Here are all of the Publix $1 or less deals starting 12/18 or 12/19. There are a lot of great things to stock up on!Don’t miss all the other deals at Publix right now:
Publix Grocery Flyer
Publix Unadvertised Deals
Publix Personal Care Flyer
If you know of additional deals please leave them in a comment below.
Publix Dollar or Less
- Duncan Hines Decadent Brownie Mix, 16.76-18 oz, at $2.79 ($1.39)
Double Fudge, California Walnut, Chocolate Peanut Butter, or With Real Chocolate Chunks: Dark Fudge or Triple Chocolate
-$1 off Duncan Hines decadent mixes (Publix coupon), All the Trimmings Booklet or printable (limit reached)
(makes it 39¢) - Kraft Philadelphia Cream Cheese, 7-8 oz, $1.50
–B1G1 Philadelphia Cream Cheese, 8 oz, (Publix Coupon) printable
-$1/4 Philadelphia cream cheese, 8 oz, excl Cooking Creme & Snacking Delights (Publix coupon), Happy Holidays flyer (EXP 12/27)
(use B1G1, makes it 75¢ ea.) - Stonyfield Organic Greek Yogurt, 5.3 oz, $1
-.75/2 Stonyfield Organic Greek yogurt, 5.3 oz cups or (1) 4 oz 4 pk. printable
-$1/4 Stonyfield Greek single serve yogurt, Publix eCoupon
(use .75/2, makes it 62¢ ea.) - Silk Pure Almond Almondmilk, Coconut, or Soymilk, 64 oz, $2.50
-$1 off Silk Pure Almond Light, half gal printable
-.75/1 Silk Pure Almond refrigerated, half gal (Publix coupon), Happy Holidays flyer (EXP 12/27)
-$1 off Silk Pure Almond Light, half gal (zip 99218) printable
(use $1 off and .75/1 store, makes it 75¢) - Campbell’s Healthy Request or Cream Soups, 10.75 oz, $1
Mushroom, Chicken, or Celery
-$1/3 Campbell’s Healthy Request soup printable
-$1/5 Campbell’s condensed “Great for Cooking” soups printable
-.40/4 Campbell’s condensed soups, SS 11/03
-$1/6 Campbell’s condensed soups, SS 11/03
(use $1/3, makes it 67¢ ea.) - Carefree Pantiliners, 20 ct., $1
-.50/1 Carefree product printable
(makes it FREE)
(in FL, makes it 50¢) Read More→
Here are all of the Rite Aid Ad deals starting 12/22. There are great deals on Huggies Wipes, Nivea Facial Care, and more!
If you are just getting started on Rite Aid you can see the getting started guide here.
If you know of additional deals please leave them in a comment below.
UP Rewards – Grocery
- $5 +UP WYB $15 worth Grocery Items, limit 3
Sun Maid Raisins, 13 oz, $3
Pam Cooking Spray, 6 oz, $3
-$1 off Pam Cooking Spray (Sign-Up) printable
(makes it $2)
Rite Aid Pantry Peanuts, 16 oz, $3
Rite Aid Pantry Vanilla Extract or Campfire Marshmallows, 10 oz, $1
Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed, 14 oz, $2
-.25/1 Eagle Brand sweetened condensed milk item, RP 11/03
(makes it $1.75)
Jif Peanut Butter, 16 oz, $3
Domino Pure Cane Sugar, 4 lb, $3
-.75/2 Domino sugar items, 2 lb+, (zip 60540) printable
-.75/2 Domino sugar, 2 lb+, (zip 30003) printable
-.40/1 Domino granulated sugar, 4 or 5 lb, RP 11/03
-.65/2 Domino sugar products, 2 lb+ (regional), RP 11/03
-.50/1 Domino or C&H sugar, 2 lb+ printable
(use .50/1 off, makes it $2.50) Read More→
Check out today’s hot new printable coupons! I am totally excited to see a Pepsi coupon available! This one will definitely not last, so grab your copies now.
Find the rest of these savings under zip 30003:
Grocery
B1G1 Nestle Coffee-Mate liquid creamers (Facebook) printable
$1/2 Mama Rosie’s products printable
$1 off Pepsi 12 oz 24 pk. (zip 77477) printable
.75/1 State Fair corn dog printable
Personal Care
$1 off Creme of Nature Perfect 7 printable
$1 off Dove Men+Care deodorant, 2.7-3 oz printable
$1 off Johnson & Johnson Baby No More Tangles or Extra Conditioning hair care, excl 1-4 oz printable
$2 off Listerine adult mouthwash, 1 L+ printable
$2 off Rembrandt whitening toothpaste or mouthwash printable
$5 off Rembrandt whitening kit printable
Health Care
$2 off Advil film coated, 40 ct.+ printable
$2 off Midol product, 20 ct.+ printable
$2 off Simply Sleep product, 100 ct.+ printable
The newsletter has even more great savings!
Here are all of the deals for the Walgreens Ad starting 12/22. This is a short Ad that will end 12/24. There are some great deals including FREE Crest Rinse and Scotts Paper Towels.
If you are new to Walgreens you can watch this video to help get you started.
If you know of additional deals please leave them in a comment below.
Register Reward Deals
- $2 RR WYB 3D White Oral-B Toothbrush, Crest Toothpaste 4 oz, Pro-Health Oral-B Cross Action Toothbrush, Mouthwash or Rinse, 16.9 oz or 4-6 oz, $2.99
-.50/1 Crest Pro-Health, Plus Scope or 3D Whitening toothpaste, 4 oz+, (zip 30003) printable
-$1 off Crest Pro-Health or 3D Whitening rinse, 458 mL+, (zip 30003) printable
-.75/1 Oral-B Pro-Health Complete or 3D White toothbrush, excl trial size printable
(use $1 off, makes it FREE) - $2 RR WYB Gillette Venus or Fusion Proglide Razor System, $9.99
-$3 off Gillette Fusion ProGlide razor, excl trial size, RP 11/10
-$3 off Gillette Fusion ProGlide razor, excl trial size, RP 12/15
-$2 off Gillette Venus razor or refill, excl disposables and trial size printable
-$3 off Gillette Venus razor, excl disposables and trial, RP 12/15
(use -$3 off, makes it $4.99) Read More→
Here’s a list of Commissary deals and coupons running from 12/19-1/8 brought to you by Commissaries.com.
This list is mostly percentages off for current Commissary deals and coupons that match up with them; but there are some deals with prices that a friend sent me over the past two weeks!
You can log into the commissary system (if you are military) and see all the prices before shopping if that makes it easier for you. Please leave a comment with any extra deals you find this week!
Meat
- Oscar Mayer Turkey Franks, 16 oz, $1.50
Good through 12/31
Fridge or Frozen
- Kraft Velveeta Cheese, 32 oz, 33% off
- Kraft Shredded Cheese, 7-8 oz, $1.79
Good through 12/31
-$1/2 Cracker Barrel, Kraft shredded cheese or Kraft singles, (zip 12345) printable
(makes it $1.29) - Kraft American Singles, 14.7-16 oz, 36% off
- Breakstone’s Sour Cream, 16 oz, 53% off
- Blue Bonnet Margarine Spread, 32 oz, 38% off Read More→
Here are all of the deals for the CVS Ad starting 12/22. They are running (2) Ads this week. The first ad will run 12/22-12/24. The second ad will run 12/26-12/28. There are a few deals continuing, so be sure to shop before 12/24 to get the best deals.
If you are just starting out with CVS make sure to check out the CVS Guide. Also head to CVS.com and register your card to get more store coupons.
If you know of additional deals please leave them in a comment below.
Sunday-Tuesday Extra Care Deals
- $5 ECB WYB $20 participating Oral Care, limit 2
Scope Outlast to Go, 4 ct.
Oral-B Manual Toothbrush, 1 ct.
Oral B Complete Toothbrush $3.99
Oral B 3D White Toothbrush, 1 ct., $5.99
-.75/1 Oral-B Pro-Health Complete or 3D White toothbrush, excl trial size printable
(use .75/1, makes it $3.24)
Crest Pro Health Rinse, 500 ml
Crest Pro-Health Rinse, 500 mL, $4.79
-$1 off Crest Rinse, 458 mL+, Booklet in Puffs 3 pk.
-$1 off Crest Pro-Health or 3D Whitening rinse, 458 mL+, (zip 30003) printable
(makes it $3.79)
Glide Floss, 2 ct.
Glide Floss, 2 ct., $7.99
-$1 off Oral-B Glide floss, 35 mL+ or Glide floss picks, 30 ct.+, Booklet in Puffs 3 pk.
-.50/1 Oral-B Glide floss or floss picks, excl trial size printable
(use $1 off, makes it $6.99)
Scope Rinse, 750 ml-1250 ml
Scope Classic Rinse, 1 Liter, $4.99
Scope Outlast, 42.3 oz, $6.99
-$1 off Scope Dual Blast Rinse, 750 mL+ printable
-$1 off Scope Classic Rinse, 1 L+ printable
-$1 off Scope mouthwash, 750 mL+, RP 11/24
(use $1 off, makes it $3.99)
Crest w/Scope 7.6-8 oz, Pro Health 4-7.8 oz
Crest Pro-Health Whitening Toothpaste, 6 oz, $4.69
Crest Pro Health Toothpaste, 7.8 oz, $5.49
Crest Pro Health Toothpaste, 6 oz, $4.69
-$15 Mail in Rebate WYB $50 in participating products: CoverGirl, Pantene, Secret, Venus, Ivory, Clairol, Safeguard, Olay, Crest, 3D White Whitestrips, Always, Tampax, Head & Shoulders or Vidal Sasson printable
-.50/1 Crest Pro-Health, Plus Scope or 3D Whitening toothpaste, 4 oz+, (zip 30003) printable
(use .50/1, makse it $4.19)
Oral-B Satin, Ultra or SuperFloss
Glide Satin Care Floss $4.39
Glide Satin Care Floss, 2 ct., $6.99
-.50/1 Oral-B Glide floss or floss picks, excl trial size printable
-$1 off Oral-B Glide floss, 35 mL+ or Glide floss picks, 30 ct.+, Booklet in Puffs 3 pk.
(use $1 off, makes it $3.39)
**Deal Idea**
Buy:
(2) Crest Pro-Health Rinse, 500 mL, $4.79
(1) Scope Classic Rinse, 1 Liter, $4.99
(1) Scope Outlast, 42.3 oz, $6.99
Use:
(2) -$1 off Crest Pro-Health or 3D Whitening rinse, 458 mL+, (zip 30003) printable
-$1 off Scope Classic Rinse, 1 L+ printable
-$1 off Scope mouthwash, 750 mL+, RP 11/24
Total Due: $17.56
Get Back: $5 ECB — like getting it all for $12.56 or $3.14 ea.
Note: This is not a very good deal.
************ - $2 ECB WYB (2) Hershey’s Kisses or Miniatures candy, 7.8-15 oz, $2.50, limit 1
-$1/2 Hershey’s Kisses chocolates, 9.4 oz+, (zip 77477) printable
-$1/2 Hershey’s Kisses chocolate, 9.4 oz+, SS 11/10
-$1.10/2 Hershey’s Kisses, Reese’s, Hershey’s Miniatures, York, Rolo or Kit Kat chocolates, 7.8 oz+ printable
-.75/2 Hershey’s Kisses chocolate, 9.4 oz+ (regional), SS 11/10
-$1/2 Hershey’s Kisses, Minis or Nuggets, Reese’s, York or Kit Kat Minis or Rolo bags, 7.8 oz +, SS 12/08 (EXP 12/25)
(buy (2), use $1.10/2, makes it 95¢ e.a) - $1 ECB WYB Hershey’s or Cadbury Extra Large Candy Bar, 3.5-10.5 oz, $1.99, limit 1
(Continues all week)
(makes it 99¢) Read More→
This year was a big year, and Play-Doh is recapping it with their own spin on a Year In Review.
The Play-Doh brand compiled their favorite moments from 2013 and sculpted them entirely out of the Play-Doh compound! They made 10 sculpts in all and it took just over 48 hours to complete and 78 cans if compound. The sculpts range from a favorite YouTube viral video, the Royal Baby, and the World’s Ugliest Fish – all created from everyone’s favorite childhood toy!
I think this is such a fun and unique way to look back over the year and get to play with some fun toys at the same time. Looking back at 2013, here were some of the most popular Play-Doh toys:
–Plus Compound
–Perfect Twist Ice Cream Playset
–Disney Princess Design-A-Dress Boutique Playset
–Trash Tossin’ Rowdy The Garbage Truck Playset
–Ultimate Rainbow Pack
My girls love anything playdoh or princesses, so our favorite was the Disney Princess Boutique.
The Giveaway:
One Southern Savers reader is going to win all of the items listed above, plus some favorite Play-Doh products from the Spring.
To Enter:
Leave a comment below telling me your favorite moment from Play-Doh’s Year In Review.
This giveaway is sponsored by Hasbro, but all opinions are 100% my own.
Winner will be chosen 12/27.
The following is part of an Organic Living Journey Guest Post Series now written by Mariana who has a mother’s heart and scientist’s brain.
Today, we’re talking about organic chocolate on the Organic Living Journey. I was inspired to learn a little bit more about conventional vs. organic chocolate while reading over the ingredients on a chocolate bar wrapper…which I totally bought just for research purposes, I swear. I’m not going to try to pass off chocolate bars as a health food or a good choice for a healthy snack. It’s candy. But sometimes, we need a little candy in our life. When you find the need for a little candy in your life, what do you reach for?
For the occasional sweet treat, I like organic dark chocolate. (A little piece every night counts as “occasional”, right?) But do I need to be choosing organic? I tend to default to the organic option when I don’t feel educated enough to know whether or not the “organic” label makes a significant difference in a product.
Today, we’re going to look at the differences you’ll see in conventional vs. organic chocolate candies. Hopefully, this will give you a little helpful information to make your own decision when it comes to buying that “occasional” sweet treat, or at least make you sound super smart and knowledgeable at parties.
What’s in your candy?
The FDA has rules regarding what constitutes a “chocolate”. You can read the very long and incredibly (not) interesting report on the FDA site for specific details, but here’s the important stuff: for a food product to be considered “chocolate” it must contain a specified percentage of pure chocolate and real cocoa butter (the naturally occurring fat in the cacao bean). Without the addition of cocoa butter, the product must be labeled as “chocolate flavored” or something along those lines. Sneaky, huh?
Last week, we talked about how chocolate is made. The two big players are the cacao and the cocoa butter. During chocolate production, these two components are separated. The chocolate portion can go on to become cocoa powder or gets mixed into chocolates. The cocoa butter gets mixed back into chocolate (at different concentrations to create light or dark chocolates), or it gets sold to other industries for non-food uses, such as cosmetics. Thanks to cocoa butter’s many talents, it is a highly valuable ingredient and, therefore, expensive.
Chocolate Nomenclature:
What’s the difference between dark chocolate and milk chocolate? What’s semi-sweet chocolate?
Baking Chocolate: this is simply the ground up, melted, and reformed state of the cacao nib (broken up cacao bean). It is unsweetened.
Dark Chocolate: Cocoa + sugar + cocoa butter. Contains no, or very little, milk. Typically, at least 35% cocoa.
Semisweet Chocolate: a type of dark chocolate. At least 2 parts cacao to 1 part sugar.
Bittersweet Chocolate: a type of dark chocolate. At least 3 parts cacao to 1 part sugar, may also include extra cocoa butter and vanilla.
Couverture Chocolate: a chocolate with a high cocoa butter percentage about 35%+. Used as a chocolate coating in “high-end” chocolates.
Milk Chocolate: sweetened chocolate with added milk, milk solids, or evaporated milk. Can contain as little as 12% cocoa.
White Chocolate: sugar, cocoa butter, and a form of milk. Does not contain cocoa.
Let’s look at the ingredients in a few common chocolate bars…
Hershey’s Milk Chocolate: Milk Chocolate (sugar, milk, chocolate, cocoa butter, lactose, milk fat, soy lecithin, PGPR, vanillin, artificial flavor)
Dove Dark Chocolate Promises: Sweet chocolate (sugar, chocolate, chocolate processed with alkali, cocoa butter, skim milk, milkfat, lactose, soy lecithin, natural and artificial flavors).
Ghiradelli 60% Cacao Chocolate Squares: Unsweetened chocolate, sugar, cocoa butter, milk fat, soy lecithin, vanilla.
Theo Pure 70% Dark Chocolate: Organic cocoa beans, organic sugar, organic cocoa butter, ground organic vanilla bean.
Theo Pure 45% Milk Chocolate: Organic sugar, organic cocoa beans, organic cocoa butter, organic milk powder, ground organic vanilla bean.
You’ll see some similarities between these different chocolate bars: chocolate, cocoa butter, sugar. You’ll also see some differences: the use of soy lecithin, PGPR, vanillin (vs. vanilla), and flavorings. What are these ingredients? Why are they in our chocolate?
Soy Lecithin
This ingredient is added as an emulsifier to help the fat and non-fat substances in your chocolate bar to stay stable. Is it necessary? No. It’s added to provide a creamy texture to our chocolate and helps prevent “blooming” on the store shelves overtime (when the chocolate looks whitish). Is soy lecithin dangerous? That depends on your feelings about soy, GMOs, and toxic solvents. Soy lecithin is made via a fairly toxic process involving lots of toxic solvents. It’s source, soy, is almost always a GMO (genetically modified organism), unless your product specifies organic soy lecithin.
PGPR
You know it’s not good news when an ingredient is just initials. PGPR is no exception. “PGPR” is polyglycerol polyricinoleate, another emulsifier. It is a yellowish, thick liquid composed of polyglycerol esters of polycondensed fatty acids from castor oil. Yummy, right? This emulsifier is mostly used as a substitute for expensive cocoa butter, and it also has a lower fat content than real cocoa butter. When a chocolate manufacturer wants to cut costs, PGPR is added. Instead of a naturally creamy chocolate, you’re getting a chemical trick. PGPR is “generally recognized as safe” by the FDA in small doses and has only recently (since 2006) been added to our foods. Large doses have shown liver damage in some animal studies, but there’s no consensus on what effects long-term exposure can have on humans.
Why not use PGPR? When you replace cocoa butter, you’re also losing a lot of the chocolate’s antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Studies have shown that the polyphenols in cocoa butter have cancer-preventing properties when applied on the skin and, when ingested, prevent oxidation of LDL cholesterol (the “bad” cholesterol). By using PGPR in place of cocoa butter, manufacturers are removing a lot of your chocolate’s health benefits. Not all brands use PGPR, but it is becoming more common…and it will become “the norm” unless concerned consumers voice their disapproval. Check your labels and know what you’re paying for. Personally, I’m avoiding PGPR. How do you feel about it?
Vanillin
Vanillin is “phenolic aldehyde”, chemically speaking. Another cost-cutting ingredient. Instead of using expensive natural vanilla or vanilla extract, vanillin is a synthetic flavoring made from wood creosote, a byproduct of the pulp industry. [In 2007, a scientist extracted vanilla fragrance and flavoring from cow dung. I’m hoping that product won’t find it’s way into food any time soon.] Vanillin can cause allergic reactions in sensitive people (seasonal or tree allergies), and it may trigger migraines in some people. Vanillin is not in all chocolate; check your labels if you want to avoid it.
Artificial and Natural Flavorings
“Flavorings” (natural or artificial) are chemicals added to food to create specific flavors. What’s the difference between these two categories? Both flavorings are created in a laboratory by a professional flavorist. They may even both use the same chemicals. The difference lies in the source of these chemicals. Natural flavor chemicals are extracted from something natural. A spice, fruit, vegetable, yeast, herb, bark, bud, root, leaf, meat, seafood, poultry, egg, dairy product, etc. will be heated/roasted/distilled or whatever it takes to extract the flavor-bearing chemicals. Artificial flavorings skip the natural source and just synthetically produce the flavor-bearing chemicals. (You can read more about these distinctions on the FDA’s Code of Federal Regulations.) Which is better for you? Um, neither. Both are highly processed and made in a lab. A pure spice, extract, whole ingredient will always be a better option than “flavoring”.
How are organic chocolate candies different?
For a chocolate (or any food product) to be legally labelled as “organic” a product must meet these criteria:
-all agricultural ingredients must be certified organic
–some non-organic ingredients may be used (up to 5%, excluding salt and water)
-product label must state the name of the certifying agent
Choosing an organic chocolate will give you three big benefits:
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no questionable additives
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no toxins from synthetic pesticides and fertilizers
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lower glycemic index
Organic chocolates will omit a lot of the questionable additives we mentioned above, and all the cocoa, cocoa butter, and sugar will be organic. By using these organic ingredients, organic chocolates will not have the same residual toxins (from pesticides and fertilizers) as conventional chocolates. No toxins is definitely a good thing. In addition, organic sugar has a lower glycemic index than conventional, refined sugar. If watching your blood sugar levels is a priority, and you want a chocolate treat, organic chocolate is a great option!
What about the taste?
Chocolate aficionados say that organic chocolate tastes a lot better than conventional chocolates. Is that true? There are some amazing, non-organic chocolate companies that use clean, all-natural, ethically-sourced ingredients to produce a delicious product. There are also some organic chocolates that taste “ok”. I think the taste of a great chocolate is most dependent on the quality of the ingredients used.
Buying Organic (and non-organic) Chocolates
Here’s the fun part. Everyone’s taste in what makes a “great” chocolate differs, so take my recommendations with a grain of salt. Here are a few of my all-time favorite chocolates (husband, this would be good information to write down):
1. Santosha Chocolates – I recently discovered this brand and fell in love. Santosha chocolates are very unique: they use 100% organic raw cacao beans (not cocoa powder, like most chocolates), they use raw organic coconut sugar in place of cane sugar, and all their products are dairy free, soy free, nut free, raw, and vegan. Most importantly…they taste amazing. I mean…AMAZING. These chocolates are not very sweet though, so if you’re coming off a Hershey’s high, this will seem very bitter to you. If you love a strong dark chocolate, you will be in heaven. Each bar costs about $4 for a small serving so hide it from the kids and co-workers.
2. Theo Organic – some of their bars are too sweet for my tastes, but their seasonal Coconut Mint Milk Chocolate is beautiful. You still taste a great, quality chocolate through the subtle mint and coconut flavors. Theo chocolates are usually available at your local stores; I’ve seen them at Target and Whole Foods.
3. Askinosie Chocolate – Askinosie is not organic, but they make chocolates that are so excellent, and I have to include them based on taste alone. They make “bean-to-bar” chocolates, meaning that their manufacturing process begins with cacao beans, not cocoa powder. Their white chocolate is made with pure cocoa butter, sugar, and goat’s milk powder. It sounds strange, but it’s wonderful!
What are some other chocolates you’ve tried and liked? Some you’ve tried and disliked?
Perspective
Chocolate candy is probably more of a “treat” in your diet than a staple. Do you need to choose organic chocolate? Personally, I think it is most important to check your labels and avoid additives (like PGPR and artificial flavors). For me, I will continue to choose organic chocolates, because I prefer the taste, and I like the lower glycemic index they offer. What are your thoughts?
Next week…
To finish off our chocolate research, we’re going make an organic chocolate fudge sauce from scratch and learn how to hack Starbucks’ Peppermint Mocha! We’ll make an organic version with better flavor at less than half the price.