EXTREME BUDGET GROCERY CHALLENGE | I Thrived on Only $15 of Food for a Week + FREE PDF
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- Опубліковано 5 чер 2024
- This week I challenged myself to an extreme grocery budget challenge where I only spent $15 on groceries that had to last me for an entire week. That means each meal came out to less than $0.75. If you want to recreate my delicious week of meals and save money on food, you can download this FREE PDF which includes a shopping list as well as the simple recipes I enjoyed this week for lunch and dinner:
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Video Timestamps
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0:00 - Intro to $15 Grocery Challenge
0:50 - Grocery Haul
2:39 - Meal Prep
7:30 - Vegan Breakfast Recipes on a Budget
9:27 - Vegan Lunch Recipes on a Budget
12:36 - Vegan Dinner Recipes
14:47 - Final Thoughts on Budget Challenge
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If you want to try out this budget challenge yourself, be sure to download my FREE PDF where I have all the recipes and a shopping list for the week! (theconscientiouseater.com/budget-week-pdf-2/) What is one of your favorite budget meals?
I couldn’t get the link to work, it said error.
@@WorkingTowardsImprovement my experience too.
@@WorkingTowardsImprovement I typed PDF into the search bar and got the link
What's a regular budget, for context please? (I'm in Australia) :)
A few months ago I hit a very tight spot in my budget. I had 30€ for a whole month to spend on everything. Gas, food and other needs. I had other tight times before, but this month was really tight, because of other bills pouring in. So I hardcore shopped my pantry and freezer. I get fresh fruits at work so I only bought the cheapest veggies I could find and got through that month without going hungry. That month made me appreciate all I have so much more and now have my eyes open for people who are struggling. I had only this one month, others have this every month 😞
Wow. Thanks so much for sharing! I’m sorry you went through such a tight spot. I think we can all benefit from living on an extreme budget for a season.
Would you mind sharing what you ate in that month? That must have been so hard! 😢 Hope you are in a better place now!!
Thanks for sharing! Often times we forget our luxuries but when we fall on hard times, it humbles us. And humbleness is awesome!
In Missouri, just added all your ingredients to my cart and it would be $22.01. Just for comparison! Love these ideas, thanks for sharing!!
Very similar in western New York... $24.28 (with larger packages of the dried items). Luckily, most of these items are great to have on hand at all times. I would only need to buy bananas and a pumpkin, so I could make these meals for free (sort of)!
I love that you shared this!! That’s actually not as much as I would have thought, but still quite a difference!
Yes! So true. You can shop your pantry first to save money. Thanks so much for sharing the price of this grocery haul where you live!
Awesome! I'm in KCMO so I'll definitely have to give this a try.
Great idea!
Here (Munich, Germany) I'm at 21,76€.
This was fascinating! Actually I have spelt spaghetti, because they where WAY cheaper. Also they didn't have dried chickpeas online and a can is 1,29 - where I know I can get them for 49 cents at Aldi, or just use dried. The organic lentils were the cheapest, also the organic lime had the same price as the non organic lemon!
You could have had extra snacks by roasting the pumpkin seeds! 🎃 Great budget ideas!
Oh yeah!! So so true!
or you could make desert with chikpea's water
The high point of my day was watching you open the oven with your foot! 😂 Great job on the challenge. I want to make some bread. 😊
Haha! It’s my mom talent ☺️
I do it with my knee because i don't have a wall oven lol. We are all multi talented haha
Yes! I came to the comments just to say that 😂 Real mom life happening everywhere you look! 💕
Congratulations! Well done. I am so delighted to see a young woman and mother being so practical. I am a granny vegan and am always distressed when I hear people complaining about how expensive it is to “eat healthy “ . I am close to 80 and have raised my family on a tight budget always able to feed them healthy tasty vegan food. With this video you show folks how to do this. Wonderful indeed! btw you have a darling ❤little boy.
Thank you so much Anne for commenting and for your encouragement! I bet you can make some delicious food!!
I feel like I FINALLY found a channel that really helps people transition more practically to a vegan lifestyle. The recipes looks amazing and aren't using ingredients that seem too daunting to try. Thank you for such great content!
I'm so happy to hear that's how you feel about my recipes and content! Exactly what I'm going for!
£12.70 here in the UK for your shopping list as a comparison! And for all the dried goods they’re 500g instead of 300g! Great video with great inspo, especially for us in the UK in a cost of living and energy price crisis :)
Wow! That’s so cheap! And you got more! Thanks for sharing!
This was inspiring, since we use over 250€ on groceries in a week as a family with two toddlers. (Food prices are very high here in Scandinavia.) I tend to go to the store whenever I feel one or two items are missing but I should just get more creative with the remaining ingredients!
Prices will definitely be higher there, but I bet you can save some money with some of the tips and recipes I shared! But I understand too.. I like to have lots of options with toddlers ☺️
This is a late comment but I am very impressed with this budget challenge. It certainly demonstrates how knowing how to cook and being creative in the kitchen can really make the difference!
I love your budget videos Faith, thanks for the inspiration! 🍁🍂
And thanks for watching/being here!!
What a wonderful video with so much inspiration for plants based meals while budgeting. Thank you for the wonderful content. I have been enjoying your videos for the past few weeks and have been trying out some of your recipies with my family. Your curries have been a big win for the entire household 😃
That’s so great to hear! Thanks for watching and for your support!
Another fantastic video, Faith! You did incredibly well!
Thank you so much for watching and saying hi!
Absolutely loved this video Faith! Well done, and everything looked so delicious.
Thanks Lydia!!
YES! Thanks for sharing, these kind of videos are always mega helpful. It happens to me too that whenever Im running low on groceries, my creativity goes to the roof. Its an interesting and wonderful way to end up trying new stuff and saving a bit of money too. Xoxox from Chile!
And thanks for watching! I love connecting with people all over the world!
Really loved this video! I enjoyed that the meals were simple to create but look delicious at the same time!
Thanks for watching and saying hi!
This was such a fun video! Im always impressed with your ability to create tasty food on the fly with simple ingredients😊
It’s taken years of practice!
Loved this video! I found your channel a few days ago and i binged all of your videos! Helped me a lot, i meal prep yesterday and cant wait to see where they take me this week 😊 thanks a lot faith, love from Barcelona, spain 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡
Oh so cool! Thanks so much for commenting and saying hi!
WOW… this was AMAZING!!! I’ve downloaded the PDF and I can’t WAIT to try that coconut lemon pasta! Also that bread looks soooooo good. Thank you so much for sharing! Would love to see more of these!! Especially with meals for the kiddos. Thanks! ✨☀️🧡🔆
So glad you enjoyed the video and are excited to use the PDF!
Thanks so much for the video, Faith. I’d love to see more like it!
Also, your single-serve baked oats recipes on your website are my fave. I use the banana bread one as my base. It’s sooo good! 😋
I hope to share more in the future! I love doing these budget weeks ☺️ and so glad to hear you like the oats!!
I love your videos! I have been plant based for a little over a year now which is when I found your channel. I have made many of your recipes from the website. You are so creative and inspiring; I truly enjoy watching your food prep and meal making. Thank you for sharing all of this with us!! xoxo Debbie
Thank you so much Debbie for your kind words!!
I really love these videos of yours because they make me so much more appreciative of the food I eat and reminds me that sometimes creativity is they key to a simple, yet delicious meal!
Also: Red lentil and pumpkin soup is such a classic for me every fall - and there are so many options to make it!
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Sending you lots and lots of love!
Have a great rest of the week!
Thanks so much Margaret for watching and saying hi! I love making these videos for the same reason ☺️
Thank you so much for this video! And it's so great to see the recipe on-screen. Great idea!
You are so welcome!
Wow your video was refreshing. Thank you for being clear, inspiring and not overly annoyed by your followers. Haha! I love budget challenges and getting inspired from people like you. New subscriber here! 🎉
Thanks so much for your kind comment! I’m so glad you enjoyed my video!!
Thankyou Faith, I always love your recipes. You inspire me all the time 😀 have a fab day from Australia
Thanks for watching and saying hi! I’m so glad you enjoy my videos!
It’s my pleasure, I want to eat more plants and your videos are a great resource, I watch your and Derek from simnett nutrition all the time 😀
Love this!
Thanks for watching!
A awesome budget recipes video Faith. Yes food prices are ridiculous at the moment and even the energy costs for cooking aren't cheap. Love 🥰 the video and love 💕 Faith.
I hope you can try some of these simple recipes out!!
thankyou so much for these ideas. i love the way you showed us what to do; well done
Thanks for watching and saying hi!
Awesome vid, great ideas and inspiration. Thanks bunches!
Thanks for watching!
Love the recipes! So healthy and easy to cook. Loved how you used red lentils in your marinara sauce to boost its nutrition and volume. And that red lentil and pumpkin soup is a winner. I also make a similar soup with lentils, butternut squash and kale. So delicious:)
Thanks for sharing and have a great day.
Thanks for watching and saying hi! I love adding greens to my soup so definitely will next time when I'm on a bigger budget. You soup sounds amazing!
Brilliant video, such healthy and colourful food!
Thanks so much!!
Super Well Done. Got some takeaway ideas from this TY.
You’re welcome! Glad you found it helpful!
Oh, I love this challenge!
I hope you like some of the recipes too!
I love the creativity! Great job.
Thanks so ouch!
I so needed this My grocery bodget of off the charts and I am trying to revamp
Mine too!
I hope you can try out some of these recipes!
Very inspiring! Really enjoyed this!
Thanks for watching!
This is awesome. I'm transitioning to vegan diet for my health and this gives me hope
You can do it!
Love you Faith. This is so important for us all to know in these financially challenging days. I’m going to try all the recipes. And once again thanks for your awesome cook book. God Bless
You’re so welcome! I hope you enjoy the recipes, even though they’re so simple!
Simple is the best kind
Will def do this challenge to save a lot more and be more mindful, grateful and respectful to the resources I am able to have access to. Thank you for uploading your videos!!
I hope you enjoy these simple, cheap recipes! Thanks for watching!
I love this vid!!✨ It reminds me of my own cooking, I eat plant bassd on food stamps atm so I get creative a lot, too, lol. Also like that you water-saute, I like to stay oil free most of the time! Subbed!
So glad you enjoyed the video! Hopefully it gave you some helpful tips and budget friendly recipe ideas!
I made a double batch of your pumpkin lentil curry soup. OMG so tasty! Thanks so much for sharing the pdf. Pumpkins are always in season and available in Queensland where I am so I'll definitely be making again 🥰🇦🇺
Oh yay! I have all the ingredients to make it again this week. Definitely going to become a staple in our family!
This is a great challenge and video. Thank you!
You’re so welcome!
Loved this!
Yay!
Everything looks delicious!!!!
Thanks Skye!
Super glad to watch budget meal in Malaysia. It’s so practical. Keep sharing Faith❤.
And thank YOU for watching and saying hi!
Awesome video Faith, these meals look delicious, video saved!
Thanks so much!
Handy recipes for Airbnb travel--thanks!🧡
So true! We’ll be in an Airbnb soon so I may have to recreate this week!
Great video, well done. You’re a great cook and very clever to accomplish this.
Thanks so much Jill!
i followed this last week- it was so delicious and I was so full-i love the budget videos and all of your videos- we will be in Bali for a month soon and will be making a lot of your recipes- sending you love and light
Oh that's so fun to hear you recreated this week of food! Enjoy Bali! It's one of our favorite places :)
Wow! You put a lot work into this! Especially since you had to cook separately for the kids. I’m looking forward to making big batches of soup for the weeks ahead.
Thankfully a friend gave us some Dosa batter so they had a delicious week of food too!
Thank you for this!! I need to try something like this.
I hope you enjoy the recipes!
I loved this!
Glad to hear that!
Love all your budget recipes Thanks for sharing
Can you please quote brand and model# of pressure cooker Thank you
You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!
I loveeee your voice! It's so soothing!
Haha so many people say that! I guess that’s a good thing with all the voice overs I do ☺️
Love that you gave a calorie and protein breakdown!!
Glad you enjoyed that addition!
THIS WAS TRULY AMAZING I JUST HAD TO SUBSCRIBE!!!!!
Thank you Leslie!!
Loved this video thanks
Thanks for watching!
Im disabled currently and rent just went up, so this is just what I needed to see! Subscribed.
Thanks so much for saying hi! I'm so glad you found this video helpful!
I'm just so impressed with the meals you come up with, do you just make them up as you go? That's a skill I definitely don't have but wish I did :)
I’ve been eating this way for 9 years, so I’ve had lots of practice! But I usually have a plan heading into the week and try to think of foods/flavors that can mix and match well ☺️
I've got to make that pumpkin soup! Great video Faith
It’s sooooo good!!!
What a great plan‼️ thanks 😊
You’re so welcome Ruth!
Great food as always, simple, enjoyable, affordable. I actually make exactly the same pumpkin soup and lentil stew/curry/marinara thing on weekly basis too. I have to make this bread though, looks gooooood.
Oh wow! You’re already eating budget friendly meals then!
do not throw away the pumpkin seeds...cover with oil, salt and soy sauce and roast for great toppings for salads/soups...I really enjoyed your recipes--they look delicious...great ways to use a minimum of ingredients...thanks for the good ideas...dts/usa
I wish I had done that! Next time!
I live in California so this definitely wouldn’t be under $15 but it would still be a whole lot less than my normal vegan eats. Great video!
In So cal added to my cart it came out to $37
@@jg1296 sounds about right
I should try budget videos using prices from different part of the US/world! Now THAT would be a challenge!
It all looks wonderful. I make your pumpkin soup with butternut squash instead of pumpkin. I add chic peas and chunks of roasted sweet potato. So good. Thanks for the recipes!!
Sounds so good! Glad you were able to make the recipe your own!
Wow I love how you switched it up so the same ingredients didn’t get monotonous! Very realistic
I love the challenge of using a few ingredients in multiple ways. Glad you enjoyed the video!
this is really so helpful, can you please do it again but with different groceries please? that would be so so helpful thank you
I love these kinds of challenges/videos so I hope to do more in the future!
You may find 'onion skin tea' a useful search... It does not have a strong flavour, its very nutritious and basically free.
If you cut off the top of beetroot, carrots etc you can regrow the greens and use as salad greens.
Lots of videos on yt with instructions :)
Search 'carrot greens'.
Thanks Faith.
Wow... thank you so much for sharing your creativity.... and wonderful personality at the same time🥰 Love love love it🤩 I have a weekly budget for me and my hubby.. but maybe I should try to lower it. I have now realized, that we will survive😅
I definitely don’t eat this cheaply every week, but I love the challenge and how budgeting gets me to eat simpler meals and get creative in the kitchen!
Love this plant based week! Going to try these recipes.
Great point with our impulses to grocery shop when most of us probably have something in the pantry 🤪 I'm very guilty with that!
I hope you like some of the recipes!
I'm in Pittsburgh, and I put in everything except the chickpeas and lentils (allergic to legumes), and the spices ( already have) and it came out to 20.51. Great video!
Wow that’s not bad!
Thanks for the ideas.
Your welcome!
What fabulous meals on a budget!
It really was a delicious week!
Wow , Great ideas!
I love it ♡ thank you ♡ xoxoxo
This is my first time & i will look for more ♡
Glad you got some good ideas from the video! Thanks for saying hi!
So helpful… thanks 🙏🏼 😊
Since you are interested in this content, food and meals, have you heard of the Save Soil movement before?🧘♀️🌿🌎🌍🌏
You’re welcome!
I love your pancake grill!
Me too! I use it so often and it’s so easy to clean off!
Foot cookin Faith😝! That’s something I would do. I always seem to have my hands full. Love these recipes. Can’t wait to try. I just made a squash curry for the first time and it was delicious.
Always using my feet to open the oven 😂😂 glad you can relate!
I was just watching your last budget video! Gonna try that bread!!!
Yes, do it!!
Wow that looks so good!!! So nutritious. If you keep bananas in a bunch and keep the top stem covered it slows down ripening. I thought nah!! But I tried it, and it worked!!
I always forget that! I mainly separated them for the thumbnail, but they did ripen way too quickly!
That soup looks so good! I will make it with potatoes instead of pumpkin, becouse I have lots of them. Love this kind of video. I also trye to eat better, and not snack so this is great! 🎉
Oh that’s brilliant! I hope it turns out well!
@@TheConscientiousEater It is delicious! And I made about 3 liters 🤩🎈
Fun vid! Thx! I love cooking this way, but like you, I enjoy eating more veggies than this. I used to shop once a month on a whisper of money as a young mom. Yes, monthly shopping with occasional produce runs in between is better because you can work things to afford #25 bags of staples to use over several months. Bulk buying is much less expensive and allows for more variety (and also more fresh produce) without using more money. Frugality was necessary for my large family at first but now is my hobby.
Sounds like you’re a pro and have already learned/had to use all these tips! Thanks for sharing!
Just found your channel, great meal inspiration!! I'm in Canada and this would be around 35$ where I live, which is about what I've seen from US budget or meal videos- we are about double in cost. Thanks for sharing!
Yes, food is definitely cheaper here but $35 a week still isn’t bad!!
Awesome!
Thanks for watching!
Blessings to all
Thank you!
Thank you
A tip for inexpensive whole wheat flour - get Atta flour. It is finely ground whole wheat, it works well in baking cakes, muffins, flatbreads, it’s like a whole wheat pastry flour. It has a slightly different protein content because of the type of wheat it is made of, so it doesn’t work as well by itself for baking a loaf of bread, as it comes out a little flat. But you can combine it with a bit of high protein wheat flour to make good rolls and other yeast bread.
Sounds amazing! I’ll have to keep my eye out for it here!
I definitely need to try this as I spend way too much on groceries.
Do it! It was nice to not have so many options in a way too. Made meal times so much simpler.
I like that you added the calories in, I have watched other budget videos and with some there is no way that it would be enough calories for most people.
Glad you appreciated that! I found it interesting!
Hi, not sure if you're aware, but chick pea water (after cooking them in it) can be used as an egg substitute, or as a vegan whipped topping if you add sugar and vanilla. 🥰
Yes! I love using aquafaba, but the aquafaba I get after cooking chickpeas doesn’t seem to be the same. Maybe I need to simmer it for a bit to let it thicken??
Just been blessed with about 20 pumpkins from our garden and some bananas also. Had pumpkin soup on weekend
And sounds like you’ll be enjoying pumpkins for the foreseeable future too! Enjoy!
Nice video 👌 thank you
And thank YOU for watching!
So I’m not actually plant based but I found your channel the other day and you’ve inspired me to incorporate more veggies in my diet. I have nearly all of these ingredients so I want to give these recipes a try. I’m counting macros and I’m trying to get 130g of protein a day. I’ve noticed that vegan food is carb heavy although there is still some protein. Would nutritional yeast or tofu work in the taste of any of these meals to help boost the protein content? Thank you so much for your content! I bought your book and I’m looking forward to learning more to expand my diet.
Hi! I’m so glad you’re here and are enjoying my content! Nutritional yeast would be great in or on the marinara sauce and I would have loved baked tofu with the soup or a tofu scramble with nutritional yeast to pair with 1-2 pancakes. I hope you like the recipes and can make them higher in protein!
I don't use oil at all so I saute my pumpkin seeds in a bit of tamari, when they are sauted I lightly salt them, and add a bit of lemon pepper, You did a great week your $13.89 priced out at $24.69, I just priced everything out at my least expensive store online.
Yum! I’m sure those would be amazing!
hi i just subscribed to your channel on today Oct. 19 / 2022) love all of the cooking content, thumbs up and thanks for sharing with us.
Thanks for commenting and for your support! I hope you continue to enjoy my videos ☺️
The bread and soup looks delicious! How did you manage with no chocolate? x
It was my favorite meal for sure! And I know!! I’ve actually been loving frozen Berry oatmeal so I think I’m off my chocolate kick for a little bit…didn’t think it would ever happen!
I love eating like this yummmmmmm
It was such a delicious week!
@@TheConscientiousEater yup im having pumpkin tomorrow and salad and eggs 😊 its the best way to eat well and not gain extra pounds way more energy 😊🌞🌞🌞🌞
have you considered if sourdough would be another way to save on bread while adding a lot of flavor? and it is healthy, too. of course it depends whether you like sd.
You seem to be a very good planner and cook. I can smell it all!
I love sourdough and just recently became a sourdough mama! I just didn’t include it because I figured more people bake with yeast so I wanted the recipes to seem attainable for more people ☺️
Thanks for this challenge and all the recipes! Here in Italy I would pay roundabout 16€ for your shopping list.
Oh that’s not bad! Thanks for sharing!
Hi there. A lovely week but please remember to add in the cost of a B12 supplement. There is also no vitamin D too. These nutrients will cause serious issues if not addressed long term.
Those are definitely important! This was just a random experiment for one week, but including vitamins in your budget is important! Thanks for the reminder!
I just found you! I just subbed! Yay! :-)
Yay! Thanks for being here and saying hi!