Icy hot

Kansas City is supposed to be getting about an inch of ice tonight and Tuesday, but never mind about that, there is produce to sell. Here are some produce items featured in food ads for the period of Dec. 12 to Dec. 18.

Price Chopper - Dec. 12 to Dec. 18
Sunkist navel oranges - 15 cents each (front page)
New York Empire apples: $1.29/lb
British Columbia peppers: (orange, yellow or red) $2.99/lb
Dole Salads: 2 for $4, 10-12 oz. Just lettuce, Greener Selection or Classic Romaine
Green Giant baby cut carrots: 2 for $5 )32 oz. package
Radish: 99 cents/1 lb bag
Eat Smart Vegetable Tray: $8.99 for 36 ounces
Mann's Veggies: 12 oz., selected varieties: 2 for $3
Mountain King butter gold or red potatoes: 2 for $4
Jumbo sweet yellow onion: 79 cents/lb


Hen House - Dec. 12 to Dec. 18
Large tender asparagus: $2.49/lb (front page)
Navel oranges: 3 lb bag, 2 for $4
Wetherby Cranberries: 12 oz. bag 2 for $4
Blueberries; 4.4 oz. package: 2 for $6
Pacific Rose apples: $1.99/lb
Regal Comice pear: $1.99/lb (pre-ripened, compared by many to the Royal Riveria Pear)
Green Giant whole mushrooms: $1.28/each 8 oz. package
Large red onions: 79 cents/lb


HyVee - Dec. 12 to Dec. 18
Del Monte Gold pineapple: $2.88/lb (front page)
Disney navel orange: 69 cents/lb
Hass ripe avocados: 2 for $3
California kiwifruit: 4 for $1
Green Giant Klondike Rose potatoes: 5 lb bag: $2.19
Grimmway Farms baby carrots: 1 lb bag 88 cents
Washington Extra Fancy apples: Jazz, Pacific Rose or Ambrosia: $1.77/lb (More Matters logo)
HyVee salad blends: 2 for $4: 5 to 12 oz. packages
Rio Star jumbo Texas grapefruit: 3 for $4
Melissa's Brown skin Korean pears: 2 for $5
Melissa's peeled and cooked chestnuts: $4.99/8 oz.
Monterey Grill-a-Bella Mushrooms: $3.48/ 8 oz.
Stemilt jumbo pears: 99 cents;lb
Sunburst tangerines: 3 lb bag/$2.99
Sunkist pistachio nuts: $4.48/16 oz. bag
Organic sweet potatoes: $1.48/lb
Earthbound Farm Organic Romaine Hearts: 2 for $5/3 count