Food City Kid-Friendly Meal Plan
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5-DAY MEAL PLAN
Monday
Meal: Oven-Baked Chicken Tenders with Baked Potato Wedges
Description: Crispy oven-baked chicken tenders with golden potato wedges for dipping. Simple, familiar, and fun to eat with your hands.
Sale items used: Chicken Breast Tenders, Jumbo Baking Potatoes
Prep time: 15 minutes
Serving note: Use 0.5 lb chicken tenders (assumed total weight 0.5 lb) and 1 baking potato cut into wedges. Bake at 425 F for about 25-30 minutes. Total time is under 60 minutes.
Recipes:
- Oven-Fried Chicken with Roasted Potato Wedges
- Baked Crispy Chicken Tenders with Sweet Potato Wedges
- Crispy Baked Chicken Tenders with Potato Wedges
Tuesday
Meal: Slow-Cooked Boston Butt Pulled Pork Sliders
Description: Tender, mildly seasoned pulled pork piled onto small soft biscuit-style slider buns. A gentle sweet-savory flavor that kids enjoy.
Sale items used: Boston Butt, Pillsbury Grands! Biscuits (8 Ct.)
Prep time: 15 minutes
Serving note: Buy a 1.5 lb Boston butt (assumed total weight 1.5 lb), since a smaller cut is hard to find. Slow cook on low 6-8 hours with a little salt, pepper and mild barbecue sauce. Start in the morning. Serve 3 oz on 2 baked biscuits split as sliders; refrigerate or freeze the leftover pork for other meals.
Recipes:
- Easy Pulled Pork Sliders Recipe (Slow Cooker)
- Easy Slow Cooker BBQ Pulled Pork Sliders
- Pulled Pork Sliders
Wednesday
Meal: Shrimp Cocktail-Style Cooked Shrimp Plate with Fruit and Bread
Description: Chilled cooked shrimp with a mild ketchup-based dipping sauce, served with grapes and bread. A no-cook, fun finger-food plate.
Sale items used: Cooked Shrimp, Red Seedless Grapes, French Bread
Prep time: 10 minutes
Serving note: Use 0.33 lb shrimp (assumed total weight 0.33 lb), 0.25 lb grapes, and 2 slices from the French bread loaf. Thaw shrimp in the fridge if frozen. No cooking required.
Recipes:
- Easy Shrimp Cocktail
- Shrimp Cocktail & Cocktail Sauce Recipe
- Classic Shrimp Cocktail
Thursday
Meal: Loaded Baked Potato Bar with Cheese
Description: A baked potato with a build-your-own pile of melty cheese and any mild toppings you like. Pulled pork left from Tuesday makes a hearty topping.
Sale items used: Jumbo Baking Potatoes, Food Club Shredded Cheese
Prep time: 10 minutes
Serving note: Use 1 baking potato and 1/4 cup shredded cheese, plus 2 oz leftover pulled pork if desired. Bake at 400 F for about 60 minutes, or microwave 6-8 minutes for speed. Bake while you do homework to save time.
Recipes:
- Easy Weeknight Loaded Baked Potato Bar with Healthy Toppings
- Loaded Baked Potato Bar
- Baked Potato Bar Recipe (Fun, Easy Toppings)
Friday
Meal: Stromboli Pizza Night with Apple Slices
Description: Warm sliced stromboli with a side of crisp apple slices. Dip in warm pizza sauce for extra fun.
Sale items used: Stromboli (14 Oz.), Honeycrisp or Cosmic Crisp Apples
Prep time: 10 minutes
Serving note: Eat half of the 14 oz stromboli (7 oz) and save the rest for lunch. Use 1 apple (assumed 0.4 lb). Heat the stromboli at 350 F for about 15 minutes.
Recipes:
- Sausage Apple and Brie Stromboli
- How To Make Pizza Stromboli (Quick & Easy Recipe)
- Stromboli Recipe (Video)
🛒 Shopping List
SHOPPING LIST
Buy on sale:
- Chicken Breast Tenders (0.5 lb): $1.00
- Jumbo Baking Potatoes (8 lb bag): $5.00
- Boston Butt (1.5 lbs): $3.74
- Pillsbury Grands! Biscuits, 8 Ct. (x1): $1.99
- Cooked Shrimp (0.33 lb): $3.30
- Red Seedless Grapes (0.25 lb): $0.62
- French Bread (x1): $3.00
- Food Club Shredded Cheese (x1): $5.00
- Stromboli, 14 Oz. (x1): $8.00
- Honeycrisp or Cosmic Crisp Apples (0.4 lb): $0.80
Pantry staples needed:
- Salt, pepper, and garlic powder
- Cooking oil or cooking spray
- Breadcrumbs or crushed cereal for coating
- Ketchup and mild barbecue sauce
- Butter
- Pizza sauce for dipping (optional)
🏷️ All sale items this week
SALE ITEMS FOUND
Meats on sale:
- Ground Round 85% Lean (3 lbs or more): $6.99/lb
- New York Strip Steak (Certified Angus Beef): $14.99/lb
- Gourmet Burgers (Black & Bleu, Spinach & Feta, Bacon & Cheddar): $3.00 each
- Chicken Breast Tenders (Sanderson Farms): $1.99/lb
- Top Round Roast (Certified Angus Beef): $7.99/lb
- Prime New York Strip Steak (Certified Angus Beef): $22.99/lb
- Cooked Shrimp (21/30 ct.): $9.99/lb
- Boston Butt: $2.49/lb
- Smithfield Bacon (40 Oz.): $13.99 each
- Land O' Frost Lunch Meat (9-16 Oz.): $5.99 each
- Oscar Mayer Lunch Meat (7-9 Oz.): $3.99 each
- Dietz & Watson Ham: $10.99/lb
- Chicken Night Dinner Deal: $11.99
Deli and prepared on sale:
- In-Store Made Sushi: $5.00 each
- Octagon Tray: $5.00 each
- Breakfast Special (Meat, Two Eggs, Biscuit & Gravy): $2.99 each
- Oscar Mayer Lunchables (2.27-4.5 Oz.): 2 for $4.00
- Party or Gourmet Cracker Mix: $9.99/lb
- 4 Piece Fried Chicken or Tenders (Event Feature): $5.00 each
- Spinach Dip: $5.99/lb
- Stromboli (14 Oz.): $8.00 each
- Fresh Brownies (Event Feature): $7.00 each
- Chicken Tender Sandwich & Fries (Event Feature): $7.00 each
Produce on sale:
- Red Seedless Grapes: $2.49/lb
- Red, White or Black Seedless Grapes (w/ coupon): $1.99/lb
- Tomatoes on the Vine: $1.99/lb
- Stew Mix: $3.99/lb
- Mirepoix or Trinity Mix: $4.99/lb
- Blackberries or Raspberries (6 Oz.): $3.99 each
- Cored Pineapple: $3.99 each
- Snackers: $5.00 each
- Honeycrisp or Cosmic Crisp Apples: $1.99/lb
- Jumbo Baking Potatoes (8 Lb.): $5.00 each
Dairy and eggs on sale:
- Philadelphia Cream Cheese (8 Oz.): 2 for $5.00
- Yogurt Parfait (11 Oz.): 3 for $10.00
- Coffee Mate Creamer (14-32 Oz.): $2.49 each
- Starbucks Coffee Creamer (24-32 Oz.): $3.99 each
- Dairy Star Whipped Topping (13 Oz.): $4.49 each
- Food Club Whipped Topping (8 Oz.): $1.59 each
- Kraft Singles American (12 Oz.): 2 for $7.00
Bakery and bread on sale:
- Pumpkin Muffins: $3.99 each
- Pillsbury Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls (17.5 Oz.): $4.99 each
- Gourmet Pumpkin Cookies (4 Ct.): $5.00 each
- Pumpkin Roll: $7.99 each
- Fruit Half Pie (w/ coupon): $4.50 each
- Sweet Squares Cake Slices: $3.49 each
- French Bread: $3.00 each
- Gourmet Cookies (4 Ct.): $3.99 each
- Keebler Ready Pie Crust (4-6 Oz.): $2.99 each
- Bakery Fresh Brownies (Event Feature): $6.00 each
Pantry on sale:
- Tree Top Apple Juice (64 Oz.): 2 for $5.00
- Maxwell House Coffee (9.9-11.5 Oz.): $5.00 each
- Food Club Sugar (4 Lb.): 2 for $5.00
- Kraft Caramels (11 Oz.): $2.99 each
- Lindt Fall Truffles (5.1 Oz.): $6.99 each
- McCormick Finishing Sugar (3.43-3.81 Oz.): 2 for $6.00
- Luck's Beans (15 Oz.): 10 for $10.00
- Progresso Soup (18.5-19 Oz.): $1.99 each
- Betty Crocker Cake Mix (13.25-14.25 Oz.): $0.99 each
- Tennessee's Best Salsa, Jam or Chow Chow (16 Oz.): $5.99 each
- General Mills Cereal (20.6-27.2 Oz.): $3.99 each
- Chex Mix or Bugles (5.5-8.75 Oz.): $1.49 each
- Annie's Organic Fruit Snacks (3.9-7 Oz.): $2.99 each
- General Mill Cereal Bars (6.8-8.48 Oz.): $2.29 each
- Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks (4.5-8 Oz.): $1.99 each
- Old El Paso Dinner Kit (5.4-13.25 Oz.): $2.49 each
- Pillsbury Grands! Biscuits (25 Oz.): $2.49 each
- Pillsbury Grands! Biscuits (8 Ct.): $1.99 each
- Libby's Pumpkin (15 Oz.): $2.99 each
- Food Club Apple Cider (64 Oz., w/ coupon): $2.69 each
- Frito Lay Party Size Chips (8.125-18 Oz.): $5.00 each
- Entenmann's Donuts or Siete Tortillas/Potato Chips: 2 for $5.00
- Olive Garden Croutons (5 Oz.): 2 for $4.00
Frozen on sale:
- 12" Cheese or One-Topping Pizza/Calzone: $5.00 each
- Craw'n Flavor Ice Cream (48 Oz.): 2 for $5.00
- Smucker's Uncrustables: 2 for $5.00
- Screamin' Sicilian Pizza (13.3-26.9 Oz.): $5.00 each
- Eggo Family Size Waffles (24 Ct.): $5.00 each
- Food Club Shredded Cheese: $5.00 each
- Michelina's Entrees (4.5-9 Oz.): 5 for $5.00
- Birdseye Voila! (18-42 Oz.): $5.00 each
- Edward's Pie (24-36 Oz., w/ coupon): $5.99 each
- Kern's Pie (27 Oz.): $6.49 each
- Baskin Robbins Ice Cream (14 Oz.): $3.99 each
- Fast Food Fries (14-28 Oz.): $4.99 each
- White Castle Sliders (4-6 Ct.): $5.99 each
- Chick-Fil-A Waffle Chips (7 Oz.): $3.99 each
- Texas Roadhouse Dip (12 Oz.): $3.49 each
- Texas Roadhouse Mini Rolls (14 Oz.): $5.99 each
- Texas Roadhouse Butter (7.35 Oz.): $4.29 each
- Blue Bell Ice Cream (64 Oz. or 12 Ct.): $5.99 each
- Fat Boy Novelties (4-9 Ct.): $2.99 each
- Hot Pockets (4 Ct.): $2.99 each
- Nestle Toll House Cookie Dough (14-16.5 Oz.): $2.99 each
- Yellowstone Meals (12-15 Oz.): $3.99 each
- DiGiorno Stuffed Crust Pizza (22.2-26.4 Oz.): $6.99 each
- DiGiorno Single Serve Pizza (8.5-10 Oz.): $2.99 each
- Stouffer's Meals (9-20 Oz.): $3.99 each
- Gerber Entrees (5.3-6.67 Oz.): 2 for $4.00
- Totino's Pizza Rolls (50 Ct.): $3.99 each
🛒 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.
$32.45
for 1 person · $32.45 per person
📍 Disclaimer: Prices and availability are based on the Food City weekly sales flyer for the week of October 07, 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.