75% off Whole Grain Kashi Crackers

We're members of the organic farm veggie co-op which (Yeah!) is starting this week. Needless to say there wasn't much I had planned to pick up in store. There was however one special item that caught my eye at Dominion. 

Kashi Snack Crackers. 

Regular Price $3.89, and on sale this week for $2.99

Not too long ago Kashi had a promotion on where you could request a $2 coupon from their site, which they mailed out. To me, as a dietitian this was not only a high value coupon ($2) but also a healthy one. Kashi crackers are one of the few available that are lower calories, higher fiber AND made with Whole Grains. 

Whole grains are really what you need to be looking for when purchasing any sort of grain product (e.g. cereal, cracker, bread, pita, etc). I've talked a bit about the goodness of whole grains in a previous post, so as a refresher you can see that here. 

Total spent for 3 boxes = $2.97 ($0.99 each)

Total value of food purchased = $11.67

SAVED $8.70

Nothing better for warm sunny weather than tubs of free ice cream

It's been a while since I've posted. Things around here have been pretty exciting, and expensive lately. A dream wedding, honeymoon and now back to reality and paying bills  :)

With all the excitement and preparation for those big life events there's been little time left for couponing and deal finding, but now that we're getting back into the normal routine, my healthy eating and money saving ways shall return. Here's a few deals I picked up over the weekend:

Sobeys Chapman Ice Cream. Regular price is up to $5.49 and this week on sale for $2.49
With the $5 coupon I was able to request from the company (yes, simply by sending a friendly 'hello, I like your products, can you please mail me a coupon) we got 2 tubs for free, saved $10.58 and made $0.02. 

Also picked up 2 cans of Alymer tomatoes. Not that I had planned to get them or really needed them, but just because it was a good deal. With the Websaver coupon from some time back we got both cans for $1, a $3.78 savings.

Dominion Deals!

I picked up a few really good deals this week at Dominion.  

VH Indian Market sauces on sale for 2/$5 (a savings of $3.78).  If you clipped the coupons in the flyer inserts a few weeks back there was a coupon there buy 2 save $2.50.

Sale price + coupon saving = 

2 bottles for $2.50 and a savings of $6.28

Also a really good deal was the soy milk that I found discounted for 50% off in the Natural Value section.  Don`t always walk by the discounted merchandise because the expiry dates on stuff like this might surprise you.  It's not always for something that's about to expire in a day or so.  Often stores will have stock they need to clear out to make room for the new.  I'd say that's what happened here - the expirations were Aug-Oct 2012!

Price of the soy beverage = $1.12  (50% off)

rice for the 3 pack soy beverages = $1.50 (50% off)

PLUS we actually had a few coupons for the soy milks, so ended up paying only

$0.37 for some of the 946mL 

and $0.75 for the 3 pack!

Great Deals this Week for High Cholesterol

This week at Sobeys if you purchase a Becel Proactive margarine that's on sale you'll also get a free loaf of Compliments whole grain bread.

Did you know there is a difference between whole wheat and whole grain bread?  Yup, it's true.  Click here to learn more the difference.

Why is this good for cholesterol?  Plant sterols in the margarine and fibers in whole grains both, both help to lower bad cholesterol levels in the blood.

Becel ProActive margarine $4.99 -$2 online coupon (no longer available)

Free whole grain Compliments loaf value $3.19

Total paid for 3 loaves and 3 margarines:  $8.97

Total value of foods purchased: $27.54

Using Mail in Rebates & Coupons Together

 I found this mail in rebate (MIR) for Tropicana at Dominion. Some MIRs you have to use at a particular store, but this one you can use anywhere. I decided to use it at Sobeys. Basically if you purchase 3 Quaker products you'll get a free Trop50 (Stevia sweetened juice beverage).

The great thing about MIRs is that you can use them with coupons to get even better deals. 

For example with mine I used:

Sobeys coupons included with flyers (2 weeks ago)

free Quaker product coupon (a facebook promotion some time ago)

Preview

Quaker One Minute Oats 2 x $3.59 - 2 x $.50 Sobeys coupons

Quaker Oatmeal $3.49- free with facebook coupon

Trop 50 $4.99 - free with MIR

= $6.18 paid for $15.66 worth of food

a 61% savings!  :)))

Bran is Good!

All Bran bars are on sale at Sobey's this week for $2.00.  You usually see them at a sale price of 2/$5 or $2.50 each, however this week it's an even better deal.  I had a ton of All Bran coupons saved up from cereal boxes and sites online like Websaver. Each coupon totalling anywhere from $1-$2.

All Bran bars:
$2 x 6 boxes
-$1 coupon from cereal box x 4
-$1.50 coupon from Websaver
-$2 coupon from Kellogg's holiday box

Total paid $4.50


Total saved with coupons and sale = $ 13.44


I've found that saving coupons until you get the best deal possible is really the way to go.  Sales and deals will come and go so don't be in a rush to use a coupon. Chances are another sale will on next week and the prices could be even cheaper.