How to Eat Well for $4 a Day in Australia

Can you still eat well on a tiny budget? With the cost of living rising in Australia, I wanted to see if I could nourish myself for just $4 a day. In this video, I’m sharing how to eat breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks for a whole week on an extreme Aldi budget. The key to keeping costs this low was cooking from scratch—including homemade bread and tortillas. I’ve included price comparisons for Coles and Woolworths too, so you can make this work no matter where you shop. If you're looking for simple, budget-friendly meal inspiration to help manage the cost of living, I hope this video gives you some practical ideas! Resources: Recreate one of my previous $5/day budget meal challenges: https://simple-essentials.com.au/extr... Download my free meal planning & grocery budget template here: https://simple-essentials.com.au/meal... Playlist of all my budget challenges:    • Extreme budget challenges   My gardening video:    • Is Growing Your Own Food Actually Cheaper?...   ALDI, Woolies & Coles price comparison video:    • ALDI vs Coles & Woolies: Surprising Price ...   Recipes in this video: Homemade Crusty Bread: https://frugalfitmom.net/recipes-1/20... Simple Flour Tortillas (I halved this recipe): https://www.inspiredtaste.net/48394/f... 2-Ingredient Banana Pancakes (I doubled this recipe, but only used 3 eggs in total): https://www.simplyrecipes.com/two-ing... Hummus recipe: https://www.thewholesomedish.com/simp... Peanut Butter Rice Bowl (I doubled this recipe + added about 300g of chicken mince, did not use mushroom, used lemon juice instead of lime juice, used brown onion instead of green onion and replaced noodles with 2 cups of cooked rice): https://www.dontgobaconmyheart.co.uk/... Freezer Black Bean Breakfast Burritos: https://thetoastykitchen.com/freezer-... Chicken Burgers (I halved this recipe + used chickpea juice instead of egg): https://www.recipetineats.com/avocado... Spinach and Potato Soup: https://theclevermeal.com/spinach-pot... In this video: 0:00 How to eat for $4 a day 2:35 The Grocery haul 7:03 Price comparison: Aldi vs Coles vs Woolworths 9:35 The meal plan for the week 11:58 Tortillas 12:20 Bread 13: 29 Hummus 14:25 Banana pancakes 16:27 Baking tortillas 20:10 Baking the bread 22:50 Rice bowl / stir fry + spinach & potato soup 28:50 Breakfast (lunch) burritos 31:10 Overnight oats 33:29 Chicken burgers with veggies 38:51 Final summary & getting ready for week 2 Free Resources: Recreate one of my previous $5/day budget meal challenges: https://simple-essentials.com.au/extr... Download my free meal planning & grocery budget template here: https://simple-essentials.com.au/meal... Playlist of all my budget challenges:    • Extreme budget challenges   My gardening video:    • Is Growing Your Own Food Actually Cheaper?...   My favourite tools and products: https://simple-essentials.com.au/shop/ Note: Amazon & SkillShare links are affiliate links, which support my channel at no additional cost to you. I use and love all of these things personally. Want more minimalist organisation tips? Check out my minimalist organisation and cleaning channel over here:    / @simpleessentials