Whole Foods

Here's how I dominated Whole Foods.



(1) dozen cage free eggs
(1) spinach hummus
(2) half-gallons milk
(1) flour
(2) Muir Glen organic tomato sauce- (FREE- donate)
(1) focaccia bread
(1) organic mixed baby greens salad- FREE
(1) Organic Valley string cheese

Pre-coupon total: 25.90
Used:
$5/$25
$1/1 Organic Valley string cheese coupon from Whole Deal flyer)
(2) $1/1 Muir Glen
Free mixed baby greens (Cranbrook store Grand Opening coupon booklet)

Total spent: 15.91
Total coupon savings: 9.99

Kroger this week

This was my highest grocery savings EVER.
(2) Celestial Seasonings Tea- FREE
(1) Cottonelle 4 pack
(1) Pampers wipes
(6) Green Giant frozen boxed veggies
(1) Dole bagged spinach
(2) raspberries
(3) Annie's mac and cheese
(1) Puffs tissues
(2) Garden of Eatin blue chips
(1) Lightlife soy dogs
(1) Lightlife soy sandwich slices
(1) sour cream
(1) organic fruit spread
(4) Scotch Brite sponges- FREE (donate)
(2) Brut deodorant- FREE (donate)
(1) Healthy Choice Fresh Mix meal- FREE

Total spent: 22.57
Total saved: 53.73

That's a savings of 70%!

Here were the deals of note (the ones not listed in this post).
Lightlife products are on a special right now. If you buy two of them, you will get a coupon for $1 off your next shopping trip. There are $1/1 coupons in the Whole Deal coupon book at Whole Foods. So I bought 2 products at 2.99 and 3.99, used (2) $1 coupons and got $1 back. Not bad.

The Cottonelle is .99 every day at Kroger (even though it's marked at 1.11 at my store, it's not). You can go here to load a .50 coupon onto your Kroger card, making it .49 this week.

Dole bagged spinach is $1.

Raspberries are also $1. (I'm making freezer jam to get us through the winter.)

Green Giant boxed veggies are still on sale for $1. I'm trying to use up all my .25/1 and .50/2 coupons.

Puffs tissues are .50 after .25 coupon doubles.

Garden of Eatin chips are buy one get one free.

Cascadian Farms organic fruit spread is 2.99. I used the $1/1 coupon from the paper to get it for $1.99. You can also go here to sign up and print a $1/1 coupon.

Jack's salsa is buy two get one free.

The random free Healthy Choices meal was a coupon my mom gave me. Thanks, mom!

Meijer this week

Unimpressive. I didn't take pictures because I didn't have time, but I bought:

(2) packages of pectin
(1) OB tampons ( clearanced to 1.19; used $1 coupon to make it .19- Donate)
(1) Kiss My Face shaving cream (clearanced to 2.24)
(1) Reach toothbrush (clearanced to .75- Donate)
(1) Jiffy corn bread mix
(1) organic vegetable broth
(4) portabella mushroom caps
(1) mushroom gravy
1 lb. strawberries
(2) Sargento shredded cheese
(4) Progresso soup

Total spent: 24.24
Total saved: 19.48

There were tons of newly clearanced items, and lots of those were natural or organic products. Numi organic tea was around $3 each, and there's a $1/2 coupon in the Whole Deal flyer at Whole Foods.

There was also a clearance display in the main aisle near the sporting goods/toy section that had Aura Cacia cocoa butter for $4 (normally $9). There is a coupon in the Whole Deal flyer for that too.

I was in a hurry and didn't have time to sniff around thoroughly but there appeared to be gazillions of great deals.

Kroger this week

Quite a few goodies at Kroger also. Here are the most interesting:

Annie's mac and cheese- $1 each! Don't forget the free subscription for Kiwi magazine with the purchase of any Annie's product.

Select 6 oz. Stoneyfield Farms yogurts were clearanced at my store, 75% off. This makes them .42-.45 each. Check the SF website for coupons.

Nasoya tofu is 1.99. use the $1/2 manufacturer's coupon from The Whole Deal circular found at Whole Foods to get 2 for $3.

Select Cascadian Farms products are 25% off. Use the $1/1 coupon from Sunday's paper to get some good deals.

Sun-Maid raisins multi-packs are 1.67 each. Buy 2 and use the $1/2 coupon to get a great deal.

Welch's dried fruit is 1.33 per pack. (It's usually $5!)

Ore-Ida Steam'n Mash potatoes are .99 after sale and $1 coupon from the 9/21 paper.

And here's the haul:



(2) Ore-Ida Steam 'n Mash
(10) SF organic yogurt
(3) blocks of cheese
(1) Silk soy milk
(2) organic tofu
(1) cashews
(2) Earth's Best organic baby food
(2) Kroger vitamin water
(6) Annie's organic mac 'n cheese
(3) dried cherries
(2) 14-packs raisins

Total spent: 35.01
Total saved: 51.45

I went a little yogurt crazy. Like, over-budget crazy. I still need to buy milk at Whole Foods so that will put me at about $90 for the week. Next week I'll try to keep the total grocery bill at $70 to make up for it.

Meijer this week

There are a few deals worth noting this week.

Stoneyfield Farms milk is still $3/half gallon. Go here to find coupons.

Honey Bunches of Oats Just Bunches cereal is $2. Go here to print a $2 coupon which makes it FREE.

GE CFL lightbulbs are BOGO free. Use (2) $1/1 coupons from 9/28 paper to get them for 1.50 each.

Orville Redenbacher microwave popcorn is 50% off. Use the .40 coupon from this Sunday's paper to pay about .79 for a 2-4 pack.

Meijer Gold maple syrup is 20% off. (It figures since I paid full price last week.)

Meatless Spaghettios are .10 each after sale and .40/2 coupon from the 10/5 paper. (We don't eat these but this is a great price for food pantry donations.)

Campbell's Select Harvest soups are .75 each after sale and .50/2 coupon from 10/5 paper. If you buy any 6 Campbell's soups you will receive a coupon at checkout for a FREE can of Select Harvest.

Kraft cheese is 3/$7. I believe this includes their RBGH-free varieties.

Thomas's bagels are BOGO free.

Green Giant Steamers are $1. Use the $1/1 coupon from 10/5 to get these FREE.

Green Giant boxed veggies are .50 each after sale and .50/2 coupon from 10/5.

Apples are 50% off at 2.49 for a half peck. Fill a bag with any combination of at least 5 different varieties.

Here's what I bought:



(1) Jiffy corn bread mix
(1) crushed ginger
(1) natural popcorn
1/2 peck of apples
(4) Spaghettios
(2) dozen whole grain bagels
(2) Dannon drinkable yogurt
(1) maple syrup
(4) Green Giant frozen spinach
(2) Green Giant Steamers- FREE
(1) Herbal Essences Shampoo ($1- for donation)
(1) Herbal Essences Conditioner ($1- for donation)
(1) Just Bunches cereal- FREE
(1) Lemonade (clearanced at 1.40)
(1) dozen cage-free eggs

Total Spent: 28.47
Total Saved: 39.17

Meijer surprises

A couple of deals I wasn't expecting to find at Meijer today...
Stoneyfield Farms milk and YoBaby yogurt are still on sale. ($3 each) Go to their website to find coupons.

While perusing with my Deal Radar (we'll just call it Dealdar) I found little booklets called "Meijer Healthy Living". Inside were a few coupons for good stuff. The bad news is, three of them were already expired because the booklet was marked as the July/August issue. The good news is, the coupon for R.W. Knudsen Just Juice doesn't expire until December, and the other good news is that I'm assuming there are September/October booklets floating around somewhere now. When I sniff those out I'll let you know where to find them. (I located these in the meat department of all places).

Also. Clorox Green Works is on sale for $2.50. When you buy any Green Works product you will get a coupon for .50 off Green Works dish soap. And I haven't tried it but I'm wondering if, when you buy the dish soap, you get another .50 coupon... could be an okay deal if you need eco-friendly dish soap.

OH, and I completely forgot to tell you that Band-Aids are free this week if you have the .50 coupon from the paper a few weeks ago. They are .99 and the coupon doubles. Hooray for free first aid kit supplies!

Now onto my shopping adventure. I'm glad it was a slow week for sales because I had a few things I needed to get so the lack of deals gave me some wiggle room in the budget for the things that *gasp* weren't on sale (the syrup, the hooks and the tortillas).



(My picture is missing my 4 lb. box of baking soda. Oops.)
(2) packages of BandAids- FREE
(1) dozen cage-free eggs
(1) tortillas
(1) maple syrup
(1) sour cream
(1) meijer naturals dish soap
(1) Green Works cleaner
(1) sliced cheese
(2) recycled bath tissue
(1) adhesive hooks

Total: 28.12
Total Saved: 14.04

I'm 1.64 over budget for the week, but not too bad considering I had to buy those stupid hooks for my wreaths. (And they didn't even work. Grrr.)

Kroger this week

There are a few good deals to be found at Kroger this week.

Bird's Eye Steamfresh Veggies- 1.47 (There are blinkies near the product for .35/1 which doubles, making them .77 each)

8th Continent Soy Milk 64 oz.- 2.97 (look for $1/1 blinkie, making it 1.97)

Cascadian Farm cereal- 2/$6 ($1/1 coupon from Sundays paper makes it $2 each)

Nature's Path and Kashi Good Friends cereals are also on sale for around 3.50 each. (If you register at Kashi's website you can print a $2 coupon for any Kashi product.)

Dannon Natural Yogurt cups 6 oz.- 10/$5 (blinkie for $1/5 makes it 1.50 for 5 or .30 each)

Imagine Soup (certain varieties only)- 2.50

Newman's Own cookies- 2.99

Naturally Preferred organic applesauce- 1.99

Amy's Frozen Entrees- 3.49

And here's what I bought:



(1) Half gallon organic milk
(1) Cascadian Farms cereal
(5) Steamfresh veggies
(2) Suave shampoo ( .13 each- to be donated)
(3) Johnson's Buddies soaps- FREE
(5) Dannon Naturals yogurt cups
(1) 4-pack Dannon drinkable yogurt

Total: 12.30
Total saved: 21.65

Meijer Trippin'

This week's grocery run:



(3) lbs. bananas
(1) loaf of bread- FREE
(1) organic vegetable broth
(1) dozen cage-free eggs
(3) Ronzoni pasta- FREE
(2) organic salad dressing
(1) 4-pack organic stick butter
(6) Mott's Natural 100% juice
(4) Skippy Natural peanut butter
(2) salsa
(2) organic milk half gallons
(2) YoBaby organic yogurt 6-packs
(1) 180-count dye-free/fragrance-free dryer sheets

Total out of pocket- $39.56
Total savings- $38.79

We also got some veggies from a friend (If anyone has a good vegetarian stuffed bok choy recipe I would be eternally grateful.) Therefore, we cancelled our weekly veggie box. With today's K-Mart binge I'm just under budget for the week. Hooray!