Fall Produce Arrives at Giant, Meijer with Excellent Meat Sales

The fall produce is really showing up this week, pumpkins at Giant, Meijer, and Food City, plus squash, apples, and sweet potatoes all over the flyers. It's a good week to lean into soups, roasts, and anything that goes in the oven low and slow, especially with some genuinely excellent meat prices popping up at a few stores. If you've been waiting for chicken thighs or a pork roast to dip low enough to stock the freezer, this is the week.

This Week's Best Deals

• Lidl bone-in chicken thighs, family size, $0.99/lb. That's about as low as chicken gets. Buy a couple of packs, season them simply, and roast or grill them all at once, then use the extras through the week in sandwiches or salads.
• Giant sweet potatoes, $0.99/lb. A fall staple at a fair price. Roast a big tray and use them across a few meals, as a side, mashed, or tossed into a lunch bowl.
• ALDI Smithfield fresh pork butt roast, $1.99/lb (also at Kroger for $1.99/lb with card). Two stores, same great price. This is a slow cooker's best friend, get it going in the morning and you've got pulled pork for days.
• Publix boneless skinless chicken breasts, BOGO. Buy one, get one free is hard to beat on a everyday protein. Grill a batch and portion it out for lunches.
• Food City Honeycrisp apples, $1.69/lb. A solid price on a good baking and snacking apple, right in the middle of apple season.

Quick Breakfast & Lunch Ideas

Giant has grade A large white eggs at $1.79 each and Artesano bread at $2.99, which is a simple, reliable pairing for a fried egg sandwich any morning of the week. If you want something a little more special, Giant's deli also has Boar's Head maple glazed honey coat turkey breast at $13.49/lb, which makes a nice lunch sandwich on that same Artesano bread.

Over at Lidl, Hillandale Farms cage free eggs are $2.49 each, another easy option if that's your usual grocery stop, scrambled eggs with a slice of Milbona baby swiss ($1.99) is about as fast as breakfast gets.

Come See the Full Plans

There's a lot to work with this week, from bargain chicken and pork to genuinely good fall produce, and our meal plans are built to help you turn these sales into real dinners without the guesswork. Take a look at the full plans on the site, pick a few nights that fit your family, and let the sales do the heavy lifting this week. As always, happy cooking, and I'll see you back here next week with what's new in the flyers.