Meal Plan - Memorial Day Weekend Edition

This is our meal plan for our family vacation. We are going with a total of 11 people. Thank god there is not anymore, because I am not sure I could handle it. I have agreed to do all the planning and all of the shopping for the major food. With everyone else pitching in and bringing personal food and snacks to share. To check out what other ladies are making for the holiday weekend, head over the Organizing Junkie. Check back next week, to see how the weekend went and how much I spent to feed all of these people.

Friday - Dinner is on your own.
(We and my parents will be eating steaks on the grill, potatoes & Salad.)

Saturday
Breakfast – Fruit cup, muffins, OJ, coffee, milk
Lunch – Sandwiches, chips, pretzels, snacks & drinks
Dinner – Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, Rolls, Fruit, Snack and S’mores

Sunday
Breakfast - Eggs, Bacon, Toast, OJ, Coffee, milk
Lunch – on your own
Dinner – In Town

Monday
Breakfast – Cinnamon Buns, Cereal, OJ, Coffee, milk

My Shopping List for the weekend:
Fruit Cup – 2 lb Strawberries, Cantaloupe, Grapes, Bananas, Honeydew, Pineapple
24 - Muffins - I am making one set and my mom is baking the other.
5 concentrate OJ (No Pulp)
Ruby Red - someone else bringing
3 cans of coffee (French Roast)
3 gallon of milk Fat Free
1 gallon of milk Whole

Sandwiches - 12 Hoagie Rolls, 20 slices Turkey, 24 slices Ham, 10 slices American Cheese, 6 slices Provolone, 6 slices Swiss, Mayo & Mustard
2 – Chips (Baked – 1), 2 Pretzels, 1 case bottled water

Salad – 3 pk of Romaine Lettuce, 2 lbs of carrots, 2 onion, radishes, lg stalk of celery, Tomatoes
13 hamburgers,hamburger rolls, hot dogs, hotdog rolls, Ketshup, Relish, Salad Dressing
Smores- 5 bags Marshmallows, Graham Crackers, Chocolate Bars

2 – 18ct eggs, 2 lbs bacon low sodium, 2 loaves of bread, pound butter, Grape Jelly, Salt & Pepper, Peanut Butter, Extra loaf plain white bread

Monday Breakfast
2 – Dutch Oven Cinnamon Buns 1 with nuts 1 without nuts
Cereal – Bring your own

Miscellaneous
Iced Tea, Raspberry Tea, Lemonade, Paper Towels – 6pk, Toilet Paper – 2, Hand soap -3, Dish soap, Hand towels, Aluminum Foil

Snacks - Divided among all the families
Pretzels 4, BBQ chips 2, Sun chips 2, Baked Chips 2, Tortilla Chips 2, Salsa 2, Sour Cream, Mix for Veggie Dip, Peanut Butter Cookies, Oatmeal Raisin Cookies, Brownies, Raspberry bars

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