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$50 Shopping list and Menus for Feb 14-27th

Here is the shopping list and menus for a $50 fortnight.
(Click here to see a large version of the Coles Shopping List )

  • 1 Loaf Multigrain Bread
  • 1 doz eggs
  • 250g Butter
  • 3 litres milk
  • 6pack Frozen crumbed fish
  • 1kg Frozen Mixed Vege
  • 200g pack 4 leaf salad mix
  • 2 Brown onions
  • 2 Carrots
  • 3 large ( 170g each) Potatoes
  • 200g Green Beans
  • 2 Tomatoes
  • 1 Fresh Corn
  • 500g Beef Mince
  • 500g Boneless Pork Pieces
  • 1.25kg Chicken Drumsticks
  • 250g Bacon
  • 200g Cheddar Cheese
  • 420g Can Baked Beans
  • 500g pack Corn Flakes
  • 400g Can Tinned Tomatoes
  • 825g Can Fruit Salad
  • 500g Spiral Pasta
  • 1kg Self Raising Flour
  • 1kg White Sugar

         TOTAL   $50.35

Feb 14-21

Click here to see the menu full size and download it.

 

Calorie King calculated it as being a little too low in calories, 🙁  with week one averaging 1498 a day and week two averaging 1522.  I know from past experience though that I will not be hungry on this.

The “sweet treats” are yet to be baked, but I am planning on Cornflake cookies and a basic cupcake with a bit of fruit inside.

 

 

 

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