Menu Planning: #256

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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.

May USDA Low Food Plan

According to this plan, our family would have a budget of $197.00 per week. Given our health concerns, we struggle to maintain this budget, but I will try to make this happen.

Cost-Saving Tip of the Week: Loss Leaders are your friend. I take time each week to look at the fresh fruit, vegetable, and meat sales. I focus on centering my meal around what is already in my refrigerator first and then my freezer. However, in order to replace freezer meat and supplement my fresh fruit and vegetables I turn to the weekly loss leaders. I will pick up meat at the lowest price point and place it in the freezer for the future.

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

Breakfast Options:

Hard Boiled Eggs

Yogurt

Cereal

Smoothies

Monday

Cheese Steaks

Vegetables

French Fries

Tuesday

Sausage

Grilled Vegetables

Salad

Wednesday

Beef Topped Salad

Thursday

Pasta

Homemade Gravy

LO Sausage

Salad

Bread

Friday

Tacos

Chips w/ Salsa

Saturday

Mexican Fajitas

Chips with Salsa

Sunday

Baked Pork Chops

Buttered Noodles

Asparagus

Salad

M- Quiche Lorraine

T- Baja Tacos

W- Chipotle lime chicken

Th- Leftovers

Fri- Pizza

Sat- Grilled Shrimp

Sun- Greek Chicken

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

The link is below if you are interested in last week’s Menu Plan.

What is your meal plan for this week?

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