4
Organic apples: Gala, Red Delicious, Granny Smith, $1.49/lb
Roma tomatoes, 48¢/lb
Grape tomatoes, dry pint, 2/$4
Winter squashes, acorn/butternut/spaghetti, 88¢/lb
Italian or yellow squashes, 88¢/lb
Green bell peppers, 48¢ ea
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