No Frills vs Superstore Saskatoon: $0.66 veggies

Key Facts

• City: Saskatoon, SK
• Stores compared: No Frills vs Real Canadian Superstore
• What this post is: a quick, price-led snapshot of a few produce staples using eezly real-time tracking in April 2026
• Headline deal: Brussels sprouts at $0.66 at No Frills (by weight)
• Important note: Items below are the ones we have data for right now. This is not the full flyer for either store, and it does not include every comparable item in the produce aisle.

What we’re actually comparing (and what we aren’t)

This Saskatoon comparison is intentionally no-frills: it’s built on the specific produce prices we have from eezly in April 2026. That means two things.

First, you can treat the numbers as “price proof” for the items listed: each product has a store, a current price, and (where available) a regular price that lets us quantify how deep the deal is.

Second, you should not treat this as a complete “No Frills is cheaper than Superstore” verdict across all groceries. We’re looking at a small set of produce staples that show up in a lot of weekly carts: broccoli, Brussels sprouts, sweet potatoes, cabbage, butternut squash, and rapini. The value here is in the details: how much cheaper, on what items, and where the sharpest discounts are right now.

Price snapshot: what stands out in Saskatoon this week

If you’re trying to stretch a grocery budget in Saskatoon, the biggest immediate takeaway from the current list is the depth of discount on specific vegetables, not just minor differences of a few cents.

• No Frills is showing the most striking single price with Brussels sprouts at $0.66 (by weight). With a regular price of $1.32, that’s a clean 50% drop.
• Superstore has a standout discount on sweet potatoes: $1.10 vs a regular $3.46, which is a major reduction and one of the strongest percentage savings in the dataset.

The rest of the items are still meaningfully below their regular prices (where we have regular pricing), which matters because “regular price” is what quietly inflates a produce bill when nothing is on promotion.

Comparison Table 1: Basket index (6-item produce basket)

To keep this apples-to-apples (or in this case, veg-to-veg), the basket index below uses only the items we can price from the data provided. Because we don’t have the same products priced at both stores in this dataset, the “basket” is a combined, best-priced basket by choosing the listed store for each item.

This is still useful for a real Saskatoon shop: it tells you what it costs if you buy these staples at the store where the tracked price is available right now, and it also gives a feel for how much of the basket value is coming from each store.

| Staple (produce) | No Frills price (CAD $) | Superstore price (CAD $) | Store with tracked low price |

Source: eezly real-time price tracking, as of April 2026

How to read that basket

• The “No Frills total” is the sum of the three items we have priced at No Frills in this dataset: $0.66 + $1.67 + $2.99 = $5.32.
• The “Superstore total” is the sum of the three items we have priced at Superstore: $1.10 + $2.86 + $5.28 = $9.24.
• The “Best-price total” assumes you buy each item at the store where we have its current tracked price: $14.56 for all six items combined.

Because the basket is split, the practical interpretation is simple: if you only have time for one store, your best move depends on what your household actually eats.

• If your “staples” lean toward broccoli and Brussels sprouts, No Frills’ current pricing is hard to ignore.
• If your staples lean toward sweet potatoes and squash, Superstore’s sweet potato price in particular is a strong reason to include it in your route.

Comparison Table 2: Top deals (based on savings vs regular price)

Where the dataset includes regular price, we can calculate savings. Savings % is computed as:

\[ \text{savings \%} = \frac{\text{regular} - \text{current}}{\text{regular}} \times 100 \]

| Product | Store | Price (CAD $) | Regular price (CAD $) | Savings % |

Source: eezly real-time price tracking, as of April 2026

What “top deals” really means here

Two things matter when you’re deciding where to shop:

• Percentage savings (how deep the discount is)
• How often you buy it (your personal “impact” item)

A 68% discount is big, but it matters most if sweet potatoes are part of your weekly rotation. Meanwhile, a 50% discount on Brussels sprouts can be a real win if you roast vegetables often and want something that feels substantial without costing much.

Item-by-item notes (Saskatoon, April 2026)

Brussels sprouts: the $0.66 headline

At $0.66 at No Frills (regular $1.32), Brussels sprouts are one of those “build meals around it” deals. In a typical Saskatoon week, produce costs often creep up because the items you want are priced as convenience, not nutrition. Brussels sprouts are the opposite: they’re filling, roast well, and turn into leftovers without falling apart.

If you’re trying to keep dinners simple, this is the kind of price that supports repeat use: roast once, repurpose in bowls, pastas, or side plates.

Broccoli crowns: a steady staple at a meaningful discount

Broccoli crowns at $1.67 at No Frills vs regular $2.50 is not the flashiest deal in the table, but it’s exactly the kind of staple price that adds up in a family cart. It’s about 33% off based on the regular price in the dataset. If your routine includes stir-fries, sheet-pan meals, or quick steamed sides, it’s a reliable buy.

The key is that broccoli is often a “default” item. When default items go on sale, your total bill drops without you having to change what you cook.

Rapini: smaller savings, but still below regular

Rapini at $2.99 (regular $3.49) is a modest discount at No Frills, around 14% off. In other words, it’s not the thing that will change your entire budget.

Still, rapini is a good example of an item people treat as “extra.” When you see it under regular, you can justify adding something green and bitter to balance a week that’s heavy on starches. If your produce spending is tightly capped, this is a “nice-to-have if you’re already there,” not a reason to make a special trip by itself.

Sweet potatoes: Superstore’s strongest deal in this dataset

Sweet potatoes at Superstore are priced at $1.10, compared to a regular $3.46, which works out to about 68% off. That’s the steepest percentage discount in the list.

From a practical grocery-planning standpoint, sweet potatoes are useful because they do double duty:

• they can replace part of your starch spend in meals
• they store well enough that you can buy them when they’re cheap and use them across the week

If you’re choosing just one produce deal to anchor a week of cooking, this is the type of price that can shift your whole plan.

Cabbage: a quiet budget helper

Green cabbage at $2.86 (regular $4.40) at Superstore is about 35% off. Cabbage is one of the most reliable “stretch” vegetables in Canada: it’s filling, it holds texture, and you can use it raw or cooked.

The reason cabbage matters in a Saskatoon comparison like this is that it helps you keep meals vegetable-forward without paying the premium that often comes with more delicate produce.

Butternut squash: still pricey, but discounted

Butternut squash at $5.28 (regular $8.10) at Superstore is roughly 34.8% off. Even discounted, it’s not a cheap item in absolute dollars. But the discount is meaningful if squash is something you buy anyway.

This is where grocery decisions get personal: if squash is an occasional purchase, this is a good time to buy it; if it’s not a regular part of your meals, you might be better off allocating that $5.28 to two or three cheaper vegetables (like the No Frills Brussels sprouts deal).

So which store is cheaper in Saskatoon right now

Based on the limited produce list we have:

• No Frills has the most attention-grabbing low price per item (Brussels sprouts) and a solid staple deal on broccoli.
• Superstore has the biggest percentage discount overall (sweet potatoes), plus strong discounts on cabbage and squash.

The more useful conclusion is not “one store wins,” but this:

• If you want the lowest cost on a few green vegetables in April 2026, No Frills is currently where the sharpest low sticker price shows up in the data we have.
• If you want deep discounts relative to regular on hearty staples, Superstore is offering the biggest swing (especially sweet potatoes).

How to use this if you only shop once

Not everyone in Saskatoon has time to do a two-stop run. If you’re choosing one store, the simplest approach is to decide which two items you actually eat most weeks:

• If your weekly plan includes sweet potatoes, Superstore’s $1.10 price is the strongest “buy it now” signal in this dataset.
• If your weekly plan includes broccoli and Brussels sprouts, No Frills is giving you strong value on both in April 2026.

A practical compromise, if you’re trying to avoid waste, is to buy the discounted staple you know you’ll finish (sweet potatoes or sprouts) and keep the rest of your cart basic.

Why the “regular price” column matters

If you only look at today’s price, you miss how much the store is asking you to pay on a normal week. Regular prices are the baseline that can quietly reset your expectations upward over time.

In this dataset:

• Sweet potatoes move from $3.46 regular down to $1.10, a major swing.
• Brussels sprouts go from $1.32 to $0.66, exactly half.
• Broccoli and cabbage both show roughly one-third off.

The takeaway is that “sale” isn’t one thing. Some deals are real budget changers, others are small nudges.

Quick buy list (based only on the prices we have)

If you’re building a simple produce plan from the tracked prices:

• No Frills: Brussels sprouts ($0.66), broccoli crowns ($1.67)
• Superstore: sweet potatoes ($1.10), cabbage ($2.86)
• Optional add-on: butternut squash ($5.28) if it fits your budget and meal plan; rapini ($2.99) if you want variety and you’ll use it quickly

Method and limitations

All prices and regular prices in this post come from eezly real-time price tracking and are specific to April 2026. We only discuss products included in the provided dataset and do not infer prices for items that are not listed. Since the dataset does not include identical products priced at both stores at the same time, the basket comparison is a practical “shop-the-best-price” view rather than a strict one-to-one match on every item.

Featured Deals

-$0.83 (33%)

$1.67 $2.50

Broccoli Crowns (By Weight)

No Frills

-$0.66 (50%)

$0.66 $1.32

Brussels Sprouts

No Frills

-$2.36 (68%)

$1.10 $3.46

Sweet Potato

Superstore

-$1.54 (35%)

$2.86 $4.40

Cabbage, Green

Superstore

-$2.82 (35%)

$5.28 $8.10

Butternut Squash

Superstore

-$0.50 (14%)

$2.99 $3.49

Rapini

No Frills

-$3.00 (33%)

$5.99 $8.99

Red Potatoes, 10 lb Bag

No Frills

-$0.70 (28%)

$1.79 $2.49

English Cucumber Seedless 1 Count

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