Budget-Friendly Meals. This budget-friendly menu serves 4 and corresponds with Hy-Vee's corporate ad, effective on regular beginning and ending dates for distribution to stores during the week of September 3, 2008.

Day-by-day budget-friendly meal ideas

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Shopping List:
MONDAY 1 lb. 73% ground Beef (pg 1) 1 jar Barilla Pasta Sauce (pg 2) 1 pkg. Barilla Pasta (pg 2) 1 Kandy Honeydew Melon (pg 17) TUESDAY 1 box Chicken Helper (pg 12) 1 lb Hy-Vee 100% Natural Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast (pg 20) 1 pkg. Green Giant Vegetable (pg 24) 2 Del Monte Fruit Naturals (pg 17) WEDNESDAY 1 lb. Fresh Farm-Raised Tilapia Fillets (pg 23) 1 pkg. Lynden Farms Potatoes (pg 25) 4 Ripe N’ Ready Plums (pg 17)		THURSDAY 1 pkg. Sargento Potato Finishers (pg 16) 1 pkg. Mountain King Butter Gold Potatoes (pg 16) 1 lb. Columbine Thompson Seedless Grapes (pg 1) FRIDAY 1 Palermo’s Pizza (pg 25) 1 pkg. Earthbound Farms Baby Greens (pg 9) 4 California Bartlett Pears (pg 18)

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Note on portion sizes and nutritional content of suggested menus. There are 4 total servings per meal. In some cases, cost reflects amount used in recipe and not the cost of the entire package. The nutritional content information listed with each suggested menu is approximate and is based on one serving of each of the menu items listed. Menu items are based on normal portion sizes (that is: 3-4 oz. meat; 1 roll or slice of bread; 1/2 cup rice or potatoes; 1/2 cup vegetable or fruit; 1 small piece of fresh fruit; 1 cup salad with low-calorie dressing). You may also check the nutrition facts panel on packaged foods which provides the serving size and number of servings per container.