How Do I Coupon ?Save Money While Buying Healthy for You, Your Family, and the Planet!

Here are the Deals of the Week for Whole Foods Market. If you want the sales ads for meat and whatnot, click HERE :

03/24 – 03/31:

Produce:

Organic Red Delicious Apples: .99/lb.

Organic Red or Green Chard: .99/lb.

Grocery:

Annie’s Homegrown Bunny Grahams: $2.50/box

Annie’s Homegrown Bunny Fruit Grahams: $3.50/box

Muir Glen Organic Canned Tomatoes, 28 oz.: $2.00

Nature’s Path Optimum Cereal: $3.00

Western Bagel, 6 ct.: B1G1F!

Stacy’s Somply naked Pita Chips, 8 oz.:$2.50

Dairy:

Stonyfield Farm Organic Yogurt, 6 oz.: .60 each!

Follow Your Heart Vegan Cheese, 10 oz.: $3.99 each

Misc.:

Desert Essence organics hand & Body Lotion, 8 oz.: $5.99

EcoTeas, 24 bags: $3.49

 ***Check out this previous post about links to really good organic product coupons ***

Hello All! So this new format will have the picks that are best for a healthier lifestyle. Many popular companies that are having sales might not be on here for a few reasons: they are meat producers, they test on animals, or they have terrible environmental records. So, the list will be selective and cater to that. This format will have all of the local grocery store listings for the Tucson area, however, they do often overlap with what is on sale in Phoenix and the White Mountains.

03/24 – 03/31:

Sprouts:

Don’t forget Double Ad Wednesdays! Ads from the previous week and current week are combined so you can get all the deals from both weeks Also, check out their website because they often have unadvertised Website Deals you can use in the store. Check out their website as well for meat and seafood deals as I will not post them here. On the occasion, when there is Organic meats on sale, I will post those.

Produce:

Organic and regular Braeburn Apples: .88/lb!

Strawberries: 1 lb. for $1.25!

Red Bell Peppers: .88 each!

Navel Oranges: .49/lb.!

D’Anjou or Bosc Pears: .88/lb.! (**Often the organic pears are the same price or .99/lb.!)

Minneola Tangelos: .88/lb.

Bunched Spinach: .88/lb.!

Idaho Russet Potatoes: .88 for a 5# bag!!

***Don’t automatically assume Organic Produce is out of your price range. Check it out and you might be surprised. I always get organic apples for .99/lb. or less, a 1# bag of carrots for .88, and pears in the same price range. Leaf lettuce is not too pricey either. It is always better to buy organic since it is not sprayed with pesticides, is often local, and the workers are generally treated better as well. And I swear, it just tastes sooo much better!! Must be the smaller crops but it is always better tasting! ***

Dairy:

Hot Pepper Jack Cheese: $1.99/lb.!! If you go tomorrow (Wednesday) the mild cheddar cheese is still on sale for $1.99!

Chino Valley Organic Eggs W/ Omega-3: $3.49 each.

Mountain High Yoghurt: $2.00 for 32 oz.

Bakery:

Sprouts Organic Breads: $2.50 each!

Grocery:

Clif, Luna, and Mojo Bars: $1.00 each! (Use your Mambo Sprouts coupon and it should make them .50 each! If you have not signed up for Mambo Sprouts coupons, go HERE!)

Wolfgang Puck Organic Canned Soups: $2.00 ea.

Westbrae Organic Canned Beans (asstd. varieties): $1.25 ea.

Nature’s Path Optimum Organic Cereal: $2.99 each!

Rising Moon Organic Skillet Meals: $4.99 each!

 

Sunflower:

Don’t forget Double Ad Wednesdays! Ads from the previous week and current week are combined so you can get all the deals from both weeks  Check out their website as well for meat and seafood deals as I will not post them here. On the occasion, when there are Organic meats on sale, I will post them.

Produce:

Organic Bunched  Beets or Carrots: $1.50 each!

Organic English Peas: $1.99/lb.!

Organic Green Cabbage: .88/lb.!

Organic Strawberries, 8 oz., : $2.99!

Organic Red or Green Leaf Lettuce: $1.50 each (fyi: this is usually cheaper at Sprouts at their non-sale price)

Organic Fresh Leeks: $1.99/lb.!

Organic Russet Potatoes: .88/lb.!

Blackberries: .99/ 5.6 oz.

Blueberries: $2.99/4.4 oz.

Strawberries: 2.99/1 lb.

Braeburn or Jonagold Apples: .88/lb.

Hass Avocados Organic or regular: .88 each!!

Romain or Iceburg Lettuce: .88 each!

Navel oranges: .50/lb.!

Red Potatoes: 2#/$1.00!

Yams: .99/lb.!

Grocery:

Balance Nutrition Bars: .89 each!

Organic Canned Veggies: $1.69 each!

Organic Gravies: $1.50 each!

Pacific Organic Broth: $2.50 each!

Dairy & Frozen:

Earth Balance Buttery Spread (vegan and no hydrogenated oils- pretty tasty!): $2.99 each!

ZenSoy Organic Soy Pudding: $1.99/4-pack!

Misc.:

Seventh Generation Feminine Hygiene products: 20% off!! Go HERE, sign up, and print $1.00 off coupons!

Amy’s Pizza, asstd. varieties, 13 -14 oz., $5.99!

Boulder Canyon Kettle Chips, Asstd. varieties, 10 oz., $2.99 each

Organic Avocados: $1.00 each!

Organic Mini Peeled carrots, 1 lb. package: $1.79 each!

 

Cal-Organic Mini Peeled Yellow Carrots, 1 lb. bag: $1.00 each!!

Red Bell Peppers: $1.00 each!

Broccoli or Cauliflower, .88 each!

Celery, .88 each!

Cucumbers, English:  $1.00 each!

Oranges – Cara Cara Pink or Minneola Tangelos, : $1.00/lb.

Pears – Red or Green D’Anjou : $1.00/lb.

Strawberries or Blackberries, 4.4-16oz.: $2.50 ea

Tomatoes, Roma: .88/lb.

Nestle Toll House Morsels, 10-12oz., $1.88 each. Use Nestle Toll House Morsels any $1/2 (5-31-10) RP-3/21. Final Price: $1.38 each!

Silk Soymilk, asstd. varieties, 64 oz., : $2.99 each. Use: Silk Soymilk or Silk Pure Almond Almondmilk Half Gallon $1/1 (5-31-10) SS-2/21. Final Price: $1.99 each!

Kettle Brand Potato Chips, asstd. flavors, 5 oz., $1.66 ea. Use Kettle Brand Potato Chips 5 oz or larger $1/1 (4-17-10) SS-3/7. Final Price: .66 each!!

Pure Protien Bars, 1.76 oz., asstd. varieties, $1.00 each!

Imagine Rice Dream Beverage. asstd flavors, 32 oz., : $1.99 each

There is a Buy 8, Save $4.00 Promo going on at Fry’s:

Buy 8 Annie’s Homegrown Mac & Cheese = .49 each!! (smokin’ deal!) .99 on sale.

Ronzoni Healthy Harvest or Smart Taste Pasta, asstd varieties, 12-16 oz.,: .79 each WYB8!! Sale price: $1.29 each (fyi: Cheaper at Walmart)

Yuban Coffee (Not sure if the Organic is on sale but if it is, it is a smokin’ deal), 31.5-34.5 oz., selected varieties, $5.49 WYB8. Use: Yuban, any 10.5 oz. or larger $1/2 (5-31-10) SS-3/21. FP: $4.99 each!! Sale Price: $5.99 each.

 Hershey’s Pieces, Selected varieties, 10-10.5 oz.: $2.00 each. Use: Hersheys Pieces Candy, 10 oz. or larger bag $1/1 (4-17-10) SS-1/31. FP: $1.00 each!! Sale price: $2.50 each.

*** I will post more deals as I get the ads ***

Just a head’s up: if you click HERE you can sign up for your child to get 2 FREE Games of bowling everyday during the summer! It is completely FREE and here in Tucson is a good good thing because it gets bloody hot here in the summer! What a nice way to cool down while your kiddos play some free bowling! It is super easy to register and when the program starts you will receive an email with the printable coupons for FREE BOWLING!

Also, if you would like, you can sign up for a Family Pass. For $24.95, 4 family members plus the kids (!) can play 2 free games of bowling every day for the summer! There are a limited number of passes but I understand this is a great deal! Plus, if you sign up for the Family Pass and you are one of the first families to sign up you will receive a $25.00 Gift Certificate to Restaurants.com! Pretty cool, huh? Yay for FREE!

Happy Bowling!

If you are so lucky as to have a Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream shop in your town, click HERE and head there tomorrow cuz it is Free Cone Day from 12 – 8 pm! Oh I wish we had one here (!!!) but the closest shop is in Scottsdale. It is tempting enough to drive 2 hours out of my way! Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream is super yummy and is made with, among other wonderful things, Fair-Trade ingredients.  Their 3- pronged approach to their business is inspiring and worth supporting. You can read more about their philosophy HERE on their website.

So, go and enjoy FREE ICE CREAM!

In case you haven’t noticed I have not written on this blog for awhile. It has been for a few reasons: I am burnt out couponing and I have felt a personal conflict with the posts I am doing. Let me explain. Clipping coupons and chasing deals is very rewarding and equally time consuming. Simply put, I needed a break! I also have been conflicted about what deals I have been posting. I LOVE getting great deals at the grocery stores and even getting products for FREE. I am also a strict vegetarian for ethical reasons. I do not believe that animals should be killed for food or clothing. I try, though not always perfectly, to not buy from companies who test on animals. I feel even more strongly about factory farming and the current practices of food production in the United States today. So, when I post deals I am often posting for products I would prefer not to buy because of the company’s unethical practices towards their workers, the animals, and the consumers. It is a genuine conflict and I can clearly see why I have lost gusto in writing about grocery deals and sales.

I have derailed on what I truly believe in the hopes of getting a popular blog up and running. A very good and wise friend said it simply, “Write about and show what you do to save money while keeping your beliefs and passions in the forefront.” So simple, eh? I know. Sometimes we need that push from someone other than ourselves to give us the reinforcement and encouragement to do what we know we should.

So, this is what I am going to do: This site will be how to save money using coupons while buying products from companies that are true to my beliefs. I think if everyone could make small changes in their shopping habits then maybe we can help change the food industry and help them be more accountable to us, our children, and the planet. I will do my best to explain my viewpoints so you can understand where I am coming from. You may agree or not but at least I am bringing these issues to the forefront that I feel are so vital to our future and our lives today. I do not want to come across as some crazy hippy or an idealist. I do not want to be a site to force feed anyone anything. I am an average mom in middle class America trying to provide the best food and products for my family. Period.

I want to show how I buy as much organic produce, eco-friendly products, and goods from sustainable companies while I stick to a meager budget. If I can do it, I know you can too!