Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Bargain guide, week beginning November 17 (and possibly the next as well)

This Friday, the 19th, is National Carbonated Beverage With Caffeine Day, which I will celebrate with Diet Mountain Dew. The 20th is National Peanut Butter Fudge Day – come here, Debi, and cry on my shoulder. This week also features National Stuffing Day, National Cranberry Relish Day, and Eat A Cranberry Day.

November 17th: National Baklava Day, Homemade Bread Day
November 18th: National Vichyssoise Day
November 19th: National Caffeinated Carbonated Beverage Day
November 20th: National Peanut Butter Fudge Day
November 21st: National Stuffing Day
November 22nd: National Cranberry Relish Day
November 23rd: Eat A Cranberry Day, National Cashew Day
November 24th: National Espresso Day, National Sardines Day
November 25th: National Parfait Day
November 26th: National Cake Day
November 27th: Bavarian Cream Pie Day
November 28th: National French Toast Day
November 29th: National Chocolates Day (not to be confused with National Chocolate Day), National Lemon Creme Pie Day, National Throw Out Your Leftovers Day
November 30th: National Mousse Day

Remember my mention last week of how the USDA is responsible for both promoting a healthy eating plan and helping Pizza Hut work out ways to put 40% more cheese on their pizzas? Well, over in the UK, their Department of Health has literally put fast-food and processed-food companies – including McDonald’s, Pizza Hut, and PepsiCo – directly in charge of writing government policy on obesity and diet-related illness. Insert analogy about wolves and henhouses here.

Heavy promotions this week include turkey, turkey, fresh green beans, turkey, bags of cranberries, turkey, turkey, sweet potatoes, turkey, stuffing mix, turkey, pumpkin pies, and ham.



Albertson’s:

This is sort of complicated:
Honeysuckle White frozen turkeys, 39¢/lb
Honeysuckle White fresh turkeys, $1.39/lb
Honeysuckle White fresh turkey breast, $2.29/lb
Butterball frozen turkeys, $1.39/lb
Butterball fresh turkeys, $1.79/lb
Butterball “Li’l Butterball” young frozen turkeys, $1.69/lb
Butterball “Li’l Butterball young, fresh turkeys, $1.99/lb
Hormel spiral hams, bone in, $1.47/lb
Hormel Cure 81 ham, boneless, $3.99/lb
Cook’s ham, bone in, shank portion, $1.19/lb (butt portion $1.39/lb

Beef petite sirloin, boneless, $7.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Beef crossrib or bottom-round roast, boneless, $4.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Pork loin chops, boneless, $4.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.99/lb
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $6.99/lb
Whole cooked lobsters OR 4-oz lobster tails, $6.99
All Coca-Cola products, 12 pks, 4/$10 (must buy 4)
Milk, gallons, $1.67
Sargento cheeses, 5-8 oz shreds, $2.99
Kraft cheeses, 7-8 oz chunk or shreds, 2/$5
Blue Bonnet spread, 15 oz tub, 69¢
Smart Balance spread, 13-15 oz tub, 2/$5
Daisy sour cream, 16 oz tub, 2/$3
Deli: Rotisserie turkey breast, $5.99/lb
Jennie-O “honey smoked” or “oven brown” turkey breast, $5.99/lb
Kretschmar honey or baked ham, $5.99/lb
Margherita hard salami/Genoa salami/pepperoni, $5.99/lb
Charlie’s Pride roast beef/corned beef/beef pastrami, $5.99/lb
Dietz & Watson chicken breast, $5.99/lb
Deli Fresh cheeses, eight varieties which will not fit on this line, $5.99/lb
Nabisco snack crackers (Wheat Thins, Triscuit, etc), $1.77
Betty Crocker cake mixes for soda cake, 69¢ (must buy 5)
Quaker Chewy Granola bars, 2/$4
Del Monte canned veggies, 75¢
Vlasic pickle spears, 24 oz jar, 2/$5
Libby’s canned pumpkin, 15 oz can, 2/$4
Betty Crocker 80-calorie potatoes, 69¢
Albertson’s olives, 6 oz can, $1
Bruce’s yams, 29 oz can, $1
Stove Top stuffing, $1
Cool Whip, 8 oz tub, $1
Clementines, 3 lb bag, $3.99 (5 lb box, $5.99)
Raspberries/blueberries/blackberries, 6 oz box, $2.99
Red seedless grapes, $1.99/lb
Navel oranges, $1.29/lb
Granny Smith apples, $1.29/lb
Pineapples, $2.99 ea
Cranberries, 12 oz bag, $2.49
Russet potatoes, 5 lb bag, 49¢ (first bag only)
Green Line green beans, 12 oz bag, $2.99
Vine tomatoes, $2.49/lb
Mini carrots, 1 lb bag, 2/$3
Red bell peppers, 99¢ ea
“Golden” yams OR sweet potatoes, 99¢/lb
Earthbound Farms box salads, “Spring Mix”, “Herb”, or “Baby Spinach”, $4.99



Bashas’:

Norbest OR Jennie-O frozen turkeys, 10-16 lb hen or 16-24 lb tom, 39¢/lb
Butterball fresh turkeys, 10-16 lb hen or 16-20 lb tom, $1.49/lb
Beef top sirloin or sirloin tip roast, boneless, $2.99/lb (steaks, $3.99/lb)
Beef bottom round OR chuck OR crossrib roasts, boneless, $2.99/lb
Beef standing rib roast, large end, $5.99/lb
Cook’s smoked ham, bone in, shank portion, $1.17/lb
Hormel Cure 81 spiral sliced ham, $1.89/lb
Hormel Cure 81 boneless ham, whole or half, $3.99/lb
Pork loin roast, boneless, $2.99/lb
Sanderson Farms whole roasting chickens, $1.29/lb
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $5.99/lb
Fresh oysters, 8 oz jar, $2.99/lb
Coca-Cola products, 12 pks, $2.50 (must buy 4)
Milk, gallons, $1.67
Imperial spread, 45 oz tub, $2.69
Shamrock Farms sour cream incl. Light, 16 oz tub, $1.39
Bashas’ cottage cheese, 24 oz tub, $1.79
Simply Potatoes, 2/$5
Better’n Eggs, 14-16 oz carton, $2.99
Pirate’s Booty, 6-pack, $2.99
Sargento cheeses, 5-8 oz shreds, 2/$4
Tillamook cheddar cheese, medium or sharp, 2 lb block in wax, $7.99
Deli: Boar’s Head ham, $6.99/lb
Boar’s Head Muenster cheese, $6.99/lb
Classic chicken breast, $6.99/lb
Finlandia Swiss cheese, $6.99/lb
Ocean Spray cranberry sauce, 14 oz can, 99¢
Flav-R-Pac frozen veggies, 1 lb bag, 67¢
C&W frozen veggies, 12-16 oz bag, 5/$10
Birds Eye frozen veggies, 11-16 oz bag, 5/$10
Cool Whip, 8 oz tub, 99¢
Mrs Cubbison’s stuffing mix, 2/$4
Stove Top stuffing mix, 4/$5
Pepperidge Farm stuffing mix, $2.99
Princella yams, 29 oz can, 2/$3
Pam cooking spray, 5-6 oz can, $2.99
Libby’s canned veggies, 20/$10
Princella yams, 29 oz can, 2/$3
Vlasic pickle spears, 24 oz jar, 2/$5
Apples, Gala or Granny Smith, 99¢/lb
Seedless red grapes OR Red Globe seeded grapes, $1.99/lb
Ocean Spray cranberries, 12 o bag, $2.49
Broccoli OR cauliflower, 49¢/lb
Fresh green beans, 77¢/lb (first 5 lbs)
Vine tomatoes, 77¢/lb (first 5 lbs)
Radishes OR green onions, 2 bunches/$1
Celery, 79¢
“Mini peeled” carrots, AZ grown, 1 lb bag, 99¢
Leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine, 99¢
Red or Beauregard yams, 99¢/lb



Food City:

Norbest or Jennie-O frozen turkeys, 10-24 lb, 39¢/lb
Beef for stew or tamales, boneless, $2.49/lb
Beef top sirloin roast, $2.49/lb
Pork chops, sirloin cut, bone in, $1.49/lb
Half ham, shank portion, bone in, $1.29/lb
Pork sirloin roast, bone in, 99¢/lb
Oysters, 8 oz jar, $2.99
Libby’s or Stokely’s canned veggies, 2/$1
Cool Whip, 8 oz tub, 99¢
Roma tomatoes, 3 lbs/$1
Cilantro OR green onions, 5 bunches/$1
Celery, 2/$1
Iceberg, 3/99¢
Sweet potatoes, Beauregard or red yams, 4 lbs/$1
Green bell peppers, 4/$1
Cucumbers, 5/$1
Mangos, 2/$1
Tomatillos, 2 lbs/$1



Fry’s:

Jennie-O frozen turkeys, 29¢/lb
Jennie-O fresh turkeys, 10-20 lb, $1.29/lb
Private Selection frozen turkeys, 59¢/lb
Butterball frozen turkeys, 10-20 lbs, 99¢/lb
Butterball or Foster Farms fresh turkeys, $1.69/lb

Beef standing rib roast, bone in, $5.99/lb
Beef large end rib roast, bone in, $6.49/lb (small end, $6.99/lb
Beef New York strip roast, bone in, $3.77/lb
Beef New York strip steak, bone in, family pack, $3.77/lb
Beef chuck or bottom round roast, boneless, $3.49/lb
Cook’s spiral sliced half ham, $1.37/lb
Kroger boneless ham, whole or half, $2.79/lb
Hormel Cure 81 or Hillshire Farms spiral sliced ham, bone in, $2.79/lb
Cook’s smoked half ham, bone in, $1.37/lb
Pork loin roast, boneless, $2.99/lb
Pork crown roast, $4.99/lb
Cornish game hens, 22 oz, 2/$6
Ducklings, $2.69
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $7.99/lb
6 oz lobster tails, $9.99
Pacific oysters, 8 oz jar, $3.99
Atlantic oysters, 8 oz fresh can, $6.99
Jumbo scallops, $9.99/lb
Milk, gallons, $1.59
Kroger cottage cheese OR sour cream, 16 oz tub, 10/$10
Fry’s eggs, AA large, 18 ct, 2/3
Challenge butter, 2/$5
Country Crock spread, 45 oz tub, $1.99
Smart Balance spread, 12-16 oz tub, $1.99
Laughing Cow cheese wedges incl. Light, 2/$5
Nabisco snack crackers (Triscuit, Wheat Thins, etc), $1.88
Fry’s canned veggies, 20/$10
Vlasic pickles, 16-24 oz jar, 2/$4
Pam cooking spray, 5-6 oz can, $2.49
Oroweat or Mrs. Cubbison’s stuffing, $1.99
Stove Top stuffing, 4/$5
PictSweet frozen veggies, 24-28 oz bag, 2/$5
Apples: Granny Smith, Rome, Cameo, $1/lb
Navel oranges, $1/lb
Pomegranates, 2/$5
Red or black seedless grapes OR Red Globe seeded grapes, $1.99/lb
Bananas, 49¢/lb
Pineapples, $2.99 ea
Broccoli OR cauliflower, $1/lb
Red or golden yams, 79¢/lb
Ocean Spray cranberries, 12 oz bag, 2/$3
Russet potatoes, 5 lb bag, 57¢ ea (first 4)
Celery, 79¢
Asparagus, green or white, $2.99/lb
Fresh green beans, $1.79/lb
Vine or large tomatoes, $1.99/lb
Herbs in a 4” pot, $2.99



Rancho Grande:

Pork shoulder roast, twin pack, 99¢/lb
Pork chops, center cut, $1.89/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.89/lb
Chicken drumsticks, family pack, 49¢/lb
Fresh octopus, $1.99/lb (I do not eat anything that can look into a jar and open it)
El Garo tomato sauce (hot), 8 oz cans, 2/$1
Braeburn apples, 4 lbs/$1
Oranges OR tangerines, 4 lbs/99¢
Radishes or cilantro, 5 bunches/99¢
Cucumbers, 7/99¢



Safeway:

Safeway frozen turkeys, 8-24 lb, 39¢/lb
Safeway fresh turkeys, 8-24 lb, $1.29/lb
Beef chuck steak or crossrib roast, boneless, $1.99/lb
Beef ribeye roast, bone in, $4.99/lb
Beef bottom round roast, boneless, $2.99/lb
Beef butt tender, boneless, whole in bag, $9.99/lb
Beef round tip roast, boneless, $3.49/lb
Pork tenderloin, whole in bag, $4.79/lb
Pork loin top roast, boneless, $2.99/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $2.99/lb
All Coca-Cola OR Pepsi-Cola OR 7-Up products, 12 packs, buy 2 get 2 free
Milk, gallons, $1.77
Lean Cuisine frozen entrées, 5/$10
Nabisco snack crackers (Wheat Thins, Triscuit, etc), 2/$4
Stove Top stuffing, 2/$3
Mrs. Cubbison’s stuffing, 2/$5
Blueberries OR raspberries, 5.6-6 oz box, 2/$5
Gala apples, 99¢/lb
Pineapples, $2.99 ea
Cranberries, 12 oz bag, 2/$5
Russet potatoes, 10 lb bag, 97¢
GreenLine green beans, 12 oz bag, buy 1 get 1 free
Asparagus, $2.99/lb
Beauregard yams, 89¢/lb
Broccoli, 99¢/lb
Celery, 99¢ ea
Eating Right “baby cut” carrots, 2 lb bag, 2/$5
Rosemary tree in 6” pot, $9.99



Smart & Final:

First Street frozen turkeys, 12-22 lbs, 39¢/lb
Zacky Farms fresh turkeys, 12-20 lbs, $1.19/lb
Beef New York steaks, bone in, $4.99/lb
Farmer John spiral cut half ham, bone in, $1.99/lb
First Street frozen veggies, 2-2.5 lb bag, $2.99
La Romanella olive oil, 1 litre bottle, $5.99
Cranberries, 12 oz bag, $1.99
Apples, Gala or Granny Smith, 3 lb bag, $1.99
Red yams, 49¢/lb
Celery, 59¢ ea



Sprouts:

Free range turkey, $1.47/lb (fresh? frozen? It doesn’t say)
Free-range fresh turkey breast, $2.77/lb
Beef standing rib roast, $7.99/lb
“Extra lean” ground beef, $2.77/lb
Pork loin chops or roasts, $1.99/lb
Spiral sliced ham, $2.49/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.67/lb
Boneless skinless chicken thighs, $1.99/lb
Chicken parmesan sausage, $2.99/lb
Salmon fillets, $7.99/lb
Atlantic haddock fillets, $4.99/lb
Sprouts eggs, AA large, dozen, 4/$5
Sprouts frozen veggies, 1 lb bag, 2/$3
Red seedless grapes, 49¢/lb
Pineapples, 2/$4
Blueberries, 4.4 oz box, 2/$4
Bartlett pears, 88¢/lb
Gala or Granny Smith apples, 88¢/lb
Radishes OR green onions, 49¢/bunch
Cucumbers, 49¢ ea
Yellow or white onions, 49¢/lb
Celery OR sweet corn OR green bell peppers, 49¢ ea
Hass avocados, 88¢ ea
Tomatoes, 88¢/lb
Red bell peppers, 88¢ ea
Broccoli OR cauliflower, 88¢/lb
Baby carrots, 1 lb bag, 88¢
Winter squashes, 49¢/lb

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Bargain guide, week beginning November 10th

This Friday is, I am informed, National Pizza With Everything (Except Anchovies) Day. This Sunday, the 14th, is National Pickle Day – most pickles have a Points count of zero. Baklava, sadly, does not have such a count, but one week from today is nonetheless National Baklava Day. (I once made my own baklava. It occupies the kitchen for an entire day and no one else can do anything in there, not even make coffee.)

November 10th: National Vanilla Cupcake Day
November 11th: National Sundae Day
November 12th: National Pizza With Everything Day (Except Anchovies)
November 13th: National Indian Pudding Day
November 14th: National Pickle Day, National Guacamole Day
November 15th: National Raisin Bran Day, Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day
November 16th: National Fast Food Day
November 17th: National Baklava Day, Homemade Bread Day
November 18th: National Vichyssoise Day

If you watched TV at all over this past summer, you’ll have noticed Domino’s Pizza’s “rebranding” effort: basically a self-deprecating announcement that “Yeah, everyone agrees that our pizza is rubbish, even we acknowledge that it’s rubbish, and now we want to hear your ideas of what we might do to make it better.” According to an article in the New York Times, or clickable at http://wwwrentips.blogspot.com – the primary change in Domino’s pizzas has been a massive increase in the amount of cheese on them … and this was paid for by a government handout. The Domino’s campaign – which cost $12 million – was created and financed by an organization called Dairy Management:

And Dairy Management, which has made cheese its cause, is not a private business consultant. It is a marketing creation of the United States Department of Agriculture – the same agency at the center of a federal anti-obesity drive that discourages over-consumption of some of the very foods Dairy Management is vigorously promoting.
Urged on by government warnings about saturated fat, Americans have been moving toward low-fat milk for decades, leaving a surplus of whole milk and milk fat. Yet the government, through Dairy Management, is engaged in an effort to find ways to get dairy back into Americans’ diets, primarily through cheese.
(Per capita consumption of cheese in the US has nearly tripled since 1970.)



Albertson’s:

Beef bottom round or crossrib roast, boneless, $1.99/lb
Ground beef chuck (fat content not listed), 5 lbs or more, $1.88/lb
Beef ribeye steaks, bone in, family pack, $7.99/lb
Beef rib roast, bone in, $6.99/lb
Beef chuck OR sirloin tip roast, boneless, $4.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Pork loin chops, “assorted”, bone in, 97¢/lb
Pork center loin chops, bone in, family pack, buy 1 get 1 free
Pork sirloin chops, boneless, $1.99/lb
Pork loin roast, boneless, whole in bag, $2.99/lb
Pork shoulder roast, bone in, $1.99/lb
Hormel spiral sliced ham, $1.47/lb
Honeysuckle White turkey breast, bone in, $1.99/lb
Tyson game hens, twin pack, 2/$6
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $6.99/lb
Pepsi products: 12-packs of cans OR 6-packs of 16 oz bottles, 4/$10
Deli: All Dietz & Watson ham or turkey, $7.99/lb
Kretschmar Virginia ham, $4.99/lb
Jennie-O deli turkey breast, $4.99/lb
Yoplait yogurts, 50¢ (buy 10)
Albertson’s cheeses, 2 lb shreds, $5.99
Land O Lakes butter, 2/$6
I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter, 15 oz tub, 2/$4
Lean Pockets, 5/$10
Birds Eye frozen veggies, 12 oz bag, OR C&W frozen veggies, 12-16 oz, 2/$4
All Chicken of the Sea products, 33% off
Barilla pasta sauces, 24 jar, 2/$5 and 2 boxes of Barilla pasta free!
Libby’s canned veggies, 2/88¢
Clamato, 32 oz bottle, 2/$4
Apples: Gala, Braeburn, Fuji, Granny Smith, Red/Golden Delicious, Jazz, $1/lb
Raspberries/blackberries/blueberries, 4.4-6 oz box, $2.99
Fresh Express bag salads, “Premium Romaine” or “Green & Crisp”, 2/$3
Fresh Express bag spinach, 9 oz, $1.99
Vine tomatoes, 14 oz pkg, 2/$5
Asparagus, white or green, $2.99
Green bell peppers, 78¢ ea
Yams OR sweet potatoes, 99¢/lb
Earthbound Farms box salad, spinach or “Spring Mix”, 1 lb, $4.99
Earthbound Farms “mini peeled” carrots, 1 lb bag, 2/$3



Bashas’:

Ground beef chuck (fat content not listed), value pack, $1.77/lb
Beef t-bone steaks, value pack, $5.99/lb
Beef crossrib or bottom round roast, $3.49/lb
Beef porterhouse steaks, $6.99/lb
Pork spareribs, twin pack, 99¢/lb
Pork shoulder roast, bone in, $1.99/lb (steaks, $2.49/lb)
Cook’s ham, bone in, butt portion, $1.49/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $2.99/lb
Alaskan true cod fillets, wild caught, $3.99/lb
Mahi mahi fillets, $4.99/lb
Food Club cheeses, 1 lb chunk or shreds, 3/$10
Deli: Bashas’ roast beef top round, $6.99/lb
Stella baby-Swiss cheese, $6.99/lb
Smart Balance spread, 15-16 oz pkg OR 7.5 oz twin pack, $2.49
Healthy Choice frozen entrées, $1.97
Nature’s Own bread, $1.99
Barilla pasta, 12-16 oz box, 4/$5
Del Monte pasta sauces, 26 oz can, 4/$5
Barilla pasta sauces, 24 oz jar, 2/$4
Star olive oil, 17 oz bottle, $3.99
Bananas, 3 lbs/$1
Strawberries, 1 lb pkg, 2/$5
Blackberries or raspberries, 6 oz box, 2/$5
Apples: Gala, Red Delicious, Granny Smith, 99¢/lb
Honeydew melons, 49¢/lb
Large tomatoes, 2 lbs/$1
Italian squash, 69¢/lb
Dole bag salads, 2/$5



Food City:

Beef chuck steaks, bone in, $1.99/lb (roast, $2.49/lb)
Beef tamale meat, boneless, $2.49/lb
Sirloin cut pork chops or roast, bone in, 99¢/lb
Pork shoulder steak, bone in, $1.99/lb
Chicken thighs or drumsticks, value pack, 88¢/lb
Pollock fillets, $1.99/lb
Hunt’s pasta sauces, 26 oz can, 4/$5
Red Delicious apples, 3 lbs/99¢
Guavas, 2 lbs/$3
Pineapples, 2 lbs/98¢
Jalapeño peppers, 4 lbs/96¢
Avocados, 4/99¢
Beauregard or red yams OR sweet potatoes, 3 lbs/99¢
Cabbage, 3 lbs/99¢
Italian squash, 2 lbs/98¢



Fry’s:

Beef t-bone or bone-in ribeye steak, family pack, $4.77/lb
93-7 ground beef, $1.97/lb (2 lb chub)
Cook’s smoked half ham, bone in, $1.17/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.77/lb
Butterball frozen turkeys, 10-20 lb, 99¢/lb
Private Selection frozen turkeys, 10-20 lb, 59¢/lb
Sockeye salmon fillets, $5.99/lb
All Pepsi products, 12 packs, 4/$10
Fry’s milk, gallons, $1.67
Fry’s eggs, AA large, dozen, 99¢
Kroger cheeses, 12-16 oz chunk or shreds, 2/$5

Campbell’s Select Harvest soups, $1.49 } 50¢ less
Green Giant “Steamers”, $1.49 }
Gatorade OR G2, 32 oz bottle, 99¢/lb } when you
Healthy Harvest pasta, $1.29 }
Smart Ones frozen entrées, $1.99/lb } buy 10

Fry’s canned veggies, 3/$1
Apples: Gala, Red/Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, $1/lb
Bartlett pears, $1/lb
Mangos, $1 ea
Pomegranates, 2/$5
Green or black seedless grapes, $1.99/lb
Raspberries OR blackberries, 4.4-6 oz box, 2/$5
Red bell peppers, $1 ea
Roma tomatoes, $1/lb
Leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine, $1 ea



Rancho Grande:

Top sirloin steaks, family pack, $2.59/lb
Pork steaks, bone in, $1.69/lb
Chicken breast, bone in, family pack, 99¢/lb
Green prickly-pear fruits, 6/99¢
Mexican squash, 4 lbs/99¢
Tomatillos, 3 lbs/99¢
Cabbage, 4 lbs/99¢



Safeway:

Beef London broil, value pack, $1.99/lb
Beef top sirloin steak, boneless “restaurant cut”, value pack, $4.99/lb
Beef New York steak, boneless, value pack, $4.99/lb
Beef New York strip steak, bone in, value pack, $4.99/lb
Beef eye or found roast, boneless, $4.49/lb
93/7 ground beef, value pack, $3.99/lb
Pork sirloin chops, boneless, $2.99/lb
Safeway frozen turkeys, 8-24 lb, 39¢/lb with $25 purchase
Honeysuckle White frozen turkeys, 8-24 lb, 89¢/lb with $25 purchase
Chicken drums/thighs/leg quarters, 88¢/lb
Chicken breast, bone in, $1.99/lb (go to Fry’s)
Safeway ground turkey, 20 oz pkg, 2/$7
Safeway spiral-sliced ham, bone in, whole or half, $1.99/lb
Rockfish fillets, wild caught, $7.99/lb
Lucerne butter, $1.99/lb
Lucerne cheeses, 6-8 oz chunk or shreds, $1.99
Campbell’s Select Harvest soups, 10/$10
Red seedless grapes, $1.79/lb
Texas Red grapefruit, 2 lbs/$1
Mangos, 99¢ ea
Pomegranates, 2/$4
Fresh Express bag spinach or “Green & Crisp” salad, 99¢
Broccoli or cauliflower, 49¢/lb
Yellow onions, 99¢/lb
Winter squashes, 99¢/lb



Smart & Final:

Beef chuck steaks or roasts, boneless, $2.99/lb
Foster Farms chicken thighs and drumstick, mixed pack, 99¢/lb
First Street canned veggies, 2/$1
C&W frozen veggies, 18-32 oz bag, $2.99
Seedless red grapes, 2 lb box, $1.99



Sprouts:

Beef porterhouse steaks, $5.99/lb
Beef rump roast or stew meat, $3.99/lb
Pork sirloin chops or roast, boneless, $1.99/lb
Frying chickens, whole or cut up, $1.39/lb
Sprouts cage-free eggs, AA large, dozen, $1.99
Sprouts pasta sauce, 24 oz jar, 2/$5
Quorn nuggets and patties, 7-12 oz pkg, $2.99
Cascadian Farms frozen veggies, 10 oz bag, $1.99
Apples: Fuji/Braeburn/Jonagold/Golden Delicious/Granny Smith/Cameo/Gala, 49¢/lb
“Rio Red” grapefruit, 4/$1
Bartlett or Bosc pears, 88¢/lb
Squashes, summer or winter varieties, 69¢/lb
Broccoli crowns, 69¢/lb
Green bell peppers, 49¢ ea
Red or gold bell peppers, 99¢ ea
Cabbage, 49¢/lb
Cucumbers, 49¢ ea
Baby carrots, 1 lb bag, 88¢
Hass avocados, 88¢
Organic bananas, 88¢/lb
Organic leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine, 99¢ ea
Organic red or Jewel yams, 99¢/lb

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Bargain guide, week beginning November 3rd

November is National Peanut Butter Lovers’ Month – that’s you, Debi! Also Raisin Bread Month, a good combination. It’s several other things as well, most notably Good Nutrition Month, but also Georgia Pecan Month, National Pepper Month, National Pomegranate Month, Vegan Month, Fun With Fondue Month, and the year's third consecutive National Apple Month.

The 4th of this month, oddly, is National Candy Day – “oddly” because I’d have thought it came last Sunday. (The handout erroneously gave the 3rd as the date for Candy Day -- sorry.) This Friday, the 5th, is one of the year’s two separate National Doughnut Days. Next Tuesday, the 9th, is Cook Something Bold and Pungent Day, and also Harvey Wallbanger Day. One week from today is not National Cupcake Day – that’s next month – but very specifically National Vanilla Cupcake Day.

November 3rd: Sandwich Day
November 4th: National Candy Day
November 5th: National Doughnut day (there are at least two of these)
November 6th: National Nachos Day
November 7th: Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day
November 8th: Cook Something Bold and Pungent Day, Harvey Wallbanger Day, National Cappuccino Day
November 9th: National Scrapple Day
November10th: National Vanilla Cupcake Day

The Fooducate blog -- bookmark that -- is doing good series of articles on bread, what you're buying when you buy it, and how to buy it healthy. Part 1 (overview), Part 2 (whole grains), Part 3 (but what else are you getting?)-- there will be more, and you can find them from the main Fooducate page.



Albertson’s:

Beef London broil, boneless, family pack, $3.99/lb
Beef top sirloin steaks, boneless, family pack, $4.99/lb
Beef ribeye steaks, bone in, family pack, $6.99/lb
Beef t-bone steaks, family pack, $6.99/lb
93/7 ground beef, 5 lbs or more, $1.97/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.77/lb
Pork loin chops, assorted, family pack, $1.99/lb
Pork loin chops, center cut, bone in, family pack, $2.99/lb
Atlantic salmon fillets, $6.99
Milk, gallons, $1.77
Deli: Jennie-O turkey breast, $5.99/lb
Kretschmar honey or baked ham, $5.99/lb
Margherita hard salami/Genoa salami/pepperoni, $5.99/lb
Deli Fresh cheeses, $5.99/lb
Birds Eye “Steamfresh” veggies, 10-12 oz bag, 4/$5
PictSweet frozen veggies, 28 oz bag, 2/$5
Lean Cuisine frozen entrées, 5/$10
Chicken of the Sea solid white tuna, $1
Green Giant “specialty” veggies, 11-15 oz cans, $1
Da Vinci pasta, 1 lb pkg, $1
Hunt’s spaghetti sauce, 26 oz cans, $1
Red seedless grapes, 77¢/lb
Honeydew melons, 49¢/lb
Pineapples, $2.49 ea
Mangos, $1 ea
Red grapefruit, $1
Fresh Express bag salad, “Green & Crisp”, 12 oz, $1
Broccoli crowns OR cauliflower, $1/lb
Summer squashes, $1/lb
Yams OR sweet potatoes, $1/lb
Red or yellow bell peppers, $1 ea
Fresh spinach, $1/bunch
Leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine, $1 ea



Bashas’:

Beef roasts: crossrib/bottom round/chuck, boneless, buy 1 get 1 free
Beef top sirloin, boneless, whole in bag, $1.99/lb (cut & wrapped free)
Beef top sirloin steaks, boneless, value pack, $2.99/lb
Pork shoulder roast, bone in, buy 1 get 1 free
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.77/lb
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $5.99/lb
Basa fillets, farm raised, $3.99/lb
Fresh clams, 2 lb bag, $5
Milk, gallons, $1.77
Bashas’ eggs, AA large, dozens, 99¢
Land O Lakes butter, $2.69
Food Club cheeses, 2 lb chunk or shreds, $6.99
Deli: Boar’s Head deluxe roast beef, $9.99/lb
Gold Swiss cheese, $7.49/lb
Tillamook Cheddar cheese, $5.99/lb
Lean Cuisine frozen entrées, $1.88
Food Club frozen veggies, 1 lb bag, 5/$5
Pompeian olive oil, 16 oz bottle, $3.99
Nabisco 100 calorie pack, 2/$5
Dole whole pineapples, 88¢ ea
Red seedless grapes, $1.49/lb
Red/Golden Delicious or Granny Smith apples, 99¢/lb
Bananas, 48¢/lb
Hass avocados, small, 4/$1
Red or Beauregard yams, 99¢/lb
Winter squashes, 99¢/lb
Asparagus, $2.99/lb
Large tomatoes, 99¢/lb



Food City:

Beef bottom round steak or roast, boneless, value pack, $2.69/lb
Beef short ribs, boneless value pack, $2.69/b
Pork shoulder roast, bone in, 99¢/lb (steaks, $1.49/lb)
Boneless skinless chicken thighs, 99¢/lb
Flounder fillets, $2.49/lb
Granny Smith apples, 4 lbs/96¢
Honeydew melons, 3 lbs/99¢
Large tomatoes, 3 lbs/99¢
Mexican grey squash, 4 lbs/96¢
Mexican hard squash, 3 lbs/99¢
Brown onions, 3 lbs/99¢



Fry’s:

Boneless beef roasts: chuck, top/bottom/eye round, sirloin tip, crossrib –
buy 1 get 1 free
Beef New York strip steak, bone in, family pack, $4.88/lb (regular pack $5.99/lb)
Beef chuck steak, boneless, family pack, $3.49/lb
Beef London broil, boneless, family pack, $3.49/lb
Pork loin back ribs, $2.97/lb
Honeysuckle turkey breast, 99¢/lb
Chicken breast, bone in, $1.69/lb
Kroger cheeses, 12-16 oz chunk or shreds, $2.99
Fry’s or Kroger canned veggies, 2/$1
Prego pasta sauces, 24 oz jar, $1.99
Del Monte whole pineapples, 2/$5
Bannaas, 49¢/lb
Kiwifruit, 3/99¢
Apples: Gala, Red/Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, $1/lb
Pears: Bartlett/D’Anjou/Red/Bosc, $1.29/lb
Pomegranates, 2/$5
Navel oranges, $1.49/lb
Vine or large tomatoes, 88¢/lb
Dole bag salads “Just Lettuce”, “Classic Romaine”, “Greener Selection”, 88¢
Winter squashes, $1/lb
Organic “mini peeled” carrots, yellow or orange, 1 lb bag, 2/$3



Safeway:

Beef crossrib roast, boneless, $1.77/lb
Beef ribeye steaks, bone in, value pack, $4.99/lb
Beef t-bone or New York strip steak, bone in, value pack, $7.99/lb
93/7 ground beef, value pack, $3.99/lb
Whole chickens, 69¢/lb
Safeway frozen turkeys, 8-24 lbs, 39¢/lb
Honeysuckle frozen turkeys, 8-24 lbs, 89¢/lb
Jennie-O ground turkey, regular or Italian, 1.25 lb pkg, buy 1 get 1 free
Healthy Choice frozen entrées, $1.69
Red seedless grapes, 88¢/lb
Red Delicious apples, 2 lbs/$1
Gala apples, 99¢/lb
Texas Red grapefruit, 3/$1
Zucchini or yellow squash, 99¢/lb
Vine tomatoes, $1.99/lb
Cucumbers, 2/1
Leaf lettuces: green, red, Romaine, Boston Bibb, 99¢



Smart & Final:

Beef London Broil or top round roast, $3.99/lb
Pork shoulder butt roast, bone in, $1.39/lb
Foster Farms chicken breast, bone in, family pack, 99¢/lb
Red Delicious apples, 3 lb bag, $1.79


Sprouts:

Beef top sirloin steak, boneless, $2.99/lb
“Super lean” ground sirloin, $3.99/lb
Beef sirloin tip roast or stew meat, boneless, $3.99/lb
Pork baby back ribs, $2.99/lb
Pork loin roasts or chops, boneless, $3.99/lb
Sprouts frozen veggies, 1 lb bag, 2/$3
Sprouts olive oil, 1 ltr bottle, $6.99
Gala or Fuji apples, 88¢/lb
Bartlett pears, 88¢/lb
Blackberries, 6 oz box, 88¢
Tomatoes, 88¢/lb
Hass avocados, 88¢
Summer squashes, 88¢/lb
Broccoli, 88¢/lb
Pomegranates, 2/$4
Green bell peppers, 49¢ ea
Cucumbers, 49¢ ea
Spinach, 88¢/bunch
Leaf lettuces, green/red/Romaine, 88¢

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Bargain guide, week beginning October 27th

Today is American Beer Day; tomorrow is both National Chocolate Day and Wild Foods Day. Wipe that look off your face. If you’ve ever picked a blackberry off a bush you’ve eaten wild food. Halloween is both Candy Apple Day and, of course, Trick Or Treat For UNICEF Day. One week from today is National Sandwich Day.

Fascinating article at the Fooducate blog: nearly half the calories children under 12 consume are derived from junk food. Meanwhile, McDonald’s stock is at an all-time high and set to continue upwards.

And at Serious Eats, a genuine recipe for homemade candy corn. Honest. Homemade candy corn.



Albertson’s:

Beef petite sirloin steaks or roast, boneless, $7.99/lb }
Beef bottom round roast, boneless, $4.99/lb } All these:
Beef crossrib roast, boneless, $4.99/lb }
Beef chuck roast, boneless, $4.99.lb } buy one,
Beef sirloin tip roast, boneless, $4.99/lb }
Pork spareribs, $3.99/lb } get one
Pork baby back ribs, $6.99/lb }
Pork country style ribs, boneless, family pack, $3.99/lb } free
Boneless skinless chicken breast, 4.99/lb }

Beef t-bone steaks, family pack, $4.77/lb
93/7 ground beef, 5 lbs or more, $1.97/lb
Pork sirloin chops, boneless, family pack, $3.99/lb, buy 1 get 2 free
Whole frying chickens, 57¢/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, 2.5 lb bag, $4.97 ($1.99/lb)
Keta salmon fillets, wild caught, $3.77/lb
Alaskan cod fillets, wild caught, $3.99/lb
Catfish fillets, farm raised, $3.99/lb
All Pepsi products incl. Diet, 12 pks, 4/$10 (must buy 4)
Deli: Charlie’s Pride roast beef/corned beef/beef pastrami, $4.99/lb
Deli Fresh Provolone/mild Cheddar/Muenster/pepperjack, $4.99/lb
Jennie-O oven roasted turkey breast, $4.99/lb
Kretschmar Virginia ham, $4.99/lb
Daisy sour cream incl. Light, 24 oz tub, 2/$5
Yoplait yogurt incl. Light, 8 pk, $3.99
Yoplait Greek yogurt, 6 o, 10/$10
Albertson’s pickles, 24 oz jar, $1.99
Maruchan ramen noodles, 6/$1
Satsuma tangerines, 3 lb bag, $2.47
Pears: Bartlett, Bosc, red, Anjou, 99¢/lb
Strawberries, 1 lb box, $2.99
Red grapefruit, 99¢/lb
Pomegranates, 2/$5
Iceberg, 69¢ ea
Nature Sweet “Cherub” tomatoes (grape tomatoes), 10.5 oz box, 2/$5
Fresh Express bag salads, 2/$5
Asparagus, green or white, $2.99/lb
English cucumbers, 2/$3



Bashas’:

Beef t-bone steak OR boneless top sirloin steak, value pack, $3.99/lb
Beef top sirloin roast boneless, $4.49/lb
Beef crossrib roast, $3.99/lb
80/20 ground beef, value pack, $2.99/lb
Thin cut pork chops, value pack, $3.99/lb
Boneless pork chops, value pack, $2.99/lb
Split chicken breast, bone in, 97¢/lb
Rockfish OR Dover sole fillets, wild caught, $4.99/lb
Food Club cheeses, 6-8 oz chunk/shreds/cubes, 4/$5
Birds Eye “Steamfresh” frozen veggies, 11-16 oz bag, 5/$10
Star olive oil, 25 oz bottle, $5.99
Raspberries, 6 oz box, 2/$5
Apples, Fuji/Gala/Granny Smith, $1.19/lb
Red seedless grapes, $1.79/lb
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 2/$5
Bananas, 48¢/lb
Large tomatoes, 2 lbs/$1
Cucumbers, 69¢ ea
Red bell peppers, 99¢ ea



Food City:

Beef top sirloin steak or roast, boneless, value pack, $1.99/lb
Beef stew meat, $1.99/lb (tamale meat, $1.89/lb)
Pork shoulder roast, bone in, 99¢/lb
Sirloin cut pork chops, bone in, $1.79/lb
Chicken leg quarters, 39¢/lb
Gala apples, 3 lbs/99¢
Mexican grey squash, 59¢/lb
Radishes OR green onions, 3 bunches/99¢



Fry’s:

Beef bottom round roast, boneless, buy 1 get 1 free
80/20 ground beef, $1.77/lb
Beef New York strip, ribeye, or t-bone steaks, bone in, family pack, $4.99/lb
Beef top sirloin steaks, family pack, $4.99/lb
Beef chuck roast, boneless, family pack, $3.29/lb
Whole frying chickens, 57¢/lb
Sockeye salmon fillets, $7.99/lb
All Coca-Cola products incl. Diet, 12 pks, 4/$10
Kroger cheeses, 6-8 oz chunk or shreds, 2/$3
Apples: Gala/Delicious/Granny Smith/Braeburn/Fuji/Rome/Cameo/Spartan/Jonagold/helpitwon’tfit!, $1/lb
Pomegranates, 2/$5
Pears, Bartlett/D’Anjou/Bosc, $1.29/lb
Red seedless grapes, 88¢/lb
Blackberries OR raspberries, small box, $2.99
Cantaloupes, $1.99 ea
Navel oranges, $1.49/lb
Hass avocados, 88¢ ea
Vine or large tomatoes, $1.99/lb
Kroger “mini peeled” carrots, 1 lb bag, $1
Broccoli OR cauliflower, $12/lb



Rancho Grande:

Beef flap meat, family pack, $3.49/lb
Chicken drumsticks, family pack, 59¢/lb
Chicken breast, bone in, $1.39/lb
Pollock fillets, $1.39/lb
Fuji apples, 3 lbs/99¢
Cilantro, 5 bunches/99¢
Chayote squash, 4 lbs/99¢



Safeway:

Beef top sirloin steak, boneless, “restaurant cut”, $2.99/lb
Beef bottom round roast, boneless, $1.77/lb
Beef loin t-bone steak, value pack, $7.99/lb
Beef 7-bone chuck pot roast, $2.79/lb
Pork shoulder blade roast, bone in, whole in bag, 99¢/lb
Pork tenderloin, whole in bag, $4.79/lb
Eating Right boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.99/lb
Chicken drums/thighs/leg quarters, value pack, $1.29/lb
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $8.99/lb
Mahi mahi fillets, wild caught, $5.99/lb
Lucerne cheeses, 2 lb chunk or shreds, $3.99
Eating Right frozen entrées, 5/$10
Cantaloupes, AZ grown, whole, 99¢ ea
Goolish black seedless grapes, 2 lb box, $3.99
Pomegranates, 2/$4
Honey Crisp apples, $1.99/lb
Vine tomatoes, $1.99/lb
Hass avocados, 2/$1
Iceberg, 69¢
Green or red bell peppers, 99¢ ea
Eating Right or Fresh Express bag salads, $2.49 } mix and match:
Eating Right cut veggies, 12 oz bag, $2.49 } buy any 3,
Ocean Spray “Craisins”, 6 oz bag, $2.49 } get $3 off



Smart & Final:

Pork loin roast, boneless, $2.39/lb
Chicken thighs/drumsticks, family pack, 99¢/lb
Cantaloupe, 2 lbs/$1
Apples: Gala, Fuji, Granny Smith, Red Delicious, 8 ct pkg, $2.99
Seedless black grapes, 2 lb box, $1.99
Iceberg, 2 pk, $1.49



Sprouts:

All bulk-bin items, 25% off
Beef chuck roast, boneless, $3.99/lb
Beef skirt/flank/tri tip, $5.99/lb
Pork sirloin chops or roasts, $1.99/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.97/lb
Boneless skinless chicken thighs, $1.99/lb
Alaskan cod fillets, wild caught, $6.99
Kashi GoLean cereal, 2/$6
Red seedless grapes, 49¢/lb
Apples: Gala, Granny Smith, Delicious, Fuji, Braeburn, Jonagold, 69¢/lb
Winter squashes, 69¢/lb
Cilantro/radishes/green onions, 49¢/bunch
Cabbage, 49¢/lb
Cucumbers OR green bell peppers, 49¢ ea
Tomatoes, 69¢/lb
Broccoli crowns, 69¢/lb
Red bell peppers OR celery OR Hass avocados, 88¢ ea
Baby carrots, 1 lb bag, 88¢

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Bargain guide, week beginning October 20

I forgot to mention that this third week of October has been National Kraut Sandwich Week and National Pickled Peppers Week. The 23rd, this Saturday, is National Canning Day. A thrilling thought I’m sure for all of us Arizonans who are thinking at this point “But I just got the kitchen cooled down.” The 25th, Monday, is National Greasy Foods Day: to be honored in the breach rather than the observance. One week from today is American Beer Day, as distinguished from National Beer Day which was April 7th and also from International Beer Day which was August 7th. Oddly, American Beer Week was the second week of October. I have never claimed that all of these were logical.

October 20th: National Brandied Fruit Day
October 21st: National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day, National Caramel Apple Day
October 22nd: National Nut Day
October 23rd: National Canning Day, National Boston Cream Pie Day
October 24th: Good & Plenty Day, National Bologna Day
October 25th: National Greasy Foods Day, World Pasta Day
October 26th: National Pumpkin Day, National Pretzel Day, National Mincemeat Pie Day
October 27th: National Potato Day, American Beer Day

There’s a fascinating article at the Fooducate blog about the common “calories-in-equals-calories-out” notion, which it turns out may be incomplete: in a study done in Sweden, volunteers who snacked on candy and sweets gained more weight than those who snacked on an equal calorie value of peanuts. (The article also adds that the difference is “second order magnitude” when compared to Americans’ overall need to bloody well eat less.)

Marion Nestle, at Food Politics, has posted a collection of links to various articles on recent obesity research. (Calorie-free sweeteners may not trigger overeating after all.)

And courtesy of Consumerist, a site called Eat With A Spork has produced a program to determine exactly how much you’d have to eat – and spend – to win various prizes in the McDonald’s Monopoly game. (To win $500 cash, I had to eat 131,714 Big Macs – that’s 71,125,560 calories, 3,819,706 grams (that’s 8,421 pounds) of fat, and 136,982,560 milligrams (302 pounds) of sodium, and spend $491,293.22.



Albertson’s:

Beef crossrib roast, boneless, $1.77/lb (steaks, $2.99/lb)
Beef London broil, boneless, $2.99/lb
Beef petite sirloin steaks, boneless, $7.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
92/8 ground beef, $4.99/lb
Pork loin roast, boneless, in bag, $1.88/lb
Pork loin chops, boneless, $4.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.77/lb
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $5.99/lb
Catfish or swai fillets, $3.99/lb
Yoplait yogurts incl. Light, 10/$5 (must buy 10)
Deli: Dietz & Watson honey or classic turkey, $6.99/lb
Dietz & Watson Virginia or maple ham, $6.99/lb
Eckrich “super lean” ham, $3.99/lb
Jennie-O smoked turkey breast, $3.99/lb
Deli Fresh Muenster cheese, $3.99/lb
Lean Cuisine frozen entrées, 3/$5
Smart Ones “Bistro Selection” frozen entrées, 5/$10
PictSweet frozen veggies, 40% off
Birds Eye “Steamfresh” frozen veggies, 33% off
Ragu pasta sauce, 16-26 oz jar, $1.49
Valley Fresh chunk chicken, 10 oz can, $2.49
Apples: Gala, Braeburn, Fuji, Granny Smith, Red/Golden Delicious, $1/lb
Green or red seedless grapes, $1.99/lb
Pomegranates, 2/$5
Bananas, 49¢/lb
Vine tomatoes, 99¢/lb
Broccoli, 59¢/lb
Asparagus, $2.99/lb
Green beans, $1.49/lb
Fresh Express bag salad kids, $2.99
Earthbound Farms box salads, $2.99
Winter squashes, 88¢/lb



Bashas’:

Beef New York or top sirloin steaks, boneless, value pack, $3.99/lb
Beef London broil, $3.99/lb
Beef crossrib/bottom round/boneless chuck roast, $3.99/lb
Pork shoulder steak, bone in, value pack, $2.49/lb
Whole frying chickens, 69¢/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $2.99/lb
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $5.99/lb
Milk, gallons, $1.77
Blue Bonnet spread, 45 oz tub, $2.49
Food Club cheeses, 1 lb chunk or shreds, 10-12 oz string, 3/$10
Lean Pockets, 3/$5
Morningstar Farms frozen entrées, $3.99
Food Club canned veggies, 48¢
Bertolli pasta sauces, 2/$5
Campbell’s Select Harvest soups, 4/$5
Apples: Granny Smith, Gala, Braeburn, Fuji, Red/Golden Delicious, 49¢/lb
Cantaloupe, AZ grown, 49¢/lb
Pomegranates, $1.89 ea
Green or red grapes, $1.79/lb
Bananas, 48¢/lb
Italian or yellow squash, 89¢/lb
Slicing tomatoes, $1.49/lb



Fry’s:

93/7 ground beef, 2 lb chub, $1.97/lb
Beef crossrib roast, boneless, $4.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Beef New York strip steak, boneless, family pack, $5.99/lb
Half pork loin, boneless, whole in bag, $1.77/lb
Pork Boston butt, bone in, whole in bag, $1.17/lb
Pork tenderloin, whole in bag, $2.99/lb
Pork picnic roast, whole in bag, 99¢/lb
Pork loin chops, boneless, family pack, $3.49/lb
Pork shoulder blade steak, $2.29/lb
Keta salmon, wild caught, $5.99/lb
Catfish fillets, 2.5 lb bag, $9.99
Milk, half gallons only, 88¢
Kroger cheeses, 6-8 oz chunk or shreds, 3/$5
Post breakfast cereals, $1.99
Nutri-Grain or Special K bars, $2.28
Bumble Bee assorted seafood, 10/$10
Apples: Gala, Delicious, Granny Smith, Fuji, Rome, Jonagold, $1/lb
Pears: Bartlett, D’Anjou, Red, Bosc, 4 lbs/$5
Navel oranges, 88¢/lb
Pomegranates, 2/$5
Asparagus, green or white, $1.27/lb
Vine tomatoes, $1.99/lb
Fresh Selections box or bag salads, 2/$5
Organic “mini peeled” orange or yellow carrots, 1 lb bag, 4/$5
Winter squashes, $1/lb



Safeway:

Beef round steak, boneless, value pack, $1.49/lb
Beef New York strip steak, bone in, value pack, $4.77/lb
Beef chuck roast, boneless, $3.99/lb
Beef round tip roast, boneless, $2.99/lb
Beef top sirloin steak, “restaurant cut”, $5.99/lb
Beef ribeye steak, bone in, $7.99/lb
Pork loin chops, assorted, 99¢/lb
Pork loin chops, bone in, $1.99/lb
Chicken thighs or drumsticks, $1.79/lb
Jennie-O ground turkey, regular or Italian, 1.25-lb pkg, 2/$7
Lucerne eggs, 18 ct, $1.79 }
Lucerne butter, $2.49 } with minimum
Healthy Choice frozen entres, $1.99 } $10 purchase
Green Giant canned veggies, 79¢ }
Alaskan cod fillets, wild caught, $5.99/lb
Starkist solid white tuna, 75¢
Ragu pasta sauces, 16-26 oz jar, 4/$5
Bananas, 39¢/lb
Apples, Gala/Granny Smith/Red Delicious, 2 lbs/$1
Bartlett pears, 88¢/lb
Seedless grapes, green/red/black, $1.79/lb
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 2/$5
Pomegranates, 2/$4
O Organics box salads, 2/$6
Winter squashes, 99¢/lb
Vine tomatoes, 99¢/lb



I’m sorry this is so short: the rest of the flyers never turned up, but if I can find them I’ll post the information.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Bargain guide, week beginning October 13th

Tomorrow, October 14th, is National Chocolate Covered Insects Day. This is one chocolate treat I will voluntarily pass up, but if you really want some (it is after all October) you can order them online from Candy Warehouse, Candy Favorites, Educational Innovations, Science Bob, or Amazon.com.

The day after is National Chicken Cacciatore Day, a delicious dish and very easy to adapt to WW (take skinless chicken parts, brown them, throw in a can of tomatoes, every Italian vegetable you can think of plus some more garlic and red wine, simmer for half an hour). The 17th is, for absolutely no reason I can discern, Four Prunes Day. As with the chocolate covered insects, you can have mine.

The 20th, a week from today, is National Brandied Fruit Day, which is not nearly enough lead time. Get it started this week and you’ll have a nice topping for cake or ice-cream by next Brandied Fruit Day.

And according to Marion Nestle at Food Politics, the Institute of Medicine has just released its first analysis (PDF file) of Front-Of-Package labeling – “those little spots, check marks, and tokens that are all over food packages these days and that are supposed to indicate that the product is especially healthy for you”, as she explains.



Albertson’s:

Ground chuck (fat content not listed), 5 lbs or more, $1.59/lb
Beef top sirloin steaks, boneless, $4.99/lb
Beef petite sirloin steaks, boneless, $7.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Beef round steak, boneless, $2.99/lb
Pork loin chops, “assorted”, bone in, 97¢/lb
Pork loin chops, center cut, bone in, family pack, $3.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Chicken drums/thighs/leg quarters/whole fryers, 88¢/lb
Honeysuckle White ground turkey, 93/7, 1 lb pkg, $1.99
Keta salmon fillets, wild caught, $3.77/lb
Thresher shark or Alaskan cod fillets, wild caught, $3.99/lb
Deli: Dietz & Watson London broil OR peppered eye round, $7.99/lb
Jennie-O turkey or ham, $5.99/lb
Deli Fresh mild Cheddar/Colby/Co-jack/pepperjack/Provolone, $5.99/lb
Albertson’s milk, half gallons, 88¢
Healthy Choice frozen entrées, 2/$5
Albertson’s chunk chicken, 10 oz can, $1.99
Pompeian olive oil, 24 oz bottle, $4.99
Gala apples, $1/lb
Pears, Red/Bartlett/Bosc/Anjou, $1/lb
Cut up melon, 12 oz cup, $1
Broccoli crowns, $1/lb
Cauliflower, $1 ea
Red bell peppers, $1 ea
Leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine, $1 ea
Large tomatoes, $1/lb
Large English cucumbers, $1 ea
Yams OR sweet potatoes, $1/lb
Summer squashes, $1/lb
Winter squashes, 88¢/lb
Fresh spinach, $1/bunch
Carrots, 2 lb bag, $1



Bashas’:

Beef cross rib roast, boneless, $1.77/lb (steaks, $2.99/lb)
Beef t-bone/porterhouse/ribeye steaks, bone in, value pack, $6.99/lb
Ground sirloin (no fat content listed), value pack, $1.97/lb
80/20 ground beef, value pack, $2.99/lb
Pork loin, boneless, $1.77/lb
Chicken drums/thighs/leg quarters, 99¢/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $2.99/lb
Walleyed pike fillets, $9.99/lb
Bashas’ milk, half gallons only, 99¢
Yoplait yogurts, 10/$5
Shamrock Farms cottage cheese incl. Light, $2.69
Flav-R-Pac frozen veggies, 12-16 oz bag, 5/$5
Progresso soups incl. Light, 4/$5
Ro*Tel tomatoes, 4/$5
Bumble Bee chunk light tuna, 69¢
Star olive oil, 17 oz bottle, $3.99
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 99¢
Seedless red grapes, 77¢/lb
Apples, Gala/Red Delicious/Granny Smith, 99¢/lb
Bananas, 48¢/lb
Raspberries, 6 oz box, 2/$5
Vine tomatoes, AZ grown, $1.99/lb
Leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine, 99¢ ea
Red bell peppers, 99¢ ea
Cucumbers, 69¢ ea



Food City:

Beef chuck steak, boneless, value pack, $1.99/lb (roast, $2.49/lb)
Beef stew meat, boneless, value pack, $2.49/lb
Pork shoulder roast, bone in, 99¢/lb
Boneless skinless chicken thighs, $1.29/lb
Red Delicious apples, 3 lbs/99¢
Bosc pears, 2 lbs/98¢
Large tomatoes, 3 lbs/99¢
Avocados, 4/99¢
Italian squash, 2 lbs/98¢
Cabbage, 3 lbs/99¢



Fresh & Easy:

Beef sirloin tip steak, boneless, $3.99/lb
Assorted pork chops, $1.59/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.97/lb
93/7 ground turkey, 1.25 lb pkg, $3.73 ($2.99/lb)
Milk, gallons, $1.98
Fresh & Easy butter, 2/$5
Fresh & Easy cheeses, 8 oz chunk or shreds, 2/$4
Fresh & Easy chunk light tuna, 63¢
Bananas, 19¢ ea
Gala apples, 3 lb bag, $1.47
Green bell peppers, 2 ct, 98¢
Lemonsanlimes, 1 lb bag, 98¢
Baby peeled carrots, 1 lb bag, 98¢
Hard squashes, $1.99 ea



Fry’s:

Beef New York strip/ribeye/t-bone steaks, bone in, family pack, $4.99/lb
Beef top sirloin steaks, family pack, $4.99/lb
Beef bottom round roast, boneless, $3.29/lb
Pork loin back ribs, $2.99/lb
Pork loin chops, boneless, $4.99/lb
All Foster Farms fresh chicken, buy 1 get 1 free
85/15 ground turkey, 3 lb pkg, $5.97 ($1.99/lb)
Keta salmon, wild caught, $3.97/lb
True cod, $6.99/lb
Fry’s eggs, AA large, dozen, 84¢
Fry’s pasta, 1 lb box, 10/$10
Ragu pasta sauces, 16-26 oz jar, $1.67
Red seedless grapes, 89¢/lb
Pears, Bartlett/D’Anjou/Red/Bosc, 74¢/lb
Apples, Gala/Delicious/Granny Smith, $1/lb
Asian pears, $1 ea
Peaches, $1.49/lb
Organic “mini peeled” carrots, yellow or orange, 1 lb bag, 2/$3
Asparagus, green or white, $2.99/lb
Winter squashes, $1/lb
Roma tomatoes, $1/lb
Dole bag salads, 2/$5



Safeway:

80/20 ground beef, value pack, $1.29/lb
93/7 ground beef, value pack, $1.99/lb
90/10 ground sirloin, value pack, $2.29/lb
Beef 7-bone chuck steak, bone in, value pack, $1.59/lb
Beef loin t-bone steak, value pack, $4.99/lb
Beef London broil, $4.49/lb
Beef ribeye steak, bone in, value pack, $7.99/lb
Beef crossrib roast, boneless, $2.99/lb
Pork sirloin chops, boneless, $2.99/lb
Chicken thighs/drums/leg quarters, value pack, $1.29/lb
Tilapia fillets, farm raised, $6.99/lb
Atlantic salmon fillets, farm raised, $8.99/lb
Lucerne cheeses, 1 lb chunk or shreds, $2.99
Lucerne cottage cheese incl. Light, 32 oz tub, $2.99
Smart Ones frozen entrées, 4/$19
Nabisco 100 calorie packs, 2/$5
Fiber One cereal, 14-17 oz box, 2/$5
Cantaloupes, 2/$4
Bananas, 49 value pack,
Honeycrisp apples, $1.99/lb
Navel oranges, 99¢/lb
Leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine/butter, 99¢ ea
Vine tomatoes, $1.99/lb
Cucumbers, 79¢ ea



Smart & Final:

Beef chuck steaks & roasts, boneless, $2.99/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.99/lb
Jennie-O ground turkey, 1.25 lb pkg, 2/$5
Jennie-O turkey burgers, 3 lb frozen pkg, $4.99
First Street frozen veggies, 2-2.5 lb bag, $1.99
Apples, Gala or Granny Smith, 3 lb bag, $1.49
Seedless black grapes, 2 lb box, $1.99
Tomatoes, 6 ct, 99¢



Sprouts:

Beef New York steak, $4.97/lb
Beef sirloin tip roast or steak, $3.99/lb
Pork sirloin chops, boneless, $2.99/lb
Boneless skinless chicken thighs, $1.47/lb
Pacific salmon fillets, wild caught, $4.99/lb
All chicken sausage varieties, bulk or links, $2.99/lb
VitaTops muffin tops, 8 oz box, $3.99
Ancient Harvest quinoa pasta, 25% off
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 97¢
Gala apples, 88¢/lb
Bartlett pears, 88¢/lb
Black or red plums, 88¢/lb
Vine tomatoes, 88¢/lb
Hass avocados, 88¢ ea
Red bell peppers, 88¢ ea
Asparagus, $1.69/lb
Leaf lettuce, green/red/Romaine, 77¢ ea
Winter squashes, 49¢/lb
Cucumbers, 49¢ ea
Green bell peppers, 49¢ ea

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Bargain guide, week beginning October 6th

This Friday, October 8th, is National Fluffernutter Day. There may be a way to make this low in Points, but if so I cannot think of it. The day after, rather to my bafflement, is Moldy Cheese Day. Bleu cheese is a moldy cheese. The day after tomorrow is also the second Friday in October and thus World Egg Day. One week from today is Yorkshire Pudding Day, and I know there’s no low-Points version of that. This second week in October is American Beer Week and, of course, National Food Bank Week.

Found at Serious Eats: a genuine low-Points recipe for homemade creamed corn, which is in every imaginable way better than that glop in a can. Honestly: two ears of corn, one cup of 2% milk, salt and pepper! That’s all! Dump into a pan, scrape the cobs to release the corn “milk”, barely simmer for 35 minutes or until it starts to thicken. Even better the next day.

October 6th: National Noodle Day
October 7th: National Frappe Day
October 8th: National Fluffernutter Day
October 9th: Moldy Cheese Day, Submarine/Hoagie/Hero/Grinder/Wedgie/Torpedo/Po-Boy Day
October 10th: National Angel Food Cake Day
October 11th: National Sausage Pizza Day
October 12th: National Gumbo Day
October 13th: National Yorkshire Pudding Day



Albertsons:

Beef t-bone or ribeye steaks, family pack, $4.88/lb
Beef London broil, boneless, $1.97/lb
Beef petite sirloin steaks, boneless, $7.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Beef bottom round roast, boneless, $4.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Beef crossrib roast, boneless, $4.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Beef chuck roast, boneless, $4.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Beef sirloin tip roast, boneless, $4.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Beef petite sirloin roast, boneless, $7.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Pork spareribs, $3.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Pork country style ribs, boneless, $3.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Pork loin back ribs, bone in, $6.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Pork sirloin chops, boneless, $3.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Pork country style ribs, bone in, family pack, 97¢/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, 2.5 lb bag, $4.98 ($1.99/lb)
Tilapia fillets, farm raised, 1 lb bag (frozen), $7.99, buy 1 get 2 free
Atlantic salmon fillets, $6.99/lb
Thresher shark steaks, wild caught, $3.99/lb
Alaskan cod fillets, wild caught, $3.99/lb
Barramundi portions, farm raised, 5 oz portion, $3.99
Milk, gallons, $1.77
Albertson’s cheeses, 8 oz shreds, 50% off
Laughing Cow cheese wedges incl Light, buy 1 get 2 free
Deli: Jennie-O oven roasted turkey breast, $4.99/lb
Kretschmar Virginia ham, $4.99/lb
Charlie’s Pride roast beef/corned beef/pastrami, $5.99/lb
Deli Fresh Swiss/Provolone/Muenster/pepperjack cheeses, $5.99/lb
Mezetta Napa Valley pasta sauce, 25 oz jar, $2.79
Barilla pasta sauce, 24 oz jar, 2/$5
Crystal Light, “On the Go” or canister, $2.99
Del Monte canned veggies, 79¢/lb
Birds Eye frozen “SteamFresh” veggies or rice blends, 10-12 oz bag, 10/$10
Red seedless grapes, 77¢/lb
Peaches, $1.99/lb
Bananas, 49¢/lb
Raspberries, 6 oz box, $2.99
Strawberries, 1 lb box, $2.99
Cut up watermelon, 2 lb box, $3.99
Hass avocados, 77¢ ea
Fresh Express bag salads, 2/$5
Cabbage, 49¢/lb
Green bell peppers, 69¢ ea
Hearts of romaine, 3 pk, 2/$4
Winter squashes, 79¢/lb



Bashas’:

Beef t-bone/porterhouse/ribeye/New York/top sirloin steaks, value pack, $4.77/lb
(regular pack $1 higher)
Beef cross rib steak (value pack) or roast, value pack, $3.99/lb
Assorted pork chops, bone in, value pack, $2.49/lb
Pork shoulder steak, value pack, $2.99/lb
Bashas’ boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.77/lb (Sanderson Farms $1 higher) Atlantic salmon fillets, $5.99/lb
True cod fillets, $5.99/lb
Tilapia fillets, $4.99/lb
Food Club cheeses, 2 lb chunk or shreds, $6.99/lb
Deli: Carolina roasted or smoked turkey, $2.99/lb
American Chef cooked ham, $2.99/lb
Bumble Bee chunk or solid white tuna, 88¢
Ragu pasta sauces, 16-26 oz jar, $1.99
Smart Ones frozen entrées, 4/$10
Gorton’s “Grilled Fillets”, 2/$7
Apples, Gala/Red Delicious/Granny Smith, 47¢/lb
Seedless grapes, green/red/black, $1.89/lb
Peaches, $1.79/lb
Bananas, 48¢/lb
Asparagus, $1.77/lb (first 5 lbs)
Jumbo artichokes, $1.99 ea
Red bell peppers, 99¢ ea
Large slicing tomatoes, $1.59/lb



Food City:

Beef top sirloin steak or roast, boneless, value pack, $1.99/lb
Beef short ribs, value pack, $2.49/lb
Pork shoulder steak, bone in, value pack, $1.39/lb
Chicken thighs/drumsticks, 68¢/lb
Swai fillets, $3.79/lb
Food City eggs, AA extra large, 20 ct, $1.49
Clamato, 32 oz bottle, 2/$4
Gala apples, 3 lbs/99¢
Lemons, 3 lbs/99¢
Jalapeño peppers, 4 lbs/96¢
Avocados, 3/99¢
Cucumbers, 4/99¢



Fresh & Easy:

Beef New York steak, boneless, family pack, $4.99/lb
80/20 ground beef, 2 lb pkg, $3.98 ($1.99/lb)
Assorted pork chops, $1.59/lb
Farmer’s Gems eggs, AA large, 18 ct, 2/$3 (multiples of 2)
Fresh & Easy butter, 2/$5
Gala apples, 3 lb bag, $1.47
“Grape medley” (green & red seedless), 2 lbs, $3.99
Yellow onions, 2 lb bag, 98¢
Pumpkins, 2/$5 (multiples of 2)
Other winter squashes, $1.98 ea
Summer squashes: yellow squash (2 ct) or zucchini (3 ct), 2/$3



Fry’s:

Beef New York strip steak, bone in, family pack, $4.77/lb (regular pack, $5.99/lb)
80/20 ground beef, 3 lb chub, $5.29 ($1.77/lb)
Beef bottom round roast, boneless, buy 1 get 1 free
Beef top round OR eye of round roast, boneless, $4.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Beef sirloin tip roast, boneless, $4.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Beef chuck roast, boneless, $4.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Beef crossrib roast, boneless, $4.99/lb, buy 1 get 1 free
Beef chuck steak, boneless, family pack, $3.49/lb
Pork loin chops, boneless, family pack, $3.29/lb
Yoplait yogurts incl Light, 20/$10
Honey Crisp apples, 2 lbs/$3
Seedless grapes, green/red/black, $1.79/lb
Pears, D’Anjou/red/Bosc, $1.29/lb
Asian pears, $1 ea
Strawberries, 1 lb box, 2/$5
Raspberries, 4.4 oz box, 2/$5
Cantaloupes, $1.99 ea
Zucchini OR yellow squash, $1/lb
Red or yellow bell peppers, $1/lb
Roma tomatoes, $1/lb
Dole bag salads, 2/$5
Radishes OR green onions, 2 bunches/$1



Rancho Grande:

Beef stew meat, family pack, $2.59/lb
Pork stew meat, family pack, $1.49/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breast, family pack, $1.79/lb
Boneless skinless chicken thighs, $1.59/lb
Gala apples, 4 lbs/99¢
Oranges, 6 lbs/99¢
Cucumbers, 5/99¢
Bulk carrots OR brown onions, 5 lbs/99¢
Jalapeños OR tomatillos, 69¢/lb



Safeway:

Beef ribeye steak, bone in, value pack,$4.77/lb
Beef round tip roast, boneless, $1.99/lb
Beef top sirloin steak, boneless “restaurant cut”, value pack, $4.99/lb
Beef bottom round roast, boneless, $3.99/lb
Beef chuck roast or steaks, boneless, value pack, $3.99/lb
Beef flanken ribs, bone in, $3.99/lb
Pork shoulder blade roast, whole in bag, 99¢/lb
Eating Right boneless skinless chicken breast, $1.99/lb
Jennie-O ground turkey breast, 20 oz box, $5.49
Swordfish steaks, $6.99/lb
Dairy Glen milk, gallons, $1.77
I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter, 45 oz tub, $4.99
Dannon Light & Fit yogurt, 4 pk, $1.99
Sargento cheeses, 5-8 oz shreds, $2.99
Smart Ones frozen entrées, $1.88
Birds Eye “Steamfresh” frozen veggies, $1.99
C&W frozen veggies, $1.99
Star olive oil, 17 oz bottle, $4.99
Fiber One chewy granola bars, $2.49
Strawberries, 1 lb box, $1.28
Bartlett pears, 69¢/lb
Navel oranges, 99¢/lb
Green or red seedless grapes, $1.79/lb
Pomegranates, 2/$4
Hass avocados, 99¢/lb
Asparagus, $2.99/lb
Organic heirloom tomatoes, $1.99/lb
Pumpkins, $5



Smart & Final:

80/20 ground beef, bulk or patties, family pack, $2.29/lb
Chicken breast, bone in, family pack, $2.29/lb
Seedless red grapes, 2 lb pkg, $1.99
Bananas, 39¢/lb
Fuji or Red Delicious apples, 3 lb bag, $1.99



Sprouts:

Beef skirt/flank/tri-tip, $5.99/lb
Pork loin chops, boneless, $2.99/lb
Pork loin roast, boneless, $1.99/lb
Boneless skinless chicken thighs, value pack, $2.49/lb
Atlantic haddock fillets, wild caught, $4.99/lb
Sprouts frozen veggies, 1 lb bag, 2/$3
Sprouts olive oil, 1 ltr bottle, $6.99
Whole cantaloupes, 3/$1
Seedless watermelon, 4 lbs/$1
D’Anjou pears, 88¢/lb
Fuji or Braeburn apples, 88¢/lb
Yellow peaches or nectarines, 99¢/lb
Radishes/cilantro/green onions, 49¢/bunch
Cucumbers OR green bell peppers, 49¢ ea
Red bell peppers, 88¢ ea
Hass avocados, 69¢ ea
Roma tomatoes, 69¢/lb
Broccoli, 88¢/lb
Eggplant, 88¢ ea
Iceberg, 88¢ ea