With Our Help, Save Big on Groceries And Eating Out

You know what's expensive? Food. But it doesn't have to be.

That's why this week, Frugal Family took particular care to find deals at restaurants and grocery stores in our area. But we hunted down more deals than that—read below and you'll find great bargains on toys, toothpaste and essentials too.

Frugal Family is a special extension of our "5 Things You Need to Know Today" concept—only we have this tendency to find far more than five deals we think you'll want to know about. So read on.

Don't see a deal that's out there and want to make sure your neighbors can enjoy it? Let us hear about the deals you've seen. Just add them to our comment box below.

Remember to check with the merchant for additional conditions:

, Morristown
Deal: $10 large plain pizzas, Mondays and Tuesdays.
Good through: No expiration.

L’allegria, Madison
Deal: 20 percent off lunch bill Monday through Sunday.
Good through: No expiration

Justice, Bridgewater Mall, Rockaway Townsquare mall, Rockaway Town Plaza, Short Hills mall, Streets of Chester Village
Deal: 40 percent off everything store-wide. No coupon necessary in store. Use code on website while shopping online.
Good through: Feb. 21

, Pine Brook, Chatham, Chester, Basking Ridge 
Deal: Sign up online or print out pass and get one free class.
Good through: No expiration

Hickory Tree Deli, Chatham
Deal: Meatball Parm sandwich for $6.95.
Good through: Feb. 19

Toys R Us, Rockaway Townsquare mall, Livingston
Deal: Buy one Fisher Price infant toy $25 or more and get the second one free. Buy one get half off all Nerf toys.
Good through: Feb. 19

CVS, East Hanover, Randolph, Florham Park, Chatham, Ledgewood, Livingston, Oak Ridge, Lincoln Park, Chester, Budd Lake
Deal: Colgate Sensitive or Total free after ExtraCare Bucks.
Good through: Feb. 19

Pathmark, Parsippany, Lake Hopatcong, Whippany, Kinnelon
Deal: Select Kellogg’s cereals 3 for $5. Rotisserie Chicken $5.99. Buy $20 Connagra items and get $5 back on a future shopping order. Buy $20 worth of Mott’s items and get $4 back on a future shopping order.
Good through: Feb. 17

A&P, Morristown, Denville, Randolph, Boonton, Flanders, Basking Ridge, Warren, Oak Ridge
Deal: Buy three participating GM Total cereal and get a checkout coupon good for a free milk.
Good Through: Feb. 17

, Morris Plains, Parsippany, Byram, Dover, Chatham, Succasunna, Livingston, Bernardsville, Chester, Lincoln Park, Flanders
Deal: Quaker Oatmeal buy five get $5 off next shopping order Catalina coupon. Several Catalina deals going on for the Quaker products simultaneously. Tyson Poultry for 50 percent off. 12 pack Arizona Iced Tea for $3.88. ShopRite steam in a bag vegetables $.77. Be on the look out for a free ShopRite coupon book with a chef on the cover.
Good Through: Feb. 19

Snapple, your favorite grocery store
Deal: Buy Snapple six pack between Jan. 1 and March 1. Send original dated receipt and the UPC from the Snapple box postmarked by March 18. Send your name, address, your phone/e-mail (optional), flavor purchased, price paid and store name to: Snapple 6 Pack Rebate Offer: Box 40896, Houston, TX 77420. You'll receive up to $6.99. Limit one rebate per person.
Good through: March 1

Taco Bell, Ledgewood, Parsippany
Deal: Get a coupon for a free taco from Taco Bell. Go to the store's Facebook page. Click to "like." Then print the coupon. You can print two.
Good through: Feb. 18

Green Mountain Coffee, your favorite grocery store
Deal: No for required rebate. Buy any Green Mountain Coffee totaling $10 or more and receive $5 back. Mail original receipt(s) along with your name and address on a 3x5 card to: Real Simple "Spring Savings $5 Rebate Offer" c/o USSC, 625 Panorama Trail Suite 2100, Rochester, NY 14625-2437. Receipt must be dated between Feb. 1 and March 17, and postmarked by March 21.
Good through: March 17

, Rockaway, Parsippany, East Hanover, Watchung
Deal: 50 percent off any one regular priced item. Print here.
Good through: Feb. 19

Home Depot, Online
Deal: Right now, Home Depot has 75 percent off Behr Paint supplies with code BEHR75. Many of the items qualify for free shipping. Start at this link. The 5 piece paint kit at left is $15.97, with free shipping, but with the code BEHR75, the price drops to $4.
Good Through: Not specified.

Mia Dennis, Harding
DEAL: Storewide winter clearance, with 20 to 70 percent off
Good Through: Not specified.