Giant Kid-Friendly Meal Plan
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5-DAY MEAL PLAN
Monday
Meal: Baked Chicken Breast Strips with Mashed Russet Potatoes and Broccoli
Description: Chicken breast cut into strips, coated in breadcrumbs and baked until golden, served with creamy mashed potatoes and tender broccoli. A fun, dippable dinner sized for 2.
Sale items used: Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts, Russet Potatoes, Broccoli Crowns, Giant Butter
Prep time: 40 minutes
Serving note: Use 1 lb chicken breast (about 2 small breasts), 1 lb russet potatoes, and 0.5 lb broccoli crowns. Mash with 1 tbsp butter and a splash of milk. Leftover chicken makes good lunch strips.
Recipes:
- Baked Chicken and Potatoes
- Baked Chicken Breasts and Potatoes
- Buttery Herb Rice with Simple Oven-Baked Salmon
Tuesday
Meal: Beef and Cheese Soft Tacos
Description: Mildly seasoned ground beef is tucked into warm soft tortillas with melted cheese. Kids can build their own tacos at the table.
Sale items used: 85% Lean Ground Beef, Mission Fajita Tortillas, Giant Shredded Cheese
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serving note: Use 0.5 lb ground beef (assume 0.5 lb total), 4 to 6 tortillas from the pack, and about 1/2 cup shredded cheese. Season gently with a little salt, garlic powder, and mild paprika. The rest of the tortillas and cheese are used on Friday.
Recipes:
- Creamy Queso & Beef Soft Tacos
- Soft Beef Tacos Recipe
- Ground Beef Soft Tacos Recipe
Wednesday
Meal: Smoked Sausage and Sweet Potato Skillet
Description: Coin-sliced smoked sausage and small sweet potato cubes are browned together with sweet onion until caramelized and tender. Slightly sweet and very easy to eat.
Sale items used: Stachowski Smoked Sausage, Sweet Potatoes, Sweet Onions
Prep time: 35 minutes
Serving note: Use 1 lb smoked sausage (assume 1 lb total; half is saved for Friday), 1 bag sweet potatoes (about 2 to 3 medium), and 1/2 lb sweet onion. Cube the sweet potatoes small so they cook quickly.
Recipes:
- Smoked Sausage & Sweet Potato Skillet
- Quick Smoked Sausage & Sweet Potato Skillet
- Smoked Sausage with Sweet Potato Stir-Fry
Thursday
Meal: Baked Salmon with Buttery Rice and Cucumber Sticks
Description: Mild salmon fillets are baked with a little butter and served over buttery rice. Crunchy cucumber sticks on the side keep it fresh and fun.
Sale items used: Salmon Fillets, Ben's Original Ready Rice, Hothouse Cucumber, Giant Butter
Prep time: 25 minutes
Serving note: Use 1 lb salmon fillets (assume 1 lb total, about 0.5 lb each), 1 pouch ready rice stirred with 1 tbsp butter, and 1 cucumber cut into sticks. Bake at 400F for 12 to 15 minutes.
Recipes:
- Buttery Herb Rice with Simple Oven-Baked Salmon
- Salmon Rice Bowls
- Crispy Rice Salmon Cucumber Salad with Creamy Asian Dressing
Friday
Meal: Sausage and Cheese Quesadillas
Description: Crisp, golden tortillas filled with melted cheese and diced smoked sausage. Cut into wedges for easy finger food.
Sale items used: Stachowski Smoked Sausage, Mission Fajita Tortillas, Giant Shredded Cheese
Prep time: 15 minutes
Serving note: Use the remaining 0.5 lb smoked sausage from Wednesday, 4 tortillas, and about 1 cup shredded cheese. Cook in a skillet with a little butter 2 to 3 minutes per side.
Recipes:
- Breakfast Quesadillas (with Sausage and Cheese)
- Sausage Cheese Quesadillas (Oamc)
- Breakfast Sausage Quesadillas
🛒 Shopping List
SHOPPING LIST
Buy on sale:
- Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts (1 lb): $1.99
- Russet Potatoes (1 lb): $0.99
- Broccoli Crowns (0.5 lb): $1.00
- 85% Lean Ground Beef (0.5 lb): $3.00
- Mission Fajita Tortillas (x1 pack): $3.49
- Giant Shredded Cheese (x1 bag): $3.99
- Stachowski Smoked Sausage (1 lb): $5.99
- Sweet Potatoes (x1 bag): $3.99
- Sweet Onions (0.5 lb): $0.75
- Salmon Fillets (1 lb): $8.99
- Ben's Original Ready Rice (x1 pouch, from 2 for $5.00 deal, buying 2): $5.00
- Hothouse Cucumber (x1): $1.00
- Giant Butter (x1): $3.29
Pantry staples needed:
- Breadcrumbs, salt, pepper, garlic powder, mild paprika, cooking oil, milk
🏷️ All sale items this week
SALE ITEMS FOUND
Meats on sale:
- Extra Jumbo Raw EZ Peel Shrimp: $7.99/lb
- Salmon Fillets or Extra Large Cooked Cocktail Shrimp: $8.99/lb
- Snow Crab Clusters: $9.99/lb
- Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts: $1.99/lb
- Giant Rotisserie Chicken: $5.99 each
- Smithfield Sliced Bacon or Carando Meatballs: $4.99 each
- Baby Back-Style Pork Ribs or Boneless Center-Cut Pork Chops: $4.99/lb
- Eckrich Smoked or Hatfield Ground Sausage: 2 for $7.00
- Oscar Mayer Lunchables or Wright Brand Bacon: $10.00 each
- Philly Gourmet Shaved Steak or Stachowski Smoked Sausage: $5.99/lb
- Perdue Short Cuts: 3 for $10.00
- Cod Fillets: $12.99/lb
- 85% Lean Ground Beef: $5.99/lb
- Kevin's Chicken Entrées: $8.99 each
- Tyson Frozen Cooked Chicken: $6.49 each
- Cedar Bay By the Sea Air Fryer Meal: $8.99 each
- Pasteurized Lump Crab Meat: $16.99 each
Deli and prepared on sale:
- Giant Rotisserie Chicken Salad: $8.99/lb
- Buitoni Filled Pasta: $7.99 each
- Boar's Head Mild Swiss Cheese: $10.99/lb
- Giant Genoa or Hard Salami or Slicing Pepperoni: $7.99/lb
- Cleveland Kitchen Pickle Bites: 5 for $5.00
Produce on sale:
- Strawberries: $2.99 each
- Halos Mandarins: $2.99 each
- Honeycrisp or SugarBee Apples: $1.99/lb
- Russet Potatoes: $0.99/lb
- Jumbo Blueberries: $6.99 each
- Broccoli Crowns: $1.99/lb
- Nature's Promise Organic Salad Blend: $2.49 each
- Iceberg Lettuce: $1.99 each
- NatureSweet Cherubs Tomatoes: $2.49 each
- Tomatoes on the Vine or Sweet Onions: $1.49/lb
- Giant Bagged Apples: $6.99 each
- Nature's Promise Organic Broccoli Florets: $3.99 each
- Nature's Promise Organic Red or Green Seedless Grapes: $6.99 each
- Giant Brussels Sprouts: $5.99 each
- Sweet Potatoes: $3.99 each
- Giant Shredded Iceberg Lettuce: $1.99 each
- Large Pumpkin: 2 for $10.00
- Mango, Navel Orange or Grapefruit: $1.00
- Hothouse Pepper or Cucumber: $1.00
Dairy and eggs on sale:
- Eggland's Best Grade A Cage Free Large or Extra Large Eggs: 2 for $7.00
- Dannon Light + Fit Greek or Oikos Multipack Yogurt: 2 for $8.00
- Nature's Promise Grade A Large or Extra Large Free Range Eggs: $4.49
- Cracker Barrel Chunks, Cracker Cuts or Cubed Cheese: 2 for $6.00
- Blue Bonnet Spread: 4 for $5.00
- Tillamook Cream Cheese: $3.49
- Siggi's Single-Serve Yogurt: 3 for $5.00
- Kozy Shack Pudding: 2 for $6.00
- Planet Oat Oatmilk: 2 for $6.00
- Giant Butter: $3.29 each
- Sargento Sliced Cheese: $2.49 each
- Chobani Core or Creations Yogurt: 10 for $10.00
- Chobani Protein Yogurt: 4 for $5.00
- Chobani Less or Zero Sugar Yogurt: 10 for $10.00
- Chobani Flip Yogurt: 4 for $5.00
- Chobani Protein Flip Yogurt: 2 for $4.00
- Chobani Creamer: 2 for $9.00
- Chobani Multi-Serve Yogurt: $4.99
- La Colombe Cold Brew Coffee: 2 for $9.00
- Daisy Sour Cream: 2 for $5.00
- Giant Shredded Cheese: $3.99
Bakery and bread on sale:
- Giant Roundtop White Bread: $1.00
- Butter Croissants: $3.49 each
- Sara Lee Bread or Ball Park Rolls: $2.99
- Giant Gourmet Cookie: $1.00
- Mission Fajita Tortillas: $3.49
Pantry on sale:
- Goya Canned Beans: $1.00
- Chef Boyardee Canned Pasta or Micro Cup: $1.00
- Kraft Mac & Cheese: $1.00
- Giant Canned Vegetables: $1.00
- Progresso Soup: 2 for $4.00
- Old El Paso Seasoning Mix: $1.00
- Post Cereal: $4.99
- Post Cereal Cup: $1.00
- Clif Energy Zbars: $5.99
- Folgers Coffee: $7.49
- Campbell's Protein Soup: 2 for $5.00
- Hellmann's Mayonnaise: $1.99 each
- Ben's Original Ready Rice: 2 for $5.00
- Asian Best Jasmine Rice: $10.99
- GoGo SqueeZ SlymeZ: 2 for $9.00
- Bertolli Pasta Sauce: 2 for $5.00
- Jif Peanut Butter: 2 for $5.00
- Acadia Spring or Purified Water: 2 for $9.00
- Starbucks Coffee: $7.99
- Tropicana Premium Orange Juice or Starbucks Creamer: 2 for $8.00
- Nabisco Party Size or Variety Packs: 2 for $10.00
- Gatorade: 3 for $5.00
- Cheez-It Small Size or Keebler Sandwich Crackers: 2 for $6.00
- Nerds Cherry Lemonade Gummy Clusters: $4.99
- Ghirardelli Chocolate Squares: $7.99
- Giant Taco Sauce: 2 for $3.00
- Old El Paso Dinner Kit: 2 for $7.00
- Hunt's Canned Tomatoes or Sauce or Manwich or Ro-Tel Diced Tomatoes: 4 for $5.00
- Duncan Hines Classic Brownie or Signature Cake Mix or Frosting: 2 for $4.00
- Kikkoman Sauce: 2 for $8.00
- McCormick Assorted Spices or Rubs: $1.00 off
- Bubly: $4.99
- Pure Leaf Iced Tea: $7.49
- Monster Energy Drink: 2 for $5.00
- Welch's Juice: $3.99
- BelVita or Fig Newtons: $2.99 each
- Sparkling ICE: $1.00
- Snyder's Pretzels or Cape Cod Chips: $1.99 each
- Brach's Candy Corn: $2.99 each
- Mars Fun Size: $5.79 each
- Turkey Hill Drinks: $2.99
- Coffee mate Creamer: $6.49
- Fanta or Seagram's: $1.00
- Pringles Grab N' Go: $1.00
- Giant Pudding: $1.00
Frozen on sale:
- DiGiorno Rising Crust, Hand-Tossed, Wood Fired or Thin Crust Pizza: 2 for $10.00
- Marie Callender's Large Pot Pie or Entrée or Healthy Choice Simply Café Steamers or Protein Bowls: 2 for $7.00
- Ben & Jerry's Dairy or Non-Dairy Ice Cream: 2 for $7.00
- Tillamook Ice Cream: $4.99 each
- Nestlé Drumstick, Toll House Cookie Sandwiches or Oreo Novelties: $6.99
- Klondike Bars or Sandwiches: $3.99
- Eggo Waffles, Pancakes, French Toaster Sticks or Thick & Fluffy: 2 for $6.00
- Jimmy Dean Red Box: $7.49
- Frollies Ice Pops: 2 for $8.00
- Seviroli Stuffed Shells or Cheese Ravioli: $4.99
- Hot Pockets Sandwiches: $13.99
- White Castle Sliders: 2 for $10.00
- Zatarain's Entrée: $3.99
- P.F. Chang's Bowls: 2 for $8.00
- Banquet Pot Pie: $1.00
- Häagen-Dazs Ice Cream Cup: $1.00
- Bob Evans Side Dishes: 2 for $8.00
🛒 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.
$43.47
for 2 people · $21.73 per person
📍 Disclaimer: Prices and availability are based on the Giant weekly sales flyer for the week of September 30, 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.