Thrifty Menu Plan

Breakfa
st

Monday

Tuesday

Wednes
day

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

1 c. sliced
banana
1 c. 1% milk

2 sl. white
bread
1 c. orange
juice

1 c. 1%
milk

1 c. 1% milk
1 c. sliced
apple

1 c. 1%
milk

Peanut
Butter
Oatmeal:
1 c.
oatmeal
2 T peanut
butter

Broccoli &
Egg
Scramble:
1 large egg
c.
chopped
broccoli
1 tsp. canola
oil
1T
margarine

1 c. orange
juice
2 sl. whole
wheat bread
1T
margarine
Squash &
Egg:
1 large egg
c.
butternut
squash
1 tsp. canola
oil

Minestron
e Soup

Lentil Soup

Spinach
Omelet:
1 large eggs
c. chopped
spinach
2 tsp. canola
oil

Lunch

Chicken Rice
Soup
2 slices of
whole wheat
bread
1 tbs.
margarine

Home Fries:
1 c. cubed
potatoes
c. chopped
onion
1 tsp. canola
oil

Tuna Salad
& Butternut
Squash
Soup
2 slices whole
wheat bread
2 tbs.
margarine

1 slices
of bread

3 slices of
bread

Peanut
butter &
banana
sandwich
2 tbsp.
peanut
butter

1 large
banana

small
apple

2 tbs. of
peanut
butter

10 whole
wheat
crackers

1 tbs. of
peanut
butter

2 slices
whole
wheat
bread

1 cup orange
juice

1/2 large
banana
Snack

1 small apple
2 slices of
whole wheat
bread
1 tbs. unsalted
peanut butter

Dinner

Salmon
Salad
cup corn
large sweet

2 slices of
whole wheat
toast
2 tbs. of
peanut butter

Baked
Garlic
Chicken
Thighs
2 slices of
whole wheat
bread
cup
lettuce
cup
carrots
1 tbs.
margarine
1 tbs. olive
oil
cup
potato
1 medium
apple

2 tbs.
margarine

2 tbs.
margarine

Apple
Oatmeal:
1 c.
oatmeal
1 c. sliced
apple
1T
margarine

2 tbs.
peanut
butter
Baked
Vegetable
Pasta
2 tbs.

Pasta with
green
beans
1 tbs. of

Tuna
Casserole
cup corn

Baked
Garlic
Chicken
Thigh

Veggie
Tacos
cup black
beans

potato

margarine

margarine

1 tbs.
margarine

1 tbs.
margarine

1 cup green
beans
2 tbs.
margarine

cup peas

1 medium
baked
potato
1 cup of
orange
juice

Katherine Kern, Megan Russell

Thrifty Menu Plan

Food Item

Number of
times
served
per week

Number of
servings/item

Number
of items
bought

Price per
item

1% Milk
Orange Juice
Banana, large

84 cups
28 cups
16 cups

16 cups/gallon
16 cups/gallon
1 cup/banana

6
2
16

Apple, small

12 cups

1 cup/apple

12

Green Beans,
frozen
Cauliflower,
frozen
Onion, fresh

8 cups

6.5 cups/32 oz.

bag
2.5 cups/16 oz.
bag
2.5 cups/pound

$3.12
$3.99
$0.59/ 2
bananas
$1.49/ 4
apples
$1.89

$1.29

$2.06

$1.58

Lentils, dry

2 cups/16 oz.
bag

Potatoes, fresh

6 cups
cooked = 2
cups dry
12 cups

$0.99/poun
d
$1.39

2.5 cups/pound

$3.28

Peas, frozen

4 cups

Corn, frozen

4 cups

$1.89

$1.37

Butternut
squash, frozen
100% Vegetable
Juice
Sweet Potatoes,
fresh
Broccoli, frozen

10 cups

$1.29

$2.01

$2.69

$1.35

$1.24

$0.99/poun
d
$1.19

Spinach, frozen

2 cups

$1.49

$1.49

White Bread

56 slices

5 cups/32 oz.
bag
5.5 cups/32 oz.
bag
6.75 cups/20
oz. bag
8 cups/64 fl. oz.
container
3.25
cups/pound
2 cups/16 oz.
bag
2 cups/16 oz.
bag
22 slices/loaf

$0.69/poun
d
$1.89

$0.99/loaf

$2.52

4 cups
4 cups

4 cups
4 cups
4 cups

Total
price
(of
amount
used)
$16.38
$6.98
$4.72
$4.47
$2.33

$1.39

$1.51

$2.38

cup
carrots
cup corn
cup
lettuce
cup salsa
2 tbs. oil
2 whole
wheat
tortilla

Oatmeal

16 cups

Whole Wheat
Bread
Brown Rice, dry

32 slices

Whole Wheat
Rotini
Popcorn, dry
Chicken Thigh,
raw
Peanut Butter,
unsalted
Black Beans,
canned
Cannellini
Beans, canned
Large Eggs
Canola Oil
Margarine

12 cups
cooked = 4
cups dry
12 cups =
24 oz. dry
24 cups =
8 oz. dry
56 oz.
cooked =
80 oz. raw
56
tablespoon
s
4 cups
2 cups
18 eggs
9 T + 1 tsp.
= 28 tsp.
36
tablespoon
s

30 cups/42 oz.
container
24 slices/loaf

$2.99

$1.59

$2.29

$3.05

2.75 cups/16
oz. bag

$1.09

$1.59

13.25 oz/ 13.25

oz. bag
32/ 32 oz. bag

$0.99

$1.79

$1.99

$0.50

16 oz/pound

$0.66/poun
d

$3.30

36 T/18 oz. jar

$1.99

$3.10

2.5 cups/15.5
oz. can
2.5 cups/15.5
oz can
18/18 count
container
288 tsp./48 fl.
oz. container
32 T/16 oz.
container

$0.79/can

$1.26

$0.89/can

$0.71

$2.95

$2.95

$2.79

$1.09

$0.99/conta
iner

$1.11

Total Price: $ 79.10