Weekly menu for a family of 4 with recipes
A family of four: two adults and children aged five and ten eating from the same table. Seven breakfasts, lunches and dinners with no repeats in a row, servings counted for everyone, age limits for the children applied: nothing spicy, no raw fish, no mushrooms for the younger one.
Groceries for the whole week come to $174.45 for 4 people, which is $6.23 per person per day, and an adult gets 1594 kcal a day. The shopping list has 62 items counted in packs at average supermarket prices (United States); your store will differ, but the proportions hold.
Where this week costs less
The same 62-item shopping list at different chains' prices, cheapest first.
- Aldi cheapest≈ $166.74
- Costco≈ $170.54
- Walmart≈ $174.44
- Trader Joe's≈ $185.71
- Kroger≈ $189.50
- Target≈ $193.32
- Safeway≈ $204.67
- Whole Foods≈ $246.34
These are estimates: average Rosstat prices with the chain's index; for VkusVill, prices from its own catalog. Your local store will differ.
Week from 16 November 2026
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Mon 16 November
$15.40 1289 kcal 1 h 22 min
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Tue 17 November
$16.70 1283 kcal 55 min
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Wed 18 November
$20.37 1768 kcal 1 h 50 min
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Thu 19 November
$24.60 1326 kcal 1 h 25 min
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Fri 20 November
$23.83 1542 kcal 1 h 7 min
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Sat 21 November
$18.45 1745 kcal 2 h 10 min
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Sun 22 November
$18.02 2208 kcal 2 h 10 min
Shopping list: 62 items
- Beetroot800 g
- Bell peppers400 g
- Button mushrooms900 g
- Carrots200 g
- Cucumbers1.4 kg
- Fresh basil30 g
- Garlic100 g
- Green onions100 g
- Leaf lettuce600 g
- Onions900 g
- Potatoes1.1 kg
- Red onion100 g
- Tomatoes2 kg
- Zucchini1.4 kg
- Apples300 g
- Avocado4 pcs
- Lemon250 g
- Chicken breast fillet1.6 kg
- Chicken thighs900 g
- Ground beef500 g
- Ground pork and beef1.5 kg
- Ham300 g
- Eggs60 pcs
- Cottage cheese 5% (tvorog)300 g
- Greek yogurt250 g
- Hard cheese1 kg
- Kefir900 ml
- Milk 2.5%930 ml
- Parmesan200 g
- Plain yogurt300 g
- Sour cream 15%600 g
- Buckwheat groats800 g
- Egg noodles400 g
- Pasta450 g
- Spaghetti450 g
- Wheat bran250 g
- Burger buns8 pcs
- White bread350 g
- Whole-grain bread700 g
- Black olives300 g
- Canned saury240 g
- Canned sweet corn340 g
- Canned tomatoes800 g
- Canned tuna850 g
- Olives300 g
- Flax seeds200 g
- Sunflower seeds200 g
- Baking powder30 g
- Breadcrumbs200 g
- Ketchup350 g
- Mayonnaise400 g
- Mustard150 g
- Soy sauce250 ml
- Sriracha200 ml
- Sugar1 kg
- Vinegar 9%500 ml
- Wheat flour1 kg
- Ground black pepper50 g
- Olive oil500 ml
- Salt1 kg
- Sesame seeds100 g
- Sunflower oil900 ml
The list is counted in packs, not grams: a head of cabbage, a bag of rice, a dozen eggs. Prices are supermarket averages; your store will differ.
How to use it
This is a real week built by the Racion planner for the coming Monday, not a list of ideas: every day has its calories, price and time at the stove, and the ingredients are gathered into one list by store aisle. The page updates every Monday; past weeks do not repeat.
To get a week like this for yourself, answer seven questions: country and store, who eats, what is off limits, what appliances you have, which meals, the budget. The planner accounts for allergies, children by age, what is already at home and favourite dishes, and the shopping list can be ticked off in the store from your phone.
Questions
How much does a weekly menu for 4 cost?
This week is $174.45 for 4 people, that is $6.23 per person per day at average supermarket prices (United States). Meat, fish and cheese are always the priciest lines, grains, vegetables and eggs the cheapest; the budget menu on this site saves through grains and chicken, not through smaller servings.
Can a dish be swapped?
Yes. In a week built for you every dish has a swap button: the planner offers another dish for the same meal within your limits, and the shopping list recalculates. Dishes you dislike can be marked and never come back.
How is the shopping list organised?
62 items in 11 store aisles: vegetables, meat, dairy, dry goods and so on, in the order you walk the store. Amounts are rounded to packs, every line has a price, and what you already have at home can be crossed out before shopping.
Why does the menu change?
The page shows the week from the coming Monday, and every week the planner builds it again from one and a half thousand recipes. Last week can be kept in your account, with the list and the ticks.