Giant Kid-Friendly Meal Plan
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BUDGET RATIONALE
Why these meals: This week's plan leans on simple, familiar proteins your kids will actually eat, from Monday's build-your-own beef sliders to Tuesday's crispy oven-baked chicken leg quarters, and it keeps sides just as approachable with sweet corn, green beans, squash, and asparagus rounding things out. Wednesday's pan-seared pork tenderloin is mild and quick, Thursday's sausage and pepper skillet brings easy one-pan flavor without any spice overload, and Friday's baked salmon on a plank is a gentle way to ease kids into seafood night. Sweet corn shows up twice, on Monday and again Thursday, so you're getting good use out of that sale item across the week. Everything here is straightforward to cook on a weeknight, using sale cuts from the meat and produce sections so your cart stays focused and your dinners stay stress-free.
5-DAY MEAL PLAN
Monday
Meal: Beef Sliders with Corn on the Cob
Description: Juicy grilled beef patties served on soft slider rolls, a fun handheld dinner kids can build themselves. Sweet corn on the side keeps it simple and familiar.
Sale items used: 73% Lean Ground Beef, King's Hawaiian Slider, Pretzel Slider, Sub Rolls or Hamburger Buns, Sweet Corn
Prep time: 25 minutes
Serving note: 1.5 lb ground beef formed into small patties, 1 package King's Hawaiian Slider Rolls, 4 ears Sweet Corn.
Tuesday
Meal: Oven-Baked Chicken Leg Quarters with Green Beans
Description: Crispy baked chicken leg quarters seasoned simply and roasted until golden, paired with tender green beans. A cozy, familiar dinner the whole family can enjoy.
Sale items used: Fresh Chicken Leg Quarters, Giant Green Beans or Brussels Sprouts
Prep time: 50 minutes
Serving note: 3 lb Fresh Chicken Leg Quarters, 1 container Giant Green Beans.
Recipes:
- Oven baked BBQ chicken drumsticks with green beans
Wednesday
Meal: Pan-Seared Pork Tenderloin with Sauteed Squash
Description: Lightly seared pork tenderloin sliced into medallions, cooked quickly in a skillet until browned outside and tender inside, served with soft sauteed squash. A mild, easy dinner kids will find approachable.
Sale items used: Fresh Pork Tenderloins or Marinated Filets, Green or Yellow Squash
Prep time: 35 minutes
Serving note: 1.5 lb Fresh Pork Tenderloin, 1.5 lb Green or Yellow Squash.
Thursday
Meal: Sausage and Pepper Skillet with Corn
Description: Sliced dinner sausage cooked in a skillet with sweet peppers until lightly caramelized, served alongside buttered corn. A colorful, easy one-pan dinner with mild flavor.
Sale items used: Giant Smoked or Fresh Dinner Sausage, Hot House Peppers, Sweet Corn
Prep time: 30 minutes
Serving note: 1 Giant Smoked or Fresh Dinner Sausage, 3 Hot House Peppers, 4 ears Sweet Corn.
Recipes:
- Easy Italian Sausage and Corn Skillet Recipe
Friday
Meal: Baked Salmon Fillet on a Plank with Asparagus
Description: A mild, flaky baked salmon fillet cooked right on its plank for gentle, even roasting, served with tender roasted asparagus. A simple, approachable seafood night for kids.
Sale items used: Salmon Fillet on a Plank, Asparagus
Prep time: 30 minutes
Serving note: 1 Salmon Fillet on a Plank (serves 4), 1.5 lb Asparagus.
Recipes:
- Sheet Pan Salmon and Asparagus (with Video)
🛒 Shopping List
SHOPPING LIST
Buy on sale:
- 73% Lean Ground Beef (1.5 lb): $5.24
- King's Hawaiian Slider, Pretzel Slider, Sub Rolls or Hamburger Buns (1 each): $5.49
- Sweet Corn (8 ears total): $2.00
- Fresh Chicken Leg Quarters (3 lb): $3.87
- Giant Green Beans or Brussels Sprouts (1 each): $2.49
- Fresh Pork Tenderloins or Marinated Filets (1.5 lb): $5.99
- Green or Yellow Squash (1.5 lb): $2.99
- Giant Smoked or Fresh Dinner Sausage (1 each): $3.99
- Hot House Peppers (3 for $5.00): $5.00
- Salmon Fillet on a Plank (1 each): $7.99
- Asparagus (1.5 lb): $5.24
Pantry staples needed:
- Salt, pepper, cooking oil or butter for searing
- Ketchup and mustard for sliders
- Garlic powder or Italian seasoning (optional)
🏷️ All sale items this week
SALE ITEMS FOUND
Meats on sale:
- 73% Lean Ground Beef, Family Size: $3.49/lb
- Jumbo Raw EZ Peel Shrimp: $6.99/lb with digital coupon
- 8-Piece Dark Meat Chicken, Fried or Baked: $6.99 each
- Cajun Krab Dip: $4.99/lb
- Nature's Promise Medium Shrimp Ring: $10.99 each
- Salmon Fillet on a Plank: $7.99 each
- Coho Salmon: $8.99/lb
- Hebrew National Beef Franks: $4.99 each
- Fresh Chicken Leg Quarters: $1.29/lb
- 80% Lean Ground Beef Patties: $5.49/lb
- Baby Back-Style Pork Ribs: $4.99/lb
- Whole Pork Picnic Roast: $0.99/lb
- Taste of Inspirations Chicken Kabobs: $8.99/lb
- Taste of Inspirations Beef Kabobs: $10.99/lb
- Boneless Center-Cut Pork Chops: $4.99/lb
- Giant Smoked or Fresh Dinner Sausage: $3.99 each
- Lloyd's Barbeque Co. Shredded Chicken or Pork: $5.00 each
- St. Louis-Style Pork Ribs: $1.99/lb with $25 purchase
- Fresh Pork Tenderloins or Marinated Filets: $3.99/lb
- Beef Short Ribs: $9.99/lb
- Perdue or Real Good Foods Frozen Cooked Chicken: $7.99 each
- Philly Gourmet Burgers: $10.99 each
- Hillshire Farm Snacking Trays: 2 for $5.00
- Swordfish or Tuna Steak: $9.99/lb
- Fresh Domestic Shrimp: $2.00 off/lb
- Chicken of the Sea Chunk Light Tuna: 10 for $10.00
- Jack Daniel's Pulled Entrées: $7.99 each
- C.Wirthy & Co Salmon: $9.99 each
- Next Wave Mussels: $3.99 each
- Oscar Mayer Fully Cooked Bacon: $3.49 each when you buy any 3
- Jif Peanut Butter: $3.99 each
- Utz Snack Pack: $8.99
Deli and prepared on sale:
- Cantina Latina Burrito Bowl: $6.99 each
- Rotisserie Chicken Salad: $8.99/lb
- Boar's Head Maple Glazed Honey Coat Ham: $11.49/lb
- Giant Hot Pepper Cheese: $7.99/lb
- Fried Chicken Platter: $44.99 each
- Cookie Platter: $9.99 each
- Fresh-Cut Vegetable Platter: $14.99 each
- Chicken Nugget Platter: $14.49 each
- Reser's Deli Salads: $8.49 each
- Fresh-Cut Fruit Platter: $14.99 each
- Let's Twist Platter: $45.99 each
- Brownie Bites Tray: $9.99 each
- Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Lunchmeat: $2.99 each when you buy any 3
- Oscar Mayer Basic Lunchables: 3 for $6.00
- Bob Evans Side Dishes: 2 for $8.00
- Herdez Guacamole or Street Corn: $1.00 off
Produce on sale:
- Whole Seedless Watermelon: $3.99 each
- Blueberries, Mangoes or Avocados: 5 for $5.00
- Sweet Corn: 10 for $2.50
- Giant Salad Blends, Mini Cucumbers or Grape Tomatoes: 2 for $5.00
- Red, Green or Black Seedless Grapes: $1.99/lb with $25 purchase
- Asparagus: $3.49/lb
- Eggplant: $1.49/lb
- Green or Yellow Squash: $1.99/lb
- Giant Tray Pack Sweet Corn: $3.99 each
- Giant Portabella Mushrooms: $5.49 each
- Hot House Peppers: 3 for $5.00
- Cantaloupe: $2.99 each
- Seedless Watermelon Halves or Quarters: $1.19/lb
- Halos Mandarins: $4.49 each
- Nature's Promise Organic Russet or Sweet Potatoes: 2 for $9.00
- Giant Green Beans or Brussels Sprouts: $2.49 each
- Taste of Inspirations Salad Kit or Potato Trays: 2 for $7.00
- Red Delicious, Golden Delicious or Gala Apples: $1.49/lb
- Golden Kiwi: $4.99 each
- Nature's Promise Organic Blueberries: $4.99 each
- Nature's Promise Greenhouse Grown Salad: $4.99 each
- Taste of Inspirations Wild Wonders, Campari or Angel Sweet Tomatoes: $3.49 each
- Fresh Store-Cut Fruit: $5.49/lb
Dairy and eggs on sale:
- Giant Butter: $2.99
- Chobani Single-Serve Yogurt: 10 for $10.00
- Kraft Shredded Cheese or Cracker Barrel Chunks: 2 for $5.00
- Chobani Flip or High Protein Yogurt: 4 for $5.00
- Pete & Gerry's Grade A Organic or Pasture Raised Eggs: $4.99
- Breakstone's Cottage Cheese: 2 for $6.00
- BelGioioso Burrata: $5.99 each
- Silk Soy, Almond or Coconut Milk: 2 for $7.00
- Coffee mate Creamer: 2 for $8.00
- Dannon Light + Fit Greek Yogurt: 2 for $5.00
- Reddi wip: 2 for $9.00
- Breakstone's Sour Cream: 2 for $4.00
- Cracker Barrel Cracker Cuts or Cubed Cheese: 2 for $6.00
- Kraft Singles: $2.49 each when you buy any 3
- The Laughing Cow Cheese Wedges: 2 for $8.00
- Velveeta Mini Block: $4.99 each when you buy any 3
Bakery and bread on sale:
- Ball Park Rolls or Sara Lee Bread: $2.99
- Bays Original English Muffins: 2 for $8.00
- King's Hawaiian Slider, Pretzel Slider, Sub Rolls or Hamburger Buns: $5.49 each
- Giant Gourmet Cookies: $4.99 each
- Dave's Killer Bread, Rolls, Bagels or English Muffins: $4.99
- Taste of Inspirations Duo Bites: $5.49 each
- Taste of Inspirations Madeleines: $5.79 each
Pantry on sale:
- Simply Orange, Cranberry, Apple or Grapefruit Juice: 2 for $8.00
- Campbell's Chunky Soup: 2 for $5.00
- Nabisco Family Size Cookies or Crackers: $3.49 each with $25 purchase
- Giant Sugar Wafers Cookies: $2.99
- Pepperidge Farm Cookies: 2 for $8.00
- Nature's Promise Crackers: $4.49
- Giant 90 Second Rice: $1.99
- Green Giant Canned Vegetables: 4 for $4.00 with digital coupon
- French's Classic Yellow Mustard: $1.99
- Claussen Pickles: 2 for $9.00
- Nestlé Toll House Ready-to-Bake Cookie Dough: 2 for $8.00
- Turkey Hill Drinks: $3.29
- Goldfish Crackers: $3.49
- Planters Peanuts, Cashews or Nut Duos: 2 for $7.00
- Coca-Cola Mini: $7.49
- Nabisco belVita Biscuits or Newtons Cookies: 2 for $7.00
- Skinny Pop Popcorn: $4.99
- M&M's Family Size: $10.99
- Albanese Gummi Candy: 2 for $5.00
- Capri Sun: $1.99 each when you buy any 3
- Kool-Aid Hydration: $1.99 each when you buy any 3
- Classico Pasta Sauce: $1.99 each when you buy any 3
- Heinz Tomato Ketchup: $3.00 each when you buy any 3
- Kraft Miracle Whip: $4.49 each when you buy any 3
- Taco Bell Shells: $1.99 each when you buy any 3
- Kool-Aid, Country Time or Tang: $2.99 each when you buy any 3
- Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce: $3.49 each when you buy any 3
- Kraft Deluxe Mac & Cheese or Velveeta Shells & Cheese Cups: $4.49 each when you buy any 3
- Maxwell House Coffee: $14.49 each when you buy any 3
- Rao's Pasta Sauce: $7.49
- Rao's Pasta: 2 for $5.00
- Rao's Soup: $5.49
- Starbucks Coffee: $7.99
- Post Cereal: $4.29
- Eight O'Clock Coffee: $12.99
- Goodles Macaroni and Cheese: $3.29
- Knorr Sides: 4 for $5.00
- Bertolli Extra Virgin Olive Oil: $7.99
- Bachan's Japanese Sauce: $8.49
- Hellmann's Mayonnaise: $3.99 with digital coupon
- Dole Fruit Bowls: 2 for $6.00
- Starkist Chunk Light Tuna: 3 for $4.00
- Sticky Fingers Barbecue Sauce: $2.99
- Hidden Valley Ranch or Newman's Own Salad Dressing: 2 for $7.00
- Domino Baker's Sugar: $4.99
- Ben's Original Ready Rice: 2 for $5.00
- Hunt's Snack Pack: 4 for $5.00
- Nabisco Variety Packs: $5.99
- Samyang Buldak Ramen Multipack: $9.99
- Gold Peak: 2 for $4.00 when you buy 2
- Tazo Matcha Latte: $6.69
- Monster Energy Drinks: $8.99
- Gatorade: 3 for $5.00
- Betty Crocker Delights Cake Mix or Frosting: 2 for $5.00
- KIND Protein Max Granola: $4.49
- KIND Breakfast Protein Bars: $4.49
- KIND Healthy Grains Clusters: $4.49
- KIND ZERO Added Sugar Granola: $4.49
Frozen on sale:
- Häagen-Dazs Ice Cream, Bars or Waffle Cones: $3.29/ea with $25 purchase
- Yasso Dipped, Yogurt Bars or Spoonables: $4.49/ea with $25 purchase
- Friendly's Ice Cream: 2 for $6.00 with digital coupon
- Blue Bunny Mini Swirls Cones: 2 for $7.00 with digital coupon
- Klondike Bars, Sandwiches or Breyers Carb Smart Bars: 2 for $6.00 with digital coupon
- Stouffer's Simple Dishes, Signature Classics or Lean Cuisine Protein Kicks or Comfort Cravings: 4 for $10.00
- Popsicle Novelties: $4.99
- Outshine Fruit Bars: 2 for $7.00
- MorningStar Farms Breakfast, Burgers or Entrées: 2 for $9.00
- Kodiak Waffles, French Toast Sticks or Flapjacks: $5.49
- Birds Eye Asparagus Spears, Oven Roasters, Stir Fry or Skillets: 3 for $9.00
- Rao's Entrées: 2 for $9.00
- Marie Callender's or Dolly Parton's Pies: $5.99
- Screamin' Sicilian Core or Thin & Crispy Pizza: $6.99
- Hot Pockets Sandwiches: $5.29
- Luigi's Real Italian Ice: 2 for $5.00
- Rao's Brick Oven Pizza: $7.99
- TGI Fridays Appetizer or Bagel Bites: $4.99 each when you buy any 3
- Smucker's Uncrustables: $4.49
- Gerber Get'ems! Roundos Puff Snack: 2 for $5.00
🛒 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.
$50.29
for 4 people · $12.57 per person
📍 Disclaimer: Prices and availability are based on the Giant weekly sales flyer for the week of September 02, 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.