CINCINNATI — The average American household spends more than $10,000 on food a year, according to a new study by CashNet USA — and we all know how quickly a trip to the grocery store can add up.
This week, I'm finding some good deals on both everyday staples and game day favorites to help you save on groceries, so you don't waste your money.
WATCH: Where can you stretch your grocery budget the furthest this week?
Kroger
Save $5 on produce with a digital coupon when you spend $20 — through Sept. 15.
A few other standouts:
- Tyson chicken drumsticks, thighs and wings: Buy 1, get 2 free
- Raspberries or blackberries (6 oz.): 2 for $5 with card
- General Mills cereal: $1.79 with digital coupon
- Boneless chuck roast: $6.99 per pound with digital coupon (regularly $9.99/lb.)
- 18-count Kroger large Grade A eggs: $2.29 with card
- Barilla pasta: 99 cents with digital coupon
- Kroger russet potatoes (10 lb. bag): $5 with card
Meijer
Produce and Snacks
- Bulk Honeycrisp apples: $1.49 per pound
- Nestlé Toll House Morsels (10–12 oz.): 2 for $8 — perfect for fall baking
Meat and Seafood
- Whole pork shoulder butt roast (bone-in): $1.79 per pound
- Pork loin assorted chops (bone-in): $1.99 per pound
- Tyson fresh chicken breasts, strips or tenderloins: $4.99 per pound
- Smithfield bacon (12 oz.): $3.99
Friday–Sunday, Sept. 11–13 only, stock up on beverages this weekend:
- Body Armor or Vitamin Water (20 oz.): 89 cents each
- Dasani drinking water 24-pack: $3.49
Aldi
Aldi has produce discounts and price drops on meat this week.
Produce
- Avocados: 59 cents each
- Roma tomatoes: 85 cents per pound
Meat and Seafood
- Organic chicken breasts: $4.99 per pound
- Fresh Atlantic salmon: $8.99 per pound
- Sirloin steak: $9.99 per pound
Walmart
Planning a tailgate for the Bengals game this weekend? Walmart's game day rollbacks have you covered.
Game Day Rollbacks
- 4-pound bag of chicken wings: $11.97
- Pack of 8 burger buns: $1.97
- Frito-Lay variety packs: $8.97
- Dr Pepper or Pepsi Zero Sugar 24-pack cans: $9.97
Halloween and Fall Decor at Aldi
With Labor Day behind us, spooky season is officially here. Aldi's "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow" section is stocked with Halloween and fall decor this week — from light-up ghosts to inflatables. Stock up while they're here so you don't waste your money.
- Halloween LED Ghosts: $29.99
- Halloween collection inflatable: $12.99
- Crashing Witch or Ghost Tree Wrap: $7.99
- Harvest Decor Pillow: $12.99
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