Menu Planning: #258

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.

May USDA Low Food Plan

According to this plan, our family would have a budget of $184.90 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: We make a healthy dish and put it into lunch portions for the week. For busy weeks, it makes packing lunch a breeze and you will not be tempted to order out because the work has already been done. This week I am making a huge pasta salad with all of the leftover vegetables in the refrigerator from last week.

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

Breakfast Options:

Hard Boiled Eggs

Yogurt

Bagels

Cereal

Monday

Salad

Tuesday

Crock Pot Tacos

Wednesday

Wings

Salad

Thursday

Pasta Primavera

Sausage

Salad

Bread

Friday

Hamburgers

Baked Beans

Sweet Potato Fries

Saturday

Greek Chicken

Grilled Vegetables

Hummus

Pita

Sunday

Salmon

Grilled Squash

Rice

Salad

M- Hot Dogs

T- Jambalaya

W- Chipotle Lime Chicken

Th- Pasta Primavera

Fri- Pizza

Sat- Shrimp Kabobs

Sun- Baked 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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