Money-Saving Meal Plans
Meals for One | Meals for Two | Meals for Four or More | Quick Tips
Meal Plans for One
- MONDAY: Veggie Monday
- Use the organic bread coupon from the in-store The Whole Deal value guide to make the best grilled cheese ever — perhaps cheddar with sautéed apples and onions, or mozzarella with arugula and sundried tomatoes. Add a green salad.
- TUESDAY: Use Your Noodles
- Toss broccoli and chicken with soy-ginger sauce to serve over our Sure Deal egg noodles and then sprinkle with sesame seeds and cilantro or scallions. Tip: Buy only the broccoli you need at the salad bar.
- WEDNESDAY: Black Bean Soup
- Purchase prepared soup from the deli, make your own with canned black beans and veggie broth, or make your own from scratch with dried beans. Added cooked ham or bacon if you choose. Enjoy with Quinoa Cornbread or cornbread from our bakery.
- THURSDAY: 2010 Comfort Food
- Create a satisfying one-pot meal by mashing a potato with cooked chopped organic collard greens. Top with a sliced browned chicken sausage (coupon in the in-store guide). Freeze extra sausages singly for later use.
- FRIDAY: Go Fish
- Prepare our responsibly farmed salmon or tilapia using our online recipe for Broiled Fish with Citrus and Herbs. Serve with cooked carrots and our heat-and-serve frozen rice.
- WEEKEND: It's Soup Season
- Make a hearty soup (we've got potloads of recipe ideas) and homemade crackers. Pack and freeze leftover soup portions for heat-and-serve weekday meals.
Meal Plans for Two
- MONDAY: Veggie Monday
- Enjoy our Winter Greens with Carrots, Feta Cheese and Brown Rice recipe. And then have sliced organic navel oranges with honey and nuts. Leftovers are great for lunch.
- TUESDAY: Quick Chicken Noodle
- Create this quick, hearty soup with egg noodles cooked in chicken broth. Add sautéed chopped onion, carrot, celery and chicken tenders. Add frozen peas, warm and serve with a sprinkle of parsley.
- WEDNESDAY: Chili Out
- Make chili with crunch by starting with a chili option that suits your time and budget: buying prepared from the deli, making your own by adding canned beans and canned tomatoes to seasoned ground meat, or making your own from scratch with dried beans. Serve over tortilla chips with a sprinkle of Feta cheese and chopped scallions.
- THURSDAY: 2010 Comfort Food
- A simplified chicken dinner is this easy: Sauté sliced chicken sausage (the in-store value guide has a coupon) with lots of peppers, onions and chopped organic broccoli. Serve over quinoa or Quinoa Cornbread.
- FRIDAY: Fancy Fish Dish
- Make a romantic dinner of Swiss Chard-Wrapped Salmon. Serve with fast rice tossed with toasted slivered almonds. Don't forget the wine, and have My Fruity Nutty Chocolate Valentine for dessert.
- WEEKEND: Soup Bowl Party (get it?)
- Make a big pot of soup and set up a grilled-cheese making station, inviting friends to bring creative fillings (your bread coupon is in the in-store value guide) and beer — stout, ale or lager — that pairs with the cheese.
Meal Plans for Four
- MONDAY: Veggie Monday
- Try our Cashew Noodles with Broccoli and Tofu recipe and you'll have a new family favorite.
- TUESDAY: Slow Cooker Hoisin Beef Stew
- Find this budget recipe on our website and start it in the morning, substituting pork or bison for the beef, if you wish. Just before supper simply heat our frozen Jasmine rice.
- WEDNESDAY: Mid-Week Easy
- Set out all the raw veggie fixings for each person to create and enjoy their own personalized big, beautiful salad with favorite pizzas from the frozen aisle.
- THURSDAY: 2010 Comfort Food
- Quickly cook BBQ beans and sausage by sautéing a package of sliced sausage (get the coupon in the in-store value guide) with chopped onion. Add lots of beans and a splash of BBQ sauce. Serve with our online recipe for Sautéed Greens with Garlic.
- FRIDAY: Oven Crispy Fish
- Easily prepare this healthier version of fish & chips using our responsibly farmed tilapia. Serve with carrot raisin slaw and oven fries.
- WEEKEND: Fruitful Family Breakfast
- Make banana bread using whole wheat flour and organic or Whole Trade™ bananas. Spread with cream cheese mixed with chopped organic navel oranges. Serve with organic gala apple slices.
3 money-saving quick tips
- Meet the Salad Bar. If you're cooking a recipe for one or two, you might save both time and money by getting the few needed veggies from the salad bar — quick with no waste.
- Make Your Own Soup. Not only will you save money, but you can enjoy health savings, too, by controlling exactly what goes into the pot, especially sodium!
- Stew On This. Beef and lamb aren't the only good stew meats; look for specials on pork, bison, chicken and sausage too. Make a big pot and freeze portions for later meals and lunches.
