Meijer · a family of 4 · Chicago
Meijer meal plan for a family of 4: five dinners for $53.48
Dinners only, $75 budget. Built from Meijer's weekly ad in Chicago, IL. 3 sale items, dated October 28, 2026.
The five dinners
Chosen around Meijer's ad in Chicago, IL. On sale this week: hamburger buns, italian sausage, rolls, chicken breast.
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$2.67 a serving · $75 dinner budget for a family of 4
Whole packs; $20.53 of leftovers carry to next week. Dinners only, no breakfast or lunch.
Prices: Meijer's ad, Chicago, IL, Oct 27 to Nov 10. Items without a SALE tag are typical US prices.
This plan in Chicago: Meijer and 7 other stores
The same five dinners priced with each store's ad this week. Aldi is $1.09 cheaper for these dinners.
Aldi is cheapest in Chicago at $52.39, $8.76 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 $54.84, 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 $74.01; the dinners use $53.48 of it. Sale items are marked.
Meijer grocery list, Chicago (October 28, 2026)
Dinners: Classic Sloppy Joes, Chicken and dumplings, Italian Sausage and Peppers, Chicken Marsala, Crispy baked chicken tenders with roasted broccoli. Prices: Meijer's ad, Chicago, IL, Oct 27 to Nov 10. Items without a SALE tag are typical US prices.
Produce8 items
Canned & Dry4 items
Meat & Poultry5 items
Dairy & Eggs4 items
Bakery1 item
Check your pantry (not priced): worcestershire sauce, baking powder and soda, dried spices, flour, mustard, olive and cooking oil, salt and pepper, brown sugar, wine.
Meijer plans in other cities
Meijer runs different ads by region, so prices and sale items change.
Meijer in Louisville, KY
Swedish Meatballs · Chicken and dumplings · Slow-cooker pulled pork sandwiches · Italian Sausage and Peppers · Chicken Marsala
How this plan was made
We ran Salefork's plan builder on Meijer'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 Meijer does not list are priced at a typical everyday price. Dated October 28, 2026.
Common questions
What is a good Meijer meal plan for a family of 4?
Five dinners for a family of 4 for $53.48 in Chicago, built from Meijer's weekly ad read October 28, 2026. 3 items in the plan are on sale.
Does it change by city?
Yes. Meijer runs different ads by region, so sale items and totals differ. This page also has Louisville. 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, $53.48. At the register you buy whole packs, about $74.01 here.
Make it yours
Change the people, budget or dinners. We keep Meijer and Chicago and rebuild the list.
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