How to Eat For $1 a Day At Dollar Tree | Extreme Grocery Budget Haul & Menu | Budget Challenge
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- Опубліковано 27 сер 2024
- Shopping at Dollar Tree for an extreme budget grocery haul. Eat for $1 a day with some pantry items from home. One person weekly menu. Eating 7 days for $7. Great for food stamp SNAP recipients, students, fixed income, or low income households!
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You did a great job on this! I think the red kidney beans were an amazing choice because they added a beautiful color to the food. I believe when you're on a tight budget making food look nice makes you feel like you have more.
Thanks and I think you're right. Making food look appealing and colorful makes you feel more abundant.
Yay, extreme grocery budget vid! They're always so inspiring
Adding the peanuts surprised me, but it works.
“Someone creepeth in my kitchen”… I tell you I laughed. 😆. Thank you for the recipes & the giggles.
Haha, yes! XOXO
Some people might balk at the sweetened beans. But, for years I have made black bean brownies. My daughter even requests them made as cupcakes for her birthday. When one sticks to a low budget, I find trying different recipes/cuisines, really helps with the monotony.
Oh yes, BBB's are amazing on a number of levels!
Would you please write out the ingredients and directions, those brownies sound delicious 😋
I balked at sweetened beans at first, lol. But I eat them fairly regularly these days (best muffin filling ever for a diabetic! Just use an artificial sweetener.)
@@TheQuaintHousewife what does dollar tree food taste like?
Question...you paid $7.00 at Dollar Tree for the 7 items...you do not have to pay taxes? Just curious 🤔
Would you be able to a budget vegetarian haul one day? I'd love that so much ):
I think I will do that. Thanks GG!
Hi Gina, everything in the video is vegetarian except the franks. You can buy more beans or more eggs for the $7
Just follow what she did in the video, and don't include the meat. Eating vegetarian isn't anything special, it just means you don't consume meat, so use that money to buy more frozen produce.
@@TheQuaintHousewife I suggest vegan instead of vegetarian. Love your videos!
@@sailormoon784 Yeah vegan might be a cool challenge !
I love when you do these challenges. It really helps to give those of us on a fixed income some great ideas for low budget meals. These are creative meals.
Glad to read this. Thanks Sue!
Love your videos. You were one of the first youtubers to recognize that some people can be on a pretty tight budget. Thank you
Thank you Shar!
Ahh, you accepted my challenge! I love shopping at dollar tree mainly for household products or junk food but now I have some recipe ideas that look very tasty! Great video!
So cool! $1.00 a day! So spoiled in the US. People and other countries can only dream of having even this kind of food daily. And the way you put it together is so appetizing and appealing. Very nice
Thank you, Jeremy!
Thank you for the video, especially in these times. I hit DT on Saturday mornings first thing and they usually have a few things discounted in the fridge/freezer. I've gotten a dozen eggs, hot dogs and 3 ounces of real shredded cheese for .25 a package.
O sweet deal!!!
That’s a lot of savings!
We stuff our 6 kids' stockings from dollar Tree. Usually toothbrushes and toothpaste, floss, decks of cards, mini games, candy, pranks (silly string and whoopee cushions), and any other fun things. ☺️
Good idea!!
I have 5 kids and we do the same! I have been finding some fun 99 cent things at Walmart also tho the past few holidays and grabbed that as well 😅
I love the roasted red pepper strips (in pickle area). It is in oil and has a clove of garlic. It adds so much to so many dishes
I might look for those as roasted red peppers are a little pricey in general!
oh wow you could make pesto with that
@@TheQuaintHousewife I bought some but they were more like pimentos in a vinegar base so useful to chop into ehh salads or deviled eggs or add to other dishes that need a little color and acidic zing. I got them by accident thinking they were roasted red peppers. Lol.
My Sunday is always a little brighter when I see a video from the Quaint Housewife.. thanks..!!
Aww thanks JM!
You could add 2 to 3 cups of cooked rice into that frypan of cooked ingredients with the last dish, and it would serve up to 2 to 3 people. It would nice to see at the end of the challenge what ingredients you have left. As the the 2 pound bag of rice and maybe some of the other ingredients will last longer than a week.
Thanks for the help and ideas in this video.
More rice would definitely stretch it I don't think she had anything leftover 🙂
Your ideas are magnificent! Even considering the nutrient value! Good job! 👍❤️
I love the variety in your Channel, there's a little bit of something for everyone. 👍
The budget videos are the best, so helpful. Sending much love from our family to yours. ❤
Before I go who was creeping in the kitchen? 😁
Rennie, it was my husband coming in to refill his coffee. LOL XOXO
Love this! You're literally saving my life as a college student! Could you maybe do a video on quick and easy to put together budget meals? I'd love that so so much
Ash, I might do this, and happy you like my content!
You rocked it out of the ballpark on that challenge.
Adding peanuts to the rice/bean/egg/frozen veg dish is a game changer. Thanks for the great ideas!
Geraldine, thanks! Great way to get needed calories in there for cheaper! XOXO
You're so clever! I'm vegan but I pick up some great tips from you. Love the look of the bean paste. I'm thinking vegan hot dogs for this and I have work arounds for the eggs...tofu or Just Egg..of course you're up past a dollar a day but still economical. I'm sure you help a lot of people stretch their budgets. ❤️
Thanks Helen. Vegans on a budget are very resourceful too!
Out of all the videos I've seen, you've provided the best dollar a day meal plan ever. Excellent!
Thank you. That is nice to hear!
DT used to carry huge cans of whole tomatoes, some with garlic and other spices. When I saw them, I picked up as many as I could. Now I always buy Hunts Fire Roasted tomatoes and sometimes I see a 10 pack of Jennifer's Garden spring rolls that is amazing for adding to a quick dinner of fried rice.
Good buys, Rico!
You are so creative! I doubted that this would be possible at the start, but you made it happen and it looks great! You are the queen of budget meal plans.
Thanks LivLiv!
Great content!! Love all the ideas. The rice with hotdogs and beans looks amazing!
My favorite food item from DT are the vegetable spring rolls and pink Himalayan salt. I have also scored some really good books for myself and my kids. I always buy their white sponges like the Mr. Clean ones but cheaper.
Good buys Vivian!
Oh my gosh! I just LOVE you!! I happily stumbled upon this video. I love your recipes. I love the basics, they're affordable and healthy!! You are my new favorite UA-camr!!! Thank you for being YOU!! God bless you ❤
Carole, so nice to read this message! Thank you for finding me. I hope you enjoy all my content! God bless!
Love the extreme budget videos!
Very good idea to use just DT for the main seven ingredients. Yes you could have gone a slight bit cheaper at WM for a few of those items but for a lot of smaller towns the local DT is the closest place to do this test. Good job pulling this off and your results look very good :-)
Thanks Mark!
Oh hell yes, been hoping you would do a DT video!
Hope you enjoyed it!
Great job! Ive always been very frugal. But not being able to work these days, even more so. This is very helpful, thank you!
When i was a poor student studying oversea i prefer to buy my grocery budget for 2 weeks at once so i will have more choices and kinda have diff stuff to eat more often🤭. The 14 list always b on my budget list will b rice, pasta, bread,egg ,milk,canned sausage,canned tuna ,burger, chicken wings,canned tomato, canned mushroom soup,frozen veg, frozen corn & cheese. My menu basically1) fried rice stir with egg n mix vege 2)rice porridge with chicken wings soup 3)pasta with mushroom soup mix with sausage ala carbonara 4)pasta with tomato based mix with burger meat ala bolognese 5)bread with tuna 6)bread with egg 7)pasta with chicken wing soup 8) cheese n frozen corn.
Love these videos, the one where you did a whole month is my favourite because it had some variation, a lot of creativity, and good nutritional value. Great job!
I bought the muffin mix a couple of weeks ago but haven't made it yet. Many , many years ago I lived on home made fried rice because it was a week before payday. I had it for all 3 meals each day for that time and was grateful for it. That was back in the 80s, before there were dollar stores. I did have a small Mom and Pop grocery store up the street from my apartment that carried produce and had bulk bins which were wonderful for a single person. A pound of bulk rice then was maybe 35 cent a pound, if that :)
I am glad you found a way to eat and stay full. I will eat the same thing 3x a day. I remember the first store like that I ever saw was a 99 cent store in 1988. But they barely had any food, and no refrigerators or freezers. Things have come a long way!
@@TheQuaintHousewife They sure have ! :) Now I live in Arizona, and I have 12....yes 12 Dollar Trees I can go to, and several 99 cents stores. Have a great week ! 🥰💐🌵🌷🌺🌼🌞🏜️💗🥰💐🌵🌷🌺🌼🌞🏜️💗
12?! OMG and thanks for emojis
@@TheQuaintHousewife It was really healthy too. It had a little chicken in it, veggies, eggs, a little soy sauce...it really was delicious, hot and filling. I just used what little I had in my tiny kitchen back then. The experience taught me a lot. Another time back then ( I was only in my very early 20s) I had paid my bills and had zero money for food. So, I choose to be happy, and believe things would work out. I cleaned out my one closet of my studio apartment completely to reorganize it, and I found a metal box way back in the corner. I had never seen it before. I know it wasn't there when I moved in. I opened it, and it was filled with coins ! After I counted it it came to $20. I went to the bank, got the coin rolls and rolled it so I could cash it in. That $20 was my grocery money for that week. God saw my need and provided. Another time I was very short on cash, and couldn't afford to take my then boyfriend (later to be my husband) out for his birthday. I was crying as I was going to my car to go to his apartment to at least be with him on his birthday, and what did I find? A $20 bill under my front car tire ! 🥰💐🌷🌵🌺🌞🏜️💗✝️🥰💐🌷🌵🌺🌞🏜️💗✝️🥰💐🌷🌵🌺🌞🏜️💗✝️🥰💐🌷🌵🌺🌞🏜️💗✝️🥰💐🌷🌵🌺🌞🏜️💗✝️
My favorite item from the dollar tree is there corn tortillas that are gluten-free you get like 24 of them for $1.25
Your are a food fairy. And my favorite item from Dollar Tree, would have to be the cards. Take care and keep doing that food magic.🙂
Love those cards, yes!
I really like these videos. You do so much for so little cost, and yet it still tastes and looks good. I wish this was taught in more places. Eating can be inexpensive, taste good, and be healthy compared to a lot of other things people do when they don’t think can afford to eat well. Good job, keep it up!
Many thanks for the lovely feedback, Tim!
my favorite item in dollar tree is the 2lb rice. but i also like the shelf stable milk.
I would filled batter halfway first and then out hotdog or bean filling and cover with more batter. That way the filling is in the middle and not the bottom.
Always impressed by your videos and they're also very inspiring.
Thanks for this nice comment, Jules!
When on a budget and needing milk you can always make homemade rice milk! It’s so easy and so delicious!
I would’ve skipped the animal products, because I eat a plant based diet, but as always I love your creativity!
Thanks KM! And the critters of the world thank you too!
What would you have bought to replace the eggs and hot dogs?
@@kenyonbissett3512 I would have bought black beans, or really just rearranged the items. I would have combined oats and black beans to make burger patties.
Would love to see you do a dollar 25 version of this now, if it's even possible with this economy! Maybe allow yourself a bag of beans or potatoes or something similar like you do with your "what would you do if you had a bag of x and 10 bucks?" videos.
I would have left some muffins plane to put in my red beans and rice and just had 2 muffins for breakfast
Good idea!
Flashback to a time when dollar tree items cost $1 and dollar tree carried eggs 😂. But this had the most creative ideas and great tips for mixing flavors and it actually covered enough calories for a day. Trying the cornbread recipes for sure. Good tip to use oil and water for milk. I’m hoping the eggs will come back.
I'm surprised they don't sell 1/2 doz egg packs at DT.
I've got so many great ideas from you! Thank you!
XOXO MRQ
Great ideas. I love getting items from the Dollar tree.
Great recipes, great meals. Everything turned out so yummy looking. Thank you for these budget meal suggestions!🙏
Wow, this is excellent! Also nutritionally sound. Thanks so much!
Your hair/wig is so gorgeous, really suits you well ❤️
Oh thank you Amy!
Your hair looks gorgeous! Love DT.
I enjoy watching these budget meal videos. The last meal you made looked especially delish! And that is a good idea to save bean broth for flavoring. God bless you! :)
Budget food aside. I love how your hair looks. The food looks good too
Those meals looked really delicious! You did AMAZING! I was wondering how you could eat for a dollar a day! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks so much, Ann! 😊
Loved this video! Now I think I'm going to make some egg and onion fried rice for dinner. So tasty!
Great job - your budgeting skills are 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟!
I really need to check my Dollar Tree for some good grocery deals, though Canadian Dollar Trees do not (yet) have a frozen section. Hopefully soon!
That will make for a nice Sunday night meal! Emilie, I remember when I was younger dollar stores didn't have refrigerators yet. By my 20s only the larger ones had them. I wish they had fresh produce too. I hope you guys in CA get your freezers soon! XOXO
Love these ideas. Those vegetables really add a pop of color to the fried rice too. Thank you.
Thanks Wanda!
I love your challenge videos you are very creative on a tight budget.
I just cannot believe your dollar store grocery parts! I've never seen a dollar store with more than just a food isle- never refrigerated and freezer sections! It's wild!
my city has 2 locations with gross sticky carpets and with exploited different employees every month sourced from middleman agencies - her store is probably in the top percentile - of more elite stores.
@@yukonjack6204 Not really.
i love how you made 7 dollars worth of food work so well together i thought it would be very difficult but they were good portion sizes their was variety too. good work. i see you are getting better with your video skills as you added music and text to it.
These challenge videos are a bear with tons of pieces to put together. Thanks for appreciating!
@@TheQuaintHousewife what do you mean by a bear? lol
Haha, a bear, as in having to wrestle something huge to pull it together. Probably 50 different files, slicing and dicing, etc.
@@TheQuaintHousewife i never knew you wrestled bears to put videos up on youtube i have much respect for you then (joking lol) sounds complex i hope you get enough out of it as you put into it QH.
Another great find at dollar tree is their one serve steaks and seafood which are both tasty! Pair either up with some instant potatoes or rice and mixed veggies. Another great product is their shelf stable milk which is great to have on hand as a just in case item. My wife also loves dollar tree for arts and crafts supplies to use with our toddler.
It sounds like everyone in your house has some things they love at DT.
Looks very good. I'll keep these recipes tucked away for a day when I need to save more pennies. Thanks, QH.
You are so creative. I can have a house full of food and still not know what to cook. I love to see what you come up with in a budget video!! I also love that you ran away from the sneezing woman!! Made my day😊
LOL B Lo
i love even more that she included the video of her running away! 😂
Thank you for this! 🙏
You're so welcome!
Your hair is gorgeous! Love, love your extreme budget meals video! 👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you so much!!
Wow!! Very creative!!!
My favorite items from dollar tree are the tostada shells. They're so expensive at the grocery store.
I might need to look for these. Thanks.
I would turn it into Chinese without the beans. You would get burned out eating beans everyday or multiple times a day. Lots of nutrition & flavor! Great video!
I do extreme budget videos myself, but you will always be the queen of eating yummy food on a tiny budget! Thanks for another great video!
Thank you, Mum!
Great video as always! I especially like to buy birthday and holiday supplies and stocking stuffers. I also like some snacking items there.
I love your ideas! Need to make corn dog muffins for my kids! We homeschool and I'm always trying to find interesting fun lunches everyone will eat. ❤️
Oh that is a cute idea for kids' finger food :)
Glad you were able to get the brown rice. That to me is the best bargain they have there.
I think so too!
Another fascinating video. I've never been to Dollar Tree. For the last dish I though you were going to make fried rice. Use sesame or coconut oil and saute your green onions. Add an egg or two. Scramble. Add cooked rice, soy sauce, rice vinegar, whatever you have on hand. Add beans, vegetables. You could use a knife to chop the peanuts and sprinkle on top to serve with sliced green onion. Voila!
Tasty!
Great ideas! I can do this!
I love these!!! Was waiting for a budget haul.
I love the sweet bean muffins! I will be making that 💗
Great ideas, although I will be skipping the peanuts when trying them. Love your videos.
Thanks Grace!
Very creative use of minimal items some great recipes. I live in Canada and the dollar stores or dollar trees only have very limited food items at least in my area. However these recipes still stand
Wow brown eggs! I bought the cornbread before and it was huge and tasty. 😀Bravo!
Mary, are brown eggs a good find? I only know that brown eggs are heavier in weight (at least according to what I've read).
@@TheQuaintHousewife interesting. Here in Michigan brown eggs are more expensive and I always thought they tasted better. I have learned different kinds of chickens lay different colored eggs. 🙂
I am Asian. Usually Its the Aduki bean we sweeten for desserts. It is also red but different from kidney beans. We use it to fill buns, pancakes and also make it into a porridge/ soup.
Yes, this was inspired partially by the adukis.
@@TheQuaintHousewife Ok
Thank you for another excellent budget menu video. The cornbread muffins look real yummy.
Nice video thank you for sharing 😊🙏
You're such a rare and amazing person. Wishing you all the best always.
This made me instantly feel sappy sweet. Thank you Courtney!
@@TheQuaintHousewife you're welcome sweetheart 💜
These are great ideas! We also use the bean paste sweetened in pastry. I have never made them but you’ve inspired me to try it 😃
Great Video! Everything looks delicious! I tried your recipe from a previous video, where you added tuna to pizza and it was very good! Thank you!
Glad you liked it! Tuna & cheese is one of my faves!
I know what I'm picking up at DT! 🥰 Trying all recipes! looking forward to trying sweet bean muffins. Thanks for sharing. Awesome ideas!
Thanks for watching and trying DAJ! XOXO
👋 I would buy a cookbook from you if you ever want to write one please keep up the great work I really need budget friendly ideas 😊
-Angie
Thank you for this note!
Wonderful recipes and shopping; I sure learned a lot😄
Thanks Bondee!
Thank you 🙂
Your hair is gorgeous!
Your hair looks so beautiful! And the food looks delicious.
Thank you 🤗
Awesome!!!
You always amaze me; these look good.
I wish I had your calmness. Thank you for being you.❤️
Thank you, Sherry. I might appear calm but I can be a high-strung gal LOL
Me too lol
My roommate and I ate a lot of hotdog fried rice in college. Fried rice is still my go to for using up stray left over veggies and meat.
My cousin introduced me to kidney bean omelettes, which are quite tasty.
I would have gone running from the sneezing lady as well!
OMG I know! Haha. I swear I almost knocked someone over trying to get away!
My father calls that rice and beans dish, Monday Fare. He is almost 81 and loves when I make it!
This video is so useful as it will help me put some money in my 401k at my new job.
I hope you get to stuff away a lot!
Congratulations on the new job and 401k!
The rice and hot dog dish reminds me of my son in law from China. His way of making fried rice always includes diced hot dogs He says it’s common in China. Also uses half a bag of frozen mixed vegetables
Wow, I've added this to my favorites!! It looks delicious and very well-balanced. Your Dollar Tree is so nice and clean!
Thank you for favoriting this!
@@TheQuaintHousewife You're welcome, thank you. I will need to refer to this often. May I ask a question about milk? Do you think it's more economical to buy dry powdered milk and use as needed?
Only if you don't use it often or have a problem getting to the store to buy fresh milk. Powdered milk seems to be more expensive in many parts of the country. So just compare the fluid ounces of what you get from powdered to the liquid milk. Then compare price per ounce. You can always just get it if it's more convenient for you anyway!
@@TheQuaintHousewife Thank you so much!
I always have eggs......... And bread and milk. I just gave a whole bunch of food to my neighbor. I like Kung Pao sauce, I have it with my eggs. It's never in stock at the store, so I order it from Amazon. Thank you so much for this!!!!!!!!! You can always buy composition books at Dollar Tree for cheap.
I love your ideas. I would get the broccoli and skip the sausage. I would skip the salted peanuts and get a can or jar of fruit. The fruit or juice is a good sweetener.
Tina
Wow! These type of videos you do, blow my mind! 😍🙌💞🤗
Thank you Cindy!
I love all the pantry items she purchased at Dollar Tree to create these healthy thrifty meals. I would just save me an extra dollar and skip the peanuts. ❤️
I sure enjoyed watching this video.
I actually have to say that the sweetened beans muffin actually has me intrigued! Everything looked tasty once again!
Thank you IAB!