Fresh Fruits and Veggies for Healthy Eating!

I've said it before, I'll say it again....I love that we have access to fruits and veggies at good prices year round here in the Okanagan! Here are the deals for Quality Greens and Lakeview Market. Time for some healthy eating after all that Christmas sugar!

This Week's Sales and I've Got Lots of Bananas!

How's your summer going? Mine's great! It's been hot...which I love...a lot! I have been slacking on the weekly sales because I'm outside....always, every minute it's sunny if I can. I need sun lots of sun. My friend told me we are sun hoarders....yes...my name is Sue, I am a sun hoarded. So, right now I have the lap top in the shade while keeping my self in the sun. Just my hands are shady, it's perfect. I can write for long periods of time like this...sorry...Anyways, enough of that. Here's what happened this week. My sister in law and I took a trip to Quality Greens to get blueberries..10lbs for $9.99. While we were there we looked in the clearance, of course. We found this box of bananas. $7. I asked the cashier if she would entertain me and weigh it. Almost 27lbs... .26/lb! There were some nice yellow ones in their too! We split the box and each paid $3.50. What did I do with all those bananas you ask?

Even my food pics need to be done outside now.

Some of them I just peeled and put straight into Ziplocs to freeze. I will use them for smoothies and banana bread and muffins.

The ones that  are spotted are sweetest and best for drying. I sliced them quite thin and dried them. It took about 8 hours.

I kept some of the ripe ones and made a few loaves of America's Test Kitchen Banana Bread. It's the best recipe I have found so far! Note to self. I need to blog the recipe!

This week at Safeway there are a few interesting deals.
Buy 4 bags of chips for $10 and get a free 12 pack of pop! Don't forget to use the coupons from the Pepsico coupons. I found them in Superstore by the pop. There are $1 off on  Ruffles and Pepsi products. If you use 4 of the Ruffles coupons you could get this deal for $8. 4 Bags of chips and a case of pop for $8 is screaming!

  The new P&G Brandsaver is in our Event newspaper here today. They have three buy 3 Crest get $4.50 off. The Crest is 3/$5 at Safeway, so you'd get your toothpaste for .50 plus tax!
3 Day only Sale
Roses are 6 for $5 limit 5(it used to be 9)
Milk is 2L for $2 limit 2(it usually includes buttermilk and chocolate milk as well as all the regular milks)
12 Safeway Apple Juice 1L $6 limit 1

Save On Foods
Grade A Frozen Turkey .99/lb limit 1(same at Cooper's)
Minute Maid Juice .59
Buy 5 Kraft Products get $5 off. The dressings are 2/$5 for the 475 ml. So 5 would be $12.50-$5=$7.50 for 5 which makes them $1.50 each. Make sure and watch to see the $5 actually comes off as I have had troubles in the past.
Cooper's
Potato Thins are $2 if you get the Christie's Corner Checkout 51 this week it's $2 off and there are .50 coupons out there. You'd make .50 to buy these
Green grapes $1.49/lb
Romaine .69 each
 Superstore
Club pack lean ground beef $2.28/lb limit 4
Peaches .76/lb
9 lb case of mangoes $5.88
Large cantaloupe $1.96
Mushrooms $1.98 for 454 g
Dole Salads 255-397 g .86
Whole Chickens grade A 3 per bag $2.28/lb
Coconut Milk .88 limit 4

Walmart
Grapes $1.47/lb
Lay's chips 180 g $2(at Safeway it is the 270g size for $2.50)
Cabbage green or red .57/lb
Mushrooms 8oz $1.27(a bit cheaper than Superstore's)

Bananas .49/lb Today Only!

Hopefully this will post quickly, as this deal is good only today, Tues April 16. Quality Greens has bananas for .49/lb! Last week they had strawberries for .99/lb, so maybe they will be having a weekly special?

This Week's Sales

This is my Walmart Shop. I needed all my shopping to be done in as few stops as possible so here's what I did.
Oreo cookies $2.49  $1.99(PM Rexall Drugs)Checkout 51 gives me $2 cash back FREE
Unico Tomatoes .88(still on sale this week)Checkout 51 0.50 cash back  .38
Celery, Broccoli bunches, tomatoes and 5lb potatoes all $1 each
Cucumber .77
Lemons .37 each
Limes .33 each
Avocado .49 each(PM Lakeview Market)
All Color Peppers .99/lb(PM Quality Greens)
Lettuce .98(PM Lakeview Market)
Pineapple $2.49
Eggs $2.67
Imitation Crab $2.17(making sushi!)
Apple Cider Vinegar $2.37
Not shown windshield fluid $2
Grand Total $28.32

Sometimes it makes me crazy the $ off coupons Save On and Coopers do. You never know if it's a good deal or not becasue you don't know how much the thing is originally! Today, I had to stop at the library and Coopers is in the same mini mall so I thought I would check out the $5 off coupon on the front of the Save On and Coopers flyers. The deal: 2kg of lean ground beef in a chub for $12-$5 coupon=$7.00  That's 3.50/kg or $1.59/lb!!!!! screaming! There's a limit of 2. It's on until the 17th. Don't forget to get a raincheck if they don't have any.
The chicken wings are at Rutland only.
3kg $11.99 limit of 2 ($3.99/kg or $1.82/lb)
Other deals at Save On
Navel Oranges .59/lb(Coopers' has 10lbs $5.99)
20 lbs of potatoes $4.99
Coopers has WF Bacon for $5.99 B1G1 making them $3 each limit 8
Superstore
broccoli bunches .96
Pkg of 3 romaine hearts 2/$4
NN Olives $2 limit 6
NN Pineapple Juice 1L $1.25 limit 6
NN Pasta 2kg $2.18 limit 2

I had just told my menu planning buddy how I had froze the hamburger I had bougt at Safeway without making any meatballs first! Well, seems I got a second chance! It took about 10 minutes of hands on time to make these 3 trays of meatballs below. My recipe isn't exact. I just added garlic, eggs, breadcrumbs, an onion and salt and pepper.

I put them in the oven at 400 for 15-20 minutes and then stuck them out on the deck(it's -5) to prefreeze them. After about a half hour I put them in a ziploc and put them in the freezer.

With some avocados I bought earlier in the week I made this yummy guacamole  The recipe is Patti's, a home stay student of my brother's.
Guacamole
2 avocados
1 Large Tomato
2 Limes
1 onion
coarse salt
pepper
cilantro(optional if your family has banned it, I made some just for me with cilantro!)
Patti said the main thing was to add enough lime juice, that's what makes it taste great!
Mix all together and serve with chips, crackers, on burgers, as dip for pizza....or just all by itself! So tasty!

Peppers!

This Week's Sales

Now that the holiday season is done grocery prices tend to be more manageable. I found that the Shoppers Points I cashed in in December really helped me stretch our grocery budget for December.
This week there are some good deals. If you can combine them with price matching and customer appreciation days as well as coupons and Checkout 51, you can start the year saving. Here's some deals I noticed. 
Superstore/Extra Foods Jan 4-10
Seasoned Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts 4Kg $26.28(works out to $2.98/lb)limit 4
NN Canola Oil 3L $4.98
Bunch of Spinach .88(not in the Extra Foods flyer)
Grapefruit 4/$1 !!!!!!
20lb potatoes red or russet $4.88
3lb onions .96
French Bread .97
NN English Muffins $1
Country Harvest Bread 2/$5
NN Pudding 4x99g .88 limit 6
NN Mac and Cheese 12x200g $5.48 limit 6
NN OJ 1L or juice boxes 5x200ml $1 limit 4
NN Tomato paste 156ml 2/$1
Sweet Chili Sauce 650ml $1.98
Bok Choy or Suey Choy .48/lb
NN Pasta 900g .97 limit 4
NN Beans or Chickpeas 5/$4(.80)
NN Granola Bars $1.48

Extra Foods is having the Family Appreciation Jan 7 & 8
If you can wait to shop Monday or Tuesday you could save even more!

Save On Foods Jan 4-10

Chicken Legs Fresh, Back Attached $1/lb limit 4 !!!!
Hunt's Thick and Rich Pasta Sauce 680ml $1(price locked until Jan 31)

Safeway Jan 4-10
10% off day Jan 8
SunRype Apple Juice 1L .89 limit 12
Boneless skinless chicken breasts 4kg $26.36(limit 2)

Walmart Jan3-10
Milk 4L $4.36
Unico canned tomatoes .88
5lb bag of potatoes $1
1lb bag of kiwis $1.47
Mangoes or Avocados .77(avocados are .58 at Lakeview Market so you could price match at Walmart or Superstore if you have the ad from the Jan 3 event, sale ends Jan 6)
Romaine Hearts 3pk $2


     

This Week's Sales Update

The stamps at Rexall work out to be .55/stamp. If you were to buy them at Costco(you have to buy 100)they are .58/stamp. As, they always increase in price and these are the ones with no price on them, now is a good time to get some!

Safeway's milk deal includes buttermilk! $2 for 2L!
Also, the potato deal is buy one get 2 free. One is $3.99, so you get 3, 5lb bags for $1.33 each!

Safeway receipt

Quality Greens has red, yellow and orange peppers for .99/lb!

Quality Greens receipt

Thought you might need a laugh. These majesta toilet papers are on sale this week for $1. There are $1 off coupons out there. So for these 2 packages, which are extremely teeny, it cost .12 in tax!

Canadian Tire receipt.
If you are a Checkout 51 member, the Praeventia  cookies are $3.47 at Walmart so with your $3 back you'd get them for .47. If you bought the Craisins at Costco, you can use your receipt for Check out 51, it's only .50, but better than nothing! Shoppers has the Werther's on for $1.99, PM at Extra Foods on Tuesday and get  them for .25(at 12% off). Tampax Pearl(18s) are on for $3.84 at Walmart. Checkout 51 gives you $2 and there are $1 coupons out there, so you'd pay .84. Are you a member of Checkout 51?(You can get on a waiting list for new members by emailing them your email address on their site, checkout 51.com). I'd love any suggestions on combining coupons that you are doing. You can email me at savingyoumoneysueatgmail.com, or comment here on the blog.

This Week's Fruits and Veggies

Great deal on zucchini and peppers and oranges at Old Town Market this week.

Great deal on red peppers, green peppers and mushrooms.

This Week's Sales

It was great to meet all of the participants at Parenting with Pizzazz Conference today! I enjoyed talking with you, thanks for being so kind and receptive! :)
Costco
Had to get hubby some of his favorite cheese! It's on until Sunday,April 1.

Safeway Mar 30- Apr 5
Safeway is having 10% off Tues. April 3
Grade A turkeys .99/lb(under 7kg limit 1, offer ends Apr 8)
Pineapples $1.99


The email direct coupons are here



Here's a couple that would be great to combine with 10% off day.

Coopers and Save On foods April 1-7
Do you have a whack of points? Redeem 6000 and get a free whole Schneider's dinner ham!
Pineapples $1.99(Save on only)
Yams .49/lb
Ham bone in $1.69/lb
Grapes $169/lb(Coopers only)


Extra Foods is having customer appreciation days again.
Get 10-15% off when you spend $25-$100 Mon-Tues
Superstore March 30-Apr 5
Spend $250 get $25 gift card
Pineapple $1.96(Extra Foods as well)
Marg $2.97 limit 4(Extra Foods)
Country Harvest Bread 2/$4.78(Extra Foods)
NN soups .44(Extra Foods)
Sweet Potatoes .46/lb(Extra Foods)
Brussels sprouts .96/lb(Extra Foods)


Shoppers Drug Mart March 31-April 6
Eggs $2.29

Walmart March 31-Apr 6
Armstrong Cheese 750g $6.97(not the lowest price)
Celery .77
Romaine, Green Leaf or Red Leaf Lettuce .77
GV Bacon $3.48
Ocean Jewel Shrimp 71-90 740g $8

Veggies and Freezing Peppers

This week at Old Town there some good fruit and veggie deals!

Quality Greens has the red peppers on for .99/lb. This got me thinking about restocking
my freezer with some tasty peppers!

First I cut them up. I plan to use them in stir fries and quesadillas so I decided to cut them into slices.

Boil some water and blanch them quickly.
Halves 3 minutes
Slices 2 minutes
Diced 1 minute

I put them on a cookie cooling tray to let the excess water drip off.

Pack them into a freezer bag and label.
Enjoy your tasty peppers!

This Week's Sales

Costco has Kraft Mozzarella cheese on sale 907g $8.49 only until Sunday Feb26.

Salsa is $4.98(lowest price is $3.48)

NN  Frozen Vegetables 2Kg $3.68(lowest $3.48)

Royale TP 40 doubles are $16.97

Staples has 16GB flash drive for $9.98.
SAT DOORCRASHER.

Lakeview Market is having a 4 day sale.

Haven't had a chance, or couldn't find any Physicians Formula
make up? Don't worry They have it on sale this week at Rexall.


Shoppers is having 20X the points this Saturday.
The deals? 
Everyday Market tuna is .69(limit 4)SAT ONLY
Milk 4L is $4.39
Eggs are $2.49
Walmart 
Lettuce is .77
Donatello's pizza 395g-715g $3!(are you getting some Cory?)
 

Quality Greens