Coupon Mom: Kroger promotion, deals on candy, sweets

Spice Islands, Yoplait, General Mills, Ocean Spray: Kroger has select varieties of Spice Islands spices and extracts on sale 50 percent off. This is a great time to use the coupon in the Jan. 25 SmartSource that gives you $2.50 off store brand chicken or beef when you buy any Spice Islands seasoning. Yoplait yogurt (6-ounce cups) are on sale for 50 cents each. Use the 40-cents-off-six coupon from the Jan. 4 SmartSource to pay 43 cents each. General Mills Fiber One bars (five count) are on sale for $2.50. Use the 50-cent coupon from the Jan. 4 or Jan. 25 SmartSource to pay $2 per box. Ocean Spray juice cocktails (64 ounce) are on sale for $2 per bottle. You will get $2 off at the register when you buy four, for a net cost of $1.50 each, no coupons required.

V-day Sweets

Hershey's: Walgreens has Hershey's Chocolate Spreads (13 ounce) on sale for $3.50 each when you buy two. You will get 1,000 Balance Rewards points worth $1.25, so your net cost will be $2.88 each. You can use the coupons from the Jan. 11 SmartSource to get a free Hershey's candy bar for each jar purchased, or up to two free bars if you have two coupons.

Mars: Walgreens has Mars Minis or M&Ms (9.9- to 12.6-ounce bags) on sale for $2.50 each. Use the store coupon for $1 off two from the February Savings Booklet together with the $1-off-two coupon from the Jan. 11 RedPlum to pay $1.50 per bag.