We have a slew of new specials starting today at our Boulder natural grocery stores, with only Vitamin Cottage continuing, as they just started their new sale a couple of days ago. See below for my take on the best new deals at Sprouts, Sunflower, and Whole Foods. Alfalfa's should also have a new sale today, and I'll get that info out as soon as I get my hands on it.
Through October 5th at Sprouts, the big news for avocado fans is that they've taken on the cheap avocado mantle for the week at 49 cents each (these are conventional), while Sunflower has bumped up a bit from last week's sale to 77 cents (although that includes organic!). Sprouts' other big news is a 72 hour sale, running this Friday through Sunday. That mini-sale includes organic gala apples for just $1 a pound, boneless skinless chicken breasts for $1.99 a pound (value pack), chicken sausage for $1.99 a pound (the lowest price I've ever seen), flash frozen haddock for $3.99 a pound, plus some other items (I'll bet the 10 pound bags of conventional potatoes will be flying out of the store at $1 each, although I wouldn't eat a conventional potato). In their weeklong sale, center-cut boneless pork loin chops are stellar at $1.99 a pound, and we're back to the farm-raised salmon for fresh fish, at $7.99 a pound this week. In organic produce, cluster tomatoes look great at $1.50 a pound, hard squash is just 88 cents a pound, yams are $1.49 a pound, a one pound package of strawberries is $3.99, and celery is 88 cents a bunch. My favorite (select) Ezekiel breads are good at $3.39 each, but even better at Vitamin Cottage, where they're $2.99. Finally, I'm also enthused about Rondele cheese spreads at $3.99 an eight ounce tub.
At Sunflower through the 5th, while I'm willing to eat conventional avocados, the organics at 77 cents each are impressive. Bone-in New York steaks are $4.97 a pound ($6.99 for boneless), all chicken sausage is $2.99 a pound (but $1.99 a pound during Sprouts' 72 hour sale), and ground pork is $2.99 a pound. In organic produce, grape tomatoes look good at $2.50 for 10 ounces, as does romaine, red or green leaf lettuce at $1.50 a head, and red or yellow onions or russet baking potatoes all 99 cents a pound (with Whole Foods basically matching on the potatoes). In non-organic produce, EuroFresh super cherry tomatoes, which promise to be pesticide-free, are $2.50 for a whopping 20 ounces. Finally, I have a weakness for Pamela's gluten-free cookies, especially when select varieties are $2.50 a box.
At Whole Foods through October 11th, one of their "favorites this week" is Imagine organic broth at $2.50 a box, and the current Whole Deal newsletter (in-store and online) has a $1 off coupon for it (that can only be used at Whole Foods). That results in a fantastic price for one box, but if you're stocking up, you're better off at Vitamin Cottage, where they're $2.39 a box all the way through October 29th. Whole Foods' own Maryland-style crab cakes are worth their full price, but are even better now at $10.99 a pound, $2 off. Organic russet potatoes are good at $1 a pound, effectively matching Sunflower's price, and organic black seedless grapes are $1.99 a pound. In their bakery, I like their own baby boules anyday, and even better at $1 each. That's not much of a price reduction, but the baby boules are already one of the best deals in their selection, provided you're not planning to feed an army.
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