The Cub Weekly Ad has a particularly wide selection this time, with fresh meat, produce, bakery items, dairy, frozen foods, snacks, drinks, pantry staples and household products all appearing throughout the list. The fresh food prices are a good place to start, especially with boneless pork tenderloin at $2.29 per lb and boneless skinless chicken breast value packs at $2.59 per lb. There are also 73% fresh ground beef portions for $4.99 per lb, fresh Atlantic salmon fillets for $7.99 per lb and rotisserie chicken for $5.99. On the produce side, sweet potatoes and jumbo sweet onions are both $0.99 per lb, while Wild Harvest organic bananas are $0.88 per lb. Cosmic Crisp or Pazazz apples are $1.49 per lb, watermelon is $1.29 per lb, and Navel oranges are also $1.49 per lb. Several vegetables and salad ingredients are included as well, making the Cub Weekly Ad useful for someone planning a full grocery trip rather than shopping for just one category. There are also seasonal touches such as Jack-O-Lantern pumpkins for $5.99, fall mums and decorative plants starting at $6.99, Affy Tapple caramel apple singles for $1.79 and several Halloween candy options later in the list. The grocery section then moves into familiar names such as Kraft, Nabisco, Frito-Lay, Starbucks, DiGiorno, Eggo, Heinz and Tropicana, giving shoppers plenty of choices for breakfast, lunch, snacks and quick dinners.
The meat and produce selections make up a strong part of this Cub Weekly Ad, and several of the prices stand out for shoppers trying to plan meals around basic ingredients. Fresh boneless pork tenderloin is $2.29 per lb, while the boneless skinless chicken breast value pack is $2.59 per lb. The 73% fresh ground beef 1 lb package is $4.99, and Hormel ground pork or Jennie-O 85% lean ground turkey 16 oz packages are 2 for $7. Hillshire Farm smoked sausage ropes or links are $3.99, Farmland bacon or Amylu chicken sausage, meatballs or burgers are $4.99, and Hormel Black Label Bacon 12-16 oz is $6.99. Dietz & Watson ham is $8.99 per lb, while the listed Dietz & Watson Colby Jack is $8.99 per lb. Land O’ Frost Premium Lunchmeat is $5.49, and Manea’s Meats snack sticks are $4.99. Seafood shoppers have fresh Atlantic salmon fillets for $7.99 per lb, Seapak Morey’s Fish Creations for $8.99 and Perdue Air Fryer Wings for $9.99. In produce, there is a nice mix of everyday staples and seasonal fruit. Sweet potatoes and jumbo sweet onions are each $0.99 per lb, Wild Harvest organic bananas are $0.88 per lb, and Cosmic Crisp or Pazazz apples are $1.49 per lb. Seedless watermelon halves, quarters or slices are $1.29 per lb, Cotton Candy grapes are $3.99 per lb, Wild Harvest organic red or green seedless grapes are $3.49 per lb, and blackberries are 2 for $6. Lemons or limes in a 2 lb bag are $4.99, while red, yellow or orange bell peppers are 3 for $5. Broccoli bunches or cauliflower are 2 for $7, and Fresh Express shredded lettuce, coleslaw and salad products are 2 for $5. Fresh Express tender leaf blends spinach are 2 for $4, and Tasteful Selections creamer or fingerling potatoes are $3.99. For the bakery and deli sections, Pumpernickel, marble or rye bread is $3.99, fruit or caramel Danish rolls are $4.99, 12-count cookies are $4.99 and Kaiser or hoagie rolls are 2 for $5. Chicken cashew or seafood salad is $8.99 per lb, Red Apple cheese is $5.99 and Odyssey feta crumbles are $4.99. These products pair well with the meat and produce deals and make it possible to build several meals without relying entirely on prepared foods. The dairy section also has plenty of recognizable options, including Kraft Shreds or Chunk Cheese 8 oz for 2 for $5, Kraft American Singles for $2.99, Noosa Yogurt for $2.99, Essential Everyday yogurt 32 oz for $3.29, Philadelphia Soft Cream Cheese 2 pk for $6.99 and Frigo string cheese 12 ct for $3.99.
For the rest of the grocery trip, the Cub Weekly Ad offers a large group of pantry, frozen, snack and beverage deals. DiGiorno Core Pizza is 2 for $10, while Stouffer’s Simple Dishes or Classic Signature Entrées are $2.99. Lean Cuisine Entrées are 2 for $6, Healthy Choice Meals are 2 for $5, and Bibigo fried rice, chicken entrées, mandu, mini wontons, potstickers or Pagoda egg rolls are $5.49. Jimmy Dean Breakfast Bowls or Egg Bites are $3.49, and Banquet Pot Pies are just $0.99. In the breakfast aisle, Thomas’ English Muffins, Muffin Tops or Toast-R-Cakes are $3.49, Eggo waffles are $4.99 and General Mills large-size cereal is $3.49. Kellogg’s Giant Size cereal is $4.99. Coffee shoppers can look at Starbucks coffee bags, concentrate or K-Cups for $7.99, Starbucks or Natural Bliss creamer 2 for $9, Starbucks Iced Coffee for $6.29 and Coffee mate Creamer 64 oz for $6.99. Pantry basics include Heinz Tomato Ketchup for $3.99, Ragú pasta sauce 2 for $4, Rao’s Homemade Pasta Sauce for $6.99, Barilla Plus Pasta 2 for $5, Hunt’s tomato sauce, canned tomatoes, pasta sauce or Rotel tomatoes 2 for $3, and Skippy Peanut Butter 2 for $4. Essential Everyday tortilla chips are 2 for $4, Fritos or Funyuns are 2 for $7, Frito-Lay Party Size snacks are 2 for $8, and Old Dutch chips, pretzels or twin-pack potato chips are 2 for $7. Oreo products, Honeymaid Grahams and Oreo Cakesters are $3.49, while Pringles Party Stack is 2 for $5. The sweet side includes Häagen-Dazs at $4.49, Kemps ice cream products at $4.49, Sweet Loren’s cookie dough at $7.29, Albanese Halloween Gummies at $8.99, Sour Punch Bats & Pumpkins at $2.69 and Kraft Caramels at $2.29. Drinks are another major part of the ad, with Powerade or Powerade Zero at $0.89, Coca-Cola, Diet Coke or Sprite 6-packs at $2.99, Diet Coke or Sprite 12-packs at $5.99, LaCroix 12-packs at $4.99 and Cub water gallons at $1.29. Household shoppers can also find Finish dish detergent or rinse aid at $11.99, Gain laundry products at $9.99 and Glad trash bags at $9.99. Pet owners have Sheba wet cat food at $0.99 and Temptations cat treats 3 for $6. With all of these categories represented, the Cub Weekly Ad gives shoppers a substantial list to work through, particularly if the goal is to combine fresh food deals with pantry staples, frozen meals, snacks, beverages and everyday household purchases.
