Giant Kid-Friendly Meal Plan

📅 Week of October 07 through October 13, 2026 🍽️ 2 people kid-friendly
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5-DAY MEAL PLAN

Monday
Meal: Pan-Seared Center-Cut Pork Chops with Mashed Russet Potatoes and Green Beans
Description: Two golden pork chops are seared until juicy and served with creamy mashed potatoes made from two russets. Buttery green beans on the side keep it simple and familiar for kids.
Sale items used: Center-Cut Pork Chops, Giant Russet Potatoes, Nature's Promise Organic Green Beans, Plugrà European Style Butter
Prep time: 35 minutes
Serving note: Use 2 bone-in or boneless chops, about 1 lb total. Peel and boil 2 russets from the bag, then mash with 2 tbsp butter and a splash of milk. Steam about 2 cups of green beans from the package. Save the rest of the beans and potatoes for other uses.
Recipes:
- Pan Seared Pork Chops with Green Beans and Mushrooms and Mashed New Potatoes
- Sheet Pan Pork Chops, Potatoes, and Green Beans
- Easy Sheet Pan Pork Chops with Potatoes and Green Beans

Tuesday
Meal: Beef Taco Night with Old El Paso Taco Shells
Description: Mild seasoned ground beef is piled into crunchy taco shells, and everyone builds their own. Cheese and diced tomato are the only toppings needed.
Sale items used: 80% Lean Ground Beef, Old El Paso Taco Shells, Giant Shredded Cheese, Giant Tomatoes
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serving note: Use 0.75 lb ground beef, 4 to 6 taco shells (1 box), 1/2 cup shredded cheese (1 bag), and 1 tomato, diced. Season the beef with a mild taco seasoning or a pinch of salt, garlic powder, and cumin from the pantry.
Recipes:
- Simple Beef Tacos
- Quick and Easy Beef Tacos
- Classic Beef Tacos Recipe

Wednesday
Meal: Hot Dog Pasta Bake-Style Skillet with Premio Fresh Dinner Sausage and Barilla Pasta
Description: Sliced mild sausage simmers with pasta in a cheesy tomato sauce, all in one skillet. It tastes like a pasta bake without the oven.
Sale items used: Hebrew National Beef Franks or Premio Fresh Dinner Sausage, Barilla Pasta, Ragú Pasta Sauce, Giant Shredded Cheese
Prep time: 25 minutes
Serving note: Use 1 pack of sausage, sliced into coins, 1/2 box (about 6 oz) of pasta, and 1 jar of pasta sauce (you will use about 1 cup). Top with the leftover 1/2 cup shredded cheese from Tuesday's bag and cover until melted.
Recipes:
- Hot Dog Pasta Skillet Recipe
- One-Pot Hot Dog Pasta
- Hot Dog Pasta

Thursday
Meal: Rotisserie Chicken Rice Bowls with Carrots
Description: Shredded rotisserie chicken sits on warm rice with tender buttery carrots. Drizzle with a little pan juices or butter for a mild, comforting bowl.
Sale items used: Giant Rotisserie Chicken, Giant 90-Second Rice, Giant Cooking Carrots, Plugrà European Style Butter
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serving note: Use about half the rotisserie chicken (about 2 cups shredded) and save the rest for lunches. Use 2 pouches of rice (1 pack of 2 pouches) and 2 to 3 sliced carrots, cooked in butter until soft.
Recipes:
- Carrot-Ginger Chicken and Rice
- Sesame Ginger Chicken and Rice Bowls
- Rotisserie Chicken Burrito Bowls

Friday
Meal: Garlic Butter Skillet Shrimp with Mini Potatoes
Description: Plump shrimp are cooked in mild garlic butter and served with roasted or boiled mini potatoes. Simple peel-and-eat style fun for kids.
Sale items used: Jumbo Raw EZ Peel Shrimp, Red or Yellow Mini Potatoes, Plugrà European Style Butter
Prep time: 30 minutes
Serving note: Use 1 lb raw shrimp, peeled, and about 3/4 lb mini potatoes (half the bag). Boil the potatoes for 15 minutes, then toss in butter and a light touch of garlic. Cook shrimp 2 to 3 minutes per side in 2 tbsp butter.
Recipes:
- Shrimp and Potatoes Recipe - One Pan
- Garlic Butter Sheet Pan Shrimp
- Garlic Shrimp and Potatoes Recipe

🛒 Shopping List

SHOPPING LIST

Buy on sale:
- Center-Cut Pork Chops (1 lb): $2.99
- Giant Russet Potatoes (x1 bag): $3.99
- Nature's Promise Organic Green Beans (x1): $3.99
- 80% Lean Ground Beef (0.75 lb): $2.99
- Old El Paso Taco Shells (x1 box, half of a 2 for $4.00 deal): $2.00
- Giant Shredded Cheese (x1 bag, half of a 2 for $4.00 deal): $2.00
- Giant Tomatoes (x1): $1.99
- Premio Fresh Dinner Sausage (x1 pack): $4.99
- Giant Rotisserie Chicken (x1): $6.99
- Giant Cooking Carrots (x1): $1.99
- Jumbo Raw EZ Peel Shrimp (1 lb): $6.99
- Red or Yellow Mini Potatoes (x1 bag): $4.99
- Plugrà European Style Butter (x1): $3.49

Pantry staples needed:
- Pasta (Barilla), pasta sauce, and 90-second rice if not already on hand
- Milk, salt, pepper, garlic or garlic powder, mild taco seasoning or cumin

🏷️ All sale items this week

SALE ITEMS FOUND

Meats on sale:
- Whole Fresh Pork Tenderloin: $3.99/lb
- Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breast Tenderloins: $3.99/lb
- Baby Back-Style Pork Ribs: $4.99/lb
- Giant Rotisserie Chicken: $6.99 each
- 80% Lean Ground Beef: $3.99/lb
- Center-Cut Pork Chops: $2.99/lb
- Hormel Black Label Bacon: $3.99 each
- Snow Crab Clusters: $9.99/lb
- Jumbo Raw EZ Peel Shrimp: $6.99/lb
- Margaritaville Shrimp: $4.99 each
- Phillips Lobster or Crab Cakes: $7.99 each
- Gorton's Seafood: $5.99 each
- Nature's Promise Medium Cooked Shrimp Ring: $12.99 each
- Hebrew National Beef Franks or Premio Fresh Dinner Sausage: $4.99 each
- St. Louis-Style Pork Ribs: $3.99/lb
- Wellshire Bacon: $4.99 each
- Fresh Chicken Wings: $3.49/lb
- Lamb Loin Chops: $16.99/lb
- Just Bare Lightly Breaded or Roasted Frozen Cooked Chicken: $10.00 each
- Large Cooked Cocktail Shrimp: $9.99/lb
- Just Bare Lightly Breaded Chicken Patties: $10.00 each
- Just Bare Lightly Breaded Chicken Nuggets: $10.00 each
- Cooked Perfect Meatballs: $11.99 each
- Anytime Favorites Ham Steaks: 2 for $5.00
- Scott & Jon's Seafood Bowl: 2 for $10.00
- Handy Seafood: $6.99 each

Deli and prepared on sale:
- 8-Piece Dark Meat Chicken Fried or Baked: $5.99 each
- Fried Chicken Platter: $45.99 each
- Cookie & Brownie Bite Platter: $19.99 each
- Fresh Store-Made Vegetable Platter: $19.99 each
- Fresh Store-Cut Fruit Platter: $19.99 each
- Boneless Chicken Wing Platter: $27.99 each
- Pretzel Bite Tray with Mustard: $29.99 each
- Chicken Nuggets Platter: $14.49 each
- Panera Bread Soup: 3 for $12.00
- Giant American Cheese: $7.49/lb
- Boar's Head Low Sodium Turkey: $13.49/lb
- Giant Entrée: $8.99 each
- Main St. Bistro Baked or Roasted Side Dishes: $5.00 each
- Chick-fil-A Sauce: $4.49 each
- Giant Dill Pickles: 2 for $5.00

Produce on sale:
- Honeycrisp Apples: $1.99/lb
- Tote Bag Apples: $1.29/lb
- Nature's Promise Organic Blueberries: $4.99 each
- Giant Cooking Carrots: $1.99 each
- Red or Yellow Mini Potatoes: $4.99 each
- Anjou, Bartlett, Red or Bosc Pears: $1.49/lb
- Green or Yellow Squash: $1.99/lb
- Nature's Promise Organic Celery Hearts: $3.49 each
- Nature's Promise Organic Green Beans: $3.99 each
- Giant Tomatoes: $1.99 each
- Giant Salad Bowl: $3.49 each
- Blueberries, Raspberries or Blackberries: $2.49 each
- Red, Green or Black Seedless Grapes: $1.99/lb
- Giant Bell Peppers or Sweet Onions: 2 for $7.00
- Dole Salad Blend, Taste of Inspirations Angel Sweet Tomatoes or Mini Cucumbers: 2 for $6.00
- Nature's Promise Greenhouse Grown Salad: $2.99 each
- Giant Yellow Onions or Nature's Promise Organic Cooking Carrots: $2.49 each
- Giant Russet Potatoes: $3.99 each

Dairy and eggs on sale:
- Giant Grade A Large White Eggs: $1.79 each
- Pete & Gerry's Grade A Organic Brown Eggs: $4.99 each
- FAGE Greek Yogurt: $6.49 each
- Galbani String Cheese: $7.49 each
- Silk Almond or Dunkin' Coffee Creamer: 2 for $9.00
- Silk Soy or Almond Milk: 2 for $7.00
- Plugrà European Style Butter: $3.49 each
- Breakstone's Cottage Cheese Single Cup: 8 for $10.00
- Philadelphia Cream Cheese Spread: 2 for $7.00
- Oikos Pro, Activia or So Delicious Multipack Yogurt: 2 for $10.00
- Giant Cream Cheese Bar: $1.69 each
- Nature's Promise Organic Coconut Milk: $3.29 each
- Giant Evaporated Milk: 2 for $3.00
- Giant Sweetened Condensed Milk: 2 for $4.00
- Chobani Multipack Yogurt: 2 for $8.00
- Giant Shredded Cheese: 2 for $4.00
- Kraft Singles: 2 for $9.00
- FAGE Sour Cream: 2 for $4.00
- Giant Aerosol Whipped Topping: $3.69 each
- Pillsbury Grands! Biscuits, Crescents or Cinnamon Rolls: 2 for $6.00
- Giant Crescent Rolls: $2.49 each
- Alouette Crème de Brie: $4.99 each

Bakery and bread on sale:
- Giant Roundtop White Bread: $1.49 each
- Artesano Rolls or Bread: $2.99 each
- Giant Hamburger Rolls: $1.29 each
- Giant Sliced Panini Bread: $4.49 each
- Fall Favorites Donuts: 2 for $8.00
- Dave's Killer Bread, Rolls, Bagels, Bars or English Muffins or Canyon Bakehouse Baked Goods: $4.99 each
- Wonder Bread, Bagels or English Muffins or Tastykake Bagged Donuts: 2 for $5.00
- Giant Pound Cake: $5.49 each

Pantry on sale:
- Giant Canned Vegetables: $1.19 each
- Giant 90-Second Rice: 2 for $4.00
- Giant Pure Maple Syrup: $5.99 each
- Giant Ketchup: $1.69 each
- Giant Mustard: $1.99 each
- Giant Concord Grape Jelly: $2.49 each
- Giant Peanut Butter: $3.99 each
- Giant Mayonnaise: $4.99 each
- Giant Broth: 2 for $3.00
- Giant Gravy: 2 for $3.00
- Giant Stuffing Mix: 2 for $3.00
- Giant Pie Crust: 2 for $5.00
- Giant Canned Pumpkin: 2 for $3.00
- Giant All Purpose Flour: $2.49 each
- Giant Granulated Sugar: $3.39 each
- Giant Chocolate Morsels: $2.99 each
- Giant Vanilla Extract: $4.99 each
- Nature's Promise Coffee: $7.99 each
- Dunkin' Coffee: $7.99 each
- Seattle's Best Coffee: $6.99 each
- Cafe Bustelo Brick Pack Coffee: $6.99 each
- Barilla Pasta: 3 for $4.00
- Ragú Pasta Sauce: 2 for $3.00
- Pace Salsa or Picante Sauce: 2 for $6.00
- Buitoni Cut Pasta: 2 for $5.00
- Mission Carb Balance Tortillas: $5.49 each
- McCormick Grill Mates Marinades: 2 for $3.00
- Dan-O's Seasoning: $6.59 each
- Old El Paso Taco Shells: 2 for $4.00
- Campbell's Condensed Sauce or Soup: 2 for $5.00
- Hamburger Helper: 2 for $5.00
- Hormel Chili: 2 for $5.00
- Filippo Berio Olive Oil: $4.99 each
- Ocean Spray Craisins: 2 for $5.00
- Golden Blossom Pure Honey: $8.99 each
- Mott's Applesauce: 2 for $6.00
- Giant Pancake Syrup: 2 for $3.00
- Kellogg's or Quaker Cereal: $3.49 each
- Nature Valley or Fiber One Bars or Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks: 2 for $6.00
- Campbell's Chunky Soup: 2 for $5.00
- Bush's Best Baked or Canned Beans: 4 for $5.00
- Mezzetta Roasted or Sliced Peppers: 2 for $5.00
- Walkerswood Jerk Seasoning: $5.99 each
- Ken's Salad Dressing: $3.99 each
- Giant Salad Dressing: $2.39 each
- Annie Chun's Noodle Bowl: 2 for $8.00

Frozen on sale:
- Nature's Promise Waffles: $2.99 each
- Giant Appetizers: $3.79 each
- Giant Ice Cream Bars: $4.29 each
- Taste of Inspirations Sorbetto: $6.79 each
- Giant Frozen Burger Patties: $11.99 each
- TGI Fridays Appetizers: 2 for $8.00
- Totino's Pizza Rolls: 2 for $9.00
- Newman's Own Thin & Crispy Crust Pizza: $4.99 each
- Smucker's Uncrustables: $4.49 each
- Banquet Classic Dinners: 3 for $5.00
- Stouffer's Satisfying Servings or Yellowstone Entrée: $4.99 each
- Lean Cuisine Protein Kick or Comfort Cravings: 4 for $12.00
- Trü Frü Fruit: $6.99 each
- Magnum Ice Cream Bars: $3.99 each
- Eggo Waffles, Pancakes, Protein or Thick & Fluffy: $4.99 each
- Jimmy Dean Breakfast Bowl: 2 for $6.00
- Freschetta Pizza: $3.99 each
- Helados Mexico Ice Cream Bars: $5.79 each
- Rice Krispies Treats or Eggo Ice Cream Sandwiches: $5.99 each
- Marie Callender's Pie or Dolly Parton's Pie or Custard Cup: $5.99 each
- Sandwich Bros. or Tennessee Pride Sandwiches: $5.99 each
- Birds Eye Voila! Family Size Skillet Meals or Gardein Ultimate Plant-Based: $6.99 each
- Banquet Mega Breakfast Bowl: 2 for $8.00
- Dolly Parton's Meals: 2 for $7.00
- Banquet Mega Bowls or Meals or Birds Eye Asparagus, Oven Roasters or Ultimate Vegetables: 3 for $9.00
- Marie Callender's Meal to Share: $5.99 each
- Birds Eye Voila! Skillet Meals: 2 for $9.00
- Giant Vegetables: 3 for $5.00
- Giant French Fried Potatoes or Tater Bites: 2 for $6.00
- Giant Guacamole: $4.49 each
- Giant Salsa: $3.99 each

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🛒 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.

$49.39

for 2 people  ·  $24.70 per person

📍 Disclaimer: Prices and availability are based on the Giant 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 Giant.