Fave Five Food Deals - 1/7/10

From our intrepid team of deal-hunters to your family's dining table, here are the best grocery deals in Austin for the week:

1. Large navel oranges .19/lb. at Sprouts (through 1/13/10)

2. Natural boneless skinless chicken breasts $1.77/lb. at Sprouts (through 1/13/10)

3. Light Mini Babybel cheese rounds or Laughing Cow cheese wedges 2 for $6 at Sprouts (through 1/13/10)

4. Bartlett pears .67/lb. at H-E-B (through 1/12/10)

5. Roasted almonds $2.99/lb. at Sprouts (through 1/13/10)

Frugal Austin shoppers are probably familiar with Sun Harvest's "Double Ad Wednesdays," which enables you to avail yourself of deals in both the previous and current weekly circulars. Well, it turns out Sprouts and Newflower offer the same promotion. By shopping on Hump Day, you maximize the number of sale items you can potentially buy, thus reducing the chance of impulsively picking up something at a price point surpassing that of Whole Foods.