Every week I’ll be posting the best food deals at the different national drug stores. I have found that the drug stores often have great prices on food, especially pantry staples!  I may occasionally highlight other free, moneymaker and ECB/RR deals to help you get the credit needed to get some of these pantry staples for free, using the ECBs, RRs and UP rewards.

Bumble Bee Solid White Tuna in Water 5 oz $1 (Limit 10)
-$1/2 any Bumble Bee Tuna (Recyclebank coupon)
Final Price: $0.50 each after coupon wyb 2

Combos 7 oz or Pepperidge Farm Goldfish 6.6-8 oz 2/$3
-$1/2 Combos Baked Snacks, 6.3 oz+ (exp 06/02/2012)
Final Price: $1 each after coupon wyb 2

Dole Fruit Cups 4 pack 2/$3

Gold Emblem Colossal Cashews 8 oz or select nut blends 8-10 oz $4.99

Kellogg’s Raisin Bran 15 oz, Froot Loops or Apple Jacks 8.7 oz $1.77 (Limit 3)
-$1/3 Kellogg’s Cereals, 10 oz+ 05/13/2012 RP Insert (exp 06/24/2012)
-$1/2 Kellogg’s Raisin Bran Cereal (exp 06/10/2012)
-$1/3 Kellogg’s Cereals (exp 06/10/2012)
Final Price: as low as $1.27 each after coupon wyb 2

Mars Chocolate (M&M’s, Snickers etc.) 1.08-2.15 oz, $0.75, Earn $0.75 ECB wyb 1 (Limit 1)
Final Price: FREE after ECBs

Planters Mixed Nuts 10.3 oz or Cashew Halves 8 oz 2/$8 (Limit 4)
-$1/1 Planters 04/22/2012 SS Insert (exp 05/27/2012)
Final Price: $3 each after coupon

Planters Trail Mix 6 oz, Gold Emblem Pretzel Mini Twists or Braids 10-18 oz BOGO
-$1/1 Planters 04/22/2012 SS Insert (exp 05/27/2012)
Final Price: varies after coupon and BOGO

Post Honey Bunches of Oats Cereal, Nabisco Honey Maid or Wheat Thin Crackers 2/$5
-$1/1 Post Honey Bunches of Oats Rolling
-$1/2 Nabisco Cookies or Crackers, Except Single Serve (exp 06/02/2012)
Final Price: as low as $1.50 each after coupon

Skinny Cow or Lean Cuisine Select, Earn $3 ECBs wyb $10 (Limit 1)
Skinny Cow Candy Heavenly Crisp or Dreamy Clusters 6 ct 2/$7
-$1/1 Skinny Cow Candy Snack, 4 ct+ (exp 07/31/2012)
Skinny Cow 4-6 ct $3.99
-$1/1 Skinny Cow Low Fat Ice Cream Snack, 4 ct+ (exp 07/31/2012)
Lean Cuisine 5.25-11.5 oz 2/$6
-$1/4 Lean Cuisine Varieties SavingStar (exp 06/20/2012)
-$1/4 Lean Cuisine Varieties, 5-16 oz (exp 06/02/2012)
-$0.55/3 Lean Cuisine Varieties (exp 06/05/2012)
-$1/4 Lean Cuisine products 04/29/2012 SS Insert (exp 07/31/2012)
Final Price: varies after coupons and ECBs

Smartfood Selects Popcorn 4-6 oz or Stacy’s Pita Chips 6.75 oz 2/$6

Starbucks Coffee $7.49

Sunsweet Prune Juice 64 oz 2/$7
-$0.75/1 Sunsweet Prune Juice Rolling
-$0.55/1 Sunsweet Product Rolling
Final Price: $2.75 each after coupon

Crackers: Select Nabisco or Keebler 6-16 oz or Kellogg’s Special K Crisps 4 oz 2/$5
-$1/2 Nabisco Cookies or Crackers, Except Single Serve (exp 06/02/2012)
-$1/3 Keebler Products (exp 06/02/2012)
-$1/2 Keebler Townhouse Crackers, 9.5 oz+ Rolling
Final Price: $2 each after coupon wyb 2

Jif Peanut Butter 18 oz or Smucker’s Strawberry Jelly 20 oz 2/$5

Kellogg’s Cereal, select 12-15 oz 2/$5, Earn $2 RR wyb 2
-$1/2 Kellogg’s Raisin Bran Cereal (exp 06/10/2012)
-$1/3 Kellogg’s Cereals, 10 oz+ 05/13/2012 RP Insert (exp 06/24/2012)
-$1/3 Kellogg’s Cereals (exp 06/10/2012)
-Find more Kellogg’s Cereal coupons in the Coupon Database
Final Price: as low as $1 each after coupon and RR wyb 2

Lindsay Olives 5 or 6 oz $0.99 with in-ad coupon (Limit 6)

Nice! Snacks: Almonds 9 oz, Peanuts 9 or 12 oz, Sunflower Seeds 13 oz or Kernels 11 oz or Trail Mix 12 oz BOGO

Nice! Sugar 4 lbs $2.49 with in-ad coupon (Limit 3)

Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Shaved Meat 8 oz, Kraft American Singles 12 oz 2/$5

Poppycock 7 oz 2/$4

Quaker Quick 1 Minute Oats 18 oz $3.29 BOGO

Starbucks Coffee 12 oz or K-cups 10 pack $7.99
-$2/2 Starbucks Coffee K-Cup Packs (exp 06/05/2012)
-$2/2 Starbucks Blonde K-Cup Packs (exp 06/05/2012)
Final Price: $6.99 each after coupon wyb 2

Welch’s Grape or Sunsweet Prune Juice 64 oz $2.99
-$0.75/1 Welch’s Healthy Start 100% Grape Juice (exp 06/02/2012) (if included)
-$0.75/1 Sunsweet Prune Juice Rolling
-$0.55/1 Sunsweet Product Rolling
Final Price: as low as $2.24 each after coupon

Blue Diamond Almonds or Wonderful Pistachios 16 oz $4.99*
-$1/2 Wonderful Pistachios (5oz+) 03/25/2012 SS Insert (exp 06/24/2012)
-$1/1 Wonderful Pistachios Rolling
Final Price: as low as $3.99 each after coupon

Condiments, select 2/$3
French’s Mustard 14 oz
-$0.30/1 French’s Classic Yellow or Spicy Brown Mustard 03/25/2012 SS Insert (exp 05/31/2012)
Hormel Bacon Bits 3 oz
Kraft BBQ Sauce 17.5 oz
-$1/2 Kraft Barbecue Sauce 05/06/2012 SS Insert (exp 06/06/2012)
RA Ketchup 24 oz
Final Price: as low as $1 each after coupon wyb 2

Kashi Cereal 10.4-17.5 oz or TLC Snack Bars 6 ct, Cream of Wheat or Quaker Instant Oatmeal 10 pack $2.99*
-$1/2 Quaker Instant Oatmeal, any flavor/variety (exp 07/22/2012)
Final Price: $2.49 each after coupon wyb 2

Special K, Smart Start, or Fiber Plus Cereals 11.4-14 oz BOGO
-$1/3 Special K Cereals 04/29/2012 RP Insert (exp 06/10/2012)
-$1/2 Kellogg’s Special K Cereals, 11.4 oz+ (exp 06/10/2012)
-$1/3 Kellogg’s Special K Cereals 04/29/2012 RP Insert (exp 06/10/2012)
-$1/2 Kellogg’s FiberPlus Cereal (exp 06/10/2012)
-$1/3 Kellogg’s Cereals, 10 oz+ 05/13/2012 RP Insert (exp 06/24/2012)
-$1/3 Kellogg’s Cereals (exp 06/10/2012)
Final Price: varies after coupon and BOGO

Popcorn Indiana 9-10.5 oz BOGO
-$1/1 Popcorn Indiana, any family size bag 5 oz+ 03/25/2012 SS insert (exp 06/30/2012)
Final Price: varies after coupons and BOGO

Rite Aid Pantry Pistachio or Pecan Mix 8.5-9 oz, Macadamia Nuts 6-6.5 oz, Cashew Pieces or Mixed Nuts 16 oz 2/$9*

Rite Aid Pantry Trail Mix 20-24 oz or Nuts 24-28 oz $4.49

Welch’s Grape Juice Purple or White 64 oz 2/$6*
-$0.25/1 Welch’s Grape Juice, 14-64oz ,Videos available to watch until 6/2/2012 Rite Aid Video Values (exp 06/16/2012) AND
-$0.75/1 Welch’s Healthy Start 100% Grape Juice (exp 06/02/2012) (if included)
Final Price: $2 each after coupons

*Buy $30 in select products, Receive a $10 +UP Reward

I hope this helps you decide whether or not to bop into the drugstore this next week to pick up any staples!

Sale prices valid, starting this Sunday. Visit Savings Lifestyle for a complete list of the drugstore deals at each of the major drugstores.

New spin on Cobb Salads…serve it wedge style!

I love fresh salads during the summer, especially when some, or all of the ingredients are coming out of my garden. (Or down the street from the local farmer’s market!) There’s just something primitive about eating foods that you grew, or you know who grew them, and where they were grown. There’s a comfort to this primitive feeling.

And not to mention, that there is so much produce that is in peak season and you don’t have to spend an arm and leg for tomatoes, cucumbers and lettuce!

This Cobb salad is a total mix n match…just pile on whatever you have on hand. And make this your new favorite way to serve salads this summer!

My other favorite wedge salads

• Caesar Romaine Wedge Salad
• Roasted Red Cabbage with Homemade Ranch Dressing

Hope you get a chance to try this wedge cobb salad this summer!

Want a sneak peak at what coupons are in this Sunday’s paper?

There are no inserts scheduled for this weekend’s paper due to Memorial Day weekend!  Have a fun and relaxing weekend!

Check out the rest of this week’s Sunday Coupon Preview!

Learn more about how the Coupon Preview can help you spend less at the grocery store!

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Are you prepping for a Memorial Day cookout this weekend?  If so, I would say that this Peach Topped Blueberry Cheesecake will likely be the perfect dessert!  To find out more on this recipe head over to Pip & Ebby!

Every Friday, Swagbucks gives away anywhere between 100 and 1000 Swagbucks for searches all day long!  As you accumulate Swagbucks, you can trade them in for gift cards to a number of online and retail stores.  For example, a $5 Amazon gift card can be purchased with just 450 Swagbucks.  So if you score one of these mega swagbucks giveaway of 1,000 swagbucks, you’ll get 2 $5 Amazon.com gift cards just like that! (Yes, it’s true. And yes, it’s that easy!)

So if you’ve got some internet searching to do…do it through Swagbucks and win big today!

This is a fun dinner for teenagers!  It is so easy to make and very economical. The hardest part about this recipe is waiting for those potatoes to finish baking!  You might want to consider pre-cooking the potatoes the day before.   Then just re-heat whenever you are ready.   I made mine early in the afternoon so we could have them ready at our normal dinner-time.

Do you need to get your finances organized?  Check out this complete list of printables to put in your financial notebook over on About.com Frugal Living.

And check out some of Erin’s other favorite personal finance websites…

• LearnVest – Daily newsletter that is packed with money-saving tips and financial how-tos to enrich your life.
• Mint.com – Awesome infographics that explain the ins and outs of personal finance.
• Dave Ramsey – Financial counselor that has helped millions get out of debt and find financial peace and freedom.

Here are some of the latest and hottest printable coupons:

Food

• BOGO BelVita Breakfast Biscuits Blueberry 1.76 oz
• $1/1 Butterball Original Seasoned or Sweet Onion Seasoned Frozen Turkey
• $1/1 any Cascadian Farm Cereal
• $1/6 any Clif Bar Energy Bars
• $1/2 any Combos Baked Snacks 6.3 oz or larger
• BOGO Dentyne Ice Artic Chill or Mint Frost 16 piece Pack
• $1.50/1 any Filippo Berio Olive Oil
• $0.50/1 French’s Dijon Mustard
• $0.50/1 French’s Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce
• $1.10/5 any Gerber Graduates Lil Entrees
• $1/3 any Good ‘n Natural Bars
• $0.70/1 any Kellogg’s Crunchy Nut Cereal
• $1/2 any Ore-Ida Sweet Potato Fries
• $1/2 Pam No-Stick Cooking Sprays
• $1.25/2 Silk Pure Almond Half Gallons
• $1/2 any Sunbelt Bakery Cereal
• $1.50/3 any Spam Products 12 oz
• $2/2 any Starbucks Blonde K-Cup Packs
• $2/2 any Starbucks Coffee K-Cup Packs
• $2/2 any Tazo Tea K-Cup Packs
• $0.75/1 any Tennessee Pride Roll Sausage or here

Household

• $0.50/1 Easy Off BBQ Grill Cleaner
• $2/1 any Garden Safe Brand Fungicide or Insecticide Item
• $4/2 any Village Candle Jar Candles 16 oz (and more candle coupons)

Personal Care

• $2/1 any Alka-Seltzer Plus Allergy Products
• $1/1 any Australian Gold Sun Care Product 3 oz or larger
• $0.75/1 Carmex Moisture Plus Lip Balm
• $2/1 any Lotrimin or Lotrimin Ultra Product
• $2/1 any Schick Xtreme3 Eco 4 ct
• $1/1 any ThermaCare 2 ct or larger

Be sure to check out all the printable coupons available at Red Plum, Smart Source, Coupon Network and Coupons.com!

Looking for a coupon for an item on your shopping list? Or a coupon for your favorite product? Be sure to check for it in my coupon database!

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It’s a #SavingsNation Twitter Party! Trying to figure out how to save money so you have more to spend this Summer on that vacation? Then this is the party for you! We’re launching our Summer Savings Nation Workshops across the country, so get ready to learn how to save both time AND money to have a better Summer!

When: Thursday, May 24, 2012 at 9:30 EST/6:30pm PST

Where: On Twitter in the #SavingsNation hashtag, or join our exclusive #SavingsNation Tweet Grid page or the Tweet Chat Page.

Who: Your party hosts: @SavingLifestyle, @HappyHousewife, @5DollarDinners, @CrystalECollins, @Savings_Nation and @Savings

Why: To celebrate the launch of Savings Nation Summer workshops, where we’ll show you how to save time and money on food so that you have more available for your Summer vacation!

Prizes: $250 grocery gift card, and two $50 grocery gift cards.

My husband loves to eat fried rice, but an order of Chicken or Pork Fried Rice at our local Japanese restaurant is $6.95.  Fried rice is so easy to make and super cheap, not to mention that it can be made almost entirely out of leftovers (one of my favorite qualities in a recipe).

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