St. Louis, Missouri (July 17, 2009) - The Save-A-Lot Food Stores Fuel Your Family meal solutions contest generated a great response from creative Save-A-Lot shoppers. “There are recipes handed down from generation to generation, as well as money saving recipes dating back to the Great Depression with a lot of creativity” said Mark Kotcher, Marketing Director at Save-A-Lot. After the careful sorting and testing thousands of the most creative and delicious uses of Save-A-Lot exclusive brand products, finalists were selected in each of the seven categories and awarded with a $250 gift card. The best of the seven meal solutions won the title of grand prize winner and a year’s worth of free groceries! The winning recipes ranged from healthy to decadent, but all were made using only groceries from Save-A-Lot. This year’s grand prize winner is Toshwattie Ingram, the finalist of the Healthy category for her creation “The Bluit.” She lives in the small town of Belleview, Florida where, like most parts of the U.S., times are tight. Through her own comparison shopping, Toshwattie has found that Save-A-Lot not only has great prices but also the “freshest, biggest, most colorful and unique” produce including the plantains and mangoes that she loves from her West Indian upbringing. According to her contest entry, because of her own childhood love for fresh produce, Toshwattie found it frustrating that her son consistently refused to eat anything green. Toshwattie devised a plan to surprise her son and his friends with smoothies. She allowed each of them to pick any fruit or vegetable of their choice and when they returned home they blended it all together. What came out was the Bluit, a blended mixture of Save-A-Lot quality fresh fruits and vegetables. The Bluit (Blend-A-Fruit), now a staple of the Ingram household, is proof that people don’t need to spend a lot to fuel your family the healthy way. Winning a year of free groceries, a $5,200 value, in the Fuel Your Family meal solutions contest, means a great deal to Toshwattie. “I’ve never won anything” she says, “I couldn’t believe it. Save-A-Lot already helps my family with the burden of a bad economy; this is wonderful!” Toshwattie’s parents, family and many of the residents of Belleview shop on a budget, and choose Save-A-Lot for the impressive variety of fresh produce and meat products a well as the quality exclusive brand products at great low prices. #### About Save-A-Lot Food Stores Save-A-Lot is one of the nation's leading extreme value, carefully selected assortment grocery chains, operating nearly 1,200 stores in 39 states from Maine to California. Serving more than 5 million shoppers each week, Save-A-Lot offers a savings of up to 40 percent less on groceries when compared to conventional stores. Customers enjoy savings on exclusive Save-A-Lot brands and national brands, plus fresh meat and farm-fresh fruits, vegetables and dairy, along with the most popular grocery and household items. Save-A-Lot helps its customers live richer, fuller lives by saving them money and time through a smart, convenient shopping experience featuring great food, great prices and great people every day. For more information on Save-A-Lot or to locate a store, please visit www.save-a-lot.com. ###