Featured Articles: Stretch Your Food Dollar Menu VIII

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 apples, potatoes, ground beef, sirloin tip roast, bacon, shredded cheddar cheese, eggs, orange juice, vegetable oil, toasted oat cereal and white bread. Arizona Farm Bureau recommends stocking up on dairy and meat items as they are ideally priced. To obtain actual recipes for the “Stretch Your Food Dollar Menu VIII” go to www.fillyourplate.org and click on the recipe tab in the upper left hand corner of the web site. All the recipes for menu VIII are from Arizona producers.

 

 

                                Milk or Iced Tea

                                Rolls

                               Crunchy Apple Salad

                               Milk or Iced Tea

Saturday:              Meatloaf

                                Crockpot Apple Butter

                                 Rolls

 

            ***You may adjust this suggested menu to your family’s likes and needs*

1 small jar peanuts- roasted/salted

1 Box Toasted oat cereal

1 large can Refried beans

Pumpkin pie spice

Honey

 

5 lbs potatoes

2 bags classic salad mix

5 -8 lbs apples

1 bunch celery

3 medium yellow onions

2 garlic cloves

2 large pears

1 bunch green onions

1 head iceberg lettuce

1 lemon

1 lb baby peeled carrots

 

4-5  lbs pot roast

3-lbs ground beef

1 lbs bacon

1 lb sliced ham

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 gallons milk

4-cup bag of shredded cheese

2 dozen eggs

 Butter

   

Cinnamon                    

Cloves

Sugar              

Ketchup

Soy Sauce

Brown sugar

Bread crumbs

Salad dressing

Salt & Pepper             

Mayonnaise                            

 

12 count rolls

1 loaves Italian bread

1 package Taco shells

1 -4 oz can diced green chili

1-jar Taco sauce or salsa