Taking on Vegas and Colorado

I thought I would start out small, you know so as not to overwhelm me.  These first two posts are from this weeks' ads for Kroger (Smith's and King Sooper depending on where you live).  I am using the discussions that started this whole saga to begin posting.  Without further ado, here are the two meal plans and my suggestions for each ad.

Vegas:
*Folgers Coffee Select Varieties, 22.6-33.9 oz $7.49 (if you all drink coffee this is a great deal. They had coupon on FB earlier this month, you could check that as well as the other coupon sites and of course the paper)
*Mountain Dairy Milk Vitamin D, 2%, 1%, Skim Royale or Fat Free, Gallon $2.59
*General Mills Cereal (Select Varieties, 10.6-14 oz) Fiber One or Nature Valley Granola Bars (Select Varieties, 5-12 ct) Get A Smith's $5 Gift Card Limit 1 reward per transaction. Gift card received at checkout. when you buy ANY 4 participating* General Mills Cereals or Snacks using your shopper's card. Purchases must be made in a single shopping visit between 04/13/11 and 04/26/11. Redeemable only at Smith's on next visit. the gift of savings brought to you by General Mills 4 FOR $10 (this one is like $ in your pocket...There are tons of cereal coupons out and when you combine them with this deal you MAKE money b/c while paying a little for the cereal, you get GC to other places That is free food to eat out on..Woot)
*Campbell's™ Cream of Mushroom or Chicken Soup (10.75 oz Can) Idahoan Potatoes (Select Varieties, 4-4.1 oz Pouch) 10 FOR $10 (the soup is a good bording on great deal...you can print coupons from the Campbell's website to make it awesome.  The potatoes are a decent deal, but check their FB page and their website as well as smartsource and coupons.com and redplum to see if their is a coupon for it)
*Dole Fruit Select Varieties, 15-20 oz 10 FOR $10
*Manwich Select Varieties, 15-15.6 oz 10 FOR $10
*Dole Classic Salads Select Varieties, 9-12 oz 2 FOR $3
*Kraft Barbecue Sauce Select Varieties, 18 oz 98¢
Dannon Yogurt (danimals is included) Select Varieties, 4-6 ct $1.99
*Kroger Butter Select Varieties, 16 oz 2 FOR $5
*Kroger Cheese Select Varieties, Bar or Shredded, 32 oz $5.99 (this is the better deal, but if there are not the kind you like the other deal is good too.)
*Kroger Cheese (Select Varieties, 6-8 oz) Kroger Singles (Select Varieties, 16 ct) 3 FOR $5
*Kroger Cottage Cheese, Sour Cream or Dip Select Varieties, 16 oz 4 FOR $5
*Kroger Cream Cheese Select Varieties, 8 oz 10 FOR $10
*Reddi Whip Select Varieties, 7 oz 2 FOR $4 (splurge item IF you have a coupon that makes them 2/$3, otherwise skip)
*Smith’s Eggs Grade AA, 12 ct 99¢
*Tyson Chicken or Any’tizers Frozen, Select Varieties, 22-28 oz $6.99
*Duncan Hines Cake Mix (Select Varieties, 18.25 oz) Duncan Hines Frosting (Select Varieties, 15-16.2 oz) 10 FOR $10
*Kroger Brown or Powdered Sugar Select Varieties, 2 lb 99¢
*Kroger Flour Select Varieties, 4 lb $1.69
*Kroger Value Granulated Sugar 4 lb Bag $1.89
*Pillsbury Cake Mix Select Varieties, 18.25-18.9 oz 10 FOR $10
*Bar-S Franks 12 oz 10 FOR $10 (these are not the all beef ones...this is the chicken, turkey, pork ones)
*Boneless Rump Roast Beef Round $2.99 LB
*Hillshire Farm Deli Select Lunch Meat 8-9 oz Tub 3 FOR $10
*Kroger Smoked Sausage 16 oz 2 FOR $5
*Smith’s Chicken Drumsticks, Thigh s or Whole Fryer Chicken Fresh, Super Value Pack 99¢ LB
*Barilla Pasta Select Varieties, 12-16 oz 10 FOR $10 with card
*Rice A Roni or Pasta Roni Select Varieties, 3.8-7.2 oz 10 FOR $10 with card
*Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Gala or Granny Smith Apples10 LBS. FOR $10
*Blackberries or Raspberries6 oz 2 FOR $5
*Brussel Sprouts or Green Beans $1.99 LB.
*Red Bell Peppers Each 88¢ EA.
*Red Seedless Grapes 99¢ LB.

Dinners:
Meal 1:
Roast with potatoes, carrots and roasted brussel sprouts (my girls like them roasted or "burned" as my oldest daughter says.  I cut them in half, cook them in a pan with extra virgin olive oil and butter until they start to brown...not dark brown just turning brown, and the toss them with more extra virgin olive oil and salt and put them in the over until they are a dark brow.  My girls and I eat them up.)  You could add in a salad here.

Meal 2:
Chicken thighs with an apple and brown sugar glaze.  Serve with salad.

Meal 3:
Polish Sausage with the BBQ sauce and green beans and a salad

Meal 4:
Chicken breast (oven roasted) with pasta Alfredo...cream cheese and sour cream for the sauce.  With some of the Green Giant veggies that are on sale.

Meal 5:
Leftover roast (or a different one) chopped up mixed with the bbq sauce and served on buns for sloppy joes.  I'd make deviled eggs to go with it.

Meal 6:
Creamy Chicken...cream cheese, cream of mushroom soup served with veggies and a fruit salad...apples, grapes and raspberries and or black berries toss with maple syrup.

Meal 7:
Chicken baked in the berry and apple compote

Meal 8:
Chicken tetrazini with a salad

Meal 9:
Herb roasted whole chicken with veggies and a salad

Meal 10:
Chicken noodle soup

Lunches:
Sandwiches (grilled cheese, grilled with the lunch meat) and fruit salad or fruit kabobs
Hotdogs

Desserts:
Cake with a berry and apple compote, topped with a squirt of whip cream (reddi whip, if you bought it, if not, they will never know)


Colorado:
*Barilla Pasta 10/$10...I'd buy 4 or 5
*Butter 2/$5...this is a good price...so I'd get 2-3
*Bird's eye veggies steam in bag 10/$10 again a really good price I'd get 10 or 20.  really.  Also there is a coupon out there (at smartsource and coupons.com) for $.75 off of 3...since you can print 2 from each source then you can get them for 12 for .75 each.  not a bad deal.
* Cream cheese blocks Kroger brand 10/$10...stock up at this price...I'd get 4-6.  They keep for a long time and they add lots of versatility in your kitchen.  You can mix it with milk and put over chicken, (then of course cheesecake)...just saying.  If you won't use it then don't get it.
*Cuties are 3.99 a bag and there is a .55 coupon on the cuties site.  These are great if your kids eat them.
*lettuce 10/$10...lettuce here is $1.79 a head so we eat lots of salad this week
*Jimmy Dean Skillets are $3.99...if you can find a coupon...There might be one on the Jimmy dean site...I have printed my allowed amt so I don't know if there is one out right now.  If you can't find a coupon then I'd pass.
*Chicken Breast are BOGO...even at 4.99/lb a BOGO would be a good deal.  Buy extra and freeze.
*Kid Cliff bars are 2/$1 this is an awesome price.  Here they are .79-1.00 each.  I'd get a couple (6) and see if your boys will eat them for breakfast.
*Ground Chuck is $2.99/lb...eh deal, but not bad... I think it is 80/20 so good for hamburgers and meatloaf.
*Cheese Kroger brand shredded and slices are $1.77 this is a pretty good deal.  This is a pretty good deal, but not a stock up and freeze deal.
*milk $2.39/gal...here it is between $1.99 and $2.99...So not bad, but not great.
*Fuji Apples are 10lbs/$10...this is a decent price...I'd get a few
*Black berries are 10/$10...really good price.
*Rump roast is $3.99/lb...so $12 for a 3lb one would be good...make sure it is fairly lean.  That could be 2 meals depending on how much you family eats.
Dinners:
Meal 1:
Use the cream cheese, chicken and pasta to make a chicken alfredo of sorts....serve with the bird's eye veggies and a salad.

Meal 2:
Chicken with apples in the crockpot...serve with the veggies

Meal 3:
Meatloaf...Serve with potatoes and salad

Meal 4:
Chicken Caesar salad

Meal 5:
Hamburgers with homemade oven fries and a salad or veggies

Meal 6:
Spaghetti with meat sauce and salad or veggies

Lunch:
There is a Tyson Chicken coupon around...the nuggets are on sale for 6.99 and with the $1 off coupon those would be a good alternative for lunch.

Breakfast:
Microwave (or stove top) scrambled eggs with the Jimmy Dean scrambles. 

Cliff bars are a hit around here for breakfast

You can throw an apple, an orange or two and some blackberries together and drizzle with maple syrup and have fruit salad.

If you are feeling really domestic you could make some oatmeal cookies and use those for breakfast or snacks.

Okay, there you have it...my first two attempts at this meal planning from the grocery ad blog.  Let me know what you think...was it helpful?  Do you have suggestions?  Feel free to comment below.