Menu Planning: #270

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: When healthier food goes on sale and you can pick up an extra package within your budget→ do it! This week 1.25lb of frozen salmon is on sale for $5.99. The non-sale price is $8.99 per package. I picked up 3 because our family needs to eat more fish in our diet and this item is a regular dinner, thus saving me $3.00 for each package.

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

Meal Plan
Pre-cut vegetables
Pre-packed lunches

Breakfast Options:

Yogurt

Cereal

Monday

Baked Pork Chop

Mac and Cheese

Broccoli

Tuesday

Sandwiches

Salad

Vegetable Sticks

Wednesday

Jambalaya

Green Beans

Thursday

Crock Pot*

Chicken Pot Pie

Biscuits

Friday

Cheese Steaks

Chips

Vegetable Sticks

Saturday

Kitchen Closed

Sunday

Salmon

Rice

Broccoli

Salad

M- Baked Shrimp

T- Tacos

W- Jambalaya

Th- CP→ Chicken Marsala

Fri- Sandwiches

Sat- Hamburgers

Sun- Mississippi Pot Roast

* 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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