Food City Kid-Friendly Meal Plan
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5-DAY MEAL PLAN
Monday
Meal: Pan-Seared Fresh Split Chicken Breast with Sweet Corn and Canned Green Beans
Description: Golden pan-seared chicken breasts are seasoned simply with salt, pepper, and a little garlic butter for a juicy, kid-approved dinner that comes together fast. Fresh sweet corn on the cob and tender canned green beans round out the plate for a classic, colorful meal the whole family will love.
Sale items used: Fresh Split Chicken Breast Sanderson Farms Family Pack ($1.99/lb), Loose Sweet Corn (2/$1.00), That's Smart! Vegetables - Green Beans ($0.89/can)
Prep time: 35 minutes
Serving note: Purchase approximately 1.5 lbs of split chicken breast for 2 people (about 2 breast halves), costing roughly $2.99. Use 2 ears of sweet corn and 1 can of green beans. The chicken may need up to 30 minutes cook time - start it first, then prep the sides while it cooks.
Recipes:
- Honey Lemon Chicken with Green Beans Recipe
Tuesday
Meal: Skillet Ground Beef Tacos with Beefsteak Tomatoes and That's Smart! Sandwich Bread Soft Shells
Description: Seasoned ground beef is browned in a skillet and spooned onto soft sandwich bread slices folded taco-style, making a fun and familiar taco night that kids will get a kick out of building themselves. Fresh diced beefsteak tomato adds a juicy, colorful topping that keeps things simple and delicious.
Sale items used: Ground Beef Food City Fresh 81% Lean ($2.99/lb), Beefsteak Tomatoes Vine Ripened ($1.99/lb), That's Smart! Sandwich Bread 20 oz ($1.69)
Prep time: 25 minutes
Serving note: Purchase 1 lb of ground beef for 2 people, costing $2.99. Purchase about 0.5 lb of beefsteak tomatoes (roughly 1 medium tomato) for $1.00. Use 4 to 6 slices of sandwich bread as soft taco shells. Note: the $2.99/lb ground beef price requires a card and a $25 purchase with a digital coupon applied - confirm at checkout.
Recipes:
- Soft Shell Tacos Recipe
- Best Ground Beef Tacos Recipe
Wednesday
Meal: Pan-Seared Fresh Tilapia Fillets with Tasteful Selections Potatoes and Canned Corn
Description: Lightly seasoned tilapia fillets are pan-seared until flaky and golden, giving kids a mild, non-fishy fish dinner they will actually enjoy. Bite-sized Tasteful Selections potatoes are roasted or boiled alongside a can of sweet corn for an easy, well-balanced plate.
Sale items used: Fresh Tilapia Fillets Farm Raised ($6.99/lb), Tasteful Selections Potatoes 16 oz ($2.99), That's Smart! Vegetables - Corn ($0.89/can)
Prep time: 30 minutes
Serving note: Purchase approximately 1 lb of tilapia fillets for 2 people (about 2 fillets), costing $6.99. Use the full 16 oz bag of Tasteful Selections potatoes and 1 can of corn. If roasting the potatoes, start them about 10 minutes before the fish so everything finishes at the same time.
Recipes:
- Best Pan Fried Tilapia Recipe
Thursday
Meal: Sliced Whole Boneless Pork Loin with Pillsbury Grands! Biscuits and Canned Peas
Description: A small portion of boneless pork loin is sliced into tender medallions, pan-seared with a simple honey-butter glaze that kids will love, and served alongside fluffy baked Pillsbury Grands! biscuits. Sweet canned peas add a pop of color and round out this hearty, homestyle dinner.
Sale items used: Whole Boneless Pork Loin Food City Fresh ($1.99/lb), Pillsbury Grands! Biscuits 8 Ct. (2/$5.00), That's Smart! Vegetables - Peas ($0.89/can)
Prep time: 40 minutes
Serving note: Purchase approximately 1.5 lbs of pork loin for 2 people, costing roughly $2.99 - ask the butcher to cut a portion from the loin if a full loin is too large. Purchase 1 pack of Pillsbury Grands! biscuits at $2.50 (part of the 2/$5.00 deal - buy 2 packs and freeze the second). Use 1 can of peas. Biscuits and pork can bake and sear simultaneously to keep total time under 40 minutes.
Recipes:
- Pork Tenderloin Biscuits
Friday
Meal: Nathan's Beef Franks on That's Smart! Sandwich Bread with Beefsteak Tomatoes and Ore-Ida Potatoes
Description: Classic Nathan's beef hot dogs are pan-fried or microwaved and nestled into soft sandwich bread slices for a fun Friday night hot dog dinner kids will cheer for. Crispy Ore-Ida frozen potatoes and fresh sliced beefsteak tomato on the side make this a complete, fuss-free meal.
Sale items used: Nathan's Beef Franks 11-14 oz ($4.99), That's Smart! Sandwich Bread 20 oz ($1.69), Beefsteak Tomatoes Vine Ripened ($1.99/lb), Ore-Ida Potatoes Frozen (2/$6.00)
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serving note: 1 pack of Nathan's Beef Franks provides plenty for 2 people (use 2 to 3 franks each). Use 4 to 6 slices of sandwich bread as buns. Purchase about 0.5 lb of beefsteak tomatoes for roughly $1.00. Purchase 1 bag of Ore-Ida potatoes at $3.00 (part of the 2/$6.00 deal - buy 2 bags and freeze the second for later use).
Recipes:
- Poor Man's Meal of Hot Dogs with Potatoes and Onions
- Club Hot Dogs
🛒 Shopping List
SHOPPING LIST
Buy on sale:
- Fresh Split Chicken Breast Sanderson Farms (1.5 lbs): $2.99
- Loose Sweet Corn (2 ears): $1.00
- That's Smart! Vegetables Green Beans (1 can): $0.89
- Ground Beef Food City Fresh 81% Lean (1 lb): $2.99
- Beefsteak Tomatoes Vine Ripened (1 lb total across Tuesday and Friday): $1.99
- That's Smart! Sandwich Bread 20 oz (1 loaf, used Tuesday and Friday): $1.69
- Fresh Tilapia Fillets Farm Raised (1 lb): $6.99
- Tasteful Selections Potatoes 16 oz (1 bag): $2.99
- That's Smart! Vegetables Corn (1 can): $0.89
- Whole Boneless Pork Loin Food City Fresh (1.5 lbs): $2.99
- Pillsbury Grands! Biscuits 8 Ct. (2 packs at 2/$5.00): $5.00
- That's Smart! Vegetables Peas (1 can): $0.89
- Nathan's Beef Franks 11-14 oz (1 pack): $4.99
- Ore-Ida Potatoes Frozen (2 bags at 2/$6.00): $6.00
Pantry staples needed:
- Cooking oil or butter
- Garlic powder
- Salt and pepper
- Taco seasoning packet
- Honey (for pork glaze)
- Ketchup or mustard for hot dogs
🏷️ All sale items this week
SALE ITEMS FOUND
Meats on sale:
- Ground Beef, Food City Fresh, 81% Lean: $2.99/lb (with card & $25 purchase, digital coupon applied)
- Ground Chuck, Food City Fresh, 80% Lean, 3 lbs or more: $5.99/lb
- Top Sirloin Steak, Certified Angus Beef: $8.99/lb
- Chicken Tenders or Chicken Salad: $8.99/lb
- Fresh Split Chicken Breast, Sanderson Farms Family Pack: $1.99/lb
- Whole Boneless Pork Loin, Food City Fresh: $1.99/lb
- Chuck Roast, Certified Angus Beef: $5.99/lb (with digital coupon)
- Fresh Tilapia Fillets, Farm Raised: $6.99/lb
- Wild Caught Gulf Shrimp, Cooked, Previously Frozen, 41/60 Ct.: $8.99/lb
- Boneless Pork Chops, Food City Fresh Center Cut: $3.99/lb
- Prime Top Sirloin Steak, Certified Angus Beef: $10.99/lb
- Oscar Mayer Lunch Meat, Deli Fresh, 7-9 oz: $3.99 each
- Land O'Frost Lunch Meat, Selected Varieties Premium, 9-16 oz: $5.99 each
- Hickory Smoked King's Rightly Seasoned Bacon, 40 oz: $9.99 with card
- Nathan's Beef Franks, Sandwich Brats or Johnsonville Brats, 11-14 oz / 12-14 oz: $4.99 with card
Deli and prepared on sale:
- Half Rotisserie or 4 Piece Fried Chicken, Baked Chicken or Tenders: $5.00 each
- Fresh Garden Salads, In-Store Made, Chicken Tender, Grilled Chicken, Chef or Chicken Caesar Salad: $6.00 each
- Snack Packs, Selected Varieties, Made Fresh In-Store: $5.00 each
- Octagon Tray, Selected Varieties: $7.49 with card
- Dietz & Watson Ham, Selected Varieties: $10.99/lb with card
- Bacon Wrapped Asparagus, Made In-Store, Shortcuts: $1.79 each
- P3 Protein Snacks, Selected Varieties, 2-2.1 oz: 2/$5.00 with card
Produce on sale:
- Juicy Honeycrisp Apples: $1.99/lb with card
- Caesar or Caesar Lite Kit, Fresh Express, 9.8-10 oz: $2.99 with card
- Vidalia Onions, Sweet: $1.29/lb with card
- Beefsteak Tomatoes, Vine Ripened: $1.99/lb with card
- Tasteful Selections Potatoes, Selected Varieties, 16 oz: $2.99 with card
- Vegetable Kabobs, Made In-Store: $6.99/lb
- Burger Toppings, Cut Fresh In-Store: $4.99/lb
- Oven & Grill Ready Pans, ShortCuts: starting at $4.49/lb
- Recipe Ready Cups, Made Fresh In-Store: starting at $2.49 each
- Red, White or Black Seedless Grapes, California Grown: $1.99/lb with card
- Sliced Watermelon Quarters, Cut Fresh In-Store: $0.99/lb with card
- Loose Corn, Sweet: 2/$1.00
Dairy and eggs on sale:
- That's Smart! Large Eggs, Dozen: $1.69 with card
Bakery and bread on sale:
- Apple Fritters, Bakery Fresh, 4 Ct.: $3.99 with card
- Sandwich Cookies, Made Fresh in the Bakery, 4 Ct.: $4.99 with card
- Garlic Loaf Bread, Baked Fresh Daily: $3.99 with card
- Muffins, Baked Fresh In-Store, Selected Varieties, 2 Ct.: $3.99 each
- Scoopable Cakes, Selected Varieties: $5.00 each
- Bakery Fresh Brownies, Selected Varieties: $6.00 each
- Half Pie, Selected Varieties: $5.00 each
- Pepperidge Farm Turnovers, Frozen, Selected Varieties, 12.5 oz: $3.49 with card (after $1.00 digital coupon)
- Pepperidge Farm Garlic Bread, Selected Varieties, 10-11.25 oz: $1.99 with card (after $1.00 digital coupon)
- Pepperidge Farm Cheese Bread, Frozen, Selected Varieties, 9.5-11.75 oz: $2.49 with card (after $1.00 digital coupon)
- That's Smart! Sandwich Bread, 20 oz: $1.69 with card
Pantry on sale:
- General Mills Cereal, Selected Varieties, Peter Pan Peanut Butter, 8.9-12.3 oz: $1.99 with card
- Lay's Potato Chips, Selected Varieties, 5-8 oz: $2.49 with card
- Nature Valley Granola Bars, Selected Varieties, Blue Bonnet 32 oz / General Mills Cereal Bars 8 Ct. / Mott's Soft Baked Bars 6 Ct., 6-12 Ct.: $1.99 with card
- Van Camp's Pork and Beans, Selected Varieties, Libby's Green Beans, Corn or Peas, 14.5-15.25 oz / 15 oz: 5/$5.00 with card
- Gatorade, Selected Varieties, 8 Pk., 20 oz Btls.: 2/$11.00 with card
- Lipton Tea, Selected Varieties, 12 Pk., 16.9 oz Btls.: $4.99 with card
- Pillsbury Grands! Biscuits, Selected Varieties, Food Club American Singles / Picture Cheese 16 Ct., 8 Ct.: 2/$5.00 with card
- Chex Mix, Bugles or Gardetto's, Selected Varieties, Old El Paso Dinner Kits, 5.4-13.25 oz: 2/$5.00 with card
- That's Smart! Saltine Crackers, 16 oz: $1.79 with card
- That's Smart! Chunk Light Tuna, 5 oz: $0.99 with card
- That's Smart! Vegetables, Selected Varieties, 14.5-15.25 oz: $0.89 with card
- That's Smart! Marshmallows, Selected Varieties, 16 oz: $1.69 with card
- Lance Sandwich Crackers, Selected Varieties, Value Pack, 20 Ct.: $7.79 with card (after $1.00 digital coupon)
- Cape Cod Multpacks, Selected Varieties, Snyder's of Hanover, Kettle, 10 Ct.: $5.99 with card (after $1.00 digital coupon)
- DiGiorno Pizza, Selected Varieties, Doritos 9-10.75 oz, 15.3-29.3 oz: $3.99 with card
Frozen on sale:
- SeaPak Shrimp, Frozen, Selected Varieties, Family Size, 16-22 oz: $8.99 with card
- Totino's Pizza Rolls, Selected Varieties, Chef Boyardee Pasta 14 Pk. / Propel 6 Pk. 16.9 oz Btls. / Little Hugs 20 Ct., 50 Ct.: $3.99 with card
- Smart Ones Entrees, Selected Varieties, Kleenex 60 Ct. / Maruchen Ramen 6 Ct., 6.49-11.5 oz: 2/$3.00 with card
- Ore-Ida Potatoes, Frozen, Selected Varieties, Pillsbury Grands! Biscuits 25 oz, 19-32 oz: 2/$6.00 with card
- Little Debbie Snack Cakes, Selected Varieties, Frozen Pillsbury Toaster Strudel or Toaster Scrambles, 6-35.2 oz: 2/$5.00 with card
- Totino's Party Pizza, Selected Varieties, Marie Callendar's Bowls 10.5-13 oz / Steak-um Sliced Steaks 9 oz / Totino's Frozen Egg Rollz 12 oz, 3.8-10.9 oz: $3.99 with card
- Michael Angelo's Entrees, Frozen, Selected Varieties, 10-12 oz: $2.99 with card (after $1.00 digital coupon)
- Rao's Entrees, Frozen, Selected Varieties, 8.5-9 oz: $4.99 with card (after $1.00 digital coupon)
- Campbell's Chunky Meals, Frozen, Selected Varieties, 12-12.5 oz: $3.49 with card (after $1.00 digital coupon)
- That's Smart! Pizza, Frozen, Selected Varieties, 5.2 oz: $1.19 with card
- Food Club Chicken, Selected Varieties, Applesauce 12 Ct. Pouches, 26-32 oz: $4.99 with card
🛒 Estimated Shopping Cost
Based on sale prices for items in this plan
Some sale prices require the store's loyalty card or a clipped digital coupon. Check the flyer before you shop.
$42.29
for 2 people · $21.14 per person
📍 Disclaimer: Prices and availability are based on the Food City weekly sales flyer for the week of August 19, 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.