This is what $89 feeds a family of 4 for a week.

A real plan generated by Hestia. Family of 4, balanced budget, maximum leftover reuse. 21 meals. 15 of them cost nothing because they used food already cooked or already in the pantry. Every setting is adjustable. This is one way to use Hestia. Your plan would reflect your family's preferences.

Monday $53.51 (cook day)
B
🥛 Pumpkin Pecan Bread
+ Yeasted Cheese Bread
351 cal · 4g protein · 4g fiber
L
🍗 Italian Pasta Bake
+ French-Style Sweet Potatoes
467 cal · 15g protein · 6g fiber
D
🍗 Crock Pot Calico Beans
+ Italian Garden Salad
367 cal · 12g protein · 12g fiber
Tuesday $3.08
B
🥛 Pumpkin Pecan Bread
+ Yeasted Cheese Bread
351 cal · 4g fiberFREE
from Mon breakfast
L
🍗 Crock Pot Calico Beans
+ French-Style Sweet Potatoes
458 cal · 9g fiberFREE
from Mon dinner
D
🍗 Crock Pot Calico Beans
+ Slow Cooked Bacon Cheese Potatoes
367 cal · 10g fiberFREE main
side: $3.08
Wednesday $8.96
B
🥛 Pumpkin Pecan Bread
+ Yeasted Cheese Bread
351 cal · 4g fiberFREE
from Mon breakfast
L
🍗 Italian Pasta Bake
+ Slow Cooked Bacon Cheese Potatoes
467 cal · 5g fiberFREE
from Mon lunch
D
🍗 Pasta e Fagioli
+ Crispy Potato Latkes
368 cal · 11g fiber
Thursday $0
B
🥛 Pumpkin Pecan Bread
+ Yeasted Cheese Bread
351 cal · 4g fiberFREE
from Mon breakfast
L
🍗 Italian Pasta Bake
+ Crispy Potato Latkes
467 cal · 5g fiberFREE
from Mon lunch
D
🍗 Pasta e Fagioli
+ Slow Cooked Bacon Cheese Potatoes
368 cal · 10g fiberFREE
from Wed dinner
Friday $18.23
B
🥛 Coconut Bread
+ Pineapple Stuffing
364 cal · 3g fiber
L
🍗 Crock Pot Calico Beans
+ Italian Garden Salad
458 cal · 10g fiberFREE
from Mon dinner
D
🍗 Great Northern Bean Soup
+ Crispy Potato Latkes
345 cal · 13g fiber
Saturday $5.47
B
🥛 Coconut Bread
+ Pineapple Stuffing
364 cal · 3g fiberFREE
from Fri breakfast
L
🍗 Italian Pasta Bake
+ Great Northern Bean Soup
467 cal · 8g fiberFREE
from Mon lunch
D
🍖 Country Sausage Casserole
+ Slow Cooked Bacon Cheese Potatoes
372 cal · 8g fiber
Sunday $0
B
🥛 Coconut Bread
+ Pineapple Stuffing
364 cal · 3g fiberFREE
from Fri breakfast
L
🍖 Country Sausage Casserole
+ Italian Garden Salad
495 cal · 6g fiberFREE
from Sat dinner
D
🍖 Country Sausage Casserole
+ Crispy Potato Latkes
372 cal · 7g fiberFREE
from Sat dinner
$89.25total grocery cost
46,869calories
1,406gprotein
580gfiber
15leftover meals
6fresh cooks

15 out of 21 meals were leftovers

This family set their leftover preference to maximum. They like cooking big batches on Monday and Friday and eating from those all week. You might prefer more variety and less reheating. That's fine. Hestia lets you set your leftover tolerance anywhere from "cook every meal fresh" to "batch cook and eat all week." This plan shows what maximum leftovers looks like. Your plan would reflect your preferences.

The grocery list

Purchased this week (tap any item to see ingredients)
Pumpkin Pecan Bread▾$13.60
  • 1 cup pumpkin$3.29
  • Pumpkin pie spice$2.98
  • 2¾ cups flourpantry
  • 1 cup pecanspantry
  • 1 cup butterpantry
  • 4 eggspantry
  • Sugar, brown sugarpantry
  • Baking powder, baking soda, saltpantry
  • Makes 16 servings. Breakfast for 4 days.
Italian Pasta Bake▾$19.44
  • 1 lb rigatoni pasta$1.49
  • 1 lb mozzarella$4.99
  • 28 oz chopped tomatoes$2.49
  • Italian bread (2 loaves)$3.49
  • Frozen peas$1.99
  • 1 cup parmesanpantry
  • 1 cup heavy creampantry
  • Butter, onionpantry
  • Makes 11 servings. Lunch for 4 days.
Crock Pot Calico Beans▾$20.47
  • 31 oz baked beans$3.48
  • 15 oz butter beans$1.29
  • 6 oz bacon$4.99
  • ½ lb ground beef$3.99
  • Molasses, mustard$2.78
  • 15 oz kidney beanspantry
  • Sugar, brown sugarpantry
  • Onionpantry
  • Makes 14 servings. Dinner and lunch leftovers for 3 days.
Slow Cooked Bacon Cheese Potatoes▾$3.08
  • 3 lbs potatoes$2.49
  • 4 oz bacon bitspantry
  • Cheddar cheesepantry
  • Salt, pepperpantry
  • Side dish. Reused across 4 meals.
Pasta e Fagioli + Crispy Potato Latkes▾$8.96
  • Great northern beans (dried)$2.99
  • Ditalini pasta$1.29
  • Potatoes (latkes)$1.49
  • Onion, garlic, tomatoespantry
  • Vegetable oil, eggs, flourpantry
  • Salt, pepper, oreganopantry
  • Dinner Wed + leftovers Thu-Fri.
Coconut Bread▾$12.45
  • Shredded coconut$3.49
  • Coconut flavoring$2.98
  • Buttermilk$2.49
  • 3 cups flourpantry
  • 4 eggspantry
  • Vegetable oil, butterpantry
  • Sugar, brown sugar, vanillapantry
  • Baking powder, baking soda, saltpantry
  • Makes 9 servings. Breakfast Fri-Sun.
Great Northern Bean Soup▾$5.78
  • ½ lb bacon$2.49
  • Half and half (1 pint)$1.99
  • Great northern beanspantry
  • Diced tomatoes (canned)pantry
  • Onion, vegetable oilpantry
  • Milk, salt, pepperpantry
  • Makes 6 servings. Dinner Fri + lunch Sat.
Country Sausage Casserole▾$5.47
  • 1 lb bacon$4.99
  • 6 eggs$0.00
  • 4 cups cooked gritspantry
  • Cheddar cheese (16 oz)pantry
  • Milk, onion, salt, pepperpantry
  • Makes 7 servings. Dinner Sat + lunch and dinner Sun.
Total for 21 family meals$89.25
USDA national average for a family of 4: $231/week
flour, butter, eggs, vegetable oil, salt, sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, pecans, tomato sauce, oregano, garlic, onions, margarine, lemon juice, peanut butter, mozzarella, parmesan, cheddar, cream, vanilla extract, pepper, water, kidney beans, hamburger buns, grits, paprika, cumin, chili powder, bay leaves, thyme, rosemary, basil, cinnamon, nutmeg, olive oil, rice, pasta, bread crumbs, soy sauce, vinegar, mustard, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, honey, maple syrup, oats, cornstarch, yeast, milk, sour cream, cream cheese, mayonnaise, celery, carrots, bell peppers, potatoes, canned tomatoes, tomato paste, chicken broth, beef broth, canned corn, canned green beans, frozen peas, frozen spinach, tortillas, crackers, peanuts, raisins, coconut flakes, powdered sugar, cocoa powder, gelatin, cornmeal, sesame seeds, poppy seeds, dried lentils

This was week 5 of this family's plan

$100
Week 1
$111
Week 2
$104
Week 3
$72
Week 4
$89
Week 5

Costs vary week to week depending on what you cook, but the trend is down. By week 4, the pantry had 80 items stocked. The grocery list gets shorter because you already have the staples.

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