Here are the Sunflower Market deals that start tomorrow. Be sure to check out the entire ad for all the deals – there are many “so-so if you need it but not that great” prices listed!
Double Ad Wednesday Deals – Good Through 1/20 Only
Navel Oranges 29¢/lb
Rating: 5
Large Sno White Cauliflower 99¢ each
Rating: depends on the size, I’d rate it a 3 if they’re a pound each.
Napa Cabbage 39¢/lb
Rating: 5 – this may even be cheaper than an Asian foods store!
Bartlett, Bosc, Anjou, and Red Pears 88¢/lb
Rating: 4
Braeburn or Jonagold Apples 88¢/lb
Rating: 3-4
Romaine or Iceberg Lettuce 88¢ each
Rating: 4-5 for Romaine, probably a 3 for Iceberg. We’ll see lower prices as summer nears, but these are good prices for right now.
Roma Tomatoes 69¢/lb
Rating: 4
Italian, Yellow, or Mexican Grey Squash 88¢/lb
Rating: 4
Large Eggplant 88¢ each
Rating: 5
Jicama 88¢/lb
Rating: 3 – goes much lower at Rancho Liborio quite regularly if you shop there.
ORGANIC Red or Green Leaf Lettuce $1.50
Rating: 4
Red, Yellow, and Orange Bell Peppers $1 each
Rating: 3-4 – this sale comes around fairly frequently, but we haven’t seen it a lot lately.
Ground Chicken Breast $1.97/lb
Rating: 5? I don’t think this ever goes on sale!
Ground Turkey Breast $1.97/lb
Rating: 4 – great price, but goes on sale for this price relatively regularly at Sunflower lately (ie, I wouldn’t buy a year’s supply! 
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93% Lean Ground Beef $1.97/lb
Rating: 3
Dried Cranberries $2.99/lb
Rating: 4 – slightly cheaper, about $2.52/lb at Sam’s (for Craisins).
Kettle Baked Potato Chips (4 oz) $1.79
Use $1/1 insert coupon or printable
Net cost at checkout: 79¢
Rating: 5
Deals Good All Week Long
Asparagus $1.77/lb
Rating:4
Russet Potatoes 17¢/lb
Rating: 4 – you guys know the target price for potatoes is $1 for a 10 lb bag (10¢/lb), but I think these are a great deal because you can pick through them and make sure you don’t get any bad ones (unlike with a 10 lb bag).
Fuji or Cameo Apples 88¢/lb
Rating: 4
Red or Green Leaf Lettuce 88¢ each
Rating: 4
Royal Mandarins 77¢/lb
Rating: ?
Broccoli Crowns 88¢/lb
Rating: 4 – note that these are crowns, not bunches, so a higher value product.
Rio Red Grapefruit 33¢ each
Rating: 3
ORGANIC Romaine or Bunch Spinach $1.50
Rating: 4
Tilapia Fillets $2.97/lb
Rating: 3
Raw Shrimp (41/50 ct) $3.97/lb
Rating: 3
Salmon Fillets $4.77/lb
Rating: 3
Sunflower Farmer’s Market Olive Oil (1 ltr) $4.99
Rating: 5 – I think this should include extra virgin, it always has in the past. This is cheaper than Sam’s (for extra virgin, which is the only thing worth buying!) – 14.7¢ per oz here vs 19.8¢ per oz at Sam’s.
Will you be heading to Sunflower Market this week?
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What is the difference between extra virgin olive oil and regular? We have both… and I don’t notice much of a difference in consistency, is it all in the health benefits?
Here’s what I found online:
Extra Virgin Olive Oil. “Extra” is the highest grade for olive oil–the best you can buy. The virgin oil produced from the mechanical pressing described above may be called “extra” if it has less than 1% free oleic acid, and if it exhibits superior taste, color and aroma. Thus, the “extra” in extra virgin olive oil means “premium,” or simply, “the best.”
Olive Oil. Ordinary “olive oil” is actually a blended oil product. Olive oil producers start with low quality virgin olive oils. For these oils to be fit for consumption, they must be refined using mechanical, thermal and/or chemical processes. The resulting “refined olive oil” is largely colorless and tasteless. Before the resulting product is sold as “olive oil,” the producer blends into the refined olive oil a percentage of quality virgin olive oil to provide color and taste.
“Light” or “Mild” Olive Oil. Light olive oil is a variation on ordinary olive oil. Producers of this product use a highly refined olive oil, and add less quality virgin oil than that typically used to blend olive oil. The only thing “light” about light olive oil is the taste and color; it has the same caloric and fat content as other oils.
Thanks for answering, Beth. That was great information! We’ve toured an olive farm and olive oil production facility before and I believe what they said was that EVOO is the oil you get when you *first* press the olives. (I think sometimes it’s called “first-pressed” – that’s why.) Then, they take the same olives and press them a second time to get more oil out – that’s what plain “olive oil” is.
Sometimes EVOO is also called “cold-pressed”, because they press it in a temperature-controlled room that is quite cool. This somehow helps the flavor/nutrients. I am WAY over simplifying this, but that’s what I understand about it. :) From what I know, if you buy “plain” olive oil, it’s not any better than using canola or vegetable oil.
Interesting. Thanks guys! Guess I will definitely be buying extra virgin olive oil from now on!
Sunflower has tofu on sale for $1 a pound, which I think is a pretty good price. It’s not organic, though. I’m not sure how this compares to the Asian Market, since I’ve never been. Can anyone tell me what the price on tofu is there? This may not be an item everyone buys all the time, but it’s a staple at our house. We have stir fry’s with tofu or indian with tofu at least 1x a week.
Thanks!
I can confirm the Olive Oil on sale is the Extra Virgin.. I bought some this morning. Lots left. :)