$50 challenge – 7 nights of dinners for a Family of Five – Coles Edition

The Goal:
Feed my family of five, filling and relatively healthy meals for a week shopping at only one major retailer, this week is Coles.
The Rules I Set for myself:
- Everything has to be bought from Colesin a whole amount, not counting half a bag of something.
- I’m allowing myself basics like cooking oil, butter, salt, pepper, spice, and condiments like soy sauce.
- I am working our prices off these items and I will make enough to feed 5 adults, but I will substitute gluten-free options for my portion in relevant meals.
The Shopping list:
Whole Chicken 4.50/kg | $9.78 | Cans of Red Kidney beans (400gm) x 2 | $1.60 |
2kg Rice | $2.80 | (Frozen) Coles Mixed Veg 1kg | $2.20 |
Pasta 500gm | $0.80 | (Frozen) Coles Corn Kernels 1kg | $3.20 |
Spaghetti | $0.80 | Cauliflower Rice (300gm) (Fresh) | $1 |
Shredded Cheese (250gm) | $4.60 | Zucchini (Fresh)(131gm) | $0.46($3.50/kg) |
Sausages 24 pack | $12 | Pumpkin (Fresh)710gm | $0.71($1/kg) |
Can of Lentils (400gm) | 0.80 | I’m Perfect Carrots 1.5kg | $1.50 |
Can of Diced tomatoes (800gm) | $1.50 | I’m Perfect Onions1.5kg | $1.90 |
Textured Vegetable Protein (400gm) | $4 | Total = | $49.65 |
Some of these were specials, like the whole chicken but you could swap that for a 2kg bag of chicken legs for $7.
I tried to stay with everyday items that should be cheap every week.
The Meal Plan:

Stay tuned for the Results!
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