Fit to Run Boston Marathon Cod-­Potato Cake - $14.65 a serving

Makes 6 servings · american · medium · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)
$87.88
basket total, in-store
$14.65
per serving (6 servings)
+$10.02
dearer than the $4.62 median dinner
What it costs at Kroger - Kroger On the Rhine

Every non-staple ingredient matched to a real product on the shelf, priced on 2026-07-19 at Kroger - Kroger On the Rhine (ZIP 45202). 1 pantry staples excluded. 2 matches are flagged for you to check rather than silently swapped. Prices change without notice - this is what we paid attention to on that date, not a quote.

The recipe saysWe foundPackageUsesCostsLeft over
1. 2 large russet potatoes, peeled and slicedRusset Potato · 1 lbx2 est.$0.892$1.18$0.60
2. 1 tablespoon olive oilSimple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · 16.9 fl oz$8.4915 ml$0.25$8.24
3. 1 1/2 pounds fresh cod, or any flaky white fishCHECK THISKroger® Wild Caught Pacific Cod Fillets Frozen BIG DEAL! · 32 ounces$18.99680 g$14.23$4.76
4. 1/4 cup rolled oatsSimple Truth Organic® 100% Whole Grain Rolled 1 Minute Oats · 18 oz$3.6923 g$0.17$3.52
5. 2 eggsVital Farms® Pasture-Raised XL Eggs · 12 ct$7.492$1.25$6.24
6. 1/4 cup low-­fat milkSimple Truth Organic® 1% Lowfat Milk Half Gallon · 1/2 gal$4.6960 ml$0.15$4.54
8. 4 cups fresh spinach, choppedSpinach · 1 lb$1.99120 g$0.53$1.46
9. 2 apples, peeled, cored and choppedKroger® Pink Lady® Apples – 3 Pound Bag · 3 lb$3.992$1.06$2.93
10. 1/2 cup strawberries, stemmed and slicedFresh Strawberries – 1 LB Clamshell · 1 lb$3.2975 g$0.54$2.75
11. 2 clementines, peeled and sectionedCuties® Organic Seedless Mandarin Clementine Oranges in 2lb Bag · 2 lbSIZE UNREAD - 1 PKG ASSUMED$4.992$4.99-
12. 1/4 cup dried cranberriesKroger® Dried Cranberries · 6 oz$2.1935 g$0.45$1.74
13. 3 tablespoons toasted almondsCHECK THISFresh Gourmet 3.5 oz. Unsalted Toasted Sliced Almonds, Bag · 3.5 oz$3.9925 g$1.01$2.98
14. 1/4 cup fresh strawberriesSimple Truth Organic® Fresh Strawberries · 10 oz$5.9938 g$0.80$5.19
15. 1 tablespoon olive oilSimple Truth Organic® Extra Virgin Olive Oil · 16.9 fl oz$8.4915 ml$0.25$8.24
16. 2 teaspoons local honeySmart Way™ Honey · 24 oz$5.9914 g$0.12$5.87
17. 2 teaspoons mustardKroger Original Yellow Mustard · 8 oz$0.9910 g$0.04$0.95
18. 1/2 large lemon, juicedFresh Large Lemon - Each · 1 each$0.851$0.85-
Where the money goes

fresh cod drives this basket at $18.99, 22% of the total. The next biggest lines are olive oil ($8.49) and olive oil ($8.49). $60.00 of the basket - 68% - is package remainder: food you buy because stores sell packages and recipes call for amounts. It does not vanish, it sits in your kitchen for the next meal.

What carries into next week

“We live at the start of the Boston Marathon. Our school and community become one soul during marathon season as we are a runners’ town,” says Abby. “We used local ingredients in our recipe plus what our state is known for. We created a healthy and balanced dish packed with protein and fresh ingredients that will bring the marathon spirit to the schools during lunch time. Our town is still healing after the Boston Marathon bombing, and this project gave us an opportunity to see the goodness and unity of our town. Eating healthy helps us stay alert and participate in school activities and extracurricular events as well.”

Ingredients
Directions

This recipe is credited to a partner program (The 2016 Healthy Lunchtime Challenge Cookbook), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.

The 2016 Healthy Lunchtime Challenge Cookbook. MyPlate took its recipe pages offline in 2026 - the original lives on at the Internet Archive. More on this: What each protein actually costs per serving.
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