How To Cook For $1 A Day (Full Day of Healthy Eating)

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  • Eating healthy doesn't have to break the bank. Today I'm showing you how it's possible to eat for roughly $1 a day.
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  • @Lennard222
    @Lennard222 Рік тому +456

    Soy sauce tip of the day:
    Look for the one with the most protein in it. Often what's called soy sauce ist just 50% soy sauce and 50% salted water.
    Trust me, you'll be blown away by how little good soy sauce you need for fried rice and stuff like that. Way less salty, way more umami.

    • @tacocat0436
      @tacocat0436 Рік тому +13

      thank you for this info, i'll be on the lookout for em

    • @painful9677
      @painful9677 Рік тому +5

      got some dark soy sauce 3~5 drops and a whole pan worth of food is seasoned well with it

  • @lonelytexasheeler
    @lonelytexasheeler Рік тому +1056

    I love how he doesn't seem to actually know what he's doing himself, just goes with the flow + it turns out great

    • @bobbywong3544
      @bobbywong3544 Рік тому +4

      Do efd r

    • @kyexaiik
      @kyexaiik Рік тому +13

      That’s cooking for ya.

    • @joem.3124
      @joem.3124 Рік тому +2

      @@bobbywong3544 facts

    • @armoredcoreenjoyer
      @armoredcoreenjoyer Рік тому +7

      he is V I B I N G

    • @nhmooytis7058
      @nhmooytis7058 Рік тому +3

      Hey I’m a seat of the pants cook too. Never yet had to give my improvised food to the doggo.

  • @cartic.t
    @cartic.t Рік тому +235

    I like to think I have experience in cooking on a budget; but my comfort zone is very domestic North Indian food, and now that I'll be away from India for two years for grad school, I'm a little intimidated by having to figure how to cook without breaking the bank in a situation where ingredients that I'm used to are either unavailable or expensive. Your channel's helped me a lot with that one anxiety (only about twenty million others to go!), so thanks a bunch for doing what you do. I already have grocery lists planned around your recipe videos that I have flagged and saved.

    • @them0070
      @them0070 Рік тому +20

      You should make a channel yourself with North Indidan comfort food on a budget! I'll subscribe :)

    • @TrendyTryhard
      @TrendyTryhard Рік тому +1

      You got this

    • @cpmc5400
      @cpmc5400 Рік тому

      What's a couple dishes you'd recommend from North India that I could try to make?

    • @cpmc5400
      @cpmc5400 Рік тому

      @@abhilasha6503 Excellent, thank you! I'll give that a go. Potato sabji is speaking to me as an irishman, I'll go with that

    • @shambhaviaggarwal9977
      @shambhaviaggarwal9977 Рік тому

      I am in the exact same situation

  • @snacc_pacc
    @snacc_pacc 2 роки тому +327

    This is exactly what I've been looking for. Keep making videos like this!

  • @panthercat38
    @panthercat38 Рік тому +51

    Taste Chart
    Breakfast: not ass
    Lunch: not cat food
    Dinner: not a good restaurant
    💖

  • @LazygirlLA892
    @LazygirlLA892 Рік тому +41

    "top it off with honey so it doesn't taste like ass" I'd buy your cookbook if you wrote one

    • @Chifir.
      @Chifir. Рік тому +3

      It happened!)

  • @beerbread
    @beerbread 2 роки тому +89

    Add the yogurt last, so you don't kill the probiotic bacteria. 👍❤

    • @soccerruben1
      @soccerruben1 Рік тому +1

      Once the oatmeal is cooked? Regardless, good to know!

    • @dogma3524
      @dogma3524 Рік тому

      nice tip

  • @pv335
    @pv335 Рік тому +51

    This is my favourite video of yours. The spontaneity doesn't feel forced or overdone with jokes, and it's just so relatable, love it. Tremendously useful content for people on a budget.

  • @joelfielke151
    @joelfielke151 2 роки тому +242

    Brother this is honestly one of the most helpful content I've stumbled upon to date for cheap and well tasting cooking. What's the cooktop you use in all this?

    • @letsKWOOWK
      @letsKWOOWK  2 роки тому +5

      ❤️

    • @greyscalesx
      @greyscalesx Рік тому +3

      Looks like the IKEA cooktop, it's not expensive at all

    • @sam-gz1ql
      @sam-gz1ql Рік тому +56

      @@letsKWOOWK bro forgot to answer the question

  • @Augustus_Imperator
    @Augustus_Imperator Рік тому +33

    you had me at "that looks like something out of a restaurant, not a good restaurant but a restaurant nonetheless" 🤣

    • @Scbalq
      @Scbalq Рік тому

      motherless

  • @mukkaar
    @mukkaar Рік тому +30

    Chickpea curry with homemade pita/flatbread (flour, salt, yeast, about 60% hydration) and some greek yogurt to add on top. Insanely good and cheap, I like to skip rice entirely because I'm addicted to scooping curry up with bread. Curry can be as simple as come canned tomatoes, ginger, carlic and onion. Ofc you also need spices.
    Hummus and this curry are my staples because I just like chickpeas.

  • @huntingforwifi7215
    @huntingforwifi7215 Рік тому +9

    You the man! Glad I found this channel.. keep making simple, quick recipes because i hate standing in the kitchen for hours.

  • @pauline1484
    @pauline1484 Рік тому +14

    I discovered you on instagram and I just love your videos. The recipes all look so great and super super easy to make! For students it's great too because the budget is not too high! I enjoy a lot watching your videos and I must say I really appreciate that you speak quite slowly (which is super cool for a Frenchy like me haha) ! Keep doing that :D

  • @mlem6951
    @mlem6951 Рік тому +9

    Inlfation hit really hard on these kind of videos. All this stuff would now come to 3-4€ here where i live xx. All of these ingrediatns got so much expensive, it's crazy. But even so, this was really helpfull.

  • @lancecoopie
    @lancecoopie Рік тому +2

    Thanks for your work. My wife and I have been implementing trying new dishes from around the world due to your channel. It has made my life more wholesome with variety and it has been as we have been getting our kids involved in the process

  • @iReporteriReporting
    @iReporteriReporting 2 роки тому +73

    Frugal chef after my own heart! By the way rice and peas is called rizsli bizsli here in Hungary. Love it! Cooking for yourself with simple ingredients is not only gratifying, but cost effective and most times super tasty. Thanks for posting and good luck!

    • @mauro6847
      @mauro6847 Рік тому +6

      Amazing! In northern Italy (Veneto) it's called risi e bisi. I wonder if there's any linguistic influence

    • @iReporteriReporting
      @iReporteriReporting Рік тому +1

      @@mauro6847 I'm sure there is!

    • @isabellearthofer5223
      @isabellearthofer5223 Рік тому +3

      in austria it's called risi bisi so also really similar!

  • @Arrian1111
    @Arrian1111 Рік тому +22

    I'd love more £1 - ish style videos like this! I have all of those ingredients all ready, for once!

  • @madelinekeys494
    @madelinekeys494 Рік тому +1

    This video is so so good! I just found you and I’m gonna binge all your videos lol

  • @felijacobo7788
    @felijacobo7788 Рік тому +4

    tip from a costa rican: put the dough on top of a clean cloth rag. make sure to place it to the side of the cloth so you can put the other side on top of it (like a quesadilla) and start slapping it with your palm while moving the whole thing in a circle with the other hand. Its called tortillas palmeadas and itll be much raounder

  • @timericalbrecht6565
    @timericalbrecht6565 Рік тому +10

    Recipe from Lunch for the Tortillas should be:
    500 gr Flour
    320 ml Water
    60 ml Oil
    Btw love your videos❤

    • @AlbertZonneveld
      @AlbertZonneveld Рік тому

      That seems a bit much for two tortilla's.
      Looks more like a recipe for ten tortilla's

  • @youseflol3611
    @youseflol3611 Рік тому +1

    Thank you so much
    This really helps me as a student!

  • @amyx231
    @amyx231 Рік тому +3

    2023 here. Eggs are now almost $1 each. $6.99 per dozen is the cheapest I see, I’ve actually seen $11.99/dozen (for brown eggs).

  • @Kuhnu1
    @Kuhnu1 2 роки тому +4

    My dude, these videos are amazing!

  • @zitabett5044
    @zitabett5044 Рік тому +10

    Wow...watching you gave me hope for my growing son. Now, I'll worry less; you've proved he'll be fine. Thank you, keep up good work.

  • @emilywong7425
    @emilywong7425 Рік тому +21

    6:00 "deposit into a bowl" *tosses the entire tuna can into the bowl* extra minerals, man
    Edit: also I just started college this year & your videos have been really helpful! You've got lots of affordable, doable recipes and a great sense of humor. Thank you so much :)

  • @TheWinnipegredhead
    @TheWinnipegredhead Рік тому +1

    I love watching someone that shares my passion for frozen blueberries and peas

  • @souv1aki
    @souv1aki Рік тому

    thanks for the recipes, i find it really helpful as a student

  • @v0id0e
    @v0id0e Рік тому +34

    The two eggs would cost about a dollar here, so It'd be a bit more expensive for me, but amazing video, thank you

    • @kims_aesthetic
      @kims_aesthetic Рік тому +2

      wow, that's some high cost of living

    • @reginabillotti
      @reginabillotti Рік тому +10

      Right now a dozen eggs at my store costs $3 (US) ... and that's factory farm eggs, not organic or anything. That would make 2 eggs $0.50 alone. A 12-16 oz can of veggies of any kind would be $0.75 at least. A 5lb bag of plain white flour (store brand) is $2.12. A 2lb bag of brown rice is $1.37. A 3lb package of oats is about $4. Et cetera. Short of going to a food pantry or dumpster diving, I'm not eating all of the recipes in this video for $1 a day.

    • @matthewsteimel4072
      @matthewsteimel4072 Рік тому +1

      Damn, $6 for a dozen eggs? That's crazy, it's less than $2 where I'm at

  • @aurelwedding6041
    @aurelwedding6041 Рік тому

    Awesome for these times! Please do another

  • @longxiangqian2149
    @longxiangqian2149 2 роки тому

    The best one yet!

  • @mario7501
    @mario7501 Рік тому +25

    Shakshuka is an amazing option for a cooking on a budget. It really got me through my student days'

    • @smokeymcpot69
      @smokeymcpot69 Рік тому

      Yum! I personally go heavy on the oregano and top it off with cheese 😋

    • @N1120A
      @N1120A 10 місяців тому

      Super healthy and can be made rather low calorie too.

  • @Bananasimulator1656
    @Bananasimulator1656 Рік тому

    bro you are hilarious and helpful. W channel

  • @klyay4914
    @klyay4914 Рік тому

    I love how much effort went in this video just to make it rly cheap!

  • @DrZombee999
    @DrZombee999 Рік тому

    Can't get enough of this content... 👉🏻👈🏻

  • @DJTriplestar
    @DJTriplestar Рік тому +1

    Echt top dat je uit NL komt, ik heb precies dezelfde spullen staan van de Aldi hahaha

  • @l.c.8475
    @l.c.8475 Рік тому +1

    The tortilla dough is basically the same recipe as a scallion pancake dough, roll your dough balls into snakes, cover them in oil and scallions roll the snakes into a disk, flatten your disks and you have yourself scallion pancakes the way my roommate used to make them. I sometimes make them with herbs instead of scallions and dip them into soup.

  • @amberveronique913
    @amberveronique913 Рік тому

    Eyy, worker at Aldi here. I’ve always shopped at Albert Heijn, so seeing the difference in price really surprised me!

  • @danf4447
    @danf4447 Рік тому

    hysterical and truthful and imformative

  • @DebbieandEddieBFF
    @DebbieandEddieBFF 7 місяців тому

    All these meals look fabulous ❤

  • @ladygaga8293
    @ladygaga8293 2 роки тому +2

    your channel is so underratted!

  • @mabelen2122
    @mabelen2122 Рік тому +2

    I love your videos, Can you make one with lentils instead of peas? it's one of my cheap healthy meals

  • @ditz3nfitness
    @ditz3nfitness Рік тому +1

    Just found this video, and loved it! Just moved out on my own to pursue UNI, so it works out well for me! Maybe you could do an update video, with high-protein in focus? :D

    • @N1120A
      @N1120A 10 місяців тому

      The lunch and dinner are actually pretty reasonable for protein. Add a scoop of whey protein to the oats, which is super cheap, and you would have 30+ grams per meal.

  • @clam371384
    @clam371384 2 роки тому +1

    I am inspired to cook up something today…. This is what i need

  • @CyberVirtual
    @CyberVirtual Рік тому

    I have seen struggle meals that fail to be as good as these masterpieces!

  • @TaberGamer
    @TaberGamer Рік тому

    Bro I loved this video so funny much better than the new ones 😂😂

  • @viotatar4744
    @viotatar4744 2 роки тому +1

    Suuuuper ideea💪🥰

  • @kereuee
    @kereuee 4 місяці тому

    Vietnamese street food breakfast: 2 sunny side eggs, toasted French bread, sriracha and soy sauce (add some f green onions if you’re feeling fancy). 😊

  • @546hf
    @546hf Рік тому

    This is my fav cooking show now :p

  • @AynenMakino
    @AynenMakino Рік тому +2

    The Dutch-ness is just oozing out of this video :D

  • @trudybongers3534
    @trudybongers3534 Рік тому

    Heej Kevin...we need more cheap recepices....i hope you love Holland...and your Dutch girl 😍😍😍😍

  • @saratexas5181
    @saratexas5181 Рік тому

    You’re a hero

  • @flamingo5961
    @flamingo5961 Рік тому

    Oke wow hele handige video... Ik probeer op mn budget te letten en heb toevallig alles al in huis... HELD

  • @markoknezevic1827
    @markoknezevic1827 2 роки тому

    I love your vids!

  • @clam371384
    @clam371384 2 роки тому

    Love this

  • @armoredcoreenjoyer
    @armoredcoreenjoyer Рік тому

    i love this guy

  • @ho_ody8492
    @ho_ody8492 Рік тому +5

    kwoowk u should try getting a rice cooker for cooking rice, it cooks it perfectly everytims

    • @monicas2461
      @monicas2461 Рік тому

      Yes! I cook quinoa in my rice cooker.

  • @goostatoo
    @goostatoo Рік тому +3

    I'd love to do this but sadly in Canada the cheapest thing woild be around $5-6

  • @abhijithis9424
    @abhijithis9424 Рік тому

    Totia or chapapthi as we call it here in India, to get circle shape roll it, spin it around a bit, roll it spin it again. Repeat that and practice and you ll easily get a circular one. (Or there abouts). For youtube you can also use a steel circular tub or whatever to punch a circular tortia from your sorry excuse for a circular tortia for better presentation 😃

  • @mjwick2900
    @mjwick2900 Рік тому

    I am broke. I love this ❤

  • @rickybondalapidiah7880
    @rickybondalapidiah7880 Рік тому +4

    In the Netherlands you could also buy a piece of frozen salmon (around €3 for 250grams) en cook it yourself..

  • @xiaoandyoimiyasimp3193
    @xiaoandyoimiyasimp3193 Рік тому +5

    The thing that I took away from this is that I need to buy chickpeas, peas and beans oh and something to substitute blueberries because they are so expensive here

    • @johnbruno692
      @johnbruno692 Рік тому

      Maybe forage berries go for local walks see what is about is blackberries, raspberry depending on time of year. You could also had jam

  • @Anthony-zh8wm
    @Anthony-zh8wm Рік тому

    The ass comment was hilarious😂 I did not see that coming

  • @chandlerbing2210
    @chandlerbing2210 Рік тому +1

    Such high quality videos, I thought they'd be like 6
    300-600k views at least. Keep up the good work chief.

  • @tatowyn9614
    @tatowyn9614 Рік тому +3

    "honey so it doesn't taste like ass" - Kwoowk
    I love this guy

  • @tracylf5409
    @tracylf5409 Місяць тому

    Cos/romaine lettuce grows easily and prolifically. You only take outer leaves and it keeps going! Cherry tomatoes- ditto! These can be blanched/frozen for later use.

  • @kristinaisakovic1026
    @kristinaisakovic1026 Рік тому +1

    Thanks for the great ideas, I love your recipes but I feel like my appetite is too big and I would eat way bigger portions throughout the day... I will still try them out and see how expensive would it be for me.

  • @adairschannel7502
    @adairschannel7502 Рік тому +4

    this is really inspirational for people who aren't that experienced with cooking. lovely stuff. wouldn't recommend buying cheap tuna tho, might be of questionable quality. all your cooking is really beautiful tho, idk how you manage to make it look so good. great job.

    • @N1120A
      @N1120A 10 місяців тому

      Actually, cheap tuna is often better "quality" from a nutritional perspective. Smaller fish, less mercury.

  • @justaneimand2925
    @justaneimand2925 Рік тому

    i really wanna live with this guy and eat everything he makes T-T

  • @reqf1147
    @reqf1147 Рік тому

    I highly recommend giving corn tortillas a shot. They are a lot easier to make

  • @elenivoukali3748
    @elenivoukali3748 2 роки тому

    Awesome

  • @HenriqueErzinger
    @HenriqueErzinger Рік тому +5

    The last dish could easily been a simple egg fried rice for basically the same cost, maybe cheaper. Overall, great content

  • @GeorgeDonnelly
    @GeorgeDonnelly Рік тому +8

    Love those tortillas! I want to make some now. BTW tuna fishing kills dolphins, even the tuna brands that say it is "dolphin safe", so, yeah.

  • @vv2955
    @vv2955 Рік тому

    Damn - you weren't lying about a LOT of cinnamon in that oatmeal!

  • @pixelrexgunner6631
    @pixelrexgunner6631 Рік тому

    yeah thats true that healthy food dont have to be expansive unlees you want bulk, cuz that three dishes had maybe around 1800-2000 kcal which is not too much. i pay only for breakfast around 2 dollars so that is 60 dollars monthly and im living in poland so this is one tenth of my monthly earnings.

  • @allyrooh3628
    @allyrooh3628 Рік тому

    Love me some runny yolks-ie egg gravy!

  • @fatercoelho7476
    @fatercoelho7476 Рік тому +1

    "probably won't die" - KWOOWK

  • @benjaminbrenner745
    @benjaminbrenner745 Рік тому

    Thank you

  • @kibestudio1784
    @kibestudio1784 Рік тому

    you are my superman bro. I'm broke as hell and eat like shit.thanks a lot for the recipes.they are grate

  • @MikeB-gn5bt
    @MikeB-gn5bt Рік тому

    What kind of pan are you using for the intro?

  • @arkhamengineer
    @arkhamengineer Рік тому

    rinses rice because that always helps (i think). Truer words have never been spoken

  • @Ritchi.karasu
    @Ritchi.karasu Рік тому +2

    "NOT CAT FOOD"
    I'm DYING😭😭😭😭

  • @scottdavis6749
    @scottdavis6749 Рік тому +1

    Bro for totias try the recipe of Indian bread called Roti

  • @nafiskarim6842
    @nafiskarim6842 Рік тому

    You are hilarious 😂

  • @Anoxoris
    @Anoxoris Рік тому

    Delicious

  • @TheUCuber
    @TheUCuber Рік тому

    I like the ideas!
    Unfortunately for me, this isn't nearly enough food for me to survive on for a day

  • @florin-alexandrustanciu5643

    De unde ai scos preturile astea man? Pentru ovaz de exemplu

  • @getfreevalorantpointscheck3260

    W cooking ong

  • @irisdiscente
    @irisdiscente Рік тому +1

    hi i dont cook oatmeal i just let it sit in water and it becomes soft and produce its own milk

  • @fbiguy5269
    @fbiguy5269 Рік тому

    If you have extra money get corn tortillas or the ingredients to make them because they taste way better.

  • @LuluBeLulu
    @LuluBeLulu Рік тому

    Sir...sir... you are aware that a cup in an American recipe is a standardized unit, not just any cup or scoop... right? We have specific measuring cups for cooking

  • @reimaa78
    @reimaa78 Рік тому

    9:08 egg on rice
    3:04 berry porridge

  • @asadfarraj
    @asadfarraj Рік тому +11

    Today I learnt that Tortillas are what we call ‘Roti’ in India. Because many people in other countries just buy them pre-made, I used to think it was something different. We've always made them by hand.

    • @mattlox3981
      @mattlox3981 Рік тому +5

      i wouldn't call that a tortilla. maybe a flour tortilla, but not what i think when i heard the word "tortilla"

    • @ajrwilde14
      @ajrwilde14 Рік тому +3

      @@mattlox3981 ya tortillas are made from maize, he just made flatbread

    • @N1120A
      @N1120A 10 місяців тому

      Tortillas are made from corn or wheat. Wheat tortillas come from Northern Mexico and are just as "traditional" as corn. I prefer corn and corn tend to be made in a healthier way, but neither is bad or non traditional.
      Also, roti tends to be made from Whole grain flour and is usually a bit denser. Tortillas are thinner, usually from white flour and tend to have some fat added.

  • @diegobrooks2790
    @diegobrooks2790 Рік тому +1

    PLEASE START ADDING TIME STAMPS WITH INGREDIENT LIST IN DESCRIPTION WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOR THOSE ON THE GO

  • @79464f
    @79464f Рік тому

    YUM

  • @shuthunder3287
    @shuthunder3287 Рік тому +2

    lives in netherlands and roasts netherlands breakfast

  • @asthmainhaler2378
    @asthmainhaler2378 Рік тому +1

    Now do the neutron style

  • @MiroslawHorbal
    @MiroslawHorbal Рік тому +6

    An Aldi opened up near my house and I was blown away that I can get a whole week of groceries for £14. That includes chicken, veggies and some fruit.
    Not down to the £1 a day, but I'll see if I can pull it off with some bulk ingredients that last more than 1 week.

    • @bradturner7678
      @bradturner7678 Рік тому

      My weekly shop is £20, its usually chicken thigh 2kg, 15 pack of eggs, greek yogurt, wholewheat bread, mixed frozen veggies, 1kg of oats, some cheese, tortillas and some fruit like tangerines. Per day thats around 1800 calories, i can easily bump that up with some oil.

    • @mlem6951
      @mlem6951 Рік тому +1

      @@bradturner7678 2kg of chicken thigh and all this extra stuff for 20£, wow. Here where i live the cheapest chicken i get is 7-9€ for 600g. And thats the factory farm stuff xx. Inflation hits hard here.

  • @Aedi
    @Aedi Рік тому

    a cup should be 250mL for future reference, but it looks like being exact wasnt all that important today

  • @rickyli9957
    @rickyli9957 Рік тому

    I love your channel and I learned a lot western cooking here because I like food that is quick and tasty. But one thing I have to point out as an Asian the fried rice can be done a bit better and I am sure leave it like that you will be criticized by uncle roger, haha. Just kidding it's ok.

  • @PriscillaAmandaArt
    @PriscillaAmandaArt Рік тому

    I don't want it to taste like a$$ , great - thanks!