Food City Kid-Friendly Meal Plan
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5-DAY MEAL PLAN
Monday
Meal: Cheeseburger Pasta Skillet
Description: Ground beef, pasta, and tomatoes simmer together and get topped with melty American cheese for a cheesy, familiar dinner. It is a one-pan meal that makes a kid-sized portion with easy cleanup.
Sale items used: Ground Beef (81% Lean), Food Club Pasta, Red Gold Tomatoes, That's Smart! American Sandwich Slices
Prep time: 25 minutes
Serving note: Use 1/3 lb ground beef (priced at the regular store price, estimated $4.00/lb since the sale needs a $25 purchase), 2 oz dry pasta (about 1/8 of the box), 1/3 can tomatoes, and 2 cheese slices. Leftover pasta, tomatoes, and cheese can be used in later meals or kept for another day.
Recipes:
- One Pot Cheeseburger Pasta
- Cheeseburger Pasta Skillet
- Skillet Cheeseburger Pasta
Tuesday
Meal: Baked Chicken Tenders-Style Breast Strips with Mashed Potatoes
Description: Chicken breast strips are coated in crushed crumbs and baked until golden for a fun, dippable dinner. They are served with creamy mashed potatoes made from instant flakes.
Sale items used: Boneless Chicken Breast, Food Club Instant Potatoes, Food Club Butter
Prep time: 30 minutes
Serving note: Use 0.4 lb chicken breast (assumed total weight) cut into strips, 1/2 packet instant potatoes, and 1 tbsp butter. Coat the strips in breadcrumbs or crushed crackers from your pantry and bake at 425F for 15 to 18 minutes.
Recipes:
- baked chicken tenders
- Fried Chicken Tenders with Gravy
- Crispy Chicken and Mashed Potato Casserole
Wednesday
Meal: Brats with Mustard and Buttered Mixed Vegetables
Description: A plump brat is browned in a skillet and served with mustard for dipping. Sweet mixed vegetables get tossed in butter for an easy side.
Sale items used: Johnsonville Brats, Food Club Mustard, That's Smart! Mixed Vegetables, Food Club Butter
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serving note: Use 2 brats from the 12 oz pack (about 4 oz total) and 1/2 cup mixed vegetables with 1 tsp butter. Keep the remaining brats frozen for another meal.
Recipes:
- Oktoberfest Sheet Pan Brats
- Oven Roasted Brats with Onions and Peppers
- Sheet Pan Roasted Bratwurst and Vegetables
Thursday
Meal: Pan-Seared Pork Loin Slices with Gravy and Instant Potatoes
Description: Thin pork loin slices are seared until golden and covered with mild country gravy. They come with soft instant mashed potatoes for a comforting plate.
Sale items used: Whole Boneless Pork Loin, White Lily Country Gravy Mix, Food Club Instant Potatoes
Prep time: 25 minutes
Serving note: Buy a 0.5 lb piece of pork loin (assumed total weight) and slice it into 1/2 inch pieces. Use 1/2 packet gravy mix and the remaining 1/2 packet instant potatoes.
Recipes:
- Garlic Herb Pork and Creamy Mashed Potatoes
- Instant Pot Pork Loin with Gravy
- Baked Pork Tenderloin with Potatoes and Gravy
Friday
Meal: Pan-Fried Tilapia with Garlic Bread
Description: A mild tilapia fillet is lightly coated and pan-fried until flaky and golden. It is served with warm, buttery garlic bread.
Sale items used: Fresh Tilapia Fillets, Garlic Bread
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serving note: Use 0.35 lb tilapia (assumed total weight, about 1 fillet) dusted with flour and fried in 1 tbsp oil. Serve with 1 slice or portion of the garlic bread.
Recipes:
- Pan Fried Tilapia
- How to Pan Fry Tilapia
- Delicious Pan Fried Tilapia with Creamy Lemon Garlic Sauce
🛒 Shopping List
SHOPPING LIST
Buy on sale:
- Ground Beef 81% Lean (1/3 lb): $1.00
- Food Club Pasta (1 box): $0.99
- Red Gold Tomatoes (1 can): $0.99
- That's Smart! American Sandwich Slices (1 pack): $1.59
- Boneless Chicken Breast (0.4 lb): $1.20
- Food Club Instant Potatoes (1 pack): $0.99
- Johnsonville Brats (1 pack): $4.99
- That's Smart! Mixed Vegetables (1 can): $0.89
- Whole Boneless Pork Loin (0.5 lb): $1.00
- White Lily Country Gravy Mix (1 pack): $0.99
- Fresh Tilapia Fillets (0.35 lb): $3.15
- Garlic Bread (1 loaf): $2.20
Pantry staples needed:
- Butter, mustard, cooking oil, flour, breadcrumbs or crushed crackers, salt, pepper, garlic powder
🏷️ All sale items this week
SALE ITEMS FOUND
Meats on sale:
- Ground Beef (Food City Fresh, 81% Lean): $2.99/lb with $25 purchase
- Ground Beef (Food City Fresh, 75% Lean): $4.99/lb for 3 lbs or more
- Certified Angus Beef Chuck Roast: $5.99/lb
- Whole Boneless Pork Loin: $1.99/lb
- Boneless Chicken Breast (Jumbo Pack or Family Pack): $2.99/lb
- New York Strip Steak (Certified Angus Beef, Family Pack): $14.99/lb
- Fresh Tilapia Fillets (Farm Raised): $8.99/lb
- Gulf Cooked Shrimp (Wild Caught, Previously Frozen, 41/60 Ct.): $8.99/lb
- Boneless Pork Chops (Center Cut): $3.99/lb
- Hormel Black Label Bacon (Selected Varieties): $4.99 for 14 Oz.
- Johnsonville Brats (Selected Varieties): $4.99 for 12 Oz.
- Oscar Mayer Lunch Meat (Deli Fresh, Selected Varieties): $3.99 for 7-9 Oz.
- Prime New York Strip Steak (Certified Angus Beef): $22.99/lb
- Chicken Salad or Chicken Tenders (In the Deli): $4.99/lb
- Dietz & Watson Ham (Selected Varieties): $10.99/lb
Deli and prepared on sale:
- Made Fresh In-Store Fudge or Novaks (Per Lb.): $4.99 with card when you buy 4
- Made Fresh In-Store Snack Cups: $0.99 each when you buy 3
- Gordo's Cheese Dip (16 Oz.): $4.99 with card
- Food City Spinach Dip (Per Lb.): $0.99 with card
- Chicken Salad or Chicken Tenders (In the Deli, Per Lb.): $4.99 with card
- Dietz & Watson Ham (Selected Varieties, Per Lb.): $10.99 with card
Produce on sale:
- Fruitist Jumbo Blueberries (9.8 Oz.): $4.99 each
- Strawberries, Raspberries or Blackberries (Basket & Bushel, 16 Oz. or 6 Oz.): $2.99 each when you buy 4 or more
- Pre-Cut Veggies (Basket & Bushel, Selected Varieties, 10-12 Oz.): $2.99 each when you buy 4 or more
- Bright Farms Crunch Salads (Selected Varieties, 4 Oz.): $2.99 each when you buy 4 or more
- Tasteful Selections Potatoes (Selected Varieties, 16 Oz.): $2.99 each when you buy 4 or more
- Whole or Sliced Mushrooms (Locally Grown in Loudon, TN, 16 Oz.): $2.99 each when you buy 4 or more
- Cantaloupe: $2.99 each when you buy 4 or more
- Organic Rainbow Carrots (2 Lb.): $2.99 each when you buy 4 or more
- Vine Cherry Tomatoes (9 Oz.): $2.99 each when you buy 4 or more
- Gourmet Colored Peppers (Basket & Bushel, 4 Pk.): $2.99 each when you buy 4 or more
- Sweet Onions (Bland Farms, 3 Lb.): $2.99 each when you buy 4 or more
- Russet Potatoes (Basket & Bushel, 5 Lb.): $2.99 each when you buy 4 or more
- Celery Sticks (Dandy, 16 Oz.): $2.99 each when you buy 4 or more
- Living Lettuce: $2.99 each when you buy 4 or more
- Garden Puree Goodness (Selected Varieties, 2 Oz.): $2.99 each when you buy 4 or more
- Navel Oranges: $2.99 each when you buy 12 in the same transaction
- Fresh Avocados: $2.99 each when you buy 12 in the same transaction
Dairy and eggs on sale:
- Fairlife Milk (52 Oz.): $4.49 with card
- Food Club Butter (16 Oz.): $3.49 with card
- Food Club Cream Cheese (Two 8 Oz. Pkgs.): $3.79 with card
- Food Club Evaporated Milk (12 Oz.): $1.59 with card
- Daisy Sour Cream (16 Oz.): $2.69 with card
- Dean's Dip (12-16 Oz.): $2.79 with card
- That's Smart! Cream Cheese (8 Oz.): $1.69 with card
- That's Smart! American Sandwich Slices (10.66 Oz.): $1.59 with card
Bakery and bread on sale:
- Nature's Own Honey Wheat Bread (20 Oz.): $0.99 with card
- Gourmet Cookies (4 Ct.) or Braided Strudel (Apple or Mixed Berry, 4 Ct.): $4.99 with card
- Bakery Fresh Brownies (Selected Varieties): $4.99 each
- Garlic Bread: $2.20 with card
- Garden Salads: $2.20 with card
- 12 Inch One Topping Pizza (In-Store Made): $20.00 each
- 1 Slice of Pizza and a 21 Oz. Drink: $2.00 each
- Pinsa Pizza (Selected Varieties): $20.00 each
- Flatbread Pizza (Selected Varieties): $2.00 each
- 2 Slice of Pizza and a 21 Oz. Drink: $20.00 each
Pantry on sale:
- Nestle Toll House Morsels (10-12 Oz.): $3.99 with card
- Coca-Cola Products (12 Pk., 12 Oz. Cans): $5.99 with card when you buy 4
- Nestle Coffee Mate (64 Oz.) or POWERADE (8 Pk., 20 Oz. Btls.): $4.99 with card
- Café Bustelo (10 Ct. or 11 Oz.) or Dunkin' Donuts Coffee (10 Ct. or 11-12 Oz.): $7.99 with card when you buy 4
- Progresso Soup (18.5-19 Oz.): $0.49 with card when you buy 4
- Toasted Chips or Nabisco Ritz Crackers (8.1-13.7 Oz.): $2.99 with card
- Frito-Lay Multipack Chips (15-20 Ct.): $4.99 with card
- Nature Valley Bars (5-6 Ct.), General Mills or Annie's Bars or Fruit Snacks (6-10 Ct.): $0.99 with card
- Sparkle Paper Towels (4 Double Rolls) or Angel Soft Bath Tissue (8 Mega Rolls): $6.99 with card
- Progresso Soup (18.5-19 Oz.): $2.99 each when lesser quantities
- Red Gold Tomatoes (14.5 Oz.) or Food Club Pasta (16 Oz.): $0.99 with card
- Herr's Snacks (1.5-2.75 Oz.) or Food City Pork Rinds (3 Oz.): $0.99 with card
- Food Club Dressing Mix (0.7-1.34 Oz.), Food Club Croutons (5 Oz.) or Food Club Sour Cream (8 Oz.): $0.99 with card
- Food Club Skillet Classics (5-8.25 Oz.) or Food Club Instant Potatoes (4 Oz.): $0.99 with card
- That's Smart! Oyster Crackers (9 Oz.), Food Club Stuffing (6 Oz.), Tomato Soup or Food Club Chicken Noodle Soup (10.5 Oz.): $0.99 with card
- Food Club Mustard (8 Oz.), Food Club Ketchup (14 Oz.) or Castleberry's Hot Dog Chili Sauce (10 Oz.): $0.99 with card
- Table Talk Pie (4 Oz.) or Señor Rico Rice Pudding (8 Oz.): $0.99 with card
- Kind Bars (1.4-2.2 Oz.): $0.99 with card
- That's Smart! Foam Plates (30 Ct.), Cardinal Paper Towels (1 Roll), Paws or Evolve Pet Food (2.6-3.5 Oz.) or Simply Done Cutlery (48 Ct.): $0.99 with card
- White Lily Country Gravy Mix (2.25 Oz.), Cornmeal Mix (2 Lb.) or Food City Flour (2 Lb.): $0.99 with card
- Rice Krispies Treats Big Bar (1.62-2.2 Oz.), Pop•Tarts (2 Ct.) or Cheez-It Cup (1.5-3 Oz.): $0.99 with card
- Nissin Noodle Cups (2.54-3 Oz.), McCormick Taco Seasoning (1-1.25 Oz.) or Grill Mates Marinade Mix (0.71-2.25 Oz.): $0.99 with card
- Food Club Macaroni & Cheese Cup (2.05-2.39 Oz.) or Food Club Broth (14.5 Oz.): $0.99 with card
- Food Club Marshmallows (10 Oz.): $1.29 with card
- Light Brown Sugar or Food Club Powdered Sugar (2 Lb.): $2.29 with card
- Food Club Sweetened Coconut Flakes (14 Oz.): $3.49 with card
- Food Club 100% Pure Pumpkin (15 Oz.): $1.99 with card
- That's Smart! Marshmallows (16 Oz.): $1.69 with card
- That's Smart! Mixed Vegetables (15 Oz.): $0.89 with card
- That's Smart! Tomato Paste (6 Oz.): $0.89 with card
- That's Smart! Yellow Mustard (14 Oz.): $0.89 with card
- That's Smart! White Vinegar (Gallon): $0.99 with card
- That's Smart! Sugar (4 Lb.): $2.99 with card
Frozen on sale:
- Frozen DiGiorno Pizza (14.6-29.3 Oz.): $3.99 with card
- Totino's Pizza Rolls (100 Ct.) or Stouffer's Family Size Entrees (31-40 Oz.): $6.99 with card
- El Monterey Taquitos (18-21 Ct.): $5.99 with card
- Food Club Whipped Topping (8 Oz.) or Kay's Ice Cream (16 Oz.): $0.99 with card
- Crav'n Flavor Creme Pie (24-32 Oz.): $6.99 with card
- Food Club Steamin' Easy Vegetables (10 Oz.) or That's Smart! Pizza (5.2 Oz.): $0.99 with card
- Frozen Bavarian Beast Pretzel (16 Oz.): $6.99 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.
$19.98
for 1 person · $19.98 per person
📍 Disclaimer: Prices and availability are based on the Food City weekly sales flyer for the week of October 21, 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.