Fresh Thyme · a family of 4 · Chicago
Fresh Thyme meal plan for a family of 4: five dinners for $48.36
Dinners only, $75 budget. Built from Fresh Thyme's weekly ad in Chicago, IL. 3 sale items, dated October 28, 2026.
The five dinners
Chosen around Fresh Thyme's ad in Chicago, IL. On sale this week: ground pork, chicken breast, shrimp.
$1.71/servingkitchenswagger.com
$1.91/servingnatashaskitchen.com
$2.25/servingprimaverakitchen.com
$2.87/servingcafedelites.com- $3.35/servingcuriouscuisiniere.com
$2.42 a serving · $75 dinner budget for a family of 4
Whole packs; $20.93 of leftovers carry to next week. Dinners only, no breakfast or lunch.
Prices: Fresh Thyme's ad, Chicago, IL, Oct 1 to Nov 3. Items without a SALE tag are typical US prices.
Fresh Thyme is the cheapest store for this plan in Chicago
The same five dinners priced with each store's ad this week.
Fresh Thyme is cheapest in Chicago at $48.36, $26.12 less than Food 4 Less.
The same five dinners at each store. Items in the store's ad cost the ad price, sale or regular; items it does not list cost the typical price. At typical prices alone the plan is $56.18, so a store can come out above that. Stores with fewer than 2 sale items in this plan are left out.
Grocery list by aisle
Prices are for whole packs, so the trip is $69.29; the dinners use $48.36 of it. Sale items are marked.
Fresh Thyme grocery list, Chicago (October 28, 2026)
Dinners: Penne Alla Vodka, Swedish Meatballs, Chicken Stroganoff, Chili Garlic Butter Shrimp, Tomato Pepper Chakchouka. Prices: Fresh Thyme's ad, Chicago, IL, Oct 1 to Nov 3. Items without a SALE tag are typical US prices.
Meat & Poultry3 items
Seafood1 item
Produce7 items
Dairy & Eggs6 items
Canned & Dry4 items
Check your pantry (not priced): cornstarch, black pepper, dried spices, flour, mustard, olive and cooking oil, salt and pepper, wine.
Fresh Thyme plans in other cities
Fresh Thyme runs different ads by region, so prices and sale items change.
Fresh Thyme in Detroit, MI
Penne Alla Vodka · Chicken Marsala · Crispy baked chicken tenders with roasted broccoli · Blackened Salmon · Cajun Butter Steak Bites
How this plan was made
We ran Salefork's plan builder on Fresh Thyme's ad prices for Chicago: five familiar dinners with a real photo for a family of 4 that use under $75, at most two per main protein, favoring dinners that use sale items. Cost counts only the amounts the recipes use. Items Fresh Thyme does not list are priced at a typical everyday price. Dated October 28, 2026.
Common questions
What is a good Fresh Thyme meal plan for a family of 4?
Five dinners for a family of 4 for $48.36 in Chicago, built from Fresh Thyme's weekly ad read October 28, 2026. 3 items in the plan are on sale.
Does it change by city?
Yes. Fresh Thyme runs different ads by region, so sale items and totals differ. This page also has Detroit. Open the planner to price it for your city.
Why is the shopping trip higher than the plan total?
The plan total counts only what the five dinners use, $48.36. At the register you buy whole packs, about $69.29 here.
Make it yours
Change the people, budget or dinners. We keep Fresh Thyme and Chicago and rebuild the list.
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