Food City Kid-Friendly Meal Plan
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5-DAY MEAL PLAN
Monday
Meal: Pan-Seared Boneless Pork Loin Slices with Corn on the Cob
Description: Juicy boneless pork loin slices are seasoned simply with salt, pepper, and garlic powder, then pan-seared until golden and cooked through - a familiar, satisfying dinner kids love. Serve alongside sweet buttered corn on the cob for a classic, colorful plate that is easy to eat and fun for little hands.
Sale items used: Whole Boneless Pork Loin ($1.29/lb with digital coupon), Fresh Corn 4 pk ($3.99)
Prep time: 30 minutes
Serving note: Purchase approximately 1 lb of pork loin (about 0.5 lb per person), sliced into 4 thin cutlets, at $1.29/lb = $1.29 total for meat. Use 2 ears of corn from the 4-pack (save remaining 2 ears for another meal or snack). Total cook time is well under 60 minutes.
Tuesday
Meal: Baked Bone-In Pork Chops with Instant Mashed Potatoes
Description: Tender bone-in pork chops are seasoned with simple spices and baked in the oven until juicy and golden, making a hearty and kid-approved dinner. Creamy instant mashed potatoes come together in minutes on the stovetop and are the perfect comforting side dish for dipping and scooping.
Sale items used: Mixed Pork Chops Bone-In Family Pack ($1.49/lb), Idahoan Instant Potatoes 3/$4.00
Prep time: 40 minutes
Serving note: Purchase approximately 1.5 lbs of pork chops (2 bone-in chops, roughly 0.75 lb each) at $1.49/lb = $2.24. Purchase 1 box of Idahoan Instant Potatoes as part of the 3/$4.00 deal = $1.33 per box. Total bake time is about 35-40 minutes at 400 degrees F.
Recipes:
- Juicy Oven Baked Bone-In Pork Chops
Wednesday
Meal: Baked Chicken Breast with Russet Potato Wedges
Description: Split chicken breasts are seasoned with simple pantry spices and baked until tender and golden, delivering a mild, juicy protein that kids enjoy without fuss. Thick-cut russet potato wedges roast alongside in the oven, getting crispy on the outside and fluffy inside - just like homemade fries.
Sale items used: Fresh Split Chicken Breast Sanderson Farms Family Pack ($1.99/lb), Russet Potatoes Basket & Bushel 10 lb ($4.99)
Prep time: 55 minutes
Serving note: Purchase approximately 1.5 lbs of split chicken breast (1 large breast per person) at $1.99/lb = $2.99. The 10 lb bag of russet potatoes will be used across multiple meals this week - use 2 medium potatoes (about 1 lb) for Wednesday's wedges. Make-ahead tip: season chicken up to 24 hours ahead and refrigerate to save time on a busy weeknight.
Thursday
Meal: Cheesy Skillet Ground Round Pasta with Classico Pasta Sauce
Description: Seasoned ground round is browned in a skillet, then simmered with Classico pasta sauce and tossed with cooked pasta for a hearty one-pan meal that kids absolutely love. A generous handful of shredded cheese melted on top makes it extra gooey and satisfying - a weeknight winner that comes together fast.
Sale items used: Ground Round 85% Lean Food City Fresh ($6.99/lb), Classico Pasta Sauce 2/$6.00, Food Club Shredded Cheese 32 oz (BOGO)
Prep time: 25 minutes
Serving note: Purchase approximately 1 lb of ground round at $6.99/lb = $6.99. Purchase 1 jar of Classico Pasta Sauce at $3.00 (half of the 2/$6.00 deal - buy 2 jars and use one now, save one). Purchase 1 bag of Food Club Shredded Cheese using the BOGO deal - since no base price is listed for the BOGO, this item is noted in pantry staples instead. Use about 6 oz of dry pasta from pantry and top with shredded cheese from the bag purchased.
Recipes:
- Cheesy Ground Beef Pasta Skillet
Friday
Meal: Grilled Gourmet Burgers on Sub Rolls with Ketchup
Description: Juicy gourmet burger patties - choose Bacon & Cheddar or another kid-friendly variety - are grilled or pan-cooked and served on fresh-baked sub rolls for a fun Friday dinner the whole family will cheer for. Set out the ketchup and let kids dress their own burgers for an interactive, enjoyable meal.
Sale items used: Gourmet Burgers 5 oz each ($3.00 each), Sub Rolls Fresh Baked 4 ct ($3.99), Heinz Ketchup 32 oz ($3.99), Squeeze Food Club Ketchup 38 oz ($1.99)
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serving note: Purchase 2 gourmet burger patties at $3.00 each = $6.00 total. Purchase 1 pack of sub rolls (4 ct) at $3.99 - use 2 rolls Friday and save the remaining 2 for lunches. Purchase 1 bottle of Squeeze Food Club Ketchup at $1.99 (the better value for a condiment staple). Total cook time is well under 30 minutes.
Recipes:
- Cheeseburger Subs
🛒 Shopping List
SHOPPING LIST
Buy on sale:
- Whole Boneless Pork Loin (1 lb): $1.29
- Fresh Corn 4 pk (x1 pack): $3.99
- Mixed Pork Chops Bone-In Family Pack (1.5 lbs): $2.24
- Idahoan Instant Potatoes (x1 box, part of 3/$4.00 deal): $1.33
- Fresh Split Chicken Breast Sanderson Farms (1.5 lbs): $2.99
- Russet Potatoes Basket & Bushel 10 lb (x1 bag): $4.99
- Ground Round 85% Lean Food City Fresh (1 lb): $6.99
- Classico Pasta Sauce (x2 jars at 2/$6.00): $6.00
- Gourmet Burgers 5 oz (x2 patties at $3.00 each): $6.00
- Sub Rolls Fresh Baked 4 ct (x1 pack): $3.99
- Squeeze Food Club Ketchup 38 oz (x1 bottle): $1.99
Pantry staples needed:
- Dry pasta (penne or rotini, about 6 oz)
- Shredded cheese (pick up Food Club Shredded Cheese BOGO in-store - no base price listed so not included in total)
- Butter (for corn and potatoes)
- Garlic powder
- Salt and black pepper
- Olive oil or cooking oil (for pan-searing and roasting)
- Paprika (optional, for chicken and potato wedges)
🏷️ All sale items this week
SALE ITEMS FOUND
Meats on sale:
- Whole Boneless Pork Loin (Food City Fresh): $1.29/lb (with digital coupon)
- Sliced Smithfield Hometown Original Bacon, 22 oz: $5.99 each
- Ground Round, Food City Fresh, 85% Lean, 3 lbs or more: $6.99/lb
- New York Strip Steak, Certified Angus Beef, Family Pack: $14.99/lb
- 4 Piece Fried or Baked Chicken, Tenders or Half Rotisserie Chicken: $5.00 each
- Mixed Pork Chops, Food City Fresh, Bone-In, Family Pack: $1.49/lb
- Fresh Split Chicken Breast, Sanderson Farms, Family Pack: $1.99/lb
- Round Tip Roast, Certified Angus Beef: $7.99/lb
- Salmon Fillets, Fresh: $9.99/lb
- Gourmet Burgers, Black & Bleu, Spinach & Feta, Bacon & Cheddar and More, 5 oz: $3.00 each
- Cooked Shrimp, Farm Raised, Previously Frozen, 41/50 ct: $7.99/lb
- Prime New York Strip Steak, Certified Angus Beef: $22.99/lb
- Oscar Mayer Beef Franks, Selected Varieties, 14-15 oz: BOGO (save at least $8.99 on two)
- Smithfield Marinated Pork Picnic Shoulder Roast, Selected Varieties: $7.99 each
- Oscar Mayer Lunch Meat, Selected Varieties, Deli Fresh, 7-9 oz: $3.99 each
- Pre-Sliced Meat or Cheese, Selected Varieties, Dietz & Watson, 7-8 oz: $6.99 each
- Oscar Mayer Beef Franks, Selected Varieties, 14-15 oz (Page 6): BOGO (save at least $8.99 on two)
- Oscar Mayer Lunch Meat, Selected Varieties, Deli Fresh, 7-9 oz (Page 6): $3.99 each
Deli and prepared on sale:
- Hot Bar Meal (Entree, 2 Sides, Roll and 21 oz Drink): 2/$12.00 each
- Stuffed Jalapeño Poppers: $11.99/lb
- Fresh Garden Salads (Chicken Tender, Grilled Chicken, Chef or Chicken Caesar Salad, In-Store Made): $5.00 each
- Snack Packs, Selected Varieties, Made Fresh In-Store: $5.00 each
- Flatbread Pizza, Selected Varieties: $5.00 each
- Octagon Tray, Selected Varieties: $7.49 each
- Mustard Potato Salad, Macaroni Salad or Sweet & Tangy Slaw, 15-16 oz: $4.99 each
Produce on sale:
- Basket & Bushel Blueberries, Pint: $1.99 each
- Specialty Potatoes, Selected Varieties, Basket & Bushel, 24 oz: $2.99 each
- Southern Peaches: $1.69/lb
- Red Seedless Grapes, California Grown: $2.49/lb
- Russet Potatoes, Basket & Bushel, 10 lb: $4.99 each
- Fresh Corn, 4 pk: $3.99 each
- Sliced Watermelon Quarters, Cut In-Store: $1.29/lb
- Exotic Fruit Bowl, Made Fresh In-Store: $4.99/lb
- Vegetable Kabobs, Made In-Store: $6.99/lb
- American or Italian Salad, Fresh Express, 9-11 oz: $2.99 each
- Specialty Potatoes, Basket & Bushel, 24 oz (Page 5): $2.99 each
- Cut Fresh In-Store Burger Toppings: $4.99/lb
- ShortCuts Oven & Grill Ready Pans: $4.49/lb
Dairy and eggs on sale:
- Tillamook Sliced Cheese, Selected Varieties, Frozen Cool Whip (16 oz) or Peanut Butter (15-16 oz): $1.99 each
Bakery and bread on sale:
- Apple or Mixed Berry Braided Strudel, 4 ct, or Selected Varieties Goldminer Bread, 15-24 oz: $3.99 each
- Sub Rolls, Fresh Baked in the Bakery, 4 ct: $3.99 each
- Bakery Fresh Brownie, Selected Varieties: $5.50 each (with coupon)
- Half Pie, Selected Varieties: $5.00 each
- Torte Cakes, Selected Varieties: $8.99 each
- Gourmet Cookies, Selected Varieties, 4 ct: $5.00 each
- Honey Buns / Little Debbie Snack Cakes, 9.5-16.2 oz: $2.19 each
Pantry on sale:
- Food Club Vegetables, Selected Varieties, 14.5-15.25 oz: $0.89 each
- Luck's Beans, 15 oz: $0.89 each
- Food Club White Chunk Chicken, 5 oz: $0.88 each
- Misty Mountain Spring Water, 24 pk, 12 oz btls: $4.99 each
- Lipton Tea, Selected Varieties, 12 oz: $4.99 each
- Classico Pasta Sauce, Selected Varieties, 15-24 oz: 2/$6.00
- Heinz Ketchup, 32 oz: $3.99 each
- Kraft Mac & Cheese, Original, 7.25 oz: 5/$5.00
- Kraft Mac & Cheese Cups, Selected Varieties, 4 pk: $4.99 each
- Idahoan Instant Potatoes, Selected Varieties, 4-4.1 oz: 3/$4.00
- Squeeze Food Club Ketchup, 38 oz: $1.99 each
- Food Club Cereal, Selected Varieties, 11-18 oz: $2.49 each
- That's Smart! Chunk Light Tuna, 5 oz: $0.99 each
- That's Smart! Vegetables, Selected Varieties, 14.5-15.25 oz: $0.89 each
- That's Smart! Chunk White Chicken, Premium, 10 oz: $2.59 each
- That's Smart! Saltine Crackers, 16 oz: $1.79 each
- That's Smart! Yellow Mustard, 14 oz: $1.00 each
- Senor Rico Rice Pudding, Selected Varieties, 4 pk: $2.99 each
- Lindt Truffles, Selected Varieties, 5.1 oz: $5.99 each
- Lindt Classic Chocolate Bar, Selected Varieties, 2.8-4.4 oz: 2/$9.00
- Juicy Juice, 64 oz: 2/$6.00
- Nature Valley Granola or Cheerios Granola, Selected Varieties, 11-16 oz: $3.49 each
- Once Upon A Farm Snacks, 1 oz: BOGO (save at least $5.00 on two)
- Kool-Aid Jammers, Selected Varieties, 10 ct: $2.99 each
- Ore-Ida Potatoes, Frozen Selected Varieties, 19-32 oz: $3.99 each
- Fritos, Selected Varieties, 9.25-12.5 oz: $4.99 each
- Frito Lay Multipack Chips, 42 ct: $20.99 each
- Frito Lay Multipack Chips, 8-12 ct: $6.99 each
Frozen on sale:
- DiGiorno Pizza, Selected Varieties, Frozen (12 oz), TGI Fridays Sliders or Appetizers (10-17.5 oz): $4.99 each
- Blue Bell Ice Cream, Selected Varieties, 64 oz or 12 ct: $5.99 each
- Smucker's Uncrustables, Frozen, Selected Varieties, 4 ct: 2/$5.00
- Banquet Mega Breakfast Bowls, Frozen, Selected Varieties, 9-10.5 oz: $3.49 each (with digital coupon)
- Banquet Mega Chicken, Frozen, Tenders or Filets, 22-24 oz: $5.99 each (with digital coupon)
- Healthy Choice Café Steamers, Frozen, Selected Varieties, 9.25-12.6 oz: 2/$4.98 (with digital coupon, must buy 2)
- Marie Callender's Bowls, Frozen, Selected Varieties, 10.5-13 oz: 2/$4.98 (with digital coupon, must buy 2)
- Healthy Choice Simply Steamers, Frozen, Selected Varieties, 9-10 oz: $2.99 each (with digital coupon)
- Bertolli or PF Chang's Entrees, Frozen, Selected Varieties, 18-22 oz: $5.99 each (with digital coupon)
- Birds Eye Vegetables, Frozen, Selected Varieties, 10-12 oz: 4/$4.96 (with digital coupon, must buy 4)
- Birds Eye Voila!, Frozen, Selected Varieties, 42 oz: $6.99 each (with digital coupon)
- Crav'n Flavor Creme Pie, Frozen, Selected Varieties, 24-30.4 oz: $5.99 each
- That's Smart! Pizza, Frozen, Selected Varieties, 5.2 oz: $1.19 each
- Delimex Quesadillas, Frozen, Taquitos or Selected Varieties, 7-7.5 oz or 19.2 oz: $4.49 each
- Marie Calender's Dinners, Selected Varieties, 11.5-14 oz: $2.99 each
- Swaggerty's Biscuits, Selected Varieties, 16.3-19.2 oz: $5.00 each
- Oscar Mayer Lunchables, Selected Varieties, 3.1-4.5 oz: 2/$5.00
🛒 Estimated Shopping Cost
Based on sale prices for items in this plan
$41.80
for 2 people · $20.90 per person
📍 Disclaimer: Prices and availability are based on the Food City weekly sales flyer for the week of July 29, 2026. Flyers are sourced from store websites and weekly flyer aggregator sites. Actual prices may vary by location. Always verify prices at your local store. We are not affiliated with Food City.