Estimate the grocery cost of this week's plan
Know what the week will cost at Coles before you walk into the store.
The Prompt
Estimate the total grocery cost of this week's meal plan at Coles. Show me the line items so I can see what's pulling the budget up.
What it does
Pulls the meal plan, computes the missing ingredients from your pantry, and prices them against current Coles data. Returns a per-line breakdown plus a total.
Tools it uses
Behind the scenes, your AI calls these Surprise Chef MCP tools:
What you get back
An itemised price list grouped by aisle, a running total, and a 'most expensive items' callout so you can swap or trim.
Variations
Estimate this week's grocery cost at Coles and compare it to last week's actual spend.
More prompts
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Check a recipe against my family's dietary restrictions
Your AI kitchen brain
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