Menu Planning: #268

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.

October USDA Low Food Plan

According to this plan, our family would have a budget of $193.70 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: Know your prices and check out the discount rack each week. My grocery store has 3 discount rack areas: meat, bakery, and grocery. Due to our health concerns, our ability to take advantage of these areas makes it a little more challenging to get bargains, but sometimes I hit the jackpot.

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

Banana Chip Muffins
Make Lunch Soup
Pre-cut vegetables
Pre-cook rice

Breakfast Options:

Banana Chip Muffins

Yogurt

Cereal

Monday

Grilled Chicken

Salad

Tuesday

Pot Luck

Salad

Wednesday

Grilled Chicken

Rice

Brussel Sprouts

Thursday

Sausage

Pasta

Salad

Friday

Pizza

Salad

Saturday

Chicken Parmesan

Pasta

Homemade Gravy

Salad

Broccoli

Garlic Bread

Sunday

Mexican Corn Chowder

Quesadillas

Salad

M- Baked Pork Chop

T- Chili

W- Mexican

Th- Crack Chicken*

Fri- Stuffed Peppers

Sat- Left Overs

Sun- Salmon

* 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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