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Wonderade Punch List · From the archive
Columbus Weekend
Oct 10 to Oct 11
A past weekend. Written after the fact from what local sources listed and the weather that actually happened.
Both days were damp, with 0.14 inches of rain Saturday under a high of 66 and 0.25 inches Sunday under a high of 65. The weekend kept to indoor stops, from Kwik Stix at Lakeshore Learning to Free Sundays at the Columbus Museum of Art.
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What the weather did
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Saturday
66° / 55°
Rain, 0.14 in of rain.
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Sunday
65° / 58°
Rain, 0.25 in of rain.
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The weather rule that weekend: 0.14 in of rain: an indoor day, with a backup for every plan.
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Saturday picks |
 Morning |
Lakeshore Learning hosted a free kids' event, Fantastical Fun with Kwik Stix, a hands-on art stop indoors.
Lakeshore Learning Store · Free · Indoors
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 Afternoon |
The Wayfair Store on Gemini Place held an indoor trick-or-treat for kids.
1551 Gemini Pl · Price not listed · Indoors
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Sunday picks |
0.25 in of rain: an indoor day, with a backup for every plan.
 Morning |
The Columbus Museum of Art on East Broad Street held its Free Sundays, an easy indoor outing on a wet day.
480 E Broad St, Columbus, OH, United States, Ohio 43215 · Price not listed · Indoors
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| Afternoon |
Kids' Corner with Erica Carlson returned to the Wayfair Store on Gemini Place.
1551 Gemini Pl · Price not listed · Indoors
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Dinner, sorted · Giant Eagle
Sheet Pan Chicken Night
Protein value: about 34 g protein per $
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Giant Eagle family-pack boneless skinless chicken breasts at $2.99/lb led that week's ads for protein per dollar, about 34 g protein per $. With broccoli or cauliflower, a chopped salad kit and quick rice, it was an easy one-pan dinner. |
| Fresh Enhanced Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts Family Pack |
$2.99/lb |
| Giant Eagle Broccoli or Cauliflower Florets or Long Celery Sticks 12 oz. or 1 lb. pkg. |
2 for $5.00 |
| Giant Eagle, Fresh Express or Taylor Farms Chopped Salad Kits |
$2.99 |
| Minute or Carolina Rice 4.4 to 8.8 oz. |
3 for $5.00 |
Ad prices good through Wednesday, Oct 14.
How to cook it: The chicken and florets roast together on a sheet pan in a hot oven until the chicken is cooked through and the edges of the vegetables brown, with the rice made on the side.
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Runner-up dinner · Giant Eagle
Burger Night
Giant Eagle lean ground beef at $5.99/lb was the runner-up, about 16 g protein per $. Burgers topped with sliced ripe avocado made an easy build-your-own night. Ground Fresh In-Store Daily 93% Lean Ground Beef Value Pack 3 lbs. or more ($5.99/lb, about 16 g protein per $), Large Ripe & Ready Avocados (99¢).
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The weekend bonus
The Whole Foods pumpkin turmeric sourdough loaf at $5.99 doubled as a kitchen project, with kids slicing it up for toast, French toast or a little sandwich bar.
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Quick grocery wins |
| Kroger Milk Gallon Kroger · about 49 g protein per $ |
$2.49 |
| Simple Truth Cage Free Eggs Large, Grade A, 24 ct Kroger · about 28 g protein per $ |
$5.49 |
| Skippy Peanut Butter 16.3 oz. Meijer · about 52 g protein per $ |
$1.99 ea |
| Jennie-O Ground Turkey 3 lbs. 93% lean Meijer · about 17 g protein per $ |
$14.99 |
From the ads that ran Oct 7 to Oct 13. Prices varied by store. Protein figures use USDA values and the weight stated in the ad.
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