Food City Kid-Friendly Meal Plan
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BUDGET RATIONALE
Why these meals: This week is built around kid-pleasing foods that can be dipped, built, and piled onto bread, starting with Monday's oven-baked chicken tenders and potato wedges. The 8 lb bag of Jumbo Baking Potatoes at $5.00 does double duty, showing up as wedges on Monday and again in Thursday's loaded baked potato bar with the Food Club Shredded Cheese. Tuesday's pulled pork sliders and Wednesday's no-cook shrimp plate both use French Bread, so grab the two loaves at $6.00 for the pair. Fruit rounds out the week, with grapes on Tuesday, pineapple on Wednesday, and apples on Friday alongside the stromboli, so every night has something fresh and easy for small hands.
5-DAY MEAL PLAN
Monday
Meal: Oven-Baked Chicken Tenders with Baked Potato Wedges
Description: Chicken Breast Tenders are baked until golden and served with crispy oven potato wedges. Kids can dip them in whatever sauce they like from the pantry.
Sale items used: Chicken Breast Tenders (Sanderson Farms), Jumbo Baking Potatoes (8 Lb.)
Prep time: 45 minutes
Serving note: 2 lbs Chicken Breast Tenders and 1 package Jumbo Baking Potatoes (8 Lb.), using about 3 lbs of potatoes tonight and saving the rest for Thursday and Friday.
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: Boston Butt is slow-cooked with pantry seasonings until tender and shreddable, then piled onto soft French Bread. Serve with sweet red grapes on the side.
Sale items used: Boston Butt, French Bread, Red Seedless Grapes
Prep time: 15 minutes active, about 4 hours in the slow cooker or oven
Serving note: 2 lbs Boston Butt, 1 French Bread loaf, 1 lb Red Seedless Grapes. Make-ahead: start in the slow cooker in the morning on low for 8 hours or in a 300 F oven for about 4 hours; shred right before serving.
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 (21/30 ct.) is served as a fun peel-and-dip plate with Cored Pineapple chunks and torn French Bread. No cooking is needed, so it is ready in minutes.
Sale items used: Cooked Shrimp (21/30 ct.), Cored Pineapple, French Bread
Prep time: 10 minutes
Serving note: 1 lb Cooked Shrimp (21/30 ct.), 1 Cored Pineapple, and 1 French Bread loaf (buy a second loaf for this night).
Recipes:
- Easy Shrimp Cocktail
- Shrimp Cocktail & Cocktail Sauce Recipe
- Classic Shrimp Cocktail
Thursday
Meal: Loaded Baked Potato Bar with Cheese
Description: Jumbo Baking Potatoes are baked until fluffy, split open, and topped with melted Food Club Shredded Cheese. Kids build their own with toppings.
Sale items used: Jumbo Baking Potatoes (8 Lb.), Food Club Shredded Cheese
Prep time: 60 minutes
Serving note: 4 large potatoes from the 8 Lb. bag (about 3 lbs) and 1 bag Food Club Shredded Cheese. Bake at 400 F for about 55 minutes; potatoes can be baked ahead and reheated.
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: Stromboli is baked until hot and cut into kid-sized slices. Crisp Honeycrisp or Cosmic Crisp Apples round out the plate.
Sale items used: Stromboli (14 Oz.), Honeycrisp or Cosmic Crisp Apples
Prep time: 25 minutes
Serving note: 2 Stromboli (14 Oz.) and 2 lbs Honeycrisp or Cosmic Crisp Apples.
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 (Sanderson Farms) (2 lbs): $3.98
- Jumbo Baking Potatoes (8 Lb.) (x1): $5.00
- Boston Butt (2 lbs): $4.98
- French Bread (x2): $6.00
- Red Seedless Grapes (1 lb): $2.49
- Cooked Shrimp (21/30 ct.) (1 lb): $9.99
- Cored Pineapple (x1): $3.99
- Food Club Shredded Cheese (x1): $5.00
- Stromboli (14 Oz.) (x2): $16.00
- Honeycrisp or Cosmic Crisp Apples (2 lbs): $3.98
Pantry staples needed:
- Cooking oil
- Salt and pepper
- Garlic powder
- Barbecue sauce or ketchup for dipping
- Butter
- Brown sugar
🏷️ 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.
$61.41
for 4 people · $15.35 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.