Fred Meyer · a family of 4 · Seattle
Fred Meyer meal plan for a family of 4: five dinners for $48.44
Dinners only, $75 budget. Built from Fred Meyer's weekly ad in Seattle, WA. 5 sale items, dated October 28, 2026.
The five dinners
Chosen around Fred Meyer's ad in Seattle, WA. On sale this week: butter, milk, eggs, shrimp, chicken broth and more.
$1.61/servingkitchenswagger.com
$1.77/servinggonnawantseconds.com
$1.79/servingnatashaskitchen.com
$2.66/servingfoodiecrush.com- $4.28/servingkitchenswagger.com
$2.42 a serving · $75 dinner budget for a family of 4
Whole packs; $26.76 of leftovers carry to next week. Packs are bigger than one week of dinners for 4 people, so the first shop costs more than the dinners use. Dinners only, no breakfast or lunch.
Prices: Fred Meyer's ad, Seattle, WA, Sep 30 to Dec 24. Items without a SALE tag are typical US prices.
This plan in Seattle: Fred Meyer and 3 other stores
The same five dinners priced with each store's ad this week. QFC is $2.20 cheaper for these dinners.
QFC is cheapest in Seattle at $46.24, $6.67 less than Safeway.
The same five dinners at each store. Items in the store's ad cost the ad price, sale or regular; items it does not list cost the typical price. At typical prices alone the plan is $48.62, so a store can come out above that. Stores with fewer than 2 sale items in this plan are left out.
Grocery list by aisle
Prices are for whole packs, so the trip is $75.20; the dinners use $48.44 of it. Sale items are marked.
Fred Meyer grocery list, Seattle (October 28, 2026)
Dinners: Penne Alla Vodka, Baked Macaroni and Cheese (8 servings), Chicken Kiev, Shrimp Scampi, Beef and Broccoli. Prices: Fred Meyer's ad, Seattle, WA, Sep 30 to Dec 24. Items without a SALE tag are typical US prices.
Meat & Poultry2 items
Seafood1 item
Produce8 items
Bakery1 item
Dairy & Eggs7 items
Canned & Dry5 items
Check your pantry (not priced): sesame oil, cooking spray, cornstarch, red pepper flakes, flour, hot sauce, olive and cooking oil, salt and pepper, soy sauce, brown sugar, vodka.
How this plan was made
We ran Salefork's plan builder on Fred Meyer's ad prices for Seattle: five familiar dinners with a real photo for a family of 4 that use under $75, at most two per main protein, favoring dinners that use sale items. Cost counts only the amounts the recipes use. Items Fred Meyer does not list are priced at a typical everyday price. Dated October 28, 2026.
Common questions
What is a good Fred Meyer meal plan for a family of 4?
Five dinners for a family of 4 for $48.44 in Seattle, built from Fred Meyer's weekly ad read October 28, 2026. 5 items in the plan are on sale.
Does it change by city?
Yes. Fred Meyer runs different ads by region, so sale items and totals differ. Open the planner to price it for your city.
Why is the shopping trip higher than the plan total?
The plan total counts only what the five dinners use, $48.44. At the register you buy whole packs, about $75.20 here.
Make it yours
Change the people, budget or dinners. We keep Fred Meyer and Seattle and rebuild the list.
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