Food City Kid-Friendly Meal Plan
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5-DAY MEAL PLAN
Monday
Meal: Oven-Baked BBQ Baby Back Ribs with Cabbage Slaw
Description: Tender baby back ribs are seasoned simply and oven-baked until fall-off-the-bone, then brushed with a mild BBQ sauce kids love. A small side of crunchy cabbage slaw with a light sweet dressing rounds out the plate.
Sale items used: Pork Baby Back Ribs, Green Cabbage
Prep time: 90 minutes
Serving note: Use about 0.75 lb ribs (a practical portion cut from the sale slab) and 0.25 lb cabbage for slaw. Ribs need about 75-80 minutes of oven time; you can season them the night before and refrigerate to cut down active time on the day.
Recipes:
- Easy Oven-Baked Baby Back Ribs
- Oven Baked BBQ Baby Back Ribs
Tuesday
Meal: Baked Chicken Breast with Roasted Bell Peppers and Rice
Description: A juicy baked chicken breast is paired with sweet roasted bell peppers and fluffy white rice, a simple familiar plate that kids enjoy. Everything bakes together with minimal fuss.
Sale items used: Boneless Chicken Breast, Red, Yellow or Orange Bell Peppers
Prep time: 35 minutes
Serving note: Use 0.5 lb chicken breast and 1 bell pepper (from the 10 for $10 pack), plus 1/2 cup dry rice cooked separately.
Recipes:
- Bell Pepper Chicken Bake Recipe
Wednesday
Meal: Spaghetti with Ground Round Meat Sauce
Description: Classic spaghetti tossed with a hearty ground round meat sauce made with tomatoes, a kid-approved comfort dinner. Simple and familiar, it comes together quickly on a weeknight.
Sale items used: Ground Round, Hunt's Tomatoes
Prep time: 30 minutes
Serving note: Use 0.4 lb ground round and half a can of Hunt's Tomatoes (save the rest for another use) with about 2 oz dry spaghetti.
Recipes:
- Homemade Spaghetti Sauce with Ground Beef
- Spaghetti with Meat Sauce
Thursday
Meal: Pulled Pork Sandwiches with Cabbage Slaw
Description: Slow-roasted Boston Butt is shredded into tender pulled pork, tossed in a mild BBQ sauce, and served on a soft bun with a side of crisp cabbage slaw. It's a fun, hands-on meal kids like to eat.
Sale items used: Boston Butt, Green Cabbage
Prep time: 180 minutes (mostly hands-off oven time)
Serving note: Use 0.5 lb Boston Butt and 0.25 lb cabbage for slaw; the pork can be slow-roasted a day ahead and reheated to save time on serving day.
Recipes:
- Pulled Pork Sandwich with Red Cabbage Slaw
Friday
Meal: Steak Bites with Peppers and Potato Wedges
Description: Bite-sized pieces of tender steak are pan-seared with sweet bell peppers and served alongside crispy oven-baked potato wedges, a fun and easy finger-food dinner for kids. Mild seasoning keeps the flavors familiar.
Sale items used: New York Strip Steak, Red, Yellow or Orange Bell Peppers, Russet Potatoes
Prep time: 35 minutes
Serving note: Use 0.5 lb New York Strip Steak cut into bites, 1 bell pepper, and 1 russet potato cut into wedges.
Recipes:
- Garlic Butter Steak Bites and Potato Wedges
- Garlic Butter Steak and Potatoes Skillet
🛒 Shopping List
SHOPPING LIST
Buy on sale:
- Pork Baby Back Ribs (0.75 lb): $1.49
- Green Cabbage (0.5 lb total, for Monday and Thursday): $0.35
- Boneless Chicken Breast (0.5 lb): $1.50
- Red, Yellow or Orange Bell Peppers (2 peppers, from 10-pack): $2.00
- Ground Round (0.4 lb): $2.80
- Hunt's Tomatoes (1 can): $1.99
- Boston Butt (0.5 lb): $1.25
- Russet Potatoes (1 each): $2.49
Pantry staples needed:
- Rice
- Spaghetti pasta
- BBQ sauce
- Salt, pepper, garlic powder
- Cooking oil
- Sandwich bun (for pulled pork)
🏷️ All sale items this week
SALE ITEMS FOUND
Meats on sale:
- Pork Baby Back Ribs: $1.99/lb (limit 8 lbs, with digital coupon)
- New York Strip Steak: $7.99/lb
- Johnsonville Bratwurst: $4.99 each
- Jimmy Dean Bacon: $3.99 each
- Hormel Pepperoni: $2.99 each
- Boneless Chicken Breast: $2.99/lb
- Chicken Tenders or Chicken Salad: $8.99/lb
- Gourmet Burgers: $3.00 each
- Ribeye Steak: $15.99/lb
- Ground Round: $6.99/lb
- 8 Piece Fried Chicken: $9.99 each
- Country Style Pork Ribs: $2.99/lb
- Wild Caught Gulf Shrimp: $7.99/lb
- Salmon Fillets: $9.99/lb
- Hormel Black Label Bacon: $4.99 each
- Smithfield Bacon: $7.99 each
- Oscar Mayer Lunch Meat: $3.99 each
- Boston Butt: $2.49/lb
- Prime Ribeye Steak: $22.99/lb
- Land O' Frost Lunch Meat: $4.99 each
Deli and prepared on sale:
- Deviled Egg Tray: $14.00 each
- Zesty Gourmet Cracker or Party Mix: $9.99/lb
- Deli Wing Bucket: $15.00 each
- Gordo's Cheese Dip: $10.00 each
- Dessert Bowls: 2 for $12.00
- Scoopable Cakes: $5.00 each
- Dietz & Watson Turkey: $10.99/lb
- Octagon Tray: $7.49 each
- Mustard Potato Salad, Macaroni Salad or Sweet & Tangy Slaw: $4.99 each
- Chicken Tender Sandwich & Fries: $7.00 each
Produce on sale:
- Seedless Watermelon: $3.99 each
- Vidalia Onions: $2.99 each
- Red, White or Black Grapes: $1.99/lb
- Russet Potatoes: $2.49 each
- Red, Yellow or Orange Bell Peppers: 10 for $10.00
- Slicing Tomatoes: $1.99/lb
- Small Fruit or Vegetable Tray: starting at $9.99 each
- Vegetable Kabobs: starting at $6.99/lb
- Burger Toppings: starting at $4.99/lb
- Green Cabbage: $0.69/lb
- Limes: 3 for $2.00
- Firecracker Brussels Sprouts: $6.99/lb
Dairy and eggs on sale:
- Land O Lakes Spread: $2.99 each
- Daisy Sour Cream: $2.89 each
- Philadelphia Cream Cheese: $2.99 each
- Food Club Cracker Cut Cheese: $3.99 each
Bakery and bread on sale:
- Bakery Fresh Strawberry Shortcake: $7.00 each
- Brioche Gourmet Buns: 2 for $7.00
- Apple Pie: $7.00 each
- Gourmet Cookies: $8.00 each
- Kern's Glazed Doughnuts or Sweet P's Angel Food Mini Cakes: $5.00 each
- Frisbee Cookies: $7.99 each
Pantry on sale:
- Little Debbie Snack Cakes: $3.49 each
- Jell-O Pudding Mix: $0.99 each
- Boston Market Entrees: 2 for $5.00
- Oreo Cookies: $3.49 each
- Betty Crocker Cake Mix: 3 for $5.00
- Crav'n Flavor Graham Crackers: $1.69 each
- Crisco Oil: $3.59 each
- Hunt's Tomatoes: $1.99 each
- Pillsbury Grands! Biscuits: 2 for $5.00
- Jif Peanut Butter: $4.99 each
- Frito-Lay Party Size Chips: $4.99 each
- Margaret Holmes Seasoned Vegetables: 3 for $5.00
- Food Club Pork & Beans: $0.99 each
- Food Club Pie Crusts: $3.49 each
- General Mills Cereal Bars: 2 for $5.00
- Dean's Dip: $2.79 each
- Food Club Whipped Topping: $3.99 each
- Russell Stover Candy: 2 for $4.00
- Munchies Sandwich Crackers: $3.59 each
- Icee Slush Pouch: 5 for $5.00
- Kraft Mayonnaise: $2.99 each
- Kraft Mac & Cheese: $1.00 each
- Classico Pasta Sauce: 2 for $6.00
- Crystal Light or MiO: $2.99 each
- Heinz Ketchup: $3.99 each
- Cheez-It Crackers: $1.99 each
- Pop-Tarts Protein: $1.99 each
- Nutri Grain Bars: $1.99 each
- TownHouse, Club or Toasteds Crackers: $1.99 each
- Special K Pastry Crisps: $1.99 each
- Pringles: $1.99 each
- Zesta Saltine Crackers: $1.99 each
- Miss Vickie's Potato Chips: $3.99 each
- Sun Chips: $4.99 each
- Quaker Rice Crisps: 2 for $4.00
- Tostitos Cantina Chips: $3.99 each
- Jet-Puffed Marshmallows: 2 for $4.00
- Food Club White Chunk Chicken: $1.00 each
Frozen on sale:
- Blue Bell Ice Cream: $5.99 each
- Drumstick Novelties: $4.99 each
- Ore-Ida Potatoes: $2.99 each
- Tyson Chicken (Breast Tenders): $4.99 each
- Outshine Fruit Bars: $2.99 each
- DiGiorno Pizza: $4.99 each
- Tyson Family Pack Chicken: $11.99
- Tyson Chicken Cups: $2.99
- Jimmy Dean Breakfast Sandwich: $4.99
- Tyson Stuffed Chicken Breasts: $2.99
- Tyson Chicken Nuggets: $8.99
- Hillshire Farm Smoked Sausage: $3.49
- Ben's Original Ready Rice: $3.29
- Tyson Chicken (Breast Strips): $5.99
🛒 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.
$13.87
for 1 person · $13.87 per person
📍 Disclaimer: Prices and availability are based on the Food City weekly sales flyer for the week of September 02, 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.