Shaw's · a family of 4 · Boston
Shaw's meal plan for a family of 4: five dinners for $46.82
Dinners only, $75 budget. Built from Shaw's' weekly ad in Boston, MA. 4 sale items, dated October 28, 2026.
The five dinners
Chosen around Shaw's' ad in Boston, MA. On sale this week: butter, juice, beef steak, shrimp.
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$2.34 a serving · $75 dinner budget for a family of 4
Whole packs; $15.89 of leftovers carry to next week. Dinners only, no breakfast or lunch.
Prices: Shaw's's ad, Boston, MA, Oct 7 to Nov 5. Items without a SALE tag are typical US prices.
This plan in Boston: Shaw's and 6 other stores
The same five dinners priced with each store's ad this week. Star Market is $2.02 cheaper for these dinners.
Star Market is cheapest in Boston at $44.80, $9.24 less than Price Chopper / Market 32.
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 $50.88, 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 $62.71; the dinners use $46.82 of it. Sale items are marked.
Shaw's grocery list, Boston (October 28, 2026)
Dinners: Vegetable Fried Rice with eggs, Chicken Kiev, Cajun Butter Steak Bites, Garlic Butter Shrimp Scampi, Crispy baked chicken tenders with roasted broccoli. Prices: Shaw's's ad, Boston, MA, Oct 7 to Nov 5. Items without a SALE tag are typical US prices.
Seafood1 item
Produce5 items
Frozen2 items
Meat & Poultry3 items
Dairy & Eggs2 items
Bakery1 item
Canned & Dry2 items
Check your pantry (not priced): paprika, dried spices, flour, mustard, olive and cooking oil, salt and pepper, soy sauce, brown sugar, wine.
How this plan was made
We ran Salefork's plan builder on Shaw's's ad prices for Boston: 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 Shaw's does not list are priced at a typical everyday price. Dated October 28, 2026.
Common questions
What is a good Shaw's meal plan for a family of 4?
Five dinners for a family of 4 for $46.82 in Boston, built from Shaw's's weekly ad read October 28, 2026. 4 items in the plan are on sale.
Does it change by city?
Yes. Shaw's 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, $46.82. At the register you buy whole packs, about $62.71 here.
Make it yours
Change the people, budget or dinners. We keep Shaw's and Boston and rebuild the list.
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