Whole Foods: Ground Beef Only $3.49/lb (Today Only!)
If you’ve been looking for a good deal on ground beef and have a Whole Foods nearby, here’s a deal you may want to get in on! Today, January 11th only, Whole Foods is offering up ground beef for just $3.49/lb (regularly $4.99 per pound)! Go here to see if there’s a Whole Foods near you, then head on over there today to snag a great price on ground beef! Also, check out the Whole Foods Blog for some yummy looking recipes!
Fine Print: Sale valid in our US stores only, while supplies last. Availability and limits may vary by region, so you can contact your store for details. Most stores do not provide rain checks for sales like this.
(Thanks, Couponers Living Free and Homemaker Hand Guide!)
Depending the percentage of fat, I think this would only be a good deal on the 7% fat
Winn Dixie had ground chuck on sale last week for $2.99 per lb. I find $3.49/lb. to be expensive for ground beef.
The fresh market has it 2.99 a pound on Tuesdays all month. I love their meat….much better than your normal grocery store
I think that is expensive too. I never buy ground beef over $3/lb even if its 93% lean
I am assuming since it is not stated that this is not grass fed beef?
I don’t think so, the grass fed in my store is usually something like $7/lb, so I’m assuming it’s corn fed 🙁
That is exactly what I was wondering. I assum the same thing.
At Costco 5 pounds 91% meat, already-frozen ground beef (packaged in 1-lb. sections) is $15.95. Just FYI! I like to know where I can consistently get a decent price on certain things in case I need it and haven’t caught a sale. And around me, I have not found 91% meat for less than $3.19/lb, even on sale. I don’t like to buy the 80% meat even when on sale because so much gets wasted when I cook it (and it’s less healthy).
I think all Whole Foods meat, even the non-organic, is hormone- and antibiotic-free, which is much better than the food you buy in a regular grocery store unless it’s specified organic there. There are no limitations on antibiotics used in ground meat and chicken in regular grocery stores, so paying a little more (or in this case, actually less than a non-sale at my regular store) is actually a good choice if you can afford it.
Also, I don’t think the ground meat deal on Tuesdays at Fresh Market is antibiotic-free, but the chicken deal is.
i’m reluctant to get just any grocery store beef also because of wanting to avoid pink slime… only stores I trust are Costco, whole foods, & trader joes. other than that they need to be marked organic or the like…. i’m willing to pay a little more for non-pink slime meat
Yes it is antibiotic free and no added hormones. I work at WFM. This is a fantastic price.
I’ve heard before that it’s more of a waste to spend money on the lower fat beef because when you use the 80/20, you burn off the majority of that fat during the cooking process. But I’m no cooking expert, that’s for sure. lol
And you’re left with 80% of what you paid for rather than 90% or higher. I can usually get 93% lean on sale for only 20¢ more per pound than 80%. I’d rather pay extra and get more meat.
Linda H., Ground hamburger and chuck come for the same area’s of the cow. So, when comparing prices you can do this. If 80/20 is $2.59 a lbs and 90/10 is $2.85 a lbs. There are the same relative price because you get 10% more meat in the 90/10.
Simple math 80/20 you are only getting .8 lbs or 12.8 oz of meat in 1 lbs.
90/10 you are only getting .9 or 14.4 .
Moving from ground hamburger or chuck to ground sirloin is different. Sirloin is not only lower in fat but its meat comes from a different part of the cow. Chuck to Sirloin is a matter of taste.
That’s a good way to figure it out. Thanks!
This is a great price for ground beef in my area! $3.99 is an extremely great deal IMO for my area. i live in a very HCOL area in maryland.
I am in HoCo, MD, so I feel your pain 🙂 Check out Costco if you have a membership – I get frozen 91% ground beef for $3.19/lb.
Thanks Kristen! I am in MOCO!
I only pay $2.69 a pound for ground sirloin at Sam’s Club. You have to use a non-stick pan when cooking it because there’s so little fat. I believe it’s only 7% fat.
I buy ny ground beef at Safeway or Smith’s for no more than $1.99. I am not sure if there is something extra special about the whole foods ground beef, but I find $3.49 overly expensive…
It’s 80/20 ground beef at my store. 🙁 I don’t like to buy meat unless it’s 90 or less, so I guess this isn’t worth it for me.
Got some thanks.