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Save on Groceries in 2025

The “Let’s Fight Inflation” Weekly Meal Plan

March 1, 2022 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

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This Budget Friendly Weekly Meal Plan Will Help You Fight the Rising Grocery Prices & Inflation

As the prices at the grocery store continue to rise, we want to help! 

I have a simple 3 step approach to help you fight the inflation and keep your grocery spending in check. 

Step 1 – Write a meal plan with budget friendly recipes (See below – we do this part for you each week.) 

Step 2 – Write a thorough shopping list before you go into the store. (Click the recipes to see what you need to add to your list.) 

Step 3 – Keep track of your food spending! (Sign up for my free weekly email for access to our spending tracker printable PDFs.) 

let's fight inflation meal plan information

Keep scrolling for the recipes and printable access…

$5 Dinners Recipes for Your Budget Friendly Weekly Meal Plan This Week 

  • Beef & Veggie Biscuit Pot Pie
  • Instant Pot Shredded Pork Nachos
  • Tuscan Mac & Cheese
  • Honey Sesame Chicken
  • Chicken Veggie Wraps
  • Root Beer Float Cake
  • Crunchy Peanut Butter Rollups
  • Skillet Peach Raspberry Crisp

Below is a short video explaining how to make this 3 step approach work for you! 

More Grocery Savings Resources from Erin & $5 Dinners

  • 5 Ways to Cut Grocery Spending, Even during Inflation!
  • 5 Mistakes You Don’t Know You’re Making at the Grocery Store
  • Free Printables for Meal Planning, Grocery Shopping, and More!
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