Marc's · two people · Columbus
Marc's meal plan for two people: five dinners for $30.98
Dinners only, $40 budget. Built from Marc's' weekly ad in Columbus, OH. 3 sale items, dated October 28, 2026.
The five dinners
Chosen around Marc's' ad in Columbus, OH. On sale this week: salmon fillets, butter, chicken breast.
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$2.64/servingcafedelites.com
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$3.29/servingkitchenswagger.com- $4.48/servingrecipetineats.com
$3.10 a serving · $40 dinner budget for two people
Whole packs; $12.83 of leftovers carry to next week. Packs are bigger than one week of dinners for 2 people, so the first shop costs more than the dinners use. Dinners only, no breakfast or lunch.
Prices: Marc's's ad, Columbus, OH, Oct 28 to Nov 3. Items without a SALE tag are typical US prices.
Marc's is the cheapest store for this plan in Columbus
The same five dinners priced with each store's ad this week.
Marc's is cheapest in Columbus at $30.98, $7.83 less than Kroger.
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 $37.52, 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 $43.81; the dinners use $30.98 of it. Sale items are marked.
Marc's grocery list, Columbus (October 28, 2026)
Dinners: Blackened Salmon, Chicken Marsala, Garlic Parmesan Wings, Beef and Broccoli, Creamy Mushroom Fettuccine. Prices: Marc's's ad, Columbus, OH, Oct 28 to Nov 3. Items without a SALE tag are typical US prices.
Seafood1 item
Produce8 items
Meat & Poultry3 items
Dairy & Eggs3 items
Canned & Dry3 items
Check your pantry (not priced): sesame oil, baking powder and soda, cooking spray, cornstarch, paprika, dried spices, flour, hot sauce, olive and cooking oil, salt and pepper, soy sauce, brown sugar, wine.
How this plan was made
We ran Salefork's plan builder on Marc's's ad prices for Columbus: five familiar dinners with a real photo for two people that use under $40, at most two per main protein, favoring dinners that use sale items. Cost counts only the amounts the recipes use. Items Marc's does not list are priced at a typical everyday price. Dated October 28, 2026.
Common questions
What is a good Marc's meal plan for two people?
Five dinners for two people for $30.98 in Columbus, built from Marc's's weekly ad read October 28, 2026. 3 items in the plan are on sale.
Does it change by city?
Yes. Marc's runs different ads by region, so sale items and totals differ. 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, $30.98. At the register you buy whole packs, about $43.81 here.
Make it yours
Change the people, budget or dinners. We keep Marc's and Columbus and rebuild the list.
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