Wednesday, February 27, 2013

This Week's Hot New Grocery Deals (IMHO)

We have new sales starting today at our Boulder Sprouts (Longmont, too) and Whole Foods, while the current sale continues at Vitamin Cottage through March 2nd (click here for my prior report on that).  Here's what's looking attractive to me in the new sales.

Sprouts through March 6th is putting the emphasis on BOGOs, with a whole bunch of products buy one, get one free.  BOGOs particularly catching my eye are select Earthbound Farm organic salads, 15 ounce Westbrae organic beans, boxes of Cascadian Farm organic cereals, 5.3 ounce Stonyfield organic Greek yogurts, Sabra hummus, Lundberg risotto, and Pirate's Booty bags.  In the worlds of meat and fish, boneless skinless chicken breasts are $1.99 a pound in the value pack, and grass fed organic ground beef is very impressive at $4.99 a pound.  Boneless pork shoulder roast or country style ribs are an excellent price at $1.99 a pound, but also look below for a roast contender from Whole Foods.  Boneless pork loin chops (also the stuffed ones, which I haven't tried) and their very good stuffed chicken breasts (one easily serves two people) are both $2.99 a pound, boneless ribeye or New York steaks are $9.99 a pound, whole or cut up chickens are $1.59 a pound, and in fish, fresh (farmed) Atlantic salmon fillets are $7.99 a pound.

In organic produce at Sprouts, one pound bags of baby carrots are back down to that very nice $1.25 a bag, broccoli is $1.69 a pound, eggplants are great at $1.29 each (I'll have to incorporate eggplant into this week's dinner plans), lacinato kale is $1.50 a bunch, six ounces of blueberries are $2.50, five pound bags of russet potatoes are $2.50, and bulk spring salad mix remains great at $3.99 a pound.  You can get a four pound bag of organic Valencia oranges for the very good price of $2.50 a bag, but you might also want to consider conventional California navel oranges, since those are ridiculous at 10 cents a pound.

Considering how amped up I was about the last sale at Whole Foods, it's not surprising I'm a little less enthused about the new one that runs through March 12th.  If we should find ourselves with a grilling opportunity in the next couple of weeks, I'd pay $18.99 a pound ($6 off their usual price) for halibut fillets, although fresh/frozen isn't specified.  It's also hard to imagine grilling with all the snow we currently have on the ground, but hey, it's expected to reach 60 this weekend.  Their very fine American Homestead boneless pork shoulder roast is $2.99 a pound, $1 more than the pork at Sprouts, but something I'd definitely consider.  Their own Market Made or Wellshire corned beef brisket is $6.99, and Whole Foods is the only place I'd get my Saint Paddy's day corned beef, but it seems a bit early for that.  Organic grape tomatoes are okay at $3 for a 10 ounce container, but I'd avoid the six ounce organic blueberries for $3.99 each, as the same size of organics is $2.50 at Sprouts, and in conventional produce, Sprouts' 10 cents sale on navel oranges knocks the pants off Whole Foods' $1 a pound sale price.  Finally, Whole Foods' own golden age boule (a very nice bread) is $2.99 a loaf.

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