Menu Planning #253

NOTE-

1- Click on the picture and get a link to a post sharing the recipe.

2- Although all prices were correct at the time of the blog postings, the current cost of preparation of these dishes may be higher due to inflation and/or location.

April USDA Low Food Plan

According to this plan, our family would have a budget of $191.80 per week. Given our health concerns, we struggle to maintain this budget, but I am going to try to make this happen.

Cost-Saving Tip of the Week: I check the discounted racks weekly for pantry or freezer bargains. This week I was able to find Angus Ground Beef (95/5) for under $5.00 a pound. Considering that we are focused on our health and eating higher quality products, this was a real bargain. I didn’t need it this week, so I popped it in the freezer as soon as I got home. In addition, baby back ribs were only $1.99 a pound which is roughly half the normal price. This is one of my son’s favorite things to eat, so I looked for 2 packages that had a lot of meat on them and picked them up. We enjoyed a rack of ribs this past Sunday and placed the other one in the freezer.

Here is what we did this week to make our week easier:

Breakfast Options:

Hard Boiled Eggs

Yogurt

Cereal

Monday

Kielbasa

Pepper and Onions

Rice

Tuesday

Pizza

Salad

Wednesday

Pasta

Homemade Gravy

Sausage

Salad

Thursday

Leftovers

Friday

Sandwiches

Fruit

Vegetable Sticks

Saturday

Hamburgers

Fries

Sunday

Smoked Baby Back Ribs

Grilled Asparagus

Grilled Mushrooms

M- Mississippi Roast Beef

T- Fajitas

W- Beef-Topped Salad

Th- Pasta

Fri- Greek Chicken

Sat- Pizza

Sun- Salmon

* Indicate that the recipe is a new one for our family.

If you are interested in last week’s Menu Plan, the link is below.

What is your meal plan for this week?

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