Stretch Your Food Dollar Menu VII
Arizona Farm Bureau put together a menu to help you stretch your food dollar by utilizing items that have gone
down in price. This quarter’s items down in price are Shredded cheese, boneless chicken breast, milk, potatoes, vegetable oil, sliced deli ham, orange juice, flour, ground chuck, bread, salad mix, apples, bacon and toasted oat cereal. Arizona Farm Bureau recommends stocking up on meat items as they are ideally priced. All the recipes for this quarter's menu VII are from Arizona producers. You can find them by going to the recipe tab on
www.fillyourplate.org and plugging in the main ingredient in the search engine.
Menu for the Week:
Sunday: Mexican Meatball Soup
Corn Bread
Milk or Iced Tea
Monday: Grilled Chicken Breast
Tossed green salad
Italian Bread
Milk or Iced Tea
Tuesday: Meatball Subs
Waldorf salad
Milk or Iced Tea
Wednesday: Sausage Lasagna
Tossed green salad
Italian Bread
Milk or Iced Tea
Thursday: Pork Chops
Mashed potatoes
Applesauce
Milk or Iced Tea
Friday: Chili Egg Puff
Mashed potato pancakes
English Muffins or toast
Milk or Iced Tea
Saturday: Chicken Spaghetti
Broccoli
Rolls
Milk or Iced Tea
***You may adjust this suggested menu to your family’s likes and needs*
Shopping list
Dry goods:
1 lb package rice
1 package spaghetti
1 package lasagna noodles
1 jar chicken bouillon cubes
Italian seasonings
Produce:
5 lbs potatoes
2 bags American salad mix
8 large apples
1 bunch celery
3 medium yellow onions
4 garlic cloves
1 container grape tomatoes
1 grapefruit
1 bunch cilantro
1 package carrots
1 lemon
1 avocado
2 zucchinis
1 bunch broccoli
1 bunch grapes
1 small bunch parsley
1 green bell pepper
1 small package mushrooms
Dairy:
2 gallons milk
4-cup bag of shredded cheese
1 dozen eggs
1 package sliced or block mozzarella cheese
1 small container goat cheese or your favorite mild cheese
1 quart cottage cheese
Cool Whip
Pantry items you might have on hand:
Flour
Baking powder
Vegetable oil
Ketchup
Soy Sauce
Tabasco
Sesame oil
Parmesan cheese
Salt & Pepper
Mayonnaise
Meats:
4-5 lbs pot roast
3-lbs ground beef
1-package chicken breasts
1/3 lb salt pork
2 lbs bacon
Misc:
1 package English muffins
1 bottle Prickly pear syrup
2 loaves Italian bread
Sub rolls or bolillos
1 -4 oz can diced green chili
1 jar chipotle paste
2 cans crushed tomatoes
1 can mushroom soup
