Wholefoods Deals through 5/17

Here are a couple of deals at WholeFoods this week:

Seedless Watermelon $4.99 (Great Price!)
Gourmet Beef Burgers $4.99 lb reg. $5.99
Back to Nature Cookies 2/$5.00 reg. $3.99

I know it isn't much, hopefully better next week!

Whole Foods Deals 5/4-5/10

Just a few deals from the WholeFoods Flyer:

Naked Juice Smoothies 2/$5
$.75/1 WholeFoods coupon from April exp 5-31-11
Makes it $1.75
Split Chicken Breasts $2.99lb
Organic Grape Tomatoes 1 pt $2.99 (see my recipe for Roasted Tomato Penne)

There are some great new coupons as well. You may want to print these just in cases (like the Naked Juice deal above). Here are my favs:

Ben and Jerry's $1.00off any pint
Cascadian Farms $1.00 off one box of cereal or granola bars
DeLallo Pasta (organic whole wheat) $1.00 off 2 bags
Organic Valley  Cheese 8 oz $1.00 off
Stonyfield Organic frozen yogurt  or ice cream $1.00 off

Organic Deals at BJ's Wholesale

Some of the organic(or nearly) things I found at BJ's today:

Annie's Homegrown Organic Bunny Fruit Snacks 24 for $9.99
Annie's Homegrown Organic Cheddar Snacks 2/10oz bags $5.99
Muir Glen Organic Tomatoes 6 cans $6.99
(there are frequently coupons on these)
Good Nature Pork Loin $4.79lb
Harvestland Chicken Breasts $3.99lb
NatureSource Ground Beef 2lbs $6.49
Wallaby Organic yogurt 10 cups $7.99
Earth's Pride Organic Apple Juice 1 Gallon $3.99*
  -Double it by adding water
Earth's Pride Frozen Organic Triple Berries 2lbs. $9.99
Fresh Express Organic Spinach, Spring Mix 16oz $4.99
Honest Kids(from the makers of Honest Tea) 32 juice packs $9.59
Horizon Organic Butter 2lbs $8.49
Rainer 5lbs Organic Apples Fuji $7.99, Gala $7.49

A Few Words about Organics

Do you know what you are eating?

          At my Mommy group this morning we had a speaker on organic products and what they mean. I think a lot of us understand the concept but don't understand the impact.

          Basically, organic products (certified organic) haven't been messed with. They don't have pesticides, hormones, antibiotics or any other natural or man-made contaminates. Apparently, the food we, as Americans, eat is full of these things to make the profit margin higher for manufacturers(not farmers).

          So, as a Mom, I want the best for my son and want him to be a healthy adult. I think, from what I heard today, the more products I can provide for him that haven't been messed with, the better.

         So what does this mean for our grocery budget and my couponing????

Well, first of all there are coupons out there for organic or less messed with stuff:

                                                           Organic Food Coupons

                                                               Mambo Sprouts

                                                      Best Organic Food Coupons

                                                                 WholeFoods

Then also in the regular places:

Smart Source.com 

Red Plum.com

The organic section is included in deals all the time at Kroger-I stocked up on Annie's MacnCheese when it was $.50 with the Mega Ten Event.

It was advised to try to take Baby Steps in converting to organic items because they are more expensive and especially for kids, may be a shock to your pallet.

To reduce your daily toxins by 80% avoid the dirty dozen(only buy these organic):

Celery

Peaches

Strawberries($1.99 4/29 Wholefoods)

Apples(Organic $1.69 Kroger this week)

Blueberries

Nectarines

Bell Peppers

Spinach(Organic 2/$6 Kroger this week)

Cherries

Greens

Potatoes

Grapes

So switch the animal products, like milk, meat and cheese, first as these will have the biggest impact then look at wheat, corn, etc.

By saving on things like paper towels and toilet paper, it will allow you to spend more on organic and feel better about what you and your family are eating. There are sales out there on organics and I will try to highlight them when I see them!