Lentil Shepherdless Pie - Per serve
- A$1.25
- Protein
- 18g
- Cheapest
- Coles
- Used cost
- A$5.01
Discount signal: about A$0.04 saved per serve.
Family grocery budget example
Feed A Family On $20 A Day
This example uses the cheapest curated recipes in the catalog to show how a household can plan around staple ingredients, bulk buys, and repeatable meals.
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Curated from 100 recipes
A low-cost family week from the recipe catalog
Per-serve prices use curated product matches and split-shop basket estimates for Sydney. Always check live retailer prices before purchase.
Lentil Shepherdless Pie 
Egg Fried Rice - Per serve
- A$1.43
- Protein
- 24g
- Cheapest
- Coles
- Used cost
- A$5.70
Discount signal: about A$0.04 saved per serve.
Breakfast Fried Rice With Egg - Per serve
- A$1.58
- Protein
- 29g
- Cheapest
- Coles
- Used cost
- A$3.16
Discount signal: about A$0.06 saved per serve.
Lentil Tomato Rice Bowl - Per serve
- A$1.79
- Protein
- 20g
- Cheapest
- Woolworths
- Used cost
- A$7.18
Vegetarian Black Bean Rice Bowls - Per serve
- A$1.81
- Protein
- 27g
- Cheapest
- Woolworths
- Used cost
- A$7.25
Discount signal: about A$0.16 saved per serve.
Lentil Coconut Curry Rice Bowl - Per serve
- A$1.87
- Protein
- 20g
- Cheapest
- Coles
- Used cost
- A$7.48
Discount signal: about A$0.04 saved per serve.
Tofu Black Bean Rice Bowl - Per serve
- A$1.87
- Protein
- 37g
- Cheapest
- Woolworths
- Used cost
- A$7.47
Discount signal: about A$0.09 saved per serve.
Lentil Tomato Pasta - Per serve
- A$2.02
- Protein
- 24g
- Cheapest
- Coles
- Used cost
- A$8.07
Discount signal: about A$0.08 saved per serve.
Open the planner to browse the full recipe catalogue, add meals to the week, and build your grocery list.
Create your own planHow Weekly Shop helps lower the basket
Plan around cheap staples, discounts, and reusable ingredients
Use bulk staples twice
Rice, pasta, oats, potatoes, lentils, chickpeas, eggs, tuna, yoghurt, and frozen vegetables can appear across several meals so the shop is less wasteful.
Compare the basket
A recipe can be cheaper at one retailer, but the weekly basket may be cheaper when split or when a staple is already in the trolley.
Start with low-cost recipes
Sort by per-serve estimate first, then add higher-cost meals intentionally instead of letting expensive proteins dominate the week.
Share the plan
Once the week works, share it with the household so everyone sees the recipes, the plan, and the grocery list before shopping.
More budget planning pages
Keep planning
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