Kroger Kid-Friendly Meal Plan
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5-DAY MEAL PLAN
Monday
Meal: Oven-Baked Pork Tenderloin with Roasted Potatoes
Description: A juicy slice of oven-roasted pork tenderloin paired with crispy roasted potato chunks, seasoned simply so kids enjoy every bite. This is a mild, comforting meal that's easy to portion for one.
Sale items used: Boneless Pork Tenderloin, Kroger Russet Potatoes
Prep time: 40 minutes
Serving note: 0.5 lb pork tenderloin, 2 small russet potatoes (about 0.5 lb) cubed and roasted with oil and salt
Recipes:
- Roasted Pork Tenderloin Recipe
- Easy Pork Tenderloin with Roasted Potatoes
- Sheet Pan Pork Tenderloin and Potatoes
Tuesday
Meal: Ground Beef Spaghetti with Marinara
Description: Classic spaghetti tossed in a simple marinara sauce with seasoned ground beef, a kid-favorite comfort meal. Portioned just right for one person with leftovers minimized.
Sale items used: Private Selection Angus 80% Lean Ground Chuck, Kroger Pasta Sauce or Private Selection Pasta
Prep time: 25 minutes
Serving note: 0.25 lb ground beef, 2 oz dry spaghetti, 1/2 cup marinara sauce
Recipes:
- One Pot Spaghetti with Meat Sauce
- One-Pot Spaghetti with Ground Beef and Marinara Sauce
- Simple Spaghetti Meat Sauce Recipe
Wednesday
Meal: Baked Chicken Tender Sandwiches with Bell Peppers
Description: Crispy baked chicken tenders served on a soft bun with a few sautéed bell pepper strips for a touch of color and sweetness. A fun, familiar hand-held meal kids love.
Sale items used: Home Chef Chicken Tenders, Red, Orange or Yellow Bell Peppers, Private Selection Wide Pan Bread or Buns
Prep time: 25 minutes
Serving note: 2-3 chicken tenders (about 4 oz portion from package), 1 small bun, 1/4 bell pepper sliced and sauteed
Recipes:
- Balsamic Glazed Chicken and Bell Pepper Sandwiches
Thursday
Meal: Sausage and Pepper Skillet with Potatoes
Description: Sliced smoked sausage cooked with soft bell peppers and diced potatoes in one skillet for an easy, mild, kid-friendly dinner. Simple flavors make this a fuss-free favorite.
Sale items used: Eckrich Smoked Sausage, Red, Orange or Yellow Bell Peppers, Kroger Russet Potatoes
Prep time: 30 minutes
Serving note: 1/4 of sausage package (about 3-4 oz sliced), 1/4 bell pepper sliced, 1 small potato (about 0.3 lb) diced
Recipes:
- Sausage, Pepper and Potato Skillet Recipe
- Easy Sausage and Potato Skillet
- Sausage Peppers and Potatoes Skillet
Friday
Meal: Garlic Butter Shrimp Pasta
Description: Tender shrimp cooked in a mild garlic butter sauce tossed with pasta, a simple and approachable seafood dish for kids who like shrimp. Light and quick to prepare after a busy week.
Sale items used: Kroger Large Gulf Shrimp, Kroger Pasta Sauce or Private Selection Pasta
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serving note: 1/4 of shrimp package (about 5-6 shrimp), 2 oz dry pasta, butter and garlic from pantry staples
Recipes:
- Garlic Butter Shrimp Pasta
- Garlic Butter Shrimp Pasta
- Garlic Butter Shrimp Pasta with Tomatoes
🛒 Shopping List
SHOPPING LIST
Buy on sale:
- Boneless Pork Tenderloin (0.5 lb): $1.50
- Kroger Russet Potatoes (10 lb bag, using about 1 lb total for week): $5.00
- Private Selection Angus 80% Lean Ground Chuck (1 package): $6.99
- Private Selection Pasta (1 pack, used for two meals): $1.67
- Home Chef Chicken Tenders (1 package): $5.00
- Red, Orange or Yellow Bell Peppers (2 for $3.00, using 1 pack across two meals): $3.00
- Private Selection Wide Pan Bread or Buns (1 package): $3.49
- Eckrich Smoked Sausage (1 package): $5.00
- Kroger Large Gulf Shrimp (1 package): $7.00
Pantry staples needed:
- Cooking oil
- Butter
- Garlic
- Salt and pepper
- Marinara sauce (if not using pasta sauce sale item, otherwise covered above)
🏷️ All sale items this week
SALE ITEMS FOUND
Meats on sale:
- Boneless Chuck Roast: $6.99/lb
- Boneless Pork Tenderloin or St. Louis Style Pork Ribs: $2.99/lb
- Whole Pork Shoulder Bone-In: $2.49/lb
- Home Chef St. Louis Style Ribs (2 lb): $14.99 each
- Eckrich Smoked Sausage: $5.00 each
- Private Selection Chuck & Brisket Ground Beef (2 lb): $15.00 each
- Kroger Breakfast Sausage: $2.99 each
- Kroger Large Gulf Shrimp: $7.00 each
- Private Selection Angus 80% Lean Ground Chuck: $6.99 each
- Hillshire Farm Smoked Sausage: 2 for $7.00
- Home Chef Chicken Tenders: $5.00 each
- Hormel Seasoned Pork Carnitas: $8.99 each
- Hormel Microwave Ready Bacon or Kroger Meat Entrée: $8.99 each
- Smithfield Bacon or Oscar Mayer Beef Franks: $3.99 each with digital coupon
Deli and prepared on sale:
- Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Lunch Meat or Claussen Pickles: $2.99 each with digital coupon
- Sargento Cheese Slices: 2 for $5.00
- Sargento Cheese: 2 for $5.00
Produce on sale:
- Personal Watermelon, Cantaloupe or Honeydew Melons: 2 for $6.00
- Raspberries or Blackberries: 2 for $5.00
- Honeycrisp Apples or Bartlett Pears: $2.50/lb
- Kroger Russet Potatoes (10 lb bag): $5.00 each
- Kroger Seedless Grapes (3 lb): $6.00 each
- Kroger Adorbs Seedless Mandarins (5 lb bag): $5.00 each with digital coupon
- Red, Orange or Yellow Bell Peppers: 2 for $3.00
- Cotton Candy, Gum Drops or Moon Drops Grapes: $3.99/lb
- Private Selection Autumn Crisp or Holiday Grapes (2 lb): $5.99 each
- Simple Truth Organic Seedless Grapes (2 lb): $6.99 each
- Private Selection Cara Cara Navel Oranges (3 lb bag): $4.99 each
- Jumbo Blueberries (9.8 oz): $5.99 each
- Fresh In-Store Made Guacamole: $6.99 each
- Dole Salad Kits: 3 for $11.00
Dairy and eggs on sale:
- Kroger Eggs (18 ct, Large, Grade A): $1.99 each
- Kroger Milk (Half Gallon): $1.59 each
- Chobani Greek Yogurt: $2.99 each
- BelGioioso Fresh Mozzarella: $8.49 each
- Fairlife Core Power Protein Shake: $3.99 each
- International Delight Creamer: $2.99 each
- Stok Cold Brew Coffee: $5.49 each
Bakery and bread on sale:
- Pudding Cake or Cake Donuts: $6.99 each with digital coupon
- Mini Cupcakes: $5.00 each
- Private Selection Wide Pan Bread or Buns: $3.49 each
- Dave's Killer Bread Organic Bread: $4.99 each
- Artesano Bread or Buns: $3.49 each
- Private Selection Fresh Baked Butter Croissants or Bakery Fresh Muffins: $5.00 each
- Fresh Baked Cookies: $3.00 each
Pantry on sale:
- Progresso Soup: 6 for $9.00
- Kroger Pasta Sauce or Private Selection Pasta: 3 for $5.00
- Ragú Pasta Sauce: $1.29 each with digital coupon
- Barilla Pasta: $0.99 each with digital coupon
- General Mills Cereal: $1.79 each with digital coupon
- Sweet Baby Ray's Barbecue Sauce or Nongshim Ramen: $1.49 each
- Simply Fruit Drink or Ade or GT's Kombucha: $1.99 each
- Velveeta Shells & Cheese or Classico Pasta Sauce: $1.99 each
- Heinz Ketchup or Kraft Mayo: $3.49 each
- Simply Orange Juice or Post Large Size Cereal: $3.49 each
- Nature Valley Crunchy: $1.99 each
- Ken's Salad Dressing or Cholula Hot Sauce: $2.49 each
- Pepperidge Farm Goldfish or Nature Valley Bars: $1.99 each
- Planters Peanuts or Voortman Bakery Cookies: $2.49 each
- Kashi Cereal: $4.99 each
- Kroger Saltine Crackers: $2.00 each
- Kroger Salad Dressing or Simple Truth Organic Broth: $1.99 each
- Cheez-It Family Size Crackers: $3.99 each
- Lesser Evil Popcorn: 2 for $6.00
- Kettle Brand Potato Chips or Simple Truth Organic Bone Broth: $3.99 each
- Annie's Organic Fruit Rope: 2 for $8.00
- Kind Bars or Kind Max Protein Bars: $7.99 each
- Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing: $3.99 each
- Big K Cola (2 Liter): $1.00 each
- M&M's Candy: 2 for $3.00
- Kroger Apple Cider: $2.99 each with digital coupon
- Poppi Prebiotic Soda: $5.99 each with digital coupon
- Chick-Fil-A Sauce or Buffalo Wild Wings Sauce: $2.99 each
- Belvita Cookies or Chex Mix: $3.49 each
- Hershey's King Size Candy: $2.99 each
- Green Mountain or McCafé K-Cups: $7.99 each
- Quest Protein Bars: $8.99 each
- Premier Protein Shakes: $25.99 each
- Starbucks Coffee: $9.99 each
- Muscle Milk Protein Shakes: $7.99 each
Frozen on sale:
- Tyson Frozen Chicken: $9.99 each with digital coupon
- DiGiorno Stuffed Crust Pizza or California Pizza Kitchen Pizza: $6.99 each with digital coupon
- Amy's Entrée: $4.29 each with digital coupon
- Kroger Frozen Meatballs or Perdue Frozen Chicken: $5.99 each
- Smucker's Uncrustables: $9.49 each
- Bob Evans Breakfast Sausage: $9.99 each
- Dole Diced Peaches, Hostess Cupcakes/Multipack or Dole Fruit Bowls: 2 for $6.00
- Totino's Pizza Rolls (50 ct): $4.99 each
- Totino's Pizza Rolls (130 ct): $11.99 each
🛒 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.
$38.65
for 1 person · $38.65 per person
📍 Disclaimer: Prices and availability are based on the Kroger weekly sales flyer for the week of September 09, 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.