This Week's Hot New Deals (IMHO)

We have new sales starting today at our Boulder Sprouts, Sunflower, and Whole Foods, while Vitamin Cottage is taking a bit of a breather, although with some good organic produce sales. Here's what looks good to me in the new sales.

Sprouts will be doing a special 72 hour sale from Friday to Sunday (the 20th to 22nd), including their super big 16/20 count raw shrimp for $6.97 a pound, and bulk mild cheddar just $1.99 a pound. I'm also happy to see the return of their Gluten Free Jubilee, with 25% off gluten free all the way to February 1st. In their regular sale through January 25th, boneless center-cut pork loin roasts are just $1.88 a pound, with boneless chops also good at $2.99 a pound. Fresh farm raised salmon is $8.99 a pound, stew beef is $3.99 a pound, four kinds of chicken sausage (my favorites) are $2.99 a pound, and whole or cut-up chickens are $1.49 a pound. In organic produce, several kinds of apples are just 99 cents a pound, blueberries are good at $2.50 for six ounces, baby carrots are $1.50 for a one pound bag (same at Sunflower), five pound bags of russet potatoes are just $2.99 each, and broccoli is $1.69 a pound (but $1.50 at Sunflower). Organic red or green leaf lettuce is just $1.29 a head, but it's possible that the ones on sale at Whole Foods for $1.50 might be larger. Select Brown Cow yogurts are 25% off, gluten-free Pamela's products are 25% off (check out the cookies), bulk Tillamook medium or sharp cheddar is $4.99 a pound, and some of Applegate's excellent sliced meats are 25% off.

At Sunflower through the 25th, the big news for me is asparagus for $1.77 a pound. It's conventional, but asparagus often is. They are also advertising Atlantic salmon or tilapia (both presumably farmed) or wild caught cod all at $4.99 a pound. Family packs of boneless skinless chicken breasts and all chicken sausage are all $2.99 a pound, beef stir fry or pork stew meat are $3.99 a pound (but whole boneless center-cut pork loin chops are $2.99 a pound at Sprouts). Beef stew meat is also $3.99 a pound (same at Sprouts), and boneless rib eye steaks are $8.99 a pound. In organic produce, cauliflower and broccoli are $1.50 a pound (beating Sprouts on the broccoli), russet potatoes are 99 cents a pound, two pound onion bags are $1.99 each, romaine and iceberg lettuce are $1.50 a head, spinach bunches and one pound bags of baby carrots are $1.50 (matching Sprouts on the carrots), four pound bags of navel oranges or grapefruit are just $2.99, and six ounces of blueberries are $2.99 each (but $2.50 at Sprouts). The entire lines of Simply Asia, Annie Chun's, Snapdragon, or Kikkoman are all 33% off, one pound balls of Bella part skim mozzarella are $5.49 each, and select Rustic Crust pizza crusts or sauce are BOGO.

Whole Foods has some nice organic produce deals through January 31st, with red or green leaf lettuce $1.50 each, Minneola tangelos $1 a pound, and green kale $1.50 a bunch. Their excellent air chilled chicken breasts are nearly half off at $2.99 a pound, and their virtuous wild Alaskan true cod is good at $9.99 a pound. I'm happy to see their fantastic Market Made Maryland style crab cakes for $10.99 a pound, and their yummy smoked turkey wraps with basil pesto are $2 off at $4.99 each. I'm not into whey powder, but fans should know that BioChem is half price at $11.99 (check the ad for details).