This week’s Cardenas Weekly Ad brings together a mix of fresh food, grocery staples, bakery items and household products at sale prices. Fresh produce is one of the highlights, with pears or Navel Cara Cara oranges for $1.49 lb, Empress plums for $1.69 lb, mandarins for $1.99 lb, loose beets for $0.99 lb, jalapeños for $1.29 lb and white mushrooms for $1.00. Shoppers can also get chopped fruit varieties for $12 for 3 and baby yellow or red potatoes for $7 for 2.
For the main meal, Cardenas has several meat and seafood specials worth checking. Boneless chicken breast is available for $2.49 lb, while chicken breast fillets are $3.99 lb. Pork shoulder is $3.29 lb, smoked pork loin chops are $2.99 lb and pork chorizo is $4.99 lb. Beef choices include beef shoulder for $5.99 lb, beef ribs or strips for $7.99 lb, ranchera beef for $9.99 lb and barbacoa for $9.99 lb. There are also family packages for shoppers buying in larger quantities, including the Chicken Family Box at $20, Grill Pack Family Box at $40 and Beef Family Box at $45. Seafood prices cover both everyday and more special meal options: tilapia or swai fillets are $3.99 lb, headless shrimp is $6.49 lb, shrimp prepared for ceviche is $5.99 lb, raw octopus is $6.99 lb and fresh salmon is $8.99 lb. Cardenas also has prepared food for shoppers who want something ready to take home, including burritos for $7.99, menudo or pozole for $9.99, carnitas for $7.99 lb, tacos for $1.25 each and family meal packs. The bakery and prepared-food counters add homemade-style choices such as flan, Tres Leches cakes, mousse cake, homemade cheesecake and fresh bolillos.
The pantry section is just as useful for a larger weekly shopping trip. Mahatma rice, Guerrero tortillas or Knorr consomme are $3.99, Doria pasta is $4 for 5, Mole Doña MarÃa is $2.99 and Mahatma Jasmine rice is $6.99. Other staples include Mazola oil at $9.99, Oleico oil or mango nectar at $4.99, tomato sauce at $2 for 5 and whole La Costeña jalapeños at $3 for 5. Snack and breakfast choices include General Mills cereal for $3.99, Kellogg’s cereal for $4.99, Gamesa cookies for $3.49, Sabritas snacks for $3.49, Cheetos or Fritos and Bimbo sweet bread for $2.99, and Chiky cookies for $2.99. Dairy specials include Cacique shredded cheese for $4.99, Cotija or Oaxaca cheese from Tio Francisco for $5.99 lb, El Mexicano cheese or ham for $4.79 lb and Salvadoran cream from De la Costa for $4.49 lb. Cardenas also has everyday cleaning and personal-care products, including Roma liquid detergent for $8.99, Roma powder detergent for $10.99, Suavitel softener for $6.99, Fabuloso cleaner for $3.99, Palmolive soap for $1.99, Irish Spring soap for $1.99, Colgate toothbrush and toothpaste products for $4.99 and Head & Shoulders shampoo for $8.99. With produce, meat, seafood, pantry goods and home essentials all covered, the Cardenas Weekly Ad offers plenty of useful deals for the full week’s shopping.
