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Menu Plan: #272

 

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: Cook a main meat for the week and stretch it over as many meals as you can.   This week I made a whole turkey (bought on sale) and then made several 2 more meals this week and used the rest for lunches.     


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

  • Use Crockpot Meals when Meal Planning

  • Planning for leftovers

  • Pre-cook breakfasts

Breakfast Options: 

Yogurt

Cereal


Monday

Pizza

Salad


Tuesday

Leftovers 


Wednesday

Kielbasa

Peppers and Onions

Broccoli


Thursday

Turkey

Roasted Vegetables

Cranberry Sauce

Chocolate Mouse 


Friday

Mussels

Steamed Vegetables

Salad

Crusty Bread


Saturday


Turkey Sandwiches

Salad

Chips


Sunday


Turkey Pot Pie

Salad

Bread



M- Tacos

T- Chili

W- Baked Shrimp

Th- Chicken Parmesan 

Fri- Pizza

Sat- Pork Chops

Sun- Clam Chowder


* 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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