Egg Fried Rice- Per serve
- A$1.55
- Protein
- 24g
- Cheapest
- Woolworths
- Cost to make
- A$6.21
Family grocery budget example
Feed A Family On $20 A Day
This example uses the cheapest curated recipes in the catalogue to show how a household can plan around staple ingredients, bulk buys, and repeatable meals.
This catalogue week
3 meals a day for four: about A$30.92 a day
A full week of breakfasts, lunches, and dinners for a family of four costs about A$216.44 of ingredients right now — A$30.92 a day — using curated Coles and Woolworths product matches and buying each ingredient wherever it is cheaper that week. That is A$10.92 a day over the A$20 line this week — the cheaper recipes below are how a household gets back under it. Prices checked 12 Aug–16 Sept. Some of these prices missed the latest weekly check and may be out of date. Always check shelf prices before you buy.
Curated from 100 recipes
A low-cost family week from the recipe catalogue
Per-serve prices use curated product matches and split-shop basket estimates for Sydney, with prices last checked 17 September 2026. Always check live retailer prices before purchase.
Egg Fried Rice
Lentil Shepherdless Pie- Per serve
- A$1.64
- Protein
- 18g
- Cheapest
- Coles
- Cost to make
- A$6.56
Breakfast Fried Rice With Egg- Per serve
- A$1.73
- Protein
- 29g
- Cheapest
- Coles
- Cost to make
- A$3.45
Vegetarian Black Bean Rice Bowls- Per serve
- A$1.83
- Protein
- 27g
- Cheapest
- Woolworths
- Cost to make
- A$7.31
Tofu Black Bean Rice Bowl- Per serve
- A$1.90
- Protein
- 37g
- Cheapest
- Woolworths
- Cost to make
- A$7.59
Tuna Broccoli Pasta- Per serve
- A$1.94
- Protein
- 47g
- Cheapest
- Woolworths
- Cost to make
- A$7.75
Lentil Tomato Pasta- Per serve
- A$2.01
- Protein
- 24g
- Cheapest
- Coles
- Cost to make
- A$8.03
Tuna Creamy Pasta Bake- Per serve
- A$2.03
- Protein
- 52g
- Cheapest
- Woolworths
- Cost to make
- A$8.13
Open the planner to browse the full recipe catalogue, add meals to the week, and build your grocery list.
Start planning mealsHow 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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