What’s for dinner?? Are you starting to dread hearing that word from your family?
Are you tired of asking yourself this question. Here is a new series that I hope inspires you to plan ahead in meal planning. When I have my dinners planned out the week before everything goes smoother. I’m not racing through the freezer hoping we have something or trying to defrost my meat in the microwave and become disappointed with the results.
Want to save money on groceries?!
Meal planning is it.
It doesn’t have to be elaborate. Really. Smaller meals. It really is better on your body. Less meat. We don’t need to eat a whole 5 lb. pack of meat in one sitting do we?!
Think simple.
Make a plan. Or just use my plan below!
Below is the Feed Your Family for Less at Tops Markets for the week of 5/17.
It will cost you $43.91. This is based on 4 servings per meal.
You will receive 200 extra gas points and 100 gas points just from coupon and total. That is a savings of $9 when you fill up 30 gallons.
You can go here to see my first post in this series.
Also I did not figure in your basic pantry items. Breakfast I just filled in based on things we usually always have. If you need cereal you can grab Apple Jacks for $0.50 at Tops this week with this printable coupon. Otherwise if interest continues I will do all three breakfast, lunch and dinner included in the price! But for lunch you can use many of these items. Get those creative juices flowing and think simple!
I must know your thoughts! So if you have a minute please leave a comment below. I tried to keep the printables plain and simple because who wants to waste money on ink right?! This is my first week offering printables and I am open to feedback! Tell me what your like or do not like please!
7 Day Meal Plan and Grocery List at a Glance
Monday
- Breakfast: Eggs & Toast
- Dinner: Millford Mini Chicken Cordon Blues with Side Salad( Earthbound farms and dressing)
Tuesday
- Breakfast: Oatmeal
- Dinner:Chicken Cutlets with Suddenly Salad
Wednesday
- Breakfast: Cereal
- Dinner: Quiche Lorraine ( Use some of your deli meat instead of the bacon in this recipe!)
Thursday
- Breakfast: Eggs and Toast
- Dinner: Stuffed Peppers with homemade dinner rolls
Friday
- Breakfast: Cereal
- Dinner: Hot Ham and Cheese Sandwiches ( Use your Fresh Hamburger buns!) With your choice of Frozen Organic Earthbound Farms veggies
Saturday
- Breakfast: Smoothie( Use whatever fruit and veggies you have and juice or milk!)
- Dinner: Hot Dogs on the grill with Bush’s Baked Beans and canteloupe
Sunday
- Breakfast: Homemade chocolate chip muffins( my fav. cho. chip muffin recipe!)
- Dinner: Chicken Thighs grilled with your choice of seasoning( not sure what to use just salt and pepper are always good too) and Sweet Corn on the cob!
Click here for weekly menu with items filled in
COUPONS YOU NEED ( Only 10 to bring to store)
TWO- $2/2 Earthbound Farms printable coupon here
ONE- $1/2 Earthbound Farms printable coupon here
ONE- $2 off a $10 Tops Organic Store coupon here or in store in Organic Spotlight Magazine
ONE- $5 off a $15 Earthbound Farms Savingstar offer
ONE-$0.20/1 Any brand Lettuce Ibotta offer here
ONE- $0.25/1 Bell Peppers Checkout 51 offer here
ONE- $1/2 Egglands Best Eggs coupon from 5/10 SS
ONE- $0.30/1 Eggs Ibotta offer here
ONE or TWO if your store allows a coupon a free item( ours does) $2/1Millford Chicken printable coupon here
ONE- $0.50/2 Suddenly Salad Printable coupons here
ONE- $0.50/2 Suddenly Salad Savingstar offers here ( activate before you shop)
ONE- $1/2 Kraft Shredded Cheese coupon from 4/26 SS
ONE- $1/2 Kraft Dressings printable coupon here ( change zipcode to 07738 than hit Food)
ONE- $1/1 Oscar Mayer Lunch Meat Tops Store Monopoly Coupon( I know many may not have it! but I got one so you may too!)
(Click here for printable shopping and coupons needed list )
Be sure to check out all the deals you can score at Tops in my Coupon Matchups here!
GROCERY SHOPPING LIST
PRODUCE
4- Earthbound Farms Organic Salad
1- 4 pk. of Bell Peppers
8- Fresh Sweet Corn on the Cob
1- Canteloupe
GROCERY
2- Suddenly Salad Pastas
2- Kraft Dressings
1- Bakery Fresh Hamburger Rolls
1- Bakery Fresh Hot Dog Rolls
1- Jar of Valu Time Pasta Sauce
MEAT
1- 5 lb. pack of Chicken Thighs
1- 3 lb. pack of Sahlen’s Hot Dogs
2- Packs Of Oscar Mayer Deli Meat
FROZEN
1- Organic Earthbound Farms Veggies
2- Millford Mini Chicken Cordon Blues
DAIRY
2- Dozen of Egglands Best Eggs
2- Kraft Cheese
Bonnie Lyn Smith
Nice job! All of your lists and printables look great! I find your meal planning so inspiring…wow! Great ideas! Thank you! Really impressed with what you’ve added to the site this week!
Tasia
Glad to hear! Thanks Bonnie!
Hillary
You have put a lot of work into this for your readers, gathering all they need into one place including coupons (so important!) and solid recipes. What an excellent resource!
I clicked on the weekly menu, however, and my internet stopped working. I am pretty certain it’s just my computer, though; it has never liked those kinds of files for some reason. I hope you get more feedback. I liked the layout of this post personally.
Tasia
Thanks HIllary! It is a lot of work! That is why I am hoping I get some more feedback here! I am glad to hear you liked it!