r/ottawa•1 yr. ago

Weekly Grocery Review (Sales for July 10 - 16, 2025)

Special mentions:

ground beef (lean halal) $6.49/lb
beef (sirloin tip steak halal, AA+) $8.99/lb
chicken thighs (boneless halal) $6.49/lb
cod $9.99/lb
cauliflower $2.99/ea
celery $1.99/bunch
cherries $2.99/lb
Lebanese cucumbers $1.99/lb
green onions 99c/bunch
lemons $4.99/10
romaine hearts $2.99/3-pack
tomatoes (vine) $1.49/lb
yellow onions $1.99/2lb
cheese:
- Maasdam, Edam or Gouda (Landana) $1.99/100g
- Kashkaval (Makler) $2.29/100g
- "Parmesan" (Bella Lodi) $2.99/100g This is somewhere in-between the quality of the pre-grated "Kraft" cans and a real Parmigiano Reggiano. At $3/100g, it's a fair compromise (genuine parmesan goes for about $5/100g). Note, however, that some Metro stores have a special on the genuine article this week at $2.99/100g, which is a much better deal.

ground beef $4.48/lb Excellent price
chicken drumsticks $2.99/ea
ham (Selection) $8.99/675g
lamb chops $7.99/lb
cream cheese (Lactantia) $2.98/250g
milk (Lactantia PurFiltre) $4.98/4L
sour cream (Gay Lea) $2.69/500mL
cauliflower $2.98/ea
romaine hearts $1.88/3-pack
sweet peppers $3.98/4-pack
tomatoes 88c/lb
watermelon $4.98/ea "11 lb average"
zucchini 88c/lb
laundry detergent $11.99 (Purex "110 loads", Sunlight "100 loads") A good price, but, No Frills is advertising the same products for $8.97 this week.
pasta (Primo) $1.99/900g

(July 9 - 15)

Metro -- Cite des Jeunes

pork (half loin) $1.99/lb This'll be a big piece of meat, but the price is very attractive.
pork chops $3.49/lb (Or, if you can handle the quantity, buy the half loin and cut your own chops from it.)
bacon (Selection) $4.44/375g
ham (Selection) $8.99/675g
salmon (Atlantic) $8.99/lb
apples (Cortland, McIntosh, Spartan, Empire) 99c/lb
cauliflower $2.44/ea
cherries $2.88/lb
bread (St. Methode) buy 2 loaves, get $2.50 off This discount of $1.25/loaf brings the price close to the going rate for "Country Harvest" or "Dempster's", and St. Methode's product is noticeably better quality than those.
olive oil (Gallo) $10.99/1L

chicken breasts (boneless) $4.99/lb
cherries $2.99/lb
tomatoes (vine) $1.29/lb
bread (Villagio, Country Harvest) $6/2-loaves
Parmigiano Reggiano $2.99/100g "when you buy 500g or more" The going rate is about $5/100g, so this is an excellent discount.

pork chops $1.99/lb "while quantities last"
evaporated milk (No Name) $1.79/354mL
broccoli crowns $1.99/ea
green onions 99c/bunch
peaches $5.99/3L Assuming that's about 4lb of peaches, this would work out to about $1.50/lb.
strawberries $1.94/1lb These are not local ("Mexico or USA"), so they've almost certainly been picked green and ripened in transit, and won't taste as good as the local berries that are in season. But, the price is attractive (about half of what local pick-your-own farms are charging this year). They're also advertising Ontario berries for $4.99/quart, which is pretty much the "going rate".
sweet peppers $3.99/4-pack
yellow onions $3.99/10lb
laundry detergent $8.97 (Purex "110 loads", Sunlight "100 loads") This is an excellent price.
pasta (No Name) $2/900g

chicken breast (boneless) $9.94/4-pack Check weight in store. Assuming this is about 760g of meat, that would work out to a little under $6/lb, which is (what passes for) a good price for chicken these days.
bacon (Great Value) $4.44/375g
cauliflower $2.97
celery $1.97/bunch
cherries $2.84/lb
watermelon $5.94/ea "11 lb average"
mustard (French's) $1.97/325mL

Posted Jul 9, 2025, 11:25 PM UTC

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