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Just the Basics weekly deals: Memorial Day Edition

Here's your weekly list of the best basic grocery deals on cheese, eggs, milk, meat, produce and more. There are a ton of great deals for your holiday weekend cookouts including meat, veggies, watermelon, condiments and more!

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Just the Basics

There are a ton of great deals for your holiday weekend cookouts including meat, veggies, watermelon, condiments and more!

Food Lion Military Discount on Memorial Day: 10% off on Memorial Day for active or retired military personnel. Present your military ID and MVP card at checkout. The discount is before taxes. See store for exclusions.

Here's your weekly list of the best basic grocery deals on cheese, eggs, milk, meat, produce and more.

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Sale Dates

CVS, Rite Aid, Walgreens and Dollar General deals are valid through 5/27/17. These deals run Sunday through Saturday.

Harris Teeter, Lowes Foods, Food Lion, Aldi, Kroger, Sprouts and Carlie C’s deals are valid through 5/30/17. These deals run Wednesday through Tuesday.

Abbreviations used below include:

CC = Carlie C’s

HT = Harris Teeter

LF = Lowes Foods

FL = Food Lion

RA = Rite Aid

WG = Walgreens

DG = Dollar General

Please post any other favorite basics deals in the comments section below!

BREAD

Aldi: L’Oven Fresh hot dog and hamburger buns, 12 oz., .85

HT: Ball Park buns, 8 count, BOGO for $1.29 each - .55 printable coupon (DND)

LF: Stonefire Naan bread, 8.8 oz, BOGO for $1.89 each

Kroger: Kroger buns, 8 count, $1.00

DAIRY & FROZEN

Aldi: Friendly Farms American Cheese singles, 12 oz, $1.49

Aldi: Happy Farms deli sliced cheese, 7 – 8 oz, $1.79

Carlie C’s: Borden cheese singles, 12 oz, $1.66

FL: Food Lion chunk or shredded cheese, 8 oz, $2.00

HT: Galbani Ricotta Cheese, 15 oz, BOGO for $1.99 each - $1 coupon from galbanicheese.com = .99

HT: Kraft chunk cheese, 8 oz, BOGO for $1.94 each

HT: Kraft cheese slices, 12 oz, BOGO for $1.99 each

HT: Green Giant frozen boxed veggies, select, $1.25 - .50/2 coupon from 4/2 SS = .75 each

Kroger: Kroger shredded, block and natural sliced cheese, 6 – 8 oz, $1.99

LF: Kraft American singles, cracker cuts, shredded, cubes, chunk cheese, $2.00

DRINKS

Aldi: PurAqua purified drinking water, 24 count bottles, $1.99

CC: IGA orange juice, 64 oz, $2.00

CC: Morning Fresh Farms orange juice, 64 oz, $2.00

CVS: Just the Basics bottled water, 24 pack, $2.44

HT: Old Orchard Juice Cocktails, 64 oz, $1.19 - $1 coupon from oldorchard.com = .19

Kroger: Kroger purified water, 24 count bottles, $1.99

RA: Big Win bottled water, 24 pack, 2 for $5 – 100 Plenti points when you buy 2, limit 2

MILK

HT: Almond Breeze almond milk, 64 oz, $2.00

Kroger: The Garner Kroger has milk for $2.99/gallon this week

EGGS

HT: Eggland’s Best eggs, 18 count, $3 - .55/1 coupon from 5/7 RP or 4/2 RP = $1.90

RA: Eggs, 12 count, .99, limit 2

Walgreens: Nice eggs, BOGO

MEAT

Aldi

Chicken thighs, .69/lb, (5 lb average weight)

Pork spare ribs, all natural, $1.79/lb

73% lean ground beef, $1.79/lb (sold in 5 lb package for $8.95)

Black Angus Top sirloin steak, $4.99/lb

Parkview beef franks, 15 oz, $1.99

Kirkwood smoked sausage, 13.5 oz, $2.49

Kirkwood chicken breasts, frozen, 48 oz, $5.49

Kirkwood turkey burgers, 48 oz, frozen, $5.99

Cattleman’s Ranch black angus patties, 2 lb package, frozen, $5.99

Carlie C’s

Sugardale hot dogs, 12 oz, .69

Fresh chicken thighs or drumsticks, .88/lb

Pork picnic, .98/lb

Pork spare ribs, family pack, $1.78/lb

BBQ beef ribs, family pack, $1.98/lb

Tilapia fillets, $1.98/lb

Fresh ground beef, family pack, $2.18/lb

Sugardale bacon, 12 oz, $2.79

Boneless London broil, $2.98

95% lean Butterball ground turkey, 1 lb., $3.00

Baby back ribs, $3.38/lb

Jimmy Dean bacon, 12 oz, $3.50

New York strip steak burger, $3.98/lb

Jesse Jones bacon, 12 oz, $3.39

T-bone steaks, family pack, $4.98/lb

Nature’s Best cooked shrimp, 2 lb, $9.98

Hillshire Farm beef sausage, 12 oz, BOGO - .55/2 coupon from 4/30 RP

Ball Park beef franks and meat franks, BOGO - .55/1 coupon from 4/30 RP

Food Lion

St Louis style pork ribs, $1.99/lb

73% Lean ground beef, $2.49/lb

Turkey burger patties, fresh, 16 oz, $3.49

Chophouse ground beef burgers, $3.79/lb

Beef chuck roast, $3.99/lb

Smithfield marinated pork tenderloin, 18.4 oz, BOGO for $4.49 each

Inland Market Cod Fillets, 10 oz, $4.99

Food Lion raw shrimp, 16 oz bag, $5.99

Food Lion chicken wings, 2.5 lb bag, frozen, $5.99

Food Lion cooked shrimp, 16 oz, $7.99

Oscar Mayer Bologna, 16 oz, $1.50

Bal Park beef franks, 14 – 15 oz, $2.59 - .55/1 coupon from 4/30 RP

Hillshire Farm Rope Sausage, 12 – 14 oz, $2.50

Johnsonville fresh brats, 19 oz, $3.59

Harris Teeter

HT: 4-day sale through Sunday 5/28: Smithfield all natural Boston Butt pork roast, .88/lb, limit 2

Harris Teeter whole cut up chicken fryer, .99/lb

Country style pork ribs or bone-in steaks, $1.29/lb

80% lean ground chuck, $2.99/lb, limit 4

94% Lean turkey burgers, 16 oz, $3.00

Harris Teeter chicken wings, frozen, 2.5 lbs, BOGO for $4.49 each

Sockeye salmon, wild caught, $9.99/lb

Whole beef tenderloin, $10.99/lb

Ball Park meat franks, 15 oz, .99 - .55 coupon from 4/30 RP

Crab Classic 8 oz, BOGO for $1.49 each - .75/1 ibotta cash back offer

Hillshire Farm smoked sausage, 12 – 14 oz, $2.50 - $1/2 coupon from 4/30 RP

Hebrew National franks, 11 – 12 oz, $3.00

Oscar Mayer bacon, 16 oz, $4.50

Simple Truth Natural Beef Burgers, 32 oz, 6 count burgers, $8.97

Kroger

Tyson boneless chicken breasts, $1.77/lb

Pork Spareribs, Easy Carve, $1.99/lb

Dry rubbed St Louis Style Ribs or pork back ribs, $3.49/lb

Angus ground chuck, sold in meat case, $3.99/lb

London broil, $3.99/lb

Boneless ribeye, half, $6.99/lb

Snow crab clusters in 5 lb box, $6.99/lb

EZ Peel extra large shrimp, raw, $6.99/lb

Private Selection Angus Beef Patties, 2 lb, $6.99

Boneless ribeye steaks, $8.99/lb

Ball Park Franks, 14 – 15 oz, $1.25 - .55 coupon from 4/30 RP

80% lean ground beef patties, 10 count, $10

Hillshire Farms smoked sausage, 12 – 14 oz, $2.50 - $1/2 coupon from 4/30 RP = $2 each

Oscar Mayer deli fresh lunch meat, 7 – 9 oz, $3 - .50 Kroger digital coupon = $2.50

Kroger breakfast sausage, 12 – 16 oz, $2.50

Gwaltney bacon, 12 oz, $2.99

Hebrew National beef franks, 11 – 12 oz, $3.00

Lowes Foods

Perdue drumsticks or thighs, .99/lb

Amick Farms boneless chicken breast, family pack, $1.97

Pork Loin back ribs, BOGO for $2.99/lb

Fresh ground steak burger New York Strip or Prime Rib, 16 oz, BOGO for $3.49/lb

Center cut boneless pork chops, $3.99/lb

Argentine shrimp, raw, jumbo, BOGO for $6.99/lb

Springer Mountain Farms fresh chicken, all, 50% off - $1.50 coupon in the ad

Beef hamburger patties, 10 for $10

Bar S franks, 12 oz, $1.25

Oscar Mayer beef, meat or cheese franks, 15 – 16 oz BOGO for $1.99 to $2.99 each

Nathan’s beef franks, 11 – 14 oz, BOGO for $2.99 each

Jimmy Dean sliced bacon, 12 oz, $3.50

Publix

Pork Boston Butt Roast, bone-in, $1.99/lb

Pork spare ribs, St Louis Style, $1.99/lb

Ground chuck, 3 lbs or more, $2.99/lb

Publix chicken fillets, BOGO for $2.99/lb

Beef brisket, $5.99/lb

Ribeye steaks, $6.99/lb

Salmon fillets, $7.99/lb

Cooked Shrimp, peel & eat, $7.99/lb

Oscar Mayer hot dogs, 14 – 16 oz, BOGO for $2.89 each - .55 coupon from Smart Shopper coupons link above = $2.34

Publix meatballs, 32 oz, BOGO for $3.49 each

Smithfield bacon, 16 oz, BOGO for $4.49 each - $1/2 coupon from 5/14 inserts

Sprouts

All natural boneless chicken breasts, $1.99/lb

Pork country style ribs or shoulder roast, bone-in sold whole in the bag, $1.99/lb

80% lean ground beef, $2.49/lb

All Natural chicken or pork sausage, $2.99/lb

All natural ground chicken or chicken breasts, $3.99/lb

All natural lamb shoulder chops, $4.99/lb

Boneless New York Steaks, BOGO (reg price is $15.99/lb, limit 4 packages

Center cut swordfish or ahi tuna steaks, $8.99/lb

Farmland hickory smoked bacon, 12 oz, $3.50

MISCELLANEOUS GROCERY

Aldi: Burman’s Yellow Mustard, 20 oz, .59

CC: IGA squeeze mustard, 20 oz, 2 for $1

CC: IGA hot dog chili sauce, 10 oz .57

CC: Texas Tailgate hot dog chili sauce, 10 oz, .65

CC: Hunt’s squeeze ketchup, 24 oz, .88

CC: Kraft mayo, 30 oz, $2 - $1/2 coupon from 5/14 SS

FL: Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ sauce, 18 oz, BOGO for $1.19 each - $1/2 coupon from 5/21 SS = .69 each

FL: Texas Tailgate chili sauce, 10 oz, .69

HT: Mueller’s pasta, select, 12 – 17.6 oz, Buy 2 Get 3 Free = .63 each

HT: Apple Jacks 8.7 oz, Rice Krispies 9 oz, Froot Loops 8.7 oz

Sale: BOGO for $1.77

Coupon: .50/1 Apple Jacks & Rice Krispies coupons from Kelloggsfamilyrewards.com in the Coupons tab, $1/2 Froot Loops coupon from Kelloggsfamilyrewards.com in the Coupons tab, $1/1 coupon from Kelloggsfamilyrewards.com when you redeem 850 reward points, $1/3 coupon from 5/14 RP

Total after .50 coupon (or $1 coupon) = .77

Kroger: Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ sauce, 18 oz, $1.00 - $1/3 coupon from 5/21 SS = .66 each

Kroger: Kellogg’s cereal, select, 12.2 – 15 oz

Sale: $1.99

Coupon: $1/1 coupon from Kelloggsfamilyrewards.com when you redeem 850 reward points, $1/3 coupon from 5/14 RP, .50/1 and $1/2 coupons from Kelloggsfamilyrewards.com in the Coupons tab

Total after $1 coupon = .99

LF: Bunker Hill hot dog chili sauce, 10 oz, .69

Publix: Ronzoni pasta, select 10 – 16 oz, BOGO for .79 each - $1/2 Garden Delight variety (if included) = .29 each

Publix: Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ sauce, 18 oz, BOGO for .86 each - $1/3 coupon from 5/21 SS

Publix: Hellmann’s mayo, 24 or 30 oz jar, BOGO for $1.79 each - .50 coupon from 5/21 RP = $1.29

PRODUCE

Aldi

Grapes, .99/lb

Pineapple, $1.19 each

Corn, 4 pack, $1.29

Athena Cantaloupe, $1.29

Strawberries, 16 oz, $1.29

Watermelon, whole seedless, $2.99 each

Carlie C’s

Green onions, .39/bunch

Zucchini or yellow squash, .89/lb

Acorn, Butternut, Spaghetti squash, .89/lb

Red seedless grapes, $1.89/lb

Russet potatoes, 5 lb bag, $2.00

Food Lion

White or yellow corn, .20 each

Limes, .33 each

Green cabbage, .49/lb

Roma tomatoes, .99/lb

Food Lion yellow onions, 3 lb bag, $1.29 each

Food Lion single pepper, multi-color, $1.29

Broccoli crowns, $1.49/lb

Food Lion white mushrooms, 8 oz, $1.59

Strawberries, 1 lb container, $2.00

Food Lion Russet Potatoes, 5 lb bag, $2.00

Organic Grape Tomatoes, pint, $2.19

Avocados, 3 count bag, $2.50

Blackberries or raspberries, 6 oz, $2.50

Nature’s Pride Organic Salad Mix, 5 oz, $2.99

Seedless watermelon, whole, $3.99 each

Harris Teeter

HT: 4-dy sale through Sunday 5/28: Yellow, orange or red peppers, .88

Limes, .33 each

Corn, .40 each

Fresh Express cole slaw, 10 oz, BOGO for .94 each

Iceberg lettuce, .99 each

English Cucumbers, $1 each

Pink Lady apples, $1.49/lb

Grape tomatoes, 1 pint, BOGO for $1.74 each

Alouette crumbles cheese, 4 oz, Buy 1 Get 2 Free = $1.97 each

Sweet Blackberries, 6 oz, $1.99

Organic sweet blackberries, 6 oz, $3.00

Fresh Express Caesar Salads, $3.00

Farmer’s Market fresh salsa, 16 oz., $3.00

Whole watermelon, $3.99 each

Red potatoes, 5 lb bag, $3.99

Organic strawberries, 1 lb, $3.99

Kroger

Sweet corn on the cob, .33 each

Yellow or Zucchini Squash, .99/lb

Vidalia Onions, .99/lb

Grapes, $1.28/lb

Athena Melons, $1.99

Russet Baking Potatoes, 4 count, $1.99

Simple Truth Organic Grape Tomatoes, 10 oz, $2.49

Asparagus, $2.79/lb

Organic strawberries, 16 oz, or Blueberries, 6 oz, $2.99

Simple Truth Organic Salads, 5 oz, $3.00

Seedless watermelon, whole, $3.49

Lowes Foods

Sweet Vidalia onions, .67/lb

Cucumbers, .75 each

Beefsteak tomatoes, hot house grown, .97/lb

Russet baking potatoes, .99/lb

Chef’s buddys Southern Slaw, 16 oz, $1.50

Fresh Express salad mix, 12 oz, $1.50

Sweet corn, 5 count trimmed, $2.99

Whole watermelon, $3.97 each

Publix

Sweet corn, .30 each

Vidalia Onions, .69/lb

Green beans, eggplant, zucchini, yellow squash, $1.29/lb

Tomatoes on the vine, $1.49/lb

Strawberries, 16 oz, $2.00

Red potaotes, 5 lb bag, $2.49

Publix salad kit, 7 – 8.75 oz bag, $2.50

Athena cantaloupe , $2.50 each

Raspberries, 6 oz, $3.00

Watermelon, seedless, $4.99 each

Sprouts

Green bell peppers, 3 for $1

Sweet honey mangoes, 3 for $1

Red cabbage, 3 lbs for $1

Red potatoes, 3 lbs for $1

Vidalia onions, 2 lbs for $1.00

Cucumbers, 2 for $1

Yellow peaches, .98/lb

Navel or Valencia oranges, .98/lb

Green beans, .98/lb

Cluster tomatoes on the vine, .98/lb

Red seedless grapes, .98/lb

Athena melons .98 each

Organic Gala apples, .98/lb

Zucchini or yellow squash, .98/lb

Red, yellow, orange bell peppers, $1.25 each

Organic baby peeled carrots, $1.25

Pineapples, $2.50

Strawberries 1 lb., blueberries 6 oz., blackberries 5.6 oz., select, $2.50 each

Organic mini sweet peppers, 1 pint, $2.50

California red cherries, $2.98/lb

Organic red or green seedless grapes, $2.98/lb

Organic strawberries 1 lb., blueberries 6 oz., blackberries 5.6 oz., select, $2.98 each

Whole seedless watermelons, $3.98 each

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