Giant Low-Carb Meal Plan
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BUDGET RATIONALE
This week's five dinners are built around some genuinely strong deals. Eggs anchor Monday at under $0.35 per person, making it one of the cheapest protein nights you will find anywhere. The Smithfield Pork Tenderloin at $4.00 per package in the Buy 3 deal and Eckrich Smoked Sausage at the same Buy 3 price are both outstanding values, each feeding four for about a dollar a person on protein alone. Boneless Center-Cut Pork Chops at $4.99/lb and 85% Lean Ground Beef at $5.99/lb round out the economical nights with satisfying, filling meals. The Raw EZ Peel Shrimp at $15.98 for the 2 lb. bag earns the one premium night - it is the more practical premium choice over St. Louis-Style Pork Ribs, which would require 3 lbs and a long braise to feed four properly. The Buy 3 deals on Smithfield and Eckrich do require purchasing three packages to unlock the $4.00 price; the plan uses all three Smithfield packages across the week so nothing goes to waste, and the extra Eckrich packages are easy to freeze.
5-DAY MEAL PLAN
Monday
Meal: Scrambled Eggs with Smoked Sausage and Sauteed Green Beans
Description: Fluffy scrambled eggs cooked in butter are served alongside sliced Eckrich Smoked Sausage browned in a skillet and tender-crisp green beans sauteed with garlic. This is a fast, satisfying skillet dinner that hits all the low-carb marks with protein and fiber in every bite.
Sale items used: Giant Grade A Large White Eggs 18 ct. ctn, Eckrich Smoked Sausage 13-14 oz. pkg. (Buy 3 for $4.00 each), Nature's Promise Organic Green Beans, Vegetable Medley or Broccoli Florets 10 oz. bag
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serving note: Use 8 large eggs for 4 people (well under half the 18 ct. carton), 1 pkg Eckrich Smoked Sausage sliced into coins, and 1 bag (10 oz.) Nature's Promise Organic Green Beans. Buy 3 Eckrich packages to get the $4.00 each price; freeze the remaining 2 packages.
Recipes:
- Veggie & Sausage Low-Carb Egg Scramble
- Low-Carb Breakfast Scramble Recipe
Tuesday
Meal: Pan-Seared Boneless Center-Cut Pork Chops with Broccoli Florets and Frank's RedHot Butter Sauce
Description: Boneless Center-Cut Pork Chops are seasoned and seared in a hot skillet until golden and cooked through, then drizzled with a simple Frank's RedHot and butter pan sauce. Steamed broccoli florets serve as the low-carb side, soaking up the tangy sauce alongside the chops.
Sale items used: Boneless Center-Cut Pork Chops Giant, Family Size, Nature's Promise Organic Green Beans, Vegetable Medley or Broccoli Florets 10 oz. bag, Frank's RedHot Sauce 12 oz. btl.
Prep time: 30 minutes
Serving note: Use 1.5 lbs of Boneless Center-Cut Pork Chops (about 4 chops) for 4 people and 1 bag (10 oz.) Nature's Promise Organic Broccoli Florets. Frank's RedHot Sauce is an essential flavor component at $2.49 and is used in small quantity; counts as one of the week's flavor items.
Recipes:
- Keto Pork Chops in Parmesan Cream Sauce
- Keto Pork Chop and Broccoli Casserole
Wednesday
Meal: Smithfield Pork Tenderloin Sliced and Pan-Finished with Cucumber and Grape Tomato Salad
Description: A Smithfield Pork Tenderloin is sliced into medallions and pan-seared over medium-high heat until cooked through, seasoned simply with garlic, salt, and pepper. A crisp side salad of sliced Hot House Cucumber and grape tomatoes dressed with olive oil and vinegar keeps the plate fresh and low-carb.
Sale items used: Smithfield Pork Tenderloin or Filet 19.2-23 oz. pkg. (Buy 3 for $4.00 each), Hot House Cucumbers, Nature's Promise Salad Blend or Giant Mini Cucumbers or Grape Tomatoes
Prep time: 35 minutes
Serving note: Use 1 pkg Smithfield Pork Tenderloin or Filet (19.2-23 oz.) for 4 people, 1 Hot House Cucumber sliced, and 1 pkg Nature's Promise Grape Tomatoes. Buy 3 Smithfield packages to unlock the $4.00 each price; use 1 this night and reserve 2 for later in the week or freeze them.
Recipes:
- Cucumber Tomato Salad
- Keto Cucumber Tomato Salad
Thursday
Meal: Skillet-Browned 85% Lean Ground Beef Lettuce Cups with Grape Tomatoes and FAGE Sour Cream
Description: Seasoned 85% Lean Ground Beef is browned in a skillet with cumin, chili powder, and garlic, then spooned into crisp romaine or iceberg lettuce leaves for low-carb wraps. Halved grape tomatoes and a dollop of FAGE Sour Cream finish each cup with freshness and richness.
Sale items used: 85% Lean Ground Beef, Nature's Promise Salad Blend or Giant Mini Cucumbers or Grape Tomatoes, FAGE Sour Cream
Prep time: 25 minutes
Serving note: Use 1.5 lbs of 85% Lean Ground Beef for 4 people, 1 pkg Nature's Promise Grape Tomatoes, and 1 container FAGE Sour Cream (use about half). Use large outer leaves from a head of lettuce from pantry or pick up one head; lettuce is a pantry-style staple not priced on this flyer so it is listed under pantry staples.
Recipes:
- Ground Beef Lettuce Cups
Friday
Meal: Sauteed Raw EZ Peel Shrimp with Browned Butter and Blackberries over Nature's Promise Salad Blend
Description: Raw EZ Peel Shrimp are peeled, patted dry, and sauteed in a hot skillet with butter and garlic until pink and lightly caramelized at the edges. They are served over Nature's Promise Salad Blend and topped with fresh blackberries for a bright, low-carb plate with sweet-savory contrast.
Sale items used: Raw EZ Peel Shrimp 16-20 ct., Farm Raised, 2 lb. bag, Nature's Promise Salad Blend or Giant Mini Cucumbers or Grape Tomatoes, Raspberries or Blackberries 6 oz. pkg.
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serving note: Use the full 2 lb. bag of Raw EZ Peel Shrimp for 4 people (16-20 ct. per lb. gives approximately 32-40 shrimp total, about 8-10 per person), 1 pkg Nature's Promise Salad Blend, and 1 pkg (6 oz.) Blackberries.
Recipes:
- Keto Shrimp Recipe (Easy Butter Shrimp)
- Creamy Shrimp Salad with Dill
- Shrimp Salad Recipe (Keto & Low-Carb)
🛒 Shopping List
SHOPPING LIST
Buy on sale:
- Giant Grade A Large White Eggs 18 ct. ctn (x1): $2.99
- Eckrich Smoked Sausage 13-14 oz. pkg. (x3, Buy 3 for $4.00 each): $12.00
- Nature's Promise Organic Green Beans, Vegetable Medley or Broccoli Florets 10 oz. bag (x2): $5.98
- Boneless Center-Cut Pork Chops Giant, Family Size (1.5 lbs at $4.99/lb): $7.49
- Frank's RedHot Sauce 12 oz. btl. (x1): $2.49
- Smithfield Pork Tenderloin or Filet 19.2-23 oz. pkg. (x3, Buy 3 for $4.00 each): $12.00
- Hot House Cucumbers (x1): $1.99
- Nature's Promise Salad Blend or Giant Mini Cucumbers or Grape Tomatoes (x2): $5.98
- 85% Lean Ground Beef (1.5 lbs at $5.99/lb): $8.99
- FAGE Sour Cream (x1): $3.99
- Raw EZ Peel Shrimp 16-20 ct., Farm Raised, 2 lb. bag (x1): $15.98
- Raspberries or Blackberries 6 oz. pkg. (x1): $3.99
Pantry staples needed:
- Butter (for sauteing and pan sauce)
- Garlic (fresh or minced)
- Olive oil (for salad dressing and searing)
- Salt and black pepper
- Cumin and chili powder (for ground beef)
- White or apple cider vinegar (for salad dressing)
- Iceberg or romaine lettuce (for Thursday lettuce cups)
🏷️ All sale items this week
SALE ITEMS FOUND
Meats on sale:
- 85% Lean Ground Beef: $5.99/lb
- Giant Store Baked Turkey Sliced to Order or Prepackaged: $7.99/lb
- Eastern Peaches: $3.99/lb
- Raw EZ Peel Shrimp 16-20 ct., Farm Raised, 2 lb. bag: $15.98 for 2 lb. bag
- St. Louis-Style Pork Ribs Previously Frozen: $5.99/lb
- Boneless Center-Cut Pork Chops Giant, Family Size: $4.99/lb
- Just Bare Lightly Breaded or Roasted Chicken: $6.99/lb
- Johnsonville Fresh Breakfast Sausage: $4.99/lb
- Johnsonville Fresh Dinner Sausage: $5.99/lb
- Lunchable Unos: $2.50 each
- Cedar Bay By The Sea Air Fryer Meal: $7.99 each
- transOCEAN Imitation Crab Refrigerated, 8 oz. pkg.: $4.99 each
- Boar's Head Maple Glazed Honey Coat Turkey Breast Sliced to Order: $8.99/lb
- Giant Sweet Off The Bone Ham Sliced to Order or Prepackaged: $5.99/lb
- Eckrich Smoked Sausage 13-14 oz. pkg.: $2.99 each, Buy 3 for $4.00 each
- Smithfield Pork Tenderloin or Filet 19.2-23 oz. pkg.: $5.99 each, Buy 3 for $4.00 each
- Nathan's Beef Franks 10-12 oz. pkg.: $4.99 each, Buy 3 for $4.00 each
- Carando Meatballs 16 oz. pkg.: $3.99 each, Buy 3 for $4.00 each
- Smithfield Anytime Favorites Ham 8 oz. pkg.: $2.99 each, Buy 3 for $4.00 each
- Prime Fresh Lunchmeat 7-8 oz. pkg.: $2.99 each, Buy 3 for $4.00 each
- Illshire Farm Lunchmeat 6 oz. pkg.: $2.99 each
Deli and prepared on sale:
- Giant Entrées 11.55-18.71 oz. pkg.: $5.99 each
- Ithaca Hummus 10 oz. cont.: $3.99 each
- Claussen Pickles 20-32 oz. jar: $3.99 each
Produce on sale:
- Nature's Promise Salad Blend or Giant Mini Cucumbers or Grape Tomatoes: $2.99 each
- Raspberries or Blackberries 6 oz. pkg.: $3.99 each
- Nature's Promise Organic Red or Green Seedless Grapes 2 lb. clamshell pkg.: $4.99 each
- Nature's Promise Organic Sweet Potatoes US No. 1, 3 lb. bag: $2.99 each
- Nature's Promise Organic Green Beans, Vegetable Medley or Broccoli Florets 10 oz. bag: $2.99 each
- Hot House Cucumbers: $1.99 each
- Giant Tray Pack Sweet Corn 5 ct. tray: $3.99 each
- Bagged Peaches, Seedless Watermelon Halves or Quarters 2 lb. bag: $3.99 each
- Halos Mandarins 2 lb. bag: $3.99 each
Dairy and eggs on sale:
- Giant Grade A Large White Eggs 18 ct. ctn: $2.99 each
- Almond Breeze Almondmilk or Coffee mate Creamer 28-64 fl oz. cont.: Buy 2 for $5.00
- Pete & Gerry's Grade A Organic Brown Eggs 12 ct. ctn: $4.99 each
- FAGE Sour Cream: $3.99 each
- Chobani Flip or High Protein Yogurt 45-67 oz. cont.: $5.99 each
- Turkey Hill Drinks 1 gal. jug: $3.99 each
- Welch's Fruit Juice Drink 59 oz. ctn: $2.99 each
- Maola Milk 64 fl oz. ctn: $3.99 each
- Chobani Coffee Creamer 24 fl oz. ct.: $3.99 each
- Land O Lakes Butter Spreads 6.5-8 oz. cont.: $3.99 each
- Philadelphia Cream Cheese Spread 7.5-8 oz. cont.: $2.99 each
- Giant Pumpkin Whipped Topping 13 oz. can: $2.99 each
- Turkey Hill Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream 46 fl oz. cont.: $4.99 each
- Stonyfield Organic Yogurt: Buy 3 for $4.00 each
- Oikos Multi-Serve Yogurt 32 oz. cont.: Buy 3 for $4.00 each
- Danimals Smoothie 37.2 fl oz. pkg.: Buy 3 for $4.00 each
Bakery and bread on sale:
- Thomas' Bagels, Swirl Bread Almond Breeze Almondmilk or Muffin Tops or Rustik Bread or Bagels or Coffee mate Creamer: Buy 2 for $5.00
- Giant Sliced Panini Bread 16-17 oz. loaf: $3.99 each
- Giant Specialty Rolls Cheese or Deluxe Pizza, Southwest or Cheesecake, 4 ct. pkg.: $4.99 each
- Giant Round Top White Bread 20 oz. loaf: $2.49 each
- Old Tyme Bread or Potato, Gameday or Artisan's Choice Rolls, Bagels, English Muffins or Swirl Bread: Buy 3 for $4.00 each
- Pillsbury Grands! Rolls 17.5 oz. pkg.: $3.99 each
- Sweet Loren's Ready-to-Bake Cookie Dough 9.6-18 oz. pkg.: $4.99 each
Pantry on sale:
- Tostitos or Popcorners 6-14.73 oz. or 6.5-7 oz. pkg.: Buy 2 for $5.00
- Polar Seltzer or Canada Dry 12/12 fl. oz. cans: Buy 2 for $5.00
- Pepsi or Gatorade 24/12 fl. oz. cans or 1/12 fl oz. btl.: Buy 2 for $5.00
- Snyder's of Hanover Pretzels, Late July Tortilla or Cape Cod Potato Chips: $2.99 each
- Nabisco belVita, Oreo, Cakesters or Ritz Crackers: Buy 2 for $5.00
- Nature's Garden Snacks: $2.99 each
- Dunkin' Coffee: $5.99 each
- Grace Chips 1-12 oz. bag: $2.99 each
- Hellmann's Mayonnaise or Enchilada Sauce: $3.99 each
- Frank's RedHot Sauce 12 oz. btl.: $2.49 each
- Starkist Chunk Light Tuna Can 5 oz. can: $0.79 each
- Dole Fruit Bowls 4 ct.: $1.99 each
- Campbell's Condensed Soup, SpaghettiOs or Knorr Sides: $0.99 each
- Carbone Alfredo or Pasta Sauce: $2.49 each
- Taco Bell Taco Shells Kit: $2.99 each
- Popeyes Biscuit Mix: $2.99 each
- Chick-fil-A or Popeyes Dipping Sauce: $1.99 each
- Buffalo Wild Wings Sauce 9.2 oz. btl.: $3.99 each
- By Chef Ramsay Meals 12 oz. btl.: $4.99 each
- Prego Pasta Sauce: $1.99 each
- Frito Lay Multipack 10 Count 5-12 oz. pkg.: $5.99 each
- Frito Lay Multipack 18 Count 27.13-42 oz. pkg.: $9.99 each
- Frito Lay Multipack 42 Count 9-20.25 oz. pkg.: $12.99 each
- V8 Multipacks 6/8, 6/15 or 8/55 fl oz. cans: $4.99 each
- Hunt's Snack Pack 4 ct. or 12 ct., 9-127 oz. pkg.: Buy 3 for $4.00 each
- Tazo Tea Concentrate 32 oz. ctn.: Buy 3 for $4.00 each
- The Ryl Co. Tea 6 fl oz. can: $1.99 each
- Sparkling ICE 17 oz. bt.: $1.99 each
- Vita Coco 1 Liter 33.8 fl oz. btl.: $2.99 each
- Capri Sun or Country Time 10 ct. pkg.: Buy 2 for $5.00
- Cheez-It, Kellogg's Town House or Keebler Club Crackers 17-21 oz. pkg.: $3.99 each
- Tic Tac Singles 100 ct. box: $1.99 each
- Lindt Classic Recipe or Excellence Bar 5.1-4.40 oz. bar: $1.99 each
- Giant Peanut Butter 16 oz. jar: $2.49 each
- Giant Concord Grape Jelly 20 oz. squeeze btl.: $2.49 each
- Giant Granola: $3.99 each
- Giant California Seedless Raisins 6 ct. pkg.: $2.49 each
- Giant Applesauce Cups 6 ct., 24 oz. pkg.: $2.49 each
- Bertolli Olive Oil 1-12 oz. bag: $4.99 each
- Starkist Macaroni & Cheese: $0.99 each
- Orville Redenbacher's Microwave Popcorn 13.96-19.75 oz. pkg.: Buy 3 for $4.00 each
- Pop-Tarts or Rice Krispies Treats Bars: Buy 3 for $4.00 each
- Pringles 4.9-5.5 oz. canister: Buy 3 for $4.00 each
- Annie's Crackers or Cookies 6.75-12 oz. pkg.: Buy 3 for $4.00 each
- Planters Peanuts 16 oz.: Buy 3 for $4.00 each
- Crispy Green Freeze-Dried Fruit 4 ct. pkg.: Buy 3 for $4.00 each
- SUR Water Enhancer 1.62 fl oz. cont.: Buy 3 for $4.00 each
- Zatarain's Entrées 9-12 oz. pkg.: Buy 3 for $4.00 each
- Deep Indian Kitchen Entrées or Dumplings 7.5-12 oz. pkg.: Buy 3 for $4.00 each
Frozen on sale:
- Marie Callender's Small or Layered Pot Pies or Bowls or Healthy Choice Café Steamers or Entrées: Buy 2 for $5.00
- Breyers Ice Cream 48 fl oz. cont.: $3.99 each
- Red Baron Pizza 15.7-23.5 oz. pkg.: $4.99 each
- Popsicle Novelties 24-29.7 oz. pkg.: $3.99 each
- JonnyPops Ice Pops 14.9-9.02 pkg.: $3.99 each
- Eggo Ice Cream Sandwiches 12-17 fl oz. pkg.: $3.99 each
- Rice Krispies Treats: $2.99 each
- Nick's Ice Cream 16 oz. cont.: $4.99 each
- Outshine Fruit Bars: $3.99 each
- Hot Pockets Sandwiches 8-15 oz. pkg.: $3.99 each
- MorningStar Farms Breakfast, Burgers or Entrées 52.5-105 oz. pkg.: Buy 3 for $4.00 each
- Kemps Frozen Yogurt or Sherbet 48-54 oz. cont.: Buy 3 for $4.00 each
- Blue Bunny Frozen Dessert 46 fl oz. cont.: Buy 3 for $4.00 each
- MAIN ST Bistro Roasted Potatoes or Baked Macaroni & Cheese 17-20 oz. pkg.: Buy 3 for $4.00 each
- PF. Chang's Bowl 1 oz. pkg.: $4.99 each
🛒 Estimated Shopping Cost
Based on sale prices for items in this plan
$83.87
for 4 people · $20.97 per person
📍 Disclaimer: Prices and availability are based on the Giant weekly sales flyer for the week of August 05, 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.