Kroger Kid-Friendly Meal Plan
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5-DAY MEAL PLAN
Monday
Meal: Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Butternut Squash and Apples
Description: A small portion of tender, mildly seasoned pork tenderloin is roasted on one pan with sweet cubes of butternut squash and apple wedges. The squash and apples caramelize slightly, giving a gentle, familiar sweetness kids enjoy.
Sale items used: Boneless Pork Tenderloin, Butternut Squash, Honeycrisp or Sugar Bee Apples, Kroger Butter
Prep time: 45 minutes
Serving note: Use 0.5 lb pork tenderloin (ask the meat counter to cut this amount), about 1 cup (0.75 lb whole squash, peeled and cubed) butternut squash, and 1 medium apple cut in wedges. Toss with 1 tsp melted butter, a pinch of salt and a little cinnamon. Roast at 425 F for 25 to 30 minutes, until the pork reaches 145 F, then rest it 5 minutes and slice into coins. Start the squash 10 minutes before the pork so everything finishes together.
Recipes:
- Pork Tenderloin with Apples and Squash
- Roast Pork Tenderloin with Butternut Squash
- Pork, Apple & Roasted Butternut Squash Recipe
Tuesday
Meal: Cheesy Beef Cottage Pie with Mashed Potato Topping
Description: Mild, savory ground beef and soft vegetables are baked in a small ramekin under a fluffy mashed potato blanket and a layer of melted cheddar. It is cozy, familiar comfort food in a kid-sized portion.
Sale items used: Boneless Chuck Roast (ground at the meat counter), Idahoan Mashed Potatoes, Del Monte Vegetables, Sargento Cheese, Kroger Butter
Prep time: 40 minutes
Serving note: Ask the butcher to grind 0.4 lb of chuck roast (about 6.4 oz). Brown the beef, then stir in 1/2 can drained Del Monte mixed vegetables or peas and carrots, 1 tsp flour and 2 Tbsp water mixed with 1 tsp ketchup, and simmer 5 minutes. Spoon into a ramekin. Top with 1 prepared Idahoan single serving (about 3/4 cup) and 1/4 cup shredded cheddar. Bake at 400 F for 15 minutes, then broil for 2 minutes. Save the other half can of vegetables for the next day.
Recipes:
- Cheesy Cottage Pie: A Comfort Food Favorite
- Cottage Pie with Cheesy Mashed Potatoes
- Classic Cottage Pie with Cheesy Mashed Potato Topping Recipe
Wednesday
Meal: Cheesy Garlic Chicken Naan Flatbreads with Cucumber Slices
Description: A naan round is brushed with garlic butter, topped with bite-sized chicken and gooey mozzarella, then baked until bubbly. It is served with cool, crunchy cucumber slices on the side for a fun, build-your-own feel.
Sale items used: Simple Truth Natural Boneless Chicken Breasts, Stonefire Naan, Sargento Cheese, Private Selection Mini Seedless Cucumbers, Kroger Butter
Prep time: 25 minutes
Serving note: Use 0.4 lb chicken breast (about 6.4 oz), diced small and sauteed in 1 tsp butter until cooked through. Brush 1 naan with 1 tsp melted butter mixed with a pinch of garlic powder, then top with the chicken and 1/3 cup shredded mozzarella. Bake at 400 F for 8 to 10 minutes. Serve with 1/2 mini cucumber, sliced into rounds. The second naan in the pack can be frozen or used as toast.
Recipes:
- Spicy Garlic Chicken Flatbread
- Cheesy Garlic Naan
- Cheese-Filled Garlic Naan Recipe (No-Knead Skillet)
Thursday
Meal: Garlic Butter Shrimp over Rice with Vegetables
Description: Plump shrimp are sauteed in mild garlic butter and spooned over fluffy rice, with soft, buttery vegetables on the side. It is a quick, gentle-flavored dinner with no heat.
Sale items used: Kroger Extra Large Peeled & Deveined Shrimp, Minute Rice Microwave Cups, Del Monte Vegetables, Kroger Butter
Prep time: 15 minutes
Serving note: Use 6 to 8 extra large shrimp (about 4 oz) from the 2 lb bag. Thaw in cold water for 10 minutes, or overnight in the fridge. Saute in 1 Tbsp butter with a little minced garlic for 3 to 4 minutes, until pink. Serve over 1 microwaved Minute Rice cup with the other half can of warmed Del Monte vegetables. Freeze the rest of the shrimp bag in small portions for future meals.
Recipes:
- Garlic Shrimp and Rice Recipe
- Garlic Butter Shrimp and Rice with Lemon
- Garlic Butter Shrimp Rice Bowls With Veggies and Lime
Friday
Meal: Cinnamon Swirl French Toast with Scrambled Eggs and Apple Slices
Description: Thick cinnamon swirl bread is dipped in a sweet egg-milk custard and pan-toasted until golden, with soft scrambled eggs on the side. Crisp apple slices round out the plate with a fresh, fruity crunch.
Sale items used: Pepperidge Farm Swirl Bread, Simple Truth Cage-Free Brown Eggs, Kroger Milk, Honeycrisp or Sugar Bee Apples, Kroger Butter
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serving note: Use 2 slices of swirl bread, 3 eggs total (1 for the dip with 2 Tbsp milk and a dash of cinnamon and vanilla, 2 for scrambling in 1 tsp butter), and 1 medium apple sliced. Cook the French toast in 1 tsp butter for 2 to 3 minutes per side. Serve with a small drizzle of syrup if you like.
Recipes:
- Easy Cinnamon Swirl French Toast Recipe
- Cinnamon Apple French Toast Recipe
- Apple and Cinnamon French Toast
🛒 Shopping List
SHOPPING LIST
Buy on sale:
- Boneless Pork Tenderloin (0.5 lb): $1.50
- Butternut Squash (0.75 lb): $1.12
- Honeycrisp or Sugar Bee Apples (1 lb, about 2 medium): $1.49
- Boneless Chuck Roast, ground at the counter (0.4 lb): $3.20
- Idahoan Mashed Potatoes (x1 pack): $0.99
- Del Monte Vegetables (x2 cans): $1.98
- Sargento Cheese (x2 packs, cheddar and mozzarella): $5.00
- Simple Truth Natural Boneless Chicken Breasts (0.4 lb): $1.60
- Stonefire Naan (x1 pack): $3.00
- Private Selection Mini Seedless Cucumbers (x1 pack): $2.99
- Kroger Extra Large Peeled & Deveined Shrimp (x1 2 lb bag): $12.00
- Minute Rice Microwave Cups (x1 cup): $0.99
- Kroger Butter 2-Pack (x1 pack): $3.99
- Pepperidge Farm Swirl Bread (x1 loaf): $2.49
- Simple Truth Cage-Free Brown Eggs (x1 18 ct carton): $3.99
- Kroger Milk Half Gallon (x1): $1.59
Pantry staples needed:
- Salt and black pepper
- Garlic powder or fresh garlic
- Cinnamon
- Vanilla extract
- All-purpose flour
- Ketchup
- Maple or pancake syrup (optional)
🏷️ All sale items this week
SALE ITEMS FOUND
Meats on sale:
- Simple Truth Natural Boneless Chicken Breasts (Big Pack): $3.99/lb with card
- Boneless Chuck Roast: $7.99/lb with card
- Boneless Pork Tenderloin or Bone-In Pork Back Ribs: $2.99/lb with card
- Kroger Extra Large Peeled & Deveined Shrimp (2 lb bag): $12.00 each with card
- Wild-Caught Snow Crab Clusters: $10.99/lb with card
- Kroger Seasoned Pork Carnitas or Braised Beef Barbacoa (Meat Entrée): $6.99 each*
- Ball Park Meat Franks: $1.77 each with digital coupon
- Boneless Strip Steaks (Family Pack): $15.99/lb with card
- Kroger Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts (3 lb): $9.99 with card
- Kroger 93% Lean Ground Beef (3 lb package): $7.49/lb with card
- Simple Truth Organic 90% Lean Ground Beef (3 lb): $25.00 with card
- Kroger Dinner Sausage or Kroger Bacon: $3.99 with card
- Atlantic Salmon Fillet Portion: $12.00 with card
- Eastern Seas Sea Scallops (Frozen): $12.00 with card
- Butterball Turkey (Frozen, 10 lbs and up): $1.28/lb with card
Deli and prepared on sale:
- Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Lunch Meat or Claussen Pickles: $2.99 each with digital coupon
- Hillshire Farm Reserve Lunch Meat: $3.99 each
- Private Selection Italian Meat: $4.49 each
- GoGo Squeez Applesauce Pouches: $6.99 each*
- Deli Kitchen Fried Chicken: $5.00 with card
- In-Store Made Fruit Tray with Dip: $22.99 with card
- Private Selection Haunted Halloween Sushi Combo: $10.00 with card
Produce on sale:
- Cuties Seedless Mandarins (3 lb Bag): $3.99 with card
- Raspberries or Blackberries (6 oz): 2 for $4.00 with card
- Kroger Russet Potatoes (10 lb Bag): $5.00 with card
- Avocados (4 ct Bag): $3.99 with card
- Honeycrisp or Sugar Bee Apples or Bartlett Pears: $1.49/lb with digital coupon
- Nature Sweet Seasonal Medley Tomatoes: $2.99 with card
- Jumbo Blueberries: $5.99 with card
- Butternut, Acorn or Spaghetti Squash: $1.49/lb with card
- Private Selection Mini Seedless Cucumbers or Snacking Tomatoes: $2.99 each with digital coupon
- Private Selection Asian Pears (3 ct): $8.99 with card
- Kroger Red Onions (3 lb Bag): $4.29 with card
Dairy and eggs on sale:
- Kroger Butter (2-Pack): $3.99 with card
- Kroger Milk (Half Gallon): $1.59 each with digital coupon
- Sargento Cheese: 2 for $5.00 with card
- Simple Truth Cage-Free Brown Eggs (18 ct): $3.99 each with digital coupon
- Dannon Light + Fit Greek Yogurt (4-Pack): $2.49 each*
- International Delight Creamer: $2.49 each with digital coupon
- Simple Truth Almondmilk: 2 for $5.00 with card
- Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk: $2.99 with card
Bakery and bread on sale:
- Mini Cupcakes or Frosted Sugar Cookies: $4.00 each with digital coupon
- Glazed Donuts or Private Selection Fresh Baked Butter Croissants: $5.00 with card
- Kroger Signature Pizza: $8.00 with card
- Fresh Baked Cookies: $3.00 with card
- Stonefire Naan: 2 for $6.00 with card
- Pepperidge Farm Swirl Bread: $2.49 each*
Pantry on sale:
- Nabisco Oreo or Chips Ahoy Family Size Cookies: $3.49 each with card
- Campbell's Chunky or Protein Soup: $1.49 each with digital coupon
- Nestlé Toll House Morsels: $3.49 each with digital coupon
- Lay's Potato or Kettle Cooked Potato Chips: $1.99 each with digital coupon
- Skippy Peanut Butter or Planters Peanuts: $1.99 each with digital coupon
- Kool Aid Jammers: $1.99 each with digital coupon
- Pace Salsa or Picante Sauce: $1.99 each with digital coupon
- Goldfish Crackers or Annie's Fruit Snacks: $7.99 each
- Hellmann's Mayonnaise: $4.49 each
- Nature Valley Biscuits or Farm Rich Breakfast Entree: $4.99 each
- General Mills Cereal: $1.79 each
- Jif Peanut Butter: $4.99 each
- Dasani Water or Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks: $3.99 each
- Cheez-It or Club Family Size Crackers: $4.49 each
- Blue Diamond Almonds or Chomps Chomplings Meat Sticks: $6.99 each
- Pure Leaf Tea or Dunkin' Coffee: $12.99 each
- Green Mountain or McCafe K-Cups: $18.99 each
- Miracle Whip or Kraft Mayo: $3.99 each
- Betty Crocker Brownie Mix or Tree Top Juice: $1.99 each
- Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing or Velveeta Shells & Cheese: $5.99 each
- Kellogg's Cereal: $2.29 each
- Heinz Ketchup or Duke's Mayo: $3.49 each
- Rao's Pasta Sauce: $7.99 each
- Simple Truth Organic Broth or Kroger Saltine Crackers: $2.00 with card
- Kroger Peanuts: $2.00 with card
- Kroger Orange Juice (Gallon): $7.00 with card
- Bubly Sparkling Water or Lower Sugar Gatorade: $4.00 with card
- Gatorade Thirst Quencher (18-Pack): $9.99 with card
- Coca-Cola, Pepsi or Sun Drop (6-Pack Bottles): 3 for $10.00 with card
- Pacific Foods Organic Soup: 2 for $7.00 with card
- Boulder Canyon Potato Chips or Happy Snacks Animal Crackers: $3.99 with card
- Spindrift Sparkling Water: $6.49 with card
- Simple Truth Organic Ghee: $10.99 with card
- Patak's Simmer Sauce or Chutney: $4.99 with card
- Kroger Whole Cashews: $4.99 with card
- Kroger Basmati Rice: $8.49 with card
- Simple Truth Organic Coconut Flakes or Chips: 2 for $3.00 with card
- Kroger Salad Dressing or Marinades: 2 for $4.00 with card
- Powerade: 10 for $10.00 with card
- Kroger Coffee Pods: $29.99 each
- Yogi Tea: $2.49 each
- Kroger Steamable Vegetables: $0.99 each with card (mix & match 5+)
- Knorr Sides: $0.99 each with card
- Campbell's Cream of Chicken or Mushroom Soup: $0.99 each with card
- Campbell's Chicken Noodle or Tomato Soup: $0.99 each with card
- Campbell's Gravy: $0.99 each with card
- Idahoan Mashed Potatoes: $0.99 each with card
- Minute Rice Microwave Cups: $0.99 each with card
- Swanson Broth: $0.99 each with card
- Kroger Paste: $0.99 each with card
- Kind Bar: $0.99 each with card
- Del Monte Vegetables: $0.99 each with card
- Martha White Muffin Mix: $0.99 each with card
- Pillsbury Moist Supreme Cake Mix: $0.99 each with card
- Takis: $0.99 each with card
- Slim Jim: $0.99 each with card
- Sparkling Ice: $0.99 each with card
Frozen on sale:
- Red Baron Pizza: $2.99 each with digital coupon
- Farm Rich Appetizer or Impossible Entrée: $4.99 each
- Jose Ole Taquitos or Mini Tacos: $5.49 each
- Foster Farms Corn Dogs or El Monterey Quesadillas: $5.99 each*
- Saffron Road Entrée: $3.99 with card
- DiGiorno Pizza: 2 for $10.00 with card
- Kroger Ice Cream or Frozen Dairy Dessert Sandwiches: $1.99 each with digital coupon
- Private Selection Ice Cream: $5.00 with card
- Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream or Talenti Gelato: $3.49 each with digital coupon
- Tyson Frozen Chicken or Blue Diamond Almonds: $12.99 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.
$47.92
for 1 person · $47.92 per person
📍 Disclaimer: Prices and availability are based on the Kroger weekly sales flyer for the week of October 28, 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 Kroger.