Food City Kid-Friendly Meal Plan
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5-DAY MEAL PLAN
Monday
Meal: Baked Chicken and Stuffing Casserole
Description: Bite-sized chicken breast is layered with creamy soup and buttery stuffing, then baked until golden and cozy. Serve with a scoop of sweet corn for a familiar, comforting dinner.
Sale items used: Boneless Chicken Breast, That's Smart Chicken Stuffing, That's Smart Cream Soup, That's Smart Vegetables (corn)
Prep time: 15 minutes (plus 30 minutes baking)
Serving note: Use 1 lb chicken breast (about 2 medium breasts, cut into bite-size pieces), 1 can cream soup mixed with 1/4 cup milk, and 1 box stuffing prepared with 3/4 cup water and 2 tbsp butter. Layer the chicken, soup, then stuffing in a small baking dish and bake at 375°F for 30 minutes. Heat half of the 1 can of corn on the side and save the rest for another meal. You will have leftovers for lunch.
Recipes:
- Easy Chicken Stuffing Bake
- Easy Chicken and Stuffing Casserole with Stove Top
- Chicken and Stuffing Casserole - Quick and Easy
Tuesday
Meal: Pan-Seared Bone-In Pork Chops with Cinnamon Apples
Description: Two juicy pork chops are seared in a skillet until golden and served with soft, lightly sweet cinnamon apples. The apples cook in the same pan, so there is very little cleanup.
Sale items used: Mixed Pork Chops, Bone-In; Honeycrisp Apples
Prep time: 25 minutes
Serving note: Assume 1.25 lb total for 2 bone-in chops (about 10 oz each). Season with salt and pepper and sear 4-5 minutes per side until cooked to 145°F. Slice 1 lb Honeycrisp apples (about 2 apples) and cook in 1 tbsp butter with 1 tsp cinnamon and 1 tbsp sugar for 6-8 minutes until tender. Save the other 1 lb of apples for Thursday.
Recipes:
- Pan-Seared Pork Chops and Fried Cinnamon Apples
- Pan Seared Pork Chops with Apples (Fall-Inspired Dinner)
- Pork Chops with Apples Recipe: How to Make It
Wednesday
Meal: Cheesy Scrambled Eggs with Sourdough Toast and Grapes
Description: Fluffy scrambled eggs get stirred with melty American-style sliced cheese for a mild, kid-approved breakfast-for-dinner. Crisp sourdough toast and a bowl of sweet grapes round out the plate.
Sale items used: That's Smart Large Eggs, Food Club Sliced Cheese, Sourdough Baguette, California Grown Grapes
Prep time: 15 minutes
Serving note: Use 6 eggs (3 per person) with 2 tbsp milk and 3 slices of cheese torn into the eggs. Toast half of the baguette, sliced into 6-8 pieces, and buttered. Serve with 1 lb grapes, washed and pulled into small clusters for kids. The remaining cheese slices go to Thursday, and the other half baguette and 6 eggs stay for other meals.
Recipes:
- Simple Cheesy Eggs on Toast
- Scrambled Eggs on Toast
- Scrambled Eggs On Toast - Super Easy Recipe!
Thursday
Meal: Baked Deli Meat and Cheese Sliders on King's Hawaiian Rolls
Description: Sweet Hawaiian rolls are stuffed with sliced turkey and melty cheese, brushed with butter, and baked until warm and gooey. Apple slices on the side keep it fresh and fun for little hands.
Sale items used: King's Hawaiian Rolls 4 Pk, Dietz & Watson Turkey Selection, Food Club Sliced Cheese, Honeycrisp Apples
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serving note: Use 4 rolls (2 sliders per person), 1/2 lb sliced deli turkey (about 2 oz per slider), and 4 slices cheese. Brush the tops with 1 tbsp melted butter and bake covered at 350°F for 10 minutes, then uncovered for 5 more minutes. Serve with the 1 lb Honeycrisp apples (about 2 apples), sliced.
Recipes:
- Easy Sliders Recipe with Hawaiian Rolls
- Ham & Cheese Hawaiian Roll Sliders Are the Ultimate Game Day Food
- Baked Ham and Cheese Sliders on Hawaiian Rolls
Friday
Meal: Oven-Baked Baby Back Pork Ribs with Shells & Cheese and Green Beans
Description: A half rack of tender, slow-baked ribs gets a sweet and mild barbecue glaze that kids love to eat with their hands. Creamy shells and cheese and buttery green beans make it a full, comforting dinner.
Sale items used: Baby Back Pork Ribs, That's Smart Shells & Cheese, That's Smart Vegetables (green beans)
Prep time: 15 minutes (plus 2 hours baking)
Serving note: Buy about 2 lb of ribs, which is roughly a half rack and about 1 lb per person with bones. Thaw them in the fridge overnight if they are frozen. Season with salt, pepper, and garlic powder, wrap in foil, and bake at 300°F for 2 hours, then brush with mild barbecue sauce and broil 3-5 minutes. Make-ahead tip: bake the ribs earlier in the day or the night before, then reheat and glaze just before dinner. Prepare half to the whole box of shells and cheese, and heat 1 can green beans with a pat of butter.
Recipes:
- Oven baked bbq baby back ribs Recipe
- Easy BBQ Baby Back Ribs in the Oven
- Oven Baked Ribs (fall-off-the-bone!)
🛒 Shopping List
SHOPPING LIST
Buy on sale:
- Boneless Chicken Breast (1 lb): $2.99
- That's Smart Chicken Stuffing (x1): $1.29
- That's Smart Cream Soup (x1): $0.89
- That's Smart Vegetables, corn and green beans (x2): $1.78
- Mixed Pork Chops, Bone-In (1.25 lb): $1.86
- Honeycrisp Apples (2 lb): $3.98
- That's Smart Large Eggs, Dozen (x1): $1.69
- Food Club Sliced Cheese (x1): $1.69
- Sourdough Baguette (x1): $2.49
- California Grown Grapes (1 lb): $2.99
- King's Hawaiian Rolls, 4 Pk (x1): $1.00
- Dietz & Watson Turkey Selection (0.5 lb): $4.00
- Baby Back Pork Ribs (2 lb): $5.98
- That's Smart Shells & Cheese (x1): $1.49
Pantry staples needed:
- Butter
- Milk
- Salt and black pepper
- Ground cinnamon
- Granulated sugar
- Garlic powder
- Mild barbecue sauce
🏷️ All sale items this week
SALE ITEMS FOUND
Meats on sale:
- Swaggerty's Sausage Patties, Mild, 30 Ct: $7.99 each
- Baby Back Pork Ribs, Previously Frozen: $2.99/lb
- Wright Bacon, Selected Varieties, 24 Oz: $7.99 each
- Certified Angus Beef Chuck Roast (digital coupon): $5.99/lb
- Butterball Turkey (with additional $50 purchase): $0.96/lb
- Butterball Turkey (without additional $50 purchase): $1.69/lb
- Boneless Chicken Breast, Fresh, Jumbo or Family Pack: $2.99/lb
- Ground Chuck, 80% Lean, 3 Lbs or More: $5.99/lb
- Top Sirloin Steak, Certified Angus Beef: $8.99/lb
- Chuck Roast, Certified Angus Beef: $6.99/lb
- Cooked Shrimp, Wild Caught USA, 21/30 Ct: $9.99/lb
- Prime Top Sirloin Steak, Certified Angus Beef: $10.99/lb
- Smithfield Pork Loin Filet, Selected Varieties, 27.2 Oz: $5.99 each
- Smithfield Prime Fresh Meat, Selected Varieties, 7-8 Oz: $2.99 each
- Carolina Pride Bacon, Selected Varieties, 12 Oz: $5.49 each
- Mixed Pork Chops, Bone-In, Family Pack: $1.49/lb
- Wampler's Sausage, Selected Varieties, 16 Oz: $2.99 each
- Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Meat, Selected Varieties, 16 Oz: $5.99 each
- Stuffed Jalapeño Peppers, Made In-Store: $11.99/lb
Deli and prepared on sale:
- Made Fresh In-Store Snack Cups: $1.99 each
- Mustard Potato Salad, Sweet & Tangy Slaw, Macaroni Salad, 15-16 Oz: $3.99 each
- Breakfast Special, Includes Breakfast Meat, Two Eggs, Biscuit & Gravy: $2.99 each
- Large Popcorn Bag, Made Fresh In-Store, 14 Oz: $4.00 each
- Wraps, Selected Varieties, Each: $5.00 each
- 4 Piece Chicken Tenders or 4 Piece Fried/Baked Chicken: $5.00 each
- 1 Slice of Pizza and a 21 Oz Drink: $4.00 each
- Snack Packs, Selected Varieties, Made Fresh: $5.00 each
- Half Pie, Selected Varieties: $5.00 each
- Spinach Dip, In the Deli: $5.99/lb
- Dietz & Watson Turkey Selection (coupon): $7.99/lb
- Weekend Dinner Deal Breakfast Night: $10.99 each
Produce on sale:
- Gala Apples, Basket & Bushel, 5 Lb: $4.99 each
- Exotic Fruit Bowl, Made Fresh In-Store: $4.99/lb
- Russet Potatoes, Basket & Bushel, 10 Lb: $4.99 each
- Tomatoes on the Vine, Fresh: $1.69/lb
- Honeycrisp Apples or D'Anjou Pears: $1.99/lb
- Acorn, Butternut or Spaghetti Squash, Fresh: $0.99/lb
- California Grown Red, White or Black Grapes: $2.99/lb
- Sliced Apple Bowls, Made Fresh In-Store: $4.99/lb
- Oven & Grill Ready Pans, Starting At: $4.49/lb
Dairy and eggs on sale:
- Food Club Sliced Cheese, Selected Varieties, 6-8 Oz: $1.69 each
- Fairlife Milk, Selected Varieties, 52 Oz: $4.99 each
- Simply Orange Juice, Selected Varieties, 46 Oz: $3.99 each
- Food Club Heavy Whipping Cream, Selected Varieties, 16 Oz: $3.59 each
- That's Smart Large Eggs, Dozen: $1.69 each
- Food Club Sour Cream, Selected Varieties, 16 Oz: $1.99 each
- Philadelphia Soft Cream Cheese, Selected Varieties, 7.5-8 Oz: $3.49 each
- Food Club Butter, Selected Varieties, 16 Oz (coupon): $2.99 each
- Food Club Twin Pack Cream Cheese, 8 Oz (coupon): $2.79 each
- That's Smart Cream Cheese, 8 Oz: $1.69 each
- Litehouse Caramel Dip, 16 Oz: $3.99 each
Bakery and bread on sale:
- Apple Fritters or Long Johns, Bakery Fresh, 4 Ct: $2.99 each
- Rhodes Yeast or Cinnamon Rolls, Frozen, 36.5-48 Oz: $4.99 each
- Sourdough Baguette or Half Sourdough: $2.49 each
- Chocolate Chip Cookies, Baked Fresh In-Store, Dozen: $5.00 each
- King's Hawaiian Rolls, 4 Pk (add-on): $1.00 each
- King's Hawaiian Rolls, Selected Varieties, 12 Ct: $5.00 each
- Bakery Fresh Brownies, Selected Varieties: $6.00 each
- Pillsbury Grands! Biscuits, Crescents, Cinnamon Rolls, 8 Ct: 2 for $5.00
Pantry on sale:
- Pillsbury Cookie Dough or Capri Sun, Selected Varieties, 14-16.5 Oz: $2.99 each
- Ritz Crackers, Nilla Wafers, Oreos, Selected Varieties, 8.1-13.7 Oz: $3.49 each
- Nature Valley Granola Bars or General Mills Cereal Bars, 12 Ct/16 Oz: $3.99 each
- Mott's Fruit Snacks, Family Pack, 40 Ct: $6.99 each
- Old El Paso Refried Beans or Dinner Kit: 2 for $6.00
- Progresso Pitmaster Soup or Old El Paso Soup, 18.5-19 Oz: 2 for $6.00
- Progresso Broth or Old El Paso Taco Shells: 2 for $4.00
- Food Club Marshmallows, Selected Varieties, 16 Oz: $1.99 each
- Food Club Cut Yams, In Light Syrup, 40 Oz: $3.69 each
- Food Club Gravy, Selected Varieties, 12 Oz: $1.99 each
- Food Club Mashed Potatoes, Instant, 26.7 Oz: $4.29 each
- Libby's Corn or Green Beans, 14.5-15.25 Oz: $0.99 each
- Stove Top Stuffing, Selected Varieties, 6 Oz: 2 for $5.00
- Ocean Spray Cranberry Sauce, 14 Oz: 2 for $5.00
- Kraft Caramels, 11 Oz: $2.99 each
- Libby's Pumpkin, 100% Pure, 15 Oz: 2 for $5.00
- Food City All Purpose Flour, 5 Lb: $2.99 each
- Allen's Italian Green Beans, Selected Varieties, 28 Oz (coupon): $1.99 each
- Diamond Pecans or Walnuts, Selected Varieties, 6-10 Oz: $5.99 each
- Food Club Spices, Selected Varieties, 1.5-3.12 Oz: $2.49 each
- Hershey's Baking Chips, Selected Varieties, 8-12 Oz: 2 for $9.00
- Food Club Graham Cracker Pie Crust, 6 Oz (coupon): $1.49 each
- Hershey's XL Chocolate Bar, Selected Varieties, 4-4.4 Oz: $2.99 each
- Food Club Oil, Selected Varieties, 40 Oz: $3.69 each
- Food Club Powdered Sugar, Selected Varieties, 32 Oz (coupon): $1.79 each
- Jell-O No Bake Cheesecake Mix or Oreo, 11.1-19.6 Oz: $4.99 each
- Green Bean Casserole Bundle (Hanover Green Beans, French's Fried Onions, Food Club Cream of Mushroom): $5.00
- Herr's Snacks, Selected Varieties, 1.5-2.75 Oz: 12 for $10.00
- Table Talk Pie, Selected Varieties, 4 Oz: 12 for $10.00
- Old El Paso Taco Seasoning, Selected Varieties, 0.85-1 Oz: 12 for $10.00
- Food Club Beans, Selected Varieties, 16 Oz: 12 for $10.00
- Kay's Ice Cream, Snickers or M&M's, Selected Varieties, 16 Oz: $1.00 each
- Fanta, Selected Varieties, 16 Oz: $1.00 each
- That's Smart Oyster Crackers, 9 Oz: $1.00 each
- smart water, Water Joe, Lipton Tea, Selected Varieties: $1.00 each
- Kind Bars, Selected Varieties, 1.4-2.2 Oz: $1.00 each
- Bush's Baked Beans, Selected Varieties, 21.5-28 Oz (coupon): $2.49 each
- Bush's Chili Beans, Selected Varieties, 15.2-16 Oz (coupon): $1.29 each
- Bush's Best Beans, Black Beans, 15-16 Oz (coupon): $1.24 each
- Bush's Sidekicks, Selected Varieties, 15-15.1 Oz (coupon): $1.29 each
- That's Smart Shells & Cheese, Selected Varieties, 12-14 Oz: $1.49 each
- That's Smart Sugar, Granulated, 4 Lb: $2.99 each
- That's Smart Peanut Butter, 16 Oz: $1.99 each
- That's Smart Drinking Water, 24 Pk, 16.9 Oz Btls: $3.99 each
- That's Smart Broth, Selected Varieties, 32 Oz: $1.59 each
- That's Smart Chicken Stuffing, 6 Oz: $1.29 each
- That's Smart Cream Soup, Selected Varieties, 10.5 Oz: $0.89 each
- That's Smart Vegetables, Selected Varieties, 14.5-15.25 Oz: $0.89 each
- That's Smart Worcestershire Sauce, 10 Ct: $1.29 each
Frozen on sale:
- Previously Frozen Baby Back Pork Ribs: $2.99/lb (listed under meats)
- Crav'n Flavor Ice Cream, Toaster Novelties, Quesadillas, Selected Varieties, 48 Oz: 2 for $5.00
- Crav'n Flavor Pizza, Selected Varieties, 14.5-32.7 Oz: $2.99 each
- Kellogg's Rice Krispies Treats or Crav'n Flavor Beef Jerky/Popcorn, 6 Ct: $2.49 each
- Totino's Pizza Rolls, White Castle Sliders or Propel Water, Selected Varieties: $3.99 each
- Food Club Deluxe Shells & Cheese or Hearty Soup, 18.8-19 Oz: 3 for $5.00
- Stouffer's Entrees, Devour Entrees, Wesson Cooking Oil, Lean Cuisine, 5.25-12.75 Oz: $2.99 each
- PictSweet Sweet Potato Casserole, Frozen, 22 Oz: $5.99 each
- Athens Phyllo Shells, Selected Varieties, 15 Ct: 2 for $5.00
- Simply Potatoes, Selected Varieties, 20 Oz: 2 for $5.00
- Stouffer's Family Size Entrees, 57 Oz: $12.99 each
- Crav'n Flavor Hash Brown Potatoes, Frozen, 16-32 Oz: $3.69 each
- Food Club Pie Crusts, Frozen, Selected Varieties, 15-16 Oz: $3.29 each
- Food Club Whipped Topping, Aerosol, 6.5 Oz: $2.59 each
- Food Club Whipped Topping, Frozen, 8 Oz (coupon): $1.09 each
- Food Club Fruit, Frozen, Selected Varieties, 12-16 Oz: $3.59 each
- Totino's Ultimate Pizza, Frozen, Selected Varieties, 10.69-12.21 Oz: 2 for $5.00
- Food Club Steamin' Easy Vegetables or That's Smart Pizza, Frozen, Selected Varieties: $1.00 each
- Simply Done Slow Cooker Liners, 4 Ct (coupon): $1.99 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.
$34.12
for 2 people · $17.06 per person
📍 Disclaimer: Prices and availability are based on the Food City weekly sales flyer for the week of November 04, 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.