CINCINNATI — Finding the best grocery deals can help you save money on your weekly shopping trips. At WCPO, I'm tracking prices of essential grocery items at four major Tri-State stores to help you find the biggest savings.
I'm monitoring prices at Walmart, Kroger, Aldi and Meijer every week, focusing on five essential products that most households regularly purchase:
- One gallon of 2% milk
- A dozen eggs
- A loaf of whole wheat bread
- Boneless, skinless chicken breast
- Ground beef
This week's biggest savings:
Milk
For a gallon of 2% milk, Walmart offers the lowest price at $2.42.
Bread
If you're shopping for whole wheat bread, head to Aldi where a loaf costs just $1.55.
Chicken breast
Aldi also leads on chicken breast prices at $1.75 per pound.
Ground beef
Looking for ground beef? Meijer's store brand is this week's best buy at $3.79 per pound.
Eggs
To round out your essentials, a sale makes Kroger's price for a dozen eggs the cheapest at $2.99.
Weekly deals you won't want to miss
I've also scouted the best weekly specials across all four stores.
At Meijer, sweet corn is 5 for $1, and specialty cheeses are buy one, get one 40% off.
At Kroger, with a Kroger Plus Card, you can grab General Mills giant-sized cereals at 3 for $10, and avocados for 77 cents each.
Aldi has slashed prices on fresh fruit — blackberries are now $1.69 per 6-ounce package, and mangoes are 69 cents each.
Several rollbacks this week at Walmart include 12-packs of soda down from $7.92 to just $5.
With Memorial Day coming up, if you want to stock up on condiments, a large bottle of French's mustard is now $1.97, while the large Heinz ketchup has dropped from $4.76 to $3.97.
Price breakdown by store location:
Many of you reached out requesting specific store locations for these deals, which was great feedback.
Below, you'll find a complete breakdown of all 5 products along with the exact locations where you can find these prices, so you don't waste your money.
Kroger— Cherry Grove location
450 Ohio Pike
Cincinnati, OH
Milk (1 gallon, 2%) — $2.69
Eggs (1 dozen, large) — $2.99
Bread (loaf of whole wheat) — $1.79
Chicken breast (per pound, boneless, skinless) — $2.99
Ground beef (per pound) — $5.99
Meijer — Cold Spring location
5400 Alexandria Pike
Cold Spring, KY 41076
Milk (1 gallon, 2%) — $2.80
Eggs (1 dozen, large) — $3.49
Bread (loaf of whole wheat) — $1.99
Chicken breast (per pound, boneless, skinless) — $2.49
Ground beef (per pound) — $3.79
Walmart — Cincinnati Supercenter location
10240 Colerain Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45251
Milk (1 gallon, 2%) — $2.42
Eggs (1 dozen, large) — $3.47
Bread (loaf of whole wheat) — $1.97
Chicken breast (per pound, boneless, skinless) — $2.67
Ground beef (per pound) — $5.94
Aldi— Glenway Ave location
5555 Glenway Ave, Cincinnati
Ohio, 45238
Milk (1 gallon, 2%) — $2.69
Eggs (1 dozen, large) — $3.85
Bread (loaf of whole wheat) — $1.55
Chicken breast (per pound, boneless, skinless) — $1.75
Ground beef (per pound) — $6.99
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If you have any other products you’d like me to track, email me at Taylor.Nimmo@wcpo.com.
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