Six Weeks of Budget-Friendly Carnivore Meals

Estimated cost by week

A note about meal costs: These are preliminary Walmart-based ingredient estimates for dinners for four, not a guaranteed grocery bill or store quote. Your costs will vary with sales, local prices, cuts, package sizes, and appetites. Adjust quantities, swap meats, and shop the specials that work for your household. Breakfast, lunch, snacks, and optional sides are not included.

Family favorite, salmon wiggle: Canned salmon, heavy cream, and frozen peas, following Tom’s mother’s family tradition. One bag of peas can cover multiple dinners.

Buying larger roasts, dividing them across meals, and taking advantage of lower per-pound prices are practical ways to use this rotation. Use this as a starting point, not a rulebook.