How to Eat Well for $4 a Day in Australia
15K views · Mar 11, 2026 · People & Blogs
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@SimpleMealPlanPrep · 6 months ago · pinned
* Download my free meal planning & grocery budget template here: <a href="https://simple-essentials.com.au/meal-planning-resources/">https://simple-essentials.com.au/meal-planning-resources/</a><br>* Recreate one of my previous $5/day budget meal challenges: <a href="https://simple-essentials.com.au/extreme-budget-grocery-challenge-australia/">https://simple-essentials.com.au/extreme-budget-grocery-challenge-australia/</a><br>* Playlist of all my budget challenges: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmj3g333Ga9VoLmINrdw6fvuyg8iyQpxK">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmj3g333Ga9VoLmINrdw6fvuyg8iyQpxK</a> <br>* My gardening video: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZpfgNZDZPA">https://youtu.be/GZpfgNZDZPA?si=5GnzrtZSjPbWzyih</a><br>* ALDI, Woolies & Coles price comparison video: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMSvBvWyRlE">https://youtu.be/lMSvBvWyRlE?si=aIG00Nhd5CK5Jyhw</a>
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@Janette-v7e · 8 days ago
What I like about your challenges is that you don't buy garbage like chips, chocolates etc you actually buy vegetables, protein, carbs etc it's so easy to buy garbage when you're on a tight budget.
@nalayini1504 · 6 months ago
Thank you for doing a week of mostly plant based 🙏🏽💕✨️
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@rellyperrone6593 · 6 months ago
Finally there's an Aussie meal planner that shops at Aussie stores and prices 😂 Can you please include the recipes quantities whilst your talking OR put the ingredients quantities in the drop down more section???? That would be greatly appreciated instead of having to go to your web page all time 😊❤
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@JosephSchmidtfan · 6 months ago
My favourite quick budget soup: chicken & sweet corm. To hot chicken stock add a tin of creamed corn, one beaten egg and some chopped shallots. <br>Also, another nice budget dip is made with any white beams (butter, cannellini etc) blended with oil, lemon and garlic. You can add herbs or jalepeno peppers, or anchovies, or roasted tomato or cumin & chilli. It's a great neutral base to add flavours to.
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@lorettaveres6738 · 6 months ago
Hi from Ohio USA<br>I enjoy watching your show , thanks .<br>I have watched another channel here on YouTube called “Simple food simple life” . She shared her recipe for tahini free hummus. She instead used a toasted sesame seed oil. It makes a wonderful hummus and it adds that flavor you’re missing in the one you made . I encourage you to try it I think you’ll be very happy with it and the recipe is very simple
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@Keturah53 · 6 months ago
I just wanted to say thank you for having little to no annoying background music in this video. <br><br>I love your videos, but cannot watch some of them because of the background music.
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@Janette-v7e · 8 days ago
Very creative ideas 💙
@lisavandam3273 · 6 months ago
Yay to a plant-basedish week! ❤
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@CarolHuiTong · 6 months ago
I love the beans that you grow and that you make your own bread and hummus, saves more money...I love your channel ❤ from nsw Australia ❤
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@lisavandam3273 · 6 months ago
That was incredibly resourceful of you, Emmy. Well coordinated too!
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@vanessacawley53 · 4 months ago
I've just hit struggle St, food wise, I live alone and have lost interest in cooking food anymore. i random find recipes to cook but get bored of eating. I should be wafer thin but unfortunately I am not hahaha.<br>I googled Aussie cheap food on a budget and found you! I am looking forward to getting back into cooking, it was once a love of mine. Thank you for taking the time and care to help out anyone needing a budget, or to eat a lot better xx
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