Maranda has been talking about ways to save on Where You Live and one of the ways I suggested saving money at the grocery store was to plan your meals.  Although it sounds easy, I realize many of us could use some meal planning help.  Our team of Registered Dietitians at Meijer have made it easy for you!  Simply go to meijermealbox.com and click on the weekly nutritious menu.  You will find an entire week of dinner menus planned out for you using weekly sale items.  In addition, each menu has a nutritional breakdown and a shopping list by department is included. 

See below for a couple of menus on the site for this week.  Starting on May 15 the weekly menu plans will include costing – each dinner menu for a family of 4 will be under $10.00!  Delicious dinners that are EASY, AFFORDABLE AND HEALTHY!

Meatless Monday

Mushroom Quesadilla (recipe below)

Serve with:
Salsa
Earthbound Farm Organic Salad
Marzetti Organic Salad Dressing

Calories 400; Carbohydrate 42g; Total Fat 16g; Fiber 5g

Thursday

Grilled Strip Steak with Meijer Steak Sauce

Serve with:
Baked Potato
Asparagus Spears- NuVal score 100
Seedless Watermelon Slices – NuVal score 94

Calories 419; Carbohydrate 35g; Total Fat 19g; Fiber 6g

Mushroom Quesadilla
Serves 4

2 tbsp. Meijer olive oil
1 small onion sliced
1 jalapeno, stemmed and chopped
10 oz. sliced mushrooms
1/8 tsp. salt
juice of 1 lime
4 (9-inch) flour tortillas
1 1/2 cup Meijer Monterey Jack cheese, shredded

  1. Heat 1 tbsp. of oil in large nonstick skillet over medium heat.  Once the oil is hot, add the onion and jalapeno and saute until the vegetables begin to soften, about 2 minutes.
  2. Add the mushrooms, salt and lime juice.  Increase the heat to medium-high and saute for about 5 minutes, or until all of the liquid released by the mushrooms has evaporated.  Transfer the mushroom mixture to a plate and set aside.
  3. Return the same pan used to saute the mushrooms to the stove and place over medium-high heat.  Add 1 tbsp. of the oil and heat for 1 minute.
  4. Place 2 tbsp. of the shredded cheese on the bottom half of each tortilla and top with 2 tbsp. of the mushroom mixture.  Fold the tortilla over creating a half moon.
  5. Place as many tortillas as will fit in the pan. Cook quesadillas for 1 minute or until develops golden brown crust, flip over, and cook for another minute.

Recipe from Chef Maribel Alchin, MBA, RD, LDN, Meijer Dietitian & Healthy Living Advisor

Calories: 221, Total fat: 11g, Cholesterol: 22mg, Sodium: 362mg, Carbohydrate: 17g, Fiber: 2g, Protein: 13g

Go to Meijer Mealbox every week and make mealtime easy!