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Below is the latest Fresh & Natural Publix Meal Planner. Summer is in full swing – It’s time to fire up the grill!

Let us also not forget the real reason we have a long weekend coming up: Thank you to those individuals who made it possible for us to celebrate our nation’s Independence Day.

Thank you to Michelle at iheartpublix for posting all the coupon match-ups to this week’s Publix sales flier.

WHAT TO BUY

Grocery:

• 2 Lay’s Potato Chips – BOGO $3.99
• 2 Cheerios Cereal – BOGO $4.39 – Use $1/2 coupon from 5/30/10 General Mills or 6/6/10 SmartSource
• 2 Mueller’s Pasta – BOGO $1.49
• Jar of Newman’s Pasta Sauce – $2.49 – Use $.50/1 PRINTABLE coupon (coupon doubled = $1 savings) – Note: Print two coupons so you can use another one to buy popcorn below.
• Newman’s Own Popcorn – $2.49 – Use $.50/1 coupon -from above (coupon doubled = $1 savings)

Refrigerated:

• 2 Kraft Chunk Cheese (mozzarella and cheddar) – 2/$4
• Gallon of Publix Milk – $3.19
• Dozen Eggs – around $2.50

Produce:

• 10 Georgia Sweet Corn – 10/$1.49
• 2 Blueberries or Raspberries – 2/$4
• Georgia Peaches (2 lbs.) – $.89 a pound
• Publix Red Potatoes (5 lb. bag) – $2.99
• Chiquita Bananas (2 lbs.) – $.59 a pound
• Head of Lettuce – around $1.49
• Watermelon – $3.99
• 5 Sweet Vidalia Onions (around 3 lbs.) – $1.29 a pound
• Green or Red Bell Pepper – around $2
• Publix Coleslaw Cabbage Shreds – $1.49

Meat:

• 10 Large Shrimp Skewers – 10/$10
• Pork Spareribs (4 lbs.) – $1.99 a pound
• Publix Split Chicken Breast (3 lbs.) – $1.69 a pound
• Ground Chuck (1 1/2 lbs.) – $2.99 a pound
• Publix GreenWise Market Chicken Drumsticks or Thighs (3 lbs.) – $1.99 a pound
• Publix Mild Italian Sausage (2 lbs.) – $3.49 a pound

Deli:

• Italian Five Grain Bread – $2.79
• Sliced Italian Bread – $3.19
• Original Recipe Hamburger Buns 8 ct. – $2.19
• Original Recipe Hot Dog Buns 8 ct. – $2.19
• Fresh Pizza Dough – $1.49

WHAT TO MAKE

Breakfast:

• Cereal w/ Milk and Fruit
• Cheesy Scrambled Eggs and Toast
• French Toast w/ Fruit

Lunch:

• Sausage Sandwiches w/ Potato Chips
• Garden Salad with Pulled Chicken – Place split chicken breasts in crock pot with 1 cup water and cook ahead of time to made lunchtime prep time easy and fast.
• Homemade Pizza – This makes great leftovers to eat the next day!

Dinner:

• Pork Spareribs w/ Roasted Red Potatoes – Rinse spareribs and pat dry. Place spareribs in crockpot with 1 cup water and 1 cup BBQ sauce. Cook on high 2 – 3 hours, then low 6 – 8 hours. For potatoes: Cut potatoes into quarters and toss with 2 TBS olive oil, 1/2 tsp salt, and 1 tsp oregano. Cook on stovetop pan on medium low heat for 30 minutes or until potatoes are fork tender.
• Hamburgers w/ Sweet Corn
• Grilled Stuffed Onions w/ Garden Salad – Remove 1 lb. sausage from casing. Brown on stovetop pan until fully cooked. Drain and place back in pan, and mix with 1 cup bread crumbs (or 4 slices of bread, toasted and cubed), 2/3 cup water, 1 TBS garlic powder, 1/2 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper. Rinse onions, but keep skins on. Hollow out onion, leaving about 3 to 4 layers on the outside (save onion that you pull out for other recipes!!). Stuff sausage and bread mixture into onion. Wrap onions loosely in foil . Grill for one hour or until onions are tender. Serve with garden salad.
• Grilled Shrimp w/ Sweet Corn – Soak shrimp (already on skewers) for 20 minutes, so skewers are safe to grill. Remove shrimp and pat dry. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, sugar, garlic powder and a little bit of red pepper. Place shrimp skewers on grill and cook until shrimp are bright pink and fully cooked. Serve with grilled sweet corn.
• Italian Sausage Caccitore – Slice sausage into 1/4 inch coins (cut on a slight angle) and heat over medium heat in stovetop pan with 2 TBS oil. When browned, add half of one onion (cut into 1 inch pieces) and diced bell pepper (deseeded and decored) to pan – cook until tender. Add jar of pasta sauce and simmer 5 minutes. Serve over cooked pasta.
• 4th of July Feast: BBQ Chicken Wings and Thighs w/ Potato Chips, Coleslaw and Watermelon – Rinse thighs and wings and pat dry – leave skin on for juicy meat! Place on grill and brush with BBQ sauce. Lower cover and cook 8 to 10 minutes over medium heat. Flip chicken pieces and brush with BBQ sauce again. Lower cover and cook another 8 minutes, or until chicken is fully cooked. For coleslaw, use my homemade recipe.
• This leaves you one night of leftovers or eating elsewhere with family and friends.

Snacks:

• Potato Chips
• Popcorn
• Fruit (lots of it!)

Total Spent: $98.14 (before taxes)
$3.51 per person/per day (based on a family of four)

For more information about the Publix Meal Planner, check out my previous posts:

• How To Use The Publix Meal Planner
• Do I Really Eat What’s On The Publix Meal Planner?

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Check out the new Costco Meal Planner, too!

* Note: I am not a dietician – please consult your doctor to determine what you and your family’s nutritional needs may be.

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