Good morning loyal blog readers!! Today is July 2nd, also known as “Made in USA” day and what’s more American than BBQs and grilling???

I’ve recently been enjoying shopping at my local Winn-Dixie for meat. Namely steaks. I know, I know… I hated Winn-Dixie as a kid too! My mom used to drag me there as a child to shop with her. It wasn’t as clean as the more popular grocery stores, it was a little darker & dingier and it definitely lacked the customer service you get from Publix…. but their meat is amazing! And since I’m a foodie, I have to go with the quality of the product over the dinginess of the store! And God bless, their steaks are pretty darn delicous!

This morning, I headed over to my Valrico store before I started work. I got there about 7:30, so I beat the crowd. I’m a little more conscious of shopping at off peak times now with the pandemic and social distancing.

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I made a B-Line directly for the weekly sale steak bin located separately from the main meat case. I really like that it’s separated from the main case because it’s easier to browse while other shoooers gather around it and it’s always fully stocked! Today they had some pretty Ribeyes that I grabbed! They were only $7.99 lb!! To good to pass up! The bone in NY Strips looked fabulous as well! In my opinion, there was no wrong choice when it came to picking a pack of steaks this morning!

My plan was just to gab steaks and go but as wood happen to any foodie, I got sucked into browsing the other meat varieties and was pretty impressed with the sale prices this week! The 80% lean fresh ground chuck value packs are only $3.49 a pound this week, that’s a fair deal.

Remember Winn-Dixies slogan when we were kids, they were the beef people, so how can you go wrong?!

I already grabbed a rack of baby back ribs the last time I was at ALDI but I thought the ribs looked like a great deal from Winn-Dixie for $3.99lb. I didn’t catch the price per pound on the center cut pork chops but at a quick glance, it didn’t seem too pricey for the amount in each package. On the other hand, the boneless, skinless chicken was $2.69 lb. I usually find it around town for about $1.99 lb, so I think you can do better in the price of chicken that at Winn Dixie this week.

Continuing my luxurious stroll through the meat section at Winn-Dixie this morning, I stumbled upon the Ball Park Franks! BOGO alert! $3.99 for 2 packages of hot dogs… Sold! And how’s this for another win… Ball Park brand hot dog buns were located on a display right next to the hot dog case and they are on sale for $2 for the eight pack! I am not waiting until the weekend to make the hot dogs, this will be our lunch today!

In keeping with my Americana theme today, I googled Ball Park Franks to make sure they were made in America and I learned a little something interesting about them. This particular brand was popularized in 1958 by the MLB team, Detroit Tigers. It was also the most consumed hot dog brand in America with 94.9 million consumers in 2017! The brand name Ball Park Franks makes a lot more sense now!

What’s more American than hot dogs, baseball and the Fourth of July?! Maybe apple pie! Since we’re speaking about apple pie, Winn-Dixie has there’s on sale now for $3.99 (8 inch fruit pies). I am pretty picky when it comes to store bought pies but I have to hand it to Winn-Dixie, they make an amazing apple pie with caramel drizzle … so I grabbed one of those too!

Have a safe and memorable 4th of July Weekend!

Rachel